Sanjay Dutt, the star of the unique movie, has acquired the rights to the 1993 Bollywood blockbuster “Khal Nayak” alongside producer Aksha Kamboj, with Jio Studios approaching board to current and produce the mission.
Dutt’s Three Dimension Movement Photos and Kamboj’s Facet Leisure collectively secured the rights from “Khal Nayak’s” authentic creator Subhash Ghai and Mukta Arts. Jio Studios president Jyoti Deshpande is about to creatively oversee the enterprise. The precise format – whether or not a remake, sequel, prequel or a wholly authentic script constructed across the supply materials – has but to be revealed.
Written, directed and produced by Ghai, “Khal Nayak” starred Dutt alongside Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher and Rakhee Gulzar. The movie’s plot adopted two cops – Ram and Ganga – as they pursued escaped legal Ballu, the function that established Dutt as one in every of Bollywood’s most versatile performers at a time when grey-shaded main males have been uncommon in mainstream Hindi cinema. The movie generated substantial controversy round its tune “Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai” for its suggestive lyrics. It grew to become the second-highest-grossing Hindi movie of the yr.
The mission marks the primary manufacturing enterprise for Facet Leisure, the movie arm of Kamboj’s Facet International conglomerate.
“‘Khal Nayak’ stood out as an era-defining movie simply because the ‘Dhurandhar’ duology has achieved at the moment,” mentioned Deshpande. “We’re delighted to current this collaboration with Sanjay and Aksha as we glance to reintroduce this iconic character again to the large display for a brand new technology.”
“It’s been a long-cherished dream of mine to have the ability to revive this movie and therefore now we have legally acquired the rights for it,” added Dutt. “I wish to thank Subhashji and the staff of Mukta Arts for entrusting us with this legacy.”
“This can be our first enterprise below the banner Facet Leisure,” mentioned Kamboj. “Having Jio Studios to current this and with Jyoti Deshpande’s observe report of blockbusters, now we have a successful mixture that makes it much more thrilling for us to start out this journey.”
Jio Studios, the media and content material arm of Reliance Industries Restricted, has tasted appreciable success on the Hindi-language field workplace for 3 years, with “Stree 2” (2024), “Dhurandhar” (2025) and “Dhurandhar: The Revenge” (2026) every turning into blockbusters.
