Hindi
16th International Children’s Film Festival begins in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: The 16th International Children‘s Film Festival kicked off with eminent personanilites from films and politics gracing the event. The festival was jointly inaugurated by Information & Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and Andhra Pradesh CM K Rosaiah.
The Andhra CM said that the state government had made a commitment to build a children’s film complex in the state. The Children’s Film Society, India, which organizes the Festival every alternate year, should be moved to Hyderabad.
Meanwhile, Soni pointed out that the Telegu film ‘Amulyam’ had occupied a prominent place in the Festival in 2007. She said the cultural programme and cinema had been responsible for removing barriers and creating synergies with love and affection, and living up to the mandate of Pandit Nehru’s objective in setting up the CFSI, of children becoming global citizens.
Rosaiah reminisced about the cinema of early days which had value-based messages. He hailed Nehru’s vision in setting up the CFSI, describing the first Prime Minister as the architect of modern India.
Andhra Information and PR Minister Dr J Geeta Reddy stated that the Festival, which had been organized by the CFSI in cooperation with the Andhra Pradesh State Film, Television and Theatre Development Corporation and the city of Hyderabad, would be bringing the best entertainment to children beaming films across eleven screens in eight cinema houses.
Eminent lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar, who has now taken to writing books for children, called upon everyone concerned to ensure that the creative films made by CFSI over the years should be released.
CFSI chairperson and actress Nandita Das wished all the children a very happy children’s day and also introduced the international and children juries who would judge the films in the International Competition and the Asian Panorama – the first time when Asian films are being adjudged separately.
The joyous momoment was somewhat spoilt by former Union Minister and eminent filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao who accused the Central Government of being unfair to filmmakers from Andhra Pradesh.
Others present included Vishal Bhardwaj, film stars Venkatesh and Illeana, child actor Darsheel Safary, filmmaker Jahnu Barua, I & B Joint secretary (Films) V B Pyarelal, CFSI Chief Executive Officer Sushovan Banerjee, and jury members Nagesh Kukunoor, Ashish Vidyarthi and Revathy.
The entire programme concluded with the screening of the Austrian film ‘Mozart in China’ by director Bernd Neuburger which has been shot in China.
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.
