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Ek Thi Daayan’s BO collection remains below the mark
MUMBAI: Balaji Telefilms‘ Ek Thi Daayan met with a response that was below expectation. Despite a long weekend with Friday being Ramnavami holiday, the film‘s first day collections remained below the mark dropping further on day two. The first weekend collections stood at Rs 152.5 million.
Rohan Sippy‘s comedy outing Nautanki Saala dropped in collections from Monday after a good weekend at the multiplexes. With limited merit and only Ayushmann Khurana to count on, the film added just another Rs 54 million over the next four days ending its first week with figures of Rs 169 million.
The Vidyut Jamwal starrer Commando, aimed at single screen mass audience, sustained well through the week to end its first week with Rs 173.5 million. Maintaining steady collections, the film raked in Rs 19.1 million in its second weekend.
Chashme Baddoor benefitted as Nautanki Saala dropped at the multiplexes. The film collected a healthy Rs 89 million taking its two week total to Rs 394.5 million.
Sajid Khan‘s Himmatwala hit rock bottom collecting just about Rs five million for third week taking its three week tally to Rs 430.5 million.
Court room comedy/drama Jolly LLB collected Rs four million in its fifth week taking its five week total to Rs 314 million.
Mere Dad Ki Maruti added Rs two million for its fifth week to move its five week total to Rs 119 million.
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Kridhan Infra enters film production with AI-led feature film
Infra firm debuts AI-powered film marking RSS centenary
MUMBAI: Kridhan Infra Limited is swapping hard hats for headsets. The infrastructure company has announced its entry into film production and media technology through its subsidiary, Kridhan Mediatech Private Limited, with the nationwide theatrical release of Shatak: Sangh Ke 100 Varsh, an AI-led feature film.
With Shatak, the company is not just stepping into cinema but staking a claim in what it describes as one of the world’s early full-length AI-driven feature films. Artificial Intelligence has been embedded across the creative and production process, from script visualisation and environment creation to modelling and production design.
The film commemorates 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, tracing defining moments, personalities and historical phases that shaped its journey. By combining archival storytelling with algorithm-powered creativity, the project attempts to blend heritage with high technology.
For Kridhan Mediatech, this is only the opening scene. The subsidiary’s broader ambition spans AI, CGI, virtual production systems and scalable content models for both theatres and digital platforms. The move signals a strategic diversification for Kridhan Infra, traditionally rooted in engineering and construction.
The timing aligns with India’s growing push to become a global AI powerhouse. At the 2026 AI Impact Summit, prime minister Narendra Modi urged innovators to design in India and deliver to the world. Kridhan Mediatech’s initiative positions itself squarely within that narrative, aiming to export technology-enabled storytelling beyond domestic audiences.
India’s media and entertainment industry, valued at over Rs 2.5 lakh crore, alongside a rapidly expanding AI economy projected to cross Rs 1.4 lakh crore in the coming years, offers fertile ground at the intersection of cinema and code.
“With Shatak, we proudly present one of the world’s first AI-led full-length feature films while marking our strategic entry into film production and media technology through our subsidiary,” the company said in a statement. “Our vision is to combine India’s rich narrative heritage with forward-looking innovation. This is just the beginning of building globally competitive, technology-enabled cinematic experiences.”
From infrastructure to imagination, Kridhan’s latest venture suggests that in today’s India, even storytelling can be engineered.
