'Pathaan' collection touches Rs 980 cr worldwide, expected to continue well despite new competition
New Delhi: The worldwide box office collection of Hindi thriller movie ‘Pathaan’ reached Rs 980 crore in three and a half weeks since its release on January 25.
The movie collection is expected to remain excellent for at least a few weeks more, but is expected to be affected a little by the release of ‘Shehzada’ as well as ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ on Friday, February 17, reports The Indian Express.
Industry tracker Sacnilk has said that ‘Pathaan’ collected approximately Rs 2.50 crore on its Day 24.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh said that the movie collection has been Rs 1.01 crore in national chains on Day 24. He, however, concurred that the new releases would have an impact on the collection as it would reduce the number of screens for ‘Pathaan’.
The ‘Pathaan’ collection is nearly $4 million in the UK and $13 million in the Gulf, as per the Box Office India records. The Tamil and Telugu versions of the movie have collected Rs 17.7 crore, said Adarsh.
Producer of ‘Pathaan’ Yash Raj Films said on Friday that the ticket price for Saturday and Sunday will be Rs 200 at select national chains, while the rate was reduced to Rs 110 on Friday.
Apart from the fact that the audience were getting to watch an SRK movie after a couple of years, ‘Pathaan’s marketing campaigns and positive reviews proved successful in attracting the interest of the audience.
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Telangana CM urges Amit Shah to increase sanctioned strength of IPS officers in state
Hyderabad (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday night and urged him to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers to the state in view of its growing administrative and security needs.
The two leaders also discussed the recent surrender of several senior Maoist leaders before the Telangana Police and other issues.
"During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the issue of Maoist surrenders and their rehabilitation. The chief minister informed Shah that significant improvements in policing have taken place in Telangana over the past two years," an official release here said.
Highlighting that 591 Maoists have laid down their arms and joined the mainstream of society during this period, the chief minister said the state government was providing them compensation and rehabilitation assistance as per the rules.
He requested the Union home minister to extend financial support from the central government for development works in the backward regions of the state.
Reddy also urged Shah to increase the sanctioned strength of IPS officers to the state from 83 to 105 in line with the state's growing administrative and security needs, the statement said.
The first cadre review after the formation of Telangana was conducted in 2016, while the next review, due in 2021, was delayed and finally carried out in 2025. Even then, only seven additional IPS officers were allocated to the state, the chief minister informed Shah and requested that the third cadre review be conducted in 2026 as per the schedule.
Reddy explained that Telangana, like the rest of the country, is facing several modern challenges, including cybercrime, drug trafficking, white-collar crimes, and other emerging security threats.
He highlighted the reorganisation of the Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri Police Commissionerates, the proposed formation of the Future City Commissionerate and the rapidly growing population in Hyderabad to underline the increasing administrative requirements of the state.
