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The Venice Film Festival has always been the place where cinematic legends are made, but in 2026, it’s the documentaries—rather than the usual parade of A-list actors—that have stolen the spotlight. This year’s lineup is bursting with nonfiction films that don’t just chronicle history, but make it, and nowhere is that more evident than in…

Before debating on the yays and nays of Awarapan 2, an undeniable fact has to be acknowledged: Awarapan is a case study. A box-office bomb on release a year short of two decades ago, the film ended up last in a three-way clash at the box office in end-June 2007, lagging behind even Himesh Reshammiya’s…

Thanks to Georgia Entertainment’s Jordan Massey, who authored the earlier version of this article, for allowing us to collaborate on this alumni feature.