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A poor week at the BO
MUMBAI: Ungli is poor. The film has managed to garner just about Rs 9.55 crore for the first weekend. The film is stale and suffers due to poor title as well as the content. It is the poorest performers among Emraan Hashmi films.
Zid has proved to be the second best in a very poor week. The film, where the producer and the director parted ways and unwanted, explicit scenes came in, failed to work. The film has proved to be an unmitigated disaster managing to collect about Rs 3.5 crore.
Zed Plus, despite limited screenings, has not been able to draw crowds. Happy Ending is a disaster at Rs 19.1 crore in its first week.
Kill/Dil adds another Rs 2.75 crore to its collections in the second week to take its two week total to Rs 33.57 crore.
Chaar Sahib Zaade rocks. The film has added Rs 8.2 crore in its third week (includes Punjabi and Hindi versions) to take its three week total to Rs 23.1 crore.
Happy New Year has added Rs 40 lakh in its fifth week taking its five week total to Rs 171.6 crore.
Rang Rasiya has collected Rs 25 lakh in its third week to take its three week total to Rs 4.95 crore.
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.
