Box Office
Avengers: Endgame Encore Tops Avatar Again, But Can't Beat The Marvels' Box Office Low
Avengers: Endgame Encore hits $127.5M worldwide in 13 days, surpasses Avatar again—but still trails The Marvels by $78M.
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October 2026
2070 stories published this month.
Breaking Hype
Awarapan 2 Release Date: Stream Emraan Hashmi's Action Thriller on Prime Video Now
Awarapan 2 is live on Prime Video — and Emraan Hashmi’s return as Shivam Pandit has fans rewinding the past.
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Breaking Hype
Jailer 2 OTT Release Pushed To November On Amazon Prime Video
Jailer 2's streaming debut has reportedly moved to November on Amazon Prime Video, according to industry sources cited by Mathrubhumi, upending earlier talk of a same-day OTT premiere alongside its October 15 theatrical release.
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Box Office
Baththa Ends With a Plate of Food, Not a Gun
Baththa’s final act isn’t defiance. It’s acceptance. A man who ruled through fear learns to live through grace.
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Breaking Hype
SRK, Ranbir, Alia Dance to Hookah Bar in Viral Rungta Steel Ad
Shah Rukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Alia Bhatt star in a new Rungta Steel ad, dancing to 'Hookah Bar' after pitching film-inspired concepts. The commercial is going viral, sparking buzz ahead of upcoming releases.
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Box Office
Baththa Edges Past Sardar 2 By Just 20 Lakh In Week One
Baththa wraps its opening week at Rs 15.42 crore net, just 20 lakh ahead of Sardar 2's opening-week haul, despite strong reviews and an 8.4 IMDb rating. Distributors are now expanding it beyond the south.
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Regional Cinema
Pradhama Drishtya Kuttakkar OTT Release: Parvathy Thiruvothu’s New Crime Drama Hits Amazon
Pradhama Drishtya Kuttakkar, starring Parvathy Thiruvothu as a grieving cop drawn into a web of secrets, launches on Amazon Prime Video this Thursday. The film is one of several regional releases this week, but it’s the only one making waves before the first frame plays.
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Box Office
Reporting Live: When Journalism Becomes a Monologue, Not a Mission
Parineeti Chopra plays a journalist who believes truth can move mountains. In Reporting Live, she doesn’t just believe it—she shouts it, over and over, like a mantra in a film that’s more sermon than story.
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Breaking Hype
The Social Reckoning: When the Algorithm Turns Against Us
The Social Reckoning hits Indian theatres today, and it’s not the kind of film that lets you look away. A direct sequel to The Social Network, this new drama from director Aaron Sorkin dives into the fallout of Facebook’s unchecked power — not just its founder’s ego, but how the platform became a weapon in real-world chaos.
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Breaking Hype
Lombardo Leaves Netflix After Building Its Live Universe
The man behind Bridgerton balls and KPop Demon Hunters tours is leaving. The next stop? Las Vegas.
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Breaking Hype
Jessica Chastain Other Mommy Face: How She Created Her Viral Horror Look
Chastain didn’t use prosthetics or CGI for her role in Other Mommy. She created the terrifying expression from within—starting with the psychology of a mother who’s lost herself. The result? A performance so real, co-star Jay Duplass admitted he was scared watching it.
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Box Office
Vijay Sethupathi's Baththa Crosses 700 Screens Across India
Vijay Sethupathi's Baththa has expanded past 700 cinemas nationwide after a strong run in South India, with the makers now pushing the film into major North Indian markets including Mumbai and Delhi.
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Regional Cinema
Dorothy Movie Review: Latha Rao’s Emotional Take on Gender & Dignity
Latha Rao’s unscripted video review of Dorothy doesn’t just praise the film — it demands a societal shift in how we see gender non-conformity. Her words, delivered without flourish, have ignited a quiet but powerful reckoning.
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Breaking Hype
Dada Poster Backlash: Rao Confirms Team Learned From Rushed First Look
The ones who made it have learnt their lesson,
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Box Office
Premada Oorali's Quiet Storm: How a ₹10-Lakh Opening Became a ₹33-Crore Hit
Premada Oorali, the Kannada film starring Rangayana Raghu and Shree Raam, has quietly become a box office phenomenon. In just 14 days, it’s grossed ₹32.75 crore in India — more than three times its first-week total.
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Box Office
Hanuman Ansh Box Office Collection: 427 Crore Gross, 1.8 Crore Budget
Hanuman Ansh has grossed ₹427.16 crore worldwide in 63 days, making it one of the most profitable films of 2026 despite a ₹1.8 crore budget and no major star. Mirzapur The Movie, meanwhile, crossed ₹336 crore in 35 days.
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Bollywood
Hema Malini Regrets Missing Nana Patekar's Final Call
Hema Malini says she missed a phone call from Nana Patekar just days before his death due to travel. She paid tribute on social media, remembering him as a cinematic icon and a dedicated advocate for farmers and the underprivileged.
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Bollywood
Goa Police Register Unnatural Death Case Over Nana Patekar's Demise
Panaji Police have registered an unnatural death case after Nana Patekar was found unresponsive at his Goa home and declared dead at Manipal Hospital, triggering a routine inquest and post-mortem.
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World
Haunted Hotel Season 2 Review: Netflix’s Animated Horror Comedy Is Surprisingly Tender
Haunted Hotel Season 2 proves that the scariest thing isn’t a ghost. It’s loving someone who can’t be found.
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Bollywood
Nana Patekar Cremated Late Night After Cardiac Arrest in Goa; Son Explains Delay
Nana Patekar, 75, died of a cardiac arrest at 5:20 AM on October 8, 2026, at Manipal Hospital in Goa. His body was transported to his farmhouse in Donje village, Pune, where he was cremated at 11:30 PM the same day—just hours after his passing.
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Regional Cinema
Nithiin’s Alias Rukmini Locks December 4 Release Amid Nani-Produced Drama Hype
Nithiin’s upcoming Telugu film Alias Rukmini, produced by Nani under Unanimous Productions, has locked a December 4, 2026 theatrical release. The film, directed by Murali Kanth Devasoth, follows Krishna, a man living quietly in the shadows of a society where truth is a luxury few can afford. But when love arrives, so does a secret that upends everything he thought he knew. No one knows who the f
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Box Office
Mandaadi Cast: Soori, Suhas, Mahima Nambiar Lead Coastal Sports Drama That Drowns You in T
Soori’s latest, Mandaadi, hits screens today — and it’s not just another sports drama. It’s a film that drowns you in saltwater, waves, and the kind of quiet intensity only a man who knows the sea can carry.
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Breaking Hype
Avatar: Seven Havens Returns With a New Child, a Broken World, and a Question No One Can Answer
Avatar: Seven Havens premieres on Paramount+ this Friday, with the first three episodes streaming now. Created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the series is set nearly 200 years after The Legend of Korra and follows Pavi (Saheli Khan), a 10-year-old orphan from Ellora who discovers she’s the long-lost Avatar. The world is scarred by environmental collapse, the four nations are gone
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Breaking Hype
Drishyam The Conclusion’s Climax Was a Secret From 90% of the Cast
In an exclusive interview, Nishant Singh confirms that 90% of the Drishyam The Conclusion cast and crew were unaware of the climax. The secrecy mirrored the film's central plot twist.
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