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ZNMD, Rockstar bag 4 IIFA awards each
MUMBAI: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) and Imtiaz Ali`s Rockstar swept the IIFA Awards held at Singapore, by winning as many as four trophies each.
While ZNMD won the awards for best film, best story, best actor in supporting role (Farhan Akhtar) and best director (Zoya Akhtar), Rockstar won the best actor (Ranbir Kapoor), best music direction (AR Rahman), best lyrics and best playback singer male (Mohit Chauhan for Nadaan Parindey).
Vidya Balan, for her bold portrayal of Silk, bagged award for best actress. Parineeti Chopra won two awards; one for best debut female and for best actress in a supporting role (female) for Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl.
Vidyut Jamwal walked away with an award for best debut male for his performance in Force.
Prakash Raj won the award for best performance in a negative role for Singham. He edged out actors like Naseeruddin Shah (The Dirty Picture), Irrfan Khan (7 Khoon Maaf), Boman Irani (Don 2) and Vidyut Jamwal (Force).
The award for best performance in a comic role went to Riteish Deshmukh for Double Dhamaal.
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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.
