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South Indian cinema's Hindi box office momentum has cooled after recent flops from Ram Charan, Jr NTR and Yash, but a 2027 slate led by Allu Arjun's Raaka, Prabhas' Spirit and Mahesh Babu's Varanasi aims to restore it.
The Traitors Season 2 co-winner Rida Tharana has responded to online criticism of her win, saying it shouldn't be judged by her Traitor phase alone but by her entire arc on the Karan Johar-hosted show.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day added Rs 7 crore in Week 5, taking its India gross past Rs 579 crore in 35 days. Trade now watches how it holds against Mirzapur's release.
Toxic's Hindi collections have collapsed to barely Rs 2 crore a day even as the film's worldwide gross, boosted by Kannada and other language versions, closes in on Rs 330 crore, trade reports say.
Netflix quietly raised UK subscription prices on September 3, with its cheapest ad-supported plan climbing a third to £7.99 a month, its first hike since February.