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Four Reliance Big Pictures’ films to be screened at IFF
MUMBAI: The 40th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) that will run from 23 November to 3 December will screen four major productions of Reliance Big Pictures in the Indian Panorama Section. These are Shob Charitro Kalponik, Ijjodu, Janala and Kutty Srank.
Directed by Rituparno Ghosh, Shob Charitro Kalponik, starring Bipasha Basu and Prosenjit, follows the journey of a woman‘s recollection of her marriage and her radical steps outside it.
Ijjod, directed by the veteran MS Sathyu and starring national award winner actress Meera Jasmine and Anirudh, is a story of young photo journalist‘s brief encounter with a woman of substance.
Buddhadeb Dasgupta‘s Janala touches on the nostalgia of childhood and the quest to get back to the roots while struggling to keep one‘s neck above the waters of the present day muck.
Shaji Karun‘s Kutty Srank, starring Mamooty, Kamilini Mukherjee, Padmapriya and Meenakumari, brings out three distinct personalities of a dead boatman from the perspective of three women each of whom claims to be his wife.
Said Reliance Big Pictures COO Mahesh Ramanathan, “The unprecedented success of Reliance Big Pictures at international festivals has extended to the home turf as well. Our films have been honored in 35 top cities around the globe within the last one 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.
