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Shonali Bose wins Mahindra Global Filmmaking award
MUMBAI: The Sundance Institute – Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award 2012 was presented to Indian director Shonali Bose for her film Margarita. With A Straw. With this, Bose stands among the four filmmakers who won the award announced at the Sundance Film Festival.
The other winning directors and projects are Ariel Kleiman for Partisan (Australia), Etienne Kallos for Vrystaat (South Africa) and Dominga Sotomayor for Late To Die (Chile).
Each of the four winning filmmakers will receive a cash award of $10,000, attendance at the Sundance Film Festival for targeted industry and creative meetings, year-round mentoring from Institute staff and creative advisors, participation in a Feature Film Program Lab, and ongoing creative and strategic support.
Commenting on Sundance Institute’s association with the Mahindra Group, its president Robert Redford said, “We are grateful to the Mahindra Group for building with us, this multifaceted program, which embraces our joint global commitment to nurturing new storytellers and getting their voices out to the widest possible audiences.”
The Global Filmmaking Award Nomination Committee in India include Shabana Azmi, Shyam Benegal, Ira Bhaskar (film professor), Anupama Chopra (film critic), director Gautam Ghose, K. Hariharan (Film Academy director), Shekhar Kapur, Anjum Rajabali and Ramesh Sippy.
The Global Filmmaking award was instituted in 2011 in recognition and support of emerging independent filmmakers from around the world.
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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.
