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Entertainment Partners ties up with Whistling Woods as technology partner
MUMBAI: Whistling Woods International (WWI) has appointed Entertainment Partners as its technology partner. Through this affiliation, Entertainment Partners‘ well-known movie production software ‘EP Budgeting & Scheduling‘ will now be available to the WWI students studying movie production.
EP Budgeting & Scheduling, which was earlier known as Movie Magic is being used in the US for the last 40-50 years. Recently, high-end Indian production houses like Dharma Productions, Yash Raj Films and Mukta Arts have adopted this software.
Lagaan was the first Indian film in which the software was introduced.
Said Whistling Woods International president Meghna Ghai Puri, “We are indeed happy to have Entertainment Partners as our technology partner. We always strive to give the latest and the best technologies to our students.
“We have our new production lab where the EP Budgeting & Scheduling software will be available. WWI will not only encourage its students to work on this software but also make available to ex-students as well as Industry A-listers.”
WWI recently opened a production lab in association with Entertainment Partners.
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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.
