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Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin highlighted the role of OTT streaming platforms in the Indian film industry, saying they are expanding the film sector rather than replacing cinema. Speaking at JioHotstar's South Unbound event on Tuesday, Udhayanidhi said filmmakers in cities such as Madurai and Salem can now upload their stories and reach audiences worldwide through streaming platforms. The event also saw the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) between JioHotstar and the Tamil Nadu government to promote the state's creative talent and cultural heritage. "I am delighted to launch this partnership with JioHotstar. Chennai's tradition and passion for art and culture are centuries old, and even Telugu and Malayalam films are produced here," Udhayanidhi said. "Art is a powerful force in politics and life. It can liberate, and movies can educate. Tamil cinema has a history of driving social change, with leaders like Annadurai and Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) instrumental i

From Chinese animation to video-game adaptations and franchise revivals, 2025 delivered diverse global hits. Here are the top 10 highest-grossing films worldwide this year

In the centenary of his birth, Ritwik Ghatak continues to provoke us with the disquieting narratives in his small oeuvre of films

September 2025 grosses over ₹1,000 crore at Indian box office, led by They Call Him OG; January-September cumulative hits ₹9,409 crore, up 18% Y-o-Y.

While details are yet to emerge, particularly on the effective date of this tariff, the move will impact the box office collections of a lot of Indian movies that tend to do well in the US

Aryan Khan's directorial debut, 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood', is a celebration of the Hindi film industry's clannish rituals

The proposed cess comes months after the state High Court struck down the government's move to cap movie ticket prices at ₹200

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal has been named the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023, the country's highest recognition in the field of cinema, the I&B ministry announced on Saturday. In a post on X, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said the actor, director and producer is being honoured on the recommendation of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Selection Committee for his iconic contribution to Indian cinema. The award will be presented to the 65-year-old during the 71st National Film Awards ceremony on September 23. Mohanlal's remarkable cinematic journey inspires generations His unmatched talent, versatility, and relentless hard work have set a golden standard in Indian film history, the ministry said. With a career spanning more than four decades, Mohanlal has acted in over 350 films across Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada. Some of his most popular and critically-acclaimed movies include Thanmathra, Drishyam, Vanaprastham, Munthirivallikal ...

The total budget of OpenAI-backed film 'Critterz' is under $30 million. For context, the budget of Pixar's Inside Out 2 was $200 million

Actor Achyut Potdar, best known for his roles in TV shows and films like Bharat Ki Khoj, Pradhan Mantri, 3 Idiots, has died at a hospital here. He was in his 90s. Actor Achyut Potdar was admitted to Jupiter Hospital around 4 pm. He was declared dead on Monday a source said. Potdar played supporting roles in many iconic films and TV shows Aandolan, Wagle Ki Duniya, Dabangg 2, and Ferrari Ki Sawaari. His brief appearance of a professor in Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots (2019), and his dialogue Kehna Kya Chahte Ho' became one of the fan favourite moments from the Aamir Khan-starrer movie and has been recreated in pop culture time and again through memes. Details regarding the cause behind his demise and last rites are yet to be known.

While Mr Khan's film earned over ₹250 crore in theatres, it reached only 2-3 per cent of the population

The talks so far have focused on setting shared standards for the chains' "premium large-format" theaters to better compete with Imax's giant screens

The movie business in India is caught in a vicious cycle of falling screen count and, consequently, fewer films and no capital. Breaking out of it will require gumption

Wes Anderson presenting a restored version of Satyajit Ray's 1970 film Aranyer Din Ratri at Cannes is a fitting tribute from an admirer to a master

Tariffs may hurt Hollywood's business, but the bigger blow will be to the stories that built America's image in our minds

This isn't an obituary of Manoj Kumar. It's about the influence he had in defining patriotism for two generations of Indians across our most perilous decade, say from 1962 to 1972

City-based cinema chain Cineline India Ltd will focus on expanding its core film exhibition business after becoming net debt-free following the monetisation of its hotel asset in a Rs 270-crore deal, according to a top company official. The company has entered into a deal with Sparsh Vidhyut to sell its hotel 'Hyatt Centric' in Goa for an enterprise value of Rs 270 crore, and it will use the proceeds to retire its entire debt, Cineline India CEO Ashish Kanakia said. The hotel asset was owned by Mumbai-based Cineline India's wholly-owned arm R&H Spaces Private Ltd. Kanakia said that the deal has resulted in debt reduction of Rs 120 crore pertaining to the hotel asset at the subsidiary level and the company also plans to utilise the sale proceeds to fully repay its outstanding debt of Rs 108 crore related to the film exhibition business, achieving a debt-free status. "This move will accelerate growth and help expand our market presence through the addition of new screens," Kanakia ..

While earlier reports suggested that AR Rahman experienced chest pain, his team later clarified that he was hospitalised due to dehydration and neck pain

Regarding the deaths of Hackman, Arakawa, and one of their dogs, Mendoza clarified that initial findings appear to rule out carbon monoxide poisoning as a cause

The 2003 film, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, recreated the revolutionary fervour of the 1970s and the Emergency - albeit with a strong tinge of nostalgia