Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026 — becoming the first Indian actress ever to earn this distinction. She has about 25 million followers on Twitter/X. Trivia: her father Prakash Padukone was a global badminton champion - and my...
Netflix India Unveils Ambitous 2025 Slate
Netflix has announced its Indian content slate for 2025, featuring over 25 titles, including films, series, and unscripted programming. This lineup showcases major Bollywood stars and marks several significant debuts. Among the highlights is "Nadaaniyan," (Innocence) a modern love story starring Ibrahim Ali Khan and Khushi Kapoor, supported by veteran...
Silicon Valley Tuning In to India's Music Industry
India's internet boom has tech giants turning to the country's 560 million internet users, and massive music industry. Facebook signed licensing deals with some of the biggest record labels in Bollywood that will allow users of Facebook and Instagram in India to add songs to their posts. Google rolled out...
Among Overseas Screenings, Indian Movies Gross Highest in U.S.
Movies from India featuring megastars with a global appeal, coupled with the backing of affluent production houses, reaped millions of ticket sales around the globe in 2017. The Indian film industry grew 27 percent last year due to box office growth in both domestic and international markets, according to a...
Fox Subsidiary Star India an asset for Comcast or Disney
Philadelphia, PA-based Comcast and Los Angeles headquartered Disney regard Star India to be an asset in their bidding war for a large portion of New York's 21st Century Fox Inc. In December, Disney said that it would buy some of Fox for $52.4 billion in an all-stock deal. In June...
Viacom India Wins With Socially Relevant Movies
Ajit Andhare, COO of Viacom18 Motion Pictures, says his studio found its footing by working with top talent to create socially relevant films, resulting in a "marriage of critical and commercial success." Viacom18's family comedy Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, (Toilet: A Love Story) starred superstar Akshay Kumar and focused on...