
The story follows a celebrated, incorruptible attorney who is coerced into defending a murder suspect—the very man he successfully put away earlier in his career. Faced with the prospect of losing everything he holds dear, the lawyer must bend ethics, memory, and the law itself in a dangerous battle for survival
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10 July 2026
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Release date
10 July 2026
Director
Siddharth P. Malhotra
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A major new Bollywood film set against the 1947 Partition of India has been announced with the title Batwara 1947 — with A.R. Rahman composing the music and Javed Akhtar writing the lyrics. The announcement arrives as Main Vaapas Aaunga — another Partition-era film — opens this Friday, making 2026 the year the Partition became mainstream Bollywood's most explored historical subject.

🔥 Six Months In — The Full Picture We are halfway through 2026. It is time for an honest accounting of what Bollywood has delivered, what it has failed to deliver, and what the second half holds for an industry that is simultaneously thriving and struggling — often at the same time. 🏆 The Bollywood 2026 Mid-Year Scoreboard 🏅 Rank🎬 Film⭐ Star💰 India Net📊 Verdict1Dhurandhar 2Ranveer Singh₹1,184 Cr🏆 All-Time Blockbuster2Border 2Sunny Deol₹464 Cr🏆 Blockbuster3Bhooth BanglaAkshay Kumar₹209 Cr✅ Super Hit4O'Romeo—₹83 Cr✅ Hit5Mardaani 3Rani Mukerji₹52 Cr✅ Average6The Kerala Story 2—₹52 Cr✅ Average7Chand Mera DilAnanya Panday₹20 Cr❌ Flop8Raja Shivaji—₹19 Cr❌ Flop 🚀 The Big Winners — In Detail 💥 Ranveer Singh — Dhurandhar 2 — ₹1,184 Crore The year belongs to Ranveer. Period. Full stop. Dhurandhar 2 did not just succeed — it entered the all-time conversation for Hindi cinema blockbusters. After a period that had critics and fans questioning whether his commercial standing had slipped...

🔥 The Film India Has Been Waiting For There are ambitious films. There are expensive films. There are culturally important films. And then there is Ramayana — a project that sits at the intersection of all three in a way that no Indian film has ever attempted before. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Produced by Namit Malhotra of Prime Focus Studios. Released in two parts — Part 1: Diwali 2026. Part 2: Diwali 2027. Music by Hans Zimmer and A.R. Rahman — together, for the first time, for an Indian film. Budget that industry insiders estimate comfortably north of ₹1,000 crore across both parts. This is not a Bollywood film. This is an event. 🏹 🎬 Full Film Details 🎬🎬 DirectorNitesh Tiwari✍️ Written byNamit Malhotra & Shridhar Raghavan🏭 Produced byNamit Malhotra — Prime Focus Studios, DNEG, Monster Mind Creations🎵 MusicHans Zimmer & A.R. Rahman📅 Part 1 ReleaseDiwali 2026 — November 8, 2026📅 Part 2 ReleaseDiwali 2027🎥 FormatIMAX Worldwide🌍 Post-ProductionPart 1 edit locked. VFX in full...
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