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OMG 2 Box Office Collection Day 3: Akshay's OMG 2 collects 17.5 cr on day 3

OMG 2 Box Office Collection: Despite challenges, the Akshay Kumar starrer OMG 2 performed well on the first weekend. The movie earned Rs 43.56 crore in its first three days

Back to the theatre: PVR Inox made over Rs 100 cr this blockbuster weekend

Between August 11 and 13, the number of viewers in various PVR Inox cinemas crossed 3.36 million. This highest-ever weekend viewership helped the company earn gross revenue of over Rs 100 crore

CBFC certification dipped to 8,299 in Covid year: Parliamentary panel

Film certification dipped to 8,299 films in 2020-21, the Covid-19 year, as against a high of 22,570 in the pre-pandemic year of 2018-19, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry told a Parliamentary panel. The Covid-19 year also saw the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) prescribing modifications or cuts to 17.77 per cent of the total 8,299 films submitted for certification, the report said. The CBFC issues about 20,000 certifications for films every year across different categories such as Indian long films, Indian short films, foreign long films and foreign short films, the ministry told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology which reviewed the functioning of the CBFC. According to information furnished to the Committee, a total of 22,570 films were certified in 2018-19, 20,593 in 2019-20, 8,299 in 2020-21 and 12,719 in 2021-22. In 2022-23, the CBFC had certified 18,070 films, suggesting that the film industry was on the recover

Amitabh Bachchan is biggest brand ambassador for India: US Congressman

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is the biggest brand ambassador for India in the world, a top Indian-American Congressman has said. The remarks by Congressman Ro Khanna came after he met Bachchan, 80, in Mumbai on Saturday. Khanna, the co-chair of the Congressional India Caucus, is currently leading a bipartisan Congressional delegation to India along with Congressman Michael Waltz, the other co-chair of the India Caucus. We had a wide-ranging conversation for an hour on Artificial intelligence (AI)...the rise of India, Bachchan's father, and the importance of the US-India relationship. Amitabh Bachchan's life story embodies the story of India. He is the biggest brand ambassador for India to the world, Congressman Ro Khanna told PTI. I told Mr Bachchan that he must visit the United States again that he offers hope to so many Indian American immigrants like my family and parents and he is a symbol for the rise of India and Indian-Americans, Khanna said in response to a ...

Google Doodle pays tribute to late actor Sridevi on her 60th birthday

Google honored Sridevi with a colorful and whimsical illustration created by Mumbai-based guest artist Bhumika Mukherjee of the actor on its home page

OMG 2 Box Office Collection Day 1: Akshay's movie gets lukewarm response

Akshay Kumar-starrer Oh My God 2 is expected to earn around 7 to 9 crore on its opening day. OMG 2 sold around 65,000 tickets through advance bookings

Gadar 2 Box Office Collection Day 1: Movie may shatter several records

Gadar 2 box office collection on Day 1 is expected to cross Rs. 40 crore. Fans are loving the chemistry of Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel in Gadar 2 again on the big screen

Gadar 2: Release date, advance booking, showtimes and ticket price

Gadar 2 movie has been released today, August 11. According to Bookmyshow, over 280K+ viewers are showing interest in advance booking

Ranveer Singh has been crowned as the new 'Don' After Big B and SRK

Farhan Akhtar formally announced his film 'Don 3', and overwhelmed the internet. Presently, the first look of the film has dropped showcasing Ranveer Singh as the new Don in town

The Swiss Indian Chamber Of Commerce India Celebrates 75 Years of Indo Swiss Friendship

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As years go by, the plot weakens for Indian women-centric cinema

The number of such movies has declined and their box office collection too

'Lagaan' art director Nitin Desai found dead, firm defaulted on loan

Renowned art director Nitin Desai, the creator of lavish sets for films such as Jodhaa Akbar and "Lagaan" as well as the popular TV quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati, was found hanging at his studio in Karjat near Mumbai on Wednesday. He was 57. Desai's company ND's Art World Pvt Ltd had defaulted on a Rs 252-crore loan to its financial creditor, according to an insolvency petition filed in a bankruptcy court last week. Desai's body was found hanging with a rope in the morning at N D Studios," Raigad Superintendent of Police Somnath Gharge told reporters, adding it seemed to be a case of suicide and the case was being investigated from all angles. Desai's body was taken to state-run J J Hospital in Central Mumbai, where a post-mortem examination will be conducted by a panel of five doctors, he said. Mobile phones and electronic devices found in the premises were seized and they will be examined, said the SP, adding statements of his attendants and caretakers at the sprawling facili

Hollywood saves India's PVR Inox as Bollywood bombs at box office

International cinema helped India's biggest movie operator PVR Inox post a rise in first-quarter revenue as Hindi films failed to bring moviegoers to theatres

Akshay's OMG 2 escapes censor board knife with only minor modifications

A source close to the Akshay Kumar's OMG 2 says that "There are no cuts in the film, only a few modifications, which the makers discussed with the censor board members"

Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani off to a solid start in its first weekend

Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani got off to an impressive start as it grossed $4.20 million on the weekend in the theatres globally

Jewish rights organisation asks Prime Video to remove 'Bawaal' from the OTT

The movie has been in the headlines due to its controversies since its release. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, it got huge criticism for downplaying Jewish oppression in the Nazi regime

Playing Bollywood songs at weddings is not copyright infringement: Govt

The DPIIT said it has received several complaints and grievances from the public and other stakeholders regarding the collection of royalties by copyright societies

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023: Here are five Hindi films based on Kargil War

Under Operation Vijay, the Indian Army recaptured the famous Tiger Hill and other posts around it by evicting Pakistani troops

Vijay Sethupathi's intense look unveiled in new poster of SRK's Jawan

Jawan is directed by Atlee and will release on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. The film starcast includes Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara

Salman Khan's Tiger 3 teaser to be attached with SRK's Jawan, says report

As indicated by different reports, Salman Khan's Tiger 3 is said to launch its first teaser with star Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan. Tiger 3 is releasing this November