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Dream Girl emerges as Ayushmann Khurrana’s highest grossing movie to date

The much-talked about film Dream Girl (2019), which hit the silver screen a couple of weeks ago on 13th September, has set the box-office on fire. The movie has been doing consistent business ever since its theatrical release, and has now emerged as lead actor Ayushmann Khurrana's highest grossing film.

Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Dream Girl starred Ayushmann Khurrana in the lead role of a man who lands the job of a tele-caller at a friendship call centre where he is required to talk to men in the voice of a girl. Nushrat Bharucha played his girlfriend. 


The movie marked the directorial debut of well-known writer Raaj Shaandilyaa. The comic-caper has had a fantabulous run at the box office and continues to have a strong hold even in its sixth week since the release. It garnered Rs. 1.70 crore in its 5th weekend, taking the grand total to Rs.139.70 crore.

While Dream Girl recorded the biggest opening for Ayushmann Khurrana, it has now also become his highest grossing film, beating the lifetime collections of his 2017 release Badhaai Ho, that collected Rs. 137.61 crore. Interestingly, Dream Girl has also emerged as the highest grossing film for Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms.

Besides Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha, Dream Girl also starred Annu Kapoor, Manjot Singh, Abhishek Banerjee, Rajesh Sharma, Vijay Raaz, Nidhi Bisht, Raj Bhansali in pivotal character roles.

Meanwhile, Ayushmann Khurrana is awaiting the release of his next film Bala. Also starring Bhumi Peenekar and Yami Gautam in lead roles, the movie is slated for its theatrical release on 7th November, 2019.

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Netflix approves $25 billion buyback after scrapping Warner Bros bid

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  • Netflix board approved a $25bn share repurchase on 22 April, with no expiry date.
  • The move follows Netflix abandoning its $83bn bid for Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets.
  • Netflix stock has fallen more than 10 per cent since weak Q2 guidance, closing at $93.24 on 22 April.
Netflix has approved a $25 billion share buyback programme, using capital it had kept aside for its failed bid to buy Warner Bros.
The board gave the green light on 22 April, with the decision disclosed in an SEC filing the next day.
There is no expiry date on the programme. It comes on top of an existing December 2024 buyback that still had $6.8 billion left as of 31 March.

Earlier this year, Netflix pulled out of an $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets after Paramount Skydance made a rival bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount then paid Netflix a $2.8 billion exit fee.

Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters had already said the company would restart share buybacks once the deal was off.

Netflix shares have had a rough ride. They hit an all-time high of $134.12 in June 2025, then fell more than 40 per cent when the Warner Bros deal was announced.

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