An industry group representing indie record labels dropped some numbers showing what these companies actually spend on their artists. Nine big-name independent labels opened their books, and the data shows they dropped an average of $236,197 per artist, which worked out to about a third of what they brought in. The labels pulled in $239 million total and sent $79.9 million back to artists, while the biggest chunk of spending went to keeping the lights on and running operations rather than marketing or creative work.
The same labels also showed they're getting way more money from physical sales and sync deals compared to the broader industry average. Streaming still makes up the biggest revenue source at nearly 60%, but physical sales...
Jeetendra showed up on Indian Idol and dropped some stories about how tight Dharmendra and Manoj Kumar were back in the day, saying the two legends from Punjab and Delhi actually bunked together at one point. The veteran actor mentioned they'd swap shirts before screen tests and rehearsals because they shared basically everything.
The whole episode got pretty heavy when Jeetendra started talking about Dharmendra's passing, and judge Badshah ended up crying while everyone honored the late actor's memory. Badshah called him the real vibe of Punjab and finished his tribute by reciting one of Dharmendra's favorite shayaris about life slipping away despite having everything.
GV Prakash posted about shooting Mental Manadhil with director Selvaraghavan, and he basically hyped it up by saying fans of Aayirathil Oruvan and Mayakkam Enna should get ready for something special. The musician is pulling triple duty as composer, lead actor, and producer on this romantic film, where Madhuri Jain plays opposite him.
People are pretty amped because the Selvaraghavan-GV Prakash team delivered bangers the last two times they worked together. The production wrapped four shooting schedules already, with cinematography by Arun Ramakrishnan and editing handled by Balaji under the Parallel Universe Pictures banner.
Harmanpreet Kaur got pretty emotional on Kaun Banega Crorepati when she told Amitabh Bachchan about finding baby clothes her dad made for her with Good Batting stitched on them. Her mom dug up the outfit years later during a house move after Harmanpreet already made it onto the national team, and it turned out her father was at work when she was born and got the hospital news there.
The cricket captain also explained how her school principal basically created a whole girls' team just because he saw her playing one day and wanted to give her a shot at the sport. The rediscovered shirt became this full-circle moment, showing how her dad believed in her cricket future before she even dreamed about captaining India.
The people behind Bad Boy Karthik dropped the lyrical video for Pommante, which is this emotional track about sibling bonds featuring Naga Shaurya and Sridevi Vijaykumar as a brother and sister dealing with some heavy misunderstanding stuff. Harris Jayaraj composed it with vocals from Vijay Yesudas and Shakthisree Gopalan, and Chandrabose wrote lyrics that hit pretty hard about regret mixed with family love.
The action film stars Shaurya as some aggressive character alongside Vidhi as the female lead and Samuthirakani playing a guy named Varadha Reddy. Director Raam Desina apparently loaded it up with fight scenes and comedy bits based on what the teaser showed, and the technical crew includes cinematographer Rasool Ellore with editing...
Kapil Sharma got pretty emotional on Indian Idol when he talked about his relationship with Dharmendra, saying the late actor basically treated him like family from day one. The comedian remembered how Dharmendra once waited around for nearly two hours in Toronto just to catch one of his early performances, which apparently meant everything to him back when he was still doing local comedy club gigs.
Kapil sang Chithi Na Koi Sandesh as a tribute to both his dad and Dharmendra, and he mentioned holding onto a voice note where the actor blessed his show. Dharmendra died at 89 after dealing with breathing problems that put him on a ventilator before he got sent home for continued treatment.
Badshah just locked in a headline gig at The O2 in London for March 2026, making him the first Indian rapper to pull off a full production at that massive venue. The three-hour show is supposed to draw around 15,000 people and will feature his biggest tracks from the past decade with some seriously upgraded staging and visuals.
He teased this whole thing back in 2024 when he popped up during Diljit Dosanjh's tour at the same arena and basically announced his dream to headline there someday. Badshah already sold out OVO Arena Wembley before, and he hit 5 billion Spotify streams this year while touring North America pretty hard. He also scored an international film and dropped a track with Davido recently.
Director Vipin Radhakrishnan talked about how his film Angammal tried to capture authentic village life instead of staged acting, and lead actress Geetha Kailasam basically moved into the village to nail down how the local women moved and talked. Saran Sakthi and Bharani rounded out the cast with performances that hit pretty hard, according to the director.
The story drops on December 5 and centers on a mom whose traditional clothes embarrass her son when his future in-laws plan to visit, which spirals into deeper stuff about family dynamics and personal identity. The production team went with sync sound recording, which meant everyone had to stay totally locked in during those long village shoots with sketchy weather conditions.
Sudesh Berry posted a throwback pic with Sunny Deol from their 1996 film Himmat, and he got all nostalgic about the energy they had on set together. The action thriller featured Deol in the lead with Berry playing backup alongside Tabu and Shilpa Shetty in a story about patriotism and crime stuff.
Deol has been dealing with heavy grief after losing his dad, Dharmendra, who died at 89 following some serious breathing problems that landed him on a ventilator before he got sent home for continued treatment. Friends like Jeetendra, Hrithik Roshan, and Rakesh Roshan stopped by to support the family during this rough period.
