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Look who is Alia Bhatt’s latest fan, Aston Kutcher
MUMBAI: Hollywood star Aston Kutcher is full of praise for the 2 States’ actress Alia Bhatt’s ‘Going Home’ video which carries a moving message and bats for safety of women.
“Wow. Just wow,” the 2 and a half men actor, posted on his Facebook page along with the link of the short film.
Alia had made headlines for featuring in the video where she is seen taking help from a group of strangers in a vehicle after her car breaks down in the middle of a deserted road late at night.
The men ogle at Alia with a lustful look and are eager enough to sexually assault her. Oblivious of the men’s intentions, Alia talks to them and thanks them for dropping her home. The video has been directed by the Queen famed Vikas Bahl.
Overwhelmed by his gesture, Alia and took to twitter to share a snapshot of the Kutcher’s Facebook page
“Unable to form a sentence due to immense joy.. woohoo,” the 21-year-old actress tweeted.
The video garnered appreciation in abundance and inspired men to make the world hospitable for women.
Released on October 17, the video has garnered over 2.5 million views on YouTube. It has also ignited several discussions around the subject of women’s safety, on social and mainline media.
On YouTube, the video comes with a brief post-script that reads: ‘I pledge to create a short film titled ‘Going Home’, in which we visualise a utopia for women, where, unlike today, mistrust and fear don’t dictate actions and decisions,” says director Vikas Bahl.’
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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.
