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IFC’s Road Movie to premiere at Tokyo Intl Film Fest
MUMBAI: The Indian Film Company (IFC) has announced that its film Road, Movie will have its Asian premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival where it will contend for the coveted award -‘Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix‘. The film will be screened at TOHO Cinemas at Roppongi Hills on 21 and 23 October.
Road, Movie is the only Indian film to make it to the final 15 in the competition section out of 743 nominations from 81 countries. The film recently had it first screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received critical acclaim.
Last May IFC signed a deal with international sales agent Fortissimo Films to sell the film outside India. The deal marks Fortissimo‘s first venture in Hindi Cinema.
Said Indian Film Company CEO Sandeep Bhargava, “We are delighted that Road, Movie has been selected by the Tokyo International Film Festival, after its success at The Toronto International Film Festival, which is another endorsement of our successful strategy in financing high quality international cinema.”
Road, Movie tells the story of Vishnu, a restless young man, who rejects his father‘s faltering hair oil business and hits the road with a travelling cinema. Colourful and full of unforgettable characters, the film celebrates India‘s open road and the pure love of movies.
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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.
