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Weinstein Company acquires US distribution rights of YRF’s Grace of Monaco
MUMBAI: The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired the US distribution rights of YRF Entertainment‘s upcoming international fare Grace Of Monaco produced by Uday Chopra.
The film is directed by Olivier Dahan from a screenplay by Arash Amel. Pierre-Ange le Pogam of Stone Angels and Arash Amel are the co-producers.
Commenting on the deal, Dahan said: “It has been a wonderful experience to be working with Nicole, Tim, Frank, and the whole group. I am very happy now to share the experience with Monsieur Weinstein and the whole team at TWC. This is exciting.”
Grace Of Monaco is set to release on 27 December. Its release has been based on the model the company used for the Academy Award winning Iron Lady.
“More than thirty years after her death, Grace Kelly‘s story continues to be one of insurmountable allure and we are so happy Olivier Dahan has brought it new life,” said TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein. “As always, Nicole Kidman‘s commanding performance is the perfect portrait of a woman who was not only royalty, but who also remains a legend of the silver screen and fashion icon,” he added.
Grace Of Monaco tells the story of efforts by the late Princess Grace of Monaco to make peace between her adopted country and France. The 33-year old Grace, having just given up an acting career to become Monaco‘s First Lady, maneuvered through a political minefield to resolve the situation.
The film stars Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman in the lead role as Grace Kelly and Tim Roth as her husband Prince Rainier III. The film also features Frank Langella, Paz Vega, Parker Posey, Milo Ventimiglia and Derek Jacobi in supporting roles.
Soumitra Chatterjee is ready; no for any shot of Sandip Roy. He is ready to face Abbey Lustgarten who is behind the camera. Do you know Abbey? This lady is in the charge of making special collections of Sayajit Ray‘s special 18 films. Soumitra is before Abbey to answer her questions about Apur Sanssar , Charulata and Kapurush O Mahapurush.
Abbey is associated with Criterion Collection the role of which is to restore the classic films of Chap lion, Bergman, Kurosawa and others. If you are interested to view all these movies you can have the chance to visit them a new. Sandip Ray son of Satyajit Ray is overwhelmed while speaking about the American company. According to him the film would be digitally restored by the organisation.As a result the film will be morre dazzling and some shots that have not been viewed beforehand are to be viewed with the aid of their expertise.
Besides these there are the dialogues of the persons who are associated with those films. It can be known from the page of the script what idea was tormenting the director at the very time.You can have the idea of costume, posters too. The added thing you are to get is the opinions of the specialists that will help you to make the film more comprehensible. Abbey Lustgarten informs.
According to Sandip Ray the team of Abbey Lustgarten have come to India with perfect homework so it is not easy to dupe them by any means. Already the interview of Sharmila Tagore has been taken. In Kolkata Madhabi Mukhopadhyay, Ramesh Sen and Soumendu Roy have been contacted too from the part of the team.
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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.
