'I never gave any indication that Hrithik would do a film for the underworld.'
'One of the most significant factors contributing to the optimism for 2025 is the lineup of films featuring Bollywood's three superstar Khans.'
'I think it will be terrible for all those countries who worked so hard to get the Test status.'
Whether Rasha's chemistry around Aaman repeats the success of Ajay-Raveena's?
Pushpa 2 has shown that when a film is truly accepted by audiences, the market potential is in a different league altogether.
"Advait Chandan is someone I am really close to. Sometimes, I feel that he's like my son. But sometimes, I feel that he wants to destroy me. You can call him my step son. He keeps creating problems. Luckily, a very few films of mine have failed, one of which is Advait's contribution.'
January has quite a few interesting movies lined up for release. But with the new, there's also a sprinkling of the old.
So many movies are coming up for release in 2025!
'Abhishek is known to launch new 'stars' and not 'kids.' He has always been successful with that. He has a lot of patience for new people. I won't say to tolerate them, but to nurture them. All of them have done very well.' Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap, Hitesh Harisinghani and Afsar Dayatar report from the trailer launch.
The Kenyan beat her previous record - set a year ago to the day at the Barcelona race - by 19 seconds, becoming the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the event.
In this multi-part series, Joginder Tuteja brings us the theatrical releases of 2025.
A very good mix of movies and Web series arrives on OTT in January.
The biggest releases of 2025 will actually start arriving in theatres from the Independence Day weekend.
Meanwhile, Pushpa 2 (Hindi) outperformed both Mufasa and Baby John despite being in the fourth week. It has already reached the Rs 775 crores (Rs 7.75 billion) mark.
The Malayalam film industry suffered a loss of Rs 650 crore to Rs 700 crore in 2024.
Nitish Kumar Reddy showcased his mettle on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Manjulika, Bajirao Singham, Squid Games, it's an action-packed end to 2024 on OTT this week.
He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman.
Just when it seemed that Bollywood had recovered with multiple big hits in 2023, it all came down in 2024 with a flurry of flops, disasters and mega disasters.
All of 2024, most movies have struggled to have these kinds of numbers even in their entire lifetime.
India's Arshdeep Singh is in the race for the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year along with Pakistan's Babar Azam, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza and Australia's Travis Head, the ICC revealed on Sunday.
Hours after Reddy slammed the actor for holding a roadshow and waving to the crowds at the theatre, without referring to anyone, the 'Pushpa 2' star refuted the allegations and said it was not a procession or a roadshow.
Kohli, Kohli.... the chants from 90,000 fervent fans still reverberate in the ear when you step into the fabled MCG, even two years after the former Indian skipper pulled off a stunning heist against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has criticized Telugu actor Allu Arjun for attending the screening of 'Pushpa-2' despite police permission being denied. Reddy alleges that the actor continued to be present at the cinema hall even after a woman died in a stampede and criticized film personalities for showing more empathy to Allu Arjun after his arrest than to the injured boy involved in the incident. The CM also assured that there will be no special privileges for those involved in such incidents.
Take a look at some of the best dressed attendees and winners at Elle Graduates 2024.
While 2023 saw many mega blockbusters (Pathaan, Gadar 2, Jawan and Animal), this year had only two.
For the Thalaivas, a Super Tackle sent Arjun to the bench but the impressive start by the defenders did not last for too long.
Allu Arjun has been arrested days after a woman killed in a stampede outside a theatre screening his new film, Pushpa: The Rule in Hyderabad.
Actor Allu Arjun, who was lodged in Chanchalguda Central prison in Hyderabad following a local court's remand in a case related to the death of a woman in a stampede during the premiere of his latest film, spent the night normally and had rice and vegetable curry for dinner, a senior official of the Telangana prisons department said. The actor was kept separately along with other accused in the case and was treated as a special class prisoner as per the court's order. Allu Arjun walked out of jail on Saturday following an interim bail granted by the Telangana High Court. The official refuted the remarks made by Arjun's advocate that the star was not released despite the HC's order, saying according to the jail manual no prisoner will be released after 7 PM.
The who's who of Bollywood got together to doff their hats at the iconic Raj Kapoor and celebrate his birth centenary on December 14 with a lot of fanfare.
Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old Indian-origin former employee of OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26. The medical examiner's office ruled the death a suicide, and police say there is no evidence of foul play. Balaji was known for publicly accusing OpenAI of violating US copyright law while developing ChatGPT, a generative AI program that has become a global sensation. His death comes amid a wave of lawsuits against OpenAI from creators who claim their copyrighted material was used without permission to train ChatGPT.
'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'
A canteen owner at a theatre screening the movie Pushpa 2: The Rule in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior allegedly bit the ear of a man over a dispute on settling the snacks bill, the police said.
After spending the night in a Hyderabad prison after being arrested in connection with the death of a woman in a stampede during the premiere of his latest film, actor Allu Arjun walked out of jail on Saturday following an interim bail granted by the Telangana high court.
Film folk have been very busy this year, attending trailer launches and promotional events. Hitesh Harisinghani/ Rediff.com vouches for that, as he recaps 2024 with his insightful clicks.
The upcoming Delhi Assembly polls have taken an interesting turn with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaging in a poster war inspired by the popular film 'Pushpa 2.' The AAP has released a poster featuring Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while the BJP has countered with a poster featuring state president Virendra Sachdeva, both using imagery and slogans from the film.
Dinesh Raheja tips his hat to his favourite Raj Kapoor movie, as we continue celebrating the legend's birth centenary.
Analysts estimate that Pushpa 2 (in all languages) will become the fastest film to cross the Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) mark.
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