Hindi
NFDC being revitalized to produce more regional films: Soni
NEW DELHI: The National Film Development Corporation, which commenced production over the last two years and produced eight films, has received funds under the 11th Plan to help its production activities and also revitalize it.
Noting that the Corporation had accumulated losses of Rs 276.2 million as on March 31 2009, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said all Union Ministries and state governments had been urged to give production work of documentaries and video spots of their states to NFDC.
She told Parliament that the government had no plans to close down the Corporation and was working towards “revamping and rejuvenating” it. A voluntary retirement scheme had helped in reducing the staff strength from 211 to 141, she added.
These losses were due to the “decline of gross profit margins and loss of business of marketing of free commercial time (FCT) of Doordarshan and due to the loss of royalty after DD stopped acquiring films”, she said.
NFDC was earlier permitted to retain the money from the commercials in the films when they were telecast on Doordarshan. But the situation underwent a change with the starting of Prasar Bharati.
An amount of Rs 367.5 million is owed to NFDC by advertisement agents, and it has lodged cases against 16 such companies.
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.
