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Online entertainment ticketing platform BookMyShow said it has so far sold over 3.3 million tickets for " Baahubali 2 ", which was released across the country on Friday, or 12 tickets every second a day before the release of filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus. With this, "Baahubali 2" which released was in over 6000 screens on Friday, has created an all-time record high on BookMyShow for advance ticket sales surpassing "Baahubali 1" by over 350 per cent. "Baahubali 2", which is most loved by the viewers in South India, continues to see a phenomenal response from Hindi-speaking markets also, it said. "'Baahubali 2' is definitely taking the Indian film industry by surprise. The film, even before its release, has proved that its a blockbuster like no other with an extremely high chance of it entering the INR 100 crore club on day 1 itself," said Ashish Saksena, COO-Cinemas, BookMyShow. "We have witnessed un...

Come June, all your train travel-related queries will be answered through one mega application, likely to be named HindRail. This mega app will incorporate in it most of the existing features of other railwa apps. The  Indian Railways  is developing this new app to work as a full-fledged inquiry system for providing information on arrivals, departures, delays, cancellations, platform number, running status and berth availability. Besides, it will also offer services like booking of taxis, porters, retiring rooms, hotels, tour packages, e-catering and other travel-related needs. The Railways will offer all these services on a revenue-sharing model with the service providers. The app, which will serve as a revenue-earning platform for the public transporter, is expected to have a business potential of Rs 100 crore a year. The Railways often finds itself flooded with complaints from passengers about not getting reliable information on train running status, especially ...