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The Odyssey vs Bollywood: IMAX Squeeze Hits Dhamaal 4 and Welcome to the Jungle
As "The Odyssey" commandeers IMAX and premium-format screens across India, Hindi releases are feeling the squeeze. "Dhamaal 4" slipped to about Rs 2.49 crore net on Day 9, "Welcome to the Jungle" crashed to roughly Rs 20 lakh by its fourth Friday (India net ~Rs 132 crore), and YRF's "Alpha" is slowing. A look at the screen crunch reshaping Bollywood.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 18, 2026
Satluj Removal Reignites OTT Censorship Debate
The Diljit Dosanjh film 'Satluj' was removed from ZEE5 within about 48 hours of its 3 July release following a government order, reigniting a debate over film certification, OTT regulation and free expression. Its makers deny it is a propaganda film.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 15, 2026
Dhurandhar Powers Bollywood to a Record 2026
Trade trackers report the first half of 2026 was a record period for Hindi cinema, driven by 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge', which they call the highest-grossing Hindi film ever in India and which contributed nearly half of the industry's collections.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 14, 2026
What to Watch: July 2026 Theatre and OTT Releases
July 2026 brings a busy slate of theatrical and streaming releases, from big-screen titles like 'Alpha', 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and 'Dhamaal 4' to a fresh line-up of films and web series across OTT platforms.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 13, 2026
Payal Kapadia Wins India's First Palme d'Or at Cannes
Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine as Light', a quiet drama about two nurses from Kerala building lives in Mumbai, has won the Palme d'Or, becoming the first Indian film to take the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in its 77-year history.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 13, 2025
National Film Archive Digitises 450 Classic Indian Films
The National Film Archive of India has finished the first phase of its heritage digitisation programme, restoring 450 Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali films from 1940-1965 and making them free to stream, rescuing several that survived only as single deteriorating reels.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 11, 2025
Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 Theme: 'Borders of Language'
The Jaipur Literature Festival has set 'Borders of Language' as its 2026 theme, foregrounding translation, endangered languages and AI's impact on writing, with 450 speakers from 57 countries across 280 sessions and satellite events in eight cities.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 9, 2025
Padma Subrahmanyam Awarded the Padma Vibhushan
Bharatanatyam maestro and dance scholar Dr Padma Subrahmanyam has received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour, for five decades of performance and her landmark research reconstructing the 108 Karanas from temple sculpture and ancient texts.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 7, 2025
NFDC and OTT Platforms to Co-Produce 22 Regional Films
The National Film Development Corporation has finalised a co-production framework with four streaming platforms to fund 22 feature films in 11 regional and minority languages over two years, each with a guaranteed theatrical window and streaming distribution.
Abhijit Chowdhury·Jul 5, 2025
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