India, Dec. 27 -- Entertainment has stopped being something people merely watch and has become something they participate in. A film scene, a song lyric, or even a few awkward seconds on a concert screen could instantly turn into a meme, a reel trend, or a cultural reference point. Indian cinema and shows were at the heart of this shift, producing some of the year's most dominant viral moments, while global pop culture fed the same ecosystem.

One of the biggest contributors was the Bollywood action film Dhurandhar, which became a meme factory almost overnight. Ranveer Singh's entry sequence sparked the wildly popular 'First Day as a Spy' trend, where creators humorously imagined Indian spies failing missions due to desi habits. Clips wer...