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Priyanka Chopra beats Deepika Padukone as 2015’s Hottest Woman
NEW DELHI: Actor Priyanka Chopra, who surprised audiences with her performance in Mary Kom, has won two interesting accolades: ‘World’s Sexiest Asian Woman’, and ‘Hottest Woman of 2015’.
Over 10 million people from across the world voted for her as the Sexiest Asian Woman also edged out Deepika Padukone as the ‘Hottest Women of 2015’, getting a whopping 53 per cent votes with Padukone receiving 35 per cent of the votes.
This is not the first time that Chopra has beaten Padukone at a poll. She topped the Sexiest Woman in a Bikini poll, bagging 22,552 votes out of the 23,775 votes that came in, winning by a huge margin.
Chopra also made it to the numero uno spot on the Ultimate Guys Guide – Maxim India’s Hottest List for 2013.
This was the second consecutive year that Chopra made it to the top rankings on the magazine’s Hottest List, an annual poll with some of the most gorgeous women competing for the crown.
The ‘Exotic’ singer and power player beat the likes of Grammy award winner Beyonce and Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima to the number 1 spot.
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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.
