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Best and Worst Hindi Films 2022: Lows that left the bottom of the barrel behind plus a handful of highs

The overall quality of Hindi films produced this year was abysmal, but the industry did throw up a handful of gems in 2022, holding out the hope that all is not lost.

Explained: How 2022 has turned out to be the worst year for Bollywood

With biggies like Pathaan, Dunki, Jawan, Bholaa, Maidaan, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, Adipurush and others, we are expecting Bollywood to make a roaring comeback in 2023.

From exclusive showcase of Vadhandhi to Pankaj Tripathi's masterclass: Prime Video wraps up a thriving stint at 53 IFFI

Snapshots of Amazon Prime Video’s participation at the 53rd IFFI

Ram Setu director Abhishek Sharma at IFFI: 'VFX has given filmmaking a new vision'

The session gained several expert opinions on the subject matter from Naveen Paul, co-founder and creative head NY VFXWAALA and Parthsarathi Sethuraman Iyer, creative director Shock & Awe Films, who highlighted the utilisation of the innovative technology and its evolution in the coming times.

Abhijeet Deshpande on Har Har Mahadev's clash with Thank God and Ram Setu: 'Let the better film win'

In an EXCLUSIVE interview with Firstpost, Har Har Mahadev director Abhijeet Deshpande spoke about the scale and idea of this historical, working with Sharad Kelkar, and the box-office clash with Thank God and Ram Setu.

Box Office: Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 2 trumps Vikram Vedha, Jugjugg Jeeyo & 15 plus Bollywood biggies in 5 days flat

Ajay Devgn's Drishyam continues its phenomenal run at the box office.

Ajay Devgn's Drishyam 2 collects Rs. 15.38 crore on day 1, mints the second biggest opening for a Hindi film in 2022

With these numbers, the film has pumped oxygen again to an otherwise ailing industry currently. The film has marched ahead of Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha, Akshay Kumar's Ram Setu, and Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 on day one.

Big B’s ‘Uunchai’ proves mid-size films hold key to Bollywood’s box-office success

Uunchai’s daily growth at the box office shows that the mid-size film works if the packaging has what it takes to attract the viewer

End of Bollywood: Re-Imagined history or rooted stories need research and writing skills like Kantara

Time to take lessons from South films like Kantara and Ponniyin Selvan. Does the response to Ram Setu or Samrat Prithviraj reflect Bollywood’s lack of credibility? Why is Bollywood failing when it comes to re-imagined history or rooted stories?

Explained: Why Bollywood biggies are failing big time at the box office

It will be interesting to see how Bollywood performs in the last two months of 2022 as films like Cirkus, Drishyam 2 and Bhediya are expected to bring back the audience to the cinema halls.