Top 5 Movie News Today (January 30): The Indian film industry witnesses multiple developments on Friday, 30th January, 2026. Here’s a roundup of the top 5 movie news today that grabbed the special attention of netizens. Not only that, but two major developments, like Mahesh Babu’s Varanasi release date announced and Rani Mukerji’s film Mardaani 3 finally started roaring in theatres, became trending on Google. Let’s spotlight details about the Top 5 movie news today.
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#1. Mahesh Babu’s Varanasi Release Date Announced
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S. S. Rajamouli, the director of the highly anticipated pan-Indian magnum opus “Varanasi“, finally ends all speculation by officially announcing the film’s release date. As the Varanasi movie is locked to land on the big screens on April 7th, 2027.
#2. Mardaani 3 Hits the Big Screens
After long anticipation finally Rani Mukerji led Hindi cop crime drama thriller film “Mardaani 3” arrived on the silver screens on January 30, 2026. The film serves as the third installment of YRF’s critically acclaimed franchise “Mardaani”. The film initially received mixed to positive reviews from the moviegoers and critics.
#3. Dhurandhar OTT Release on Netflix
Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, R. Madhavan, and several others starred in the Hindi spy action thriller “Dhurandhar“, after an earth-shattering box office success, grossing over ₹1,344 crore gross at the worldwide box office (as per Bollywood Hungama report), finally debuted on digital platform. From January 30, 2026 onwards, the film started streaming on OTT giant Netflix. Notably the film was released in theatres on December 5, 2025.
#4. Virat Kohli’s Instagram Account Disappears
Last night, on 29th January, one of the renowned Indian cricketers, Virat Kohli, had his Instagram account disappear. The account has more than 274 million followers. So far there is no official statement from King Kohli or from his team. Fans are surprised, and many unverified reports claim it might be due to the suspension, deletion, or online glitch.
#5. Border 2 Completes Opening Week with ₹244 Cr+ Domestic Collection
According to the official box office update by the production house T-Series, Sunny Deol’s Border 2 generated ₹ 231.83 crore net over the first 6 days at the Indian box office. Sustaining the firm hold, the film registers yet another double-digit figure of ₹ 13.14 crore and pushes the total domestic sum to ₹ 244.97 crore.
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