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BEYOND BOLLYWOOD
THE ALTBOLLYWOOD ZINE — OCTOBER 2026 EDITION
This month's cover star is
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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
Aadi Anant Ending Explained: Grandfather-Grandson Bond and Generational Healing
Ashok Saraf delivers a heartwarming performance in Marathi family drama Aadi Anant. Discover the emotional climax, generational reconciliation, and ending.
Tharkesh
3 minutes ago3 min read
Allen Ending Explained: Adult Loneliness and Why the Extraterrestrial Friend Returns
Ludo Studio delivers a touching sci-fi comedy on Netflix with Allen. Discover why the alien returned, Petey's emotional journey, and the ending breakdown.
Tharkesh
5 minutes ago3 min read
Bouma Ending Explained: The Rose Villa Secrets and Missing Persons Investigation
Dileesh Pothan unearths a grim psychological mystery at Rose Villa in Bouma. Here is the missing persons investigation, folklore clues, and ending breakdown.
Tharkesh
7 minutes ago1 min read
The Christmas Switch Ending Explained: Life-Swap Revelations and Holiday Romance
Sisters Mathilda and Freddie swap lives in Swedish rom-com The Christmas Switch on Netflix. Discover the holiday romance, career epiphanies, and ending.
Tharkesh
7 minutes ago3 min read
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B-TOWN BAWAAL
Gunmaaster G9 Trailer: Aparshakti Khurana Leaves Bittu Behind and Steps Into His Villain Era Opposite Emraan Hashmi
For years he was the friend audiences trusted. The Gunmaaster G9 trailer asks them to forget that, and Aparshakti Khurana seems happy to oblige.
Kenneth Hopkins
2 hours ago2 min read
Bollywood's Leading Actresses Over 40: What Rani, Kajol, Kareena, Priyanka, Tabu, Vidya and Others Are Doing Next
Some are running franchises, some are going global, and two of the biggest names have gone quiet. A look at where this generation of actresses is heading.
Vishal waghela
1 day ago4 min read
Ramayana Box Office Day 6: Rs 823.50 Crore Worldwide in Six Days, and a North America Monday Record
A 12.5 per cent dip that still looks like a holiday, Rs 297 crore overseas and a record in North America. Now comes the real test.
Vishal waghela
1 day ago3 min read
KASHISH 2027 Opens Film Submissions, Now Payable in Rupees: Why South Asia's Largest Queer Film Festival Matters to Indian Filmmakers
Eighteen years in, Mumbai's KASHISH has opened its call for entries and made it easier for Indian filmmakers to apply. A small change with a large meaning.
Kenneth Hopkins
1 day 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
23 hours 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
1 day 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
1 day 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
2 days ago4 min read
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