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Top 5 Movie News Today (Jan 28):The Indian film industry witnesses multiple developments on Wednesday, 28th January, 2026. Here’s a roundup of the top 5 movie news today that grabbed special attention of moviegoers. Not only that, but two major developments, like Arijit Singh’s retirement from playback singing and Sunny Deol’s latest film, “Border 2”, entering the ₹ 200 Cr club soon, became trending on Google. Let’s spotlight details about the Top 5 movie news today.
1. Arijit Singh Announces Retirement From Playback Singing, but why?
Last night, on Tuesday, 27th January, one of the gifted singers of the Indian film industry, Arijit Singh, surprised the fans by announcing retirement from playback vocalist. With this decision he shocked his fans worldwide.
Now, as per the recent report coming out from the reliable sources, the reason behind Singh’s sudden decision is that he is stepping into the world of filmmaking. He will be playing the role of director and producer of the project. Reportedly, the project will feature his son and Nawazuddin Siddiqui‘s daughter in crucial roles (as per the Pinkvilla report).
2. Border 2 enters ₹ 200 Cr club
According to the official box office update by the production house T-Series, Sunny Deol’s epic magnum opus, “Border 2”, generated an excellent ₹ 193.48 crore net in the initial 4 days (including the Republic Day holiday). Following the tremendous trend, on day 5 (1st Tuesday), it registered a double-digit figure of ₹ 23.31 crore net and pushed the total domestic net score to ₹ 216.79 crore.
3. Stranger Things Makers Announce 3 New Projects
Following the conclusion of the hugely acclaimed “Stranger Things”, makers The Duffer Brothers officially announced their three new projects, which are Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, The Boroughs, and the animated Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85.
Notably, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen will start streaming from March 26, 2026, onwards, and the other two also will premiere in the running year. All three projects will be streamed on OTT giant Netflix, under the banners of their own production house, Upside Down Pictures.
4. Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu Exceeds ₹ 199 Cr mark
According to the Indian market tracker Sacnilk.com report, Chiranjeevi’s Sankranti 2026 Telugu entertainer release, Mana Shankara Varaprasad Garu, generated ₹ 197.25 crore net in the first 15 days at the Indian box office. Sustaining the stronghold on day 16 (2nd Tuesday), the film minted ₹ 2.1 crore net, taking the domestic total to ₹ 199.35 crore.
5. Anaganaga Oka Raju just ₹ 2 Cr away from reaching half century
The Indian market tracker also reported that another Sankranthi release, the Telugu entertainer Anaganaga Oka Raju, accumulated ₹ 48.01 crore net over the first 13 days at the domestic box office. On day 14 (2nd Tuesday), the film garnered ₹ 0.7 crore and introduced a total Indian net score of ₹ 48.75 crore.
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Disclaimer: Please note that all box office collections are taken from other news and media websites, so this is not the exact amount.
