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Reliance Big Pictures to release Well Done Abba on 26 March
MUMBAI: After the recent success of Paa and 3 Idiots, Reliance Big Pictures will release Shyam Benegal‘s Well Done Abba on 26 March.
Shot in Hyderabad, the film stars Boman Irani and Minissha Lamba in pivotal roles along with Sammir Dattani, Ila Arun, Sonali Kulkarni, Ravi Kissen, Rajit Kapur, Ravi Jhankal and Yashpal Sharma.
Well Done Abba is the story of Armaan Ali, a driver working for a senior executive in Mumbai, who goes on leave. He wants to find a match for his teenage daughter, who stays with his brother Rehman Ali and his wife Salma. When Armaan returns to work after 3 months, his young employer wants to sack him. But Armaan Ali has a story to tell.
The story he tells is a humorous and often hilarious account of the events and happenings that delayed him from returning after a month. He avails a government scheme to dig a well in his agricultural patch. Things spiral out of control so much so that the Government is about to collapse.
Adapted from the story ‘Narsaiyyan Ki Bavdi‘ by Jeelani Bano, and Phulwa Ka Pul‘ by Sanjeev, the film has screenplay by Jayant Kripalani, script and dialogues by Ashok Mishra, music by Shantanu Moitra and lyrics by Ashok Mishra, Swanand Kirkire and Ila Arun.
The film has already won audience and critical acclaim at festivals around the world that include the recently concluded 6th Dubai Film Festival 2009, the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival 2009 in ‘World Greats‘ Section and the 53rd London Film Festival 2009 in ‘World Cinema‘ section.
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.
