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The making of legends: Bollywood cashes in on its own mythology
Mint Bangalore
|December 18, 2025
A barometer check of India's obsession with its movie stars can be had on weekends outside an unmistakable bungalow in Juhu, central Mumbai, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, when he's in town and can, steps on to a raised platform at the gates of his home, Jalsa, Sunday evenings to wave at a thronging crowd of fans.
Sunday after Sunday fans from far and near gather for a glimpse of the man and return thrilled that the superstar of their times acknowledged them. Such a fixation with stars is now being sated on a screen by a spate of documentaries on film celebrities and families such as The Romantics on filmmaker Yash Chopra, Angry Young Men on writer duo Sal-im-Javed, and Dining with the Kapoors launching on streaming platforms.
The Romantics ran on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video had Angry Young Men, and Dining with the Kapoors is on Netflix.
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