Bollywood

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After Dhurandhar, Sunny Deol's Border 2 Gets Banned In Gulf Countries

Mumbai, January 22 - Sunny Deol's much-anticipated war drama Border 2 is all set for a storming debut at the domestic box office, but has reportedly hit a roadblock in overseas markets as the film has reportedly been blocked from getting released in Gulf countries, just like recently released Dhurandhar. According to a report by Bollywood Hungama, the film will not get a theatrical release in Gulf countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain. The report states that distributors attempted to secure clearances for the film in these territories, despite knowing it was unlikely to make it due to its anti-Pakistan content. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) This development closely mirrors what happened with Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar, which was also barred from release in Gulf nations recently. The ban significantly impacted Dhurandhar's overseas box office prospects despite the robust numbers, and Border 2 is now expected to face a similar limitation in international revenue. Despite the Gulf ban, Border 2 is gearing up for a massive domestic release in India, where it is expected to dominate the Republic Day weekend with a wide release across more than 5,000 screens nationwide. Directed by Anurag Singh, the movie is the sequel to 1997's Border, which is hailed as one of the greatest Indian war films ever. Also starring Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty, Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Anya Singh, and Medha Rana in pivotal roles, Border 2 is scheduled to release on January 23. Stay tuned...

Bollywood

3 days ago

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Border 2 Advance Booking Opens Positively As War Drama Set For A Wide Domestic Release

Mumbai, January 18 – Sunny Deol's much-awaited war drama Border 2 has started its booking on a positive note in India. While the film's pre-sales have opened in a limited capacity, early trends show a steady and encouraging response, with hourly ticket sales picking up on BookMyShow, signalling growing audience interest ahead of release. The full-fledged advance booking will officially kick off today, on January 19, across major cinema chains and single screens. With expanded show listings and wider ticket availability, the film is expected to see a significant surge in pre-release momentum over the next few days. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) According to reports, Border 2 will be released on over 5,000 screens across India, making it one of the widest Bollywood releases ever. Such an aggressive release strategy underlines the makers' confidence in the film's mass appeal, especially given its patriotic theme and sequel factor to the iconic 1997 blockbuster Border. With a Republic Day weekend advantage, positive early booking indicators, and a massive nationwide release plan, Border 2 is shaping up for a robust theatrical opening, with trade expecting strong walk-ins and solid occupancy levels once bookings fully open. Directed by Anurag Singh and produced by T-Series and JP Films, Border 2 also stars Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty, Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Anya Singh, and Medha Rana in pivotal roles. The film is scheduled to hit the big screens on January 23 during Republic Day weekend. Stay tuned...

Bollywood

6 days ago

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Border 2 Runtime: Sunny Deol's War Drama Sequel To Be 3+ Hour Long

Mumbai, January 15 – Sunny Deol's much-awaited war epic Border 2 might be another blockbuster film with a super lengthy runtime, as reports suggest it is set to be over three hours long, a big-screen spectacle. The movie is scheduled to release on January 23. According to the reports, the makers have locked a duration of over 3 hours and 15 minutes, making it one of the longest mainstream Hindi releases. Directed by Anurag Singh, Border 2 aims to expand the emotional and military canvas set by the 1997 cult classic Border, which was also around 3 hours long. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Given the scale of the sequel, the makers are keen on retaining the immersive storytelling rather than trimming it for length. Apart from Sunny Deol reprising the powerful war-hero persona, the film also stars Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty, Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Anya Singh and Medha Rana in key roles. Produced by T-Series and JP Films, Border 2 is slated for a Republic Day 2026 release, positioning it as a big-ticket patriotic release. With long runtimes becoming increasingly accepted by audiences for event films, expectations are high that Border 2 will justify its duration with gripping storytelling and emotional highs. Stay tuned...

Bollywood

14 days ago

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Border 2 Runtime Update: Sunny Deol Starrer Joins Animal and Pushpa 2 in the Elite 3-Hour Club

New details regarding the theatrical presentation of the upcoming war sequel Border 2 have emerged. According to a report by Bollywood Hungama, the film is expected to have a runtime of approximately 200 minutes (3 hours and 20 minutes). This duration officially places the production in the 3-hour plus club, a trend increasingly seen in high-budget Indian cinema. The extensive length is reportedly necessary to accommodate a multi-perspective narrative that covers the operations of the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. For years, a three-hour runtime was considered a significant box office risk, but recent trends have completely shattered this long-standing myth.Border 2 is now following in the footsteps of a string of All-Time Blockbusters that dared to be lengthy and were rewarded with historic collections. Animal (2023) led the charge with a runtime of 3 hours and 21 minutes, where Ranbir Kapoor's gritty drama defied industry norms to gross over ₹915 crore worldwide. This was followed by the massive success of Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024); Allu Arjun's sequel clocked in at 3 hours and 20 minutes—with a reloaded version extending even further—and went on a record-breaking spree to amass an estimated ₹1,742 crore globally. Most recently, the spy thriller Dhurandhar (2025) entered the club with an expansive runtime of 3 hours and 34 minutes, becoming a monumental hit by crossing the ₹1,200 crore mark worldwide. These films have collectively proven that when the content is engaging and immersive, audiences are more than willing to invest their time, effectively turning long runtimes into a hallmark of grand, must-watch cinematic events. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({})   Directed by Anurag Singh (of Kesari fame) and produced by the legendary J.P. Dutta, Nidhi Dutta, and Bhushan Kumar (T-Series), Border 2 is being mounted as India's biggest war spectacle. The film boasts a massive ensemble cast led by Sunny Deol, reprising his iconic persona, alongside Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty.The supporting cast includes Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Medha Rana, and Anya Singh, ensuring a diverse and emotional narrative. The film is not a direct remake but a spiritual successor that focuses on the untold bravery of the 1971 war. The makers have reportedly ensured that the 200-minute runtime is packed with massy patriotic moments, high-octane action, and emotional depth, similar to the 1997 classic. A major highlight is the recreated soundtrack, including the recently released Ghar Kab Aaoge, a tribute to the original's legendary Sandese Aate Hain. Border 2 is scheduled for a grand theatrical release on January 23, 2026, perfectly timed to capitalize on the Republic Day long weekend. Interestingly, January 2026 is shaping up to be a month of epic runtimes; besides Border 2, Prabhas's The Raja Saab (3h 9m) and Thalapathy Vijay's Jana Nayagan (3h 3m) are also set to dominate the big screen with their lengthy durations. As the final edit of Border 2 heads for censorship, the industry expects it to secure a U/A certificate, paving the way for a massive family audience turnout this Republic Day.

Bollywood

120 days ago

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Aryan Khan's The Ba***ds of Bollywood With Shah Rukh Khan's Cameo Debuts At Number 4 On Netflix With 2.8 Million Views

Mumbai, September 4 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan made his directorial debut with Netflix's satirical action comedy drama series The Ba***ds of Bollywood. Aryan also created and co-wrote the series, which has been making noise on social media. Despite the huge hype and several cameos of Bollywood superstars and directors, including Shah Rukh Khan, The Ba***ds of Bollywood debuted at number 4 in the non-English category on Netflix. The series scored 2.8 million views in its opening weekend. The show has been trending at number 1 in 9 countries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Mauritius. The series is 5 hours and 12 minutes long, which helped the streamer score 14.8 million viewing hours. The viewership of the series is decent, but not up to the sky-high expectations, especially considering the top-tier cameos of SRK, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, SS Rajamouli, Emraan Hashmi, Karan Johar, and many others. Produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment, the series stars Bobby Deol, Lakshya Lalwani, Raghav Juyal, Sahher Bambba, Anya Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Manish Chaudhari, Rajat Bedi, Meherzan Mazda, Divik Sharma, Mona Singh, Gautami Kapoor, Vijayant Kohli, Neville Bharucha, and Armaan Khera, in prominent roles. The series follows actor Aasmaan Singh from Delhi, whose successful debut under producer Freddy Sodawallah leads to a role opposite Karishma Talvar in Karan Johar's film, but he must contend with Freddy's multi-film contract, interference from Karishma's father, Ajay Talvar, emerging romance, and unforeseen complications. Stay tuned...

Digital Media

1476 days ago

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Kaun Banegi Shikharwati Review: Perfect Casting Saves This Series

Series: 'Kaun Banegi Shikharwati' (Streaming on Zee5); Duration: Averaging 40 minutes per episode## Directors: Gauravv K. Chawla, Ananya Banerjee; Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Raghubir Yadav, Soha Ali Khan, Lara Dutta, Anya Singh, Kritika Kamra, Cyrus Sahukar, Varun Thakur## IANS Rating: **1/2## Set in the royal land of Rajasthan, 'Kaun Banegi Shikharwati' is a hackneyed ten-episode dramedy where a father attempts to reunite his four estranged daughters to save the legacy they hold.## Naseeruddin Shah plays Raja Mrityunjay, the erstwhile King of Shikharwati, who is bogged down with empty coffers and a huge debt to the Indian Government - in terms of property tax in arrears. To save himself from the situation he is in, with the help of his close confidant Mishraji, he feigns a strange illness and calls his four estranged daughters; Devyani, Gayatri, Kamini, and Uma to his palace with the assurance that he would decide an heir after the four of them compete in a competition.## The rules of the competition are simple. There would be nine rounds in the competition, and each round would be a task which the princesses would have to perform. In the end, the winner of the competition would be appointed the next "King". That is how the plot kicks in and thus begins the predictable misadventures of the quirky princesses who do their darndest to win.## Each episode is astutely crafted with art that seems insubstantial and meandering on the surface and thus may repulse some. But by the tenth episode, after you have had the patience of sitting through the earlier nine, you'd get hooked to find the series end on a meaningful and heart-warming note.## As for the characters; Naseeruddin Shah as the idiosyncratic Raja with his fuzzy tuft looking as cozily rumpled as an unmade bed, making it clear that Raja Mritunjay is not a heartless, mean man and that he has the welfare of his daughters and his estate at heart, Lara Dutta as Devyani his oldest daughter with marital issues, Soha Ali Khan as his considerate second daughter Gayatri who is a single mom to her two children, Kritika Kamra as his third unmarried daughter Kamini who is obsessed over her social media follower count and Anya Singh as Uma his allergy-prone, gamer daughter, Cyrus Sahukar as Devyani's husband Harsh Neotia, Raghubir Yadav as Mishraji, and the rest of the ilk, all appear stereotypical and oft-seen.## Similarly, spare for a handful of inspired scenes, the rest of the series appear cliched and unoriginal.## In the lesser hand, 'Kaun Banegi Shikharwati' could have been indigestible pablum, but its pitch-perfect cast won't let you soon forget the poignant bonding of the series. There is a natural performative quality to the actors' embodiment of their characters. They all seem to be living their parts effortlessly and are impressive in their marked roles, with them going big at all times with smirks, sighs, smiles, and tears.## Overall, mounted with ace production values, the series appears staged with damaged individuals in search of - connection and unity, who wind up tidy to a cheesy fault.## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

1486 days ago

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Naseeruddin Shah: I'm offered more interesting work on OTT than in movies

Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, who is gearing up for his upcoming web series titled 'Kaun Banega Shikharwati', says he gets more interesting offers of roles on OTT platforms rather than in films. ## Naseer said, "I am being offered much more interesting work on OTT than in the movies, but since things opened up I have done cameos in several films made by friends. In any case these days it's either the Rs 5,000 crore monsters or the very tiny films being made in Mumbai and I don't fit into the former but have done several of the latter which are probably destined to have a very limited audience if they ever see the light of day (the story of my life!)." ## The upcoming web series is a comedy-drama that revolves around a dysfunctional royal family. The show also features Lara Dutta, Soha Ali Khan, Kritika Kamra, Anya Singh Raghubir Yadav, Cyrus Sahukar, and Varun Thakur, among others. ## Asked about the reason behind taking up this project and Naseer said, "I said 'yes' to KBS because I've been itching to do comedy and this fell into my lap! What's probably unique about it is that the characters are all eccentric in various degrees and with the majority of the content on OTT being expletive-filled blood-soaked revenge dramas or steamy love stories there might be space for a little light-heartedness as well. Why the audience sees it is up to them, in any case people decide what they want to see when a project is announced, at least I do." ## 'Kaun Banegi Shikharwati' is releasing on ZEE5 on January 7. ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates.

Box Office

1504 days ago

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Velle Box Office Collection | All Language | Day Wise | Worldwide

Here is the Hindi movie Velle box office collection which is a crime comedy film. This film is directed by Deven Munjal and produced by Ajay Devgn FFilms and Intercut Entertainment Pvt. Ltd Production. ## Velle stars Karan Deol, Abhay Deol, Mouni Roy, and Anya Singh in key roles. ## Velle Box Office Collection Day Wise | All Language DayIndia Net Collection Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ - Cr * may earn Total ₹ - Cr ## India Net Collection ₹ - Cr ## Worldwide Collection ₹ - Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ - Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ - Cr ## Velle Budget: ₹ 10 Cr* Approx ## Velle Verdict: Coming Soon ## Velle Screen count ## India: - * expected ## Overseas: - * expected ## Worldwide total: - ## Release Date: 10th December 2021 ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

Digital Media

2114 days ago

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Anya Singh: There's a lot more liberty on digital platforms

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Actress Anya Singh, who has worked on the big screen as well as the digital space, says that there is a lot more liberty for actors in web series as there is no censorship.## "I think one of the biggest differences between a web-show and a movie is that the audience gets a lot more time with the characters. So, creatively you can also spend a lot more time carving their graph or creatively. Since it's not censored really there's a lot more you can do for anyone be it the writers, directors or actors. There's a lot more liberty that's given to you creatively," Anya told IANS.## Anya, 27, made her Bollywood debut in 2017 with "Qaidi Band", which revolves around seven innocent undertrials who give a band performance in the prison to get into the good books of the authorities and secure their acquittal.## She then featured in web-series titled "Never Kiss Your Best Friend" along with Nakuul Mehta. The show is based on a book of the same name by Sumrit Shahi.## Anya says that in films, the audience doesn't get much time to spend with the characters.## "In a film, that's only for two hours or tow hours fifteen minutes the audience spends a lot lesser time with your characters. They remember you but in a show, they spend a lot more time they really relate to it or they get attached to it. I think that's one of the biggest differences," she added.## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

2153 days ago

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Anya Singh: 'Qaidi Band' response made me feel bad

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Actress Anya Singh, who made her Bollywood debut with 'Qaidi Band' in 2017, says the film's lukewarm response at the box-office did make her feel bad, but she adds that her maiden movie will always be very close to her heart. ## "Yes, 'Qaidi Band' did get a lukewarm response... Tomorrow be it a chef putting a menu together... and people don't like the food... obviously he is going to feel bad. The same way when you make a movie, a lot of people come together and put in a lot of hard work and effort... And people don't like it or not accepting of it, it does affect you. You feel bad because you know it's like your child," Anya told IANS. ## She added: "And that was my first movie so, obviously it made me feel bad, but critics were luckily kind to me and that was all because of Habib Faisal, my director, they were really nice to me." ## Anya says the film's failure did not dishearten her and that it was not the reason she moved away. ## "It was more because of my personal life. In life, you have to be disheartened sometimes because that would push you or motivate you to do a lot better. So, I learnt a lot. It (Qaidi Band) is very close to me and will always be," she added. ## Now, Anya is busy with her web-series "Never Kiss Your Best Friend". It also stars Nakuul Mehta. ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned to us.