Hindi
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu nets Rs 355 mn in 10 days at BO
MUMBAI: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, which collected Rs 313 million in its first week, could not make much of the poor oppositions in its second weekend due to the word of mouth going against it.
The film‘s shows were curtailed or cancelled at many cinemas except in metros. Opening with just about Rs 5 million on the second Friday, it adds little over Rs 40 million to its seven day total taking its 10 day tally to Rs 355 million.
Meanwhile, with its poor content all round, no music to back this love story and a weak lead pair result in Ekk Deewana Tha being rejected outright. Opening to poor response, the film manages a weekend of just short of Rs 30 million.
The other two releases, Married 2 America and ? (Question mark) just added to statistics of number of releases, while Valentine‘s Night went unnoticed.
Gali Gali Chor Hai collected Rs 4 million to take its two week total to Rs 49 million; a disaster.
Agneepath got some benefit of poor oppositions to collected Rs 67 million in its third week; its three week total now being at Rs 1.18 billion.
The Dirty Picture added Rs 7 million in its 11th week taking its total to date to Rs 846.1 million.
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.
