Here’s a question paper for wannabe entertainment journalists keeping in mind I&B minister Manish Tiwary’s recommendation that all journalist should go through an entrance test.
Entrance test for Bollywood Journalism
SOUMYADIPTA BANERJEE
I am a journalist who strayed into Bollywood and couldn't find his way out. I want to tell you the stories of my journey, the people around and the road as I try to navigate out of this merciless and mysterious land
Short-films that make you smile!
Here’s a selection of five short-films that will make you smile. I will be happier if it makes you giggle and if you are ROFL then share it with others too.
Show me the money
The ugly head of the underworld has surfaced again in Bollywood. The police couldn’t do much in the past. This time, the situation is even more difficult.
Why the South African police needs to leave me alone
Why the Johannesburg Police is in hot pursuit of former Bollywood siren Mamta Kulkarni and her boyfriend.
Stands and standoffs
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar finally opens up about how he helplessly watched as voices of dissent snowballed into violent protests when ‘Madras Cafe’ was about to release
The Bhaitards
These guys have no education, no shame, no decency and no courage. Yet they call themselves fans of Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan.
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OUTRAGE AND ANGER : SOMY ALI
Bollywood actress Somy Ali reacts to the heinous gang-rape in a city which she loves to call her own. Somy is the only Bollywood actress who works full-time to rescue children and women who are victims of violence.
Dear Bollywood, stop making those crappy item numbers first!
Bollywood is expressing outrage on Twitter but what about those item-songs that portray a woman as a sex object? Can’t Bollywood sell a movie without an item song? Is business more important than everything else?
How Bollywood can stop us from bleeding
When the film industry is doing so well, the entertainment departments of TV channels that cover the film industry, should be doing well too. Right? Wrong!
The slip
It’s a tough time for us entertainment journalists. Many of us find ourselves out of jobs without doing anything wrong. But are we doing it right?
Couch concerns
The casting couch still exists in Bollywood today but in a slightly different avatar. The post is dedicated to every newcomers trying to get a foothold in this film industry.
Jungle Mein Reshma Ki Jawani
Most of you have accepted that casting couch is the dark reality of Bollywood and want me reveal the names of filmmakers who grant roles in exchange of sex. Well, here is the reality.
The Bollywood Newsroom
Scenes from the life of a rookie entertainment journalist
After Slumdog, here comes the Bengali Detective
After producing ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Hollywood Studio Fox Searchlight Pictures will make a film on Kolkata’s underbelly, titled ‘Bengali Detective’
The 100-crore game
What might be the reason behind contradictory box-office figures? Why there are allegations that some figures might be fudged? Well, it does happen and here are the reasons for it.
