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Golden Kela Awards on 12 March
MUMBAI: After its successful debut last year, India‘s Golden Kela Awards for the best-made bad films of Bollywood, known to be The Indian Razzies, will be held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 12 March.
Nominees of last year include Priyanka Chopra, Salman Khan, Akshaye Kumar and even Shah Rukh Khan and not-so-big names like Adhyayan Suman and Jackie Bhagnani.
Says organizer of the show editor Random Magazine Jatin Varma, “We‘re expecting a much larger show than that of last year because of all the crappy films we‘ve had and also because of the special chief guest we have this time. In fact we‘re expecting a large turnout.”
“I have even requested Lalit Modi to postpone the IPL launch in order to fit this in. The truth is that I was coming to Delhi anyway for my cousin‘s wedding and since there were to be free food and snacks, I decided to do the right thing and skip the wedding for the awards.”
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Jio Studios, Sanjay Dutt team up to revive Khal Nayak
Rights acquired for new version, format under wraps as remake plans take shape.
MUMBAI: The villain is back and this time, he’s rewriting his own script. Jio Studios has partnered with Three Dimension Motion Pictures and Aspect Entertainment to revive the 1993 cult classic Khal Nayak, marking a fresh chapter for one of Bollywood’s most iconic anti-hero stories. The original film, directed by Subhash Ghai under Mukta Arts, was a commercial and cultural milestone, with Sanjay Dutt’s portrayal of Ballu becoming one of Hindi cinema’s most memorable performances.
Dutt, along with Aksha Kamboj, has now acquired the rights from the original creators, bringing on board Jio Studios and its President Jyoti Deshpande to steer the project creatively.
While the exact format whether remake, sequel, prequel, or a completely new narrative remains undisclosed, the collaboration aims to reinterpret the story for contemporary audiences while retaining the essence that made the original a defining film of the 1990s.
The move taps into a broader industry trend of reviving legacy intellectual property, particularly characters with strong recall value. “Khal Nayak” was notable for pushing mainstream Hindi cinema into morally grey territory at a time when heroes were largely one-dimensional, making Ballu’s character a standout.
The project also marks the film production debut of Aspect Entertainment, signalling a push towards more technology-led storytelling frameworks. Meanwhile, Jio Studios continues to expand its slate, having built a library of over 200 films and series, with more than 60 titles collectively winning 500-plus awards.
For Dutt, the revival is as much personal as it is strategic, a return to a role that reshaped his career. For the industry, it is another sign that nostalgia, when paired with scale, remains a powerful box-office proposition.
Because in Bollywood, some villains never fade, they just wait for the perfect comeback.
