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YouTuber MrBeast joined Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi at a Mumbai Ramayana event, chanted Jai Shri Ram after a prompt from the crowd, and heard Ranbir explain Lord Ram as a prince who gave it all up for duty.
Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia's forest fantasy opened decently and drew some audience praise — but most critics say Deepak Kumar Mishra's film never settles on what it wants to be.
Nani's The Paradise opened to roughly Rs 46 crore India net and Rs 77 crore worldwide — his biggest Day 1 yet — even as critics called the Srikanth Odela film fragmented and uneven.
Nani's second film with Dasara director Srikanth Odela wanted to be a bigger, darker rebellion epic. Reviews say the ambition showed up — and the story didn't.
Hanuman Ansh crossed Rs 270 crore India net on Day 45, its seventh Sunday, with daily collections still growing 40-95% day-over-day this deep into its run.
Kunal Kemmu's Vibe opened to a soft Rs 1.8 crore net on Day 1, with just 10-13% occupancy — but still edged out Kareena Kapoor Khan's Daayra, which opened the same day, by over Rs 35 lakh.
Kunal Kemmu's action-comedy Vibe, marking Preity Zinta's big-screen comeback, released in theatres today. Formal critic reviews aren't out yet — here's what's actually confirmed so far.
Rapper Badshah and actor Isha Rikhi have confirmed their separation, five months after their private March wedding, sharing matching statements calling it a mutual decision.
Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan's reunion film Haiwaan opened to just Rs 3 crore net in India, with around 11% occupancy — one of Kumar's weakest post-pandemic Day 1 numbers.
Mirzapur: The Movie has crossed Rs 200 crore worldwide in its first week, holding steady through weekdays instead of dropping sharply after its opening weekend.
Hanuman Ansh has crossed Rs 150 crore net in India by Day 34, extending a run that started with a Rs 10 lakh opening day on a reported Rs 1.8 crore budget.
Director Vishal Chaturvedi says a streaming platform rejected Hanuman Ansh in language he called derogatory. It's since crossed roughly Rs 60-80 crore net.
Dulquer Salmaan's I'm Game edged past Bethlehem Kudumba Unit on Day 1 but slowed on Day 2, tracking closer to his 2023 opener King of Kotha instead.
Mirzapur: The Movie earned an estimated Rs 24.75 crore net on its opening day, landing among 2026's biggest Hindi openers and ahead of Awarapan 2.
Mirzapur: The Movie hit theatres today, charging for a story fans have always gotten free with a streaming subscription. That's a real gamble, not a sure win.
Toxic opened to a reported ₹118 crore on day one, then collapsed 94% by its first Monday. That gap between hype and word of mouth is the real story here.
Critics are split on Awarapan 2's story, but near-unanimous that Emraan Hashmi carries it. That gap says more about Bollywood sequels than either verdict alone.
Building a milestone season around returning contestants isn't a bold twist — it's the franchise admitting new casting has gotten genuinely hard.
A ₹1.8 crore devotional drama that opened to ₹10 lakh has crossed ₹27 crore net on word of mouth alone. That climb says something big tentpoles can't.
Orry's episode 5 seat raises a real question — is casting non-comedians for star power worth what it costs the actual critique?
Gating bonus episodes behind YouTube memberships protects revenue short-term — but it's training away the show's biggest strength: instant virality.
Alia Bhatt, Netflix, a dual-platform premiere — season 2 is a hit by every metric. It's also a show still working out what it traded away to get here.
Awarapan 2 and Batwara 1947 opened on the same Independence Day weekend by design. The audience is the only party in that decision who didn't get a say.
Yash's Toxic moved its release date three times, dodging a fight with Dhurandhar 2. After a huge opening, that caution looks smarter than it did in March.
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