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For the longest time, Indian mythology was largely associated with Sunday morning television, Amar Chitra Katha comics, and stories passed down by grandparents. Today, these same stories are finding a new audience through big-budget films, streaming shows, and ambitious animated adaptations. From Ramayanaand Kalki 2898 AD to Kurukshetra, filmmakers are revisiting ancient epics and regional…

October was an incredibly busy month at Netflix India, thanks in large part to the addition of back-catalogue Hindi films from Excel Entertainment and Eros International and seven series from the Bengali streaming service Hoichoi (which have been dubbed into Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu for Netflix).

From AI-powered filmmaking to taking Indian mythology to audiences worldwide, a recent gathering of filmmakers, producers, animators and technologists in Hyderabad explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping cinema. Beyond the possibilities of new technology, discussions also turned to the stories filmmakers choose to tell and whether India’s vast repository of mythology, folklore and cultural history…

MUMBAI: From box-office blockbusters to viral videos and chart-topping music, the race for recognition is bringing together some of India’s most talked-about entertainers. CNN-News18 has announced the nominees in the Entertainment and Youth Icon categories for the 16th edition of its flagship awards, Indian of the Year 2026, with public voting now open.