Hindi
‘The Badlapur Boys’ manage Rs 50 lakh at the BO
MUMBAI: The first sports film on the traditional Indian sport Kabaddi, The Badlapur Boys shows some figures worth its while collecting about Rs 50 lakh for the opening weekend.
Main Aur Mr Right found no favour with the audience. Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain, a docudrama on the 1984 Bhopal gas leak tragedy, does too little too late. The film is just a past memory for most and it puts together just about Rs 1.25 crore in its first week. Sulemani Keeda has failed badly.
Ungli has added Rs 60 lakh to its collections in second week taking its two week tally to Rs 15.4 crore. Zid has collected Rs 35 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 6.25 crore.
Action Jackson, though counted among major productions, has failed miserably. The film with worse than mediocre content, opened badly not surprisingly ending its first week Rs 46.15 crore.
Happy Ending ended its third week run with not such a happy ending. Kill/Dil managed to add Rs 10 lakh in its fourth week to take its four week tally to Rs 33.97 crore.
Chaar Sahibzaade (Punjabi) is set to emerge as the biggest regional grosser of the recent times.
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.
