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YRF to release Kanu Behl’s directorial debut ‘Titli’ on 30 October
MUMBAI: Yash Raj Films and Dibakar Banerjee Productions’ co-production titled Titli, which is the debut directorial vehicle of Kanu Behl, will release across India on 30 October, 2015.
The film’s tagline ‘har family, family nahi hoti’ (every family is not a family) has been given by YRF head honcho Aditya Chopra.
Banerjee said, “We were all struggling to find a befitting tagline for the poster but nothing good was coming out. I was feeling a bit stuck when Adi very casually came up with this line and I realised that he just gave me the tagline. It came out very naturally from him.”
“This came from a man who has a deep, gut level understanding of the Indian audience. Moreover, I felt that this tag line translated in any language anywhere in the world would be as kickass. Any person who has a family and has understood the pain and the pleasure of the complex dynamics of a family will get this,” he added.
Director Kanu Behl’s father – Lalit Behl plays Titli’s father, whereas Shivani Raghuvanshi plays Titli’s wife, Neelu in the movie.
Titli is a tale of a dysfunctional family and a young boy’s struggle to escape his oppressive family. It also stars Shashank Arora, Ranvir Shorey and Amit Sial.
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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.
