Hindi
Shaadi Ke Side Effects collects Rs 20.2 crore
MUMBAI: Shaadi Ke Side Effects met with poor response on Friday. The collections improved on Saturday and Sunday, an advantage which is not expected to spill over in the new week beginning today as the film finds no appreciation. Whatever patronage the film found was at few multiplexes in West and North with single screens rejecting the film. The film registered a figure of Rs 20.2 crore for the first weekend.
Darr @ The Mall fails to find favour with moviegoers and has a poor Rs 5.1 crore to show for its first seven day run.
Gulabi Gang (Documentary) released theatrical has found much appreciation which, sadly, did not reflect on its box office collections.
Gunday from the Yash Raj stable has sustained well to add Rs 12.2 crore in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 75.3 crore.
Hasee Toh Phasee has added Rs 2.05 crore in its third week to take its three week total to Rs 35.1 crore.
In the week to come, March 7th, as many as three films are lined up for release out of which two, Gulaab Gang and Queen, are female oriented. While the third one, Total Siyapaa, looks more like a youth oriented romantic comedy. More than from each other, the main challenge to these films come from exam season.
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.
