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‘Prague’ to hit the cinemas on 2 August 2013
MUMBAI: Rohit Khaitan‘s ‘Prague‘ will hit screens across India on 2 August 2013. The music of the film will be released by three music companies – Crescendo (earlier known as BMG Crescendo), Universal Music and Times Music.
The music companies want to promote the music of the film and have hence requested the producers, Rohit Khaitan and Sunil Pathare to push the release date of the film by a week. The album of Prague will have more than 25 sound tracks and background pieces based on several themes which will spread on digital platforms worldwide by the three music companies.
Under the banner Glamour Struck ProductionsPrague is helmed by Ashish R. Shukla and stars Chandan Roy Sanyal, Elena Kazan, Arfi Lamba, Mayank Kumar and Sonia Bindra. The Music is by Atif Afzal, Lyrics by Varun Grover, Sound by Sanjay Chaturvedi, Editing by Meghna Manchanda Sen, Action by Parvez Shaikh, Art direction by Siddharth Mathawan & Mrinal Das, DI & VFX by Reliance Media Works.
The film is a psychological ride which takes you to the darkest corners of your mind, the shutdown alleys of your soul and the graveyard of your heart.
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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.
