Dharma backed both Homebound and Nadaaniyan; YRF bet on War 2 and Saiyaara: Do they know what works or is it all a fluke? | Bollywood News
The year 2025 is almost over and in many ways, not much has changed at the movies in the last 12 months. The year started with a film with Akshaye Khanna as the villain, and it has ended the same way. It’s worth noting that both these films have been watched by crores who are susceptible to strong propaganda, and are being defended by armies on X as some real-life history lesson. These bookends will, perhaps, one day lead us to question our actions during this regime, but until these dark clouds loom over us, a film like Homebound became our saviour. And if it actually makes it ahead in the Oscar race, this could prove to be a game-changer as well. Meanwhile, in the domestic landscape, 2025 was a year dominated by Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films which released six films (a seventh one is still on the books). And no matter what anyone might tell you about the box office figures, laypeople like you and me, who have no stake in a film, can …
