WAVES 2025 highlights: An institute for animation, film hubs in Navi Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh

WAVES 2025 highlights: An institute for animation, film hubs in Navi Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit or WAVES concluded on Sunday in Mumbai with a host of announcements of public-private partnerships, such as a national centre for animation and gaming, an entertainment hub in Andhra Pradesh and a film campus in Maharashtra. The sprawling event also saw several panel discussions, master classes and cultural events.The event, held between May 1 and 4 at…

WAVES Summit: Om Raut talks about the rising demands of Hindi films in south markets - Planet Bollywood

Om Raut attended a session named ‘The Changing Face of Indian Cinema’ on day 2 of WAVES 2025. During the ongoing Summit, the filmmaker shared some interesting insights about the box office performance of his films and how they found a wider audience in the South markets. He began by saying, “We are a nation of over 140 crore people, we are a nation which is looked at as the biggest market in the world. Whether car brands, toothpaste, chocolates,…