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Anant Nag gets the Dadasaheb Phalke, and the award goes where Indian cinema actually lives

Punjab, Sept. 16 -- Veteran actor Anant Nag has been named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema's highest honour. The announcement came on Wednesday, and the award will be presented at the 72... Read More


Friday's streaming slate is mostly regional, and three titles arrive in five languages

Punjab, Sept. 16 -- Friday 18 September is a heavy streaming day, and most of the weight is regional. Titles land across Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, Sun NXT and Shudder, with several arriving in... Read More


Hanuman Ansh is at Rs 231 crore on a Rs 1.8 crore budget after 40 days

Punjab, Sept. 16 -- Hanuman Ansh is at Rs 231.13 crore net in India after 40 days, on a reported budget of Rs 1.8 crore. Mirzapur: The Movie is at Rs 195.70 crore net by day 12. The low-budget devotio... Read More


Miley Cyrus, Anthrax and Tom Morello share a September, and India mostly streams it

Punjab, Sept. 15 -- September's international release calendar is led by rock returns and one significant pop record: Miley Cyrus releases Bass Persuades before the end of the month, with new projects... Read More


Ashutosh Gowariker will run IFFI 57, and the theme is about a border that is not geographic

Punjab, Sept. 15 -- Ashutosh Gowariker has been appointed Festival Director of the 57th International Film Festival of India, which runs in Goa in November under the theme Stories Without Borders. Del... Read More


Hanuman Ansh took Rs 8.25 crore on a day-39 Monday, and Haiwaan fell under Rs 1 crore

Punjab, Sept. 15 -- Monday's numbers put Hanuman Ansh at Rs 8.25 crore net on day 39, Mirzapur: The Movie at Rs 5.50 crore on day 11 after a 58.5% drop, and Haiwaan at Rs 70 lakh on day 4. Two of thos... Read More


Sixteen releases in thirty days, and platforms have stopped avoiding each other

Punjab, Sept. 14 -- September carries 16 new releases across cinemas and streaming, including Kareena Kapoor's Daayra, Alia Bhatt's Don't Be Shy and The Paradise. A month with no gaps Sixteen titles... Read More


Mirzapur: The Movie holds to Rs 184.70 crore net by day ten

Mirzapur, Sept. 14 -- The Movie has reached Rs 184.70 crore net in India by its tenth day, and Rs 251.27 crore overall. It took Rs 13.25 crore net on its second Sunday. The second weekend is where fi... Read More


Haiwaan's Sunday came in below its opening day, which is close to decisive

Punjab, Sept. 14 -- Haiwaan took approximately Rs 1.85 crore net on Sunday, its first weekend. That is below its opening day of Rs 3 crore. The test it failed A theatrical release is judged on wheth... Read More


Hanuman Ansh took Rs 22.5 crore on day 38, and out-earned a two-star new release

Punjab, Sept. 14 -- Hanuman Ansh took an estimated Rs 22.50 crore net in India on Sunday - on its 38th day in cinemas. Its domestic net now stands near Rs 214.63 crore. Day 38 is the number, not the ... Read More