Hindi
Go Goa Gone rakes in Rs 13.2 cr
MUMBAI: India‘s first ‘zom-com‘ Go Goa Gone has been liked by a limited few at metro multiplexes. A meandering second half has affected the film to some extent. The collections did not show much variation in the opening three days and the film collected Rs 13.2 crore for first three days.
Gippi failed to finds its audience, collected about Rs 2.25 crore for the first weekend.
Shootout At Wadala remained average through its first week with its best performance coming from the Maharashtra belt. The film collected about Rs 34.8 crore in its first week.
Bombay Talkies remained an experiment with scant commercial value despite four directors putting their mite into its making. The film has collected Rs 5.4 crore in its first week.
Chhota Bheem And The Throne Of Bali had limited box office with figures of Rs 2.5 crore in its first week.
Aashuqui2 established itself as a sure shot hit by adding Rs 17.5 crore in its 2nd week and taking its two week total to Rs 52.05 crore.
Chashme Baddoor added Rs 10 lakh in its fifth week to take its five week business to Rs 42.3 crore.
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.
