The first big Hindi film post pandemic, ‘Bell Bottom’, finally released in cinemas last week, on Thursday, 19th August. The crucial state of Maharashtra has been shut and hence, nobody expected huge numbers. The expectation was that it should open at around Rs.5 crore. Shockingly, it took an opening of just Rs.2.75 crore. Friday collections […] More
The cinemas in India began to shut shop from mid-March 2020. Though the cinemas reopened in October and were functional till April 2021, not a single big Hindi film made it to the theatres. Now that some sort of normalcy is here, Bollywood has geared up once again to release its films on the big […] More
The next week is going to be very exciting as ‘Bell Bottom’, the first big Hindi film since March 2020, will finally release in cinemas. It will clash with ‘Fast and Furious 9’. But before that, there is another interesting clash to look forward to, albeit on digital. Independence Day falls on Sunday, August 15 […] More
Last week, we discussed how Hollywood studios in India have decided to release their films even though the key market of Maharashtra is still shut. ‘Mortal Kombat’ was released on July 30 and today, ‘The Suicide Squad’ is releasing. The latter is having a day-and-date release, meaning, it releases on the same day in India […] More
A lot of films have made their way online since the lockdown started in March 2020. ‘Mimi’, which was supposed to release on July 30, like any other digital release. However, in the afternoon of Monday, July 26, media, trade and industry got shock when it came to light that the film leaked on the […] More
While theatres are still shut, two films that were supposed to release on the big screen have now made their way on digital. These two films – ‘Hungama 2′ and ’14 Phere’ – are now releasing today online. ‘Hungama 2’ will be released on Disney+ Hotstar and like the first part, it is directed by […] More
8 years ago, Farhan Akhtar and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra collaborated on ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ (2013), an inspiring sports biopic on Milkha Singh. The film was loved and it ended up collecting more than Rs.100 crore, which was a huge feat. Farhan’s next films, however, didn’t work well, except ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ (2015). Also, he slowed […] More
Two weeks back, we spoke about how the box office performance has improved drastically in foreign countries. Numerous Hollywood films, small and big, have been released since March and some of them have emerged to be a big success. The revival began with ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ which was released on March 31st, 2021. Worldwide, it […] More
The lull in theatrical business due to the second wave has once again prompted several films, intended to release theatrically, to take the OTT route. 2 weeks back, ‘Sherni’ (2021) premiered on Amazon Prime, for instance. And now ‘Haseen Dillruba’ is all set to arrive on Netflix tomorrow, that is, on July 2, 2021. The […] More
The number of Covid-19 cases has come down considerably in India in the last 40 days. The government in various states has permitted the opening of the economy to an extent. However, due to the possibility of a third wave coupled with insufficient vaccination coverage, there is fear that we might face another outbreak shortly. […] More
Vidya Balan at one point was considered to be a force to reckon with, especially after the back-to-back success of ‘The Dirty Picture’ (2011) and ‘Kahaani’ (2012). She then had a downward spiral as most of her films failed to entice and even succeed at the box office. But things got better for her with […] More
The second wave of Covid-19 turned out to be quite extreme and brutal, as compared to the first wave. The cases began to rise in the second half of February and by mid-April, most states once again went into lockdown. During the first wave, the daily number of cases never crossed the 1-lakh-mark. But in […] More