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UTV, Star Middle East ink deal to promote What’s Your Raashee?, Wake Up Sid
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures has signed an exclusive deal with Star Middle East by which the latter will be its media partner for two of its upcoming films – What‘s Your Raashee? and Wake Up Sid.
As a part of the deal, Star Middle East will telecast the making of What‘s Your Raashee? directed by Ashutosh Gowariker during the pre-release weekend exclusively on Star Plus and Star One.
The film is scheduled for release on 25 September. There will also be a special contest hosted for What‘s Your Raashee?, where a costume worn by Priyanka Chopra in the film will be given as a prize to the winner.
For Karan Johar‘s Wake Up Sid scheduled for release on 2 October, Star Middle East will play a special episode called Date With Sid in a Koffee with Karan format. This will be telecast during the pre-release weekend of the film on Star Plus and STAR One, exclusively.
The making of Wake Up Sid will be telecast exclusively on these two channels, during the weekend of release. There will also be a special contest where a costume worn by Ranbir Kapoor in the film will be up for grabs.
The telecast of all the contents will be promoted extensively on the Star Middle East channels.
Said UTV International Distribution & Syndication VP Amrita Pandey said, “UTV‘s constant endeavour has been to reach out to as many film buffs across the world as possible and provide maximum access to them.
What‘s Your Raashee? and Wake Up Sid are two of the most eagerly awaited films this year by two talented directors. We are proud to have entered into an exclusive deal with Star Middle East to give our fans there, a sneak peak into these much-awaited films and a chance to win the costumes worn by their favorite stars.”
While What‘s Your Raashee? is a story revolving around a young Gujarati man in pursuit of his dream girl, with the catch to find her within ten days in order to save his family from an unforeseen ordeal, leading to an array of confusion, chaos and a hilarious joy ride, Wake Up Sid is the story of a lazy, unmotivated slacker from Mumbai whose life undergoes a series of changes after taking his final year college exams.
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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.
