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BEYOND BOLLYWOOD
THE ALTBOLLYWOOD ZINE — OCTOBER 2026 EDITION
This month's cover star is
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Pop Culture Prachaaran
Heartland Ending Explained: Jessica Chastain, the Nashville Syndicate, and Charlie Heart's Survival
Shana Feste's Heartland on Netflix blends country music with neo-noir. Trace Misty Jones's desperate search, the industry cover-up, and the Ryman finale.
Tharkesh
8 hours ago3 min read
Student of the Year: After Dark Ending Explained: Shanaya Kapoor's Dual Role, the Ice Climax, and the Killer Revealed
Student of the Year: After Dark flips into YA noir on JioHotstar. Unmask who killed Aayesha, the chilling frozen lake showdown, and Aditi's true survival.
Tharkesh
8 hours ago3 min read
12 12 12 Season 1 Premiere Ending Explained: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, and the Zurich Vault Sacrifice
Apple TV+'s 12 12 12 launches with a heart-pounding Zurich bank heist. Break down Paul's vault breach, Serge's fatal sacrifice, and the 12-day countdown.
Tharkesh
8 hours ago3 min read
Daayra Ending Explained: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and the Cost of Vigilante Justice
Meghna Gulzar's Daayra on Netflix interrogates extrajudicial encounters. Unpack Ajooni's forensic clash with Raman and the film's sobering moral climax.
Tharkesh
8 hours ago3 min read
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B-TOWN BAWAAL
Indian Film Festival in Italy: Milan, Turin, Bologna and Genoa Turn to 'Women of India' From 13 November
Four Italian cities, one theme and a consulate that has quietly made cinema part of its diplomacy. A note on India's latest festival abroad.
Kenneth Hopkins
9 hours ago3 min read
Ramayana Crosses Rs 1,000 Crore in Eight Days: The Records It Broke, and the Maths of Recovering Rs 4,000 Crore
Third-fastest to Rs 1,000 crore. Bigger overseas than Animal and Pushpa 2. And still, a very long way from break-even. Let's do the maths.
Vishal waghela
13 hours ago4 min read
Bulaye Chhathi Maa: Ayushmann Khurrana and Sharvari Celebrate Chhath Puja in Sooraj Barjatya's Yeh Prem Mol Liya
In Sooraj Barjatya's films, a festival is rarely just a backdrop. The new song from Yeh Prem Mol Liya continues a long tradition.
Kenneth Hopkins
13 hours ago2 min read
Shruti Haasan on Kamal Haasan: "I Think He Is Genuinely Unimpressed by Me", and Why She Never Sought His Validation
A 99 that should have been 100, a music education in America and a door that closed behind her. Shruti Haasan on growing up as Kamal Haasan's daughter.
Kenneth Hopkins
13 hours ago3 min read
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Culture Curry
Ricky Kej Comes Home to Rajasthan: Srajan The Spark Lifetime Achievement Award and The Earth Symphony in Udaipur
A Grammy-winning composer, a movement born over a cup of tea, and a first-ever public concert in Udaipur. Why this award reads like a homecoming.
Kenneth Hopkins
2 days ago4 min read
Interfilm Berlin 2026: Inside the 42nd International Short Film Festival and Its Theme, 'Shared Shores'
Posters on the streets, 300 films in the cinemas and a seven-second animation festival on the side. Berlin's short film festival, and why Indian filmmakers should know it.
Kenneth Hopkins
2 days ago3 min read
WIFF Mumbai 2026: 150 Films, an Aparna Sen Retrospective and a Mahasweta Devi Centenary at the Waterfront Indie Film Festival
Seven days, four venues and 150 films on Mumbai's western edge. A guide to the second Waterfront Indie Film Festival, for which AltBollywood is a media partner.
Kenneth Hopkins
2 days ago3 min read
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
4 days ago4 min read
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