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After conquering The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan admits one genre still scares him; ‘incredibly difficult’

After conquering The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan admits one genre still scares him; ‘incredibly difficult’

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After bringing Homer’s epic “The Odyssey” to the big screen, Christopher Nolan says there is one genre he still wouldn’t dare take on- Romantic comedy. Christopher Nolan said he would be “terrified” to direct a romantic comedy. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the Oscar-winning filmmaker admitted he would be “terrified” to direct a rom-com, even though he enjoys watching them. Why Nolan said he would be ‘terrified’ In the show, Fallon joked about Nolan directing a romantic comedy, but the Oscar-winning filmmaker said it would be much harder than people think. Nolan said, “I think doing a rom-com would be incredibly difficult. I love watching those movies. But, no, I think comedy, like, people who direct comedy, people who do comedy, I think that’s one of the hardest things in the world to make people laugh that way.” He explained further, “Particularly the risk they take. When you make a film … you know, if I show a film to people and maybe they don’t respond to bits of it, …

Ravi Kishan predicts Dhamaal 4 will be big hit, revive comedy genre: ‘Ab Dhurandhar, action ka daur gaya’ | Interview

Ravi Kishan predicts Dhamaal 4 will be big hit, revive comedy genre: ‘Ab Dhurandhar, action ka daur gaya’ | Interview

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Filmmaker Aditya Dhar‘s Dhurandhar raised the bar for action cinema in Bollywood, emerging as a blockbuster at the box office. At a time when the Hindi film industry is still searching for its next big comedy success, actor and politician Ravi Kishan has expressed confidence in his upcoming comedy, Dhamaal 4, predicting that it will be a massive hit. Ravi Kishan says Dhamaal 4 will be a big hit. Ravi Kishan predicts Dhamaal 4 will revive Bollywood’s comedy genre When asked if Dhamaal 4 will be able to revive the comedy genre in Bollywood, Ravi Kishan said, “It will be madness. Abhi Akshay Kumar ki voh film, Welcome To The Jungle chal rahi hai. Ab Dhurandhar, action ka daur gaya aur comedy ka season aaya. Har 6 mahine mein logon ka taste badalta hai. Hum 34 years se dekh rahe hain (It will be madness. Right now, Akshay Kumar’s Welcome to the Jungle is doing well. Dhurandhar is also there, but the era of action has passed, and now it’s the season of comedy. People’s …

Obsession, Backrooms, Haunted 3D: Can these back-to-back films revive the pure horror genre in India?

Obsession, Backrooms, Haunted 3D: Can these back-to-back films revive the pure horror genre in India?

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The box office has found an unlikely hero in recent weeks: horror. The genre has steadily found acceptance, almost becoming a guarantee of success. Still from Backrooms, a poster of Haunted 3D and a still from Obsession. The biggest example is Obsession, the low-budget supernatural thriller that has emerged as a global phenomenon. The Hollywood film, apart from an unprecedented global run, has also enjoyed a strong run in India, collecting more than ₹84 crore gross and marching towards the ₹100-crore mark. Joining it is Backrooms, adapted from the viral internet phenomenon. The film created buzz and eventually opened well here. And then came Vikram Bhatt’s Haunted 3D: Echoes of the Past. Starring Mimoh Chakraborty in the leading role, it opened better than the other seven films it released alongside in theatres, and continues to find support. Clearly, the audience is in the mood to be scared. Vikram, unfazed by the criticism for going overboard with the usage of AI shots and mediocre VFX work in Haunted, has already announced a new horror flick: 1920 …

Exclusive | SAMUK: Akshay Kumar brings India’s first alien-thriller, says ‘It’s a totally new genre for me, our films..’

Exclusive | SAMUK: Akshay Kumar brings India’s first alien-thriller, says ‘It’s a totally new genre for me, our films..’

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At a time when Al is rapidly taking over various departments of filmmaking, an upcoming Indian sci-fi thriller appears to be taking a far more ambitious route: building a terrifying alien world with the help of two Hollywood veterans associated with franchises such as Mission: Impossible -The Final Reckoning (2025), Venom (2018), the Alien franchise and the Predator franchise. Headlining the film is one of India’s biggest action action stars. Akshay Kumar HT City has exclusively learnt that the project is titled Samuk, with Akshay Kumar playing the lead role. The film is being directed by Kanishk Varma and produced by Akshay Kumar, Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Ashin Shah. It also marks Akshay and Vipul’s reunion after 12 years. Also read: Welcome To The Jungle teaser: No animals harmed, just the actors Among the biggest international names attached to Samuk is Hollywood stunt coordinator Luke Tumber, a former Royal Marines Commando whose credits include Mission: Impossible-The Final Reckoning, Venom, No Time To Die (2021) and Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Speaking about joining …

Pati Patni Aur Woh Do Director Mudassar Aziz Urges To Celebrate Comedy Films, “If Sandeep Reddy Vanga Takes Care Of Sholay Genre, Somebody Has To Follow Hrishikesh Mukherjee!”

Pati Patni Aur Woh Do Director Mudassar Aziz Urges To Celebrate Comedy Films, “If Sandeep Reddy Vanga Takes Care Of Sholay Genre, Somebody Has To Follow Hrishikesh Mukherjee!”

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Exclusive: Pati Patni Aur Woh Do Director Mudassar Aziz Discusses Comedy Films ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Can you imagine Hindi cinema without Chupke Chupke or Angoor? Without the delicious confusion, the mistaken identities, the gentle satire, and the laughter that sneaks up on you long after the credits roll? Neither can Mudassar Aziz. The filmmaker is back with Pati Patni Aur Woh Do, which is ruling the screens, and the director is currently one of mainstream Hindi cinema’s most reliable custodians of comedy. In an exclusive conversation with Koimoi, Mudassar opened up about the pressure of making sequels, why comedy remains Bollywood’s most underappreciated genre, and how someone needs to carry forward the legacy of legends like Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. Honestly, his words deserve to be framed and hung in every Bollywood office. Mudassar Aziz talked about celebrating the legacy of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee and celebrating comedy as a genre, amidst all the chest-thumping actioners. He asserts, “I feel the legacy that we come from has Raj Kapoor, also. It …

Michael Worldwide Opening Weekend Box Office: Jackson biopic scripts history with USD 217 million globally; Biggest for genre

Michael Worldwide Opening Weekend Box Office: Jackson biopic scripts history with USD 217 million globally; Biggest for genre

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King of Pop Michael Jackson’s biopic Michael has shaken the box office with its historic debut. The movie stormed over a massive USD 217.4 million in its 5-day opening weekend at the worldwide box office. Of this, the musical biopic raked in over USD 97 million in its domestic markets, while USD 120.4 million came from the international territories.  With this sort of impressive debut, Michael emerged as the biggest opener for a biopic film at the box office, both domestically and internationally. It surpassed the previous record holder, Oppenheimer‘s USD 180.4 million, and Bohemian Rhapsody’s USD 141.7 million. That said, the Jaafer Jackson-starrer also became the first film in its genre to hit the double-century mark globally.  Box Office Collections of Michael Worldwide:  Particular Box Office Domestic USD 97 million Overseas USD 120.4 million      Total USD 217.4 million Michael performed best in its domestic markets, followed by the United Kingdom, from where it fetched around USD 15.6 million. It grossed over USD 10.2 million in France. USD 9.7 million from Mexico, followed by Brazil’s USD …

Can It Beat Stree 2’s Paid Preview Record In The Horror-Comedy Genre?

Can It Beat Stree 2’s Paid Preview Record In The Horror-Comedy Genre?

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Bhooth Bangla Box Office: Can It Top Stree 2’s Paid Preview Record? (Photo Credit: Instagram) Akshay Kumar is all set to make his big screen return with Bhooth Bangla. Initially, the film was supposed to release in theaters on April 10, but due to the phenomenal run of Dhurandhar 2, the makers decided to postpone it by one week. Now, the upcoming biggie is arriving in theaters on April 17, and, interestingly, paid previews are scheduled for April 16. Since the film is a horror-comedy, it’ll be interesting to see whether it can challenge Stree 2 in paid previews. Genuine interest for Bhooth Bangla Compared to some of Akshay’s previous films, the buzz for his upcoming biggie is much better, and the biggest reason behind it is the reunion of Akshay and director Priyadarshan. Over the years, the duo has given us many cult classics, and their last work together was Khatta Meetha, released in 2010. So, after a 15-year gap, the duo is making its return, and there’s genuine interest among movie buffs. Due …

How Hansal Mehta is championing genre storytelling with Ranveer Singh`s Pralay

How Hansal Mehta is championing genre storytelling with Ranveer Singh`s Pralay

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Filmmaker Hansal Mehta is betting big on genre storytelling with Pralay, a post-apocalyptic zombie survival thriller starring Ranveer Singh that anchors the expanding slate of his production banner True Story Films. Directed by Jai Mehta and produced in collaboration with Singh’s banner Maa Kasam Films, Pralay is envisioned as one of the most ambitious genre projects attempted in Indian cinema. Mehta describes the film as “a film unlike anything India has attempted before.” About Pralay A source had earlier revealed that Pralay would go on floors sometime between July and August 2026. Mounted on an estimated Rs 300 crore budget, it marks Ranveer Singh`s most expensive standalone project. A source told Pinkvilla, “Ranveer has entered into a backend profit-sharing deal and is involved in every stage, from script development to VFX planning.” Pralay reportedly follows Ranveer Singh`s fight for survival, with Mehta using the zombie framework to explore social, emotional, and moral collapse. It is said to reimagine Mumbai in The Hunger Games’ style set-up. Insiders said the makers are planning to recreate a devastated Mumbai, …

Ravi Kishan & Tejasswi Prakash Push Hindi Pulp Fiction Genre To A Nonsensical & Bizarre Zone!

Ravi Kishan & Tejasswi Prakash Push Hindi Pulp Fiction Genre To A Nonsensical & Bizarre Zone!

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Psycho Saiyaan Review Ft. Ravi Kishan & Tejasswi Prakash In A Nonsensical Pulp Fiction! (Photo Credit –YouTube) Psycho Saiyaan Review: Star Rating: Cast: Tejasswi Prakash, Ravi Kishan, Anud Singh Dhaka Director: Ajay Bhuyan Streaming On: Amazon MX Player Language: Hindi Runtime: 6 episodes of 50 minutes each If you ever wondered what happens when you pick a pulp fiction from the 90s and put a gangster world of the 2010s around it, sprinkle it with some illogical testosterone-charged gundas, and you get Psycho Saiyaan. It is a web series that tries so hard to be a psychological thriller that it actually ends up giving the audience a complex and a headache for me! Directed by Ajay Bhuyan, the show is a love story between Kartik Pandey (Anud Singh Dhaka), and Charulata (Tejasswi Prakash). Charu – the most sought after woman in Katni, visits Ujjain and bumps into Kartik, a few years younger to her. They fall in love, but Charu ghosts Kartik, telling him that this love story cannot find its forever! Enters Ravi Kishan as …

Hrithik Roshan is a fan of this action scene in O Romeo, tells Shahid Kapoor: ‘You do this genre best’

Hrithik Roshan is a fan of this action scene in O Romeo, tells Shahid Kapoor: ‘You do this genre best’

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Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is all praise for Vishal Bhardwaj’s gangster drama O’Romeo, featuring Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri in the lead roles. After catching the film recently, Hrithik shared his glowing review, revealing how much he enjoyed the experience and applauding Shahid’s standout performance in particular. Hrithik Roshan encouraged audiences to watch O’Romeo in theatres, mentioning a standout action sequence. Hrithik praises Shahid’s performance in O’ Romeo Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, Hrithik wrote that the film’s quirkiness gradually wins you over. He added that Shahid excels in this genre and urged audiences to watch the movie in theatres, also singling out a “running in circles” action sequence as especially brilliant. Hrithik wrote, “The quirkiness of #ORomeo eventually wins you over. I had fun. @shahidkapoor you do this genre BEST. Too good you are. Go watch it in the theatres guys. Also that running in circles action was brilliant.” Vishal Bharadwaj says O’Romeo is his most successful film In an interview with PTI, Vishal Bhardwaj described O’Romeo as one of his most …