Tina Das

From Kalki, Pushpa 2, Lucky Bhaskar, the South Indian film industry earned big time this year—leaving Bollywood behind.

As pan-India blockbusters and period films boomed, so did the demand for Sheetal Sharma. ‘Actors have to look like the characters they are playing, not just pretty and handsome.'

K amal Amrohi's 1983 period drama Razia Sultan was one of the most expensive films ever made in Bollywood. However, when it was released, it plunged the industry into crisis.

‘Bigg Boss 18' shared its finale day with its Tamil counterpart. The show's 18th season crowned actor Karan Veer Mehra as its winner, while YouTuber Muthukumaran won the Tamil trophy.

Based on the legend of Kannappa, a Shiva devotee, the Telugu film stars Vishnu Manchu in the titular role. It also features appearances from Prabhas, Mohanlal, and Kajal Aggarwal.

Kangana’s last box office hit was ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ in 2015. She has starred in 11 films since and the only one to cross the Rs 10 crore mark in India was ‘Panga’.

‘When a South Indian film is dubbed in Hindi or makers go to promote it in Mumbai or Delhi, they immediately call it pan-India. But the tag does not do anything,' said a film critic.

T he setting for the Indian folk horror film Bokshi was the result of a lapse in memory by its director, Bhargav Saikia.

T he second season of Paatal Lok , released recently on Amazon Prime Video, is worth the five-year wait.

The Delhi Files: The Bengal Chapter, the first of the two-part series set against the backdrop of India’s freedom struggle, covers the Bengal riots of 1946.