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Box Office: Housefull 3 does well amidst other disastrous releases
MUMBAI: Te3n opens to a poor response only to do a little well over the weekend to drop again as the new week begins. The film, which opened weak, improved marginally on Saturday and Sunday to end its opening weekend withRs 10.7 crore. The Monday drop being inevitable, the prospects are not bright.
*Do Lafzon Ki Kahani is poor and fails to draw the audience. While Randeep Hooda is accepted in certain characters, accepting him playing a romantic hero is rather asking for too much. To add to that, he and Kajal Agarwal make no chemistry. This love story spells disaster. The film collected a poor Rs 2.2 crore for its opening weekend.
*Houseful 3 did very well to end its first week with an impressive Rs 80.4 crore. The film has also been maintaining well during its second weekend and promises to emerge a safe project.
*Waiting collects Rs 50 lakh in its second week to take its two week tally to Rs 2.4 crore.
*Phobia collects Rs 10 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 3.05 crore.
*Sarbjit adds Rs 90 lakh in its third week to take its three week total to Rs 26.95 crore.
*Project Marathwada, Veerappan and Fredrick prove total loss adventures.
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.
