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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicCinema

Topic: Cinema

Bollywood ‘on ventilator’? Global media decodes Dhurandhar effect & gas shortage pits dal against data

BBC reports on Indian sailors who finally returned home Sunday after being stranded at sea due to the West Asia war.

Polish envoy Świtalski is a Bollywood buff, with a dream of being cast as an ‘extra’ some day

In interaction at ThePrint newsroom, he spoke about how Bollywood movies are a staple across Polish television, calling cinema the ultimate India-Poland bridge.

Krishna Talkies and Assam’s lost single screen cinema magic

As Krishna Talkies is reduced to rubble, a town that once travelled in bullock carts to watch films is left without a screen at its centre.

Kantara to Homebound, Bollywood no match for India’s new wave cinema

This is the new, multilingual Bollywood, and its main offering is fresh stories, set in new cinematic universes. The old industry is surviving on nostalgia.

Farhan Akhtar’s 120 Bahadur rekindles India’s forgotten fauji theatre tradition

The Habibullah Hall at Pune's National Defence Academy, which once screened at least three movies every week, is now used for seminars, events, and ceremonies.

Cinema economics vs consumer interest: Why HC stayed Karnataka govt’s Rs 200 movie ticket cap

Granting interim relief to multiplex owners & film producers, Karnataka HC stayed amendment to cinema rules despite govt argument that it was a welfare measure.

Actor-director Robert Redford, who founded Sundance Film Festival, dies

Redford acted in films like Barefoot in the Park (1967), The Way We Were (1973), All the President’s Men (1976), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Out of Africa (1985).

A Tamil Brahmin woman, a Muslim man and a bus called India. How Aparna Sen responded to Godhra

In 'Aparna Sen: A Life in Cinema', Devapriya Sanyal delves into the filmmaker's cinematic world, tracing the evolution of her women protagonists.

Why Bombay HC ruled in favour of PVR, BookMyShow on convenience fees for online movie tickets

The petitioners challenged two Maharashtra govt orders that prohibited the collection of service charges or convenience fees for online cinema ticket bookings.

Santosh a mirror that reflects reality, says Shahana Goswami after best actor win at Asian Film Awards

The actor talks about why the film has been earning global critical acclaim. Its director Sandhya Suri also took home the Best New Director award at the 18th Asian Film Awards.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.