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Ranbir Kapoor, Vidya Balan top Apsara Awards
MUMBAI: The Film and Television Producers Guild of India-sponsored Apsara Awards picked up Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan as best actors for their performance in Rockstar and The Dirty Picture respectively (male and female) at the star-studded seventh edition of Chevrolet Apsara Awards.
While the best film award went to Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Zoya Akhtar was acclaimed the best director for the film and Farhan Akhtar took home the best supporting actor award for the same film.
The best supporting actress award went to Parineeti (Priyanka Chopra’s cousin) for her portrayal as a spoilt Delhi girl in Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl. She also bagged the best debutant (female) award. On the other hand, the best debutant (male) award was lapped up by south actor Rana Daggubati for his maiden film Dum Maro Dum.
While Mohit Chauhan walked away with the best singer (male) award for the song Sadda haq from Rockstar, Shreya Ghoshal took the honour in the female category for her rendition of Teri meri from Bodyguard.
A highlight of the awards ceremony, the Guild kick-started the celebrations of 100 years of Indian cinema wherein they were to honour veterans. Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman and Jaya Bachchan came up to the stage to collect the same while others were absent.
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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.
