Entertainment

Will Ranbir Slay Box Office After Four-Year Hiatus?

BENGALURU: After a gap of four years, Ranbir Kapoor is gearing up to return to the silver screen with two mega-budget films ‘Shamshera’ and ‘Brahmastra’. While ‘Shamshera’ is produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Karan Malhotra, ‘Brahmastra’ is bankrolled by Karan Johar and helmed by Ranbir’s best friend Ayan Mukerji. The trailers of both […]

Multiplexes Need Single-Window Clearance From Govt: Cinepolis CEO

Does the exhibition sector need any help from the government to grow? Which new innovative features Cinepolis are slated to usher in to make the cinema experience better for viewers? Have the OTT platforms eaten into the theatrical business? In an exclusive interview with The New Indian, the CEO of Cinepolis India Devang Sampat answers […]

The Truth Behind Satellite And Digital Rights Of Bollywood Films

BENGALURU: Since April, barring ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’, a spate of Bollywood films have tumbled disastrously at ticket windows. Almost all these movies, which featured A-list stars, didn’t even fetch decent initials and sank without a whimper. This is perhaps one of the worst phases Bollywood has seen in a long time. However, producers of some […]

Paisa Bolta Hai: ‘Samrat Prithivraj’ Is Slow-Starter, ‘Anek’ Is Disaster

BENGALURU: Akshay Kumar’s mega-budget movie ‘Samrat Prithviraj’ took an exceedingly insipid start at the ticket windows on Friday in almost all circuits. As the day progressed, the collections picked up at a few places such as Rajasthan, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh but the numbers in big cities of other states remained on the lower side. […]

10 Times ‘Mr Perfectionist’ Aamir Worked In Hollywood Rip-Offs

  BENGALURU: The trailer of Aamir Khan’s upcoming movie ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ has elicited howling derision and an array of contemptuous memes from a large section of netizens. An official remake of the 1994 Hollywood classic ‘Forrest Gump’, starring Tom Hanks, ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ is directed by Advait Chandan. A lot of people feel that […]