'Perhaps there is a greater understanding of small town India amongst our stars today than earlier.'
Its worldwide gross is already a staggering Rs 1,250 crores.
The Padmavati controversy has come at an awakard time for Bollywood.
A clutch of professional talent management firms is changing the balance of demand and supply in India's entertainment industry, writes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'While they are a long way off from the box office muscle that the Khans enjoy, a host of young stars are entering the Rs 100 crore club that was earlier the reserve of the seniors. This year will see a lot of young stars in action.'
As Sunny Leone's film, Mastizaade, hit screens amidst a wave of unprecedented social media support for her, Ritika Bhatia finds out what India thinks of the actor.