Indian cinema is having a moment, with almost every film industry in the country having its own cinematic universes. The movies range from big-budget, tentpole spectacles to thrillers and even animated films, headlined by superstars and even new actors.
Films from these cinematic universes have largely been box-office blockbusters, but some, especially from the Hindi film industry in recent times, have failed to live up to the hype. Still, not all is lost as they gear up for more releases going forward.
Here is a comprehensive list of the most important ongoing ones:
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Hrithik Roshan
Primary Directors: Kabir Khan, Siddharth Anand, Ali Abbas Zafar
Latest Release: Stree 2
Next Release: Thamma
Biggest Hit: Stree 2
Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Ayushmann Khurrana
Primary Directors: Amar Kaushik, Aditya Sarpotdar
Latest Release: Singham Again
Next Release: TBA
Biggest Hit: Singham Again
Stars: Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan,
Deepika Padukone
Latest Release: Leo
Next Release: Benz (Tentative)
Biggest Hit: Leo
Stars: Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Karthi, Fahadh Faasil
Primary Directors: Lokesh Kanagaraj, Bakkiyaraj Kannan
Latest Release: Hanu Man
Next Release: Adhira
Biggest Hit: Hanu Man
Stars: Teja Sajja, Dasari Kalyan
Primary Director: Prasanth Varma
Latest Release: HIT: The Third Case
Next Release: HIT: The Fourth Case
Biggest Hit: HIT: The Third Case
Stars: Vishwak Sen, Adivi Sesh, Nani, Karthi, Rajkummar Rao
Primary Director: Sailesh Kolanu
Next Release: Mahavatar Parasurama
Biggest Hit: Mahavatar Narsimha
Stars: Animated film series
Primary Director: Ashwin Kumar
Next Release: Michael (Tentative)
Biggest Hit: Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra
Stars: Kalyani Priyadarshan, Dulquer Salmaan, Tovino Thomas
Primary Director: Dominic Arun
Latest Release: Detective Ujjwalan
Next Release: Jambi
Biggest Hit: Minnal Murali
Stars: Tovino Thomas, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Guru Somasundaram
Primary Directors: Basil Joseph, Indraneel GK, Rahul G