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3,156 Luv Ranjan: Hindi cinema needs fresh actors every 6-7 years Luv Ranjan explains why Pehla Pyaar Doosri Baar was cast with newcomers, and why Hindi cinema needs a fresh wave every six to seven years. News 3,155 Drishyam franchise needs Rs 27.60 cr to crack Hindi Top 10 The third Drishyam added Rs 174 cr in its opening weekend, lifting the franchise from No. 21 to No. 12 and just Rs 27.60 cr from the Top 10. Box Office 3,154 Drishyam: The Conclusion opens at Rs 62.03 crore, Ajay’s biggest Ajay Devgn's Drishyam: The Conclusion opened at Rs 62.03 crore on the Gandhi Jayanti holiday, his biggest first day and a Top 5 Hindi opening. Box Office 3,153 Why Gaitonde turned comic in Drishyam The Conclusion Writer Aamil Keeyan Khan explains how Inspector Gaitonde shifted from menace to comic relief in Drishyam The Conclusion and why his point of view matters. News 3,152 Jeffrey Archer’s Bollywood plagiarism charge, recalled Jeffrey Archer's 2015 charge that Bollywood stole his plots — and the two films he named — is recalled after his death at 86. Retrospective 3,151 Drishyam 3’s ₹303 crore four-day run shows story is the new star Drishyam 3 crossed ₹303 crore worldwide in four days, but exhibitors say the real lesson is that audiences now reward story and execution over stardust. Box Office 3,150 Tumbbad at 8: fans asked to rebuild it before sequel On its eighth anniversary, Sohum Shah asks fans to reimagine Tumbbad through art, building buzz for the 2027 sequel directed by Adesh Prasad. News 3,149 Dia Mirza Rekhi: depth beats screen time at 25 years At 25 years in Hindi cinema, Dia Mirza Rekhi says she chooses stories and characters by purpose, not screen time, and wants advocacy to become action. Interviews 3,148 Prem Dharam Set Allegations Resurface Decades Later A media account of Vinod Khanna and Dimple Kapadia on the set of Prem Dharam is circulating again. What the reports say and what remains unconfirmed. Retrospective

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