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Akshaye Khanna’s jig to Saiyaara’s heartbreak appeal — how 2025 brought in ‘meme era’ to Bollywood

In the digital creator-led economy, if a line hasn’t migrated to Instagram and been repurposed 10,000 times as a reel template, it effectively doesn’t exist. By extension, the film or show itself risks vanishing. But does that translate into a neglect of cinematic value?

Akshaye Khanna’s jig to Saiyaara’s heartbreak appeal — how 2025 brought in ‘meme era’ to Bollywood

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