Indian streaming originals fell to under 300 in 2025 — the lowest since 2020. Revenue is up 60 per cent. The T20 World Cup pulled 246 million viewers. The biggest Hindi show pulled 17.8 million.
Marathi films earned ₹96 crore in all of 2025 and over ₹220 crore in six months of 2026. Two titles account for three-quarters of it.
India took ₹6,398 crore at the box office in six months — a record. One film was a fifth of it, and the number of ₹100 crore hits actually fell.
Ramayana: Part 1 opens on Diwali with a budget, a screen count and a language plan unlike anything Indian cinema has attempted. Here is what the numbers actually mean.
