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Actress Achla Sachdev expires
MUMBAI: Yesteryear actress Achla Sachdev passed away in Pune on Monday at the ripe age of 91.
Sachdev was bed-ridden for the past seven months at Poona Hospital and Research Centre (PHRC).
It may be remembered that Sachdev had broken her left leg after a fall in her house nearly six months ago. She also suffered from a brain infarction due to which she lost her vision and movements of upper and
lower limbs.
Sachdev gained immense popularity by playing roles of mother and grandmother in Hindi films. Her most memorable roles include Waqt in which she played wife of Balraj Sahani in 1965 and also as Kajol‘s grandmother in the 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
Born on 3 May 1920, Sachdev made her film debut with Fashionable Wife in1938 and acted in over 130 Hindi films in her career. She charmed the audience by playing some memorable roles in films like Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Chandni, Karm and Albela.
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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.
