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What Is Cyberdecking, An Anti-AI Internet Trend That Gen Z Is Embracing
Across social media, Gen Z creators are building personalised portable computers that look like they were stolen straight out of a dystopian sci-fi film
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11 Years Later, Piku Still Understands Parents, Children And Emotional Baggage Better Than Most
The casting was a brilliant gamble, pairing Deepika Padukone's mainstream stardom with Irrfan Khan's indie soul for a refreshingly unconventional chemistry. Adding Amitabh Bachchan as a cranky, quintessential Bengali Bhadralok father completed a trio that gave the film its natural, lived-in feel.
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'Dhurandhar 2 Can Permanently Destroy Pan-India South Films,' Says Ram Gopal Varma
The film, directed by Aditya Dhar, serves as a follow-up to the 2025 blockbuster Dhurandhar
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How Boong's BAFTA Win Puts Indian Regional Storytelling In Spotlight
Industry observers believe this recognition could inspire stronger financial backing between mainstream and regional creators
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The Making Of Haider: The National Award Winning Film That Might Be 'Too Risky' Now
Haider attempted something different: to see Kashmir from the inside. And in doing so, it became one of the rare mainstream films to engage with the conflict head-on
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Bitcoin Conspiracy Thriller Killing Satoshi Starring Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson Expected to Release in 2026
Hollywood is taking on Bitcoin’s biggest mystery with Killing Satoshi, a 2026 thriller starring Pete Davidson and Casey Affleck. Directed by Doug Liman, the film will dramatise the hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s elusive creator, with a script by Nick Schenk. The story promises political intrigue, global power struggles, and echoes of The ...
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50 Years Of Sholay: Salman Khan, Sunny Deol And Others Revisit Ramesh Sippy's Film And Its Everlasting Legacy
Directed by Ramesh Sippy and penned by the iconic writer pair of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, the 1975 action film redefined mainstream Hindi cinema
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Kamal Haasan's Thug Life: Age Gaps Don't Matter In Indian Cinema If You Are A Man
What if the roles were reversed? What if a 70-year-old actress kissed a 40-something man in a mainstream film trailer? Would it still be called "magic"?
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Shyam Benegal, Chronicler Of India's Times And Politics
His lens empathetic, rooted to the Indian reality and always political, Shyam Benegal was the arthouse pioneer who rewrote the rules of cinema with films such as "Ankur", "Nishant" and "Bhumika" that blazed an alternate path to mainstream movies.
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Kagney Linn Karter: All About Adult Film Star Who Died By Suicide
The adult star wanted to be "in mainstream acting and have a singing career".
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Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, Shahid Kapoor-Led Farzi Lead IMDb’s Most Popular Indian Movies and Web Series Rankings
IMDb has unveiled a list of the 10 most popular Indian movies and TV series of the year so far, led by two of the biggest stars in Bollywood. Shah Rukh Khan-led Pathaan leads the pack on the movies end, while Shahid Kapoor’s series debut Farzi comes out on top in the web series category.
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Pathaan Starring Shah Rukh Khan to Stream March 22 on Amazon Prime Video
Shah Rukh Khan-led Pathaan is headed to Amazon Prime Video on March 22. Arriving on digital home media 56 days after its theatrical release in January, the action-thriller film will be available to stream in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Marking SRk’s return to mainstream Bollywood in four years, Pathaan sees him assuming the role of a RAW agent and ...
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Shah Rukh Khan-Led Pathaan Collects Rs. 250 Crore Within First Five Days
Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan has collected an impressive Rs. 250 crore in ticket sales in India, within the first five days. The film marks the Bollywood actor’s return to a lead role in a mainstream film after over four years, following 2018's Zero. Internationally, the film made over Rs. 100 crore in just three days, as per production company Yas...
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Kareena Kapoor On Playing Poo In Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham: "It Was A Difficult Character To Play"
"Being a mainstream actor and play a character that has to be so over the top but so lovable is I think very difficult," said Kareena
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Birds of Prey Box Office: $81 Million Opening Weekend Is Worst in DC Film Universe
Birds of Prey had the worst opening weekend for the DC film universe with just $81.25 million through Sunday. That may have partly been owing to the fact that Birds of Prey has a R-rating in the US — certified “A” in India — isn’t known by the mainstream film audience, and doesn't have a China release date.
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What Is Cyberdecking, An Anti-AI Internet Trend That Gen Z Is Embracing
Across social media, Gen Z creators are building personalised portable computers that look like they were stolen straight out of a dystopian sci-fi film
-
11 Years Later, Piku Still Understands Parents, Children And Emotional Baggage Better Than Most
The casting was a brilliant gamble, pairing Deepika Padukone's mainstream stardom with Irrfan Khan's indie soul for a refreshingly unconventional chemistry. Adding Amitabh Bachchan as a cranky, quintessential Bengali Bhadralok father completed a trio that gave the film its natural, lived-in feel.
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'Dhurandhar 2 Can Permanently Destroy Pan-India South Films,' Says Ram Gopal Varma
The film, directed by Aditya Dhar, serves as a follow-up to the 2025 blockbuster Dhurandhar
-
How Boong's BAFTA Win Puts Indian Regional Storytelling In Spotlight
Industry observers believe this recognition could inspire stronger financial backing between mainstream and regional creators
-
The Making Of Haider: The National Award Winning Film That Might Be 'Too Risky' Now
Haider attempted something different: to see Kashmir from the inside. And in doing so, it became one of the rare mainstream films to engage with the conflict head-on
-
Bitcoin Conspiracy Thriller Killing Satoshi Starring Casey Affleck, Pete Davidson Expected to Release in 2026
Hollywood is taking on Bitcoin’s biggest mystery with Killing Satoshi, a 2026 thriller starring Pete Davidson and Casey Affleck. Directed by Doug Liman, the film will dramatise the hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s elusive creator, with a script by Nick Schenk. The story promises political intrigue, global power struggles, and echoes of The ...
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50 Years Of Sholay: Salman Khan, Sunny Deol And Others Revisit Ramesh Sippy's Film And Its Everlasting Legacy
Directed by Ramesh Sippy and penned by the iconic writer pair of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, the 1975 action film redefined mainstream Hindi cinema
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Kamal Haasan's Thug Life: Age Gaps Don't Matter In Indian Cinema If You Are A Man
What if the roles were reversed? What if a 70-year-old actress kissed a 40-something man in a mainstream film trailer? Would it still be called "magic"?
-
Shyam Benegal, Chronicler Of India's Times And Politics
His lens empathetic, rooted to the Indian reality and always political, Shyam Benegal was the arthouse pioneer who rewrote the rules of cinema with films such as "Ankur", "Nishant" and "Bhumika" that blazed an alternate path to mainstream movies.
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Kagney Linn Karter: All About Adult Film Star Who Died By Suicide
The adult star wanted to be "in mainstream acting and have a singing career".
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Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, Shahid Kapoor-Led Farzi Lead IMDb’s Most Popular Indian Movies and Web Series Rankings
IMDb has unveiled a list of the 10 most popular Indian movies and TV series of the year so far, led by two of the biggest stars in Bollywood. Shah Rukh Khan-led Pathaan leads the pack on the movies end, while Shahid Kapoor’s series debut Farzi comes out on top in the web series category.
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Pathaan Starring Shah Rukh Khan to Stream March 22 on Amazon Prime Video
Shah Rukh Khan-led Pathaan is headed to Amazon Prime Video on March 22. Arriving on digital home media 56 days after its theatrical release in January, the action-thriller film will be available to stream in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Marking SRk’s return to mainstream Bollywood in four years, Pathaan sees him assuming the role of a RAW agent and ...
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Shah Rukh Khan-Led Pathaan Collects Rs. 250 Crore Within First Five Days
Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan has collected an impressive Rs. 250 crore in ticket sales in India, within the first five days. The film marks the Bollywood actor’s return to a lead role in a mainstream film after over four years, following 2018's Zero. Internationally, the film made over Rs. 100 crore in just three days, as per production company Yas...
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Kareena Kapoor On Playing Poo In Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham: "It Was A Difficult Character To Play"
"Being a mainstream actor and play a character that has to be so over the top but so lovable is I think very difficult," said Kareena
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Birds of Prey Box Office: $81 Million Opening Weekend Is Worst in DC Film Universe
Birds of Prey had the worst opening weekend for the DC film universe with just $81.25 million through Sunday. That may have partly been owing to the fact that Birds of Prey has a R-rating in the US — certified “A” in India — isn’t known by the mainstream film audience, and doesn't have a China release date.
