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Shailesh
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Super-hit as Actors, flop as producers ?
 Bollywood actors turning to film production has become a very common practice these days. Every leading actor has either started a production house or got associated with one. Among the commonly cited reason for this ‘change-in-role’ are the ever-increasing revenues from the box-office, creative freedom, the shrinking shelf life of actors and so on. However, most of them could not taste success at the box office.
Do Bollywood heroines deserve equal pay as the heroes?
 Actress Kareena Kapoor, while speaking on ‘How Does a Heroine Become the Hero?’ at the India Today Conclave 2012 recently, said she didn’t consider herself a hero because the people, who took home all the money for blockbusters like 3 Idiots, RA.One and Bodyguard, were the producers and the three Khans. The 31-year-old actress, who has reportedly demanded 80 million rupees for Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine, admitted that she is not paid at par with male actors and vowed to fight for equal pay cheques.
Have Shahrukh-Salman gained from their rivalry?
 Who says rivalry is bad? Ask Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan, and the two shining stars of Bollywood would agree that sometimes it’s not! Apart from their films, the ongoing tussle between the two seems to have added value to their brands. Rather than as individuals, the two have prevailed also in the industry as the fighting greats.
The death of side roles in Bollywood
 Last weekend, I watched Rajnikanth-starrer ‘Sivaji’ on a TV channel. No, No! I’m not going to talk about the big-budgeted film. The point of discussion here is Mama, the character who shared screen with the superstar in most part of the film. The characters like Mama have become a rare species in Bollywood films these days.
Bollywood's interesting movie promotion ideas
 Did you hear Vidya Balan is being spotted in different Indian cities in a pregnant avatar? If yes, then you would have also known that she is promoting her Kahaani. This is the latest addition to the novel ideas Bollywood is adopting to market its films. Though a few talented filmmakers have introduced some really unique styles, others are still relying on the age-old rumor mills to market their films.
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