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Box Office: Baaghi and The Jungle Book – great run
Sarbjit, with its choice of subject and casting, was not expected to carry much appeal and it did not. With its lacklustre treatment, length and lack of soul, it failed to touch the audience. The film had a poor opening day with a marginal increase on Saturday and Sunday. It ended its opening weekend with collections of Rs 12.1 crore. The film has dropped further from today.
Azhar, a biopic on Indian cricketer Azharuddin, which claims to be based on the cricketer’s life, took the help of a disclaimer at the very start of the movie to twist and turn the events that happened during this cricketer’s tenure as a player as well as captain of the Indian team, to make a victim out of him. Not expected to strike a chord with the audience, it failed badly. The film managed to put together just Rs 28.95 crore for its first week.
Dear Dad had a poor run in its first week.
Buddha In Traffic Jam made a symbolic presence at the box office by collecting about Rs 30 lakh for its first week.
1920 London has collected Rs 2.1 crore in its second week to take its two week tally to Rs 4.2 crore.
Traffic added Rs 30 lakh in its second week taking its two week tally to 3.5 crore.
Baaghi has had a great run at the box office as it collected Rs 3.1 crore in its third week taking its three eek total to Rs 77.6 crore.
The Jungle Book has had an excellent run at the box office even during its sixth week as the film went on to collect Rs 4.3 crore to take its six week total to Rs 179.45 crore.
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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.
