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Anubhav Sinha doesn’t see why Deepika Padukone’s 8-hour shift demand is controversial: ‘If you’re not okay with it…’

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The debate around fixed working hours in Bollywood has resurfaced after filmmaker Anubhav Sinha addressed last year’s controversy involving Deepika Padukone and her reported request for shorter shifts following motherhood. Calling the uproar “overblown,” Anubhav said such matters should be resolved privately between actors and filmmakers rather than turning into public disputes. Anubhav Sinha weighs … Read more

Anubhav Sinha reflects on working with Shah Rukh Khan: ‘Took some decisions just because he was saying’

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Over the years, Anubhav Sinha has revisited his experience of collaborating with Shah Rukh Khan on Ra.One, and has now admitted that he once assumed the superstar had a far better grasp of audience preferences than him during the film’s production. He mentioned that it was a misplaced line of thinking. Released in 2011, Ra.One … Read more

Anubhav Sinha shares challenge of filming graphic sexual assault opening scenes in Assi: ‘I was disgusted with myself’

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Director Anubhav Sinha, whose film Assi begins with a few graphic scenes of sexual assault, has shared that it was a challenge to bring them on screen. Speaking with Screen, he said that he “really had to go into the depths of my evil to get to that point.” He also talked about a shot … Read more

‘What propaganda film?’: Shatrughan Sinha hails Dhurandhar, calls Aditya Dhar’s film an absolute masterpiece

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Even though Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar was released in theatres last year in December, the film continues to cast its spell. The film has received widespread praise from several prominent Bollywood celebrities. Now, actor Shatrughan Sinha has seen the film and has taken to his X account to share a glowing review. He quashed claims that … Read more

Counsel Hiren Kamod on what went into Shatrughan Sinha, Arijit Singh & Sonu Nigam’s personality rights protection cases

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Days after the Bombay High Court granted ad-interim relief to actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha by restraining certain websites, social media accounts, AI-linked entities, and others from misusing and exploiting his personality rights, his lawyer explains what the order entails and why it was necessary. Arijit Singh, Hiren Kamod “Various forms of illegal exploitation of his persona … Read more

Anubhav Sinha feels small-budget films have best chance to make profits: ‘I love Hirani and Rohit Shetty films, but…’

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Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha has spoken up about the perception that small- and mid-budget films are no longer commercially viable in Indian cinema. The director, whose courtroom drama Assi is running in theatres, said that mid-budget films have the best chance of being profitable in India right now. Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha spoke about small films’ profitability. … Read more

Anubhav Sinha calls box office numbers ‘good gossip’, says he’ll fight not to announce Assi’s collections

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At a time when opening weekend figures and lifetime collections often determine how long a film survives in cinemas, box office numbers have become an important part of Bollywood’s publicity machinery. From influencing audience perception to dictating screen allocations, the figures shape the narrative around a film’s success or failure. However, filmmaker Anubhav Sinha believes … Read more

Assi box office prediction: Can Taapsee, Anubhav Sinha recreate Thappad magic? Film to open at Mulk, Emergency levels

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Taapsee Pannu is returning to the big screen for the first time in two years with Anubhav Sinha’s courtroom drama, Assi. Billed as an ‘urgent watch’, Assi is the third collaboration between the actor and director after Mulk and Thappad, both of which achieved moderate success at the box office. Taapsee and Anubhav would hope … Read more