Hindi
Tamil director plans ambitious Rs 1 billion film fund
MUMBAI: Tamil film
India has two film funds, Vistaar Religare Film Fund and Cinema Capital Venture Fund, that cater mainly to Bollywood films. This will be the first drive to have a south-dedicated film fund.
While big corporates have entered Bollywood and extended their production to regional fare including down south, local corporates have shied away from getting engaged in financing films.
“We see a gap in the market and are keen to float a Rs 1 billion film fund that would support the weaker producers,” Menon tells Indiantelevision.com.
The process is on to get the fund registered soon. “We are in talks with several people and want to get the fund rolling by November,” says an enthusiastic Menon.
That wouldn‘t be easy. An escalation in costs and slowdown in the economy have made film projects riskier. Several corporates, who were attracted to the glamour trade, have also burnt their fingers.
Menon, however, is not put down by these challenges. He is confident that the fund would have the support of 10 venture capitalists as investors including his own production company
, Photon Factory.
Menon has earlier directed films like Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikalam, Azhagiya Kuyile, Minnale and a Hindi film Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein.
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.
