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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.
Hindi
Hansa Entertainment launched to produce across OTT, TV and film
New venture from R K Swamy Hansa Group eyes multi-language stories for digital-first audiences.
MUMBAI: Hansa Entertainment has just stepped into the spotlight because when a legacy media house decides to script its next act, even the credits get excited. Hansa Entertainment Private Limited has been incorporated to develop and produce original programming across digital, television, OTT platforms and theatrical features. The company will create short-running series, long-running series and original films for OTT, alongside standout theatrical ventures. It will also launch a podcast platform called Hansa Spotlight and produce content for the fast-growing vertical drama format. Stories are initially planned in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada.
The venture is founded by Sruti Swamy and Siddharth Swamy, drawing on the rich legacy of Hansa Vision and the broader R K Swamy Hansa Group. Sruti brings creative expertise with a master’s in architecture, interiors and design from Milan and a postgraduate degree in business management from the Indian School of Business. Siddharth contributes a data-driven perspective, having studied data science at Imperial College London.
Sujatha Narayanan has been appointed CEO of Hansa Entertainment. With over two decades of experience in creative content curation and production across film and OTT, she is also a well-known film columnist and media entrepreneur.
R K Swamy Hansa Group executive chairman Srinivasan Swamy said, “The launch of Hansa Entertainment marks an exciting new chapter. The new entity is the brainchild of the next generation and will be independently managed by Sruti Swamy, who is the Director and the newly appointed CEO.”
Hansa Entertainment director Sruti Swamy added, “I am very optimistic about the future of Hansa Entertainment, given the content explosion and the opportunities offered by new technologies for production.”
Hansa Entertainment director Siddharth Swamy noted, “The idea is to grow a contemporary production house that creates compelling stories for today’s multi-platform audiences while drawing inspiration from the rich storytelling traditions that audiences have appreciated over the years.”
Hansa Entertainment CEO Sujatha Narayanan said, “Hansa Entertainment will evolve as a story-first, IP-driven entity. We have already put together a smart team of interesting and dynamic creators who will helm our vertical dramas, shows and films.”
In the ever-evolving world of Indian entertainment, where stories now travel faster than the scripts that birth them, Hansa Entertainment is stepping onto the stage with fresh ink and big ambitions proving that even the best legacies know when it’s time for a compelling sequel.
