Hindi
Kahaani nets Rs 141 million at BO
MUMBAI: Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani opened to a poor response but improved on Saturday and Sunday with word of mouth in its favour. The Sunday collections showed double the Friday figures; along with its Thursday paid previews, the film collected Rs 141 million over the weekend, mainly from multiplexes in major cities with little contribution from single screens and interiors.
Meanwhile, Chaar Din Ki Chandni has not been appreciated; it collected Rs 36 million in its four-day weekend (the film was released on Thursday to take advantage of Holi festival).
Paan Singh Tomar, which was released with a limited number of prints after about three-years since its making, opened slow but went on to consolidate reasonably to end its first week with Rs 75.5 million for its makers and much acclaim for Irrfan Khan. The film has added another Rs 25 million in its second weekend.
London Paris New York has failed to work, collecting Rs 58 million in its first week.
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya collected Rs 51 million in its second week to take its total to Rs 163 million, proving that Desi content works.
Jodi Breakers survived for second week and collected Rs 12 million; it has so far netted Rs 96 million.
Hindi
Hansa Entertainment launched to produce across OTT, TV and film
New venture from R K Swamy Hansa Group eyes multi-language stories for digital-first audiences.
MUMBAI: Hansa Entertainment has just stepped into the spotlight because when a legacy media house decides to script its next act, even the credits get excited. Hansa Entertainment Private Limited has been incorporated to develop and produce original programming across digital, television, OTT platforms and theatrical features. The company will create short-running series, long-running series and original films for OTT, alongside standout theatrical ventures. It will also launch a podcast platform called Hansa Spotlight and produce content for the fast-growing vertical drama format. Stories are initially planned in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada.
The venture is founded by Sruti Swamy and Siddharth Swamy, drawing on the rich legacy of Hansa Vision and the broader R K Swamy Hansa Group. Sruti brings creative expertise with a master’s in architecture, interiors and design from Milan and a postgraduate degree in business management from the Indian School of Business. Siddharth contributes a data-driven perspective, having studied data science at Imperial College London.
Sujatha Narayanan has been appointed CEO of Hansa Entertainment. With over two decades of experience in creative content curation and production across film and OTT, she is also a well-known film columnist and media entrepreneur.
R K Swamy Hansa Group executive chairman Srinivasan Swamy said, “The launch of Hansa Entertainment marks an exciting new chapter. The new entity is the brainchild of the next generation and will be independently managed by Sruti Swamy, who is the Director and the newly appointed CEO.”
Hansa Entertainment director Sruti Swamy added, “I am very optimistic about the future of Hansa Entertainment, given the content explosion and the opportunities offered by new technologies for production.”
Hansa Entertainment director Siddharth Swamy noted, “The idea is to grow a contemporary production house that creates compelling stories for today’s multi-platform audiences while drawing inspiration from the rich storytelling traditions that audiences have appreciated over the years.”
Hansa Entertainment CEO Sujatha Narayanan said, “Hansa Entertainment will evolve as a story-first, IP-driven entity. We have already put together a smart team of interesting and dynamic creators who will helm our vertical dramas, shows and films.”
In the ever-evolving world of Indian entertainment, where stories now travel faster than the scripts that birth them, Hansa Entertainment is stepping onto the stage with fresh ink and big ambitions proving that even the best legacies know when it’s time for a compelling sequel.
