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Raaz3 attracts audiences as Joker performs dismally
Mumbai: Raaz3 took an excellent draw in its opening weekend by collecting Rs 360.2 million. The collections were better at 3-D screening multiplexes and the film is reported to be sustaining well on Monday as well.
Joker laboured through its first week at the box office. Disowned by its hero and part-producer Akshay Kumar, moviegoers followed suit as the film found few takers ending its first week with a meagre Rs 191 million.
From Sydney With Love, Jalpari -The Desert Mermaid and I Am 24 fared poorly in their first week.
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi collected Rs 17.5 million in its second week to take its total collection to Rs 114 million.
Ek Tha Tiger, after sweeping the box office in its opening nine days, is now steadily inching towards the Rs two billion mark. At the end of the third week (23 days) the film has collected Rs 1.95 billion with the addition of Rs 100.1 million during the week. The fourth weekend collections were Rs 23.1 million and, at the end of day 26, the collections added up to Rs 1.97 billion.
Gangs Of Wasseypur came to the end of its run with a symbolic Rs 4.5 million for the fourth week taking its total collection to Rs 230 million.
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Kridhan Infra enters film production with AI-led feature film
Infra firm debuts AI-powered film marking RSS centenary
MUMBAI: Kridhan Infra Limited is swapping hard hats for headsets. The infrastructure company has announced its entry into film production and media technology through its subsidiary, Kridhan Mediatech Private Limited, with the nationwide theatrical release of Shatak: Sangh Ke 100 Varsh, an AI-led feature film.
With Shatak, the company is not just stepping into cinema but staking a claim in what it describes as one of the world’s early full-length AI-driven feature films. Artificial Intelligence has been embedded across the creative and production process, from script visualisation and environment creation to modelling and production design.
The film commemorates 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, tracing defining moments, personalities and historical phases that shaped its journey. By combining archival storytelling with algorithm-powered creativity, the project attempts to blend heritage with high technology.
For Kridhan Mediatech, this is only the opening scene. The subsidiary’s broader ambition spans AI, CGI, virtual production systems and scalable content models for both theatres and digital platforms. The move signals a strategic diversification for Kridhan Infra, traditionally rooted in engineering and construction.
The timing aligns with India’s growing push to become a global AI powerhouse. At the 2026 AI Impact Summit, prime minister Narendra Modi urged innovators to design in India and deliver to the world. Kridhan Mediatech’s initiative positions itself squarely within that narrative, aiming to export technology-enabled storytelling beyond domestic audiences.
India’s media and entertainment industry, valued at over Rs 2.5 lakh crore, alongside a rapidly expanding AI economy projected to cross Rs 1.4 lakh crore in the coming years, offers fertile ground at the intersection of cinema and code.
“With Shatak, we proudly present one of the world’s first AI-led full-length feature films while marking our strategic entry into film production and media technology through our subsidiary,” the company said in a statement. “Our vision is to combine India’s rich narrative heritage with forward-looking innovation. This is just the beginning of building globally competitive, technology-enabled cinematic experiences.”
From infrastructure to imagination, Kridhan’s latest venture suggests that in today’s India, even storytelling can be engineered.
