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Anurag Kashyap on B'wood, "they don't have the brains to make a film"

Anurag Kashyap has shared his critical perspective on contemporary Hindi filmmakers and the state of the Bollywood industry. He stated that Bollywood lacks the mindset to produce a film like Pushpa

Movies Releasing in January 2025: Emergency, Deva, Fateh and more

Major Bollywood films like Emergency, Fateh, and Santosh are set to release in January 2025, offering diverse plots ranging from historical drama to cyber thrillers and action-packed stories

Allu Arjun's arrest, 'Emergency' delay, more controversies that rocked 2024

From Poonam Pandey, Kangana Ranaut to Allu Arjun, actors and celebrities across industries made headlines for the wrong reasons this year. Some made deliberate attempts to grab attention, while others became a talk of the town at what could have been a highlight of their career. Here is a list of 10 most talked about controversies in 2024 in showbiz: 1. Allu Arjun and the Sandhya Theatre stampede case: Telugu film star Allu Arjun was arrested in connection with the death of a 35-year-old woman during a promotional event of "Pushpa 2: The Rule" at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre earlier this month. While the woman died, her eight-year-old son was seriously injured as fans thronged the theatre to catch a glimpse of the actor, who is currently out on interim bail. The movie, however, has emerged as the biggest hit of the year by earning over Rs 1,700 crore at the box office. 2. Poonam Pandey death hoax: In February, Poonam Pandey's team dropped the bombshell news of her 'death' from ...

Baby John box office Day 2: Varun Dhawan film crashes with just Rs 4.5 cr

Varun Dhawan's Baby John got off to a good start. But, the film's success was short-lived because on its second day, its box office collection significantly dropped. Atlee's film was released on Dec 2

Bollywood-backed realtor Sri Lotus Developers files DRHP for Rs 792 cr IPO

Earlier this month, the company raised about Rs 408 crore through a private placement

Housefull 5: Akshay Kumar, Riteish, and cast celebrate end of filming

Housefull 5 is highly anticipated, as it marks the continuation of one of Bollywood's most successful comedy franchises. Fardeen Khan shared photos of himself, Abhishek, Akshay, Riteish and others

Sikandar 80-second teaser to be out on Salman Khan's birthday, details here

The much-awaited teaser of Salman Khan's upcoming movie, Sikandar, is set to release on his birthday, on December 27

From Ankur to Zubeidaa: Celebrating Shyam Benegal with 7 most iconic films

Shyam Benegal, a renowned filmmaker, passed away in Mumbai on Monday at the age of 90 from chronic kidney illness. Here are 7 of his best-known films that proves his deep understanding of human nature

Filmmaker Shyam Benegal cremated with full state honours in Mumbai

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, the pioneer of the parallel cinema movement in Indian cinema in the 1970s and 1980s, was cremated on Tuesday with full state honours and a three-gun salute here. Benegal, known for films such as "Ankur", "Mandi", "Nishant", and "Junoon", died on Monday at a hospital here due to chronic kidney disease. The last rites of the filmmaker, who celebrated his 90th birthday on December 14, were held around 3 pm at Dadar's Shivaji Park crematorium. Benegal's cinema contemporaries, colleagues and younger generations of actors and artists accompanied wife Nira and daughter Pia in paying their last respects to the icon, whose movies captured the many realities of India. Naseeruddin Shah, Rajit Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Ila Arun, who starred in many of Benegal's films, were present to bid adieu to the director. Also present were actor Ratna Pathak Shah, her son Vivaan Shah, writer-poet Gulzar, director Hansal Mehta, lyricisit-writer Javed Akhtar, actor

Pushpa 2 collections day 20: Movie may become biggest grosser in India

Allu Arjun's Pushpa 2 is the biggest earner of 2024 and it will likely become the highest grosser in India. The movie has already minted over Rs 1200 crore and is only behind Baahubali 2

Baby John advance booking day 1: Varun Dhawan movie earns over Rs 2 crore

Varun Dhawan's upcoming movie Baby John is releasing this Christmas. The movie will also feature Salman Khan in a cameo role

UP police arrest mastermind behind Mushtaq Khan and Sunil Pal abductions

The police recovered a country-made pistol, two cartridges, and Rs 35,050 in cash that was extorted during actor Mushtaq Khan's abduction

Concerts, live events, movie re-releases rule entertainment in 2024: Report

18% growth in India's live entertainment consumption in 2024, says BookMyShow

Pushpa 2 box office collection Day 15: Movie to touch 1000 cr mark in India

Sukumar directed "Pushpa 2: The Rule" has earned ₹973 crore net in India in just two weeks. The movie was released in theatres on December 5, 2024

Blockbusters to flops: India's entertainment hits and misses of 2024

From hits like Stree 2 to big-budget flops, this year's movies brought blockbusters, surprises, and lessons in what works and what doesn't

India's 'Laapataa Ladies' out of Oscar race, fails to make it to shortlist

The Hindi film, directed by Kiran Rao, is not part of the shortlist of 15 features that will be vying for a spot in the final five, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced

Female representation drops in Indian media, entertainment sector: Report

In 2023, women's representation across the major 25 firms was still at a low 13 per cent

Bigg Boss season 18: Vivian nominates Karan Veer, Shilpa; confronts Avinash

The latest promo shows Vivian confronting his close friends Avinash Mishra and Eisha Singh. He ends his friendship with Karan Veer and nominates him and Shilpa

Pushpa 2 becomes highest-grossing movie post covid, earns Rs 1414 crore

Allu Arjun's movie is showing no sign of stopping and has emerged as the most successful movie post covid. Released on December 5, the movie minted Rs 1414 crore within 12 days of its release

Pushpa 2: Allu Arjun's movie collects Rs 1,292 cr at box office in 10 days

Allu Arjun-starrer "Pushpa 2: The Rule" has amassed Rs 1,292 crore at the box office in just 10 days of its release, the makers said on Sunday. Directed by Sukumar, the Telugu movie released on December 5 worldwide with dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam. Also starring Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil, "Pushpa 2" is a sequel to 2021's blockbuster film "Pushpa: The Rise". Production banner Mythri Movie Makers shared the latest box office update on its official X handle along with the poster of the film which read, "Highest Grosser of Indian Cinema in 2024. Rs 1292 crore gross worldwide 10 days." The caption of the post stated: "#Pushpa2TheRule crosses Massive 1292 CRORES GROSS in 10 days. The HIGHEST GROSSER OF INDIAN CINEMA IN 2024. #2024HighestGrosserPushpa2 #Pushpa2 #WildFirePushpa. "Icon Star @alluarjun @iamRashmika @aryasukku #FahadhFaasil @ThisIsDSP @resulp @NavinNooli @SukumarWritings @MythriOfficial @AAFilmsIndia @Ags_production @E4Emovies ..