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Bollywood sees flight to safety as moviegoers raise the bar
Over the past few years, films were put together with the assurance that streaming platforms would buy anything that featured a big star. But that enthusiasm has dwindled and projects have become more challenging as audiences’ expectations have increased, experts said.
2 min read5 Sep 2024Bigger hits, miserable flops: Box office runs extreme post covid
The pandemic has created a polarized Indian box office, where hits achieve unprecedented success and flops fail quickly. Experts say audience selectivity and effective marketing are crucial, with films needing distinct storytelling or strong marketing
2 min read2 Sep 2024Financial indiscipline of film producers under the scanner as market crumbles
For far too long, film producers have relied on satellite and digital sales, instead of box-office revenue, to recover their investments. A key pillar of their strategy involved paying hefty fees to cast top actors and ride their star power to financial success.
2 min read21 Aug 2024Box office underperformers find new audiences upon re-release
A bunch of films that didn’t exactly storm the box office when released originally years ago, have found new audiences over the years thanks to acclaim on streaming platforms and have even managed to lure viewers to cinemas at a time that new titles have run dry.
3 min read19 Aug 2024Film producer Sajid Nadiadwala and Banijay Asia partner to invest ₹100 crore in movies and shows
The money will be used to create original series and films, as well as adaptations of popular international hits, they said.
1 min read13 Aug 2024At the box office, a dull first half punctuated by small moments of delight
Box-office collections across languages are estimated at ₹3,000 crore-3,500 crore compared with ₹4,868 crore in the first half of 2023. However, green shoots have emerged thanks to small success stories such as Crew, Article 370, Srikanth and Munjya.
3 min read1 Jul 2024Theatre owners’ wait for a big release ends with Prabhas-starrer Kalki
Made at a budget of ₹600 crore, trade experts predict opening-day collections of the dubbed Hindi version alone to touch ₹25 crore, while all languages put together could bring in ₹100 crore across the country.
3 min read26 Jun 2024Cinemas extend run of films despite poor returns and OTT releases
Recent films such as Maidaan, Laapataa Ladies and Aavesham which have either begun streaming on OTT platforms or will do so soon, are continuing to stretch their theatrical run
2 min read21 May 2024When bhai goes missing in action, will Eid box office be the same?
The lack of a blockbuster release is likely to keep box office collections muter
3 min read10 Apr 2024Film industry had a muted Jan-March, as star vehicles play truant
By contrast, in January-March of 2023, Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan was a blockbuster success, becoming the first Hindi language film to cross the ₹500-crore mark at the domestic box officeTwo Tamil films - Vijay’s Varisu and Ajith-starrer Thunivu - were also big hits, each earning over ₹170 crore
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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