Royalty trap: Bollywood musicians fall victim to poor commercial bargains even with legal safeguards

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- With music composer Tanishk Bagchi recently claiming he is yet to receive royalties for his work on Yash Raj Films' musical hit Saiyaara, released over a year ago, experts said t... Read More

Bollywood box office is booming, but OTT deals remain a hard sell

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- India's box office is booming again, but that cheer isn't quite spilling over into the market for films' streaming, satellite and other ancillary rights. The cumulative box offi... Read More

Fading stardom and empty halls: inside the steep box office slump upending South Indian cinema

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Nobody knew how to react this January when Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju's horror comedy, The Raja Saab, hit screens for the big Sankrathi weekend. Despite relea... Read More

Immersive media gains momentum in India

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Musician A.R. Rahman's launch of the ARR Immersive App on Apple Vision Pro signals a shift in India's immersive-media landscape, with industry experts saying the technology is mo... Read More

When OTT stars leave, can franchises survive without familiar faces?

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- While established OTT franchises usually see actors return to play the characters they are known for, some recent titles such as Gullak (SonyLIV) and Rangbaaz (ZEE5) have seen ei... Read More

Film leaks are rising, but are they really hurting box office collections?

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Tamil actor and newly elected chief minister Vijay has seen box office success with his latest film Jana Nayagan, which grossed over Rs.50 crore on its opening day and had made o... Read More

Salman Khan's case raises a bigger question: when does fiction become defamation?

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- With actor Salman Khan approaching the Delhi High Court for a stay on the release of Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy, which allegedly draws unauthorized references to the 1998 ... Read More

Moviegoers are back. But India's cinema recovery has another problem

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Indian box office footfall rose 5% in the first half of 2026, reversing three years of decline and stagnation, but the recovery remains patchy and dependent on a handful of Hindi... Read More

From watching to buying: how content commerce is reshaping India's streaming economy

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Content commerce, while still in its early stages, is evolving along two very different paths in India, with platforms such as YouTube offering creator-led options. Viewers often... Read More

Bollywood's family comeback: Old-school entertainers bring audiences back to theatres

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- After years of battling allegations of alienating family audiences with experimental, slice-of-life storytelling that largely appealed to urban, upmarket viewers, Bollywood may fi... Read More

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