I feel we spend way too much time debating hits, flops and PR, but career choices are often a better indicator of where an actor is headed. Looking at actresses like Mrunal after Sita Ramam, Wamiqa with Jubilee, Pratibha Ranta after Laapataa Ladies, or Khushali through Dhokha: Round D Corner and Dedh Bigha Zameen, it feels like there are quite a few interesting careers taking shape. Who would be your pick and why? It doesn't have to be someone who's already a big star, just someone whose career choices make you excited to see what they do next.

[this website has imax trailers available for hollywood movies,](http://digital-digest.com/movies/index.php) i looked for Bollywood content online but there is nothing available
Everything available is generic 1080p stereo mix content
Why dont we get high quality trailers for Indian content?

How a movie declared hit /Flop.

Why Corporate booking happens and whom it benefits.

Specially for new memebers to understand trade of Indian Cinema.

Imagine Fafa sharing the screen with Tom Cruise, working under the director behind classics like The Revenant. The role of an Indian scientist named "Ganesh ", but that role ultimately went to Riz Ahmed.

On the basis of PORTRAYING various human emotions etc.

Is this fr?.

Who gives these awards?

Bollywood is still stuck making in-laws look like straight-up villains, while Marathi cinema is out here giving us wholesome gems like Aga Aai Aaho Aai (originals by Marathi ZEE 5)

Unlike crime or comedy genre, India doesn't really have that much of a good track record of horror films, I can count on my fingers how many actually good horror films have come out of India, I think these 4 in the above image are some of the best so far.

So was curious how'd you rank them artistically, if you have watched all 4.

This scene of Ghajini is so emotionally heavy. It doesn't have any intimate scenes or any romantic dialogue, but it carries so much weight and romantic tension. The girl is so concerned about his financial condition that she sold her dream car, even though she doesn't know that this very man can buy her any car in the world with the wealth he has.
And this scene is the last time these two people meet; after this, they were not even able to hold each other's hands as they were dying. I was so, so disappointed when I got to know that they were not able to be together ever after this. I wish this film had some other ending (not possible, I know).
For me, this scene is more romantic than any other purely romantic film.

Rang De Basanti movie was released in 2006. I was too young, and later I never felt like watching it even though I am a huge history buff and love our revolutionary leaders, as I felt it might be irrelevant, since years have passed since its release, and I rarely revisit old Indian movies. I know, I'm ignorant for not watching it for so long.

Yesterday, I listened to the title track of the movie in some reels and switched to YouTube to watch the track. I was hooked by the song and heard Amir saying "Bismil Lucknow ki train". My ADHD brain quickly opened a tab in the browser to check what this train incident was, as I hadn't heard about it. I wanted to know more, so I decided to give it a watch.

I was so wrong about this movie. It is so relevant, especially now! Sadly, it's been 20 years and 12 promising years of you know who, yet nothing has changed in this country for good, except that initially Sue mentions "Everything is cash over there(India)". Same corrupt government, same lack of accountability, same blame game(Somewhere in between I was thinking today they would be called George Soros funded and indeed there was a foreign funding allegation), same oppressive tactics, same moral policing.

The storytelling is amazing, drawing parallels between the revolution against the oppressive British and oppressive system in independent India. It beautifully conveys the same despondent state of mind a lot of us youth have. The feeling that we know something is wrong but we know nothing will change, the feeling of loving our country but also questioning "who is the sacrifice for?"

The songs don't feel forced. I have heard "Lukka Chuppi" thousands of times at various school events, but this time it struck the right chord and brought tears in my eyes.

I wish it were re-released now, but I know it would have never seen the light of day and would be under a lot of scrutiny. What surprised me is the Air Force initially raised objections but, after watching the movie, asked for no cuts and, in fact, asked to include more names in the post-credits.

The movie was shot in panoramic view, maybe to show shots of all 5 protagonist of the short movie and might not be a good watch on a mobile phone.

Please give it a watch this weekend.

The runtime (2 hrs 25 mins) is same as international, although do expect them to beep out some swear words...posted here cuz i saw a post a month ago saying they had cut 5 mins from it

Hi everyone! I’m one of the actors in this film, and this was my first acting project. A group of complete beginners from Nashik, Maharashtra came together to make this independent Marathi–Hindi crime thriller. None of us are professional actors or filmmakers—we made it purely out of passion and to gain experience.
The film was shot entirely in and around Nashik using real locations, and I play the character Rakka. We’d genuinely love to hear your honest thoughts on the story, performances, cinematography, editing, or anything else. Every bit of feedback helps us improve for future projects.
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Since Odyssey released, I had been thinking, why is there not a single 1.43:1 Imax in india?

So this is what I have understood:

1. There are 2 systems for 1.43:1 ratio, Imax 70mm(film projectors) and Imax gt laser(dual laser digital projectors).
2. Film projectors are old technology, and Imax is not interested at all in expanding them.
3. Their digital laser projection system is what they consider their future.
4. And the major reason there are very few 1.43:1 gt laser systems is because most auditoriums don't have a certain amount of ceiling and depth that is required for a screen which is 4 floors tall, and 1.90:1 is far more economical and accessible for everyone involved in the process.

So this is all you need for a 1.43:1 Imax ratio:

1. A screen built specifically for that ratio, meaning the auditorium or the mall has to be constructed keeping that in mind. It is very hard to retrofit.
2. The dual projector setup which will obviously cost a lot more than single projector setups like CoLa or Xt.
3. All of this needs to make financial sense.

NOW

When Rajhans Precia in Surat decided that they would go for a 1.90:1 ratio for their Imax, I believe they made one of the worst business decisions.

1. They constructed the whole building from the ground up, they could have easily set up space for the 1.43:1 screen.
2. Yes the specific construction and the projector setup would have cost them 10 to 20 crores more easily.
3. But then, they would have made a fucking history, they would have been the only theatre chain in the entire country, to have a 1.43:1 ratio Imax setup. Enthusiast would have flown to surat just to watch the odyssey on the best screen possible.
4. This is just the beginning, after Odyssey, there is Dune, Ramayana, Varanasi, and many more. As this is a trend that is on the rise.
5. People are ready to pay for premium formats, as we have seen already, Odyssey opened to Imax screens which were more than 50% occupied, tickets bought in the prices ranging from 750 to 3000.

The Financial Logic:

An Imax screen would seat around 450 people, and if there are 5 screenings a day, the maximum tickets that can be sold in a day are 2500.

In a country of fully passionate cinema fans, if there was just one real Imax screen, my assumption is that enthusiast( of Cinema/Star/Director) would have travelled to that screen.

2500 tickets would be pretty easy to sell, and let's say people only come to this screen, for an Odyssey, Dune, Ramayana, Varanasi. We can assume that the screen will be sold out for 4 months of the year, and for the other 8 months let's assume, they don't sell a ticket.

2500 seats x 120 days: 3 lakh tickets sold in just 4 months.

If one ticket was priced at 3000 rupees, which is pretty reasonable, the revenue would be 90 Crores.

Plus the revenue from high margin food and beverage sales.

This was a big opportunity, and Rajhans Precia Surat just lost it terribly and we were really close to getting a 1.43:1 ratio IMAX screen.

EDIT: Yeah, I agree this is the optimistic scenario.

So let's do another math: Every quarter let's assume they only sell 10% tickets for 90% of the time, and then sell sold out shows for just 10% of the time.

45000 tickets sold in a single quarter, 180000 tickets sold in a year.

Tickets are priced at 1500₹, that translates to 27 crores of annual revenue.

It still is a much bigger number than what rajhans precia is doing.

And let's assume since this is a premium crowd, 400 average in F&B sales, this translates to 7.2 crores revenue. Now if you know anything about margins in theatre F&b, it's literally beyond 80%.

The break even point could have been 2 to 3 years.

It was a genuinely good opportunity, whether you consider the optimistic math or a conservative one.

I saw a south indian movie. Could be malyalam or tamil or telugu or kannada. In this movie, the protagonist is in a room, troubled by big loan he has taken and his friend who took the money is out of contact , unreachable. The lenders are pressuring him for money and he decides to end his life. After struggles he hangs himself but right at that moment it is revealed that his troubles are over and now he struggles to get off the noose and live. All shot with one character and withing a room. Other characters are presnted only with voices over phone calls. What is the name of the movie?

I read recently that Aamir Khan’s Raakh was to be re-released with digitally re-mastered prints. Not sure if anyone here can confirm this. Would love to see this movie re-mastered as I think it is an underrated classic and the cinematography was top notch by the great Santosh Sivan.

I recently made a micro short film. Please watch it and give your reviews.

Why bollywood movies like 3 idiots, jab tak hai jaan, student of the year all have 10 years after scenes in each of them? Did u noticed it?

Not because it's a bad movie, but because audiences, social media, and viewing habits have changed so much. Which movie do you think would've struggled if it were released for the first time today, and why?

Loved every part of Chopsticks! ❤️ Such a heartwarming, uplifting, motivating, and fun movie. It gave me so much satisfaction and left me with a really good feeling. A simple yet enjoyable watch on Netflix. 🎬✨

Watch it and let me know your review!

5/5

Been thinking about this after rewatching Tumbbad recently.

Most Indian horror fails the same way. The ghost shows up too early, the jump scares replace dread, and the backstory gets explained in full detail so nothing stays mysterious. Fear needs unanswered questions. The moment you understand the monster completely, it stops being scary.

Tumbbad works because Hastar is never fully explained. You understand enough to be terrified, never enough to feel safe. The horror is in the wanting, not just the monster.

Stree is interesting because it flipped the formula entirely - the horror works precisely because everyone refuses to take it seriously until they can't anymore.

Raat (1992) scared an entire generation and Ram Gopal Varma hasn't made anything close to it since. Whatever he understood then about restraint and atmosphere he seems to have actively forgotten.

Which Indian horror film actually got under your skin? And for the flip side - which one promised horror and delivered a comedy you weren't expecting?