News Summary

• India’s Hindi language movie industry, Bollywood, made an impressive financial recovery in 2023 after a pandemic-driven slowdown, audience fatigue with big studio productions and Bollywood megastars, and streaming platforms taking away a big chunk of viewership..
• (AP Photo/Bikas Das, File)The year began with his movie “Pathaan,” which made more than $100 million worldwide, according to The Numbers website..
• (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)While Khan’s soft machismo remained nurturing and women-friendly even in his action flicks, many critics slammed the superhit movie “Animal” directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga for glorifying the toxic masculinity and misogyny of its twisted leading man..
• (Yuvaa via AP)FILE - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan lies on the floor as he posses with others during a press conference after success of their movie ‘Jawan’ in Mumbai, India, on Sept. 15, 2023..
• (AP Photo/Bikas Das, File)NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood has made a financial comeback this year worthy of one of its traditional singing-on-top-of-the-hills moments..
• (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)In this photo provided by the youth-centred media organization “Yuvaa,” host Nikhil Taneja, right, speaks with the Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal on the sets of the chat show ‘Be A Man, Yaar’ in Mumbai, India, on June 18, 2023..