In 2025, the horror and black magic genre of Hindi cinema took a new direction. Fear is no longer limited to just scaring and shocking, but seems to reach into the minds of the audience through folklore, psychological tension and emotional depth.

However, the biggest contribution in making these stories based on faith, superstition and unseen powers special was from the artists whose powerful performances made these stories credible and impactful. So let’s take a look at the actors and their films who performed brilliantly in this genre in the year 2025.

These stars created their own identity in the genre of horror and black magic

1. Janaki Bodywala – Vash Level 2
With the Gujarati film Vash Level 2, Janaki Bodiwala emerged as one of the strongest performers in the horror space. Building on the success of ‘Vash 1’, he delivered a restrained yet deeply unnerving performance in ‘Vash 2’. By striking a balance between fear, courage and emotional fragility, Janaki made this story based on black magic not only interesting but also completely believable.

2. Nusrat Bharucha – Chhori 2
In ‘Chhori 2’ Nushrat Bharucha once again proved that her hold on the horror genre has become very strong. Her performance in the role of a mother battling social superstition and dark forces was very truthful and emotional. Instead of loud noises or excessive drama, Nusrat brought the fear arising from within on screen. Through the ‘Chhori’ franchise, he not only explored the world of black magic but also effectively exposed deep social evils like female feticide and child marriage.
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3. Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna – Thaama
‘Thamaa’ presented horror with a multi-layered story, and its lead actors handled this challenge very well. While Ayushmann Khurrana added depth and sensitivity to the character battling powers beyond reason, Rashmika Mandanna balanced the story with emotional strength and fragility. In this way, the chemistry between the two made the supernatural elements of the film even more effective.

4. Kajol – Mother
Kajol’s performance in Maa was among the most talked about horror performances of 2025. As a mother, who protects her child from mysterious and tantric powers. His powerful screen presence, emotional strength, and restrained style of conveying fear proved that horror could be effective without unnecessary noise.

5. Anita Kulkarni and Amrita Subhash – Jaaran
‘Jaraan’ was a horror film based entirely on impressive acting, in which Anita Kulkarni and Amrita Subhash gave memorable performances. Both of them meticulously portrayed the characters of women entangled in superstition, tantric rituals and psychological fear. Amrita’s calm but intimidating presence and Anita’s emotional authenticity combined to make the film a haunting experience that lingers in the mind even after the credits roll.

In such a situation, it would not be wrong to say that in the year 2025, Hindi horror and black magic cinema moved beyond superficial scares and adopted emotional and psychological depth. The work of making fear real in these films was done by brilliant acting, such acting which, while being sensitive, remained in people’s memories for a long time.

In the last month of the year, films are being entered one after the other from theaters to OTT. Talking about OTT, the audience here is enjoying films of every genre sitting at their homes. Along with Bollywood, South and Hollywood movies have become a part of the audience’s watchlist.

Meanwhile, the report of Ormax Media has come out in which it was told which films were enjoyed the most by the audience on OTT from December 15 to December 21. Here is the complete list.

Who got the most views on OTT?

1. hold
This horror comedy starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna was released in theaters on the occasion of Diwali. After making bumper earnings in cinema halls, it was released on OTT platform Prime Video on 16 December. Since its release, it has become the audience’s favorite and is being liked a lot on OTT. According to Aurmax Media, the film got 3.1 million views last week.

2. The Girlfriend
This Telugu film of Rashmika Mandanna was released in theaters on 7 November. One month later, on December 5, the film was released on the OTT platform Netflix. Even though the movie was a flop in theatres, it is getting a lot of praise from the audience on OTT. The story of the film is such that it will blow your senses. There are so many shocking twists and turns in it that you yourself will be stunned. According to Aurmax Media, last week 2.3 million people enjoyed this movie on OTT.

3. Kantha
This film of Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj Sukumaran was released in theaters on 14 November. The film was made with a budget of Rs 40 crore but it could not do much at the box office. Now it has been released on OTT where it got mixed response from the audience. Its story is based on the cinema industry in which Rana Daggubati has also played an important role. Let us tell you, this film available on Netflix has received 1.5 million views last week.

4. Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Tom Cruise has received a lot of accolades for his role as Ethan Hunt. Fans were eagerly waiting for the release of this film. The popularity of this Hollywood action movie was amazing even among the Indian audience. After impressing everyone at the box office, its spark faded when it was released on the OTT platform Prime Video. According to Aurmax Media, it has secured the fourth position in the list of movies with the most views on OTT with 1.3 million views.

5. Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders
The name of Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s investigative movie is included at the end of this list. This film is perfect for detailed police investigation and crime drama lovers. The film was released on 19 December and within two days it caught the attention of the audience. The film received 1.2 million views between 19 and 21 December.

The craze of horror-comedy films goes to people’s heads. Whenever any horror-comedy film comes, people become its fans. Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s Thaama was released in theaters on the occasion of Diwali. This film has made huge earnings at the box office. After making a splash in theatres, this film has now come on OTT.

Fans were waiting for the OTT release of Thaama for a long time. The wait is over and this film has come on OTT after two months of its release. Let us tell you when and where you can watch this film on OTT.

when and where to watch

Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s Thaama has arrived on the OTT platform. This film has been released on OTT platform Prime Video today i.e. 16th December. This film can be watched in Hindi and Telugu on Prime Video. Thaama is trending on Prime Video. Fans have started watching it since night itself. This weekend is going to be very special.

earned so much at the box office

Thaama was dominating the box office for a long time. This film has earned well. According to reports, Thama has collected Rs 141 crore in India, while if we talk about its worldwide collection, it has earned Rs 211.81 crore. This is one of the hit films of this year.

This is Starcast

Thama is a film of Maddock’s horror universe. Before this, women 2 and wolf had also come. Even after Thaama, many films of this universe are going to come. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is seen playing an important role in Thaama along with Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna. This film has been directed by Aditya Sarpotdar.

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Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna starrer ‘Thamaa’ is one of the big blockbuster films of Diwali of the year 2025. This fifth film of Maddock Horror Universe also made a big splash at the box office. Now this film is going to be released on OTT. In such a situation, those who could not watch it in the theater will now be able to watch it comfortably at home. Before that, let us know where and where it is being released on OTT.

,held, When and where is it being released on OTT?,
The horror-comedy ‘Thama’ entertained the audience a lot in theatres. After releasing in theaters on October 21, it is being released on OTT. Its digital arrival is in two phases. Actually, first it will be available for rent on OTT platform Prime Video on December 2, 2025. Its Prime Video subscribers will be able to watch it for free from December 16, 2025.

how was it, held, box office performance of
This film, which was released in theaters during Diwali holidays, was a big hit financially. With Rs 147.14 crore in the domestic market and Rs 21.94 crore in the international market, ‘Thamaa’ has earned approximately Rs 169.08 crore till November 18, 2025. Sachin-Jigar’s soundtrack with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya played a big role in the success of the film.

held‘ Star cast and crew
Let us tell you that Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Paresh Rawal and Nawazuddin Siddiqui have played important roles in ‘Thama’. It is written by Niren Bhatt, Suresh Mathew and Arun Phalara and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Amar Kaushik, the film has music by Sachin-Jigar.

The story of the film revolves around Ayushmann Khurrana’s character Alok Goyal, who is a journalist in Delhi. He is saved by a mysterious betel nut, Tadka (Rashmika Mandanna Starr). During this, he has to face Yakshasan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), the leader of the ruthless Betals. Paresh Rawal has also played an important role in the film. Thaama is a mix of horror, romance and comedy, which follows the theme of social satire and Indian folklore of the MHCU franchise.

Every Friday some film is released at the box office. Many films were released in October also from South to Bollywood. Some of these films are still standing at the box office and some have moved away.

Ormax Media has published the report of gross collection of 5 such films, which contains the list of top 5 grossing films released in October. See here which are the top 5 films in this list.

‘Kantara Chapter 1’

The first number in this list is of Rishabh Shetty’s film ‘Kantara Chapter 1’. This film, released on October 2, has collected Rs 735 crore as per this report.

‘hold’

The second name in the list is Ayushmann Khurrana’s film ‘Thama’ which according to Ormax has done a business of Rs 156 crore. The film was released on 21 October on the occasion of Diwali.

‘The madness of a crazy person’

Harshvardhan Rane’s low budget superhit film ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has got the third place in the list. This film was also released in theaters along with ‘Thama’ on 21 October. According to Ormax, the film has collected Rs 95 crore.

‘Lalo Krishna always helps’

The fourth film in the list is ‘Lalo Krishna Sada Sahayate’. This film has also become the highest grossing film in Gujarati cinema history. This film, which was released on October 10, is still standing at the box office and is earning a lot. According to Ormax data, the film has collected Rs 92 crore.

‘Dude’

This low budget film, released on October 17, proved to be a hit. Pradeep Ranganathan is in the lead role in the film originally made in Tamil language. According to the report of Ormax Media, the film has done a business of Rs 86 crore in India.

(Note: All data used here is as per Ormax and is not final as many of these films are still running in theatres. This data is at the time of writing the report and is subject to change.)

New films are released every week in Bollywood. Some of which, along with the story, the songs also remain blockbusters. Ormax Media has recently released the list of most liked songs of this week. So let’s see who stood first and who made it to the top 5 list.

1. Sayara At the top of this list too is the title track of Mohit Suri’s romantic musical drama Syara. It has been 5 months since the film was released. But this song is still on people’s lips. Faheem Abdullah has given his voice to it. The song has been written by Irshad Kamil.

2. In love with you The second song in the list is the title track of Kriti Sanon and Dhanush’s upcoming film ‘Tere Ishq Mein’. This is also getting a lot of love from the people. Tremendous chemistry between Dhanush and Kriti can be seen in the song.

3. Madness – The title track of Harshvardhan Rane’s film ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has also made its place in this list. Along with the film, this song has also been given immense love by the audience. The chemistry of Harshvardhan and Sonam is worth watching in this song also.

4. Carts black – Ajay Devgan, Rakul Preet Singh, Meezaan Jaffrey, Javed Jaffrey and R Madhavan’s film ‘De De Pyaar De 2’ has been released recently. The song Gadiyaan Kali Ni from the film is a dance song. Which is very much discussed these days. The song has got the fourth place in the top 5 list this week.

5. You are not mine – The song Tum Mere Na Hue from Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s film ‘Thamaa’ has got the fifth place in the list. The song is getting a lot of views on social media.

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This week has been interesting at the Indian box office. In fact, there was a huge fight for earnings at the ticket window between many new and a few weeks old films. Where Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Haq’ is currently dominating. At the same time, many other films including ‘Thama’ and ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ are seen struggling to earn a handful. Let us know here how much these films have earned on Thursday?

,Right’ How much did it collect on Thursday?
It has been a week since Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam’s film was released in theatres. During this period, this film has earned decent earnings. According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, ‘Haq’ has earned Rs 1.10 crore on the 7th day of its release i.e. Thursday. Due to which its total earning has now become Rs 14 crore.

,Jatadhara, How much did it collect on Thursday?
Sonakshi Sinha and Sudhir Babu’s latest mythological thriller ‘Jatadhara’ is in a very bad shape at the box office. It is becoming difficult to earn even a few lakhs for this film. According to the early trend report of SACNILC, ‘Jatadhara’ has earned Rs 40 lakh on the 7th day of its release i.e. Thursday. With this, its total earning of 7 days has now become Rs 5.54 crore.

the girlfriend How much did he earn on Thursday?
After giving many hit films, Rashmika Mandanna has now made a comeback in theaters with The Girlfriend. This romantic drama is getting good response from the youth and it is performing well in multiplexes. According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, The Girlfriend has earned Rs 1.10 crore on Thursday. With this, the total earning of this film in 7 days has now become Rs 11.25 crore.

How much did The Taj Story earn on second Thursday?
Paresh Rawal’s film The Taj Story is not performing well at the box office. Its condition became worse especially in the second week. According to the early trend report of SACNILC, on the second Thursday i.e. on the 14th day, The Taj Story has earned Rs 36 lakh. With this, its total earning of 14 days has now reached Rs 17.61 crore.

How much did Thama collect on fourth Thursday?
The earnings of Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s Thama are continuously decreasing. According to the early trend report of SACNILC, this supernatural thriller film has earned only Rs 35 lakh on the 24th day of its release i.e. fourth Thursday. Due to which its total earning has become Rs 133 crore.

How much did a crazy person and a crazy person earn on the second Thursday?
Harshvardhan Rane and Sonam Bajwa’s Ek Deewane Deewane is also creeping at the box office. According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, Ek Deewane Aur Deewaniyat has collected Rs 50 lakh on the 24th day of its release i.e. second Thursday, taking its total earning to Rs 77.30 crore.

‘De De Pyaar De 2’ is going to be harmful for many films after its release in theaters on 14th November. At present, there are 3 Bollywood films present at the box office and 2 of them are not able to reach even Rs 1 crore, that too for the last several days.

Of these, ‘Haq’ is the only one which is able to earn above Rs. 1 crore, but even that cannot be considered special because the film has suffered such a huge decline in just 1 week. On the other hand, ‘Thama’ has not been able to clear its budget yet, even though the film was in full swing. And the third film ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has become a superhit but after the release of Ajay Devgan’s film, it is also going to suffer huge losses. Do you know how?

How is ‘De De Pyaar De 2’ harmful for Haq-Deewaniyat-Thama?

Koimoi’s prediction about Ajay Devgan’s romantic comedy is that it can earn Rs 8-10 crore on the first day. The figures may increase further after the release of the film. In such a situation, all the three films already present at the box office are going to suffer losses.

‘Haq’ will suffer the biggest loss!

This film of Emraan Hashmi-Yami Gautam has been made with a budget of around Rs 40-42 crore. After getting good reviews, the film has so far been able to earn only around Rs 14 crore. The film is not able to reach even Rs 1.5 crore for the last two days.

In such a situation, when Ajay Devgan’s hit franchise film will be released, it will be difficult for Emraan Hashmi’s film to compete. And it is also possible that the film’s earnings may decline further in the coming days. In such a situation, it is now becoming difficult to find the budget for the film.

The right to collect the budget will also be taken away from ‘Thama’!

Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s film ‘Thama’ has earned around Rs 133 crore so far but the budget of the film is Rs 145 crore. Now the film is not able to cross even the Rs 50 lakh mark on any day, so when ‘De De Pyaar De 2’ is released, its earnings will decline further and in such a situation, the chances of this film being a flop are going to increase further.

There will be a break on the trick of ‘Ek Diwan Ki Diwaniyat’

The budget of Harshvardhan Rane-Sonam Bajwa’s film was only Rs 25 crores and till the time of writing the report, according to Sacknilk, the film has earned Rs 77.24 crores. That means the film has already become a superhit film by earning 3 times the budget.

But as it is seen that the earnings of the film which has been in theaters for 24 days is now decreasing, it may further decrease after the release of Ajay Devgan’s film. There will be no loss of ‘Deewaniyat’ but the film had a chance to become a blockbuster and now that too seems to be snatched away.

These days, Haq, Thaama, Ek Diwaniyat and The Taj Story are available from Bollywood, Jatadhara and The Girlfriend from South and Predator Badlands from Hollywood are available to entertain the audience in theatres. Many of these are new releases while many are a few weeks old. However, at present none of them are making huge profits at the box office. Many have been reduced to lakhs. With this, let us know how much collection all these films have made at the box office on Wednesday.

,Right, How much did he earn on Wednesday?
Despite getting positive word of mouth, Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam’s latest release Haq is not performing well at the box office. However, on Wednesday its earnings were higher than other films present in theatres. Let us tell you that according to the early trend report of SACNL, the film earned approximately Rs 1.15 crore in India on its sixth day on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. With this, the net collection of this film in the domestic market has become Rs 12.90 crore.

,Jatadhara, How much did it collect on Wednesday?
Sudheer Babu and Sonakshi Sinha starrer mythological horror thriller ‘Jatadhara’ is not doing anything special at the box office. The film had a lukewarm start and has raked in lakhs even before its first week was over. According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, ‘Jatadhara’ has earned Rs 60 lakh on the sixth day of its release i.e. Wednesday. With this, the total earning of ‘Jatadhara’ in 6 days has now become Rs 5.14 crore.

,the girlfriend, How much did it collect on Wednesday?
Rashmika Mandanna is seen in a completely different role in ‘The Girlfriend’. The actress plays a naive college student whose life changes completely after she gets into a relationship with a fellow student. Apart from Rashmika, the film also stars Anu Emmanuel and Dixit Shetty in lead roles. The film is getting good response from the audience and its story and acting of the star cast are being praised a lot. However, on the sixth day i.e. Wednesday its earnings dropped to lakhs. According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, ‘The Girlfriend’ earned only Rs 17 lakh on the 6th day of its release i.e. Wednesday. After which its total earning of 6 days has become Rs 10.25 crore.

,The Taj Story’ How much did it earn on the second Wednesday?
Paresh Rawal’s latest release film ‘The Taj Story’ has also not been able to perform well at the box office. This film had earned Rs 11 crore in the first week. The surprising thing is that an increase in its earnings was seen on the 13th day i.e. Wednesday. In fact, on the second Tuesday it had earned only Rs 17 lakh. Whereas according to the early trend report of SACNILC, on the second Wednesday it showed growth and collected Rs 45 lakh. With this, the total earnings of ‘The Taj Story’ in 13 days has now reached Rs 16.82 crore.

How much did Predator Badlands earn on Wednesday?
Director Dan Trachtenberg’s ‘Predator: Badlands’ is performing very well in the international market. However, the film’s earnings have slowed down in Indian theatres. Let us tell you that according to the report of Sacknilk, ‘Predator: Badlands’ had collected Rs 82 lakh on the fifth day in India. On the sixth day it has earned only Rs 75 lakh. With this, the total earning of Predator Badlands in India in 6 days has now reached Rs 12 crore.

How much did ‘Thama’ earn on fourth Wednesday?
Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna starrer film ‘Thamaa’ is now facing decline every day at the box office. According to the early trend report of Sacknilk, the film has collected only Rs 45 lakh on the fourth Wednesday i.e. 23rd day of its release. With this, its total earning of 23 days has now reached Rs 132.60 crore.

How much did ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ collect on the fourth Wednesday?
Harshvarn Rane and Sonam Bajwa’s intense romantic film ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has also flopped at the box office. It is becoming difficult to earn lakhs for this film. Talking about the collection of ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’, according to the early trend report of SACNL, ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has earned Rs 60 lakh on the fourth Wednesday i.e. 23rd day of its release. With this, its total earning of 23 days has now reached Rs 76.80 crore.

These days, all the films from South to Bollywood present in theaters are now seen struggling to earn money at the box office. These include Haq Tak Thaama, Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, The Taj Story, The Girlfriend and many more. Let us know here which of these films had the upper hand at the box office on Tuesday and which one earned the most?

How much did Haq collect on Tuesday?
Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi’s film “Haq” opened at the box office with a earning of Rs 1.75 crore. After this, the film showed growth on the opening weekend but now it has become a victim of recession on weekdays. Despite this, it earned well on Tuesday. According to SACNL’s early trade report, Haq, directed by Suparn S Verma, earned Rs 1.25 crore on the 5th day i.e. Tuesday, while it earned Rs 1.05 crore on Monday. With this, its total earning of 5 days has now become Rs 11.25 crore.

What was Jatadhara’s earning on Tuesday?
Sudhir Babu and Sonakshi Sinha starrer film “Jatadhara” has been weak at the box office since day one. According to the early trend report of SACNILC, this film had earned Rs 60 lakh on Tuesday and Rs 55 lakh on Monday. Jatadhara has earned a total of Rs 4.54 crore in five days so far. This film has been directed by Abhishek Jaiswal. Along with Sudhir Babu and Sonakshi Sinha, the film also has strong actors like Shilpa Shirodkar, Indira Krishnan, Ravi Prakash, Rajeev Kanakala and Subhalekha Sudhakar.

How much did Predator Badlands trade on Tuesday?
Hollywood film Predator Badlands was released in theaters on 7 November. It had earned Rs 2.25 crore on its first day. According to the preliminary data of SACNL, the film earned Rs 81 lakh on Tuesday, while it earned Rs 79 lakh on Monday. The film has so far earned Rs 11.1 crore at the box office. Demetrius Schuster-Kolomatangi and Elle Fanning have played lead roles in the film.

What was The Girlfriend’s earnings on Tuesday?
According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, after earning Rs 83 lakh on Monday, Rashmika Mandanna’s film The Girlfriend earned Rs 80 lakh at the box office on Tuesday. The film has earned a total of Rs 80.3 crore in five days. The film also stars Anu Emmanuel, Rohini, Kaushik Mehta and Rao Ramesh along with Rashmika Mandanna and Dixit Shetty. Rahul Ravindran has directed as well as written it.

What was the second Tuesday’s earnings of The Taj Story?
Paresh Rawal starrer The Taj Story has failed at the box office. According to Sacknilk’s early trend report, the film could earn only Rs 17 lakh on its second Tuesday whereas it had earned Rs 40 lakh on the second Monday. “The Taj Story” has earned Rs 16.37 crore at the box office in 12 days. The film also stars Zakir Hussain, Amrita Khanvilkar, Namita Das and Sneha Wagh

How much did Thama earn on fourth Tuesday?
Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s film Thama had a great opening of Rs 24 crore at the box office. According to the early trend report of SACNL, the film earned only Rs 15 lakh on the fourth Tuesday, whereas it had collected Rs 40 lakh on Monday. With this, Thama has earned a total of Rs 131.6 crore in 22 days so far.

How much did Ek Deewane Ki Diwaniyaat collect on the fourth Tuesday?
Sanam Teri Kasam star Harshvardhan Rane starrer film ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ has performed well at the box office but now on the fourth Tuesday, there has been a huge decline in its earnings. According to the early trend report of SACNILC, on the fourth Tuesday i.e. on the 22nd day, ‘Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat’ earned only Rs 15 lakh. With this, the film has earned a total of Rs 75.6 crore so far.