Bollywood stars return to India's big screens after more than a year

'You have the right to remain silent ... as we go into a song-and-dance interlude'. Photo: Handout

Bollywood stars are returning to India's big screens after more than a year, with the film industry hoping that declining Covid-19 cases and the festival season will bring audiences back to the cinemas.

Sooryavanshi (Descendants Of The Sun), a police drama with four of India's top actors, is the first A-list Bollywood film to premiere in theatres since March 2020, when a strict lockdown forced all venues to close.