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Asian cinema: Bollywood

Asian cinema: Bollywood
Views, news and reviews of films from the world's biggest movie production centre, India
Bill Tung and Lydia Sum (first and second from right) play the heads of a materialistic Hong Kong family in the Lunar New Year comedy It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World (1987). Photo: D & B Films Co
Asian cinema

What is it like to win the lottery? These 10 Asian movies have the answers

Winning the lottery can change your life forever, for good or bad. These 10 films from across Asia explore luck, wealth and greed.

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Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju – who just had a ‘billionaire wedding’

2025 National Games

Letters | In the National Games, Hong Kong has a model of a green mega event

India

Bollywood mourns ‘He-Man’ Dharmendra, Indian cinema legend, dead at 89

Famed for his action roles and enduring charisma, Dharmendra leaves a legacy of over 250 films.

Dharmendra reacts during a promotional press conference in Kolkata, India in 2007. Photo: AP
India

Lights, camera, conflict: Bollywood cashes in on India-Pakistan clashes

Film studios have registered a slew of titles evoking ‘Operation Sindoor’, India’s military action against Pakistan.

India

Bollywood star’s sudden death reignites India’s quick-fix beauty treatment debate

The death of Shefali Jariwala, 42, a user of anti-ageing injections, has raised concerns about cosmetic treatment safety and heart-related deaths among young adults.

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Fashion

Bollywood power couples: 4 actors at the top of their style game

Take style cues from 2 power couples who reign supreme in India’s movie scene, and know how to accessorise to maximum effect.

Bring that Bollywood glam by channelling its A-list couples: from left, Deepika Padukone and husband Ranveer Singh, and Alia Bhatt and her husband Ranbir Kapoor. Photos: Getty, Handout
Music

Bollywood dance video filmed at Oxford University goes viral on Instagram

Hong Kong-born Oxford alumnus Druv Punjabi says he and his friends ‘really wanted to show off Oxford and the surrounding cityscape’.

India

Bollywood’s women rewriting India’s ‘misogynistic’ scripts after Cannes win

Women filmmakers in India are reshaping cinema with authentic female narratives, gaining acclaim and box office success, despite challenges.

Asian cinema

Move over Bollywood, Indian art-house cinema is on the rise

Films such as All We Imagine as Light, Sister Midnight and Santosh are showing a different side to Indian cinema and attracting global fans.

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Kani Kusruti (left) and Divya Prabha in a still from All We Imagine as Light.
Millionaires and billionaires

Bollywood richest actresses, from Priyanka Chopra to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

From Deepika Padukone to Juhi Chawla, these savvy women made major bank on screen, while boosting their bank accounts further through other ventures – but who tops the list by a significant amount?

(From left) Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone are among the world’s five richest Bollywood actresses. Photos: @priyankachopra, @aliaabhatt/Instagram; Cartier
Millionaires and billionaires

Who is businessman George Panayiotou, former fiancé of actress Amy Jackson?

Jackson and Westwick married last year and recently welcomed a son, but the Bollywood actress was previously engaged to Panayiotou, a multimillionaire whose family owns hotels across Britain.

India

Are Indian films tapping Hindu nationalism to achieve box-office success?

The blockbuster Chhaava, which has led to violent protests, has sparked debate on whether Indian directors have forsaken historical accuracy.

TV shows and streaming video

How Pakistan’s TV dramas captivate Indians and break down barriers

Pakistan is a drama powerhouse whose low-key soaps are big in India, fostering connection between rival nations in a way diplomacy cannot.

Actors rehearse for a scene for Pakistani drama Aadi Si Bewai. Photo: AP
Luxury travel

The insider’s mini-guide to Mumbai: hotels, shopping, museums and more

Looking for an authentic experience in Mumbai? Our guide recommends some of the hottest spots in the home of Bollywood, far from the maddening crowds of the busiest tourist traps.

The Gateway of India: Mumbai’s most famous landmark. Photo: Shutterstock
Asian cinema

How politics stop the Oscars celebrating the best of international cinema

When entries for the best international film Oscar are selected by government bodies, politics often rears its ugly head.

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India

Fading fortunes of India’s Bollywood in streaming era spark political debate

An opposition politician, the wife of film legend Amitabh Bachchan, has accused New Delhi of not doing enough to support the film industry.

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Millionaires and billionaires

7 wealthiest composers in the world in 2025 – net worths, ranked

These maestros have written some of the most famous soundtracks ever heard – Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Aladdin, The Simpsons, Slumdog Millionaire, Phantom of the Opera …

Danny Elfman (left), Andrew Lloyd Webber and Hans Zimmer: three of the world’s wealthiest composers. Photos: SCMP Archives, Getty Images, @hanszimmerlive/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Who is Priyanka Chopra’s younger brother Siddharth Chopra?

Third-time-lucky in love and seven years younger than his famous sister, Siddharth Chopra worked in hospitality and now runs Priyanka’s production house, Purple Pebble Pictures.

India

Bollywood star’s stabbing reignites India-Bangladesh border security debate

Saif Ali Khan’s stabbing has sparked political blame, with the ruling BJP accusing the AAP of illegal immigration and the AAP criticising the government’s border security.

Asian cinema: Korean films

Exhuma, Twilight of the Warriors lead Asian Film Awards nominations

Both movies are up for best picture at the 18th Asian Film Awards, as are All We Imagine as Light, Black Dog and Teki Cometh.

Louis Koo Tin-lok (front) in a still from Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In.
Hong Kong economy

Letters | How can Bollywood get its mojo back in 2025?

Readers discuss changing taste in Indian cinema, an idea for a Hong Kong resort, and a river revamp project.

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar promotes his upcoming war film Sky Force in Mumbai on January 5. Photo: AFP
Asian cinema

Director’s joy as her art-house movie gains fans in Bollywood-mad India

Golden Globes and Oscar nominee All We Imagine as Light has shown an Indian art-house film can challenge Bollywood’s dominance of cinemas.

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Asian cinema

The 12 best Asian films of 2024, including The Last Dance

From a Thai tear-jerker to a Korean cross-dressing romcom and a hand-drawn Japanese anime, our pick of the best Asian films of the past year.

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India

Bollywood’s Aamir Khan almost retired during Covid, but Kiran Rao changed his mind

Khan, famous for “Laal Singh Chaddha,” credits his ex-wife Kiran Rao for his comeback, saying he felt guilty and needed to re-evaluate his priorities.

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and director Kiran Rao (left)) display ink marked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station on May 20. Photo: AFP
Asian cinema

‘Time has come’ for Indian women directors with 3 set to vie for Oscars

Director of wife-swapping comedy Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies), Indian Oscars entry, hails ‘special moment’ for South Asian women filmmakers.

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A still from Laapataa Ladies (Lost Ladies), directed by Kiran Rao, India’s entry for the 2025 best international film Oscar. With films by two other South Asian women filmmakers in the running, Rao says “our time has come”.
Cartier

Q&A | How Cartier designed its latest Nature Sauvage collection

Creative director of high jewellery, Jacqueline Karachi, discusses the process behind designing such a collection, and picks out her favourite pieces from her years of work for the house

Asian cinema

10 of the best movies at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024

This year’s programme includes a drama ripped from Hong Kong headlines, a social satire in a near-future Japan and a modern romantic drama.

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