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The Dirty Picture nets Rs 324 mn on BO
MUMBAI: The Dirty Picture meets with unanimous appreciation all over and consolidates its position with each passing day, holding strong even today. And with Tuesday‘s bank holiday promising to be an extra booster, the film which is already a hit, is on its way to become a superhit.
The Dirty Picture collected Rs 324 million over the first weekend. According to Balaji Telefilms‘s Girish Johar, the film has already made it to top 10 weekend grossers with these figures.
The other release, I Am Singh‘s collections remained poor.
Among the last week‘s releases, box office collections of Dam 999 remained below Rs 10 million mark after its first week.
Desi Boyz joins the list of recent debacles adding just Rs 76 million in next four days to its weekend collections of Rs 262 million, taking its total to Rs 338 million.
Rockstar collected Rs 31 million in its third week thereby taking its three week total to Rs 586 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.
