Gulabo Sitabo was made with a budget of Rs 40 crore to Rs 45 crore. Amazon Prime bought the streaming rights for Rs 60 crore to Rs 65 crore, helping the producers make over Rs 20 crore.
The decision, that would be reviewed on a month-by-month basis, came a day after England registered its biggest jump in death toll of 39 to hit 177.
Disney's The Jungle Book has taken the box office by storm.
If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.
On his 90th birth anniversary, Sukanya Verma lists 20 of her favourite scenes that reiterate his extraordinary grasp on the language of cinema and connect with the viewer.
For all the glitz and glamour, politically and socially aware emphasis on representation and support for Ukraine, the 94th Annual Academy Awards was largely a bore.
Mohanlal and Vijay starrer Jilla has shattered all previous box-office records in Tamil cinema. Director R T Neason talks about the success.
The material collected by the investigating officer shows that Dasgupta manipulated TRP for particular channels by using his office as the CEO of BARC, the court observed.
Badhaai Do carries its audience on the wave of those little farces that come with being queer in India, a land where masculinity still has some say, observes Sreehari Nair.
'How long do you dumb down, how long do you stay silent,' the actor asks at TEDx.
While the Supreme Court has cleared the decks for the release of the Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie, there is uncertainty over whether it would be screened in the three states, as some multiplexes and single-screen cinemas fear the repercussions.
Here's giving these actors a standing ovation!
'Gerson existed at the intersection of principle and conscience. 'One of our conversations turned to his return to India from Brazil. 'He spoke about the choices he made and the things he felt he had failed at. 'What emerged was how he always steadfastly stuck to his beliefs and was true to them and himself. 'The need to -- in Spike Lee's words -- Do The Right Thing.' Director Dev Benegal remembers Gerson da Cunha, 'friend, guide, light'.
In the light of a rise in COVID-19 cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to register offences against people who violate safety guidelines, an official said on Thursday.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, eminent personalities, politicians described Lata Mangeshkar as the "nightingale of the subcontinent"
Rajinikanth and Kamalahaasan's new generation movies of the twenty-first century may make bigger money than their earlier films but leave behind a lesser impact. That would make the difference between their success and failure as politicians, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Most of India knows Deep Sidhu as the man who planted the Sikh religious flag on Red Fort.
Amazon Prime has reportedly bought the film's exclusive premiere rights at a whopping Rs 30 crore.
Films that amazed Aseem Chhabra at the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.
A good mix of formal, casual and chic
This birthday the best gift Arijit could hope for is to be finally forgiven by Salman Khan, says Subhash K Jha.
The good friends, who share the same surname, graced the cover of Elle mag's July 2018 edition.
Thugs of Hindostan adds to Aamir Khan's list of disappointments.
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
'I hope against hope that Indian film-makers don't take their future cue from the creator of this insufferable franchise,' says J Jagannath.
'I was so nervous and embarrassed that I hid behind a pillar, just watching my son quietly.' 'I could see him very quiet, not communicating with anybody.'' 'I thought he was not interested. But when he gave his first shot, he was perfect!'
The Bollywood star closed the show for the British brand Dorothy Perkins.
Analysts believe the film should cross Rs 120 crore over the four-day weekend.
A look at the big winners of the night!
In the coming days, Baahubali: The Conclusion is set to break even more records.
Theatres are finding innovative new ways to increase footfalls, discovers Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'He always seemed one of us, part of the great aspiring middle class -- his values, his simplicity, even the intellectual snobbery which he could barely hide,' observes Mousumi Sengupta.
Meera Nandan talks about her debut in Kannada cinema and what it means to work outside her home state.
The revived factionalism in the AIADMK, if not curbed now, has the potential to split the party vertically, warns N Sathiya Moorthy.
A look at the fresh faces in Bollywood that stood out this year!
Why do SRK and Salman find themselves on this list?
Will Salman Khan's Kick break all records at the box office?
'A look at the winners and losers tells us that the topic of the film is but one factor in ensuring success.'
'It is not only the hero who displays guts and cleverness but the villain can also have these traits.'
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