Hindi
‘Bang Bang’ continues to rule at the BO
MUMBAI: Though fairly well promoted, Sonali Cable fails to draw enough footfalls and opens to very poor response. Coming as it does during the dullest period of the year, pre-Diwali, and lacking face value showed on the public response. The film has remained limited to less than the four million mark for the opening weekend which is disastrous.
Mumbai 125KM, a horror film with poor promotion facing dull release period, is a loser. The film has just about managed to reach the one crore mark for its first three days.
Ekkees Topon Ki Salaami has managed to scrap together Rs 1.55 crore in its first week. Tamanchey manages to cross a crore mark with Rs 1.25 crore to show for its first week. The other two releases of the week, Jigariya and Spark, were lost without a trace.
Bang Bang has collected Rs 21.3 crore in its second week to take its two week tally to Rs 136.6 crore.
Haider has managed to collect Rs 10.3 crore in its second week mainly on support at multiplexes to take its two week total to Rs 45.45 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.
