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Shahrukh getting back to work!
It looks like Bollywood Baadshah Shahrukh Khan has not learned his lessons. He continued working in spite of injuring one of his shoulders while performing an action scene for the film Dulha Mil Gaya. Now, another news is doing the rounds that he is getting back to work even as he is recuperating from the surgery he underwent recently.
A workaholic that he is, Shahrukh went on to shoot My Name Is Khan in spite of the shoulder injury. He then delayed the surgery to promote his recent release Billu. Just a few weeks after the surgery, he was seen attending Filmfare Awards with bandaged arm. He is also said to have attended Amrita Arora's Sangeet ceremony. The latest news we hear is that he is going to resume the shooting of Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan on March 19.
My Name Is Khan is one of the most-awaited films of the year with Kajol in the female lead. Shahrukh must be thirsting for another hit film but he should take good care of his health first!
Karan Johar dumping the Yash Raj?
Has filmmaker Karan Johar fallen out with old pal Aditya Chopra? Or is it just a business related new arrangement? The director who always sold his films to the Yash Raj banner for distribution has decided to go outside and look for another distributor.Reports say that Karan's next two films Wake Up Sid with Ranbir Kapoor and Konkona Sen Sharma and Rensil D'Silva’s untitled next will be distributed by UTV at a cost of Rs.60 crore. The rumours of the Karan thinking of doing business minus the Chopras have been doing the rounds for quite a while now.Now it has been confirmed with UTV being the sole distributors of Dharma Productions' next two films.
It happened after a few rounds of talks between K Jo and Ronnie Screwvala of UTV for a while. They are believed to be in agreement on not just the commerce part of filmmaking but also on quality and K Jo has apparently said that.Well, K Jo has found a new partner. So does that mean bye bye Adi? Let’s wait and watch to find out!
Salman Khan in trouble again
Salman Khan begins the year 2009 with two releases in one day. Yes, you read it right! The makers of Wanted Dead And Alive and Main Aur Mrs Khanna, both starring Salman, have both confirmed 3rd July as the release date for the films. While Boney Kapoor is the name behind Wanted Dead And Alive, Salman's brother Sohail Khan and UTV are the producers of Main Aur Mrs Khanna.One only hopes that the clash is averted. But the question is, which one will arrive on July 3 eventually and which will shift to a latter date? Let's wait and watch!
Dhoondte Reh Jaoge, 13B eye sequel
This is a trend that is fast catching up with most of the films. Conclusion of a story is being kept open ended, hence ensuring that there is a good enough scope for a sequel to be made. Earlier this year it happened with Chandni Chowk To China where it was declared before the end credits started rolling that the next in the series is going to be Chandni Chowk To Africa. Now this has happened with both the release of the Friday gone by – Dhoondte Reh Jaoge and 13B.Let's talk about Dhoondte Reh Jaoge first. Towards the climax of the film when the fraud characters played by Paresh Rawal and Kunal Khemu land in jail, they start exploring plans for the future. This is where they come across an idea of duping their fellow jail inmates into making another film.
Though the duo is set free after a year, the film does give good enough hints that together, they may well go back to their funny and fraudulent ways and continue duping investors.The possibility of a sequence is just an indication in Dhoondte Reh Jaoge but in case of 13B the message is loud and clear. The film makes a point that human body is the most complex machinery that the world has ever seen. On this premise, the movie raises a simple question - 'If one can trust spirits to use a human body as a medium to interact with the outside world, why can't one trust them to enter a machine and use it as a medium?' No wonder, a TV set becomes a medium for spirits in 13B.So where is this all leading to a sequel?
Well, towards the end of the film, when it is believed that 'sab khairiyat hai', the character played by Madhavan gets a call. The caller? A spirit! The message - 'If we could get into the TV, we could as well get into the mobile phones as well. The game is not yet over!'So is the game really over? Now it all depends upon the final box office outcome of the two films because that will be the deciding factor for the sequels to be eventually planned and executed!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Latest Movies
Kisse Pyaar Karoon (2009)
Casting: Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chaudhary, Yash Tonk, Udita Goswami, Aarti Chhabria, Shweta Menon, Shakti Kapoor, Ashish Vidyarthi
Director: Ajay Chandhok
Release Date: February 27, 2009
Stroryline:
‘The concept is simple, brilliant, failsafe, unique and guaranteed to work,’ says Anand to Raj Chopra… All they need to do is raise a lot more money than they need to produce the film. Then they would make a film that will never work, a film that will be hooted out on the first day itself. And then, they run away with all the supposed losses!
Delhi 6 (2009)
Casting: Fatima, Abhishek Bachchan, Sheeba Chaddha, Prem Chopra, Rajat Dholakia, Deepak Dobriyal, Divya Dutta, Rishi Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni, Pavan Malhotra, Akhilendra Mishra, Khalid Mohamed, Daya Shankar Pandey, Supriya Pathak, Om Puri, Vijay Raaz, K.K. Raina, Aditi Rao, Waheeda Rehman, Cyrus Sahukar
Director: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra
Release Date: 18 February 2009
Stroryline:
The film opens with the ailing grandmother Annapurna at the office of a cardiac surgeon in New York. The surgeon indicates that Annapurna suffers from heart blockage and may not have long to live. Annapurna insists on returning to Delhi, her hometown, where she intends to retire in peace. Though her son and daughter-in-law object vehemently, her American-born grandson Roshan (who has a special bond with his grandmother) agrees to bring her back.
Casting: Arshad Warsi, Aashish Chaudhary, Yash Tonk, Udita Goswami, Aarti Chhabria, Shweta Menon, Shakti Kapoor, Ashish Vidyarthi
Director: Ajay Chandhok
Release Date: February 27, 2009
Stroryline:
Sidh [Arshad Warsi], John [Aashish Chowdhry], and Amit [Yash Tonk] are inseparable friends. Their life is full of fun, frolic and adventure. But sometime the destiny cannot fathom such smooth sail. Hence it introduces twists and turns to the happy goings, to usher in some trauma and some drama. So, enters Sheetal [Udita] with an evil design to usurp all the wealth of John. She entices him and John falls for her. She creates problems and hurdles in their friendship. Sidh and Amit realize her game and plan to foil the same. They decide to bring John back but John is in her full grip and refuses to budge. To save John, Sidh and Amit embark on an ambitious Save John Operation. Sheetal retaliates with full venom. Sidh and Amit without any ammunition fight back with all the weaknesses at their disposal. We enter the world of Chitty - Chitty Bang Bang.
The futile attempts, the timid attacks, the weak scheming, the daring retreats and the lucky escapes of antic afflicted Sidh and Amit coupled with the submissiveness and meekness of the henpecked John will definitely succeed in bringing down the roofs. Needless to say Aarti Chabria, Shweta Menon, Shakti Kapoor and Aashish Vidyarthi all board the fun train to make the journey funnier and funnier.
Jugaad (2009)
Casting: Manoj Bajpai, Hrishita Bhatt, Vijay Raaz, Sanjay Mishra, Akshat Kumar, Govind Namdeo, Nitin Arora, Mushtaq Khan, Abhay Puniani
Director: Anand Kumar
Release Date: February 13, 2009
Stroryline:
Jugaad is the real life story. Based on the MCD sealing in Delhi, this is the real first hand experience of the successful CEO of an advertising agency. Jugaad, kicks off with hectic agency work culture coated with humorous and witty dialogues to gel with the present generation.
The catch is Jugaad comes to life when the MCD locks the doors of advertising agency under the sealing drive. Life turns around to the worst and pushes the desperate CEO towards Jugaad and all makeshift efforts. In the process many characters like property dealer, power brokers, so called connected people with politicians and senior officers walk into the story.
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The Stoneman Murders (2009)
Casting: Vikram Gokhale, Arbaaz Khan, Kay Kay Menon, Rukhsar, Veerendra Saxena
Director: Manish Gupta
Release Date: 13 February 2009 (India)
Stroryline:
After the serial killer aptly dubbed ‘Stoneman’ by the media has just claimed his fifth victim, the case is still of little interest to the Bombay Police force. But to suspended sub-inspector Sanjay Shelar (Kay Kay Menon), this killer poses an opportunity. Sanjay hopes to track this killer down and thus, possibly find an entry back into the police force. With the secret aid of his patronizing superior AIG Satam (Vikram Gokhale), Sanjay takes up the arduous process of tracking this killer down. But the official police investigator of the case Inspector Kedar Phadke (Arbaaz Khan) clashes incessantly with Sanjay as both of them, separately, delve deeper into the case. Even as the police jostle for leads and clues, the Stoneman stalks the streets unabated, claiming victim after victim
Dhoondte Reh Jaoge (2009)
Casting: Kunal Khemu, Sonu Sood, Soha Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal, Johny Lever, Deepal Shaw, Asrani, Razzak Khan, Avtar Gill
Director: Omesh Shukla
Release Date: 6 March 2009
Stroryline:‘The concept is simple, brilliant, failsafe, unique and guaranteed to work,’ says Anand to Raj Chopra… All they need to do is raise a lot more money than they need to produce the film. Then they would make a film that will never work, a film that will be hooted out on the first day itself. And then, they run away with all the supposed losses!
Delhi 6 (2009)
Casting: Fatima, Abhishek Bachchan, Sheeba Chaddha, Prem Chopra, Rajat Dholakia, Deepak Dobriyal, Divya Dutta, Rishi Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni, Pavan Malhotra, Akhilendra Mishra, Khalid Mohamed, Daya Shankar Pandey, Supriya Pathak, Om Puri, Vijay Raaz, K.K. Raina, Aditi Rao, Waheeda Rehman, Cyrus Sahukar
Director: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra
Release Date: 18 February 2009
Stroryline:
The film opens with the ailing grandmother Annapurna at the office of a cardiac surgeon in New York. The surgeon indicates that Annapurna suffers from heart blockage and may not have long to live. Annapurna insists on returning to Delhi, her hometown, where she intends to retire in peace. Though her son and daughter-in-law object vehemently, her American-born grandson Roshan (who has a special bond with his grandmother) agrees to bring her back.
Box office report of the week
The next week will see no major release and the trend is likely to continue for a few more Fridays! The reason is simple. The IPL Twenty20 cricket matches are expected to take away a major chunk of the audience, coupled with the ongoing board exam phase in most parts of the country. All the same, the only commercial release of 27th February is Ajay Chandhok's Arshad Warsi, Ashish Chaudhary, Aarti Chabaria and Udita Goswami starrer, Kisse Pyar Karoon. Carrying minimal buzz, the film is not expected to achieve anything significant. Giving company to Kisse Pyar Karoon is likely to be Rajat Kapoor's Siddharth - The Prisoner, which will also go unnoticed.
Last Friday saw the release of one of the most awaited projects of the first quarter of 2009, the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directed, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor starrer, Delhi-6. Released at around 95 cinemas on Bombay-Thane by UTV Motion Pictures, the film saw a below average start. Outside of Bombay, the film saw an opening that was good at places and dull at most others. The collections did pick up slightly on Saturday and by quite a bit on Sunday. Given the expensive price (for the star cast) the weekday business and also the second week performance is of utmost importance. In the Overseas, Delhi-6 did poorly in the UK grossing $167,898 but was quite good with a gross of $602,850 from 90 theaters in the US.
Priyadarshan's Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta and Shahrukh Khan (extended special appearance) venture, Billu, which was off to a dull start, managed to improve during the weekend, more so on Sunday, but its collections dropped sharply as the week progressed. During the week, Billu collected 3.20 crores from Bombay, 77 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 1.85 lakhs from Palanpur, 2 lakhs from Himmatnagar, 4 lakhs from Jamnagar, 4.30 lakhs from Bhavnagar, 1 lakh from Porbandar and Junagarh, 1.05 lakh from Surendranagar, 1.30 lakhs from Adipur, 3.40 lakhs from Solapur, 2 lakhs from Sangli, 17 lakhs from Pune, 7.35 lakhs from Nasik, 3 lakhs from Belgaum, 2 crores from Delhi city, 33 lakhs from Noida, 17.15 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 9.75 lakhs from Kanpur, 26 lakhs from Lucknow, 3 lakhs from Allahabad, 3.15 lakhs from Meerut, 3.65 lakhs from Gorakhpur, 2 lakhs from Zirakpur, 38.25 lakhs from Gurgaon, 11.35 lakhs from Faridabad, 1.55 lakhs from Panipat, 1.45 lakhs from Pathankot, 7.65 lakhs from Calcutta, 2.65 lakhs from Guwahati, 25.75 lakhs from Nagpur, 1.65 lakhs from Jabalpur, 3 lakhs from Amravati, 1.60 lakhs from Akola, 1 lakh from Dhule, 4 lakhs from Raipur, 1.45 lakhs from Wardha, 2.05 lakhs from Chandrapur, 18.25 lakhs from Indore, 1.25 lakhs from Sehore, 3.50 lakhs from Bhopal, 25.10 lakhs from Jaipur, 2.45 lakhs from Bikaner, 1.50 lakhs from Kota, 55 lakhs from Hyderabad, 1 lakh from Warangal, 3.45 lakhs from Aurangabad, 1.65 lakhs from Nanded and 5 lakhs from Mangalore.
During its opening week, Billu has netted a below par 19.25 crores (32 crore gross) from India. Given the fact that EROS International has procured the worldwide rights (including some non-theatrical rights) of the film for 35 crores, the distributors may just about break into safe territory. However, some of the sub-distributors (who obtained the rights from EROS at quite steep prices) are going to lose. In the Overseas, Billu has done average business grossing $671,597 from UK and $698,910 from US.
The second release of the Valentine week, Manoj-Hrishita's Jugaad proves to be complete washout. Netting a negligible 15 lakhs in its opening week from India, Jugaad is a complete washout.
The fate of other release, The Stoneman Murders, was not very different but comparatively better. The Arbaaz and Kay Kay starrer collected 21.50 lakhs from Bombay, 1 lakh each from Rajkot and Pune, 6 lakhs from Delhi city, 1.25 lakhs from Noida and 2.70 lakhs from Hyderabad. In its opening week, The Stoneman Murders has netted a shockingly low 70 lakhs from India. The film has been out rightly rejected.
Meanwhile Anurag Kashyap's Abhay Deol starrer Dev D manages to hold on at select cinemas, particularly in North India, but is on its way out at most others. The film collected 42 lakhs from Bombay, 4.60 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 3.80 lakhs from Pune, 53.10 lakhs from Delhi city, 11.75 lakhs from Noida, 4.15 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 2 lakhs from Kanpur, 5 lakhs from Lucknow, 14.65 lakhs from Gurgaon, 3 lakhs from Faridabad, 4.15 lakhs from Nagpur, 1.10 lakhs from Indore, 1.35 lakhs from Jaipur, 10.25 lakhs from Hyderabad and 1.55 lakhs from Mangalore. With another 3.40 crores in its kitty, DEV D has netted nearly 12 crores in two weeks from India. The 6 crore UTV Spotboy venture is now an above average fare from India. However, Dev D is poor in the Overseas grossing just $18,613 from US.
Concluding this week's report with Luck By Chance, the film fails to show any improvement and is breathing its last. The film collected 12.50 lakhs from Bombay, 1.15 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 1.05 lakhs from Pune, 5 lakhs from Delhi city, 1.10 lakhs from Noida, 1.45 lakhs from Ghaziabad and 2 lakhs from Gurgaon. Adding another 50 lakhs the Farhan Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma starrer has netted 14.50 crores in three weeks from India. Unfortunately the Zoya Akhtar directorial debut venture does its cause no good (due to the high involved costs) and Luck By Chance remains a flop, both in India and the Overseas. Just for records, in the Overseas, Luck By Chance has grossed $183,212 from UK and $355,492 from US.
Last Friday saw the release of one of the most awaited projects of the first quarter of 2009, the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directed, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor starrer, Delhi-6. Released at around 95 cinemas on Bombay-Thane by UTV Motion Pictures, the film saw a below average start. Outside of Bombay, the film saw an opening that was good at places and dull at most others. The collections did pick up slightly on Saturday and by quite a bit on Sunday. Given the expensive price (for the star cast) the weekday business and also the second week performance is of utmost importance. In the Overseas, Delhi-6 did poorly in the UK grossing $167,898 but was quite good with a gross of $602,850 from 90 theaters in the US.
Priyadarshan's Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta and Shahrukh Khan (extended special appearance) venture, Billu, which was off to a dull start, managed to improve during the weekend, more so on Sunday, but its collections dropped sharply as the week progressed. During the week, Billu collected 3.20 crores from Bombay, 77 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 1.85 lakhs from Palanpur, 2 lakhs from Himmatnagar, 4 lakhs from Jamnagar, 4.30 lakhs from Bhavnagar, 1 lakh from Porbandar and Junagarh, 1.05 lakh from Surendranagar, 1.30 lakhs from Adipur, 3.40 lakhs from Solapur, 2 lakhs from Sangli, 17 lakhs from Pune, 7.35 lakhs from Nasik, 3 lakhs from Belgaum, 2 crores from Delhi city, 33 lakhs from Noida, 17.15 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 9.75 lakhs from Kanpur, 26 lakhs from Lucknow, 3 lakhs from Allahabad, 3.15 lakhs from Meerut, 3.65 lakhs from Gorakhpur, 2 lakhs from Zirakpur, 38.25 lakhs from Gurgaon, 11.35 lakhs from Faridabad, 1.55 lakhs from Panipat, 1.45 lakhs from Pathankot, 7.65 lakhs from Calcutta, 2.65 lakhs from Guwahati, 25.75 lakhs from Nagpur, 1.65 lakhs from Jabalpur, 3 lakhs from Amravati, 1.60 lakhs from Akola, 1 lakh from Dhule, 4 lakhs from Raipur, 1.45 lakhs from Wardha, 2.05 lakhs from Chandrapur, 18.25 lakhs from Indore, 1.25 lakhs from Sehore, 3.50 lakhs from Bhopal, 25.10 lakhs from Jaipur, 2.45 lakhs from Bikaner, 1.50 lakhs from Kota, 55 lakhs from Hyderabad, 1 lakh from Warangal, 3.45 lakhs from Aurangabad, 1.65 lakhs from Nanded and 5 lakhs from Mangalore.
During its opening week, Billu has netted a below par 19.25 crores (32 crore gross) from India. Given the fact that EROS International has procured the worldwide rights (including some non-theatrical rights) of the film for 35 crores, the distributors may just about break into safe territory. However, some of the sub-distributors (who obtained the rights from EROS at quite steep prices) are going to lose. In the Overseas, Billu has done average business grossing $671,597 from UK and $698,910 from US.
The second release of the Valentine week, Manoj-Hrishita's Jugaad proves to be complete washout. Netting a negligible 15 lakhs in its opening week from India, Jugaad is a complete washout.
The fate of other release, The Stoneman Murders, was not very different but comparatively better. The Arbaaz and Kay Kay starrer collected 21.50 lakhs from Bombay, 1 lakh each from Rajkot and Pune, 6 lakhs from Delhi city, 1.25 lakhs from Noida and 2.70 lakhs from Hyderabad. In its opening week, The Stoneman Murders has netted a shockingly low 70 lakhs from India. The film has been out rightly rejected.
Meanwhile Anurag Kashyap's Abhay Deol starrer Dev D manages to hold on at select cinemas, particularly in North India, but is on its way out at most others. The film collected 42 lakhs from Bombay, 4.60 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 3.80 lakhs from Pune, 53.10 lakhs from Delhi city, 11.75 lakhs from Noida, 4.15 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 2 lakhs from Kanpur, 5 lakhs from Lucknow, 14.65 lakhs from Gurgaon, 3 lakhs from Faridabad, 4.15 lakhs from Nagpur, 1.10 lakhs from Indore, 1.35 lakhs from Jaipur, 10.25 lakhs from Hyderabad and 1.55 lakhs from Mangalore. With another 3.40 crores in its kitty, DEV D has netted nearly 12 crores in two weeks from India. The 6 crore UTV Spotboy venture is now an above average fare from India. However, Dev D is poor in the Overseas grossing just $18,613 from US.
Concluding this week's report with Luck By Chance, the film fails to show any improvement and is breathing its last. The film collected 12.50 lakhs from Bombay, 1.15 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 1.05 lakhs from Pune, 5 lakhs from Delhi city, 1.10 lakhs from Noida, 1.45 lakhs from Ghaziabad and 2 lakhs from Gurgaon. Adding another 50 lakhs the Farhan Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma starrer has netted 14.50 crores in three weeks from India. Unfortunately the Zoya Akhtar directorial debut venture does its cause no good (due to the high involved costs) and Luck By Chance remains a flop, both in India and the Overseas. Just for records, in the Overseas, Luck By Chance has grossed $183,212 from UK and $355,492 from US.
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