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box office history
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Ramayana’s pre-Diwali date echoes DDLJ’s 55-lakh opening
Ramayana opens three days before Diwali on November 5, a dull window. DDLJ's 1995 run shows why early collections don't decide a film's fate.
Box Office
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Lagaan and Gadar at 25: The Day Hindi Cinema Had Two Heartbeats
Twenty-five years after Lagaan and Gadar opened on the same Friday, their split-screen success still explains the two audiences Hindi cinema serves.
Retrospective
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Ghajini’s 100-crore mark ended Bollywood’s copy era
From Sholay to Laal Singh Chaddha, how Hindi cinema turned borrowed Hollywood plots into licensed remakes and crossed the 100-crore mark.
Retrospective