This Diwali season brought one of the juiciest Bollywood clashes in recent memory.On one side, Ayushmann Khurrana’s horror-comedy Thamaa  — from Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films — stormed theatres mid-week.On the other, Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa’s romantic drama Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat  quietly slipped in under the radar.And hovering above both is Rishab Shetty’s Kannada juggernaut Kantara: Chapter 1  — rewriting Indian box-office history with every passing day. Let’s de

The Diwali blockbuster Thamma , starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna, might have scared audiences but not in the way Maddock Films intended. As the fifth installment of the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe (MHCU), expectations were sky-high. Unfortunately, the movie’s mixed reception has sparked a meme fest across social media. From film students to meme makers, India’s Gen-Z creators have dropped some of the most brutally honest (and funniest) reviews you’ll see o

This Diwali, Bollywood witnessed an unexpected tug of war at the box office. On one side stood Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s horror-comedy Thamma  — a mega-budget spectacle from the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe (MHCU). On the other side, a smaller, emotional underdog — Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat  — starring Harshvardhan Rane  and Sonam Bajwa , quietly emerged as the festival’s surprise hit. Two films, two genres, two audiences — and one dramatic Diwali weekend. L

Bollywood finally tried to “bite” into the vampire genre — and honestly, it should’ve just let this one stay buried. Thamma , the fifth installment in the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, promised to be a romantic horror revolution. Instead, it ends up as a bloody disappointment  that feels like an overlong TikTok skit stretched to 2 hours and 30 minutes. Directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Thamma  tries to