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Reliance Big Home Video releases 20 Oscar titles on DVD
MUMBAI: With the Oscar awards fast approaching, Reliance Big Home Video is celebrating the Oscar Fever in style.
In keeping with the Oscar spirit, Reliance Big Home Video has introduced a new series consisting of 20 titles that have won the ‘Best Picture‘ Oscar awards from the year 1942 till 2000.
Some of these films include Gladiator (Best Picture 2000, Rs 499), The Godfather (Best Picture 1972, Rs 499), Ben-Hur (Best Picture 1959, Rs 599), Gone with the Wind (Best Picture 1939, Rs 599),The Departed (Best Picture 2006, Rs 499),Shakespeare in Love (Best Picture 1998, Rs 499) , The Godfather Part 2 (Best Picture 1974, Rs 499), Around the World in 80 days (Best Picture 1956, Rs 599) ,Casablanca (Best Picture 1943, Rs 599) and Mrs. Miniver (Best Picture 1942, Rs 499).
The ‘Best Picture‘ collection is available across retail outlets in the country.
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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.
