Skip to content Skip to Search
Skip navigation

Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan collects $16m at UAE box office

By Pramod Kumar
REUTERS/ NurPhoto/Indranil Aditya
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone perform dance after success of their movie 'Jawan' in Mumbai on September 15, 2023

Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan’s latest action-packed movie “Jawan” has become the first Indian film to cross the $16 million collection in the Middle East, the movie makers said in a post on social media.

The film was produced by Yash Raj Films, a film production and distribution company in India, 

The movie, released worldwide on September 7, is among the highest-grossing Hindi films. The movie has minted 10.68 billion Indian rupees ($128 million).

Jawan was made on an estimated budget of 3 billion Indian rupee. 

Before the movie’s release, the actor flew to Dubai as the Jawan trailer was screened on Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

Shah Rukh Khan’s next film “Dunki” will hit screens in December.  

The Indian superstar has acted as the brand ambassador for the city in the recent past and owns a mansion on Palm Jumeirah.

Latest articles

STC wants to consolidate the mobile tower market

STC approves PIF purchase of telecom company

Shareholders of Saudi telecom giant STC have approved plans to create a new telecommunications infrastructure company in which the Public Investment Fund will have a 51 percent stake valued at SAR8.7 billion ($2.3 billion).  Under the deal, the STC-owned Telecommunication Towers Co. Limited (Tawal) will become a PIF subsidiary through a merger with Golden Lattice […]

Flavio Cattaneo of Enel, of which Endesa is a subsidiary, and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi at the signing of the deal

Masdar buys stake in Spanish utilities company Endesa

The UAE’s state-owned clean energy company Masdar has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Spanish electric utility business Endesa to partner for 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy assets in Spain. Under the agreement, subject to regulatory approval, Masdar will invest nearly $890 million to acquire a 49.99 percent stake in Endesa, with an […]

UAE markets Hong Kong

UAE capital markets partner with Hong Kong exchange

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) has added the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) to its roster of recognised marketplaces. The move opens the door for UAE-based companies to pursue secondary listings on one of Asia’s premier financial markets. It also follows the inclusion of the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) […]

Person, Worker, Adult

Aramco and PIF invest in Saudi-Chinese steel venture

Saudi Aramco and the Public Investment Fund have doubled their investment in a steel plate joint venture with a Chinese company to $500 million. The two Saudi companies each own 25 percent shares in the new venture in Ras Al Khair industrial city, Bloomberg reported, quoting a statement published on the Chinese stock exchange. Chinese […]