Hindi
Krrish 3 continues its strong run; others struggle to make a mark
MUMBAI: Sunny Deol’s action film, Singh Saab The Great is old wine in a plastic bottle. With so much use of Punjabi language, it could well have been a Punjabi film due to which it loses out on patronage in South and East India while limiting it in other parts. The film’s appeal is only limited to single screens. The movie collected Rs 14.2 crore for its opening weekend which is not very encouraging.
Gori Tere Pyar Mein – the second flick featuring Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan together – has failed to attract the audience from day one and failing to improve even on Saturday and Sunday. A poorly conceived and executed film, it draws neither youth nor the compulsive moviegoer. The film has managed a poor Rs 7.8 crore for its opening weekend.
Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela crossed one more hurdle in UP as there were objections to the film’s title by certain people following which a court had stopped its screening in the state of UP. There were no shows on Friday and Saturday (22 and 23 November) in UP. The producer gave the film a new title, G-K.R.R, for UP and availed of the Censor Certificate following which the screening resumed from Sunday (24 November) onwards. The film has collected Rs 69.7 crore for its first week.
Rajjo has proved to be a futile exercise with the film barley managing to collect Rs 1.65 crore in its first week.
Krrish 3 has added Rs 8.5 crore for its third week taking its three week total to Rs 171.8 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.
