Hindi
Kalki Koechlin’s ‘Margarita, With A Straw’ gets thumbs up from industry
MUMBAI: The Kalki Koechlin starrer Margarita, With A Straw has been hugely appreciated by the Bollywood film fraternity including Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Shraddha Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Farah Khan, Soni Razdan, Radhika Apte, Aditi Rao Hydari and Colors CEO Raj Nayak among others.
A film by Sonali Bose, Margarita, With A Straw has already been screened at various film festivals like Toronto, Busan and Cannes amongst others winning recognition to its credit like the best actress and the best film awards. The film has been applauded for its heartwarming story and unbiased approach at various issues of society.
Some of the accolades received on Twitter are:
Director Farah Khan loved the film and tweeted, “Just saw #MaragaritaWithAStraw .. It’s a 2 hero film..Director Shonali Bose n actress kalki koechlin..!! Take a bow”
Calling the film a moving experience actress Soni Razdan tweeted, “Margarita, With A Straw…one of the most sensitive entertaining and moving films I have seen, brilliantly directed by Shonali Bose, so proud!”
Nayak tweeted, “Watched #margaritawithastraw. What a beautiful movie, so sensitively made, touches a chord in you. LOVED it. #shonalibose Proud of you :)”
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.
