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Shemaroo, MoMedia sign five-year deal with BT Vision
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment and MoMedia International, a leading digital distributor and manager of video-on-demand (VoD) services backed by Endemol, have concluded an exclusive five-year deal with British Telecom‘s IPTV platform BT Vision to create and manage ‘Bolly & Beyond‘, its brand new South Asian VoD service in the UK. Shemaroo and MoMedia will manage and market ‘Bolly & Beyond‘, a subscription service that is scheduled to be launched later in September on the platform.
The service that will target South Asian communities in the UK with a mix of Bollywood movies, music and television shows will be available to subscribers for ?6.85 per month.
Commenting on the deal, Shemaroo Entertainment DirectorJai Maroo said, “We are delighted to be working exclusively with BT Vision on this brand new VoD service. With our large and diverse library of content and our strong relations with all the major content producers in India, we are excited to be providing a unique entertainment package to the South Asian communities residing in the UK. As a major content company, we strive to innovate in the digital space.”
BT Vision CEO Marc Watson said, “Bollywood fans can now choose from an extensive library of TV and Film and watch what they want, when they want it. This is a great addition to what is already the UK‘s biggest on demand service for TV, film, kids, music and replay programmes.”
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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.
