The four south Indian languages grew by 7% while regional languages within the Hindi speaking markets (such as Bhojpuri, Bangla, Marathi, etc) grew by 26%.
'It's like we were saying the Dark Lord is coming. We weren't thinking of Donald Trump.'
Was romance invented so that Sanjay Leela Bhansali would one day make Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which released on June 18, 1999, asks Subhash K Jha.
Sukanya Verma looks at the jhoola, and how it's an unforgettable part of many a Bollywood imagery in celebration, romance, frolic and, sometimes, even menace.
'Tanhaji has so much fun recreating a bygone legend and fictionalising history, authenticity and spellings, it gets infectious,' feels Sukanya Verma.
There's always the option of changing the channel, but change to what? Maybe a nine o'clock news anchor screaming his lungs out at all those who dare contradict him would act as an appropriate substitute to the drama of the K-serials.
'When we watch our films, everything is beautiful, functional, people wear designer clothes.' 'I've been a part of those films, but in the last eight, nine years, I haven't done anything like that.'
War is as grand and consummate as love in Bollywood.
Aseem Chhabra introduces us to the best of Berlinale.
Why I decided the Bareilly Ki Barfi star is the new girl for me...
Gupt's greatest success lies in how attractive it remains despite the suspense becoming common knowledge, feels Sukanya Verma.
Movies, like all forms of great art, are not meant to tell us how we ought to be, but honestly document how are.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
'What seemed missing in Tumbbad was that screwiness, that kinkiness, which shades so many of our best parables,' observes Sreehari Nair.
He is in negotiations to play the lead in Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
Sukanya Verma lists her favourite frames from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
Sukanya Verma hails Bollywood's memorable bus moments.
Watching Raabta possibly can't be anyone's idea of entertainment in this birth or last, feels Sukanya Verma.
Massu Engira Masilamani is yet another trademark Venkat Prabhu entertainer.
If one drops the book-versus-series chatter, is Sacred Games watchable? Very much so, promises Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Fascinating films based on true stories you might want to catch this year.
Images from the FA Cup matches played on Saturday
In Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg returns to an arena he predominantly parented with the optimism of a kid who hasn't forgotten what it's like to be an audience, notes Sukanya Verma.
... you won't feel anything either.
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
The actress-filmmaker and UN ambassador turns 40 on June 4.
For a person who hasn't overdosed on a TV series for decades -- not since the delightful Friends, and much further back, the homily-laden Hum Log or the excellent Buniyaad or Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi -- Game of Thrones has been a game changer for me, writes Shuma Raha.
Here's a spoiler-filled recap of the key players in the riveting saga!
'It's also a movie-crazed kid's idea of a great time,' discovers Sreehari Nair.
Bollywood inspired weddings, Dharmendra's cringe-worthy attempt at realism, Sridevi and Aishwarya's painful connection and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
A look at some of the most anticipated films of 2015.
Sukanya Verma on The Zoya Factor in Indian cinema.
At its core, Criminal Justice is a tale of small miscalculations leading to grave consequences, feels Sreehari Nair.
What Sukanya Verma loves about Kenneth Branagh's extravagant vision is he gives us a Cinderella that's got a little more spirit and penchant for horse-riding if not the hand-drawn delicacy or singing prowess of her animated avatar.
When PK works, it does with great merit. When it does not, it sermonises, says Sukanya Verma.
This is a film where random storylines are padded together with obscure Internet facts, observes Sreehari Nair.
Bhoothnath Returns starts off with a fascinating premise but drags towards the end, says Sukanya Verma.
We celebrate Bhattsaab and his greatest gems.
Aseem Chhabra picks 10 fascinating films he watched in Macao -- a blend of Asian, independent, Hollywood projects and even a 66-years-old classic Japanese film that still stands the test of time.
