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New Zealand film fest gets going
MUMBAI: The 2010 New Zealand International Film Festival opened in Auckland yesterday night with the screening of the Italian drama I am Love with Tild Swinton.
The rest of the regional centres have got their gala openings too including Wellington that will host the world premiere of Predicament starring Tim Finn, Heath Franklin and Jemaine Clement.
Films that will be screened at the fest include Teenage Paparazzo, Four Lions, Joan Rivers : A Piece of Works, There Once Was An Island, The Room among others.
Teenage Paparazzo, a brilliant debut documentary by TV2 Entourage star Adrian Grenier, follows Adrian as he decides to see what makes the paparazzi tick – through one of the youngest photographers on the beat Austin Visschedyk.
Four Lions This film about four Muslim terrorists in the UK was always likely to divide – but judging from early reaction, it simply shows all sides as complete idiots and is immensely funny.
Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work, is a documentary that follows the first lady of comedy (now in her seventies) for one year.
There Once Was An Island A documentary by New Zealander Briar March who spent time on this small South Western Pacific Island that is being washed away by the sea and global warming.
The Room: Claimed as the Citizen Kane of bad movies, this film in Ant Timpson‘s Incredibly Strange section of the programme‘s garnered itself a cult following and some very excited people that it‘s finally playing in NZ after years of trying to secure it.
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Dhurandhar 2 hit by YouTube leak amid record box office run
Cam-rip surfaces online but blockbuster streak continues at record pace
MUMBAI: It has been a dramatic week for Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Even as the espionage thriller smashes box office records, a piracy scare briefly threatened to steal its thunder after a full-length version surfaced on YouTube.
The leak emerged on March 30 via a channel titled “A2z movie”, which uploaded what appeared to be a cam-recorded print of the film. Clocking in at nearly three hours and 49 minutes, the footage was reportedly blurry but complete enough to spark spoilers and fan outrage online.
Soon after, users on X began flagging the issue, explicitly naming the “A2z movie” channel in their posts while tagging the film’s makers and urging swift legal action. Fans of director Aditya Dhar and lead star Ranveer Singh were particularly vocal, helping the issue gain rapid traction.
Within hours, the video was taken down, likely through a mix of platform detection systems and intervention by producers Jio Studios and B62 Studios.
Despite the leak, the film’s theatrical run remains virtually unshaken. As of March 31, the sequel has raked in an estimated Rs 872.17 crore net in India, with worldwide collections soaring to Rs 1,392.23 crore. Its Hindi opening day alone brought in Rs 102.55 crore, setting a new benchmark.
In a notable milestone, the film has matched Pushpa 2 as the fastest Indian release to cross the Rs 1,000 crore mark globally, achieving the feat in just seven days.
Interestingly, the version leaked online is believed to be an earlier cut. Midway through its theatrical run, the makers issued revised prints after eagle-eyed viewers spotted a fleeting editing error involving a cameraman’s reflection. The corrected version now plays across cinemas, adding an unusual twist to the film’s release journey.
Directed by Aditya Dhar, the high-stakes sequel stars Ranveer Singh alongside Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal and Sara Arjun. The film has drawn praise for its scale and action sequences, though some critics have pointed to its intense violence and layered political themes.
For now, piracy may have made noise, but it has not slowed the juggernaut. If anything, the episode underlines the film’s cultural grip, proving that even a leak cannot derail a box office storm already in full force.
