Hindi
Rail concession to film technicians
NEW DELHI: The Railways Ministry has decided to extend the concession in rail travel to technicians of regional film industry when traveling for film production related work with effect from this month.
Extension of concession in rail travel to technicians of regional film industries was announced by the Minister of Railways, Mamata Banerjee, while presenting the Railway Budget 2010-11 in the Parliament. Under this scheme, the element of concession will be 75 per cent in Sleeper Class and 50 per cent in First Class, AC Chair-Car, AC3-tier and AC 2-Tier.
This concession will be admissible in all trains including Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi trains. The concession will however, not be admissible in Duronto, Yuva and Garib Rath trains. In case of tickets already issued for travel on and after 1st July 2010, refund of difference of fares will not be admissible.
A total number of 31 regional film industries are entitled for this concession. These are Assamese, Avadhi, Bagada, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Bodo, Chhattisgarhi, Dimasha, Garhwali, Gujrati, Haryanvi, Kannada, Khasi, Kodava, Konkani, Lambani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Mizo, Nagamese, Nagpuri, Oriya, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Rajbanshi, Santhali, Tamil, Telugu and Tulu. The concession facility will also be applicable in case of technicians of Hindi film industry.
Only those technicians who are registered with authorised associations of film employees are eligible for this concession.
The 15 categories of film technicians who are eligible for this concession include Cinematographers, Editors, Art Directors, Costumers, Outdoor Unit Lightmen, Outdoor Unit Technicians, Carpenters, Still Photographers, Stunt Artists, Movie Still Cameramen, Music Composers, Musicians, Dancers & Dance Directors, Set Workers, Sound Recordist.
This concession is not valid in case of season tickets, circular journey tickets and tickets for local/Suburban/passenger trains. The concession will not be granted inside the train, that is. if the concerned person enters the train without proper ticket or extends journey on concession tickets or changes the ticket to higher class, no concession will be granted inside the train.
Only one concession (film technician/senior citizen, etc) shall be admissible at a time. In case of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi trains, the concession will be granted on the all inclusive fare of the concerned class. In other trains, the concession will be calculated in the basic fare and. all other charges will be levied in full.
For issuing of concession certificate and ticket, the Producer will prepare a list of technicians indicating name, identity card numbers and name of the Employee Association in the proforma available on the website of the Ministry of Railways. The President/Secretary of the concerned Producers‘ Association will forward the application of the Producer to the DRM‘s Office alongwith the original photo identity cards issued by the Employees Association, of all technicians.
Verification of documents will be done by the DRM‘s Office, after which a letter of authorization will be issued by the Railway authorities. The producer/representative will present this letter of authorization at the booking counter for issue of tickets. The original identity cards should be carried during journey for verification by the TIE/Conductor.
Hindi
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.
