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Everybody is a winner at Sansui Colors Stardust Awards
MUMBAI: The year 2014 has proven to be a great year for the Indian Film industry. Last year, we saw several path-breaking performances by actors, musicians, producers and directors. As the first viewer’s choice awards of the year, the Sansui Colors Stardust awards ceremony celebrated the hard work and determination of the entire Indian film fraternity in 2014. The star-studded ceremony honoured several actors across genres like mainstream, action, drama, romance-comedy and even those filmmakers who have showcased newer facets of entertainment.
The event saw several renowned names from the industry, entertaining the audiences with stunning performances and superlative talent. Encompassing a Persian stage theme designed by Omung Kumar, the evening was hosted by Saif Ali Khan, Karan Johar, and Riteish Deshmukh who left the audience in splits with their rib-tickling humour. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Parineeti Chopra set the stage on fire with some sizzling performances.
The red carpet was graced by the host of stars such as Amitabh Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Randeep Hooda, Tabu, Imtiaz Ali, Sooraj Barjatya, Huma Qureshi, Jacqueline Fernandes, Dia Mirza, Arjun Kapoor, Sonu Sood, Omung Kumar, Kunal Kohli, Pradeep Sarkar, Ramesh Sippy, Neha Dhupia, Asha Parekh and many more.
The Sansui Colors Stardust award show is slated to air in January 2015 only on Colors.
Here is the list of winners who walked away with top-honours:
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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.
