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National awarded films of 2011 on show from 1 June
NEW DELHI: The short film ‘Red Building where the sun sets‘ in English directed by Revathy and the feature ‘Deool‘ in Marathi directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni will be screened at the opening tomorrow of the public screenings of the recipients of the 59th National Film Awards for 2011.
While Revathy‘s film has won the award for family values, the Marathi film has won three awards: best film, best actor and best dialogues. Both directors will be present.
Veteran filmmaker and author Vijaya Mulay and Information and Broadcasting Ministry Joint Secretary (Films) Khurshid Ahmed Ganai will be present at the inauguration.
The screenings of the other films will be held from 2 to 10 June at Sirifort Auditorium II in the capital.
The screenings will include the showing of ‘The Dirty Picture‘, which became controversial because of its proposed telecast despite the fact that it had an ‘Adult only‘ certificate. The film will be screened on 8 June at 2 pm.
There will be three shows every day at 10.30 am, 2 pm and 5.30 pm and most screenings will be one short film followed by a feature, except in cases where the short film is of full length.
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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.
