Bollywood Masala
'Bollywood' films traditionally have been made to a particular list of criteria. They are long, usually around three hours, they all contain musical numbers, they tend to cross genre, containing elements of drama, comedy, action and romance. And, traditionally, there's no kissing! Western influences are beginning to see a more modern and realistic approach being adopted but essentially these films are made for Indian audiences who watch them many times over, singing along with the actors, cheering and booing from their seats. Finally these colourful and vibrant films are making it our shores. Below is Alice's ever-growing collection.
Pictured: She has been dubbed 'the world's most beautiful woman', popular 'Bollywood' actress Aishwarya Rai.
Metro (2007)
5.5/10
Director: Anurag Basu
Starring: Shiney Ahuja, Shilpa Shetty, Dharmendra , Irfan Khan, Sharman Joshi, Konkona Sen...
AKA 'Life in a...Metro'. In the sprawling metropolis of Mumbai the lives of several people interconnect as they form relationships, have affairs and... Read more
Heyy Babyy (2007)
6.1/10
Director: Sajid Khan
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Anupam Kher
Three girl-chasing bachelors are living the sweet life in Australia, when their partying lifestyle is brought to an abrupt halt by the discovery of an... Read more
Gandhi My Father (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Feroz Abbas Khan
Starring: Darshan Jariwala, Akshaye Khanna, Bhumika Chawla, Shefali Shah
Based on the biography of Gandhi's son, Harilal, and tracing the tumultuous relationship he had with his internationally renowned father. A thoughtfu... Read more
Dhamaal (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Indra Kumar
Starring: Sanjay Dutt, Aashish Chowdhry, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, G A...
Four friends are putting all their resources into finding their cash cow. Unfortunately their resources don't add up to much, and minor con-jobs is a... Read more
Kaisay Kahein (2007)
6.4/10
Director: Mohit Hussein
Starring: Rajveer Dutt, Neha Julka, Kunal Kumar, Shital Shah
Directed by Mohit Hussein this entertaining modern-day love story stars Rajveer Dutt as Aditya, a young banker with a very bright future - until he me... Read more
Dhoka (2007)
4.1/10
Director: Pooja Bhatt
Starring: Muzammil Ibrahim, Tulip Joshi, Aushima Sawhney
A searing look at the marginalisation of Muslims in India that sometimes leads, in this case, to radical elements taking events into their own hands.... Read more
Fear (2007)
1.6/10
Director: Vikram Bhatt
A supernatural horror/thriller that begins with a young girl being rescued from drowning. Dev, her saviour, takes her to hospital, and as she cannot... Read more
Partner (2007)
5.7/10
Director: David Dhawan
Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta, Govinda
David Dhawan directs this entertaining Bollywood comedy about matchmaking gone mad. Love guru Prem (Salman Khan) likes nothing better than to help lon... Read more
Naqaab: Disguised Intentions (2007)
5.4/10
Director: Abbas Burmawalla, Mustan Burmawalla
Starring: Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Urvashi Sharma, Vishal Malhotra, Vikaas Kalantri, Ra...
Bobby Deol stars in this Bollywood thriller as a millioniare who has fallen in love with a girl who works in Burger King (Urvashi Sharma). All is hun... Read more
Awarapan (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Mohit Suri
Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Mrinalini Sharma, Shriya Saran, Ashutosh Rana
Shivam (Emraan Hashmi) is a man with a broken-hearted past who has left his faith behind and now works for a gangster boss in Hong Kong. He is given... Read more