Imran: hunky new Khan on the block

Did having a famous uncle help him to get his first break? (Imran is the nephew of A-lister Aamir Khan)

Saif Ali Khan stars in Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic

Star plays stern guardian of four orphans befriended by bicycle-riding angel: is this the Bolly version of Mary Poppins?

Bollywood calls in Sly for US strike

Sylvester Stallone, the star of the Rocky and Rambo films, to become first Hollywood actor to star in a Bollywood movie

Bollywood is now universal

Indian producers are investing in Hollywood and Sylvester Stallone is to play himself in a new Bollywood film

Bollywood ready to take on the West

A new wave of moguls and directors are spending billions enlisting the cream of Hollywood to spice up its appeal, reports Dominic Rushe

Shah Rukh Khan: On top of his class!

After taking over from Amitabh Bachchan on Indian version of Millionaire, this is the second show he's been quizmaster

Chak De! India sweeps IIFA awards

The sports drama packed with themes of religion, class and gender dominated last weekend's "Bollywood Oscars"

Is Sarkar Raj inspired by Godfather?

Director Ram Gopal Varma says he does not want his film to be compared with Francis Ford Coppolla’s classic Oscar-winner

Bollywood IIFA awards go to Bangkok

Highlight is Godfather remake Sarkar Raj, reuniting all three Bachchans – Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

When the Bachchan wife met a Desperate Housewife!

Aishwarya quashes any pregnancy rumours as she stuts the Cannes red carpet

Indian billions tie Bollywood to Hollywood

George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Brad Pitt sign rupee-spinning deals for big movie collaborations at the Cannes Film Festival

Aishwarya Rai returns to Cannes

What will Aishwarya Rai wear down the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival?

Amitabh Bachchan’s battle with Kong!

'Spiderman, Superman and the one with the big ape have eaten into our market. Indian cinema needs to compete' says Big B

Bollywood director plans Scarlett movie

Prabhakar Shukla to expose seedier side of 'hippie paradise' Goa, where 15-year-old British girl was raped and murdered

Akshay Kumar: The Humble Overseas Superstar

He's one of the only Bollywood stars to guarantee a blockbuster, last year all his films were UK Top 10 box-office hits

Shah Rukh Khan sweeps Zee Awards

King Khan thanked his London fans: "It is the overseas audience who have made me the star I am" plus award for Shilpa

Bollywood actresses go size zero

India fears that an imported Western fondness for slim women threatens to debase the country’s culture

Afghan TV station keeps soaps on air

Conservatives say the Bollywood shows are UnIslamic. Liberals argue restrictions are a bid to re-Talebanise the country

Dino Morea heads for Britain

Who has the better six pack? "Shah Rukh Khan has a six pack, I have an eight pack", says the Bollywood Sly Stallone

Bollywood film turns into Highland fling

Celebrated Bollywood heartthrob and director Dev Anand is to venture to Scotland in search of his next leading lady