Bollywood celebrates rocking year, riding high on action flicks, unbridled masculinity and misogyny
Bollywood, Indiaโs Hindi language movie industry, made an impressive comeback in 2023 after a pandemic-driven slowdown, audience fatigue, and the streaming platforms taking away a big chunk of viewership.
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Bollywood's powerful file suit against Indian news channels
Monday's lawsuit saw some of Bollywoodโs biggest names, including superstar actors Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, come together against news channels Republic TV and Times Now. The result was a surge in ratings for some TV channels. The allegations were denied by Republic TV but led to some Indian advertisers taking never-before-seen measures. Abhinandan Sekhri, the co-founder of media critiquing website Newslaundry, said most of India's TV channels had morphed into โreality shows." โIt's about time advertisers took a stand and withdrew their brands from TV channels that thrive on false information and toxic content.โ