Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) As the first half of 2026 wrapped up on 30th June, IANS reached out to veteran theatre owners of India to gauge the state of India’s theatre business and make sense of the box office numbers. In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Manoj Desai, the owner of Gaiety Galaxy, one of the oldest theatres of India, analysed the performance of films released in the first half of 2026.Shedding light on the recent performances of Bollywood movies, Manoj Desai revealed that the thea…
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Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Trade analyst Girish Wankhede and film distributor Manoj Desai have shared their views on the box office performance of Taapsee Pannu-starrer ‘Assi’, stating that the film failed to connect with audiences despite its concept. Speaking about the film’s underwhelming numbers, Girish Wankhede, in an exclusive conversation with IANS, said, “It’s a simple reason. When a film doesn’t do well, it means the audience didn’t like it. They didn’t understand what kind o…
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The Hindi cinema has majorly witnessed a lull at the box-office in the first 2 months of 2026. With most Hindi films not seeing a sizable chunk of audience at the theatres, only ‘Border 2’ has emerged as a winner in a commercial sense. IANS spoke with film exhibitor Manoj Desai about the performance of Hindi films in the first 2 months of 2026.He told IANS, “‘Border 2’ was very good. Sunny Deol’s previous films were also very good. Both brothers, Abhay Deol, Sunny…