<ul><li> The actress took to Instagram on Saturday to introduce her new pet to the world, a black kitten she has named Juniper. </li><li>Alia shared a selfie with her new pet and sister Shaheen Bhatt.</li><li>In the selfie, Juniper can be seen curiously looking at the camera as if striking a pose.</li></ul><br /><keyword id="6354526" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="alia-bhatt">Alia Bhatt</keyword>'s new pet kitten Juniper can take selfies! The actress took to Instagram on Saturday to introduce her new pet to the world, a black kitten she has named Juniper. Alia shared a selfie with her new pet and sister Shaheen Bhatt.<br /><br />"This girl duo just became a girl trio. Meet our new baby Juniper. Her skills include biting, selfie-taking and being generally adorable," captioned the actress. <br /><br />In the selfie, Juniper can be seen curiously looking at the camera as if striking a pose.<br /><br />On the work front, Alia Bhatt will next be seen in her father <keyword id="6370367" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mahesh-bhatt">Mahesh Bhatt</keyword>'s directorial, "Sadak 2", which also stars Pooja Bhatt, Sanjay Dutt and <keyword id="458611" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aditya-Roy-Kapur">Aditya Roy Kapur</keyword> in the lead. The film has been produced by Mahesh Bhatt's brother Mukesh Bhatt and is set for an OTT release.<br /><br />

Alia Bhatt's cat Juniper can take selfies!

<ul><li><strong>On its release day the film earned ₹6.71 crore. The film saw a massive jump of 30% in its collection on day two, earning ₹8.89 crore on its first Saturday. <br /></strong></li><li><strong>Mohit Suri’s revenge drama Malang featuring <keyword id="458611" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aditya-Roy-Kapur">Aditya Roy Kapur</keyword> and <keyword id="1515554" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="disha-patani">Disha Patani</keyword> failed to woo the critics but have impressed the audience.<br /></strong></li><li><strong>Taran Adarsh called the film “disappointing” and gave it 2 stars.<br /></strong></li></ul>Mohit Suri’s revenge drama Malang featuring Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani failed to woo the critics but seems to have impressed the audience. <br /><br />On its release day, the film earned ₹6.71 crore and saw a 30% jump in its collection on day two, earning ₹8.89 crore As of now, the total box office collection stands at ₹15.6 crore with Sunday collections yet to come. <br /><br />
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<br />Malang starring <keyword id="6354700" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anil-Kapoor">Anil Kapoor</keyword>, Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani is a story of Advait and Sara who falls in love with each other in Goa. Things change when Advait turns into a serial killer and is running from the law. <br /><br />Taran Adarsh called the film “disappointing” and gave it 2 stars.<br /><br />“Mohit Suri misses the bus this time... #Malang works in patches, but its writing plays spoilsport, and fails to grab your attention in entirety... Suspense doesn't create the desired impact either,” Adarsh said. Whereas another film critic Sumit Kadel said Malang is a torment watch. “Film has got no thrills, has a dead slow predictable screenplay, shoddy script and mediocre performance by the star cast. Mohit Suri Direction is deplorable. Audience ko Paka dena inka maza aur nasha hai, Watch at your own Risk,” Kadel said. <br /><br />The first day collection has made Malang Aditya Kapoor’s highest opening film ever. His first solo film <keyword id="780293" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aashiqui-2">Aashiqui 2</keyword> with Shraddha Kapoor earned ₹6.25 crore on the release day. Whereas, OK Jannu earned ₹4.08 crore. <br /><br />Malang faces competition from the Hollywood biggie, Birds Of Prey released this week. The superhero action thriller, based on characters of DC comics, is one of the top releases of Hollywood, this season. Added to that, both war dramas - 1917 and <keyword id="6354714" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ajay-devgn">Ajay Devgn</keyword>’s Tanhaji are still going strong at the box office. <br /><br />(With inputs from agencies) <br /><br />SEE ALSO: <br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/karan-johar-glosses-over-love-and-its-hard-truths-in-the-netflix-show-what-the-love/articleshow/74007190.cms">Karan Johar glosses over love and its hard truths - in the Netflix show ‘What the Love’</a><br />

Mohit Suri’s Malang earns over ₹15 crore and bad reviews in two days

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/51225012.cms" /><br /> <keyword id="458611" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aditya-Roy-Kapur">Aditya Roy Kapur</keyword> and <keyword id="89958" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shraddha-Kapoor">Shraddha Kapoor</keyword> shared screen space for the first time in 2013, with the musical romance movie Aashiqui 2. The movie showed them as two fate-crossed lovers, who unite to get tragically separated, but the crackling chemistry between the two actors made news all around, and the two have been rumoured (or wished for) to be a real-life couple ever since.<br />
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However, their fans were not getting a chance to see the two of them together on the screen, given that both of them got busy with their respective careers, until now that is.<br />
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		Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor, Mani Ratnam, Gulzar, A R Rahman, directed by Shaad Ali... And it's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OKJaanu?src=hash">#OKJaanu</a> <a href="https://t.co/BM3j8gzkRc">pic.twitter.com/BM3j8gzkRc</a></p>
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In the poster shared by Karan Johar, Shraddha is seen embracing Aditya from the back, while both of them are looking completely in love.<br />
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The film is the Hindi remake of OK Kanmani, the 2015 Tamil romantic movie directed by Mani Ratnam. It is to be directed by Shaad Ali, while having its lyrics penned by Gulzar; the music will be composed by AR Rahman, who had also given the music for the original Tamil film.<br />
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Aditya Roy Kapur says 'OK jaanu' to Shraddha Kapoor

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/51529416.cms" /><br /> The world of <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> is dynamic, and for every moment you spend not keeping an eye on what’s happening there, you miss out on an interesting scoop. This is why we have come up with this new section where in we would tell you the news from Bollywood, hot and quick like your evening snacks.<br />


Bollywood Insider: From Farah-Jackie collaboration to Priyanka Chopra’s Holi tweet

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The trailer of <em>Rock On!</em> fame director <keyword id="25545" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Abhishek-Kapoor">Abhishek Kapoor</keyword>’s next venture, called <em><keyword id="690022" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Fitoor">Fitoor</keyword></em>, is out on YouTube. Starring <keyword id="6354850" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Katrina-Kaif">Katrina Kaif</keyword> and <keyword id="458611" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aditya-Roy-Kapur">Aditya Roy Kapur</keyword> in the main lead, the movie is based in Kashmir.<br />
<br /> Telling the tale of a Kashmiri artist Noor, played by Kapur, who falls in love with Firdaus (a red-haired Kaif) before discovering that there is more to her than what meets the eyes. Daughter of Begum (played by <keyword id="6358125" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tabu">Tabu</keyword>), she is not as easy to get as one would think, and how and why the conflict of Kashmir plays its part in the movie is what could make it a cinematographic gem, thanks to the surreal beauty of Kashmir.<br />
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The trailer starts with Kapur narrating how his younger self fell in love with Firdaus when they were kids. Noor is an upcoming artist, supported well by his lady love who wants him to be presentable and gets disappointed when he comes to an exhibition wearing tattered shoes.<br />
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Enters Begum, the ravishing Tabu, also sporting red hair, who has had some issues in her past love life, which explains why she tries to keep her daughter away from Noor. But just as we start to think that it’s another movie in which the lead pair would overcome their financial diversity and their parents’ disapproval, Noor can be seen saying this to Firdaus:<br />
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<em>Doodh maangoge to kheer denge, Kashmir maangoge to cheer denge.</em><br />
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This is when Kashmir, and the long-standing conflict that it has with the Indian government, takes a character of her own in this movie. Seen with Kaif in this scene is Rahul Bhat, who was last seen in <em>Ugly</em>.<br />
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How maturely Kapoor has handled the sensitive topic, and how beautifully has he been able to showcase Kashmir in its true beauty is what makes the movie worth the wait. The music is binding, and as per the cinematography, let’s just say that you can’t take a bad picture in Kashmir.<br />
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As much as we love Tabu, we can never take it off our mind that the role was first offered to Rekha, who could have added a magnificent stroke of her own to this character. Not that Tabu won’t do justice to it; she has proved her mettle time and again and continues to be a respected actor, but there is something about this character that Rekha comes to our mind on its own, and we can’t help but wonder how beautiful she would have looked as Begum Hazrat.<br />
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Here’s the trailer:<br />
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Fitoor: A Kashmiri tale of love and passion

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/28176893.cms" /><br /> Just a few hours from now and a brand new 2014 will be upon us with cheering, partying and celebrations taking place all over the world. But how was the <keyword id="17892" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="bollywood-party">Bollywood party</keyword> in the year 2013? How did the <keyword id="1996024" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dream-merchants">dream merchants</keyword> fare, what about <keyword id="1996031" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Box-office-performance">box office performance</keyword> and most importantly, what was on the platter for the audience? <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> will never be the same again post 2013 – a year that has given the mainstream <keyword id="1996034" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-movie-industry">Indian movie industry</keyword> many reasons to rejoice.<br />
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For one, Bollywood has gone big in every sense of the term. Unlike last year when small-budget films managed to make big bucks, 2013 was the year of the biggies and crores of rupees were spent on production and marketing. Movies like <em><keyword id="24705" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dhoom-3">Dhoom 3</keyword></em>, <em><keyword id="500441" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Krrish-3">Krrish 3</keyword></em> and <em><keyword id="227940" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Chennai-Express">Chennai Express</keyword></em> top this trend but others are catching up fast. After all, the savvy audience of today wants big-time <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword> that spells perfection and novelty – be it great <keyword id="5210" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Star-cast">star cast</keyword>, exotic <keyword id="6542811" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="locations">locations</keyword> or stunning <keyword id="648530" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Special-effects">special effects</keyword>. But all these require big money – a prerequisite for <keyword id="1996041" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Box-office-success">box office success</keyword>. Big-budget movies have not disappointed either and at least nine blockbusters have raced to the coveted <keyword id="925977" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rs-100-crore-club">Rs 100 crore club</keyword> in CY2013.<br />
<br /> Also, in a bid to grab a bigger chunk of the <keyword id="182563" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="BO">BO</keyword> pie, Bollywood has pushed global distribution and aggressively targeted as many screens as possible, both in India and abroad. For instance, <em>Dhoom 3</em> has reportedly grabbed the biggest number of screens this time – around 4,500 in India and 750 screens overseas. The previous record was held by <em>Chennai Express</em> (3,700 screens at home and 700 screens abroad).<br />
<br /> Bollywood has also witnessed a spate of diverse themes – from <keyword id="6355304" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="action">action</keyword> thrillers like <em>Dhoom 3</em> and <em><keyword id="115922" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Race-2">Race 2</keyword></em> to <keyword id="1996044" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Superhero-movies">superhero movies</keyword> like <em>Krrish 3</em>, from romance-dramas like <em>Chennai Express</em>, <em><keyword id="1886157" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ram-Leela">Ram-leela</keyword></em> and <em><keyword id="791377" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Yeh-Jawaani-Hai-Deewani">Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani</keyword></em> to <keyword id="145976" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="adult-comedy">adult comedy</keyword> <em><keyword id="6621270" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Grand-Masti">Grand Masti</keyword></em> and the impressive <keyword id="394815" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="biopic">biopic</keyword> <em><keyword id="127336" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bhaag-Milkha-Bhaag">Bhaag Milkha Bhaag</keyword></em>. Almost every theme found its niche audience and managed to do big business, which indicate we are maturing as movie-goers. Here’s a quick look at this year’s <keyword id="671120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="bollywood-blockbusters">Bollywood blockbusters</keyword>, their financials and a brief recap of the movies.<br />
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9 Bollywood Blockbusters
That Entered Rs 100 Crore Club In 2013

<br /><ul><li>Kapoor’s performance as the all powerful arms dealer Shelly Rungta is about perfect paradoxes.</li><li>Remakes are generally tough acts to follow, especially if the original’s cast toplines Tom Hiddleston.</li><li>Kapoor was a part of another global series called 24 and played the lead character in its Hindi avatar too.<br /></li></ul>If you are not a 90s kid, then you probably need an introduction to pretty much every icon of that era – be it Sony’s Walkman, the original 007 Sean Connery, the supersonic Concorde aircraft, Mithun Chakraborty’s dance moves and even the item songs before they were called that. But the one 90s icon that needs no formal introduction is Anil – ‘My Name Is Lakhan’ – Kapoor. From serenading Madhuri Dixit in the iconic Dhak Dhak song in Beta in 1992, Kapoor’s <em>joie de vivre </em>makes him the rightful successor of the evergreen Jitendra, who was not only nicknamed the Jumping Jack after his high-octane energy but also endorsed vitality pills called 30 Plus for decades.<br /><br />Kapoor’s performance in the Night Manager as the all powerful arms dealer Shelly Rungta is about perfect paradoxes – in one instant he charms birds or should we say birdies and in the next instant effortlessly kills with his bare hands (and a little help of a writing instrument) and yet there isn’t a spot of blood on his bespoke cream suit.<br /><br />He pulls off the over the top scenes with the same conviction as he played the role of an autistic man in <em>Eeshwar</em>. When it comes to dialogue delivery and style, there is none that even comes close to <keyword id="6354700" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="anil-kapoor" source="Orion">Anil Kapoor</keyword>. A <em>paisa vasool</em> moment in the mini series is when AK, in his laconic drawl, advises Aditya Roy Kapur, who essays the role of a soldier/hotel manager turned reluctant spy, to never know the real man behind the expensive suit.<br /><br />Remakes are generally tough acts to follow, especially if the original’s cast toplines Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Hugh Laurie, Elizabeth Debicki and is directed by Oscar winner Susanne Bier. Attempting remakes of popular shows or movies is not for the faint hearted, look no further than last year’s epic disaster Lal Singh Chaddha – a remake of the iconic Tom Hanks-starrer Forrest Gump. But Anil Kapoor has managed to duck this trend not once but twice.<br /><br />Kapoor was a part of another global series called 24 and played the lead character in its Hindi avatar too. Both mini series have enthralled audiences primarily because of the 66-year old actor, who still looks convincing as an eight-year old child’s father. Kapoor eases in viewers with his easygoing charm in the first part of the series, where he is mostly seen enjoying the high life with his arm candy Kaveri (Sobhita Dhulipala) in his yacht, private jets and mansions. He is the classic modern-day archetype of Ravan, who also lives in Lanka.<br /><br />As the father of Rhea and Sonam Kapoor, much loved fashion icons, Anil Kapoor does not disappoint. In fact, he has his fashion chops in place alright with his bespoke suits and carefully crushed linen shirts. But there’s more to the concluding part of the mini series than Anil Kapoor’s sartorial style. Kapoor completely dominates the second part of the Hindi remake of the Night Manager with his menacing presence.<br /><br />Kapoor dominates not just the screen. There’s something particularly appealing about the bad boys of spy thrillers, but he upstages Aditya Roy Kapur, who is the undercover agent Shaan Sengupta inside Shelly Rungta’s Golden Lanka. Kapur is the good guy who pretends to go rogue as he works with RAW agent Tillotama Shome to uncover Shelly’s unholy arms business that spreads from West Asia through Myanmar and Bangladesh. The second part of the series circles back to Dhaka, where it all began with the death of Safina, a minor girl trapped in a marriage with an underworld don.<br /><br />The storytelling of the Hindi Night Manager is by and large straight out of the playbook of any spy thriller, barring some underwhelming performances. The tomfoolery by the two RAW agents are cringe-worthy and not binge worthy. The lean and mean avatar of Aditya Roy Kapur is welcome after his movie <em>Gumraah</em>. ARK fails to charm or impress with his revenge but Kapoor does both in equal measure as the villain. Give us bad boys any day.

Sixty is the New Sexy: Anil Kapoor steals the show in the second coming of Night Manager

The star-studded premiere was held at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), here on Tuesday night.<br /><br /><keyword id="6359862" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="srk" source="Orion">SRK</keyword>'s daughter <keyword id="543349" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="suhana-khan" source="Orion">Suhana Khan</keyword>, who is making her much awaited acting debut with the movie '<keyword id="12509997" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-archies" source="Orion">The Archies</keyword>', was seen coming to the event with her family. She looked breathtaking in a blood red body con shimmer dress. With her hair open, red lips, and golden high heels, Suhana won the hearts with her glamorous look.<br /><br />She was accompanied by her father and superstar SRK, who was seen in an all black outfit. The 'Pathaan' actor wore a black coat, matching trousers, and a tee shirt with Archies imprinted on it. Suhana's mother Gauri looked beautiful in a black cut out dress.<br /><br />While her brother-Aryan and AbrRam were also present at the venue.<br /><br />The director of the movie <keyword id="36968" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zoya-akhtar" source="Orion">Zoya Akhtar</keyword> arrived at the venue wearing a white blazer, matching flare pants and a top. She completed the look with a heavy neckpiece.<br /><br />Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's grandson <keyword id="1438654" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="agastya-nanda" source="Orion">Agastya Nanda</keyword>, who is also starring in the movie 'The Archies', arrived at the premiere with his grand family. Amitabh was accompanied by his wife Jaya, son Abhishek, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, granddaughter Aaradhya, daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda, her husband Nikhil Nanda, and their daughter Navya Naveli.<br /><br />While they were all dressed up in black outfits, Navya opted for a red dress, and Jaya was seen in an ivory white suit.<br /><br />Filmmaker Boney Kapoor's daughter, and actress Janhvi's younger sister- Khushi Kapoor, who is also making her acting debut with 'The Archies' was seen at the premiere wearing an off-shoulder silver shimmer gown, with a matching choker. She tied her hair in a neat bun.<br /><br />The evergreen Rekha arrived at the premiere night in a green and silver saree. She kept her hair open, and opted for her signature red lips. She completed the look with a matching potli bag. Filmmaker Karan Johar posed for the cameras with model and BFF Malaika Arora, and Amrita Arora.<br /><br />'Jawan' director Atlee graced the red carpet with his wife Krishna Priya. The couple was dressed in black outfits.<br /><br />Ranbir was accompanied by his mother Neetu Kapoor. He wore a silver coat, navy blue pants, and a white shirt. He completed the look with red striped tie, and brown formal shoes.<br /><br />The 'man of the hour' Bobby Deol, who is winning love for his performance in the recently released movie 'Animal', was seen at the event wearing a silver shirt and white trousers. He was accompanied by his wife Tanya.<br /><br />Katrina won the hearts with her elegant look. She wore a black sleeveless body con dress and completed the outfit with silver heels. She was accompanied by her sister Isabelle Kaif.<br /><br />Hrithik was spotted with his girlfriend Saba Azad at the event. He wore a black half sleeves shirt, grey trousers, and a bucket hat. While Saba gave retro vibes in a pink crop top and matching floral skirt.<br /><br />Ranveer Singh was seen in his usual funky style, wearing a white coat, shirt and black pants.<br /><br />Others who graced the event were Javed Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, his wife Shibani Dandekar, Jackie Shroff, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Ayushmann Khurrana, Arjun Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Aditya Roy Kapur, Janhvi Kapoor, Ibrahim Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Manushi Chhillar, Konkana Sen, Kapil Sharma, Kajol, Ananya Panday, Hema Malini, Esha Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Manish Malhotra, Genelia and Ritiesh Deshmukh, Shanaya Kapoor, Sonali Bendre, and Kiran Rao. <br /><br />

Bollywood royalty shine at star-studded premiere of 'The Archies'

<ul><li>The multiplex behemoth now owns more than 1,650 screens across over 350 properties in 110 cities in the country.</li><li>The combined entity aims to open 180-200 screens per year, across formats, in the next two years.</li><li>The merged entity can definitely achieve bigger goals, but needs good content.</li></ul>After the merger of two <keyword id="16783584" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="multiplex-chains-PVR-and-Inox-Leisure" source="Orion">multiplex chains PVR and Inox Leisure</keyword> this year, the merged entity has become a behemoth in the country, and fifth largest listed multiplex chain globally by screen count. <br /><br />While the merger was announced last March, the record date for the scheme of amalgamation between the two multiplex operators happened in February 2023. The combined entity will start trading with the name PVR-INOX on exchanges in March 2023 and their combined financials would be reported from 4QFY23.<br /><br />The multiplex behemoth now owns more than 1,650 screens across 350 properties, in 110 cities.<br /><br />“PVR-INOX now controls 18% screen share (43% share in multiplex screens in India) and 30% box-office share (over 50% share of multiplex box office). The merged entity commands the highest multiplex market share in all key regions of India. PVR-INOX would become the fifth-largest listed multiplex chain globally by screen count with the highest number of admissions per screen (around 127,000 admissions/screen in 2019),” said a report by Kotak Institutional Equities. <br /><br />The combined entity aims to open 180-200 screens per year, across formats, in the next two years. “Capex per year would be ₹8-8.5 billion (₹800-850 crore). Over 40% new screen openings will come from the South as it remains underpenetrated,” said the report. <br /><br />While merged entity gains the lion’s share, real issue still remains poor content <br /><br />While the merged entity can definitely achieve bigger goals, analysts believe the real issue still remains poor content leading to flop movies on screen. <br /><br />“The management has guided for annual synergy benefits of ₹2.25 billion (₹225 crore) at the EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) level in the next 12-24 months,” said a report by Kotak Institutional Equities.<br /><br />Analysts say that the merged entity has no real competitor and should remain focused on strengthening its position at the cost of single-screen theatres and smaller chains. Yet, there are challenges that all multiplexes will face bringing in the mega footfalls. <br /><br />For one, the Hindi cinema industry itself is facing the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/its-not-bollywood-films-its-the-superstars-that-people-seem-to-be-tired-of/articleshow/92382077.cms">shifting trend and migration of audiences to South movies</a> which captured audiences with larger-than-life characters.<br /><br />Rapid adoption of OTT, proliferation of social media and an active ‘Boycott Bollywood’ campaign and higher ticket prices have impacted footfalls in theatres, say analysts at Emkay Global.<br /><br />“While focus of the merged entity now shifts to realising synergies, the crucial issue of footfall recovery remains moot. Post-Covid, we have witnessed a clear dichotomy in box-office performance, with a high proportion of movies turning out to be duds; we believe the main culprit is the sub-par content quality, punctured by the weak critic and audience reviews,” said a report by Emkay Global. <br /><br /><strong>Not star power, alone <br /></strong>It’s because of the increasing Southern push that <keyword id="4568700" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="PVR-INOX" source="Orion">PVR Inox</keyword> are planning to boost the addition of new cinemas there. <br /><br />“With Bollywood content not up to the mark, footfalls have not seen a meaningful uptick post Covid. Only select movies with differentiated offerings have managed to taste success at the box office. As we have emphasised in the past too, Bollywood’s recovery is critical to box-office collections, with regional and Hollywood contribution being only sporadic in nature,” said the report. <br /><br />Bollywood continues to witness poor movie performance with most movies including Amitabh Bachchan-starrer <em>Goodbye</em> and <em>Uunchai</em>, Akshay Kumar’s<em> Ram Setu</em> and Ranveer Singh’s <em>Cirkus</em> not meeting expectations except for <em>Drishyam 2</em> and <em>Pathaan</em>.<br /><br />“Going ahead too, we believe that star power alone cannot drive collections, if there is no differentiating factor in the movie,” said the Emkay Global report. <br /><br />In Q3 FY23, only one Bollywood movie i.e Drishyam 2 managed to break the ₹100 crore box office barrier. <br /><br />“CY22 has been one of the worst years for Bollywood, with very few movies finding traction. A mere 7% of the major movies that were released in the CY21/22 managed to recover their investment and yielded some profit. Prior to Covid, this was close to 30%, with more than 40% of movies doing well in CY19,” said a report by Emkay. <br /><br />While Inox-PVR have a bigger screen presence, they need what it takes to bring in audiences — better movies, bigger hits from Bollywood and Hollywood alike – in addition to South superhits. <br /><br />Some <keyword id="18300" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bollywood-movies" source="Orion">Bollywood movies</keyword> expected to be released in the next six months<br /><table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Movie <br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Approx date <br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cast <br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">March 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rani Mukerji<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bholaa <br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">March 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ajay Devgn, Tabu<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gumraah<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">April 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aditya Roy Kapur, Mrunal Thakur<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kisk Ka Bhai Kisi Ka Jaan<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">April 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Salam Khan<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Jawan<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">June 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shahrukh Khan<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Maidaan<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">June 2023 <br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ajay Devgn, Priyamani, Gajraj Rao, Rudranil Ghosh<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dream Girl 2<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">July 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ayushmann Khurrana, Ananya Pandey<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Yodha<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">July 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sidharth Malhotra, Disha Patani, Raashi Khanna <br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">July 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Animal <br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">August 2023 <br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ranbir Kapoor<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Gadar <br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">August 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 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PVR-INOX, now fifth largest listed multiplex chain globally, awaits good movies

<ul><li>March 2022 turned out to be the best months for both <keyword id="799" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pvr" source="Orion">PVR</keyword> and <keyword id="6407732" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="inox" source="Orion">INOX</keyword> Leisure due to stellar movie releases.</li><li>The companies can still replicate the March success due to the strong movie pipeline set up for this year.</li><li>“2022 or financial year 2023 will be one of the best for the Indian film industry,” INOX CEO Alok Tandon said.</li></ul>Afer a stellar March business, movie theatres are hoping to make a comeback — but they need movies that can move the audiences away from OTTs and TVs. <br /><br />This is the view held by five brokerage firms — ICICI Securities/Direct, Motilal Oswal, Prabhudas Lilladher and ShareKhan. They believe that good movies can help them replicate the March success which came with superhits like the controversial Kashmir Files; Rajamouli’s RRR, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama Gangubai Kathiawadi, followed up by KGF 2 in April. <br /><br />“They witnessed a March — which was the best ever in the history, led by superlative performances of movies,” ICICI Direct said in its views on PVR and INOX both. The March footfalls made up for half of the Jan-March quarters footfalls in theaters. <br /><br />But both these companies need more than a good month to turn things around. A strong recovery in footfalls and sales of these listed theatre companies will be driven by ‘strong content slate lines’, as per ICICI Direct. If all goes well, it estimates that both these companies can cross their pre-covid earnings in the current financial year. <br /><br />These companies are in desperate need of a ‘recovery worthy’ movie releases. In spite of a good revenue growth, INOX and PVR both are still in the red — posting losses of ₹239 crore and ₹478 crore in the fourth quarter, respectively.<br /><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="The Khan-Karan factor" comment="subhead" text="The Khan-Karan factor"><span data-til="noop">The Khan-Karan factor</span></cmsannotation><br /><br />The next phase of turnaround can come from another set of long-delayed and much-hyped movies with A-list stars. All the three Khans have movies planned this year — which had become a rare occurrence even in the years before the pandemic. <br /><br />Aamir Khan has Lal Singh Chaddha, that’s a remake of Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump. Salman Khan also promises another movie from his formulaic stable — called Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. The King of Khans — Shah Rukh Khan too is releasing a movie after four years called Pathan. <br /><br />The fact that these Khan movies are ‘much-awaited’ can help drive footfalls. INOX CEO Alok Tandon spoke of an influx of good releases in FY23, in a conversation with Business Insider India. <br /><br />“2022 or financial year 2023 will be one of the best for the Indian film industry… I feel like we have some very, very strong lineup,” Tandon said. He also confirmed that March was their best month yet and the movie business had been operating in limited capacity over the last few years due to Covid-19. <br /><br />Then other bankable stars like Ranveer Singh and Ranbir Kapoor too have releases this year — at least one of them is bankrolled by Dharma Productions, lead by Karan Johar. <br /><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Movies that can move PVR, INOX Leisure’s profits from red to green" comment="subhead" text="Movies that can move PVR, INOX Leisure’s profits from red to green"><span data-til="noop">Movies that can move PVR, INOX Leisure’s profits from red to green</span></cmsannotation><br /><table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Upcoming Movie<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Expected Release<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cast<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Samrat Prithviraj<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">June 2022<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ek Villain Returns<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">July 2022<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Laal Singh Chaddha<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">August 2022<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brahmastra<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">September 2022<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, Mouni Roy<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Avatar: The Way of Water (English)<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">December 2022<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"> Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">December 2022<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Salman Khan, Pooja Hedge, Kriti Sanon, Aayush Sharma<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Pathaan<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">January 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Salman Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Ashutosh Rana, John Abraham<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">February 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Luv Ranjan's next starring Ranbir Kapoor<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">March 2023<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Badly in need of a superhit" comment="subhead" text="Badly in need of a 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There was a big buzz around Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone-starrer 83 — which was based on the 1983 cricket world cup that India won. However, it disappointed movie distributors as it was declared a theatrical flop. Singh’s Jayeshbhai Jordaar too did not live up to its expectations. <br /><br />Kangana Ranaut’s Dhakkad, Akshay Kumar’s Bachchan Pandey, Prabhas’ Radhe Shyam too failed to impress the audiences. 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By Komal Panchamatia <p>Mumbai, Apr 12 () Filmmaker Anurag Basu believes once the COVID-19 crisis ends, the entertainment industry will be defined by "pre-corona and post-corona" eras.</p><p>The director was looking forward to his next, "Ludo" this month, the release of which was pushed after the pandemic hit India.</p><p>Basu said cinema will witness a complete shift in terms of storytelling and mode of entertainment.</p><p>"The cinema and entertainment world will be defined as 'pre-corona and post-corona' era. Storytelling will change and there will be some people, who are getting used to watching stuff on OTT, so that may take the front seat now. </p><p>"I believe now corona will become the backdrop and subject for many films for years to come till the world sees the next big crisis," Basu told  in an interview.</p><p>The director believes many people will come out as a completely different personality post the lockdown, and it will also influence their choice of content.</p><p>"For some people, the view on life has changed. It will affect their likes and dislikes and the kind of things they want to watch and not watch. They will see the world through a different prism.</p><p>"People will not see anything meaningless and that will push people to make more meaningful stuff. This is just a guess. And that's what we do right? I am only guessing the viewer's choices," he added. </p><p>Basu said he is also doubtful whether people would be comfortable about returning to the theatres after the lockdown.</p><p>He hopes Bollywood producers would work together to chalk out a release calendar which lures the audiences to come to the cinema halls. </p><p>"I hope all the producers discuss what works best for each of them and not fight for dates or cut into each other's business. If we are together, we can manage."</p><p>From both creative and business points of view, Basu said, like any other sector, the film industry too will be incurring losses due to the lockdown, but the filmmaker is more concerned about daily wage workers.</p><p>"My heart goes out to the daily wage workers, who make for 75 per cent in any film unit, as they will be hit the most with all the shoots being stalled."</p><p>His next film "Ludo", a comedy anthology, was scheduled to hit the theatres on April 24, but the director is still unsure about the new release date. </p><p>"We were all ready and geared up for the April 24 release. Looking at the current scenario, I'm not expecting 'Ludo' to hit the theatres soon. As soon as we decide our date we will launch our trailer. Earlier we were supposed to launch it with 'Sooryavashi' release."</p><p>Set in a quintessential Indian metro, "Ludo" follows four different stories with people dealing with unavoidable jeopardies of life.</p>Produced by T-Series, the film features Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanya Malhotra, Rohit Saraf and Pankaj Tripathi.  KKP  SHD RDSRDS

Coronavirus will be the backdrop of many films till world sees next crisis: Anurag Basu

<ul><li>The first movie to be released directly on the platform will be Sushant Singh Rajput's Dil Bechara.</li><li>Between July and October, the platform will directly launch 7 big-ticket Bollywood releases on the platform.</li></ul><br />Disney+ Hotstar is announced the launch of Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex that will see the <keyword id="4722197" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="direct-release">direct release</keyword> of Bollywood movies on the OTT platform. <br /><br />Starting July 24,the platform will launch 7 big-ticket movies including Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani's Laxmmi Bomb, Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha and Sanjay Dutt's Bhuj: The Pride of India, late Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi and Saif Ali Khan's Dil Bechara, Sanjay Dutt, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur and Pooja Bhatt's Sadak 2, Abhishek Bachchan's The Big Bull, Vidyut Jammwal's Khuda Haafiz and Kunal Kemmu and Rasika Dugal's Lootcase amongst others.<br /><br />Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex will usher in a new re-imagined ‘first-day first-show’ for Bollywood fans, by treating them to the most anticipated movies of superstars like Akshay Kumar &amp; Ajay Devgn being delivered directly to their mobiles; truly experiencing ‘First Day First Show ki home delivery’. Existing subscribers of Disney+ Hotstar Premium and Disney+ Hotstar VIP can enjoy these blockbuster movies at no additional cost to their existing subscription. Non-subscribers can simply purchase an annual membership of Disney+ Hotstar VIP at Rs 399/- to catch all these movies, and also enjoy exclusive Hotstar Specials, the world’s biggest Super Hero movies &amp; kids favourite characters in Hindi, Tamil &amp; Telugu, unlimited LIVE sports and much more - making it the best entertainment service in the country!<br /><br />The first movie of Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex will be Dil Bechara, starring late Sushant Singh Rajput; and to commemorate his invaluable contribution to Hindi cinema, this movie will be available to all subscribers and non-subscribers of Disney+ Hotstar.<br /><br /><keyword id="105547" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uday-Shankar">Uday Shankar</keyword> - President, <keyword id="9435264" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-walt-disney-company-apac">The Walt Disney Company APAC</keyword> and Chairman, Star &amp; Disney India, said “At Disney+ Hotstar, we firmly believe in pushing boundaries to achieve the unexpected. A few years ago, we took an audacious step of bringing sports closer to people by streaming it LIVE on mobile devices – a move that forever changed the course of LIVE sports in India. Today as we launch Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex, we find ourselves yet again at the cusp of making a revolutionary change by bringing the biggest Bollywood movies directly to millions across the country. We are happy to partner with the best directors and most talented actors; and provide them with a platform to present their masterpieces.”<br /><br />Speaking about this initiative and its effect on the overall industry, he further added, “Theatres are a special experience. So, they will always exist and thrive. But the potential of the industry can’t be capped by the number of release windows and theatres available. Our initiative will dramatically increase the number of films that can be made, giving film-lovers more films to enjoy and the creative community more films to make. We firmly believe that this will generate a massive momentum for more and different kinds of films to be made in India. It’s a win-win for all.”<br /><br />Akshay Kumar who stars in Laxmmi Bomb said, “We are excited and glad to have our movie Laxmmi Bomb being made available to millions of fans across the country on Disney+ Hotstar VIP! The movie is extremely dear to me as it is something unique I have attempted for the first time! It is an entertaining mélange of horror and humour and it has a strong social message attached to it! I am certain that this movie will bring joy and hope for everyone in these trying times!”<br /><br />Ajay Devgn who will be seen in Bhuj: The Pride of India added, "Having done a hundred films, I definitely took it for granted that theatres were where our films were meant to play. However, two things happened suddenly and almost simultaneously. The Corona pandemic threw all our comfort worlds into a tizzy. And, at the same time the OTT medium that was a fairly new phenomenon gained a huge significance as far as consuming entertainment is concerned. In the future, Theatres and OTT will move in parallel. Both options offer their own strengths. Bhuj: The Pride of India on Disney+ Hotstar VIP – a platform that will showcase our film across the length and breadth of the country. I think people will once again start looking forward to new film releases.”<br /><br />Alia Bhatt who stars in the sequel of iconic movies Sadak (released in 1991) said, “Sadak 2 is a movie that is very close to my heart; it was my first time working with my father, which makes this a dream come true. It has a very new but relevant emotional pulse, with an amazing cast. Working with Aditya, Sanjay Dutt and Pooja has been magical. These are extraordinary and difficult times and all of us are trying to get through it, taking each day at a time. My father always says that a filmmaker’s destination is the audience’s heart. Disney+ Hotstar VIP gives us that opportunity to connect with our audience all across the country”<br /><br />Abhishek Bachchan who stars in The Big Bull said, “There is nothing greater than the joy of being able to entertain someone through movies and great storytelling. And that’s exactly what The Big Bull will do - it will keep audiences hooked till the very end. I’m glad that the movie will launch on a platform like Disney+ Hotstar VIP where people from across the country will be able to enjoy it upon release” <br /><br /><br />

Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex to release 7 Bollywood movies directly on its platform between July and October

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/50768217.cms" /><keyword id="6354850" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Katrina-Kaif">Katrina Kaif</keyword> caught everyone’s attention, especially women, for her red mane. The actress, who got her hair coloured for her upcoming movie ‘<keyword id="690022" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Fitoor">Fitoor</keyword>’, has become a source of envy for many.<br />
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But nothing comes easy and nothing comes cheap! Believe it or not, makers of Fitoor had to shell out as much as Rs 55 lakh for Katrina’s red hair look.<br />
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Grapevine suggests that Katrina was unable to find a local professional for her look in Fitoor, also starring Aditya Roy Kapur in lead role.<br />
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So, Katrina hired someone from London and she had to fly to London for touch ups and fresh coats for her red hair look.<br />
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Reportedly, Katrina’s first class tickets and five-star accommodation added to the bill.<br />
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However, there has been no official confirmation on this. <br />
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Drooling over Katrina Kaif’s red hair in Fitoor? Do you have Rs 55 lakh?

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<br /> <keyword id="89958" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shraddha-Kapoor">Shraddha Kapoor</keyword>, who rose to fame with the portrayal of Arohi Keshav Shirke in 2013 release <em><keyword id="780293" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aashiqui-2">Aashiqui 2</keyword></em>, is celebrating her 25<sup>th</sup> birthday today. Here in, we have one sharp look at the professional journey of one of the most popular young actresses of Indian cinema.<br />
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1. The first time we saw Shraddha Kapoor on the silver screen was when she donned the role of a studious geek Aparna Khanna who volunteers in a poker experiment. The year was 2010 and the movie that marked her debut was <em><keyword id="16035" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Teen-Patti">Teen Patti</keyword></em>, in which she starred along Amitabh Bachchan and R. Madhavan. The movie could not do well at the box office, resulting in a career setback for Shraddha. Reportedly, she also lost her role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s <em>My Friend Pinto</em> because of the movie’s failure.<br />
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2. Next year, in 2011, we saw her as a girl next door who gets her heart broken and plans revenge in <em><keyword id="595028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Luv-ka-the-End">Luv Ka The End</keyword></em>. She shared the screen space with Taaha Shah and Ali Zafar. The film was the first production venture of Y-Films, Yash Raj Films’ division for making youth-centric films. Although the film went unnoticed, Shraddha’s performance was appreciated by critics.<br />
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3. After taking a year-long break, the young Kapoor lass returned to the screens with the musical romantic saga <em>Aashiqui 2</em>. The movie, which also had Aditya Roy Kapur, was highly successful and Shraddha Kapoor was noticed for her good looks as well as acting prowess.<br />
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4. Next in line for the lady was a guest role in Dharma Productions’ <em>Gori Tere Pyaar Mein</em>, in which she played Vasudha, a Tamilian girl in love with a Sikh boy. The lead pair of the movie was Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor, and Shraddha’s role was limited to a few scenes.<br />
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5. Came 2014 and Shraddha was seen as Ayesha in another musical romantic thriller <em>Ek Villain</em>. Her role was that of a young girl who falls in love with a goon and transforms him into a family man, only to be killed by a psychopath killer. Her role in the movie was limited to a few flashback scenes other than some songs, given the fact that her character gets killed in the first 15 minutes.<br />
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6. Towards the end of 2014, we saw the pretty lady doing a role in <em>Haider</em>, for ace director Vishal Bhardwaj. She portrayed the role of Arshiya, a young Kashmiri journalist in love with the main lead, played by Shahid Kapoor. Her performance and hard work in the movie to get into the skin of a Kashmiri girl were appreciated.<br />
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7. She also did an item number, called <em>Dance Basanti</em>, in the movie <em>Ungli</em>.<br />
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8. In 2015, she would be seen in Remo D’souza’s next <em><keyword id="1870207" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="ABCD-2">ABCD 2</keyword></em>, which is the sequel to 2013’s <em>ABCD: Any Body Can Dance</em>. She is paired opposite Varun Dhawan and portrays a dancer in the movie. Reportedly, she has been working hard to get into the shoes of a dancer. The movie would release in June 2015.<br />
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9. She would also began shooting for <em>Rock On 2</em>, the sequel to <em>Rock On!!</em>, which released in 2008. The movie would also stars Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal and Purab Kohli and would be shot in Shillong.<br />
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10. Other than acting, Shraddha Kapoor also has a passion for singing, given her relations with Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle, two of India’s most reputed singers. Shraddha’s mother Shivangi Kapoor is the daughter of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle’s paternal aunt. Shivangi herself is a trained singer, and Shraddha has surely got her singing skills from her. In the recently concluded Global Indian Music Awards, Shraddha Kapoor was awarded the ‘Celebrity Singer Of The Year’ award.<br />
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<em>Image Courtesy: Shraddha Kapoor Twitter</em><br />


Shraddha Kapoor Turns 25! A Look At Her Bollywood Journey So Far

<ul><li>Disney+ <keyword id="2739840" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hotstar">Hotstar</keyword> has launched a campaign featuring veteran actor <keyword id="17594" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="shakti-kapoor">Shakti Kapoor</keyword> who returns in the much-loved <keyword id="2179947" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Crime-Master-Gogo">Crime Master Gogo</keyword> avatar.</li><li>Actors <keyword id="89958" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shraddha-Kapoor">Shraddha Kapoor</keyword> and Karisma Kapoor also feature as a part of the campaign highlighting the movie offerings available under Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex.</li></ul>Disney+ Hotstar has launched a campaign featuring one of the most timeless Bollywood characters, Crime Master Gogo. <br /><br />The film features actor Shakti Kapoor, returning after more than 25 years as the timeless . This is also the first time that the actor shared the screen with his daughter and actor Shraddha Kapoor. Also welcoming him back is actor Karisma Kapoor from the classic film ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ produced by Vinay Sinha (copyright: Vinay Pictures).<br /><br />Conceptualized by <keyword id="259349" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="DDB-Mudra">DDB Mudra</keyword>, the film shows Shakti Kapoor as Crime Master Gogo turned salesman who is selling the Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex proposition to people. However, on learning that the audiences are already enjoying the latest movies on Disney+ Hotstar, Crime Master Gogo causes mayhem in town staying true to his famed dialogue “Aya hoon, kuch toh lootkar jaunga!”.<br /><br />  <div type="Youtube" id="PCIypZIDs5Y" title="Crime Master Gogo | DisneyPlusHotstarMultiplex" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PCIypZIDs5Y/mqdefault.jpg"></div><br /><br />“Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex has built a library of both blockbuster and highly acclaimed films that have garnered a spectacular response from India’s movie-loving audiences, said <keyword id="6853511" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sidharth-Shakdher">Sidharth Shakdher</keyword>, Executive Vice President , Disney+ Hotstar. “Through our new marketing campaign, we are celebrating the success of our exclusive, made-for-the-big-screen movie releases on Multiplex, and announcing the upcoming blockbusters. The campaign aims to entertain with the evergreen Shakti Kapoor reprising his iconic character, Crime Master Gogo, and the hilarity that ensues when Gogo takes on the role of a salesperson for Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex.” he added.<br /><br />The campaign underlines the platform’s continued commitment to delivering the biggest and most-anticipated movies of India’s mega-stars, like the upcoming Ajay Devgn-starrer Bhuj: The Pride of India, <keyword id="7388127" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="bhoot-police">Bhoot Police</keyword> starring Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Yami Gautam, and Hungama 2 starring Shilpa Shetty, Meezaan Jaffrey and <keyword id="6357914" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paresh-Rawal">Paresh Rawal</keyword> - all releasing under the Disney+ Hotstar Multiplex banner within a three-month window.<br /><div type="javascript" title="Instagram" contenttype="Video"><cdata><![CDATA[<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRgPfnapW7t/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13" style=" background:#FFF; 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