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PVR taps Reliance Big Pictures COO to head its motion film biz
BANGALORE: PVR Pictures has tapped a senior Reliance Big Pictures and BigFlix executive to head its operations.
Kamal Gianchandani, COO at Reliance Big Pictures and BigFlix, has rejoined PVR Pictures as president. He will be based out of Mumbai and will lead the entire operations of PVR Pictures.
Says PVR Chairman and Managing Directtor Ajay Bijli, “In his role at PVR Pictures, Kamal will build on the existing capabilities and strengthen our Motion Picture business; his experience will be of tremendous value to our organisation and in delivering our business objectives.”
Gianchandani has spent his 15-year career in a range of general management, new media, film financing, co-production, distribution, licensing, syndication, film exhibition and multiplex operations positions.
Prior to his current responsibilities at PVR Pictures, he was with Reliance Big Pictures from 2006 as COO with end-to-end responsibility of the company’s theatrical distribution and licensing business. Under his stewardship, the company acquired and distributed some of the biggest Indian hits of recent times including the 3 Idiots.
Gianchandani is also credited with setting up and managing the company’s syndication arm successfully. In addition, as COO, BigFlix, his leadership was marked by inception and bolstering of the company’s online mail-order movie rental service as also a movie streaming portal i.e. Bigflix.com, a video portal for Indian movies and entertainment content.
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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.
