Game

It's a Game!

Each time Bollywood tries to ape the west, it twists its ankle and trips over a puddle of poop, face-first. And Game is such a poop-drenched, wannabe-whodunit thriller that on watching, you might want to find out who's done this movie, why and couldn't he just

Single on V-day? Worry not. Let our Bollywood heroes teach you just how to floor your lady love. Go for it

A girl is walking down a lonely street. She is soon being tailed by an eclectic mix of baddies, who could be part-time chaiwallahs but are surely full-time professional extras. Quick cuts of her feet picking up some pace and their boots thumping away purposefully. They finally grab her and she squeals enthusiastically and before you know it, another person who was trailing her path is there to her rescue. Dhishoom! Dhishoom! The baddies are on the floor and the girl is in his arms and the audience is charmed. We can hop over to the Swiss Alps for a song now. This and many others qualify as Bollywood’s fundas for patao-ing the girl of your dreams. So here are a few that we are cherry-picking for you this Valentine ’s Day.

Domesticated and devoted

Nothing screams one-woman man more than someone who comes across as a mumma’s boy. Now, you may argue that no self-respecting

If there's anything more dependable than formula films, it's the formulaic characters. And Bollywood has many who we've grown to love and accept. Over decades, one variety that has survived the transformation of Hindi cinema is that of the underdog hero. From the rustic boxer who turns against a local goon in 'Ghulam' to the idealist cop who becomes a one-man army against a depraved politician in 'Singham', the underdog has been a millionaire-making idea.

And now that the ultimate underdog superstar of Bollywood, Vijay Dinanath Chauhan returns in the remake of 'Agneepath', it is surely a good time to pay a tribute to this unexpected hero.

So here, we try to do a character break-down of this unassuming man with uncommon strength and superhuman virtues, who saves the day each time around, leaving the actress, the audience and the distributers swooning for more.

These are elements that make a

Cause without a rebel

What does Imran's plea for lowering the minimum drinking age or Abhay's concern for Irom have in common? Read on to find out.

Hollywood's revisits an age-old formula for a blockbuster, rom-coms on relationship-free sex

Hollywood has explored every possible relationship known to man, woman and dog. Interracial, inter-species, rich and poor, woman and beast, same sex and so on. And since the nature and intensity of no two relationships is the same, films have explored everything, right from the painfully intense to the barely there. More recently, a much-evolved permutation seems to spell success: friends who've individually suffered bitter break-ups and are reduced to f***-buddies. And this platonic copulation invariable ends up with the the two realizing they can't keep their emotions (for each other) out of the bedroom and voila, we have a relationship.

While this age-old recipe for success has been around since 'Last Tango in Paris', among recent blockbusters, 'Friends with Benefits' is as good an example as 'No Strings Attached', since they're hardly any different.

An interesting thing about these

Many would argue if Mika's would qualify as a rags-to-riches story, since his public perception is limited to his lip-lock with a certain item girl. But as the highest paid singer in Bollywood today, his 12-year-stint in the industry is surely a case study worth exploring.

Mika began his musical career as a guitarist for his brother Daler Mahendi, who had attained legendary pop status in the 90s. His first solo album 'Sawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag' spread like wild fire from clubs to rickshaws and gave him an identity apart from being known as Daler's brother. But his debut in Bollywood happened only when he managed to convince Sanjay Gupta that gangsters can sing. Although Gupta was quite opposed to the idea, when he heard the track 'Aye Ganpat', he was only too excited to include it in "Shootout at Lokhandwala".

Soon, there was no looking back. Every big-budget blockbuster from 'Jab We Met' to 'Singh is King' had to have a Mika song. His voice had a certain nasal twang and folk feel that

Salman Khan's signature dance style has evolved from clowning about to effortless buffoonery. Here's a tribute

A large part of what constitutes Salman Khan's 'sallugiri' are his dance moves. And adjectives from suave to street-smart have often been used to define the same. And today, as Salman gets jiggy in his latest foot tapping hit, Dhinka Chika from 'Ready', his signature style seems like an effortless celebration of idioticity. But Rome wasn't built in a day and Salman's dance steps have come a long way from when he first hit the dance floor. So from the poor man's disco dancer to the action-hero who grooves to an entire song by merely fiddling with his belt, here's a tiny tribute to the bad boy of Bollywood, Salman Khan.

Tan Tana Tan

Salman may be 'too cool for school' today, but this video from his past has visible streaks of a choreographed mayhem. Apart from the hip thrusts and claps, this super-hit number has steps that look laboured and tacky, even for Salman. Known for