Cinemas

Veteran actor Kamini Kaushal, star from Laal Singh Chaddha, dies aged 98

Actor Kamini Kaushal, one of Hindi cinema's earliest female stars who began her career with the classic "Neecha Nagar" in 1946 and went on to act in a host of films right till 2022, has died in her Mumbai home, a close family friend said. She was 98. Amongst the industry's highest paid actress in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Kaushal starred opposite the triumvirate of Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor before moving on to character roles in the 1960s. Her last screen appearance was in Aamir Khan's 2022 film "Laal Singh Chaddha" at the age of 95, making for a remarkable 76 year in the movies. "She died at her Mumbai home late on Thursday night. She would have turned 99 in February," Sajan Narain, a close friend of the family, told PTI. Kaushal was born Uma Kashyap on February 24, 1927 in Lahore. Her father, Shiv Ram Kashyap, was widely regarded as the father of Indian botany and taught as a professor at the University of Punjab in pre-partition Lahore. The youngest of two ...

Zubeen's final film 'Roi Roi Binale' opens to packed halls across Assam

'Roi Roi Binale' (Tears still flow), the last film featuring popular singer-composer Zubeen Garg who died in Singapore last month, opened to packed shows across Assam on Friday. The first screening took place as early as 4.25 am at a multiplex in Guwahati with people queuing to watch their favourite star on the big screen for the last time. Shows started from morning hours in all cities of the state, with the movie also having a simultaneous nationwide release. With tickets of all shows for the next one week sold out, Garg's musical is expected to break all past box office records for Assamese cinema in the future. Most halls have scheduled up to seven shows a day, running till wee hours the next day to cater to demand. In 'Roi Roi Binale', Garg is playing the lead character, who is a blind musician. It has 11 songs, composed by himself. The film revolves around the life of a musician and his struggle. The trailer showed that his character was lying senseless on a sea beach and o

PVR Inox banking on diverse genre and Hollywood films for growth

The multiplex chain's profit rebound was driven by strong film lineups, higher admissions, and steady Hollywood releases that lifted India's overall box office

Pankaj Dheer, Mahabharat's Karna, passes away at 68 after battling cancer

Pankaj Dheer also appeared in several supporting roles in many Hindi films, including 'Sadak', 'Soldier', and 'Baadshah'

Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra sets new benchmark for Malayalam film industry

Highest-grossing Malayalam blockbuster earns ₹300 cr in 6 weeks of release

Dussehra festival weekend and vibrant lineup a hit for Box Office

Multiplexes see 2-3 times rise in bookings as big releases draw families and groups

How Yusuf stitched cinematic dreams into frames that defined generations

From cotton cloth to silver, plastic, and LED screens, one family has illuminated the stories that define a century of Indian cinema

Jatin Sethi's Naad Sstudios Announces Entry into Malayalam Cinema with Jeethu Joseph's Mirage film

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Frames per Second: Meet Uttam Kumar, the 'Nayak' of Bengal cinema

As we enter the 100th year of the matinee idol, it is important to revisit his legacy without falling into the lure of nostalgia

MAI urges govt to keep movie tickets priced up to ₹300 in 5% GST bracket

The Multiplex Association of India argued that such a move will boost affordability while also helping firms expand their presence

PVR INOX narrows Q1 loss to ₹54 crore on strong lineup, cost control

The company's revenue from operations rose by 23.38 per cent to ₹1,469.1 crore during the quarter compared with Q1FY25

PVR Inox narrows losses as hits like 'F1' boost footfalls, revenue

Footfalls in cinema halls have been pressured by weak urban consumption, an uneven slate of film releases and growing competition from streaming platforms

Epson launches EpiqVision Mini laser projectors in India from Rs 99,999

Epson introduces EpiqVision Mini EF-22N and EF-21W laser projectors in India for home use with fullHD projection resolution, Dolby Audio, Google TV, and 150-inch projection

Delhi eases cinema licence rules to cut red tape; revenue dept takes charge

Lt Governor VK Saxena has withdrawn cinema licensing powers from Delhi Police, transferring them to a DM-led committee under the revenue department to streamline processes and boost ease of business

Demolished building not Satyajit Ray's ancestral home, claims Bangladesh

Bangladesh denies demolishing Satyajit Ray's ancestral home, calling media reports 'inaccurate'; new construction to continue on site

Reports claim Bangladesh halts demolition of Satyajit Ray's ancestral home

The Ministry of External Affairs said it would be willing to coordinate with Bangladesh to preserve the site

US cinemas weigh launching new large screen brand to challenge Imax

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

India offers help to Bangladesh to preserve Satyajit Ray's ancestral home

The property belonged to Satyajit Ray's grandfather Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, a renowned writer-editor

Half of all films released in Dolby Atmos are from India, says John Couling

The San Francisco-based Dolby, which made revenues of $1.3 billion in 2024, offers audio and visual technologies that filmmakers from Christopher Nolan to SS Rajamouli swear by

PVR INOX plans to add 200 screens in 2 yrs: ED Sanjeev Kumar Bijli

Cinema exhibitor PVR INOX plans to add around 200 screens in two years at an investment of up to Rs 400 crore, its Executive Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli said on Wednesday. The company's expansion plans will majorly focus on South India, followed by smaller cities and towns in the next two years, Bijli told PTI in an interview. "This financial year, 2025-26, we have about 100 screen openings planned, and out of which we have opened about 20 already in the first quarter, and we have another 82 to go. So, basically, we are on track to open about 100 screens this year," he said when asked about the company's expansion plans. Out of the 100 screens, 40 screens are in South India, including Hyderabad, Bangalore and Hubli. At the same time, some cinemas will come up in Mumbai, Delhi, and Gurugram, and some smaller towns like Siliguri, Jabalpur, Leh and Gangtok. "It is a bit of a mixed bag, but 40 per cent of this (expansion) still remains in South India, and about 20 per cent in smaller