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Shemaroo releases DVD of Faerie Tale Theatre
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has released DVDs of internationally-acclaimed Shelly Duvall‘s Faerie Tale Theatre.
Produced by Lions Gate and Gaylord Productions Inc. and directed by the likes of Tim Burton, Peter Medak, Mark Cullingham, Eric Idle and Francis Ford Coppola, the 24 fairy tales series was originally telecast on Doordarshan in the 1980s and was well-received then and twenty years later, still continues to fascinate viewers.
Declares Shemaroo Entertainment Director Hiren Gada, “The USP of this series is that, while fairy tales are perceived to be available on home video in the animated format, appealing to kids, this live action theatre format of the Fairy Tales, will appeal to the youth and adults and rekindle the child in them, therefore making it an interesting watch for the old and the young. Age is no bar anymore for this Faerie Tale Theatre series.”
These fairy tales feature some of the best-known stars in Hollywood like Robin Williams, Christopher Reeves, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Bridges, Carrie Fisher, Helen Mirren, Matthew Broderick, Anjelica Huston, Mick Jagger, Liza Minnelli, Joan Collins, Vanessa Redgrave and Jeff Goldblum.
While Season 1 of Faerie Tale Theatre, a 4 DVD set, contains eight fairy tales, Season 2 and Season 3 will have the balance 16 stories.
The DVD costing Rs. 499 is available all over.
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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.
