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  • Sajid Nadiadwala passes the baton after 13 years at Indian film producers’ association’s helm

    Sajid Nadiadwala passes the baton after 13 years at Indian film producers’ association’s helm

    MUMBAI: After 13 years steering India’s film and television producers’ council, Sajid Nadiadwala has stepped aside. His successor? Ratan Jain, a three-decade veteran of Bollywood who previously ran the organisation from 2010 to 2012.

    The handover came at the Indian Film & TV Producers Council’s 34th annual general meeting yesterday. Nadiadwala, in his farewell address, spoke of the need for fresh leadership and proposed Jain as his replacement—a nomination the members backed unanimously.

    The outgoing president received the usual tributes: a bouquet from NR Pachisia and a memento from Jamnadas Majethia. Members applauded his tenure, though the council offered few specifics about his achievements.

    Jain brings serious credentials. As head of Venus Group, he has produced box-office successes including Khiladi, Baazigar, Dhadkan, Humraaz and Garam Masala. His return marks a homecoming of sorts after his earlier stint at the top.

    The newly elected board for 2025-26 includes Majethia as chairman (TV & web), alongside directors NR Pachisia, Madhu Mantenna, Kumar Mangat Pathak, Rajat Rawail, Shyamashis Bhattacharya, Nitin Vaidya and Abhimanyu Singh. Ramesh Taurani will serve as honorary adviser.

    The council now awaits Jain’s vision for an industry navigating streaming disruption and changing audience habits.

  • A sequel to ‘Khiladi’ without Akshay Kumar

    A sequel to ‘Khiladi’ without Akshay Kumar

    Think of Khiladi, the superhit movie of the 1990s and without Akshay Kumar. Yes! producer Ratan Jain who has decided to make a sequel to the 1992 blockbuster plans to cast a newcomer in the movie for the lead role.

     

    Directed by Abbas-Mustan, Khiladi starred Akshay Kumar in the lead role, also featuring Ayesha Jhulka and Deepak Tijori, among others.

     

    Films that I have made are not too old. I started working in the 1990s, so yes, youth knows about my film. Yes, we are trying various ideas to come up with different films,” Jain said.

     

    “I don’t know about remake, but we are planning to make a sequel to Khiladi.  It’s in a very early stage, we are still scripting,” he added.

     

    Jain, who had worked with Akshay in Dhadkan as well, plans to rope in a new face for the movie.

     

    “Most probably we will cast a new comer for the sequel,” he said when asked about the cast.

  • Akshay spots new talent in a TV-Ad, signs him for a pivotal role in BOSS

    Akshay spots new talent in a TV-Ad, signs him for a pivotal role in BOSS

    From Khiladi to BOSS – Akshay Kumar – is one of the finest actors in the film industry at present.

     

    Over the years he has successfully promoted new talent in the film Industry, like Shiv Pandit in BOSS

     

    But this time the actor has gone a step ahead and has spotted a TV Actor Akash Dabade for a pivotal role in BOSS. Akshay went through many audition rounds and there were also few established names which were shortlisted, but somehow he wasn’t convinced.

     

    “It so happened that one day when Akshay was watching TV he spotted Akash in a television commercial for a mobile company, impressed by his sense of humor and acting Akshay immediately told his team to get in touch with Akash and signed him for the role without an audition,” confirms a source.

     

    The best part is that Akash has turned out to be one of the highlights of the film and is a guy to watch out for. Produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Cape Of Good Films and Ashwin Varde Productions BOSS is all set to release this on 16 October.