Be it Tere Ishq Mein or Ek Deewane Ki Diwaniyat, volatile male protagonists are powering some of the year’s biggest hits. But women-led films are barely lasting a weekend in theatres

xIf box-office trends are any indication, testosterone is running the show — Dhurandhar only confirms it. From Shekhar in Tere Ishq Mein to the obsessive lover in Ek Deewane Ki Diwaniyat, rage-fuelled men are driving some of 2025’s biggest box-office hits — with Diwaniyat touching Rs 120 crore and Tere Ishq Mein nearing Rs 100 crore. The question has shifted: Not whether misogyny sells, but whether theatres themselves have closed ranks around female-led stories.

A new reality at the box office

Dismissed early on as chaotic and regressive, Tere Ishq Mein’s rise has made one thing clear: audiences are rewardi

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