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BEYOND BOLLYWOOD
THE ALTBOLLYWOOD ZINE — OCTOBER 2026 EDITION
This month's cover star is
PAPPTASTICALLY
The Most PAPPTASTIC Celebrity of the month, picked not by publicists, but by real, raw organic data from AltBollywood's Instagram.
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Pop Culture Prachaaran
6 Music Directors Who Made the World Listen to India, and the One Playing for Prince William
From A.R. Rahman to Music Director Merlin D'Souza, part of the studio behind Mastercard's sound: Indian music directors who went global, ahead of Earthshot.
Vishal waghela
13 hours ago3 min read
Paul McCartney Becomes a Billionaire: The Maths Behind His $1.4 Billion Fortune and How He Built It
Christmas songs, Grease, Buddy Holly and a 20-year legal fight. Here's how a Beatle reached $1.4 billion, number by number.
Vishal waghela
13 hours ago4 min read
Ramayana Box Office Day 5: Rs 107.50 Crore, the Biggest Monday in Indian Cinema History
A 91 per cent jump from Sunday, a BookMyShow record and Rs 346.35 crore in five days. Ramayana didn't just survive Monday. It owned it.
Vishal waghela
13 hours ago3 min read
James Gunn and Peter Safran Exit DC Studios, Explained: Why They're Out, Who Is Jeremy Latcham, and What Happens to Man of Tomorrow
Four years, one Superman, one Supergirl bomb and a $110 billion merger later, the DCU's architects are out. Here's everything we know.
Vishal waghela
14 hours ago4 min read
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B-TOWN BAWAAL
Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani on Koffee With Karan 9: The Promo, the Red Dress, and Why This Couple Might Beat the Curse
Kiara wore black last time. This time? Red. If you get why that matters, congratulations, you have elite Koffee knowledge.
Vishal waghela
14 hours ago4 min read
Ramayana Box Office Collection Day 4: Ranbir Kapoor's Epic Races Past ₹180 Crore as Diwali Sunday Begins
Three days, ₹182.70 crore net, and a Sunday that started even stronger than Saturday. Here's where Ramayana stands on Diwali.
Vishal waghela
3 days ago3 min read
Ranbir Kapoor Says This Could Be His 'Last Decade as an Actor', Wants to Direct in the Next 2 to 3 Years
Fans panicked. Is Ranbir quitting? Not quite. Here's exactly what he said about his 'last decade as an actor', directing and the films he wants to finish first.
Vishal waghela
3 days ago3 min read
Badami Rock Festival 2026: Karnataka's Climbing Festival Returns to the Red Sandstone Cliffs, 26 to 27 December
Climbers, block your diaries. The second Badami Rock Festival returns to Karnataka's red sandstone cliffs on 26 and 27 December.
Kenneth Hopkins
3 days ago2 min read
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Culture Curry
Jensen Huang and the Alleged Chinese Spy: Why History Keeps Blaming Women When Powerful Men Fall
'Empires fall at the hands of women,' says the internet. History, read properly, says something very different. My take on the Nvidia scandal.
Vishal waghela
13 hours ago4 min read
GTA 6 Release Date Is 19 November: How Grand Theft Auto VI Could Change Gaming Culture and Who Will Rule the Next Creator Wave
Thirteen years after GTA V, Vice City is back. Here's the release date, the preload details, and my case for why the biggest winners won't be the biggest streamers.
Vishal waghela
13 hours ago4 min read
Tirana International Film Festival 2027 Opens Submissions: What Its Oscar-Qualifying Status Means for Indian Short Filmmakers
Albania's first international film festival turns 25 and has opened its call for entries. A quiet but real door to the Oscars, examined carefully.
Kenneth Hopkins
14 hours ago4 min read
Ramayana: Part 1 vs Valmiki's Ramayana: What Nitesh Tiwari Kept, What He Changed, and the Lakshman Rekha That Was Never There
The Lakshman Rekha we quote every day isn't in Valmiki's text. So how faithful is Ramayana: Part 1? A scene-by-scene comparison with the original epic.
Vishal waghela
1 day ago6 min read
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