2026 Box-Office Predictions: 'Dhurandhar 2,' 'Ramayana,' 'King' and More
With 'Ramayana', 'Dhurandhar 2', 'King' and a stacked slate of star-driven tentpoles, 2026 could be Indian cinema’s biggest year yet — if the audience shows up.
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With 'Ramayana', 'Dhurandhar 2', 'King' and a stacked slate of star-driven tentpoles, 2026 could be Indian cinema’s biggest year yet — if the audience shows up.

The Hollywood Reporter India's weekly column 'Lights, Camera, Scoop' unravels the behind-the-scenes madness of the big Bollywood machinery.

Indian cinema is full of stories that refuse to give up — on people, cities, or dreams. These are the ones that offer the most hope.

The Hollywood Reporter India's weekly column 'Lights, Camera, Scoop' unravels the behind-the-scenes madness of the big Bollywood machinery.

From supercharged star vehicles to larger-than-life epics, here are the most anticipated Indian releases of 2026

Defined by scaled production and consistent ticket demand, these concerts underscored India’s viability as a global touring market

From Farah Khan and Dilip winning the Internet to Jaideep Ahlawat's irresistible dance moves, here's a line-up of the best pop culture moments from the year that was

Lovers, losers, vampires, serial killers... Indian cinema was a bag of thrills in 2025. From mythic spectacles to tender lullabies, THR India picks the best of the lot

The Hollywood Reporter India's weekly column 'Lights, Camera, Scoop' unravels the behind-the-scenes madness of the big Bollywood machinery.

Superhero movies with a callback to folk tales, a horror movie that begins with a hero “ghosting” his girlfriend and a flashback to the Mohanlal-Sathyan Anthikad comedies of the 80’s…Malayalam cinema had it all this year. In a year of such variety, performances couldn’t have been ordinary

From Monika Panwar in 'Khauf' to Ishaan Khatter in 'Homebound', here are the 10 best Hindi performances across films and streaming this year

The Hollywood Reporter India's weekly column 'Lights, Camera, Scoop' unravels the behind-the-scenes madness of the big Bollywood machinery.

Long before parallel cinema became fashionable, Bengali auteur Ritwik Ghatak proposed a film about Vietnam shot entirely in Bengal. This 1968 essay reveals the vision of the director who changed Indian cinema.

The Hollywood Reporter India's weekly column 'Lights, Camera, Scoop' unravels the behind-the-scenes madness of the big Bollywood machinery.

As we head into the new year, it’s not a race against time. It’s still safe to say that the cream of Hindi cinema is found in the long-format space. The movies may be faltering and stuck in a herd-mentality loop, but the shows keep the flag flying — whatever that flag may look like today.

Featuring Ranveer Singh’s acting debut and Anushka Sharma’s breakout role, 'Band Baaja Baaraat' felt like the culmination of a genre that reflected the ambitions of a young India no longer shackled by conventional aspiration and blueprint careers.

Actor Priyamani suggests six bingeable shows rooted in the subtle — and occasionally supernatural — art of detection.

The Hollywood Reporter India's weekly column 'Lights, Camera, Scoop' unravels the behind-the-scenes madness of the big Bollywood machinery.

These five key performances turned Ajith Kumar into one of Indian cinema’s most enduring stars.