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Special Unicef package at International Children Film Fest
NEW DELHI:To mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, Unicef, in a special package, has put together around 15 films made by children from India and overseas to be shown at the 16th International Children Film Festival (ICFF) in Hyderabad.
Unicef representative Karin Hulshof said that the films in the package had been made by child reporters on issues affecting them. She reflected that children were able to make better films when they were able to talk to other kids and adults candidly.
Children’s Film Society chairperson Nandita Das revealed that the festival will have 15 films in the international competition, 18 films including six from India in the Asian competition and 37 films in the non-competitive Children’s World, apart from the Unicef package and a German package.
Das said two of the subjects for the open forums would include discussions on introducing films in school curriculum, and what constituted a children’s film.
The festival is being held in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh State Film, Theatre and Television Development Corporation.
Answering questions, Das said that there was need to provide alternatives by way of clean entertainment to children to wean them away from violent television programming or whatever they saw on the internet or in the cinema houses. Her emphasis was on quality films rather than quantity.
She said that the festival will have a five-day workshop for child reporters and an open forum on different subjects everyday.
A five-member international jury and five-member child jury will judge both sections.
Eminent poet and filmmaker Gulzar and filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj will be present at the inauguration at the open air Lalit Kala Thoranam.
60 overseas delegates will be attending the festival, that is held every second year and alternates with the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films (being held in February 2010).
The festival will start from 14 November, celebrated as Children’s Day.
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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.
