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The flow of Hindi film releases has once again stopped. ‘Bell Bottom’ (2021) kickstarted the movie-watching season in theatres followed by ‘Chehre’ (2021) and then ‘Thalaivii’ (2021). The reason why no more films are releasing is because the crucial state of Maharashtra is still shut. What’s shocking is how the industry is silent. The losses […] More
Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Bell Bottom’ was released in cinemas on August 19 and it was the first Hindi film since April 2021 to arrive on the big screen. Its release date was announced when cinemas are opening up in many states. It was assumed that the crucial state of Maharashtra, which contributes 30% of the revenue, […] More
Due to the prolonged lockdown for cinemas in Maharashtra, very few Hindi films have managed to release on the big screen. It started with ‘Bell Bottom’ on August 19, 2021 followed by ‘Chehre’ on August 27, 2021. Both films were scheduled to release with the hope that Maharashtra, which contributes 30% of total all-India revenue, […] More
The crucial state of Maharashtra contributes around 30% of the business. Until the time it doesn’t open, the business is going to be affected. Yet, plenty of Hollywood films were released in cinemas from July 30. Even two major Hindi films, ‘Bell Bottom’ (2021) and ‘Chehre’ (2021), also made it to cinemas. The release of […] More
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