Hindi
Three Reliance Big Pictures films at Dubai film fest
MUMBAI: Three films from the Reliance Big Pictures stable – Well Done Abba, Kutty Srank and Janala – will feature in the 6th Dubai International Film Festival that will go underway on 9 December and end on the 16th.
The directors and principal artistes of all these films will travel to Dubai for the screening and promotion of their films.
Hindi film Well Done Abba will be competing in the Muhr Asia Africa section along with 14 other films from across the world, with only one more Indian film in that section.
Artistes associated with the film including Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba and Sameer Dattani will be present at the festival. The film will be screened on 11 and 12 December.
Malayalam film Kutty Srank will be screened on 11 and 13 December in the Celebration of Indian Cinema section. Director Shaji N Karun along with Mammootty will be present at the festival.
Buddhadeb Dasgupta‘s Bengali film Janala is being screened in Cinema of Asia Africa section where the director and lead actor Indraneil Sengupta will represent the film. The film will be screened on 12 and 14 December.
Comments Reliance Big Pictures COO Mahesh Ramanathan, “It‘s a great way to round off the year. The worldwide release of Paa and 3 Idiots and these festival selections add luster to a successful year where Reliance Big Pcitures has made the world take notice of the talent and growing reach of filmmakers from India.”
All these films are expected to release theatrically next year.
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.
