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Prosenjit is chairman of Film and TV Producers Guild
NEW DELHI: Matinee idol and actor-turned producer Prosenjit Chatterjee has been named the first chairman of the Kolkata chapter of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India which was launched earlier this week in the presence of luminaries from the Bengali entertainment diaspora.
Expressing his pleasure at being accorded this responsibility, Chatterjee expressed his desire to summon a meeting shortly to discuss the modus operandi of kick-starting the activities of the Guild Kolkata Chapter.
Mrinal Sen, a living legend of Indian cinema and member of the Guild expressed satisfaction that on his completion of 60 years in the Indian entertainment industry, such a constructive initiative had been undertaken by the Guild.
Other Guild members who attended the conclave included Arijit Dutta and Tapan Biswas.
The Kolkata Chapter of the Guild has been formulated with the principal objective of encompassing large domains of the Indian entertainment industry and to project it as an All India body in the altruistic sense of the term.
The Guild was established in 1954 by the stalwarts of the Indian film industry.
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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.
