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Urvashi Rautela, Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar and Kajol.
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The Most Quotable Celebrity Quotes of 2025: From Urvashi Rautela to Shah Rukh Khan

From absurd confessions to viral one-liners, the standout gems Indian celebrities actually dropped this year.

BY Team THR India
Shanthipriya and Anjali Sivaraman in 'Bad Girl,' Pasupathy in 'Bison' and Sarathkumar in 'Dude'
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The Best Tamil Film Performances of 2025

A casteist politician; a mother and daughter's intertwined coming-of-age journeys; a father who wants to see his son win at all costs: Kollywood's best performances in 2025 came in the smaller slice-of-life outings

BY Gautam Sunder
Stills from 'Black Warrant', 'Paatal Lok' and 'Black White & Gray'
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The Best Hindi Streaming Shows of 2025

From blistering crime thrillers and inventive “shockumentaries” to sincere sports dramas, these Hindi series proved that streaming remains the home of India’s boldest, most ambitious storytelling.

BY Suchin Mehrotra
Diljit Dosanjh, Farah Khan, Akshaye Khanna
Columns

The Best Desi Pop-Culture Moments Of 2025

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

BY Mohini Chaudhuri
Stills from 'Homebound', 'Kantara: Chapter 1' and 'Kalamkaval'
Columns

The 15 Best Indian Films of 2025

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

BY Team THR India
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sonam Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter and Alia Bhatt.
Fashion

2025's Best-Dressed Stars: Alia Bhatt, Ishaan Khatter, Diljit Dosanjh and More

The Hollywood Reporter India picks the looks that broke the Internet — and the icons that redefined India's style landscape — in 2025.

BY Ananya Shankar
Stills from 'Kuberaa', 'Little Hearts' and 'The Girlfriend'
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The Five Best Telugu Film Performances of 2025

The year was earmarked with big-ticket releases, but it’s the smaller, intimate dramas that showed up with surprising depth in the performances

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Stills from 'Kantara: Chapter 1,' 'Elumale' and 'Su from So'
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Kannada Cinema in 2025: A Step Forward, Barely

Even as we're awaiting the releases of 'Mark' and '45', Kannada cinema saw unexpected wins this year — yet the industry remains wary of celebrating too soon.

BY Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Mohanlal in 'Hridayapoorvam', Kalyani Priyadarshan in 'Lokah' and Mammootty in 'Kalamkaval'
Columns

The Best Malayalam Film Performances Of 2025

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  

BY Vishal Menon
Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in 'Saiyaara', Monika Panwar in'Khauf' and Ishaan Khatter in 'Homebound'
Columns

The 10 Best Hindi Performances of 2025, Ranked

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

BY Rahul Desai
Radhika Apte in 'Sister Midnight,' Rashmika Mandanna in 'Thamma' and Kalyani Priyadarshan in 'Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra'
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From 'Lokah' to 'Thamma,' Here's Why 2025 Was The Year of the Vampire On-Screen

After years of hypermasculine heroes, the monstrous feminine finally found its place in 2025, as India discovered its bloodlust with vampires in 'Lokah,' 'Thamma,' 'Sister Midnight' and 'Sinners'

BY Anushka Halve
Sayani Gupta and Huma Qureshi in a still from the latest season of 'Delhi Crime'.
Columns

2025 in Indian Streaming: A Year of Mixed Triumphs, Bold Beginnings and Stalling Sequels

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.

BY Rahul Desai

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Priyanka Chopra Completes Schedule Of SS Rajamouli’s 'Varanasi'
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas Completes Key Schedule Of SS Rajamouli’s 'Varanasi'

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Fahadh Faasil Confirms ‘Aavesham 2’, Reveals He Plays the Antagonist in ‘Patriot’

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