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3 Kanya producer set to sue theatre for not screening his film
MUMBAI: Agnidev Chatterjee, who produced and directed the Bengali film 3 Kanya (Three Women) has decided to sue Star Theatre, for cancelling the screening of the film under controversial circumstances.
“We will go to court to seek compensation for the loss of business and breach of agreement and also seek an injunction against screening of other films for this week as the slot was given to us,” he said.
Despite agreeing to show the film and even putting up posters, Star, a prominent north Kolkata theatre, decided not to screen it last Friday at the eleventh hour.
The theatre, owned by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, has been leased out to Artage, a private company. Artage manager Ranjan Ganguly claimed that some technical problems prevented the film from being screened.
Chatterjee said that the controversy arose because some people thought that the film was based on the Park Street rape case and showed the government in a bad light. “I will rather describe the film as a thriller which has many issues confronting a woman and not necessarily one which confines itself to one single subject,” Chatterjee maintained.
Starring actors Rituparna Sengupta and Ananya Chatterjee, 3 Kanya is the story of a woman raped by three men. She finally gets justice only after her case is highlighted by a television news channel.
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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.
