The stakes are high and the expectations even higher for the Indian movie industry. If early trends hold, ‘Kalki 2898 AD‘ is poised to bring “achhe din” back, with trade experts predicting the 3D spectacle will surpass Rs 200 crore in global earnings on its opening day Thursday.The sci-fi-meets-mythology extravaganza, ‘Kalki 2898 AD,’ features an…
Director Nag Ashwin‘s magnum opus ‘Kalki 2898 AD‘, is off to a record-breaking start at the box office. The film starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan, hit a milestone on Day 1 at the ticket windows. According to reports, the film set a new all-time North American premiere record, surpassing the previous…
The most expensive Indian TV show ever cost Rs 650 crore, much more than any Indian film ever made, including Kalki 2898 AD Television shows in India started at the smallest scale possible. Krishi Darshan, the first proper TV show from India, was more informational and had a shoe string budget. But Indian TV has…
Trade insiders analyse how Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone-starrer Kalki 2898 AD can break Baahubali, RRR’s box office records With a budget of Rs 600 crore, Nag Ashwin’s dystopian sci-fi film Kalki 2898 AD is the most expensive Indian film ever made. Borrowing heavily from the Indian epics and scriptures, the film gives a distinctive…
This film, with no star and a new hero, is getting a wider release than even blockbusters like Animal, Fighter, Jawan, and Pathaan For years, overseas release for Indian films meant the Soviet Union and UK. These were the biggest markets for Indian films. But as Shah Rukh Khan and Yash Chopra took Indian cinema…
This box office disappointment featuring a superstar is the only Indian film in British Film Institute’s list of 25 best films of the century The British Film Institute is one of the most prestigious film institutions in the world. The BFI routinely comes up with lists and compilations of the best cinema from around the…
Ajay Devgn charged Rs 35 crore for his 8-minute cameo in the 2022 blockbuster RRR. Directed by SS Rajamouli and headlined by Ram Charan and Jr NTR, the period action drama RRR was a global blockbuster as it earned Rs 1230 crore worldwide against its budget of Rs 550 crore (as per the entertainment tracking…
Phillip Noyce, director of Fast Charlie, Clear and Present Danger, Salt, and The Bone Collector, speaks with DNA about RRR, Monkey Man, and Bollywood on Netflix Phillip Noyce has been making films since 1977. A master of the action thriller genre, he is part of the Australian New Wave, which revived filmmaking in the country,…
This film sold 25 crore tickets worldwide despite being called a flop; it still beat Baahubali, RRR, Animal, KGF, Jawan at the box office Jawan was the biggest Indian film of last year (2023). The film not only earned Rs 1100 crore at the box office but also sold an estimated 5 crore tickets worldwide,…
Ram Charan opened up on how he handles success and the pressure of carrying on his father Chiranjeevi’s legacy. Ram Charan is currently busy shooting for his upcoming movie Game Changer. In a recent interview, the superstar opened up on how he handles the pressure of carrying on his father Chiranjeevi’s legacy and opened up…
