Unpopular Opinion: Housefull Franchise Had Awful and Poor Writing The Housefull franchise is actually awful, with poor writing and unofficial remakes of South Indian films. Its problematic storytelling not only lacks originality but has also contributed to the decline of Bollywood comedies. 3 17 replies
Why Do Indian Superheroes Suck So Badly? Will India Ever Stop Making Embarrassing, Tacky Superheroes? Basically what the title says—**Indian superheroes are an absolute joke.** Whether it’s **Shaktimaan, Krrish,** [**Ra.One**](http://Ra.One)**, Nagraj, A Flying Jatt**, or even the so-called "better" ones like **Minnal Murali or Super Commando Dhruv**—none of them even come close to the sheer **badassery, swag, or cultural impact** of American superheroes like **Batman, Iron Man, or Spider-Man**. Instead of producing heroes that feel **cool, gritty, and powerful**, India keeps churning out **over-the-top, melodramatic, or just plain embarrassing** superhero attempts. In this post, I truly feel that **Shaktimaan deserves an honorary mention** as... 5 24 replies
INDIE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS - USA ANNOUNCE NOMINATIONS... First edition of Indie Film Festival Awards INDIE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS - USA ANNOUNCE NOMINATIONS... First edition of Indie Film Festival Awards 5 2 replies
From this June onwards, Sooryavansham will not be aired on SET Max anymore. Goldmines Bollywood have bought the satellite rights to the film 1 21 replies
The film explores gender imbalance in society and presents a dystopian future where women have become scarce in the country. Just wow! Bollywood had a spine I wish they could movies like these now. Can you recommend such movies? 1 15 replies
Will Anurag Basu be able to deliver on his promise of releasing his untitled film with Kartik Aaryan on Diwali 2025? 5 10 replies
The GOLD STANDARD for Sports Biopics in Indian Cinema. The genre peaked in these 2 films, in all aspects. 3 17 replies
Maybe I Dreamed This? Hi. I’m not sure if I vastly overestimated this, but I remember reading somewhere that Shashi Kapoor was pitching a story to Aamir Khan? This would’ve been around the time Lagaan was being made. (To back this up, I looked in my copy of the book “The Prithviwallahs” by Deepa Gahlot, and it does say that Lagaan has bits from one Prithviraj Kapoor’s plays called Kisan) I swore I read somewhere of this. Does anyone know/remember hearing anything similar to this? 3 0 replies
