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27.02 / 01:33

Digital film Experts composer song singer Behind the hit song: Why many playback singers still struggle to make money

playback singing remain skewed. Most singers are paid a one-time fee, while ownership and much of the long-term digital earnings stay with producers and music labels.Industry experts say the issue is particularly acute for newer names, even though the debate has been triggered by established voices.Depending on popularity and stature, established singers can earn upwards of ₹25 lakh per song.

26.02 / 06:53

markets Sustainability Boxing wellness film audience stars Small-town cinemas see a boom from blockbusters, but can Bollywood deliver enough hits to sustain the momentum?

Two recent blockbusters—Dhurandhar and Border 2, which earned ₹894 crore and ₹354 crore at the box office, respectively—helped boost business for tier-two and tier-three town cinemas by at least 20 percent over last year. However, the big challenge for theatre owners in the smaller markets is whether Bollywood can supply mass-market movies that can sustain this momentum through the year.

23.02 / 08:25

markets Citi Entertainment Strategy film audience More movies in the making, but fewer screens to go around

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A flurry of strategic deals in India’s film production business is set to swell the pipeline of small and mid-budget movies, even as structural constraints in theatrical releases raise questions about where those films will ultimately play. Multiplexes in major cities are more open to mid-budget and regional films, but tier-two and tier-three markets remain thinly served.

23.02 / 05:27

markets Digital Boxing film Actor audience social The new paradox of fame: Why hit movies don't guarantee brand traction for actors anymore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Despite the unexpected box office success of some small and mid-budget films, their lead stars are yet to gain social media visibility or see traction from brands. Actors who have featured in controversial but successful films such as The Kashmir Files and The Kerala Story or those like Sunny Deol making a comeback via hits Gadar 2 and Border 2 prove that box office success and brand or social media traction are not necessarily linked.

18.02 / 00:53

COST CEO Platform Action wellness film Actor Algorithm action: AI platforms disrupt silver screen at India AI Film Festival

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The traditional red carpet at the India AI Film Festival and the AI Impact Summit this week had a distinctively digital sheen. Amidst the usual chatter of cinematography and casting, a new breed of exhibitors, AI platform developers, are spending the week pitching a radical proposition to India’s creative core: the end of the ‘producer hunt’.

17.02 / 05:57

markets Digital CEO Platform film audience patient New studios from Birla and Balaji invest in India's crowded content space amid volatility and risk of unsold content

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Entertainment industry entities are launching new ventures and verticals that aim to either back films for the big screen or programming for streaming platforms even amid the risks of volatility in the movie business, plateauing OTT subscriptions and unsold content inventory. Entrepreneur Ananya Birla launched Birla Studios this month to produce films in Hindi, Gujarati and Malayalam, among other regional languages, and in English.

16.02 / 01:11

COST Digital Aware CEO film Experts social Is budget push to develop animation, VFX, gaming talent in AI era pragmatic?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As the government allocated funds to develop talent in the animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics (AVGC) ecosystem in the country, experts say the sector faces serious disruption from artificial intelligence, which may shrink job opportunities in some of these categories. In the organized sector, including feature films and OTT series, the impact will be incremental but irreversible as AI will increasingly be embedded into pipelines to reduce turnaround time, manage costs, and optimize post-production, particularly in VFX-heavy projects, according to experts.

15.02 / 08:39

UPS Booking Man Gap Apple film Manu Joseph: Blinkit and Zepto make speedy deliveries. So why are corner stores still around?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The guy who runs the kirana store in my colony has a wounded look about him because I don’t go there anymore. Things were not good between us even without that.

12.02 / 08:01

Action Entertainment Boxing film Experts Diversity audience Post-pandemic change: Hindi film viewers now seek diverse content, not just action and spectacle

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Genre diversity turned out to be a key feature of the top 10 Hindi language films of 2025 and experts and theatre owners acknowledge that hit movies are no longer driven entirely by action or VFX spectacles, as was the case soon after the pandemic. As many as 15 original Hindi films grossed more than ₹100 crore each last year compared with six in 2024.

09.02 / 07:03

markets film Experts RAI Features Courts rights Bollywood's 'spiritual sequels' spark a major IP law battle: What filmmakers need to know

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Hindi language filmmakers who have increasingly begun to bank on the trend of ‘spiritual sequels’ – films that may be similar in tone or theme to an earlier hit, but not a direct continuation of the plot, or even those that feature the same cast – may be in for legal challenges. Film production and distribution house Eros International Media has filed a suit in the Bombay High Court against filmmaker Aanand L Rai and his production house Colour Yellow Media Entertainment LLP.

08.02 / 11:39

UPS Entertainment film Trade Experts War audience Why Dhurandhar and Border 2 are outperforming Bollywood’s patriot playbook

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India has seen a surge of war and patriotic films in recent years that resonated deeply with audiences, but the latest releases have dramatically raised the bar, translating into explosive box-office collections.

08.02 / 11:39

UPS community film Instagram show stage Inside The Lion’s roar: Inside the Tamil show turning startups into household names

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Kannan Hari walked onto the Startup Singam set carrying karupatti—palm jaggery—made from the palmyra, the state tree of Tamil Nadu. He runs Palm Era, a palm jaggery and natural sweeteners brand.

08.02 / 02:21

UPS Man Entertainment Moodys film love audience Who exactly is Superman? The quest to give the Man of Steel an edge

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In a 1957 episode of “I Love Lucy," Superman cracked a joke.

05.02 / 08:01

UPS Southern Boxing wellness film audience stars Has southern cinema fallen prey to Bollywood’s high ticket pricing?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Unreasonably high ticket pricing, long seen as a tactic used largely by Bollywood film-makers to bolster openings, has now crept into southern cinema, with disappointing results. According to media consulting firm Ormax, footfall in Telugu cinema declined to 181 million in 2025, from 213 million in 2024 and 242 million in 2023.

04.02 / 05:19

markets Platform Opinion film Experts audience Courts Can courts really stop fake ratings and online trolling of films?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A recent court order to restrict ratings and reviews on online ticketing platforms for Telugu star Chiranjeevi’s latest film, Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu, has reopened a debate over whether online feedback mechanisms are shaping audience opinion or distorting it. The move, aimed at platforms such as BookMyShow, signals the need for preventive protection at the most commercially sensitive moment in a movie’s life—just before or immediately after it is released.

04.02 / 03:35

UPS Booking film Caseys Photos Winter Olympics show Olympics Flirty emails and chummy photos show how far Epstein reached into business world

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Casey Wasserman was in Italy for the Winter Olympics, scheduled to make a presentation to the International Olympic Committee on the progress of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Peter Attia, the longevity doctor with cult followers and a bestselling book, was days into a new role as a CBS News contributor.

04.02 / 01:21

CEO Entertainment Parke Adventure film President Inside Disney’s future now depends on the ultimate theme park insider

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Soon after Bob Iger returned to Disney in late 2022, experiences chairman Josh D’Amaro went to the chief executive’s office with a book of data on the businesses he led. Theme parks and cruise ships were constrained only by their size.

02.02 / 07:57

markets Digital economy film Universities rights Universal Music India returns to Bollywood, eyes bigger slice of storytelling pie

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Universal Music India has made a comeback to Bollywood after recent acquisitions and partnerships, while retaining its focus on non-film music.

31.01 / 03:33

UPS Career Entertainment film tennis audience Sporting Vikram Malhotra of Abundantia Entertainment on being the outsider

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In his early years, Vikram Malhotra didn’t have any special connection to cinema, besides occasional viewings with family. It had never been a career option as such nor did he know anyone from the industry.

29.01 / 07:45

markets UPS Boxing film audience stars rights Bollywood films wait in the wings as box office uncertainty, crowded calendars play havoc

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Even as recent blockbusters such as Dhurandhar and Border 2 have delivered strong box office returns, Bollywood studios and filmmakers remain wary of theatrical volatility, prompting many to delay release date announcements and adopt more cautious launch strategies. Despite the success of big-ticket films, the broader theatrical market continues to see uneven audience turnout, with only a handful of titles drawing significant footfalls.

28.01 / 06:45

markets Entertainment Southern film Actor audience stars Southern comfort: Bollywood production houses turn south to de-risk, diversify with film deals and new facilities

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Lured by a wide audience base and the possibility of fresh stories, several stakeholders in Bollywood—be it producers, studios, multiplex chains and even actor Ajay Devgn—are betting big on deals in the south. Panorama Studios, the distributor of Malayalam thriller Drishyam 3 to be released in April, has signed a multi-film deal with Malayalam star Nivin Pauly.

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