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NFDC extends deadlines for Producers’ Lab at Film Bazaar
NEW DELHI: The deadline for entries to the Producers’ Lab for producers to learn the facets of production from leading Indian and international producers at the Film Bazaar has been extended to 20 October.
At the same time, the deadline for the Work-in-Progress lab has also been extended to 10 October.
The Bazaar, organised every year by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) will as usual be held from 20 to 24 November. The festival itself is being held from 20 to 30 November.
A new feature to be included this year is a Romance Screenwriters’ Lab with six scripts in the romance genre mentored by leading Indian filmmakers and writers.
“Another new feature at the Bazaar this year is Film Offices for various states of the country for their film promotion and tourism boards, and film commissions for them to introduce their delegates to the visiting delegates,” National Film Development Corporation managing director Neena Lath Gupta told indiantelevision.com.
There will also be a co-production market for South Asian stories with international appeal that can go for pitching to international market delegates, and Industry Screenings which are aimed at exclusive film screenings at digital theatres for investors, buyers and festival programmes from other Festivals in India and overseas.
Other sections include exhibition stalls for showcasing products and meetings with other delegates, and a Screenwriters’ Lab which will also have six scripts.
Hindi
Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
