Sequels have traditionally been successful at the box office, especially when they take the story forward. Let's take a look at some such films.
Bharathanatyam 2: Mohiniyattam emerges as a surprisingly superior sequel, boldly transitioning from a slice-of-life narrative to a dark comedy crime-thriller, observes Sreeju Sudhakaran.
'Established filmmakers want to go with the sequels of earlier hit films like Housefull 5 or Mastiii 4. They don't want to come up with fresh ideas. This is pure laziness.'
With Rs 64 crore* in just three days, the Kumar Mangat production will enter the Rs 100 Crore Club in the first week itself.
It seems a given that Drishyam 2 will enter the Rs 200 Crore Club and will be only the second Bollywood film after Brahmastra to do that in 2022.
Drishyam 2 scored huge in the first two weeks and then in the third weekend, it has added around Rs 25 crore more.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali still command the box office.
With Raid 2, where Ajay Devgn reprises his role as an income tax hawk swooping on a defaulter politician, the actor is hoping to make another successful sequel. Here's a look at his series of sequel love.
The cheeky young man who once gave me one-word answers grew into a philosophical, detached star yet remained simple and humble, never letting stardom steal his heart, notes Rediff's Shobha Warrier who first interviewed the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner in 1987.
Shaitaan has taken a superb opening and by the look of things, it will earn Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) comfortably.
'I don't know whether this curse will be lifted or not. It's in the hands of the audience.'
Kuttey, on the other hand, did not open well.
'In terms of ticket sales, Hindi is at 50-60 per cent while the South markets are at 80-90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.' The patchy performance of Hindi, the largest segment of the business is the nub of what is bothering Indian cinema.
Yet again, Drishyam 2 ruled the weekend, as the three new releases could not make any mark at the box office.
Writer-director Jeethu Joseph's talks about his latest film Drishyam which became a bumper hit.
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.
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest money-making movie murder mysteries.
'If we see that romance only belongs to the young or to a particular age group, then the whole definition changes.'
'Just the fact that the biggest language at the box office was Telugu and not Hindi is startling.'
'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his life.' 'There is no looking back at the past, for his only motto has been 'Tomorrow belongs to us'!'
Sukanya Verma lists 10 of our best ruling the roost of Hindi cinema right now.
A catchy title is always key to hold audience attention and when it is unique and distinctive, it is even better.
Currently, the film stands at Rs 324 crore and reaffirmed that big budget Hollywood action entertainers have a set market in India.
'Every film cannot do a business of Rs 200 crore.'
Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 2 is doing wonders at the box office and the actor is grateful to the Gods.
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'The only way to bring the audience back is to give them stories that come from the heart.'
Comfort and chemistry go hand in hand, so Tabu's versatile vigour and Devgn's brooding intensity has regularly complemented their working styles in solidarity and conflict.
Real life couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza's romantic drama took off in full speed, evident from the Rs 2.25 crore that it collected on the very first day.
The International Film Festival of India kicked off in style on November 20 in Goa.
As the talented actress celebrates her birthday on November 4, we take a look at some of her best movies.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali still rule the box office.
Actor Ravichandran, music maestro Ilayaraja and director P Vasu will team up for the remake.
Nishkant Kamat passed into the ages too soon, at just 50, but he left behind a repertoire of films which will carry on his legacy.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
Calendar 2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea.
A look at this week's hits and misses.
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