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‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ shows its charm at the BO
MUMBAI: The week’s release, an excuse to pay a homage to Yash Raj classic hit Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, is tagged as the poor man’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which won’t stop minting some fast bucks for its makers. While Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania opened to a fair response, it was the strong positive response from those who watched it that benefitted the collections get better on the weekend that followed.
The film has collected about Rs 31 crore, a healthy take for the opening weekend, but is not expected to sustain as well as it enters the new working week.
For the record, two regional films which are creating some box office records locally are the Punjabi film, Punjab 1984 and Riteish Deshmukh’s Marathi film, Lay Bhaari.
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil, another third generation Kapoor clan starrer launching Armaan Jain, is very poor managing to collect just about Rs 2.5 crore in its first week. The pre-release promotion angle of the film was unimaginative to say the least.
Bobby Jasoos remained poor in its first week despite being a fair entertainer even if not up to the mark. The film collected Rs 10.9 crore in first week. It will be a loser.
Ek Villain is now an established hit. It also helps consolidate the standing of Shraddha Kapoor with another major hit to her name after Aashiqi 2. The film goes on to collect Rs 22.2 crore to take its two week total to Rs 99.4 crore.
Humshakal has come to the end of its poor run at the box office not making its presence felt at all in its third week.
Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty adds a symbolic Rs 55 lakh in its fifth week to take its total to Rs 110.77 crore.
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VAM Summit & The Content Hub to host VFX breakdown of ‘Border 2’
Siddhartha Jayakar to unpack film’s war visuals at Mumbai event
MUMBAI: A making-of session on Border 2, known for its war portrayal, will be held at the VAM (VFX and More) Summit and The Content Hub. The session will be led by Labyrinth Studios co-founder and creative director Siddhartha Jayakar.
Mumbai-based Labyrinth Studios has worked across blockbuster films, television shows, and commercials spanning multiple genres, including projects like IC814 The Kandahar Hijack, Thamma, Kalki, Sitaare Zameen Par and many more.
The VAM Summit and The Content Hub continue their legacy of spotlighting key trends and developments shaping the filmmaking, content and VFX industries. Taking place across 14 and 15 May 2026 at Nesco, Mumbai, the event will conclude with the VAM Awards on the evening of 15 May.
The ceremony will spotlight the best in visual effects, recognising top artistry and technical excellence from VFX studios, freelancers, and production houses.
This year’s combined theme, “AI x Creativity: Redefining Storytelling in 2026” and “Content Acceleration: The Race for Attention,” highlights the growing role of artificial intelligence and the increasing pace of content creation in shaping the future of storytelling.
The event will offer audiences a comprehensive look at the latest trends and developments in content consumption, regional content, visual effects, AI-powered creative workflows and related fields through a curated programme of keynotes, panel discussions, presentations, making-of sessions, and fireside chats, concluding with the awards ceremony.
The event will be graced by big names in the filmmaking and entertainment industry, some of which include Reliance Entertainment CEO Shibasish Sarkar, Red Chillies Entertainment producer Aashish Singh, Black Warrant series co creator Satyanshu Singh, Roy Kapur Films business head Malvika Khatri, Sony south-regional chief content officer Rajaram Sundaram and Google AI head of sales Naren Kachroo. Participating VFX studios include Dneg, Framestore, PhantomFX, NY VFXWaala, philmCGI and more.
The combined platform is set to bring together producers, cinematographers, VFX supervisors, studio heads, technologists, AI developers, content creators, filmmakers, directors and many more.
The event is co-powered by SideFX and Tathastu Techno Solutions. The associate partners include ARK Infosolutions, Autodesk, and Foundry. The industry partners are Chana Jor, Famous Studios and Hoichoi. The community partner is MIDCCA.
For more information, visit here: https://event.animationxpress.com/vam/ and https://www.thecontenthub.in/
To register for VAM Summit & The Content Hub: https://event.animationxpress.com/vam_summit_2026/index.php
