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Not much collection at the box office
MUMBAI: Mr X paid for its poor content and the resultant negative word of mouth. Having opened to below par collections on day one, it failed to better its opening day collections on Saturday and Sunday and ended its opening weekend with Rs 12.45 crore.
Margarita With A Straw, despite limited screens release, put up a poor performance at the box office. Except Kalki Koechlin, who earned some plaudits for her performance, nobody looks likely to benefit from this enterprise. The film collected Rs 1.9 crore. NH 8 Road To Nidhivan is starved of audience and has no hope at the box office.
Nanak Shah Fakir carried lots of hope coming as it does after a very successful Char Sahebzaade, another film on the Sikh saga, but fails to even get a decent opening.
Ek Paheli Leela, with Sunny Leone’s skin show being the draw, had a limited appeal, which wears out after its opening weekend. The film added little over Rs 7 crore for the rest of the four days to end its first week with Rs 18.7 crore.
Dharam Sankat Mein proves that best of performers can’t carry a film if the content is poor. The trio of Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah and Annu Kapoor could do little to salvage this poorly crafted film, which opened to weak response and remained that way through its first week. The film could manage just about Rs 7.6 crore for its first week.
Detective ByomkeshBakshy, despite its deficiencies, managed a reasonable second week thanks to poor oppositions. The film collected Rs 5.2 crore to take its two week tally Rs 25.17 crore.
Dum Laga Ke Haisha, the best performer at the box office so far this year, added a symbolic Rs 5 lakh in its seventh week to come to the end of its run at the box office with total of Rs 30.37 crore.
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VAM Summit & The Content Hub to host VFX breakdown of ‘Border 2’
Siddhartha Jayakar to unpack film’s war visuals at Mumbai event
MUMBAI: A making-of session on Border 2, known for its war portrayal, will be held at the VAM (VFX and More) Summit and The Content Hub. The session will be led by Labyrinth Studios co-founder and creative director Siddhartha Jayakar.
Mumbai-based Labyrinth Studios has worked across blockbuster films, television shows, and commercials spanning multiple genres, including projects like IC814 The Kandahar Hijack, Thamma, Kalki, Sitaare Zameen Par and many more.
The VAM Summit and The Content Hub continue their legacy of spotlighting key trends and developments shaping the filmmaking, content and VFX industries. Taking place across 14 and 15 May 2026 at Nesco, Mumbai, the event will conclude with the VAM Awards on the evening of 15 May.
The ceremony will spotlight the best in visual effects, recognising top artistry and technical excellence from VFX studios, freelancers, and production houses.
This year’s combined theme, “AI x Creativity: Redefining Storytelling in 2026” and “Content Acceleration: The Race for Attention,” highlights the growing role of artificial intelligence and the increasing pace of content creation in shaping the future of storytelling.
The event will offer audiences a comprehensive look at the latest trends and developments in content consumption, regional content, visual effects, AI-powered creative workflows and related fields through a curated programme of keynotes, panel discussions, presentations, making-of sessions, and fireside chats, concluding with the awards ceremony.
The event will be graced by big names in the filmmaking and entertainment industry, some of which include Reliance Entertainment CEO Shibasish Sarkar, Red Chillies Entertainment producer Aashish Singh, Black Warrant series co creator Satyanshu Singh, Roy Kapur Films business head Malvika Khatri, Sony south-regional chief content officer Rajaram Sundaram and Google AI head of sales Naren Kachroo. Participating VFX studios include Dneg, Framestore, PhantomFX, NY VFXWaala, philmCGI and more.
The combined platform is set to bring together producers, cinematographers, VFX supervisors, studio heads, technologists, AI developers, content creators, filmmakers, directors and many more.
The event is co-powered by SideFX and Tathastu Techno Solutions. The associate partners include ARK Infosolutions, Autodesk, and Foundry. The industry partners are Chana Jor, Famous Studios and Hoichoi. The community partner is MIDCCA.
For more information, visit here: https://event.animationxpress.com/vam/ and https://www.thecontenthub.in/
To register for VAM Summit & The Content Hub: https://event.animationxpress.com/vam_summit_2026/index.php
