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UTV in syndication deal with broadcasters for 18 movies
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures said Tuesday it has stitched movie syndication deals with four channels – Colors, NDTV Imagine, B4U (international) and Channel 4 (UK) for TV rights of 18 movies on a non-exclusive basis.
UTV claims that the combined size of the deal, which covers its slate of 2008 and 2009 productions, is around Rs 950 million.
The deal consists of movies like Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Dev D, Kaminey, Wake Up Sid and Kurbaan.
Colors and NDTV Imagine have got the multiple airing rights of the movies. Colors will have the first airing rights, followed by NDTV Imagine.
While B4U has acquired the non-exclusive rights to air movies across its international beams, Channel 4 will air these films in the UK market.
Meanwhile, UTV also has the right to further syndicate the television rights of these films to any other channel in the same period.
UTV Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapur said, “We are pleased to announce these television syndication deals that are non exclusive in nature and hence allow us to exploit the same content across multiple additional broadcasters in India and worldwide. The faith that Colors, NDTV Imagine, B4U and Channel 4 have reposed in our entire slate of productions is heartening and encouraging.”
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.
