Hindi
RGV and John Abraham fail to weave BO magic
MUMBAI: Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘The Attacks Of 26/11‘ has been a wasted attempt to relive the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 and, looking at the poor response it got at the box office, people did not seem keen to be reminded of it. The film collected about Rs 52 million in its first weekend.
John Abraham, Chitrangadha Singh and Prachi Desai starrer ‘I Me Aur Mein‘, which is an attempt to portray a modern day love triangle keeping the youth in mind, has also not been appreciated by the audiences. The film managed to collect only Rs 52.3 million for its opening weekend.
Abhishek Kapoor’s cinematic adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s bestselling novel Three Mistakes of my Life Kai Po Che sustained due to metro multiplexes and collected Rs 282 million. The film added another Rs 85 million in its second weekend to take its ten-day box office total to Rs 367 million.
Zila Ghaziabad fared poor and collected Rs 137 million in its first week.
Murder 3 collected Rs 15.5 million for its second week to take its total to Rs 187 million.
Special 26 continued to be steady. The film collected Rs 62 million in its third week to end with a scorecard of Rs 663 million.
ABCD: Any Body Can Dance also maintained collections and added Rs 22.5 million in its third week. The film has so far netted Rs 391.5 million.
Hindi
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.
