Indian cinema must move beyond labels, says director Rohit Shetty

Indian cinema must move beyond labels, says director Rohit Shetty

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty yesterday called for greater unity across India’s film industries, saying terms such as Bollywood, Kollywood and Tollywood only create unnecessary divisions and do little to reflect the true spirit of Indian cinema. Emphasising collaboration over categorisation, Shetty said filmmakers across la...


Neeraj Pandey

Neeraj Pandey says working with Emraan in ‘Taskaree’ was challenging

Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey, known for hard-hitting thrillers such as ‘A Wednesday’, ‘Special 26’ and ‘Baby’, has described his first collaboration with Emraan Hashmi as both exciting and challenging. The duo is coming together for the upcoming series ‘Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web’, which is set to stream on Netflix. According to a PTI report, Pa...


HULU

Hulu app heads for shutdown as Disney moves to a single streaming platform

The standalone Hulu app is nearing its sunset as Disney prepares to fold the service fully into Disney+, marking a significant step in the company’s broader streaming overhaul. Disney has announced plans to begin merging Hulu into Disney+ from February 2026, a transition that is expected to gradually phase out the separate Hulu app across multip...


‘HAQ’ tops Netflix India charts, opens at No. 2 worldwide

‘HAQ’ tops Netflix India charts, opens at No. 2 worldwide

‘HAQ’ has made a strong start to 2026 on Netflix, emerging as one of the most watched Hindi films on the platform and underlining filmmaker Suparn S. Varma’s growing stature in the OTT space. At a time when streaming successes are often measured by brief spikes, the film has stood out for its sustained viewership and the conversation it has spar...


WBD rejects revised Paramount bid as risky leveraged buyout

WBD rejects revised Paramount bid as risky leveraged buyout

Warner Bros Discovery's board unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance's latest attempt to acquire the studio, saying its revised $108.4 billion hostile bid amounted to a risky leveraged buyout that investors should reject. In a letter to shareholders on January 07, Warner Bros' board said Paramount's offer hinges on "an extraordinary amoun...