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Tiger Shroff’s Baaghi 4, Vivek Agnihotri’s The Bengal Files, and Michael Chaves’s The Conjuring: Last Rites, all released on September 5, have so far struggled to make an impact at the box office. On the fifth day of release, The Conjuring: Last Rites earned Rs 5.50 crore, bringing its total collection to Rs 61 crore. Baaghi 4 collected Rs 4 crore on the same day, taking its overall total to Rs 39.75 crore. Meanwhile, The Bengal Files has managed Rs 9.19 crore in five days. About The Bengal Files and Baaghi 4 The Bengal Files is the third film in Vivek Agnihotri’s Files trilogy, following the National Award-winning The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022). The film features Mithun Chakraborty, Saswata Chatterjee, Anupam Kher, Priyanshu Chatterjee, and Darshan Kumar. NDTV’s review noted, “This lesser-known bloodied chapter about Indian history needed a much more nuanced filmmaking. The imagery is in-your-face, and the performances are screechy and over the top.” The Baaghi franchise, which established Tiger Shroff as a leading action hero, could not recreate the magic with its fourth instalment. NDTV critic Saibal Chatterjee wrote, “Shroff has the skills to dive into high-octane action sequences with his hero poise intact. But when the script is only superficially visceral, even a capable actor cannot inject credibility into the protagonist’s exploits.” About The Conjuring: Last Rites Directed by Michael Chaves and written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, The Conjuring: Last Rites is the ninth instalment in The Conjuring Universe. The film, based on the true-life Smurl haunting, stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprising their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, alongside Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy.    

In Bollywood’s latest spectacle, ‘Baaghi 4 (2025)’ with Tiger Shroff, arrives as a much-anticipated continuation of a franchise known for its thrilling energy. Released on September 5, 2025, the action thriller promises to blend raw intensity with mainstream entertainment and mass appeal. Let’s dive into how the fourth installment of the Baaghi franchise holds up in depth and what its box-office performance signals. Cast and Crew of the Film Baaghi 4 (2025)  A. Harsha makes his Hindi debut with this high-octane movie, stepping into a franchise already heavy with expectations. It comes under Sajid Nadiadwala’s trusted banner, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and carries the responsibility of being the fourth entry of the Baaghi franchise. Interestingly, this one isn’t an entirely original outing; it borrows heavily from an unofficial remake of the Tamil feature Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu from 2013. Sonam Bajwa and Sanjay Dutt join Shroff, along with Harnaaz Sandhu, who steps into Bollywood for the first time. Shreyas Talpade, Upendra Limaye, and Saurabh Sachdeva round out the ensemble. Read more: Lokah Chapter 1 – Chandra: Female-Led Malayalam Superhero Blockbuster Music duties fall to Sanchit and Ankit Balhara, whose score tries to fuel the momentum with equal parts energy and tension. Tiger Shroff On Full Beast Mode Like its predecessors, Baaghi 4 carries an A certificate, and there is no attempt to soften the blows. Shroff once again transforms into Ronnie, though this time the character feels more volatile, more unhinged. There’s intensity in his performance, and for stretches, he manages to push beyond the action-hero image that usually limits him. At 160 minutes, the relentlessness begins to wear down even patient viewers. The carnage doesn’t arrive in moderation; impalements, dismemberments, and bullets tearing through flesh all play out with little restraint. What starts as occasional bare-fist skirmishes escalates into endless brawls armed with knives, rods, and anything sharp enough to pierce through. There’s undeniable craft in staging such spectacles, but the barrage of violence overshadows everything else. For some, that sheer excess will feel like the franchise living up to its name. For others, it may come across as fatigue dressed up as adrenaline. Read more: Wednesday Season 2 Part 2: Jenna Ortega Fronts Netflix's Star-Studded Mayhem Story Lags Behind Action Ronny’s arc in the plot of this movie begins at rock bottom. He survives a brutal train crash that was never meant to leave him breathing, but survival brings no relief. Grief gnaws at him, guilt takes root, and his descent into self-destruction feels both personal and punishing. The woman he loved may or may not have survived, and that uncertainty fractures his mind. As the line between memory and reality blurs, those around him begin to wonder if his world is real at all. The script is designed with such a heavy hand on spectacle that the director barely seems to need an action choreographer. Rajat Aroraa’s dialogues, usually tuned to win easy applause, are toned down to match the story’s darker beats. Still, the makers lean too hard on action and a one-note love track. For every kinetic set-piece, narrative depth is sacrificed, leaving the film’s dramatic foundation shaky. When the story dips into the second half, predictability sets in. Promising tension dissolves into routine plotting. By the time the movie drags to its conclusion, it is the slick visuals and elaborate stunts, not the story, that carry it across the finish line for action enthusiasts. Read more: Param Sundari Film Review, Ratings, Earnings: Cross‑Cultural Romance in Bollywood Acting in Rhythm with the Action Tiger plays a dual shade of Ronnie, violent avenger on one end, vulnerable naval officer on the other. The former feels familiar, almost recycled from his past outings, but the latter carries more weight. His portrayal of a man battling trauma and possible PTSD lends some rare dimension to a character otherwise built on fists and fury. Harnaaz Sandhu, in her debut as Alisha, surprises. There’s a quiet confidence in her screen presence, never raw, never forced. She slips into the romance with ease, giving Ronnie’s broken edges a softer counterpoint. Sanjay Dutt looms large, menacing in frame, and his presence during key action sequences lifts their impact. Among the supporting cast, Saurabh Sachdeva stands out with a villainous smile that unsettles more than the bloodshed does. Sunit Morarjee adds bite as the deputy, while Upendra Limaye steals several moments, grounding the chaos with sharp screen presence. Direction and Music: Controlled but Limited Director A. Harsha doesn’t get much room to shape the film into his own. Sajid Nadiadwala, steering the story, screenplay, and production, keeps a firm grip, leaving Harsha little chance to leave a personal stamp. Still, the production value and technical polish are intact. Read more: The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025): Gaza’s Cry Echoes Through Cinema The soundscape, however, is kept deliberately loud, almost to a fault. The songs are a mixed bag, as some lyrics stand out for their plain sincerity, even if the compositions themselves don’t linger long. Jagdeep Warring-Josh’s Guzaara and Danish Sabri-Paradox’s Akeli Laila bring fleeting freshness. Sameer Anjaan’s Marjaana and Yeh Mera Husn lean on formula, though the latter, set to Tanishk Bagchi’s tune, feels like a deliberate echo of Pathaan’s Besharam Rang. The resemblance is no accident; Shilpa Rao, who lent her voice to the Shah Rukh Khan hit, reprises her place here. Box Office: An Early Surge Commercially, the Nadiadwala production, completed with a Rs 25 crore budget, is off to a striking start. Pre-release sales suggested momentum, crossing Rs. 5 crore gross even before accounting for blocked seats. With those included, the figure jumped past Rs 7.75 crore, and that was still with an hour left before showtime. For perspective, this easily outstripped Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par, which had closed its opening-day pre-sales at Rs. 3.31 crore gross. The first-day collections told a similar story. Around Rs. 12 crore net from India alone put the film ahead of Aamir’s recent outing, which had opened at Rs. 10.70 crore. Read more: Vash Level 2 (2025) Movie: Review, Ratings, Earnings Piling Up ‘Baaghi 4 (2025)’ starred by Tiger Shroff, Harnaaz Sandhu, and Sanjay Dutt has triggered considerable hype across Bollywood, riding on both star power and franchise memory. Sajid Nadiadwala’s production and pen, however, leave the story uneven and often predictable. What it does deliver without restraint is action at full throttle and unsettled music. Advanced bookings underline its staggering pull at the box office. That momentum alone proves how spectacle can outweigh storytelling lapses.

As the monsoon ends and the festive season arrives, Bollywood gears up to deliver a dynamic cinematic buffet in September 2025. This line-up offers Hindi cum pan-Indian films blending pulse-pounding action, courtroom hilarity, historical exploration, rural drama, supernatural chillers, indie storytelling, and gangster thrillers. Here’s a closer look at the most hyped Bollywood movies coming this September that are set to light up theatres, film festivals and OTT platforms.  Top Bollywood movies scheduled to release in September 2025 Baaghi 4 (September 5) Baaghi 4 is going to be the 4th instalment of the action franchise. This film will present jaw-dropping stunts, loyalty, vengeance, and intense global espionage. It’s slated to hit theatres on September 5, 2025.  A. Harsha makes his directorial debut in Bollywood through this film. It brings a fresh perspective to the action genre while retaining mass appeal. The film is produced by Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment under Sajid Nadiadwala’s banner. Tiger Shroff (reprising his role as Ronnie) appears as a cyber-terrorist antagonist. He is joined by Sanjay Dutt as the menacing antagonist. Sonam Bajwa and Harnaaz Sandhu both star in leading roles. Harnaaz is making her Bollywood debut through this film. The detailed plot elements remain under wraps. In this grittier and globally inclined narrative, Ronnie (Tiger Shroff) faces a deadly adversary played by Sanjay Dutt. Ronnie appears to be recruited by a covert international agency to eliminate a global terror threat. Read more: Top 10 Netflix Originals Premiering in September 2025 The film is written by Tasha Bhambra and Sparsh Khetarpal. Its cinematography is done by Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran and editing by Tammiraju. The musical lineup of the film is expansive. Songs are composed by artists like Badshah, Tanishk Bagchi, and Payal Dev. Sanchit and Ankit Balhara handle the background composer. The Bengal Files: Right to Life On the very same date, The Bengal Files will release. It is a bold historical-political drama representing the grim realities of events such as the Noakhali genocide and Calcutta’s Direct Action Day. The narrative is poised to spark conversation with its unflinching portrayal of a forgotten chapter of history. Directed and written by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, The Bengal Files (2025) film is going to be the 3rd and concluding chapter of his Files Trilogy, following The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022). Though the film was initially titled 'The Delhi Files: The Bengal Chapter', it was later renamed 'The Bengal Files: Right to Life'. Veteran actors like Mithun Chakraborty and Anupam Kher star in this film. Notably, Anupam Kher’s first look as Mahatma Gandhi attracted the audience. Pallavi Joshi takes on the extraordinary challenge of portraying a 100-year-old woman in the film. Read more: Saswata Chatterjee on ‘The Bengal Files’: Says fact-checking not his job The cast line also includes Darshan Kumar, Simrat Kaur, Saswata Chatterjee, Namashi Chakraborty, Rajesh Khera, Puneet Issar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Sourav Das, and Mohan Kapur.  Madharasi Madharasi is also arriving on September 5. It is a pan-Indian collaboration written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by N. Srilakshmi Prasad under the Sri Lakshmi Movies banner.  Vidyut Jammwal stars in this film (in the role of Sivakarthikeyan) as the antagonist. Rukmini Vasanth makes her Tamil debut through this film. The ensemble cast also features Biju Menon, Vikranth, and Shabeer Kallarakkal. The technical crew includes Sudeep Elamon on cinematography and National Award winner A. Sreekar Prasad as editor. The action sequences are choreographed by Kevin Kumar, and Anirudh Ravichander does the music composition. The film Madharasi brings a blend of romance and action. The teaser trailer released on Sivakarthikeyan’s 40th birthday features a dramatic sequence with a high-speed car crash and a glimpse of him facing off against armed adversaries. These sequences signal intense visuals and creative storytelling. Though it has a unique narrative twist, a comparison to Ghajini can be drawn. Murugadoss describes the film as an “action thriller with a love story at its heart”.   Read more: Rajinikanth’s Coolie (2025) Movie Review and Updates Bayaan  Bayaan marks its world premiere on September 7 at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the prestigious Discovery section. Written and directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra, it is the only Indian film featured in that category this year. Though not a theatrical release in India that month, the film's festival debut makes it a standout September event. Bayaan centres on Roohi Kartar (played by Huma Qureshi), a rookie detective dispatched from Delhi to a remote Rajasthani town. In her first case, she investigates allegations against a revered cult leader accused via an anonymous letter of sexual misconduct. As she digs deeper, she grapples with entrenched power structures, institutional complicity, and cultural resistance. This female-led police procedural film is produced by Platoon One Films, led by Shiladitya Bora. The co-producers include Summit Studios (Madhu Sharma), Kunal Kumar, Anuj Gupta, and Switzerland-based Guidant Films (Sadik Keshwani). It has also received support from the Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam and was developed through Film Independent’s Global Media Makers LA Residency. Read more: Coolie vs War 2 vs Dhumketu: Which Movie Tops Advance Booking Charts?