Hindi
Jolly LLB nets Rs 124 mn in opening weekend
MUMBAI: Boman Irani and Arshad Warsi starrer Jolly LLB collected Rs 123.5 million in its opening weekend. The film has found few takers in single screens and small centres as the collections indicate that over Rs 90 million has come from Bombay, Delhi-UP NCR and Punjab circuits.
Mere Dad Ki Maruti has not been able to draw patrons and has managed to collect just Rs 45.9 million from its first weekend run at the box office.
Neil Nitin Mukesh 3G seems to have done better in smaller centres and collected Rs 41 million in its opening weekend.
Tigmanshu Dhulia’s critically appreciated Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns sustained fairly well to end its first week with collections of Rs 178 million (after a weekend of Rs 111 million).
Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga ran with collections of about Rs 8.5 million in its first week.
I Me Aur Mein collected Rs 8.5 lakh in its second week taking its total to Rs 86.5 million.
Ram Gopal Varma’s The Attacks Of 26/11 collected Rs 25 million in its second week. It has netted Rs 132 million so far.
Zila Ghaziabad collected Rs 6.5 million in its third week to take its box office total to Rs 155.5 million.
Kai Po Che sustained well in its third week and collected Rs 52 million. Its box office collections stand at Rs 457 million.
Special 26 collected Rs 13 million in its fifth week to have a total score of Rs 698.5 million.
Any Body Can Dance (ABCD) added Rs 4.2 million in its fifth week to take its total collections to Rs 406 million.
Hindi
Jio Studios, Sanjay Dutt team up to revive Khal Nayak
Rights acquired for new version, format under wraps as remake plans take shape.
MUMBAI: The villain is back and this time, he’s rewriting his own script. Jio Studios has partnered with Three Dimension Motion Pictures and Aspect Entertainment to revive the 1993 cult classic Khal Nayak, marking a fresh chapter for one of Bollywood’s most iconic anti-hero stories. The original film, directed by Subhash Ghai under Mukta Arts, was a commercial and cultural milestone, with Sanjay Dutt’s portrayal of Ballu becoming one of Hindi cinema’s most memorable performances.
Dutt, along with Aksha Kamboj, has now acquired the rights from the original creators, bringing on board Jio Studios and its President Jyoti Deshpande to steer the project creatively.
While the exact format whether remake, sequel, prequel, or a completely new narrative remains undisclosed, the collaboration aims to reinterpret the story for contemporary audiences while retaining the essence that made the original a defining film of the 1990s.
The move taps into a broader industry trend of reviving legacy intellectual property, particularly characters with strong recall value. “Khal Nayak” was notable for pushing mainstream Hindi cinema into morally grey territory at a time when heroes were largely one-dimensional, making Ballu’s character a standout.
The project also marks the film production debut of Aspect Entertainment, signalling a push towards more technology-led storytelling frameworks. Meanwhile, Jio Studios continues to expand its slate, having built a library of over 200 films and series, with more than 60 titles collectively winning 500-plus awards.
For Dutt, the revival is as much personal as it is strategic, a return to a role that reshaped his career. For the industry, it is another sign that nostalgia, when paired with scale, remains a powerful box-office proposition.
Because in Bollywood, some villains never fade, they just wait for the perfect comeback.
