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Industry

Movie tickets are not getting cheaper despite GST reduction

PVR Cinemas and Cinepolis India sold Manikarnika tickets for anything between ₹300-480Rates for Manikarnika in Chennai were as low as ₹63 and going up to ₹162 for both PVR and INOX

3 min read5 Feb 2019
Industry

January movie round-up: ‘Uri’ shines while ‘Simmba’ spills over

'Uri: The Surgical Strike' is steadily galloping towards ₹200 croreManikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, too, gained momentum with strong word-of-mouth and the collections have been growing each day

2 min read31 Jan 2019
Industry

‘Manikarnika’ reaps Republic Day benefit

‘Manikarnika’ went from ₹7.75 crore on Friday to ₹17.75 crore and ₹15 crore on Saturday and Sunday respectivelyCo-directed by Ranaut and Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, the film has made an estimated ₹7.61 crore overseas

1 min read28 Jan 2019
Industry

Bollywood hopes for a summer to remember

India is maturing as a film market and there is an immunity to outside factors if content is good, say analystsFirst half of 2018 had clocked in about ₹2,210 crore from movie theatres, a 14% rise from the first six months of 2017

3 min read26 Jan 2019
Industry

‘Manikarnika,’ ‘Thackeray’ clash at box office

Screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad remains faithful to the train of events in Rani Laxmibai’s lifeTelugu romantic comedy Mr. Majnu directed by Venky Atluri starring Akhil Akkineni and Nidhhi Agerwal is a passable watch

1 min read25 Jan 2019
Industry

Film review: ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’ feels like today’s India

Kangana Ranaut’s historical film remixes Lakshmibai for the Baahubali generationManikarnika begins as Baahubali did, with a special child being lifted out of the water

5 min read25 Jan 2019
Mint-lounge

Bollywood’s accidental politics

Three films releasing in theatres this month build into a larger narrative that favours the ruling party

4 min read18 Jan 2019
Mint-lounge

Opinion | Manubai—the rani before the battle

It was only early in 1858, that Lakshmibai made her final choice: a choice that saw her ride out bravely on horseback towards tragedy, and enshrined her in India's national history

5 min read19 Jan 2019
Industry

Political themes connect as ‘Uri’, ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ open well

Two other films with political narratives this week were Telugu biographical drama, 'N.T.R. Kathanayakudu', a biopic on NT Rama Rao and Malayalam political thriller 'Janaadhipan'

1 min read14 Jan 2019
Industry

10 upcoming Bollywood period films

Here's a look at 10 period dramas Bollywood has to offer in the coming months

1 min read20 Aug 2018
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