Film industry had a muted Jan-March, as star vehicles play truant

By contrast, in January-March of 2023, Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan was a blockbuster success, becoming the first Hindi language film to cross the ₹500-crore mark at the domestic box office.Two Tamil films - Vijay's Varisu and Ajith-starrer Thunivu - were also big hits, each earning over ₹170 crore