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Kumail Nanjiani’s Eternals Superhero Has the Coolest Secret Identity

Unlike most of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s established superheroes, who—aside from Spider-Man—have never really bothered to hide their secret identities, the family of characters at the heart of Eternals have spent thousands of years living among humanity, all the while hiding the fact that they’re a race of superbeings created by the Celestials. One of…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 4

Archie’s Getting the Bollywood Treatment in a New Movie Produced in India

America’s Favorite Teenager will be doing a lot more dramatic singing and dancing in an upcoming film being made in partnership with Archie Comics and film production company Graphic India. Announced today via Variety, the project will re-imagine Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie and other characters of Riverdale as Indian teenagers. Although there’s a thriving comics…

Movies Evan Narcisse Mar 7

The First Tamil Language Zombie Film Looks Thrilling and Awesomely Nuts

The Indian film industry’s largest realm, Bollywood, dove into the zombie genre with several different 2013 releases. Now Kollywood, which releases films in the Tamil language, rouses the undead with Miruthan. From the guns a-blazin’ looks of the trailer, it’s very much an action film, with music. Plus: zombie dog! The trailer is sadly devoid…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 5

“Bad Boy” Bollywood Megastar Gets Five Years For Fatal 2002 Hit-And-Run

It’s been nearly 13 years since hugely popularBollywood star Salman Khan’s SUV plowed over a group of men who were sleeping on a Mumbai sidewalk, injuring four and killing one: 38-year-old Noor Ullah Khan. The case has been slogging its way through India’s legal system ever since. Until yesterday’s court decision to hand him a…

Tech News Cheryl Eddy May 7

This Alien Comedy Is India’s Biggest Movie Of All Time

In PK, an alien (played by Aamir Khan) shows up naked, except that he’s carrying a kind of futuristic boombox. Then he meets a cute girl and… well, you can probably guess the rest. This goofy comedy from the director of 3 Idiots has just become the most successful Indian film of all time. Judging…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders Jan 30

The Real Problem With Bollywood Superhero Movies

A few years ago, I was sitting in this swanky Bollywood office, staring goggle-eyed at a group of film execs (major international studio, Indian wing). I’d just finished pitching Turbulence, a superhero novel I’d written. I’d gone on for cringe-inducingly long about how it had done well in India, had great reviews, and was going…

Movies Samit Basu Jul 9

Action films can’t get any more ridiculous/awesome than this

This clip from Singham—a Bollywood action (comedy?) movie—is from 2011, but its ridiculous climax had to be edited in glorious GIF form. So here it is. Enjoy! (Oh, and you can watch this jewel on Netflix, preferably if you are stoned. Thanks Batmanuel!—Ed.) SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Jun 27

In Kick, A Bollywood Superhero Rides A Motorcycle AND A Bicycle

Plus one of those three-wheeled tuk-tuks. Basically, anything with two or three wheels, this superhero is a demon on. I love that one of the huge “wow” stunts in this trailer is him riding his bicycle in front of a speeding train… then jumping off the bike and walking out of the train’s path. In…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders Jun 24

Who’s Ready For Another Bollywood Time Travel Movie?

Hrithik Roshan, the star of the awesome Krrish films, has just signed on to star in an unnamed time-travel movie, opposite Deepika Padukone. And the best news? It’s going to be directed by Nitya Mehra, who was assistant director on Life of Pi, Namesake and some other great films. No details yet about the movie’s…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 2

RoboCop and Catwoman are trashing the city in the Krrish 3 trailer

Here it is, the trailer for one of the year’s most anticipated superhero films: Krrish 3. The famous Bollywood franchise has boosted the visual effects, allowing for wholesale destruction, mid-air fights, and huge energy pulses. And skin-tight jumpsuits aplenty. Will this give Man of Steel a run for its money?

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 5

Watch the awesomely bad 1987 Hindi Superman film in its singing, dancing, flying entirety

If you’re looking for a feature-length Superman film that is a far, far cry from Zack Snyder’s vision, clear a couple of hours for B. Gupta’s notorious 1987 Superman. Puneet Issar fights for truth, justice, and the Indian way amidst musical numbers, evil real estate moguls, and pilfered special effects. Goldmines Telefilms is streaming the…

Movies Lauren Davis Feb 10

Should Bollywood director Vikram Bhaat be your new cult icon?

Director/producer Vikram Bhaat just signed a deal to produce five new films that will “push the boundaries of the science fiction, thriller and horror genres.” He’s directing two of them himself, including a science fiction action movie and one that’s described a his “most ambitious project.” Time to get excited yet? For those of you…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 22

Bollywood Jaws is EVERYTHING you want in life

Sometimes familiar Hollywood characters make the jump to Indian cinema — and occasionally they do so with a special effects budget that apparently consisted solely of old pistachio shells. https://gizmodo.com/the-10-most-spectacularly-oddball-superheroes-of-indian-5879200 Such is the case with Aatank, a 1996 Bollywood film that’s earned a reputation for cribbing the vicious shark attacks of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. But…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 5

The Most Thrilling Bollywood Superhero Training Montage You’ve Ever Seen

Disney got into superheroes in a big way when it bought Marvel — but Disney also brought us the fantastic Zokkomon, a Disney Bollywood movie. Check out this awesome superhero training montage, complete with 1980s Kenny Loggins-esque rock song about how nothing’s impossible if you know how. Awesome “spinning inside the spinny thing” moment included.…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 20

Blame underage drinking on Bollywood!

It seems that every country has their own version of pinning a moral panic on popular culture. Be it music, video games, or film, the behavior of fictional characters is often linked to that of adolescents. At this year’s World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai, researchers will be presenting a link between movies and underage…

io9 Tim Barribeau Apr 20

Bollywood superhero flick Ra.One is like Tron with dance numbers and crotch punches

Well, that’s not entirely true. Calling the new 3D Hindi superhero flick Ra.One the Bollywood Tron or Iron Man would be a bit of a misnomer. The most apt parallel for Ra.One would be Automan, that swiftly cancelled 1983 cop show about a crime-fighting hologram. And like Automan, Ra.One is shitstorm preposterous in all the…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Nov 1

The Most Amazing Bollywood Space Opera You’ll Ever See

This is apparently India’s first science fiction film: Trip to Moon, in which a crew of super-tough spacemen in wide belts fight robots, cyclops and supervillains. The excitement really starts around two hours, 15 minutes in, when the awesome fight scene begins. And then they blast off from Earth and nuke the surface on their…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Sep 7

India’s 2 Greatest Superhero Movies Getting Huge-Budget Sequels!

It’s a great time for everyone who loves superheroes combined with Bollywood-style dance sequences. The two greatest Indian superhero movies ever made are both getting sequels — with massive special effects from Hollywood experts. First of all, Krrish 2 is in production — and star Hrithik Roshan told the Hindustan Times that his producer father…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Aug 9

Bollywood Dracula = Dracula + better soundtrack + no budget + insanity

In director/producer/titular vampire Harinam Singh’s 1992 no-budget horror flick Khooni Dracula, the vampire lord lives in India and sleeps in the forest. Because his face looks like a smushed birthday cake, I’m guessing that’s why his eyes turn into candles when he glamours his victims. Could Khooni Dracula beat Billy the Kid’s Dracula in a…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Aug 7

Is Bollywood’s “Ra.One” the next “Enthiran”? Watch the full-length trailer and decide!

Enthiran (aka Robot) took the world by storm with its crazy robo-centipede action. Can Shah Rukh Khan’s Ra.One bring the same level of special effects and insanity? We’re cautiously optimistic. Watch the first full-length trailer and decide for yourself. Khan, also known as SRK, also did a new interview in which he explained a bit…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 1

bollywood

Kumail Nanjiani’s Eternals Superhero Has the Coolest Secret Identity

Archie’s Getting the Bollywood Treatment in a New Movie Produced in India

The First Tamil Language Zombie Film Looks Thrilling and Awesomely Nuts

“Bad Boy” Bollywood Megastar Gets Five Years For Fatal 2002 Hit-And-Run

This Alien Comedy Is India’s Biggest Movie Of All Time

The Real Problem With Bollywood Superhero Movies

Action films can’t get any more ridiculous/awesome than this

In Kick, A Bollywood Superhero Rides A Motorcycle AND A Bicycle

Who’s Ready For Another Bollywood Time Travel Movie?

RoboCop and Catwoman are trashing the city in the Krrish 3 trailer

Watch the awesomely bad 1987 Hindi Superman film in its singing, dancing, flying entirety

Should Bollywood director Vikram Bhaat be your new cult icon?

Bollywood Jaws is EVERYTHING you want in life

The Most Thrilling Bollywood Superhero Training Montage You’ve Ever Seen

Blame underage drinking on Bollywood!

Bollywood superhero flick Ra.One is like Tron with dance numbers and crotch punches

The Most Amazing Bollywood Space Opera You’ll Ever See

India’s 2 Greatest Superhero Movies Getting Huge-Budget Sequels!

Bollywood Dracula = Dracula + better soundtrack + no budget + insanity

Is Bollywood’s “Ra.One” the next “Enthiran”? Watch the full-length trailer and decide!

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