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NFDC sets up Indian pavilion at Berlin film fest
NEW DELHI: The Indian Pavilion at the European Film Market being held along with the Berlin International Film Festival this month is being put up by the National Film Development Corporation.
The festival is being held from 9 to 17 February. The NFDC has already received a substantial number of entries for Indians wanting to participate in the Festival, NFDC sources told indiantelevision.com
The India Pavilion is publishing a guide consisting of information about the Indian film industry professionals attending the market and the festival.
This guide will provide information about the various companies and delegates from India attending the Berlinale. It will also contain information about the various co-production treaties that India has signed, leading international film festival in India, guidelines on filming in India, and market/festival screenings of Indian films at Berlin.
This guide will be available at the India Pavilion booth, to be located at 106, Martin Gropius Bau at European Film Market and will be distributed to all visitors to the Pavilion.
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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.
