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Drishyam: The Conclusion Opening Weekend: Trackers Put It Between Rs 172 and Rs 176.5 Crore, and Monday Brings the First Drop
Pinkvilla, Bollywood Hungama, Koimoi and Sacnilk put Drishyam: The Conclusion's India opening weekend between Rs 172 crore and Rs 176.5 crore net, with Monday an early Rs 21 crore.
Prem Keetanu Review Roundup: A Premalu Remake Splits Critics and Opens to Under Rs 1 Crore
Reviews of Veer Pahariya's Premalu remake Prem Keetanu run from 1.5/5 to 3.5/5, while trackers put its first two days under Rs 1 crore.
Reporting Live Trailer Breakdown: Parineeti Chopra's Netflix Sand-Mining Thriller, Everything to Know
Netflix's Reporting Live puts Parineeti Chopra's reporter against a sand mafia on October 9. Here is what the trailer and announcement confirm, and what they don't.
Drishyam: The Conclusion Day 1: Rs 62 to 67 Crore Depending on Who You Ask, and Critics Land Between Satisfied and Safe
Trackers put Drishyam: The Conclusion's opening day anywhere from Rs 62 crore to Rs 66.75 crore net, while the first critic reviews run from a 4/5 rave to a mixed shrug.
Udta Teer Trailer Breakdown: Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan's Spy-Comedy, Everything to Know
Udta Teer's trailer sells an amnesiac Pakistani spy who thinks he's an Indian CTS officer — here's what's confirmed ahead of its October 9 release.
Love & War Finally Has a Release Date: Everything Confirmed About Bhansali's Ranbir-Alia-Vicky Epic
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's long-delayed Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt-Vicky Kaushal epic has a poster and a locked January 21, 2027 date.
Drishyam: The Conclusion Advance Bookings Are Already Breaking Records — Two Days Before Release
With no reviews out yet, Drishyam 3's advance ticket sales alone are being framed as record-breaking ahead of its October 2 release.
Shaque: Trust No One Review Roundup: Critics Split on Parineeti Chopra's Netflix Debut, But a Second Netflix Project Is Already Locked
Reviews of Parineeti Chopra's Netflix mystery-thriller debut Shaque are genuinely split, but Netflix is already backing her with a second project.
The Vvaan Review Roundup: Critics Split Hard as Sidharth Malhotra's Mythological Thriller Opens to ₹31.75 Crore
The Vvaan – Force of the Forest drew a 3.5/5 and a 2.5/5 from two major outlets on the same weekend it posted a ₹31.75 crore opening in India.
Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam — Everything to Know About the CSMT Trailer Launch
Maddock Films will launch Prahaar's trailer at Mumbai's CSMT on Sept 29 — the first full film event at a site of the 26/11 attacks.
Don't Be Shy Review Roundup: Alia Bhatt's First Production Gets a Mixed Verdict
Alia and Shaheen Bhatt's debut production as producers premiered on Prime Video to reviews calling it well-cast but derivative and predictable.
Bombay High Court to GST Department: A Film Is Not Software — Dharma Productions' Tax Case, Explained
The Bombay High Court quashed a GST demand against Dharma Productions, ruling that licensing a film's copyright isn't licensing software.
Golmaal 5: Akshay Kumar Joins, Sharman Joshi Returns — Everything to Know
Rohit Shetty locks Golmaal 5 for January 8, 2027, with Akshay Kumar joining the franchise and Sharman Joshi back after twenty years.
The 72nd National Film Awards Left Delhi for the First Time in Decades — Here's Who Won
President Droupadi Murmu presented the 72nd National Film Awards at Gujarat's Statue of Unity complex, the ceremony's first venue outside Delhi in decades.
Vibe vs. Daayra: How the Kunal Kemmu-Kareena Kapoor Khan Family Clash Actually Played Out
Vibe beat Daayra on all three opening days and widened the gap through the weekend, while critics found both films flawed in different ways.
The Vvaan Hit With Plagiarism Row Days Before Release: Vocalist Sargam Vaish Accuses Makers of Using His Unreleased Track
Independent vocalist Sargam Vaish says The Vvaan's trailer used his unreleased Aigiri Nandini recording without permission, days before the film's release.
Lust Stories 3 Review Roundup: Shakun Batra's Divorce Segment Carries a Bloated Anthology
Lust Stories 3 trades the franchise's old shock value for four uneven relationship stories, with critics landing on a consistent 3/5 and one standout segment.
Power-Scaling Bollywood's Ramayana Boom: Ramayana Part 1 vs Adipurush vs Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha
Three Hindi Ramayana adaptations, three wildly different budgets, and one recurring joke about how much worse the VFX gets each time you go down a tier.
Mahakavya Shri Ramayan Katha Trailer: A Smaller Ramayana Walks Into a Casting Storm
A Chhattisgarh-produced Ramayana adaptation casts influencer Anjali Arora as Sita, and its trailer is splitting viewers before release.
Mahaprabhu Jagannath Review Roundup: A 4.5-Star Rave Couldn't Stop a ₹1.23 Crore Opening
Mahaprabhu Jagannath split critics between a 4.5-star rave and a dismissive pan, but neither view stopped a worldwide gross of just ₹1.23 crore.
Samuk: Everything to Know About Akshay Kumar's Alien Survival Thriller
Akshay Kumar's man-vs-alien thriller Samuk is shooting mostly in London with Alien and Predator creature designer Alec Gillis on board.
Nayyi Navelli Teaser Breakdown: Everything to Know About Yami Gautam Dhar's 'Bhabhi Daayan Hai' Fantasy
Yami Gautam Dhar's new bride is either the best thing to happen to her in-laws or a witch, and the teaser wants you arguing about which.
PVR Inox Wants to Scrap the VPF Fee That's Been Starting Fights With Producers for Years
PVR Inox has proposed scrapping the Virtual Print Fee entirely, a year after it halted Jolly LLB 3 bookings over an unpaid VPF bill.
Chumbak Review Roundup: Does the Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Team's New Sitcom Earn the Comparison?
Chumbak, from the Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and Khichdi team, is drawing a genuine critic-and-audience split on whether it lives up to that legacy.
Ali Baba Aur 40 Bhoot Review: JioHotstar's Horror-Comedy Has the Atmosphere, Not the Scares
JioHotstar's four-part horror-comedy reimagining of the Ali Baba folktale gets credit for atmosphere but not enough for scares or laughs.
The Revolutionaries Review Roundup: Critics Split Over Bhuvan Bam's Big Swing and a Real Religious-Framing Controversy
Nikkhil Advani's freedom-struggle series is drawing praise for Bhuvan Bam's performance and real criticism over how it frames Muslim characters.
Kaala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy — Inside Salman Khan's Lawsuit Over His Own Poaching Case
Salman Khan is suing over a film dramatizing his own 1998 blackbuck poaching case, and the fight now hinges on censorship and a possible OTT loophole.
Jeevan Ya Bheema Con? Got Forced Into a Title Change Three Days Before Release — Then Flopped Anyway
CBFC forced a last-minute rename over a government scheme's name, and the retitled Jeevan Ya Bheema Con? opened to mixed reviews and a near-invisible box office.
Ghamasaan Review Roundup: Arshad Warsi's Career-Best Villain Can't Fully Save a Familiar Manhunt
Ghamasaan opened to a split critical verdict, with nearly every review praising Arshad Warsi's dacoit while calling the manhunt drama around him formulaic and slow.
Haiwaan Review Roundup: Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan's Reunion Opens to a Split Verdict
Haiwaan opened in theatres with a slow day-one gross and reviews split between praising its leads and calling it a dull, overlong remake.
King's ₹450 Crore Budget Controversy: What's Confirmed About Shah Rukh Khan's Biggest Film Yet
Reports pegged King's budget at ₹450 crore, director Siddharth Anand called it 'False,' and fans are disputing the real number.
The Vvaan – Force of the Forest: Everything to Know Before Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia's Mythological Fantasy
Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia's mythological fantasy pairs a forbidden-forest legend from real Bihar folklore with a September 25 release date.
Drishyam: The Conclusion Trailer Is Out — Everything Confirmed Before the October 2 Release
The Drishyam trailer promises a franchise-ending showdown, with Tabu's character shifting from justice to revenge and Jaideep Ahlawat as the new threat.
Vibe: Kunal Kemmu's Action-Comedy Clashes With His Own Extended Family on September 18
Kunal Kemmu's spy-comedy Vibe opens the same day as Daayra, starring his sister-in-law Kareena Kapoor Khan — and features his mother-in-law Sharmila Tagore.
Daayra: Everything to Know About Meghna Gulzar's Kareena Kapoor Khan-Prithviraj Sukumaran Crime Thriller
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran play opposing IPS officers in Meghna Gulzar's songless crime thriller, out September 18.
Mirzapur: The Movie Box Office — What the Opening Weekend Actually Looked Like
Mirzapur's theatrical debut opened strong and grew every single day, but the trade trackers can't agree on exactly how strong.
Hanuman Ansh's Box Office Turnaround: How a ₹10 Lakh Opening Became 2026's Most Profitable Hindi Film
A ₹2 crore Neem Karoli Baba biopic nearly vanished from theaters in week one, then clawed its way to a 2000% ROI by word of mouth.
Aamir Khan vs. Sonam Wangchuk: The 3 Idiots Inspiration Row, Explained
Aamir Khan denied knowing Sonam Wangchuk during 3 Idiots' making, and Wangchuk has now publicly called that memory into question.
Everything to Know About Ramayana Part 1: Ranbir Kapoor's Rs 4,000 Crore Epic Before It Hits Theatres
Nitesh Tiwari's two-part Ramayana is being sold as India's most expensive film ever — here's everything confirmed before Part 1 opens this Diwali.
Kartik Aaryan's Captain India: Everything Confirmed So Far
Kartik Aaryan's biggest swing yet — a pilot-led evacuation drama from Chak De! India's director — starts shooting September 1, 2026.
Eetha's Title Controversy and December Release Shift, Explained
Shraddha Kapoor's Vithabai Narayangaonkar biopic moved off Toxic's date, and now the family itself can't agree on the film's title.
Mirzapur: The Movie — Everything You Need to Know Before It Hits Theatres
Mirzapur's jump to the big screen brings back Kaleen Bhaiya and Guddu Pandit, recasts Bablu, and rewrites the show's own timeline to do it.
Jeevan Bheema Yojana: Why Arshad Warsi's Double-Role Dark Comedy Got Pushed Back — Everything to Know
Arshad Warsi's double-role dark comedy about a faked death and an insurance scam gone wrong got bumped a week, and nobody's confirmed why.
Bandar: How Anurag Kashyap's Best-Reviewed Film in Years Bombed at the Box Office — and Why He Says It's Not Even His Real Cut
Bandar earned Anurag Kashyap some of his best reviews in years, flopped at the box office, and now he says the released cut isn't his.
Alpha: How the YRF Spy Universe's First Female-Led Film Became Its Biggest Box Office Disappointment (Now Streaming on Netflix)
Alpha landed the YRF Spy Universe's weakest opening ever in July, and it just arrived on Netflix eight weeks later — here's what actually happened.
Khosla Ka Ghosla 2: Cast, Story & Reunion Explained
Khosla Ka Ghosla 2 released today reuniting most of the 2006 cast under a new director — here's who's in it and what the plot actually is.
Toxic Review: Yash's Long-Delayed Gangster Epic Breaks Records, Splits Critics
Yash's three-times-delayed pan-India epic finally arrived and posted a monster opening day, even as reviews split hard on whether it's any good.
Haiwaan Trailer Breakdown: Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan's Long-Awaited Reunion Turns Dark
Haiwaan's trailer reunites Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan after nearly two decades, with Priyadarshan remaking his own Oppam and flipping the leads' roles.
Gandhari Trailer Breakdown: Taapsee Pannu Goes Hunting for a Trafficking Ring
Taapsee Pannu's Gandhari trailer dropped a day ago, and it's positioning her as a mother turned reluctant investigator in a town full of disguise artists.
Awarapan 2: How a Sequel to a 2007 Flop Became One of 2026's Biggest Hits
Nineteen years after the original tanked and turned into a cult film, Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 has quietly become a genuine box-office phenomenon.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge Review — A Record-Breaking Opener That Loses the Plot
Ranveer Singh's spy sequel broke box-office records on day one, but critics say it traded restraint for bloat.
Batwara 1947: Why Rajkumar Santoshi's Partition Drama Bombed at the Box Office
A starry cast, a big budget, and an Independence Day release still couldn't save Rajkumar Santoshi's Partition drama from collapsing fast.