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MIAAC announces opening, closing and centre-piece films
MUMBAI: The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival announced the opening, closing and centre-piece films of its 9th edition to be held in New York City from 11 to 15 November.
Presented by the Indo-American Arts Council in collaboration with the Mahindra Group, MIAAC showcases the best of Indian cinema.
Today‘s Special will open the film fete on 11 November, Santosh Sivan‘s Tahaan will be screened on 13 November and Antaheen – The Endless Wait will be shown on 15 November.
While Today‘s Special is a heart-warming food comedy based in New York that brings together actors Aasif Mandvi, Naseerudin Shah and Madhur Jaffrey, Tahaan is about the adventures of a little boy and his pet donkey in militant Kashmir. Antaheen – The Endless Wait, set in modern day Kolkata, criss-crosses between the loves, passions and relationships of two actresses played by Sharmila Tagore and Aparna Sen.
Celebrities who will represent these three films at the festival include the entire cast of Today‘s Special, Santosh Sivan, producer Vijay Amritraj, Aparna Sen, Sharmila Tagore, Kalyan Roy and director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury.
The complete lineup of films, programming and participating celebrities will be declared in the first week of October.
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.
