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IFFI announces screening list for Indian Panorama
NEW DELHI: A total of 24 features in 12 languages and 21 non-features are to be screened as part of the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India in Panaji, Goa, commencing on 23 November.
The features include seven Malayalam films; three each in Bengali, Hindi and Marathi; and one each in Assamese, Bhojpuri, English, Kannada, Konkani, Manipuri, Tamil and Telugu.
The Malayalam film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu‘ by Salim Ahamed is an automatic entry having won the best feature film award for 2010. The non-feature ‘Germ‘ by Snehal R Nair, which was also a national film awardee, was not picked this year as it was featured in the Panorama last year.
The Malayalam feature ‘Urumi‘ by renowned director Santosh Sivan and the Hindi non-feature ‘Adwaita Sangeet‘ by Makrand Brahme will be screened at the opening of the Panorama section of the Festival.
While the ten-member feature film jury headed by renowned filmmaker Sai Paranjpye saw a total of 118 eligible entries over 21 days, the five-member Non-Feature films Jury chaired by well-known writer-director Ashok Rane saw 135 eligible entries over ten days.
Given below is the complete list of 24 Feature Films and non-features that would be shown at the 42nd IFFI
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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.
