Hindi
Well Done Abba to release on 26 April
MUMBAI: Well Done Abba, produced by Reliance Big Pictures and directed by Shyam Benegal, will release on 26 March in 370 screens across 13 countries including India, UAE, US, Canada, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Kenya and Ghana.
The stars of the film – Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba and Sammir Dattani – are visiting various cities including Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune and Nagpur to promote the film from 22 March onwards.
A lighthearted comedy, Well Done Abba tells the story of a Mumbai-based driver Armaan Ali, who goes on leave to find a match for his teenage daughter Muskan. When he returns to work after 3 months, his employer wants to sack him. However Armaan Ali has a story to tell about a government scheme he avails to dig a well in his agricultural patch. Things spiral out of control so much so that the Government is about to collapse!
Well Done Abba also stars Ila Arun, Sonali Kulkarni, Ravi Kissen, Rajit Kapur, Ravi Jhankal and Yashpal Sharma.
Hindi
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.
