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‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ is set to be the longest film in the franchise

A still from ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is set to be the longest film in the Mission Impossible franchise that began in 1996. The latest film, which is being touted as the final film in the series, boasts of a runtime of 2 hours and 49 minutes. […]

BREAKING: What to expect at WAVES Summit 2025 – Shah Rukh Khan to open up on his ‘outsider to ruler’ journey, Indian Cinema’s BIGGEST reunion featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Mithun Chakraborty, Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Chiranjeevi, Akshay Kumar; Kareena Kapoor-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to make a RARE joint appearance : Bollywood News

Last week, Bollywood Hungama reported that some of the biggest celebrities will be attending the first ever World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (aka WAVES Summit) which will be held in Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai between May 1-4, 2025. The organizers of the much-awaited summit have put up the schedule and it makes it […]

Watch: Nushrratt Bharuccha interview: Beyond Punchlines: On Power, Purpose & Punchnama

Nushrratt Bharuccha gets real about the road from Love Sex Aur Dhokha to Chhori 2, navigating judgment, typecasting, and identity in an industry that loves a punchline. In this rare, unfiltered conversation, we talk about the evolving gender politics in her roles and our movies, how she copes with uncertainty and how Pyaar Ka Punchnama still haunts group chats — and […]

How Kishori Amonkar and her mother Mogubai Kurdikar blazed a trail in Hindustani music

Kishori Amonkar | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Her music “…for me, is a painting that embodies every detail of someone’s life. And in that there is great happiness, great sadness, great anger, great frustration, desperation — everything in one concentrated little piece”. This is how Ustad Zakir Hussain described stalwart musician Kishori Amonkar in […]

Sunny Deol-starrer ‘Jaat’ earns over ₹100 crore at worldwide box office

A still from ‘Jaat’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Jaat, featuring Sunny Deol, collected ₹102.13 crore at the worldwide box office, the makers announced on Monday. The film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and People Media Factory. It had a theatrical release on April 10. Mythri Movie Makers shared the box office update on […]

“Rentals HIGHER than New York City, London!” – Indian exhibitors reveal SHOCKING reality behind sky-high ticket prices, popcorn rates: “None of the cinemas is killing it. We are not buying islands, are we?” : Bollywood News

Amit Sharma – Managing Director, Miraj Cinemas, Devang Sampat – Managing Director (India), Cinepolis and Vishek Chauhan – CEO, Roopbani Cinema came together and raised some valid points in the third episode of The Filmy Hustle, hosted by distributor-exhibitor Akshaye Rathi. As expected, the talk veered towards the F&B (food and beverages), particularly the high […]

Rs. 8 lakhs to Rs. 1 CRORE – How Akola’s theatres BOOMED with one BOLD move – top exhibitors spill trade secrets! 8 : Bollywood News

Amit Sharma – Managing Director, Miraj Cinemas, Devang Sampat – Managing Director (India), Cinepolis and Vishek Chauhan – CEO, Roopbani Cinema came together and raised some valid points in the third episode of The Filmy Hustle, hosted by distributor-exhibitor Akshaye Rathi. They talked about how we need universally acclaimed films to get more people and […]

‘Kesari Chapter 2’ Day 3 box office: Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan starrer crosses ₹29 crore

Akshay Kumar in ‘Kesari Chapter 2’. | Photo Credit: Dharma Productions/YouTube Kesari Chapter 2, Akshay Kumar’s latest film, is off to a promising start at the box office. Directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, the movie also stars R Madhavan, Ananya Pandey and Amit Sal. The movie, which hit the screens on April 18, 2025, is […]

Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey: A refreshing midpoint that made Madhavan hughly popular

The story of Alaipayuthey, told in a series of flashbacks while a husband goes in search of his lost wife, segues into how they fell in love and got married. The summer of 2000 offered a celluloid high for Tamil cinephiles. On April 14, Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey was released and the movie turned 25 recently. This was […]

‘Good Bad Ugly’ box office collection: Ajith Kumar-starrer expected to cross ₹250 crore-mark worldwide

Ajith Kumar in a still from ‘Good Bad Ugly’ | Photo Credit: Mythri Movie Makers Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar’s recent blockbuster Good Bad Ugly, which on Friday crossed the Rs. 200 crore mark at the global box office, is expected to breach the Rs. 250 crore mark soon. The film is reported to reach the […]