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Open Frame to focus on documentary and film appreciation workshops
NEW DELHI: Open Frame, the annual festival of short films and documentaries, will conduct several workshops this year instead of showcasing films.
Organised by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT), the festival will be held at the India International Centre in Delhi from 26 August 26 to 2 September.
The first workshop is on ‘Documentary: History and Art’ by former National Film Archives of India director professor Suresh Chhabria. The Workshop will examine some basic principles of documentary filmmaking. Among its various functions have been those of exploration, advocacy, promotion, self-reflexivity and political activism.
The workshops also include ‘Documentary Film Appreciation’ by Ajit Duara on 27 August. The idea of this workshop is to demonstrate that the development of an interesting film narrative is the variable that distinguishes a stylistically evolved director. Duara has been a film critic for a number of publications over the years and presently reviews for Open Magazine.
PSBT is a non-governmental, not-for-profit trust with the mission to create and sustain a credible space for public service broadcasting in India which is independent, participatory, pluralistic and democratic, distanced from commercial imperatives and state/ political pressures. It’s objective is to mainstream the Indian documentary segment and empower independent filmmakers by commissioning and mentoring films from across the country.
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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.
