Dangal– which translates as ‘Wrestling Bout' – is a film about a young woman from rural India who goes on to win gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Since its release in 2016, it’s become the highest-grossing movie in Bollywood history, highlighting India’s soft spot for an underdog.

Bollywood movies are famed for their elaborate choreography and colourful costumes. But, for the first time in five years, revenues from India's main film industry have taken a punch, with many of the year’s predicted blockbusters failing to entice the country's cinema audiences.

Despite their huge budgets, Hollywood blockbusters often make good business sense. But elsewhere, this isn’t the case. In India, big budget films – heavy on special effects – generally don’t deliver the goods when it comes to profit. So why are Bollywood blockbusters bombing?

Why are Indian families shrinking? What’s to become of the tradition of the home-cooked family meal? And how are Dalits fighting against age-old inequalities? This Cultural Snapshot uses local statistics and case studies to explore behavioural norms shared by Indian people in 2016.