Hindi
Akshay Kumar to do Hollywood film with David Ellis
MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar will soon be seen in a Hollywood film directed by The Final Destination director David Ellis. It will be a mainstream film catering to both the Indian as well as international audiences.
Ellis has showed keenness to work with Kumar after seeing portions of Blue in which the star plays a stellar role.
Ellis saw some rushes of Blue when director Anthony D‘Souza was doing the final mixing of Blue in Los Angeles. He loved what he saw and was blown away by the sheer magnitude of the film.
Confirms D‘Souza, “Ellis, was highly impressed when he saw some portions of my film after which he opined that such stunts could not be possible in films outside Hollywood. He simply loved Akshay‘s work and truly believes that Akshay has huge potential to make it big in the West.”
Ellis has already chalked out the storyline of his film in which Akshay will be playing the main lead.
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.
