EXCLUSIVE: Girish Johar slams BOGO gimmicks, fake reviews, Rs. 500 tickets; urges Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan to build cinemas in small towns – “It’ll help them understand taste of audience and make films accordingly” Updated on Jul 1, 2025 11:40 AM IST Fenil Seta
EXCLUSIVE: “Rs. 100 cr satellite deals are HISTORY; OTT now pays based on box office; no hits, no high price!” – Girish Johar Published on Jun 28, 2025 02:00 PM IST Fenil Seta
Single-screen exhibitors and industry stakeholders SLAM multiplexes for charging producers for installing standees, playing trailers: “These multiplexes have COMPLETELY destroyed the sheer fabric of the exhibition sector” Updated on May 26, 2025 10:47 AM IST Fenil Seta
Trade experts feel that despite Sikandar’s debacle, Salman Khan’s SUPERSTARDOM is intact: “If Salman can open a s**t film at Rs. 25-30 crores, imagine what he can do with a good film!” Updated on Apr 9, 2025 05:16 PM IST Fenil Seta
What went wrong with Sikandar? Trade experts share their views: “The organ donation track didn’t work. It seemed makers wanted to blend Bajrangi Bhaijaan with action. They also added a dash of Jai Ho…” Updated on Apr 8, 2025 02:49 PM IST Fenil Seta
Post-Chhaava’s BLOCKBUSTER success, is Vicky Kaushal the NEXT superstar? Trade experts share their views: “To deliver a Rs. 400-500 crore grosser is no mean feat; With this film, he can finally say, ‘Mera dukh khatam ho gaya’!” Published on Mar 1, 2025 12:00 PM IST Fenil Seta
Trade discusses the violent and disturbing climax of Chhaava: “Villain mercilessly tortures the hero. Yet, the hero doesn’t bow down to him. That is another way of showing heroism and it has really resonated with the audience” Published on Feb 27, 2025 12:00 PM IST Fenil Seta
Trade experts and consumers SLAM PVR for showing ads for 25 minutes, misleading claims about Public Service Announcement ads: “Theatres need to make money and pay the bills. But showing so many ads FRUSTRATES the viewers” Updated on Feb 27, 2025 11:55 AM IST Fenil Seta
Chhaava is yet another blockbuster by Maddock Films; trade experts hail Dinesh Vijan: “Dinesh Vijan has some CRAZY vision! He has CRACKED the matrix” Updated on Feb 27, 2025 09:29 AM IST Fenil Seta
Bollywood need not worry; trade is confident that Ramayana, War 2 can break Pushpa 2’s Rs. 75 crore Sunday record within 2 years: “Ranbir Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan will very soon deliver a Rs. 1000 crores grosser domestically” Published on Dec 26, 2024 07:03 PM IST Fenil Seta
“Bandra-to-Versova films are DEAD!”: Trade experts blame Bollywood’s ‘delicate heroes’ after Pushpa 2’s MASSIVE success Published on Dec 24, 2024 11:00 AM IST Fenil Seta
Trade experts feel that Pushpa 2’s Hindi version has the potential to even cross the Rs. 800 crore mark; advise Allu Arjun to be selective while choosing his next project: “He has become a sensation. He’s as big as Shah Rukh Khan in the North” Published on Dec 23, 2024 04:00 PM IST Fenil Seta