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Amitabh Bachchan, one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, tested positive today for COVID-19. In a tweet, he confirmed the result and said he has now transferred to a hospital. Bachchan is one of the most recognizable and decorated film actors in Bollywood. He first gained recognition in the early 1970s, and has since…

Despite finding his entire industry shutdown by this pandemic, Bollywood megastar Abhishek Bachchan says he has had a productive few months developing his own projects, recording an English dub for his new Amazon show Breathe: Into The Shadows, and most crucially, spending time with his loved ones. That's not…

Saroj Khan, one of the most prominent Indian dance choreographers in Hindi cinema whose career spanned more than 40 years, has died. Khan passed away Friday from cardiac arrest in a Mumbai hospital, her nephew Manish Jagwani confirmed to PTI news agency. She was 71. Over the course of her career, Khan known as The…

India's film and TV biz continues to edge closer to a return to production with the publishing of a government-endorsed set of COVID-19 shooting guidelines The protocols, which you can read a scan of here, cover increased hygiene, distancing and testing, mirroring many similar documents we have seen published around…

Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead Sunday at his home in Mumbai. Police said he took his own life at age 34, but are investigating. Rajput debuted in Hindi cinema in 2013 in Kai Po Che!, and was awarded best actor (male) at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2017 for his movie M.S. Dhoni: The Unt…

EXCLUSIVE: The impact of this global film and TV production shutdown is going to be felt for time to come, and perhaps nowhere more so than in India, where the world's most prolific film industry has been forced to go on hiatus. India produces up to 2,000 movies per year, dwarfing the number made in Hollywood. The…

The Producers Guild of India has released a lengthy set of risk protection guidelines to be implemented when filming resumes in the market. Though an official production start date has yet to be fixed, the “Back To Action” report outlines safety measures for the world's biggest maker of films whose audience leans…

Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor has died after a long cancer battle. He was  67. Part of Bollywood’s Kapoor acting dynasty, Rishi Kapoor made his film debut in 1970 as a child actor in his father Raj Kapoor’s movie, Mera Naam Joker. Three years later, Kapoor landed his first lead role in the 1973 hit Bobby. It led to a…

James Farrell, head of international originals for Amazon Studios, said during a TCA summer press tour panel Saturday that hopes are high for The Family Man, an action drama launching in September. India as both seedbed for storytelling and emerging commercial marketplace is a territory Amazon has long been committed…

Aamir Khan, one of India’s biggest movie stars, said Thursday that he would produce and star in a local-language adaptation of Forrest Gump, which won six Oscars in 1995 including Best Picture Oscar, Best Actor for Tom Hanks and Best Director for Robert Zemeckis. He unveiled the news during a Mumbai press conference…

Pakistan has banned Bollywood films amid growing political tension, a minister has declared. Pakistan’s Film Exhibitors Association has decided to boycott Indian content, Fawad Chaudhry, the country’s information minister, said on Tuesday following air strikes by Indian forces near the border with…

Bollywood fans reacted in shock today at a report that Rajkumar Hirani, one of India’s most successful and acclaimed filmmakers, has been accused by an actress of sexual harassment. Hirani has denied the allegations and no lawsuit has been filed. He is best known as the director of Hindi language films Munna Bhai M.B.B…