Box Office
Mandaadi Nears 100 Crore Worldwide, Closes In On DC
Soori's sports drama has outlasted its clash with Sardar 2 and is now chasing down Lokesh Kanagaraj's DC to crack Kollywood's 2026 top five.
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September 2026
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World
Hobbs & Shaw Finally Streams On Hulu, Seven Years Later
Hobbs & Shaw, the 2019 Fast & Furious spin-off with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham, is now streaming on Hulu, Collider reports, as the pair's director David Leitch teases a new meta comedy.
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Regional Cinema
Dorothy Team Descends On Pollachi Days Before Release
Karthik Subbaraj's Dorothy, starring Keerthy Suresh and Rishikanth, heads into its September 25 release with Ilaiyaraaja's music drawing crowds and the team out meeting fans in Pollachi, according to Filmibeat Tamil.
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Regional Cinema
Union Ministry Denies Screening Clearance To 31 Films At Kerala Fest
The Union I&B Ministry has refused censor exemption to 31 films picked for Kerala's documentary and short film festival, mirroring a similar clampdown at IFFK last year that was only partly resolved after talks with the state.
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Box Office
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit Breaks Mohanlal's 26-Year Narasimham Record
Girish AD's Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has overtaken Mohanlal's Narasimham to become Malayalam cinema's most-watched 21st century film, crossing ₹319 crore worldwide in under five weeks.
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Bollywood
David Dhawan Called Sameer To Complain About A Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Song
Lyricist Sameer, in conversation with Komal Nahta, recalled David Dhawan ringing him up unhappy with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai's title track, the two films having released on the same Friday in 1998.
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Box Office
Vibe Grows 56% On Day 2 But Still Trails Its ₹35 Crore Budget
Kunal Kemmu's Vibe, starring Preity Zinta and Sparsh Shrivastava, jumped 55.9% on Day 2 to earn ₹2.65 crore net, taking its two-day total to ₹4.35 crore against a reported ₹35 crore budget.
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Box Office
Resident Evil Zombies Its Way To Rs 8.50 Crore In Two Days
Resident Evil's Indian run is holding up better than most horror imports, with Day 2 collections actually climbing over the opening. Two-day gross now sits at Rs 8.50 crore, per trade estimates.
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Regional Cinema
Producer Yuvaraj Says Real Panchayat Leaders Echoed His Film Nandhan
Nandhan producer Yuvaraj has written an emotional Facebook post describing how meeting real panchayat presidents made him understand, years later, why director Ra Saravanan named the film what he did.
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Bollywood
Lyricist Sameer Recalls Nadeem Saifi's Blunt Verdict On Ramesh Sippy's Script
Lyricist Sameer told Komal Nahta that composer Nadeem Saifi called Ramesh Sippy's narration for Zamaana Deewana the worst story he'd ever heard, right to the director's face, before the film got made anyway.
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Box Office
Daayra Jumps 88% On Day 2, Eyes ₹6 Crore Weekend
Daayra, starring Kareena Kapoor and Prithviraj Sukumaran, saw its Saturday collections nearly double after a slow Friday. The Meghna Gulzar-directed thriller now eyes a ₹6-crore-plus opening weekend, with Drishyam 3 looming on October 2.
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Bollywood
Alia Bhatt Posts Kapoor Family's Full Ganpati Week On Instagram
Alia Bhatt shared a week's worth of Ganesh Chaturthi moments on Instagram, from the Kapoor household's pooja to visarjan, tucking in a silver saree shoot along the way.
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Regional Cinema
Atlee Says He 'Missed' Casting Lijomol Jose After Pathaa Event
Director Atlee praised Lijomol Jose at the Pathaa audio launch, comparing her to Nithya Menen and Deepika Padukone and saying he regrets never casting her himself. Pathaa releases October 1.
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Regional Cinema
Puducherry CM N Rangasamy Unveils Dhrogam Pazhagu Second Look
Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy released the second look poster of Dhrogam Pazhagu, praising lead actor Dhakshan Vijay and the crew after viewing rough-cut visuals from the socially themed Tamil film.
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Box Office
Sardar 2 Crashes To ₹19 Lakh On Day 9 As Shows Vanish
Sardar 2 collected just ₹19 lakh on day 9 after theatres slashed its show count from 1,911 to 356, pushing the Karthi-starrer's total to ₹15.24 crore net against a reported ₹70 crore budget.
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World
Amy Yasbeck Says John Ritter's Fatal Misdiagnosis Cost Him Precious Hours
Amy Yasbeck, widow of Three's Company star John Ritter, revisited the night he died in 2003, saying emergency room doctors mistook his aortic dissection for a heart attack and gave him blood thinners instead of imaging.
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Regional Cinema
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit Outdraws Narasimham And Pulimurugan In Kerala
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has reportedly become the most-watched film at the Kerala box office this century, overtaking Lokah's worldwide gross in 24 days and closing in on a first-ever Rs 150 crore mark in the state.
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World
Celine Dion's Barefoot BMW Dance In Paris Sparks Clone Rumours
Celine Dion climbed onto a parked BMW barefoot after her first Paris concert in six years, singing and lying on its hood while fans watched. Online reactions ranged from joy to conspiracy theories about a clone.
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World
Tom Hardy And Joanne Froggatt Break Down MobLand's Divorce Twist
MobLand Season 2 opens with Conrad's bloody mess forcing Harry to clean up during a therapy session, the last straw for Jan, who serves him divorce papers. Hardy and Froggatt unpack what it means for the Da Souzas.
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World
Melissa Barrera Says Macklemore Backlash Shows How Much Has Changed
Melissa Barrera says watching musicians rally around Macklemore after his Ed Sheeran tour exit made her emotional, noting she got no such backing when Spyglass fired her from Scream in 2023 for similar remarks.
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Bollywood
Salman Khan's Bigg Boss Rant Sparks Katrina Kaif Guessing Game
A viral Bigg Boss 20 promo shows Salman Khan tearing into trolls who mock people for their weight, age and looks. He names no one, but the internet has decided he means Katrina Kaif.
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World
Frankie Muniz Posts Family Outing With Estranged Wife Day After 'Rock Bottom' Post
Frankie Muniz shared a family outing with estranged wife Paige Price and son Mauz a day after posting about hitting 'rock bottom.' Price responded online with a cryptic message about perspective, fuelling fan speculation.
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World
Doctors Warn Against Using Newspapers To Wrap Or Store Food
Doctors caution that wrapping hot or greasy food in newspaper lets printing chemicals migrate into meals, with repeated exposure potentially harming the liver and kidneys over time.
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Regional Cinema
Pa Ranjith's Vettuvam Drops First Glimpse With Five Language Dubs
Pa Ranjith has released the first glimpse of Vettuvam, his pan-India epic starring Arya and Sobhita Dhulipala, with language-specific voiceovers and praise pouring in from Lokesh Kanagaraj, Rishab Shetty and Anurag Kashyap ahead of its December release.
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