'Bell Bottom may not have collected what was expected, but it has done a great service to the industry by reopening hundreds of cinema halls.'
Currently, the film stands at Rs 324 crore and reaffirmed that big budget Hollywood action entertainers have a set market in India.
The raids were carried out across 23 locations in the state and involved around 200 sleuths, they said.
'Movie-goers will thrive if you give them what they want.'
Move over Happy New Year and Dhoom 3, we have a new champion in a non-Bollywood film.
In the wake of lukewarm response to his last two films Lingaa and Kochadaiyaan, T E Narasimhan and Urvi Malvania examine ways in which Rajinikanth can reclaim past glory.
Non-release of the film in West Bengal and a late release in Tamil Nadu has resulted in a loss of at least Rs 10 crore-Rs 15 crore and that's the margin by which it would stay under the lifetime total of The Kashmir Files eventually.
The actor will be accompanied by his Singh Is Bliing director Prabhudheva, and co-stars of his earlier films, Sonakshi Sinha and Madhuri Dixit.
What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
OMG 2 is Akshay Kumar's 16th century at the box office. With this, he is the joint holder of the top spot in the 100 Crore Club (Rs 1 billion) along with Salman Khan, who has an equal number of centuries.
It's about time the gang popped the bubbly, right?
As the film turns five, 10 interesting facts.
S S Rajamouli's RRR and the Prabhas-starrer Radhe Shyam are being readied for an all-India release on January 14 in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.
'Almost everyone in the team favours a digital release for RRR except Raja sir (Director S S Rajamouli), who won't hear of it.'
'In the audience's mind there is no urgency to go see a film in the theatre.' 'If you pay for social media buzz it does not convert into bums on seats.'
A scroll through Akshay Kumar's Instagram feed shows numerous posts and stories promoting Gold. Sonakshi Sinha, on the other hand, posts stories from her shoots and events to drive home the message of an upcoming release. In both cases, the film in question gets much-needed attention.
Facebook, Airbnb, Paytm, eBay join the film's cast of brands, look to connect with young audiences.
'To attribute motives to the individual election commissioner or the Election Commission as a group is very unfair.'
'I have never celebrated success the way I get depressed over a failure.'
The Rohit Shetty cops-and-terrorists action-comedy registered the second highest collections for an Akshay Kumar starrer.
'Silence is the convention. Silence is appreciated. Silence is practical and silence is rewarded.' 'This is how sexual harassment in showbiz is normalised.'
Salman Khan's new film breaks all records at the box office.
The BJP cited the amendments to the Representation of People Act, 1951 and the relevant portions of the Reserve Bank of India Act and the Income Tax Act for not revealing its donors.
Amazon Prime leads the race to buy digital rights for Bollywood blockbusters with Hotstar and Netflix trailing far behind.
'Krishna garu was completely broken after the death of his son Ramesh Babu and then, Indira Devi.' 'His second wife Vijaya Nirmala was also gone.' 'I think Krishna garu had lost the will to live.'
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.
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.
While the gap between the first Bhool Bhulaiya film and the second was 15 years, the gap between Bhool Bhulaiya 2 and Bhool Bhulaiya 3 would be no more than two years.
She was in Singapore to accept the TIME 100 Award, which 'recognises global leaders who have gone above and beyond to move their industries -- and the world -- forward'.
Increase in occupancy will pave way for Hindi blockbusters to release, say multiplex operators.
Aamir Khan's Mangal Pandey: The Rising released on August 12, 2005.
Ramoji Rao lived as the interface between business and politics and was an active participant in both for most of his remarkable life.
'Stop showing off your star power because there is nothing called star power.' 'The power is only in the script.' 'If you are getting a good script, 'Chup chaap le lo!''
'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.'
Karthikeya 2 seems to have arrived out of nowhere and is turning out to be the top performing film of the weekend, and that too, in its second week of release.
'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.'
