Vanita Kohli Khandekar

All stories by Vanita Kohli Khandekar

Bollywood Scores Huge In Australia
Rediff.com18 Nov 2025

Indian films are set to cross A$39 million at the Australian box office in 2025,...

Will Kantara Storm The Diwali Box Office?
Rediff.com27 Sep 2025

It's 'not looking like a Diwali lineup, which is usually grand and has superstar movies.'

India Generated 21.5 Billion Hours Of...
Rediff.com19 Sep 2025

...of premium video-on-demand viewing in the second quarter of 2025, led by JioHotstar...

Hindi Cinema's New Mogul
Rediff.com9 Sep 2025

'We don't make films for profit and that's exactly why profit follows.'

Do You Know Aamir Khan's Super Plan?
Rediff.com20 Aug 2025

At 8,700 screens, India, the world's largest film producing country, has just six...

Bold Moves Must For Silver Screen To Sparkle Again
Rediff.com12 Jul 2025

More screens, more films, and longer windows will convert to more people watching,...

OTT Expands The Geography Of Storytelling
Rediff.com10 Mar 2025

Writers and creators are telling more authentic stories based in states and cities that...

Drowning In A Sea Of Entertainment
Rediff.com22 Jan 2025

'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.' 'Just online consumption (news,...

'Human Attention Span Is Now Less Than Goldfish's'
Rediff.com21 Dec 2024

'What scares me is the fact that there is so much content that people have content...

Is Karan Johar Planning To Sell Dharma?
Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

Much of the discussion is happening at a "family level, not a corporate level". That...

'We Attribute Success To The Star, Failure To The Director'
Rediff.com5 Oct 2024

'Our analysis of success, like failure, is so reductive and so one dimensional that we...

'The Audience Can't Be Tricked'
Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

'In the audience's mind there is no urgency to go see a film in the theatre.' 'If you...

'In All Oscars We Have Won, India Has Played A Role'
Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

'When I started to step into the West in 2006, I believed India was not going to be the...

Will Fans Make Pushpa 2: The Rule A Success?
Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

'Fan armies are not just followers; they are a force of nature.'

The Most Watched OTT Series of 2024 Is...
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Non-fiction continues to grow with the most-watched unscripted show, Bigg Boss OTT S3...

The Rise Of The Mid-Range Movie Hit
Rediff.com17 Jun 2024

While super hits like Jawaan are missing this year, it has been filled with a range of...

Guess How Many Movie Tickets Were Bought!
Rediff.com2 May 2024

More than 157 million Indians watched at least one film in the theatre in 2023.

'India Is The No.1 Country Outside The US...'
Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

'India has the largest slate of local original content outside the US.'

Why's Mukesh Ambani Betting Big On Media
Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

Could it be about clout? Given its size and influence, RIL doesn't need the media for...

Disney-Star & RIL JV will see loss of $400 mn on $3.5 bn revenue next FY
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Both sports and digital will drag down the healthy operating margins that entertainment...