Hindi
Open Frame to discuss pubcaster services in last 50 years in September
NEW DELHI: A total of over 50 documentary and short feature films from 22 countries will be screened in the Open Frame from 11 to 17 September organised by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT).
The highlight of the programme this year is a panel discussion on ‘Commemorating 50 years of Public Television’ coinciding with 50 years of the advent of Doordarshan in the country, which will be addressed among others by Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni.
Others who will take part in the discussion on 14 September at India Habitat Centre are filmmakers Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Shyam Benegal, legal luminary Fali S Nariman, and I&B Secretary Raghu Menon.
One full-length feature film, Firaaq, by actor-director Nandita Das will also be screened during the Festival on 13 September.
Apart from films commissioned by the PSBT for Doordarshan and some other Indian films, the countries from which films have been sent include Japan, South Korea, Congo, the Netherlands, United States, China, Palestine, Israel, South Africa, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia
There will be a large number of India or South Asia premieres of the films being screened, some entered by non-resident Indians.
There will be two film appreciation workshops to be conducted by Suresh Chhabria, former director of the National Film Archives of India and currently a faculty member of the Film and Television Institute of India.
There will be one Input presentation and discussion with Abhijit Das Gupta, National Coordinator, INPUT, and Subramaniam V. Raman, Programme Officer, Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata.
Other discussions will be on ‘Sexual Violence as a weapon of war’, ‘Gender, Hijab and Identity’, and a presentation by Akanksha Joshi on ‘Profiles of Courage and Compassion in Gujarat after 5 years.’
Some interesting films include Can you hear me? Israeli and Palestinian women fight for peace by | Lilly Rivlin of he United States, The Sari Soldiers by Julie Bridgham (which is an American-Nepal presentation), Project Kashmir by Senain Kheshgi & Geeta V. Patel (US), Afghanistan unveiled by Brigitte Brault & the Aina Women Filming Group of Afghanistan, No! The Rape Documentary by Aishah Shahidah Simmons (US), and Morality TV and the loving Jehad by Paromita Vohra.
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.
