Hindi
Harischandrachi Factory India’s official entry at the Oscars
MUMBAI: Marathi film Harischandrachi Factory has been nominated as India‘s official entry to this year‘s Oscars in the Foreign Film Category. This was announced by the Film Federation of India (FFI) jury headed by veteran actress Asha Parekh.
Sandeep Sawant‘s Shwaas (2004) was the last Marathi film to be at the Oscar.
Initially twelve films were nominated but the jury unanimously voted for this film that shows the making of the country‘s first motion picture. Other films that were also in the running included Dev D, Dilli 6, Fashion, New York, Mee Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy, Kaminey, the to-be released What‘s Your Raashee? and the only offering from the South in T Hariharan‘s Malayalam film Pazhassi Raja starring Mamoothy.
Harischandrachi Factory is on the making of Raja Harishchandra, India‘s first
full-length feature film made in 1913 by Dadasaheb Phalke.The low-budget period film was completed in January and since has bagged a series of international awards and honours.
Executive producer of Harischandrachi Factory Shrirang Godbole quipped, “in a few days we will meet the authorities of the FFI and decide upon the strategy for the film‘s publicity.”
The film is scheduled to release by the year-end.
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.
