Heroine - 2012 ***

'Heroine' is an ironically bittersweet movie about the highs and lows of celebrity.
A young actress at the peak of her profession gradually becomes overshadowed by newer talent, causing her to take up low budget and independent films that hurt her career. She is also in the middle of a messy relationship with a co-star, who soon replaces her for someone else.
At the start she is a diva, and towards the end she is at her lowest ebb.
It's fascinating to watch really, as I'm sure film stars do have to deal with this sort of thing constantly. Always watching their back for the 'newer model' and knowing that one wrong word or picture can leave them with nothing.
Filming was marred for a time when one a rising star ( Meenakshi Thapar )who had a bit part in the film was kidnapped and murdered by 2 colleagues she met on the set. This, and the story matter, makes the film seem all the more gritty and real. Very sad what people will do for celebrity and money.
Worth a watch if you love Bollywood, beautiful dresses and catchy tunes however. 

Connecting Rooms - 1970 ***

Hard going and bleak, but also tender and bittersweet, 'Connecting Rooms' merges two great stars (albeit past their prime) in the form of lonely neighbours staying in an imposing and cold boarding house. Bette Davis is the wannabe star who has great dreams for herself but whose real life is sadly different, and Michael Redgrave is a schoolteacher who has a strange secret about why he left his previous post.
The characters in the house are all quirky and individual but at the same time are united in their hunger for acceptance.