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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
Every Artist Performing at the Earthshot Prize 2026 in Mumbai: The Four Sounds of the Night.
Take That, Shreya Ghoshal, Shashwat Sachdev and Music Director Merlin D'Souza: the full Earthshot Prize Mumbai performer lineup, explained.
Kenneth Hopkins
26 minutes ago2 min read
Stranger Things Is Getting a Prequel, Other Worlds. Confession: We've Never Watched Stranger Things
Netflix is building a 1950s Stranger Things prequel. We've never seen a single episode of the original. So we tried to understand why everyone loves it.
Vishal waghela
36 minutes ago3 min read
Godzilla Minus Zero Tops the US Box Office With a $14.5 Million Friday. Here's Why That Matters
A Japanese monster sequel is beating Hollywood at home, while Ramayana dominates India. Here's why Godzilla Minus Zero's opening matters.
Vishal waghela
40 minutes ago3 min read
Happy Diwali Songs: The Best Bollywood Diwali Songs to Play Tonight, With Videos
The diyas are lit and the speaker is on. Here are the Bollywood Diwali songs that belong on tonight's playlist, with every video right here.
Vishal waghela
43 minutes ago3 min read
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B-TOWN BAWAAL
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
47 minutes 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
24 hours 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
1 day ago2 min read
Akka Director Dharmaraj Shetty: Keerthy Suresh's Signature Hairpin Kills Were Her Own Idea
Queen and gangster, soft and fierce. Akka's director explains why Keerthy Suresh was right for Bhavani, and reveals where her deadliest move came from.
Kenneth Hopkins
2 days ago2 min read
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Culture Curry
Escaping the Infinite Scroll: We're Hooked on Social Media. This Diwali, Let's Clean Up
We clean every corner of the house before Diwali. Nobody cleans the phone. A numbers-first look at the infinite scroll and how to step out of it.
Vishal waghela
3 minutes ago5 min read
Jimmy Jimmy, Aaja Aaja: The KGB Spy-Test Legend and How Disco Dancer Conquered the Soviet Union
The story goes that the KGB caught Western spies by singing 'Jimmy Jimmy' at them. The legend is almost certainly untrue. What it reveals about Disco Dancer is not.
Kenneth Hopkins
20 hours ago5 min read
Primitive Futurism: Why the Future Is Starting to Feel Raw, Soft and Ancient
Raw fashion, soft technology, live drums in echoing rooms. A case for primitive futurism, the idea that the way forward starts at our roots.
Kenneth Hopkins
1 day ago3 min read
Chitrapataka 2026: Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar Says Festival Proceeds Will Go to Drought-Hit Farmers
Maharashtra's Marathi film festival will hand its entire proceeds to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for drought-affected farmers, Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar has announced.
Kenneth Hopkins
2 days ago2 min read
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