Hindi
Taj Enlighten screens ‘Gone with the Wind’ at the NCPA
MUMBAI: The Taj Enlighten Film Society, in collaboration with the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) got together director Imtiaz Ali and one of the most beloved, enduring and popular romantic tales of all time Gone with the Wind for the city‘s film buffs.
The film was screened as a part of the Enlighten-NCPA thematic film screenings called Films of Romance at the NCPA on 22 September.
In line with its core essence of connoisseurship, this exercise was part of the ongoing endeavour of Taj Mahal to promote excellence in cinema in association with Enlighten Film Society.
Released in 1939, Gone with the Wind is a historical epic starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard and a host of other stars. The film made box-office history and is said to be the highest grossing film of all time.
Imtiaz Ali spoke about his relationship with Gone with the Wind the film that created history in more ways than one. The film was screened after Ali introduced the film to the audience.
Since February 2009, the NCPA and the Enlighten Film Society have started a series of thematic monthly film screenings that are accompanied by critical discussions on film and the reality it reflects.
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.
