The most watched Indian film in theatres sold 25 crore tickets across the world, the highest ever When Jawan was released in theatres last year and at the end of its run, it amassed footfalls of nearly 4 crore, it was highlighted as a huge achievement. And that is true, not many films today are…
This actress was the first from India to give a Rs 1000-crore film, not Deepika Padukone, Nayanthara, Alia Bhatt, Rashmika Mandanna, or Priyanka Chopra The 1000-crore club is the new 100-crore club in Indian cinema. Up till a few years ago, a net domestic collection of Rs 100 crore was considered good enough for a…
Priyamani shared her views on the term pan-India, and emphasised that it’s high time artistes and technicians should be called Indian actors and Indian technicians. Actress Priyamani reacts to the term ‘pan-India’, and shares her views on the word being used to address talents from south working in Bollywood. Priyamani has predominantly worked in the…
This Rs 600-crore film has already earned Rs 700 crore even without releasing a trailer and is being predicted to break the box office records of RRR, Baahubali, and KGF Imagine a film that earns Rs 700 crore even before a trailer or teaser is released, let alone opening the advance booking. Such an achievement…
The celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad has written blockbusters like RRR, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, and the two Baahubali films. He is the father of the famous director SS Rajamouli. From the legendary screenwriting duo of Salim-Javed to the superhit duo of Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi, there have been many renowned screenwriters in the history…
South Indian films dubbed in Hindi have their roots in the 40s. The first South Indian film that was dubbed into Hindi originally was a Tamil film and dates back to the 40s. In the year 1948, a film named ‘Chandralekha’ was released in Tamil, produced and directed by S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios….
This Indian film series has earned nearly Rs 3000 crore at the box office and has four more films in the pipeline. Film franchises and series are relatively newer to India as compared to Hollywood. Internationally, films have had sequels and franchises for decades. And while Indian cinema started the concept of sequels as early…
The highest-grossing Indian filmmaker ever has earned over Rs 4000 crore at the box office with 12 films Filmmakers are scarcely as prolific as actors. This is because a director can focus only on one project at a time while actors can multitask, filming multiple films around the same time. So it is natural that…
India’s most expensive web series had a budget bigger than even Pathaan, Salaar, and Animal, but it never released When OTT began in India, it largely consisted of short format shows made by small production companies releasing over YouTube. These shows were largely low-budget slice-of-life dramas. But over the years, as major streaming platforms debuted…
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is known as the King of Bollywood, has ruled the Hindi cinema for over 30 years now and isn’t planning to stop anytime soon. From acting in films, working in commercials to producing movies, or even doing a special cameo, he is passionate about everything he does and always wants…
