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  • Perform ace’s Connect X bags exclusive Indian sneaker festival

    Perform ace’s Connect X bags exclusive Indian sneaker festival

    MUMBAI:  Talk about making the right move. Perform ace’s connect X has just bagged the exclusive rights to the Indian sneaker festival (ISF): a coup that cements its place at the heart of India’s booming streetwear and sneaker scene.

    Billed as the country’s biggest celebration of sneakers, music and lifestyle, ISF has already become the holy ground for sneakerheads, collectors, and culture vultures. With connect X stepping in, the festival is gearing up to scale bigger heights, blending ‘phygital’ experiences to make sure India’s street style has a truly global strut.

    So, what makes ISF such a cultural heavyweight? Think more than just shoes. The festival brings together limited-edition drops, exclusive showcases from global and local brands, high-octane music acts, and interactive zones with sneaker-trading pits, graffiti walls, customisation booths, flea markets and more.

    This year, Grammy-winning rapper 21 Savage headlined the event: a watershed moment for India’s music-meets-streetwear scene. Past years have seen homegrown favourites like Seedhe Maut and Wazir tearing up the stage, proving ISF is as much about beats as it is about kicks.

    A spokesperson from Perform ace put it simply, “Sneakers and streetwear aren’t just products, they’re identity, creativity and culture. With ISF under the PerformAce banner, we’re creating a platform that lets India’s youth connect, collaborate and celebrate on a global scale.”

     

  • FY-2016: Inox PAT almost quadruples

    FY-2016: Inox PAT almost quadruples

    BENGALURU: Inox Leisure Limited (Inox) reported almost quadrupling (3.87 times) of profit after tax (PAT) for the year ended 31 March 2016 (FY-2016, current year). The company reported PAT of Rs 77.49 crore (5.8 per cent margin on total income from operations or TIO) in the current year as compared to the Rs 20.04 crore (2 per cent margin on TIO) in the previous year.

    Note: The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally represented by INR). The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:

    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.

    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

    PAT for the quarter ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-2016, current quarter) was 16.12 crore (5.6 per cent margin on TIO). During the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the company had reported a loss of Rs 4.06 crore, while PAT in the immediate trailing quarter was 3.3 per cent lower at Rs 15.60 crore (4.6 per cent margin on TIO).

    TIO for the current year was 31.1 per cent higher at Rs 1,332.69 crore as compared to the Rs 1,016.81 crore in the previous year. TIO in Q4-2016 grew 31.8 per cent YoY to Rs 286.92 crore from Rs 217.75 crore, but declined 16 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) from Rs 341.71 crore.

    Company speak

    Commenting on the results, Inox Group of companies director and group head (Corporate Finance) Deepak Asher, said, “Good content coupled with our expansion across the country, with a world class movie viewing experience has helped us in maintaining our growth in the last quarter. We will continue this growth momentum with our consistent efforts in the forthcoming quarters for our guests and all the stakeholders”.

    Gross Box Office (GBOC)

    During FY-2016, as well as Q4-2016, the increase in TIO was driven by increase in Gross Box Office collection (GBOC) in the sale of food and beverages (F&B).

    Inox reported GBOC of Rs 904.94 crore for the current year, 34.4 per cent higher as compared to Rs 673.08 crore in the previous year. GBOC in Q4-2016 increased 41.7 per cent YoY to Rs 191 crore as compared to Rs 134.80 crore, but declined 17.2 per cent QoQ from Rs 230.69 crore.

    Performance of the top five movies by GBOC performance accounted for 42 percent of total GBOC collection in the current quarter. The top five movies in terms of GBO collection for Q4-2016 in descending order were: Airlift (Rs 29.8 crore GBOC or Gross Box Office Collection, 15 lakh footfalls); Neerja (Rs 17.3 crore GBOC, 10.5 lakh footfalls); Kapoor&Sons (Rs 15.7 crore GBOC, 8.5 lakh footfalls) Bajirao Mastani (Rs 9.8 crore, 5.6 lakh footfalls); and Wazir (9.2 crore GBOC, 5.1 lakh footfalls).

    Advertising, food and beverages and other operating revenues

    F&B sales in FY-2016 were Rs 265.63 crore, 39.1 per cent higher as compared to Rs 191.03 crore in FY-2015. This segment reported 52.3 per cent higher YoY sales at Rs 56.99 crore in Q4-2016 as compared to Rs 34.73 crores, but 13 per cent lower QoQ as compared to Rs 65.51 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.

    F&B spend per head in FY-2016 increased to Rs 58 from Rs 55 in FY-2016. In Q4-2016, F&B spend per head increased to Rs 58 from Rs 53 in Q4-2015.

    Revenue from advertising in FY-2016 increased 11.7 per cent to Rs 91.01 crore as compared to Rs 81.49 crore in FY-2015. In Q4-2016, advertising revenue declined 2 per cent to Rs 19.40 crore from Rs 19.79 crore in Q4-2015, and declined 34.2 per cent QoQ from Rs 29.49 crore.

    Other operating revenue in FY-2016 declined 0.2 per cent YoY to Rs 71.10 crore from Rs 71.21 crore. Other operating revenue declined 24.1 percent YoY in Q4-2016 to Rs 19.52 crore from Rs 25.73 crore, but increased 21.8 per cent QoQ from Rs 16.02 crore in Q3-2016.

    Footfalls, occupancy rates and average ticket price

    Footfalls for FY-2016 increased 30 per cent to 534 lakh from 411 lakh in FY-2015. Inox reported a 36 percent increase in footfalls in the current quarter at 115 lakh as compared to 84 lakh in Q4-2015, but a 10.9 per cent decline QoQ from 129 lakh in Q3-2016.

    Occupancy rate in the current year increased to 29 per cent from 25 per cent in FY-2015. Occupancy rate in Q4-2016 improved to 23 per cent from 20 per cent in Q4-2015, but was less than the 31 percent in Q3-2016.

    Average Ticket Price (APT) increased 3.7 per cent in FY-2016 to Rs 170 from Rs 164 in the previous year. ATP increased 5.7 per cent YoY to Rs 167 in the current quarter as compared to Rs 158, but declined 6.7 per cent QoQ from Rs 179.

    Entertainment Tax, Distributors share and F&B costs, rents, etc.

    Inox paid 43.1 per cent higher Entertainment Tax in FY-2016 at Rs 173.81 crore as compared to Rs 121.45 crore in the previous year. Entertainment Tax in Q4-2016 at Rs 35.61 crore was 56.5 per cent higher YoY than Rs 22.76 crore but was 19.8 percent lower QoQ entertainment tax as compared to Rs 44.40 crore.

    Distributors share (Exhibition cost) in FY-2016 was 30.5 per cent higher at Rs 325.30 crore as compared to Rs 249.32 crore in FY-2015. Distributors share in Q4-2016 at Rs 68.94 crore was 44.4 per cent higher YoY as compared to Rs 47.75 crore but was 18.5 per cent lower QoQ as compared to Rs 84.54 crore in Q3-2016.

    F&B costs in the current year were 34 per cent higher at Rs 66.41 crore as compared to Rs 49.55 crore in the previous year. F&B costs in Q4-2016 increased 37 percent YoY to Rs 14.18 crore as compared to Rs 10.35 crore, but declined 11.1 per cent QoQ from Rs 15.95 crore.

    Total Expense in the current year increased 26.1 per cent to Rs 1,223.06 crore from Rs 969.88 crore in FY-2015. Total Expense in the current quarter increased 29.8 percent YoY to Rs 292.59 crore from Rs 225.34 crore but declined 5.3 per cent QoQ from Rs 308.97 crore 

  • FY-2016: Inox PAT almost quadruples

    FY-2016: Inox PAT almost quadruples

    BENGALURU: Inox Leisure Limited (Inox) reported almost quadrupling (3.87 times) of profit after tax (PAT) for the year ended 31 March 2016 (FY-2016, current year). The company reported PAT of Rs 77.49 crore (5.8 per cent margin on total income from operations or TIO) in the current year as compared to the Rs 20.04 crore (2 per cent margin on TIO) in the previous year.

    Note: The unit of currency in this report is the Indian rupee – Rs (also conventionally represented by INR). The Indian numbering system or the Vedic numbering system has been used to denote money values. The basic conversion to the international norm would be:

    (a) 100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10,000,000 = 10 million = 1 crore.

    (b) 10,000 lakh = 100 crore = 1 arab = 1 billion.

    PAT for the quarter ended 31 March 2016 (Q4-2016, current quarter) was 16.12 crore (5.6 per cent margin on TIO). During the corresponding quarter of the previous year, the company had reported a loss of Rs 4.06 crore, while PAT in the immediate trailing quarter was 3.3 per cent lower at Rs 15.60 crore (4.6 per cent margin on TIO).

    TIO for the current year was 31.1 per cent higher at Rs 1,332.69 crore as compared to the Rs 1,016.81 crore in the previous year. TIO in Q4-2016 grew 31.8 per cent YoY to Rs 286.92 crore from Rs 217.75 crore, but declined 16 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) from Rs 341.71 crore.

    Company speak

    Commenting on the results, Inox Group of companies director and group head (Corporate Finance) Deepak Asher, said, “Good content coupled with our expansion across the country, with a world class movie viewing experience has helped us in maintaining our growth in the last quarter. We will continue this growth momentum with our consistent efforts in the forthcoming quarters for our guests and all the stakeholders”.

    Gross Box Office (GBOC)

    During FY-2016, as well as Q4-2016, the increase in TIO was driven by increase in Gross Box Office collection (GBOC) in the sale of food and beverages (F&B).

    Inox reported GBOC of Rs 904.94 crore for the current year, 34.4 per cent higher as compared to Rs 673.08 crore in the previous year. GBOC in Q4-2016 increased 41.7 per cent YoY to Rs 191 crore as compared to Rs 134.80 crore, but declined 17.2 per cent QoQ from Rs 230.69 crore.

    Performance of the top five movies by GBOC performance accounted for 42 percent of total GBOC collection in the current quarter. The top five movies in terms of GBO collection for Q4-2016 in descending order were: Airlift (Rs 29.8 crore GBOC or Gross Box Office Collection, 15 lakh footfalls); Neerja (Rs 17.3 crore GBOC, 10.5 lakh footfalls); Kapoor&Sons (Rs 15.7 crore GBOC, 8.5 lakh footfalls) Bajirao Mastani (Rs 9.8 crore, 5.6 lakh footfalls); and Wazir (9.2 crore GBOC, 5.1 lakh footfalls).

    Advertising, food and beverages and other operating revenues

    F&B sales in FY-2016 were Rs 265.63 crore, 39.1 per cent higher as compared to Rs 191.03 crore in FY-2015. This segment reported 52.3 per cent higher YoY sales at Rs 56.99 crore in Q4-2016 as compared to Rs 34.73 crores, but 13 per cent lower QoQ as compared to Rs 65.51 crore in the immediate trailing quarter.

    F&B spend per head in FY-2016 increased to Rs 58 from Rs 55 in FY-2016. In Q4-2016, F&B spend per head increased to Rs 58 from Rs 53 in Q4-2015.

    Revenue from advertising in FY-2016 increased 11.7 per cent to Rs 91.01 crore as compared to Rs 81.49 crore in FY-2015. In Q4-2016, advertising revenue declined 2 per cent to Rs 19.40 crore from Rs 19.79 crore in Q4-2015, and declined 34.2 per cent QoQ from Rs 29.49 crore.

    Other operating revenue in FY-2016 declined 0.2 per cent YoY to Rs 71.10 crore from Rs 71.21 crore. Other operating revenue declined 24.1 percent YoY in Q4-2016 to Rs 19.52 crore from Rs 25.73 crore, but increased 21.8 per cent QoQ from Rs 16.02 crore in Q3-2016.

    Footfalls, occupancy rates and average ticket price

    Footfalls for FY-2016 increased 30 per cent to 534 lakh from 411 lakh in FY-2015. Inox reported a 36 percent increase in footfalls in the current quarter at 115 lakh as compared to 84 lakh in Q4-2015, but a 10.9 per cent decline QoQ from 129 lakh in Q3-2016.

    Occupancy rate in the current year increased to 29 per cent from 25 per cent in FY-2015. Occupancy rate in Q4-2016 improved to 23 per cent from 20 per cent in Q4-2015, but was less than the 31 percent in Q3-2016.

    Average Ticket Price (APT) increased 3.7 per cent in FY-2016 to Rs 170 from Rs 164 in the previous year. ATP increased 5.7 per cent YoY to Rs 167 in the current quarter as compared to Rs 158, but declined 6.7 per cent QoQ from Rs 179.

    Entertainment Tax, Distributors share and F&B costs, rents, etc.

    Inox paid 43.1 per cent higher Entertainment Tax in FY-2016 at Rs 173.81 crore as compared to Rs 121.45 crore in the previous year. Entertainment Tax in Q4-2016 at Rs 35.61 crore was 56.5 per cent higher YoY than Rs 22.76 crore but was 19.8 percent lower QoQ entertainment tax as compared to Rs 44.40 crore.

    Distributors share (Exhibition cost) in FY-2016 was 30.5 per cent higher at Rs 325.30 crore as compared to Rs 249.32 crore in FY-2015. Distributors share in Q4-2016 at Rs 68.94 crore was 44.4 per cent higher YoY as compared to Rs 47.75 crore but was 18.5 per cent lower QoQ as compared to Rs 84.54 crore in Q3-2016.

    F&B costs in the current year were 34 per cent higher at Rs 66.41 crore as compared to Rs 49.55 crore in the previous year. F&B costs in Q4-2016 increased 37 percent YoY to Rs 14.18 crore as compared to Rs 10.35 crore, but declined 11.1 per cent QoQ from Rs 15.95 crore.

    Total Expense in the current year increased 26.1 per cent to Rs 1,223.06 crore from Rs 969.88 crore in FY-2015. Total Expense in the current quarter increased 29.8 percent YoY to Rs 292.59 crore from Rs 225.34 crore but declined 5.3 per cent QoQ from Rs 308.97 crore 

  • Box Office: ‘Saala Khadoos’ opens weak; ‘Airlift’ collects Rs 82.8 crore in first week

    Box Office: ‘Saala Khadoos’ opens weak; ‘Airlift’ collects Rs 82.8 crore in first week

    MUMBAI: Saala Khadoos shows once again that sports films don’t usually work with Hindi audience and, if and when they do, they have limited takers. The film had a poor opening considering names like Raju Hirani and R Madhavan are in the credits. It barely collected Rs 1.2 crore on Friday, after which, not managing to improve much on Saturday and Sunday, it collected Rs 5.3 crore for its opening weekend. It’s the  very predictable script that  took the film down.

     

    On the other hand, Mastizaade fails to sell is senseless, humorless skin show and forced comedy. The film is so void of humor, it depends only on Sunny Leone to salvage it; sadly, that does not happen. The fact is, now box office is mostly about multiplex audience and this film is what would have been called C grade mass film during pre-multiplex days. The film has managed to put together 11.15 crore for its opening weekend and is not expected to sustain through the week.

     

    Airlift has proved to be the only film so far in the year of 2016 to win appreciation as well as box office numbers. The film opened slowly on Friday last but then took wings. It improved on the following Saturday and took a quantum jump on Sunday thereby recording a weekend of Rs  44.24 crore as against the opening day of little over  Rs 10 crore which is remarkable.

     

    This is rare that the film, which has almost met its weekend figures over next four days to close its first week with an impressive Rs 82.8 crore.

     

    Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3, a supposed sex comedy, is poor. The film, after an opening weekend of Rs  17.2 crore, manages to add just another Rs 9.1 crore to take its first week total to Rs 26.3 crore.

     

    Wazir survives through its third week but merely. The film collect 1.1 crore and takes its three week tally to 37.95 crore.

     

    Bajirao Mastani comes to the end of its run with collections of RS  1.05 crore in its sixth week. The film collections tot up to Rs 171.45 crore for six weeks.

  • Box Office: ‘Saala Khadoos’ opens weak; ‘Airlift’ collects Rs 82.8 crore in first week

    Box Office: ‘Saala Khadoos’ opens weak; ‘Airlift’ collects Rs 82.8 crore in first week

    MUMBAI: Saala Khadoos shows once again that sports films don’t usually work with Hindi audience and, if and when they do, they have limited takers. The film had a poor opening considering names like Raju Hirani and R Madhavan are in the credits. It barely collected Rs 1.2 crore on Friday, after which, not managing to improve much on Saturday and Sunday, it collected Rs 5.3 crore for its opening weekend. It’s the  very predictable script that  took the film down.

     

    On the other hand, Mastizaade fails to sell is senseless, humorless skin show and forced comedy. The film is so void of humor, it depends only on Sunny Leone to salvage it; sadly, that does not happen. The fact is, now box office is mostly about multiplex audience and this film is what would have been called C grade mass film during pre-multiplex days. The film has managed to put together 11.15 crore for its opening weekend and is not expected to sustain through the week.

     

    Airlift has proved to be the only film so far in the year of 2016 to win appreciation as well as box office numbers. The film opened slowly on Friday last but then took wings. It improved on the following Saturday and took a quantum jump on Sunday thereby recording a weekend of Rs  44.24 crore as against the opening day of little over  Rs 10 crore which is remarkable.

     

    This is rare that the film, which has almost met its weekend figures over next four days to close its first week with an impressive Rs 82.8 crore.

     

    Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3, a supposed sex comedy, is poor. The film, after an opening weekend of Rs  17.2 crore, manages to add just another Rs 9.1 crore to take its first week total to Rs 26.3 crore.

     

    Wazir survives through its third week but merely. The film collect 1.1 crore and takes its three week tally to 37.95 crore.

     

    Bajirao Mastani comes to the end of its run with collections of RS  1.05 crore in its sixth week. The film collections tot up to Rs 171.45 crore for six weeks.

  • Box Office: ‘Airlift’ collects Rs 44.24 crore; ‘KKHH 3’ does Rs 17 crore biz

    Box Office: ‘Airlift’ collects Rs 44.24 crore; ‘KKHH 3’ does Rs 17 crore biz

    MUMBAI: The Akshay Kumar starrer Airlift earned a lot of appreciation and also grew gradually at the box office. Starting its opening day with moderate collections, the film fared well on day two and three thanks to positive word of mouth. Being a partly dry theme and part documentary, the film is doing remarkably well. 

     

    Kumar’s films have a limit when it comes to collections but, then, his films also always have manageable budgets. The film has collected Rs 44.24 crore in its opening weekend. The Republic Day eve as well as the Republic Day holiday should help while the severe cold temps in the North may also affect early morning as well as night shows to an extent.

     

    Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 caters to a certain kind of audience and, which does not include multiplex patrons. This limits its reach. The film collects merely Rs 17.2 crore in its opening weekend, which does no justice to the price that was demanded for distribution rights.

     

    On the other hand, Wazir did okay in absence of oppositions in its second week by collecting Rs 8.25 crore taking its two week total to Rs 36.65 crore. However, with two new releases last Friday, the film crashes badly.

     

    Dilwale has virtually come to the end of its run after five weeks. Adding just Rs 60 lakh for the fifth week, the film’s five week tally now stands at Rs 139.35, which is way below the expected mark.

     

    Bajirao Mastani is still finding patrons and has added Rs 4.5 crore in its fifth week, taking its five week tally to Rs 170.4 crore, which is not enough yet to cover its huge making cost.

  • Box Office: ‘Airlift’ collects Rs 44.24 crore; ‘KKHH 3’ does Rs 17 crore biz

    Box Office: ‘Airlift’ collects Rs 44.24 crore; ‘KKHH 3’ does Rs 17 crore biz

    MUMBAI: The Akshay Kumar starrer Airlift earned a lot of appreciation and also grew gradually at the box office. Starting its opening day with moderate collections, the film fared well on day two and three thanks to positive word of mouth. Being a partly dry theme and part documentary, the film is doing remarkably well. 

     

    Kumar’s films have a limit when it comes to collections but, then, his films also always have manageable budgets. The film has collected Rs 44.24 crore in its opening weekend. The Republic Day eve as well as the Republic Day holiday should help while the severe cold temps in the North may also affect early morning as well as night shows to an extent.

     

    Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 caters to a certain kind of audience and, which does not include multiplex patrons. This limits its reach. The film collects merely Rs 17.2 crore in its opening weekend, which does no justice to the price that was demanded for distribution rights.

     

    On the other hand, Wazir did okay in absence of oppositions in its second week by collecting Rs 8.25 crore taking its two week total to Rs 36.65 crore. However, with two new releases last Friday, the film crashes badly.

     

    Dilwale has virtually come to the end of its run after five weeks. Adding just Rs 60 lakh for the fifth week, the film’s five week tally now stands at Rs 139.35, which is way below the expected mark.

     

    Bajirao Mastani is still finding patrons and has added Rs 4.5 crore in its fifth week, taking its five week tally to Rs 170.4 crore, which is not enough yet to cover its huge making cost.

  • Box Office: ‘Wazir’ takes in Rs 19.85 crore in opening weekend

    Box Office: ‘Wazir’ takes in Rs 19.85 crore in opening weekend

    MUMBAI: The Amitabh Bachchan – Farhan Akhtar starrer Wazir has received mixed word of mouth. A contrived revenge story on the done to death topic – Kashmir terrorism theme – the film manages to survive thanks to its solo release status after a three week draught of new releases. The survival, however, remains at the lower side.

     

    The film managed to collect Rs 5.5 crore on day one, adding a bit more on Saturday and Sunday. However, Monday saw the figures dropping. The film collected Rs 19.85 crore for the opening weekend.

     

    Chauranga, an outdated, boring and unpalatable film finds no takers as expected.

     

    Dilwale collected Rs 10.5 crore in its third week. The collections may be attributed to the open run with no opposition. This takes the film’s three week total to Rs 137.2 crore. This is not going to be enough for the film and its distributors to cover their investment.

     

    Bajirao Mastani gets the better advantage of a free run for three weeks, mostly thanks to the social media, and puts together Rs 26.5 crore in its third week. This takes the film’s three week tally to Rs 158.6 crore. However, the film is nowhere near recovering its extra high production cost.

  • RepIndia bags digital & brand marketing duties of ‘Wazir’

    RepIndia bags digital & brand marketing duties of ‘Wazir’

    NEW DELHI: RepIndia has bagged the digital and brand marketing duties of Wazir, the new film produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra starring Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar.

     

    The film, which released today (8 January) also stars Aditi Rao Hydari, Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham.

     

    Chopra said, “Chase excellence, success will follow was the premise of 3 Idiots. The two idiots Ishaan and Ayesha fit that premise, I’m glad that they found the third idiot in us.”

     

    RepIndia CEO and co-founder Ayesha Chenoy added, “I have never been this happy to be called an idiot. It is a real honour to be able to work on Wazir and an absolute delight to work with a genius like Vidhu Vinod Chopra and his entire team.”

     

    RepIndia managing director Ishaan Ahuja said, “We are excited to give everything to ensure our marketing creativity does justice to Wazir.”

  • Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Do’ Renamed ‘Wazir’

    Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Do’ Renamed ‘Wazir’

    MUMBAI: After creating buzz with the first look of the film which showcases the actors (Farhan Akhtar and Amitabh Bachchan) engaged in a game of chess with Big B seated on a wheelchair against the backdrop of the famous Haus Khas village in Delhi, the makers of the movie has another surprising announcement.

     

    Earlier named Do, the upcoming film of Bachchan and Akhtar has been officially titled Wazir.

     

    Directed by Bejoy Nambiar, the film is being written and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The movie also stars Aditi Rao Hyadri as AKhtar’s love interest.

     

    Farhan took to Twitter to announce the change in the film’s title. “The Vidhu Vinod Chopra/ Bejoy Nambiar film is now officially titled Wazir,” he tweeted.

     

    Bachchan, 72, is reportedly playing an ailing bed ridden chess master in the movie while Akhtar, 40, will play an ATS officer in the film. The film is slated to go on floor on 29 September 2015.

     

    Bachchan has earlier worked with Chopra in 2007 film Eklavya: The Royal Guard but this is the first collaboration between the actor and Nambiar, best known for helming Shaitan.

     

    The megastar is currently working on Shoojit Sircar’s Piku starring Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan. On the other hand, Farhan Akhtar is wrapping up his sister Zoya Akhtar’s film Dil Dhadakne Do. The actor is also producing films like Bangistan, Raees and the upcoming film on time travelling starring Sidharth Malhotra under his banner Excel Entertainment.