Hindi
Abu Dhabi fest to screen five Indian films
MUMBAI: In its 5th year, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) will screen more than 200 feature and short films by established and emerging filmmakers representing 43 countries. Among them are featured five films from India.
The films include Gurvindar Singh’s Anhey Ghore Da Daan, Umesh Kulkarni‘s upcoming film Deool, Gemma Atwal’s documentary Marathon Boy (a co-production between India, United Kingdom and USA) along with Neeraj Ghaywan’s short film Shor (Noise).
As a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray’s Charulata will be screened.
Formerly known as the Middle East International Film Festival, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival was established in 2007.
This year’s edition is scheduled to be held from 13 to 22 October.
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.
