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The much-awaited superhero film, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is all set to release tomorrow and the advance has surprised and shocked the trade and industry. Everyone knew that the craze is tremendous. Yet, no one was ready for the scenes on the ticketing app, BookMyShow, from Sunday evening onwards. As soon as the bookings commenced […] More
Ayushmann Khurrana last had a theatrical release, ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ in February 2020. This was just a month before India went under a lockdown. The film’s overall business wasn’t encouraging but it opened very well. This was huge considering that it was a gay love story. The actor has found acceptance very well among […] More
The month of November has been a great one for Bollywood in a long, long time. The much awaited film ‘Sooryavanshi’ turned out to be a huge success. Its final lifetime collections are expected to be around Rs 195 crore. Though ‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’ and ‘Satyameva Jayate 2’ emerged as flops but ‘Antim’, meanwhile, […] More
The first big clash of the season is here. Two massy entertainers are all set to clash this weekend. Interestingly, both won’t release on the same day. While ‘Satyameva Jayate 2’ arrives on Thursday, November 25, ‘Antim’ will release on Friday, November 26. ‘Satyameva Jayate 2’ is the sequel of the very successful ‘Satyameva Jayate’ […] More
The much-awaited Diwali release ‘Sooryavanshi’ (2021) has emerged as a big success. It has crossed the Rs.150 crore mark in 10 days and now it seems that there’s a possibility that it’ll enter into the Rs.200 crore club too. It has given a boost to the business and also hopes that the forthcoming films will […] More
‘Sooryavanshi’, starring Akshay Kumar and directed by Rohit Shetty, was all set to release on March 24, 2020, but sadly got pushed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The makers then announced that it’ll release on Diwali 2020 and later assured that it’ll arrive in cinemas on April 30, 2021. Yet again, the virus played spoilsport. […] More
The pre-Diwali week is often considered dull in terms of occupancy in cinemas. Some in the trade even call it the worst week to release a film. However, the rule doesn’t apply to digital films. Even last year, a couple of films like ‘Laxmii’ (2020), ‘Chhalaang’ (2020) and ‘Ludo’ (2020) etc,. released before Diwali and […] More
The day is finally around the corner. Two days from now, on October 22, theatres will finally be allowed to resume operations in the crucial state of Maharashtra. In this column, it’s been mentioned before about how the Maharashtra government has been quite unfair to the film industry. The state contributes nearly 30% of all […] More
Two weeks back, we had reported in our Bollywood Talk that cinemas in Maharashtra are finally going to open soon. The state contributes 30% of the domestic business. While cinemas opened in every major state in July or August, the Maharashtra government preferred to keep theatres shut over the fears of the third wave of […] More
We have been reporting since July 2021 about the multiple Hollywood films that have been released in India after the second wave subsided. And now, the biggest Hollywood release of 2021 will be out tomorrow, ‘No Time To Die’. It’s the 25th James Bond film that stars Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux and Ana […] 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