VFX specialists Yashoda Parthasarthy and Vijesh Rajan, known for Sacred Games and Farzi, defended Ramayana's VFX days before its November 5, 2026 release.
Eclatant Films has sent Ram Gopal Varma a legal notice seeking Rs 29.67 crore over a 2010 agreement and warned OTT platforms not to deal with him without its NOC.
Sanjay Gupta, who directed Kaante and Kaabil, died in Mumbai on October 30, 2026, reportedly after a fall at home; tributes poured in on October 31.
Dhurandhar won 12 awards at the 26th IIFA Awards on October 30, 2026, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Ranveer Singh; Aneet Padda won Best Actress.
The CBFC cleared Ramayana with a U certificate and no cuts on October 30, 2026; the 195-minute film opens on November 5.
Jailer 2 earned about Rs 5.90 crore net on day 15, October 29, 2026, taking its India gross past Rs 500 crore and its worldwide total to about Rs 765 crore.
Eetha, Laxman Utekar's biopic of Tamasha artist Vithabai Narayangaonkar starring Shraddha Kapoor, gets its trailer on October 30, 2026, and opens December 4.
Vijay Sethupathi's Tamil comedy-drama Baththa began streaming on Netflix on October 29, 2026 in five languages, four weeks after its October 1 cinema release.
PVR INOX's September-quarter profit rose 149% to Rs 263.1 crore and revenue 17% to Rs 2,105 crore, results on October 28, 2026, showed, as 46.3 million people visited its cinemas.
Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 has overtaken 2.0's Rs 691 crore to become the highest-grossing Tamil film worldwide, reaching about Rs 755.5 crore after 14 days, trade figures show.
Two doctors filed a PIL in the Delhi High Court on October 27, 2026 seeking a pre-release review of Sunny Deol's Suryaa and a stay on its November 20 release.
Immortal, the Tamil horror film with GV Prakash Kumar and Kayadu Lohar, streams on SonyLIV from October 30, 2026 in five languages after a modest cinema run.
Gondhal, India's official entry for the 2027 Oscars, released its Hindi trailer on October 27, 2026, ahead of a worldwide re-release in seven languages on November 13.
BP Singh, who created the crime series CID and the horror show Aahat, died in Mumbai on 27 October 2026 after a heart attack, aged 77.
Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose sought an apology on October 26, 2026 over a Hitler-Netaji scene in the teaser of Prabhas's film Fauzi.
The makers of Scene released a glimpse of Suriya as DSP Inbaraj on October 26, 2026; Jithu Madhavan's Tamil debut opens in theatres on November 6.
Kannada romantic drama Premada Oorali crossed Rs 100 crore net in India on its 31st day, October 25, 2026, after opening slowly on a tiny budget.
Matargashti, a five-episode Hindi Netflix series about a Lucknow father and daughter that began streaming on 21 October 2026, has drawn mixed reviews.
Tu Hai Meri Kiran reached cinemas on October 23, 2026 after a Bombay High Court hold and earned only about Rs 34 lakh net in its first three days, trackers report.
Yellamma, composer Devi Sri Prasad's acting debut directed by Balagam's Venu Yeldandi, will release on March 5, 2027, in five languages, its makers said on October 22, 2026.
The Legend of Hanuman Season 7, taking the animated series into the war in Lanka, began streaming on JioHotstar on 23 October 2026, with Sharad Kelkar voicing Ravan.
Udta Teer, the Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan spy comedy directed by Aakash Kaushik, opened on 23 October 2026 to mostly 3-out-of-5 reviews praising its humour but faulting its pacing.
The Bombay High Court has barred the commercial release of Tu Hai Meri Kiran, due in cinemas on October 23, 2026, until its producer deposits Rs 8.85 crore plus 15% interest.
The trailer of Mookuthi Amman 2, starring Nayanthara and directed by Sundar C, was released on October 21, 2026; the Tamil film opens worldwide on November 6.
Advance booking for Ranbir Kapoor's Ramayana opened at national cinema chains on October 20, 2026, with tens of thousands of tickets sold, while a revenue-share row delays single screens.
At Ramayana's Telugu pre-release event in Hyderabad on October 19, 2026, Namit Malhotra announced spin-off plans and Sunny Deol's Hanuman look was shown.
Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 grossed about Rs 541 crore worldwide in six days to October 20, 2026, as a debate over Mohanlal's screen time and a body double continued.
Nani's The Paradise (Netflix, 22 October) leads this week's OTT releases, with Gajab Raat, Chaar Yaar and Sumo Didi arriving on 23 October 2026.
Ramayana's India advance bookings opened patchily on Dussehra, October 20, 2026, as distributors and cinemas negotiated a demand for a 60% first-week revenue share.
Ranabaali, starring Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda, made about Rs 5.4 crore net on Monday, October 19, 2026, taking India net to Rs 29.45 crore.
Three suspects in the October 18 firing at Tiger Shroff's car in Juhu were held at Kota Junction, reports said on October 19, 2026.
Ramayana has sold about $558,000 in North American advance tickets and $771,000 overseas ahead of its early-November 2026 release, trade estimates show.
Shots were fired at Tiger Shroff's car near Pushpa Park in Mumbai's Juhu on 18 October 2026; police said the actor was unhurt and launched a manhunt.
Jailer 2 grossed over Rs 200 crore worldwide in its first two days, October 15-16, 2026, with India net near Rs 97 crore, according to box office trackers.
Telugu biopic Garividi Lakshmi, about Burra Katha artist Reddy Vijaya Lakshmi, opened on October 17, 2026; critics praise Anandhi but fault the slow pace.
Tamil music director Deva, known for 'Annamalai' and 'Baashha' and for bringing gaana to film, died in Chennai on October 17, 2026, aged 75.
Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 made about Rs 59.70 crore net in India on its October 15, 2026 opening day, but critics are divided on its second half.
Nayyi Navelli, Balaji Mohan's horror-comedy starring Yami Gautam Dhar as a suspected witch-bride in Meerut, opened on October 16, 2026, to mixed reviews.
Ranabaali, Rahul Sankrityan's famine-era drama with Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, opened on October 16, 2026; critics mostly rate it 2 to 2.5 of 5.
Netflix released the trailer of Manoj Bajpayee's Gajab Raat, formerly Ghooskhor Pandat, on October 15, 2026; the renamed thriller premieres October 23.
Soori's seventh lead film, directed by R. Ravikumar for Mythri Movie Makers with Rajisha Vijayan, began shooting in Chennai on 14 October 2026 after Sivakarthikeyan's clap.
Director Karthik Subbaraj condemned Mohan G's televised remarks to transgender actor Negha over his film Dorothy, calling them transphobic, in a statement on 14-15 October 2026.
Roadies Rebirth, season 21 of the reality show, starts on October 16, 2026 on JioHotstar and MTV, while Urvashi's thriller Aasha streams on ZEE5 the same day.
Dharma Productions released a second trailer for Udta Teer, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, on October 13, 2026; the film opens October 23.
Prime Video's The Traitors Telugu, hosted by Teja Sajja with 20 celebrity contestants and a Rs 1 crore pool, premieres on October 15, 2026, with weekly episodes.
The trailer of Vinod Kapri's award-winning Pyre, about an elderly couple in an emptying Kumaon village, came out on October 12, 2026; it releases October 30.
Ravi Teja's film with director Vivek Athreya, earlier called RT78, is titled Thulabharam and was launched with a pooja ceremony on 11 October 2026.
Mysskin's Tamil thriller Train, starring Vijay Sethupathi, will release worldwide on December 4, 2026, producer V Creations said on October 12, after a long delay.
Sunny Deol shared the first motion poster of Suryaa on 12 October 2026; the M. Padmakumar crime thriller opens in cinemas on 20 November.
Tamil film Baththa earned about Rs 3.2 crore net on 11 October 2026, its second Sunday, taking its India net total to about Rs 23.41 crore in 11 days.
Amitabh Bachchan turned 84 on Sunday, 11 October 2026, greeting fans at Jalsa in Mumbai as wishes came from Kamal Haasan, Sanjay Dutt, Prabhas and others.
The makers of Nitesh Tiwari's two-part Ramayana named Part 1 'Ramayana: Rise of a Legend' and reconfirmed a worldwide 6 November 2026 release in Hindi and English.
Drishyam 3: The Conclusion earned about Rs 27 crore net on 10 October 2026, taking its 9-day India total to Rs 285.5 crore, Ajay Devgn's best ever.
Dev's first film as director, DeSu7 with Subhashree Ganguly, launched its trailer in Kolkata on October 8, 2026, with Jeet as guest; it releases October 16.
Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 crossed Rs 20 crore in worldwide day-one advance sales by October 11, 2026, with overseas markets supplying over Rs 17 crore.
Ticket presales for Arijit Singh's nine-city 2027 India tour, marking 20 years in music, open on October 10, with general sales from October 13.
Tamil sports drama Mandaadi, starring Soori and Suhas, began streaming on Netflix on October 8, 2026, in five languages, 28 days after its theatrical release.
The trailer of Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna's period drama Ranabaali came out on October 8, 2026, ahead of its October 16 release in five languages.
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