Hindi
‘Rustom’ beats ‘Mohenjo Daro’; collects Rs 90 cr
MUMBAI: Happy Bhag Jayegi a comic romance with yet another story on India Pakistan integration, find favour with metro audience catering to select multiplex crowd. With a good word of mouth, the film’s addition to its opening day figures is noticeable. The film opened with Rs 2.3 crore on Friday and doubled that on Sunday to end its opening weekend with a total of Rs. 10.45 crore.
UnIndian remains poor.
Rustom pitted against what was expected to be a spectacular drama woven around the ancient civilization of Mohenjo Daro, not only starts off with a terrific opening response but also goes onto to win much appreciation from the audience.
The film, which opened with Rs 14 crore on day one, went on to consolidate over the weekend also making the most of the Independence Day holiday on Monday, the 15th August and remained steady for the next three days, again getting some advantage on the Raksha Bandhan holiday on Thursday, in parts of India, to finish its first week with Rs 89.5 crore.
Mohenjo Daro, an ambitious looking film promising much but, as it turned out, had nothing to do with its title or the period it promised to present on screen. In fact, the film turned out to be an attempt to palm off a B grade Bahubali vs a simple noble hero story that showed no sense of script or execution.
The moviegoer rejected the film from day one as the film’s opening remained poor. The film had an opening of 8.8 crore on day one with the weekend showing little improvement. The Independence Day holiday on Monday helped little as the film ended its first week with a total of Rs 49.2 crore. The film is a major setback financially.
Budhia Singh- Born To Run collects Rs 2.25 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 2.15 crore.
Dishoom adds 60 lakh for its third week to take its three week total to Rs 65.2 crore.
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.
