While the topic of surrogacy is not common in Hindi movies, it has been done before.
Online booking of tickets will be encouraged but box office will be open for single-screen theatres.
Nobody else needs to boycott Bollywood, they are doing a pretty good job of digging up their own foundation, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the releases which did a minimum lifetime business of Rs 20 crore. Unfortunately, the list is not very long.
'The blockbusters are unlikely to be launched in 2020.' 'They will move into the 2021 cycle when confidence level among people will be higher.'
INOX Group has earlier supported various sporting events, teams and leagues in table Tennis, football, badminton, running, basketball and cricket, and building awareness among masses through effective promotional initiatives.
Lockdown in Amravati city in Maharashtra was extended for a week on Saturday in view of the coronavirus situation, while restrictions were also imposed for the weekend in Nagpur, Buldhana and Yavatmal.
'We didn't realise what a tsunami The Kashmir Files was going to be.'
'This is a blip in the 100-year history of cinema.'
The transaction is expected to close in the next 30 days and the merger process is expected to be completed in next 9-12 months
'India has entered an economic super-cycle driven by a housing cycle turnaround.'
Shops selling essential products in Mumbai can remain open till 4 pm on all daysfrom June 7 while non-essential shops can operate till 4 pm on weekdays.Malls, theatres, and multiplexes will continue to remain shut.
Only a few thousand chargers dot the Indian landscape, some in working condition, others not, with some held hostage to the power supply vagaries of local utilities, reports S Dinakar.
Despite unprecedented levels of uncertainty in Samvat 2077, investors have little to complain about on the returns front. The BSE Sensex delivered returns of 38 per cent in this period, while the Nifty registered a return of over 40 per cent. As is the case in bull markets, companies in the small- and mid-capitalisation basket outperformed the benchmarks, with returns almost twice those of frontliners.
A reception often reserved for rockstars came the way of mining mogul Anil Agarwal when he started revealing nuggets of his ascent from a scrap-metal dealer to one of India's most prominent self-made industrialists on social media. And now he has been flooded with booking writing proposals and has even been offered money for a biopic. In February this year, Agarwal, 68, started tweeting his journey from Bihar to Mumbai first and then to London to head a globally diversified natural resources company with interests in zinc-lead-silver, iron ore, steel, copper, aluminium, power, oil and gas.
'Traders have stocked up for upcoming festivals and will make a loss if stores remain shut now. We suffered last year. We can't suffer again. There is no scientific basis for closing all commercial establishments. How long will the government keep them shut?'
Sooryavanshi and Annaatthe have already collected 6 percent of the film industry's 2020 revenue.
Starring Ranbir, Aishwarya, Anushka and Fawad, the film is slated to release on October 28.
Ajay Devgn defends the Golmaal franchise.
The Gandhi Jayanti holiday on October 2 has worked quite well for Bollywood movie releases.
'A well made masala film will never go out of fashion. Pushpa proved it yet again.'
'That's the magic of the movie theatre.'
'While OTTs are a reality, big film producers will prefer a theatrical release before a digital one.'
The relaxations will come into effect from Tuesday morning, said a government order.
In a controversial move, the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra is set to enact a law to make it mandatory for multiplexes in the state to screen Marathi movies during prime time slots.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big November hits in the past decade.
Starting with the third quarter of financial year 2020-21 (Q3FY21), we have seen "unlock" trades at various times. Whenever lockdowns have been eased, traders have taken long positions in consumer-facing businesses. Let's look at the logic. Since March 2020, sectors like retail, personal vehicles, hospitality, aviation, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), multiplexes, etc., have been under severe pressure. As a result, there's been a low base effect. Every company in these spaces has suffered top line contraction. Many suffered losses, especially in the first half of FY21.
'The young generation doesn't want to work with old hats like me.' 'They don't understand that we are brighter and wiser because of our experience.' 'We can take them on the right path, but they should keep their ears open.'
Film producers plan to go on an indefinite strike starting April 3, as they could not resolve their differences with multiplex owners over revenue sharing.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a meeting with experts, and senior ministers and officials of his government to assess the COVID-19 situation in the state and curbs that were put in place to control its spread.
According to new guidelines imposed by authorities on Sunday, shops have been allowed to open on alternate days.
What's the mantra for reviving ghost malls? Most important, a right mix of products. They also need to transform into community spaces.
Praveen Sattaru talks baout his journey from from consultancy to filmmaking.
'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'
The film didn't offer the unfettered entertainment which everyone sought -- it was out-and-out a docu-drama, not a masala movie, notes Sandeep Goyal.
2010 was a year that made quite a few careers. It was also the year when films started earning Rs 100 crores.
'South movies have the perfect script, the perfect action and the perfect romance.' 'That's why these films are running in theatres.'
In a video that has gone viral and was probably shot on July 3, Gandhi is seen munching on popcorn and interacting with a person seated next to him a movie theatre.
The Shah Rukh starrer has opened to enthusiastic crowds in 119 theatres across the US and Canada.
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