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Syrian film bags top award at Osian’s, Indian film wins three
NEW DELHI: Syrian film, The Long Night, directed by Hatem Mohammed, won two awards including the best film prize while Indian film Khargosh, directed by Paresh Kamdar, bagged three awards in the closing ceremony of the 11th Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival.
The Long Night also bagged the award presented jointly by the Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) and the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
Khargosh bagged the Special Mention and the Audience Award and shared the NETPAC-FIPRESCI award.
The best actor and actress awards – Ali Reza Aghakhani and Negar Jhaverian – went to the same film, Before the Burial. The awards were received by director Behnam Behzadi of Iran.
The Special Jury Award went to The Wailing Wall, by Elyse Baccar of Tunisia.
Among short films, the best film award went to The First Film by Panah Panahi of Iran while a special mention was made of Vitthal, by Vinoo Choliparambil of India.
The awards were presented by the founder of the Festival, renowned film critic Aruna Vasudev, filmmaker M S Sathyu, actress Moushmi Chatterjee and actor Rahul Bose, apart from the jury members.
The closing film of the event was Waltz with Bashir, by Ari Folman which is an Israel-Germany-France co-production.
As in previous years, the Festival was organised by Osian’s Connoisseurs of Art in association with the Government of the NCT of Delhi at the Siri Fort Complex and Alliance Francaise in New Delhi.
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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.
