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South Asian film fests being held in Delhi and Kathmandu
NEW DELHI: Four films from India are being screened as part of the Travelling Film South Asia programme being held simultaneously in Kathmandu and New Delhi.
Films from Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will also be screened in the Festival being held in Kathmandu from 16 to 18 July and in Delhi from 16 to 21 July.
However, the programme organised in Delhi in collaboration with the India International Centre also includes a panel discussion on ‘Who Watches the Documentary?’ to be moderated by wellknown telecaster and filmmaker Jai Chandiram.
Participants include filmmaker Pankaj Butalia, Gunjan Jain of NDTV who selects the documentary films for her channel; filmmaker Sameena Mishra, and Gargi Sen of the Magic Lantern Foundation who promotes new filmmakers.
There will also be a talk on ‘The Documentary in South Asia’ by Upasana Shrestha, Co-Director, Film South Asia, Kathmandu
The Indian films include Lalit Vachani’s ‘The Salt Stories – Following Gandhi’s salt march in our time’ which was the joint Winner of the Second Best Film Award at FSA ’09
The other three Indian films are: ‘Come to My Country: Journeys with Kabir and Friends’ by Shabnam Virmani; ‘Saamam (The Music)’ by Ramachandran K which is a homage to Carnatic music and M D Ramanathan; and ‘Out of Thin Air’ by Samreen Farooqui & Shabani Hassanwalia showing the high energy of Ladakhi cinema.
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Dhurandhar 2 hit by YouTube leak amid record box office run
Cam-rip surfaces online but blockbuster streak continues at record pace
MUMBAI: It has been a dramatic week for Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Even as the espionage thriller smashes box office records, a piracy scare briefly threatened to steal its thunder after a full-length version surfaced on YouTube.
The leak emerged on March 30 via a channel titled “A2z movie”, which uploaded what appeared to be a cam-recorded print of the film. Clocking in at nearly three hours and 49 minutes, the footage was reportedly blurry but complete enough to spark spoilers and fan outrage online.
Soon after, users on X began flagging the issue, explicitly naming the “A2z movie” channel in their posts while tagging the film’s makers and urging swift legal action. Fans of director Aditya Dhar and lead star Ranveer Singh were particularly vocal, helping the issue gain rapid traction.
Within hours, the video was taken down, likely through a mix of platform detection systems and intervention by producers Jio Studios and B62 Studios.
Despite the leak, the film’s theatrical run remains virtually unshaken. As of March 31, the sequel has raked in an estimated Rs 872.17 crore net in India, with worldwide collections soaring to Rs 1,392.23 crore. Its Hindi opening day alone brought in Rs 102.55 crore, setting a new benchmark.
In a notable milestone, the film has matched Pushpa 2 as the fastest Indian release to cross the Rs 1,000 crore mark globally, achieving the feat in just seven days.
Interestingly, the version leaked online is believed to be an earlier cut. Midway through its theatrical run, the makers issued revised prints after eagle-eyed viewers spotted a fleeting editing error involving a cameraman’s reflection. The corrected version now plays across cinemas, adding an unusual twist to the film’s release journey.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the high-stakes sequel stars Ranveer Singh alongside Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal and Sara Arjun. The film has drawn praise for its scale and action sequences, though some critics have pointed to its intense violence and layered political themes.
For now, piracy may have made noise, but it has not slowed the juggernaut. If anything, the episode underlines the film’s cultural grip, proving that even a leak cannot derail a box office storm already in full force.
