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PNC’s Ek Tho Chance to premiere at Kerala international film fest
MUMBAI: Pritish Nandy Communication‘s (PNC) Ek Tho Chance will premiere at the 14th International Film Fest of Kerala to be held at Thiruvananthapuram from 11 to 18 December.
Said to be a comeback film of well-known director Saeed Mirza who made noted films like Ghashiram Kotwal, Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan, Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai , Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! and Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro among others, Ek Tho Chance stars Purab Kohli, Amrita Arora, Rajat Kapoor, Zafar Karachiwala, Vijay Raaz, Pawan Malhotra, Ali Fazal, Ashwini Kalsekar, Sadia Siddiqui, Saurabh Shukla and Vinay Pathak.
Ek Tho Chance refers to that one chance in this city to break free to state that ‘I am someone‘. There is wisdom, humour and nonsense in the film. The film gives a holistic vision of the city and its people and their lives.
Mirza‘s last film Naseem, made in 1966, won the National Award for Best Feature Film and was shown in the ‘Directors Fortnight‘ segment at the Cannes Film Festival.
PNC has already tied up with London-based Highpoint Media Group for the worldwide release of the film.
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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.
