Hindi
DVDs of 3 Idiots, Avatar and Paa seized in raid
MUMBAI: Former Indian Police Service officer Aftab Ahmed Khan has taken over the cudgels to eradicate piracy by conducting several raids across the metropolis.
On 26 December, the SS Branch and Bandra Police along with AA Khan & Associates conducted a raid near the Bandra railway station and seized over 2500 DVDs and CDs.
Among the seizure were 69 DVDs of 3 Idiots, 500 DVDs of Avatar and 366 DVDs of Paa.
Says Khan, “Piracy is a serious offence and one which is rampant within major parts of the city. We along with Mumbai Police are dedicated to the cause of arresting the increase of such activities.”
The raids were conducted jointly by PI Tangad Palli of the SS Branch, Police Inspector A V Chaudhri from Bandra Police station and three member team from AA Khan & Associates, headed by former Senior Inspector Dhanavade, field officer Habib Rehman Khan and Joseph.
Two of the accused caught red-handed were booked under Sections 51, 52(A), 63, 68(A) of the Copyright Act along with Section 292A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Hindi
Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
