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Hollywood box office trends in India: Superhero slump and rise of new genres
Hollywood is finding box office success in India as audiences shift away from superhero franchises toward genres like horror and drama. Movies such as F1: The Movie and The Conjuring: Last Rites have posted strong theatrical runs, highlighting demand for variety and innovative marketing strategies.
2 min read6 Nov 2025Bollywood stars are skipping OTT screens—but cashing in behind them
Top film stars are turning producers for small-budget web originals—staying relevant without box-office risk, while giving OTTs fresh, cost-efficient content.
2 min read5 Nov 2025Delhi court's pre-release injunction for Jolly LLB 3 marks proactive step to curb film piracy
The Delhi high court's injunction for Jolly LLB 3 marks a shift in anti-piracy strategy, enabling swift blocking of infringing websites. This proactive approach aims to combat video piracy in India, estimated to cost the film industry ₹22,400 crore each year.
3 min read4 Nov 2025Small-town multiplexes, too, go gourmet. Will this bold bet save or sink them?
Ironically, that's the strategy that has soured movie-going experience for urban audiences.
6 min read1 Nov 2025RRR to War 2: Why does success elude south Indian stars in Bollywood
While Hindi dubs of southern films have lit up the box office, Hindi films with Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil film stars have not had great results.
3 min read27 Oct 2025This Tamil film was pulled from Netflix—all because of Ilaiyaraaja’s songs
The legal fight between Ilaiyaraaja and producers of Good Bad Ugly shows producers may have to face significant repercussions if found guilty of copyright infringement. Courts can block the entire film and not just the songs.
3 min read7 Oct 2025Kantara, OG, all other Indian films pulled out of Canadian theatre after arson, shooting attacks | Video
According to CBC, the theatre, Film.Ca Cinemas, faced a shooting and an attempted arson at its Oakville, Ontario, location. The cinema hall authorities said that both attacks happened overnight in two separate incidents when the theatre was closed and no one was injured.
2 min read3 Oct 2025Bollywood's box-office blues: Indian cinema faces setback as Trump mulls 100% tariff on foreign films
All major film studios, such as Yash Raj Films, Dharma Productions, and Maddock Films, as well as many others in the Hindi and southern markets, depend on the US for a significant portion of their earnings, given that ticket prices are higher overseas.
3 min read30 Sep 2025Beyond Bollywood: How Demon Slayer is making anime a mainstream revenue stream for Indian theaters
Demon Slayer’s success proves that Japanese anime, once a niche subcultural interest, has entered the mainstream, thanks to a loyal Gen Z fan base.
2 min read29 Sep 2025A rash of red flags over legal risks can stifle the creativity of entertainers in India
The fear of litigation has kept real Indian pop culture out of films and TV, by and large. References to stars, songs and real events are all under the scanner. Are legal teams getting overly cautious, though?
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared