Pushpa 2 has shown that when a film is truly accepted by audiences, the market potential is in a different league altogether.
'Reena stayed in the next building. We fell in love but had to meet secretly because her parents didn't approve of me.' 'I would always be afraid that her parents would get her married off to somebody else.'
The who's who of Bollywood got together to doff their hats at the iconic Raj Kapoor and celebrate his birth centenary on December 14 with a lot of fanfare.
Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores. The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A fascinating excerpt from Gurcharan Das's Another Sort of Freedom.
'Thanks to Chhaava's success, I now have the creative freedom to pick and choose.'
Joginder Tuteja raises a toast to Aditya Chopra on his birthday, and looks at his 10 most successful productions.
Allu Arjun's biggest blockbuster, Satyajit Ray's story and Spidey's exciting new avatar, Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations on OTT this week.
'Raj is saying no to numerous offers for monetary reasons, and why not?' Stree 2 is perhaps the biggest blockbuster of all times.'
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced ticket prices for the upcoming Champions Trophy, with the lowest priced ticket starting at PKR 1000 for the General Enclosure for all matches in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi.
When the Pakistan innings ended, there were 1.1 crore viewers live on the app and this increased to 1.4 crore viewers during the innings break.
Hours after Reddy slammed the actor for holding a roadshow and waving to the crowds at the theatre, without referring to anyone, the 'Pushpa 2' star refuted the allegations and said it was not a procession or a roadshow.
'We are definitely under pressure from one of the two Diwali releases, Singham Again.'
Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi's competent performances barely elevate this romantic drama, which prefers patriotic thrills, observes Arjun Menon.
Emraan Hashmi shows off his injury that he sustained during an action scene in his film, Goodachari 2.
A canteen owner at a theatre screening the movie Pushpa 2: The Rule in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior allegedly bit the ear of a man over a dispute on settling the snacks bill, the police said.
Sukanya Verma celebrates the icon and his imagery in 23 super special Aamir Khan frames etched in her head.
The Stardust 50th Anniversary Honours awards saw the who's who of Bollywood on the red carpet.
Madison Keys said she would be wary about being too aggressive against Iga Swiatek.
Alexander Zverev played his best tennis when it mattered most to down Tommy Paul and reach his third Australian Open semi-final in five years
Meanwhile, Pushpa 2 (Hindi) outperformed both Mufasa and Baby John despite being in the fourth week. It has already reached the Rs 775 crores (Rs 7.75 billion) mark.
During Nine's broadcast, Jones had mocked Djokovic and his fans who were out in force cheering the Serb.
CA boss Nick Hockley to step down
All of 2024, most movies have struggled to have these kinds of numbers even in their entire lifetime.
Take a look at some of the best dressed attendees and winners at Elle Graduates 2024.
'I should make a Rs 1,000 crore film with you.'
'I think it will be terrible for all those countries who worked so hard to get the Test status.'
Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters.
'I go to Salmanbhai every day before the shoot.' 'I write straight scenes, simple scenes. He will read them and add a little bit of spice.'
These six male megastars have formed popular pairs with two starkly different leading ladies. Dinesh Raheja compares and contrasts the chemistry between the onscreen couples, and asks you, dear reader, to vote for your favourite jodi.
Whether Rasha's chemistry around Aaman repeats the success of Ajay-Raveena's?
A very good mix of movies and Web series arrives on OTT in January.
'Deva gave me the chance to push myself as an actor after a long time.'
For the Thalaivas, a Super Tackle sent Arjun to the bench but the impressive start by the defenders did not last for too long.
The upcoming Delhi Assembly polls have taken an interesting turn with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaging in a poster war inspired by the popular film 'Pushpa 2.' The AAP has released a poster featuring Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while the BJP has countered with a poster featuring state president Virendra Sachdeva, both using imagery and slogans from the film.
Actor Allu Arjun, who was lodged in Chanchalguda Central prison in Hyderabad following a local court's remand in a case related to the death of a woman in a stampede during the premiere of his latest film, spent the night normally and had rice and vegetable curry for dinner, a senior official of the Telangana prisons department said. The actor was kept separately along with other accused in the case and was treated as a special class prisoner as per the court's order. Allu Arjun walked out of jail on Saturday following an interim bail granted by the Telangana High Court. The official refuted the remarks made by Arjun's advocate that the star was not released despite the HC's order, saying according to the jail manual no prisoner will be released after 7 PM.
The Malayalam film industry suffered a loss of Rs 650 crore to Rs 700 crore in 2024.
Pant's attempt to emulate the legendary superstar's cool and confident style brought back memories of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's similar pose from 2016.
It was a rare treat to see Sharmila Tagore and her children Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Pataudi at the premiere of her Bengali film Puratawn (The Ancient) at the ongoing MAMI Film Festival in Mumbai.
'I never gave any indication that Hrithik would do a film for the underworld.'
Meet the glamorous guests at Bombay Times Fashion Week 2024.