You’re in Edison, New Jerse, home to one of America’s largest Indian communities, lining up for a Bollywood blockbuster this Friday. But instead of the usual $15 ticket, you’re shelling out the price of a steak dinner. That’s the world Donald Trump is sketching with his threat to slap a 100 percent tariff on every 'foreign-made' film screened in the US.

And this isn’t small change. The US has become Bollywood and Tollywood’s most prized overseas market, minting millions for hits like Pathaan to RRR.

But here’s the twist: can you even tariff a digital movie file? Trump insists he can. If he follows through, the business of Indian cinema in America could be thrown completely off script.

What exactly did Trump say?

On September 29, Trump posted on Truth Social: “Our movie making busines

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