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Centre condemns Sena attack, denies charges relating to censoring of Marathi films
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has denied the allegation by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena that Marathi films are being certified by non-Marathi knowing persons.
A day after the CBFC office at Walkeshwar Road in Mumbai was ransacked allegedly by MNS supporters, CBFC has clarified that its Advisory Panel of 123 members has 47 members, whose mother tongue is Marathi. Almost all the films are certified at the local level by the Advisory Panel, which consist of members drawn from various fields.
Only those films, where the producer is not satisfied with the certification granted by the Advisory Panel are referred to the Central Board for screening. Even in its Board, the CBFC has three members -Deepesh Mehta, Arundhati Nag, as well as Chairperson Leela Samson who are familiar with Marathi.
CBFC enjoys an excellent rapport with the Marathi film industry and has not received any complaint from any quarter regarding the films not being certified judiciously. Therefore, the allegation of MNS is baseless and motivated, a press note issued by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry this evening said.
The Ministry condemned this act of hooliganism and vandalism and said that such methods of protest have no place in a democratic and civilized society.
The Ministry has also taken up this matter with utmost gravity with the Government of Maharashtra and has been assured of strong and deterrent preventive and punitive action.
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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.
