Choreographer and filmmaker Ahmed Khan recounted his breakthrough moment with Ram Gopal Varma's 1995 film Rangeela, revealing his astonishment when he received a paycheck of approximately Rs 1.5 lakh—a salary equivalent to the highest-paid choreographer at the time—for his debut independent assignment.

Every time a sports film releases in India, it is invariably compared to Chak De India. Such is the longevity and legacy of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer that it is considered the template in how to make a good sports film.

Kalki, directed by Nag Ashwin and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Disha Patani, Saswata Chatterjee, Shobhana, and Brahmanandam, with cameos by Dulquer Salmaan, Vijay Devarakonda, Mrunal Thakur, SS Rajamouli, and Ram Gopal Varma.

Manoj Bajpayee, who is currently grabbing headlines for his recently released film, Bhaiyaa Ji, became a household name after his breakthrough movie, Satya, in 1998. Bajpayee, the recipient of India's fourth-highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri, had faced many struggles in his initial days in the Hindi film industry.