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National Cinema Day draws over 6 million moviegoers to theatres: MAI

The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) on Saturday said that over six million cinemagoers went to the theatres on the second edition of National Cinema Day. More than 4,000 screens participated in the initiative on Friday including cinema chains like PVR INOX, Cinepolis, Miraj, Citypride, Mukta A2, Movie Time, Wave, M2K, Moviemax, Rajhans, NY Cinemas, Delite and others. The tickets were priced at Rs 99 across theatres. "A record number of 6+ million (estimated) moviegoers visited their local cinema to celebrate the National Cinema Day. In every corner, audiences of all ages came together to record an unprecedented demand for movie tickets, and the country's cinema operators reported house-full shows throughout the day, making 13 October the second highest-attended day of the year 2023," the MAI said in a press note. The association said the success of National Cinema Day is a reminder of the love people have for big screen movie watching experience. "The overwhelming response to

90% Indians prefer to watch movies on big screen, reveals BookMyShow survey

Big screen cinema magic is still thriving in India, says a new survey by ticketing platform BookMyShow, which spoke to moviegoers in 650 towns and cities across the country to understand their preferred entertainment mode. The report, titled The CineFiles', was launched ahead of the National Cinema Day on Friday, when tickets will be priced at Rs 99 across theatres. It revealed that 98 per cent of Indians believe "cinematic magic can only be brought alive on the big screen with a third of them attributing it to certain directors, themes, VFX amongst others". "In fact, 90 per cent respondents' usual go-to option for out-of-home experiences is catching the latest movie release in the theatre amongst other leisure activities such as shopping, live gigs, adventure outings and more, further reiterating that the big screen theatre experience continues to be a mainstay in the cultural fabric of India," the report said. The survey, which spoke to 5,000 people across different cities, said

Amid rising OTT, 98% of Indians still trust theatres for 'cinematic magic'

The main reason for the love of theatre is the experience it provides, a report released by BookMyShow showed

Vijay's Leo trailer is set to release today, check when and where to watch

Vijay's Leo movie trailer is scheduled to be released today. The movie also stars Trisha and Sanjay Dutt along with others. the movie is set to hit theatres on October 19, 2023

Tiger 3 Trailer release date out, check when you can watch the trailer

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif will be seen together once again in the third instalment of Tiger 3, the movie has confirmed its trailer release date and will hit theatres on November 11, 2023

Thalaivar 170 movie cast revealed; Rajinikanth, Bachchan are part of it

Rajinikanth starrer Thalaivar 170 movie shooting has started. Amitabh Bachchan will also be part of the movie, and he will be seen with Rajinikanth after 32 years

Sunny Deol and Aamir Khan collaborating for Rajkumar Santoshi's Lahore 1947

Sunny Deol and Aamir Khan will come together for the first time in Lahore 1947. The movie will be directed by Rajkumar, the shooting will begin soon

Nitesh Tiwari to shoot Ramayana, starring Ranbir, Yash and Sai Pallavi

Director Nitesh Tiwari is making Ramayana in three parts. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Maa Sita, and Yash as Ravana. The shoot will begin next year

Fukrey 3 vs Chandramukhi 2 vs The Vaccine War box office Day 2 collection

Three movies clashed at the box office on Thursday and the weekend is set to begin, Fukrey is leading the race, but it is interesting to watch who will collect more after the weekend

Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in Harry Potter films, dies at 82

The Irish actor passed away peacefully with his family by his side after suffering from pneumonia

Chandramukhi 2 releases today; check cast, showtime, and advance booking

A horror-comedy movie Chandramukhi 2 has been released in theatres today. The movie has sold more than 1 lakh advance tickets. The movie is directed by P. Vasu

Salman Khan's 'Tiger 3' teaser released, movie is set to release on Diwali

Salman Khan's Tiger 3 teaser was released on Wednesday. The movie is scheduled to release on November 10, 2023. Emran Khan will play the role of an antagonist

OTT release this week: Movies, series worth watching on streaming platforms

Several entertaining movies are going to be released on OTT platforms this week, which are worth binge-watching. Here is the list of best OTT releases this week

The Expendables 4 Box Office Collection: The movie fails to perform

The fourth part of The Expendables series couldn't perform well at the box office and collected just $8.3 million on opening weekend. The Expendables 4 hit theatres on September 22, 2023

Dev Anand at 100: Film festival kicks off with 'Johny Mera Naam' screenings

A film festival celebrating the birth centenary of screen icon Dev Anand, opened on Saturday evening with packed shows of the actor's popular films "Johny Mera Naam" and "Guide" at PVR Juhu here. The two-day event named 'Dev Anand @ 100 - Forever Young', curated by Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), is showcasing four of the actor's movies. The other two films "CID" and "Jewel Thief" will be screened on Sunday. Waheeda Rehman, Dev Anand's co-star of films such as "CID" and "Guide", actor Jackie Shroff, filmmaker Sriram Raghavan, and FHF director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur introduced the two titles marking the opening of the festival. Rehman recounted being introduced to Dev Anand on the sets of "CID", the 1956 film which marked her Hindi cinema debut. "I feel very lucky that I did my first film 'CID' with Dev sahab. When we were introduced, I called him 'Dev sahab', he said 'Waheeda, you won't call me Dev sahab'. I said 'I'm not that ill-mannered, you are elder to me and such a big sta

Barbie re-releasing in IMAX today with post-credit scenes for seven days

Barbie is re-releasing in theatres in IMAX format with post-credit scenes today, September 22. The movie was released on July 21 and became one of the highest-grossing movies of the year

Expendables 4: Check release date, star cast, story overview and more

Expandables 4: The fourth installment of action thriller movie Expendables is finally released today. The movie is directed by Scott Waugh and officially titled 'Expend4bles'

Jawan Box Office Collection Day 14: Movie expected to cross Rs 1000 cr

Jawan movie is doing a whopping collection at the box office; the movie crossed the Rs 500 crore mark in India and is eyeing 1000 crore worldwide. The movie was released on September 7

Sex Education Season 4 releases today, check cast, story, & where to watch

The final season of the popular Netflix show "Sex Education" will be released today, September 21. The last season will be full of laughter, fresh connection and reunion

SRK-starrer 'Jawan' crosses Rs 900 cr mark at worldwide box office

"Jawan", headlined by Shah Rukh Khan, has amassed Rs 907.54 crore at the global box office in 13 days of its release. Production house Red Chillies Entertainment on Wednesday shared the latest gross worldwide box office collection of the Atlee directorial on its official X page. "And this is how the King ruled the box office!" the banner captioned the post. "Jawan" hit the screens on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Billed as an high-octane action thriller that outlines "the emotional journey of a man who is set to rectify the wrongs in the society", the film stars Shah Rukh in the dual role of Vikram Rathore and his son Azad. It also stars Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi with Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt in special appearances. Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Lehar Khan, Aaliyah Qureshi, Ridhi Dogra, Sunil Grover and Mukesh Chhabra round out the cast of the movie. A Red Chillies Entertainment presentation, "Jawan" is produced by Gauri Kh