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Inox ups stake in Fame to 50.5%
MUMBAI: Inox Leisure has acquired an additional 7.21 per cent stake in Fame India through a block deal, executed at BSE today.
The deal, following the 43.3 per cent stake acquisition from the Shroff family promoting group, makes Inox a majority holder of Fame India with 50.48 per cent stake.
Inox acquired 2.50 million equity shares for a consideration of Rs 50.75 per share, totaling to Rs 127.7 million.
Inox had bought out the promoters’ stake for Rs 664.8 million or Rs 44.09 per share, through a block deal on 3 February.
Inox has made a total investment of Rs 792.5 million to acquire 50.48 per cent stake in Fame. The additional stake has also been funded to Inox by its parent company Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (GFL).
So, will Inox delist Fame? “We have not decided anything at this stage. We will take a final call at the appropriate time. Today’s additional acquisition has been in pursuance of our objective to consolidate our stake in Fame,” Inox Leisure director Deepak Asher tells indiantelevison.com
Inox will make an open offer for an additional 20 per cent stake in Fame to the shareholders as per the Sebi (Securities and Exchange board of India) regulations.
“We will be announcing the open offer pricing soon,” Asher adds.
Inox shares ended Friday at Rs 66.90 on the BSE, down 10.56 per cent from the previous close. Fame shares touched the upper circuit and closed at Rs 50.80, up by 4.96 per cent.
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.
