Hindi
Baba Arts acquires theatrical rights of De Dana Dan
MUMBAI: Baba Arts Ltd has acquired the theatrical rights of De Dana Dan, touted to be one of the big Bollywood releases of this year, from Venus.
Baba Arts will release the movie across the country on 27 November. An Eros International presentation directed by Priyadarshan, De Dana Dan stars Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Suneil Shetty, Paresh Rawal along with Sameera Reddy, Neha Dhupia and Chunkey Pandey.
“De Dana Dan will hit approximately 1000 cinemas all over India. We haven’t yet decided on the number of prints we are releasing the film with since we have three weeks in our hand to chalk out our game plan,” Baba Arts CEO Ajay Acharya tells Indiantelevision.com.
Baba Arts will heavily promote the movie. “The trailers of the film are already being shown in theatres, the promos are all over the FM radio stations, and the website is active. As we near the release date, we will resort to road shows. That will be our final frontier in terms of promotion,” avers Acharya.
Baba Arts Ltd has earlier released films like Ganesha2, Ishq, Pyar To Hona Hi Tha, Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, Tarzan-the Wonder Car, Life Mein Kabhi Kabhi and Tumko Na Bhool Payenge.
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.
