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Actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi to be part of French Film Delegation
MUMBAI: French actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, elder sister of the first lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to be part of a French film delegation to India.
The 45-year-old actress‘ film Les Regrets has been chosen for second Rendezvous of French Cinema that is being organised by Unifrance and the Embassy of France.
Among the highlights of the Rendezvous, eight films will be screened between 2 to 6 December among which Valeria‘s film is among the most awaited.
A special highlight of this festival is the classic Pierrot le fou directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
The event that will take place in Mumbai will have Valeria along with a artistic delegation from France that includes some Oscar nominees, Palm d‘Or winners and filmmakers.
On the occasion Valeria will interact with prominent Bollywood personalities like Yash Chopra, Vishal Bharadwaj and Anurag Kashyap.
There is a strong buzz that the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla will reportedly be in India to visit the Taj Mahal when the French delegation is here. However, there is no word on whether they will even make a stop at Mumbai.
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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.
