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  • Sony MAX’s ‘Box Office’ film festival offers a special line-up of South Dubbed Cinema

    Sony MAX’s ‘Box Office’ film festival offers a special line-up of South Dubbed Cinema

    MUMBAI: India’s leading premium Hindi movie channel, Sony MAX, will offer fans an expansive offering of films this November with a line-up of some of India’s most favorite South Indian movies dubbed in Hindi. Starting November 11th November, MAX Box Office will give cinephiles a chance to experience three weeks filled with action, drama and suspense to keep them at the edge of their seats. MAX Box Office will have hits like Yevadu 3, Return of rebel 2, U Turn, Srinivasa Kalyanam and DJ amongst many others.

    Renowned and revered for their entertaining and emotional storylines, South Indian movies have successfully created a special place in every movie lovers’ heart. Besides movies such as Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali: The Conclusion, etc. movies featuring prominent Tamil and Telugu actors such as Vijay and NTR. JR have enjoyed massive success amongst movie buffs across the country.  

    An ardent fan of South Dub movies, celebrity fashion designer, Komal Shahani, who has worked with numerous superstars, notably with Akshay Kumar, Vijay in Theri and more recently in Bigil, believes that the colorful scripts written keeping the audience pulse in mind is one of the biggest success factors for their popularity across India. “I am privileged to have got an opportunity to have worked with some of the biggest Bollywood as well as Tamil actors in my career so far. There is a rising trend amongst viewers who show interest in South Indian cinema and I can clearly understand why. I am extremely happy to see leading movie channels such as Sony MAX showcasing movies such as Theri, Mersal and others as personally I have seen the amount of effort that has gone behind producing an unforgettable storyline with some of the finest talent”, said Komal.  

  • SS Rajamouli to expand ‘Baahubali’ film franchise across multiple platforms

    SS Rajamouli to expand ‘Baahubali’ film franchise across multiple platforms

    MUMBAI: Filmmaker SS Rajamouli along with Arka Mediaworks has inked a partnership with Graphic India to takeBaahubali: The Beginning beyond movies to other platforms like comic books, novels, animation and video games.

    Graphic is working on various trans-media opportunities and partnerships for the film property across gaming, digital content, novels and merchandise.

    “Extending the world of Baahubali beyond movies allows us to reach a larger audiences and that is really exciting for me,” said Rajamouli. “We are happy to be collaborating with Graphic India who I believe have the best knowledge and experience in this space.”

    Arka Mediaworks CEO Shobu Yarlagadda added, “Having created so many iconic stories and characters, there is no one more equipped than Graphic India, to take the story of Baahubali forward. We are very excited for what’s to come.”

    Graphic and Arka are also working on a larger animated project, tentatively entitled, Baahubali: the Lost Legends, which is being developed and produced by Rajamouli, Yarlagadda, and Graphic India co-founder Sharad Devarajan.

    “The epic storytelling and groundbreaking visuals that SS Rajamouli created have captivated millions of fans including myself, and the future of Indian cinema shall now always be defined as ‘before Baahubali’ and ‘after Baahubali’. I am so deeply honored and humbled to work with, and learn from Rajamouli, Shobu and the Arka team as we bring their epic world into comics, animation and gaming,” added Devarajan.

    Through comics and animation, fans will finally be able to experience secret stories and hidden legends about the world and characters from Baahubali.

    The movie sequel to Baahubali: The Beginning is also in the pipeline.

  • SS Rajamouli to expand ‘Baahubali’ film franchise across multiple platforms

    SS Rajamouli to expand ‘Baahubali’ film franchise across multiple platforms

    MUMBAI: Filmmaker SS Rajamouli along with Arka Mediaworks has inked a partnership with Graphic India to takeBaahubali: The Beginning beyond movies to other platforms like comic books, novels, animation and video games.

    Graphic is working on various trans-media opportunities and partnerships for the film property across gaming, digital content, novels and merchandise.

    “Extending the world of Baahubali beyond movies allows us to reach a larger audiences and that is really exciting for me,” said Rajamouli. “We are happy to be collaborating with Graphic India who I believe have the best knowledge and experience in this space.”

    Arka Mediaworks CEO Shobu Yarlagadda added, “Having created so many iconic stories and characters, there is no one more equipped than Graphic India, to take the story of Baahubali forward. We are very excited for what’s to come.”

    Graphic and Arka are also working on a larger animated project, tentatively entitled, Baahubali: the Lost Legends, which is being developed and produced by Rajamouli, Yarlagadda, and Graphic India co-founder Sharad Devarajan.

    “The epic storytelling and groundbreaking visuals that SS Rajamouli created have captivated millions of fans including myself, and the future of Indian cinema shall now always be defined as ‘before Baahubali’ and ‘after Baahubali’. I am so deeply honored and humbled to work with, and learn from Rajamouli, Shobu and the Arka team as we bring their epic world into comics, animation and gaming,” added Devarajan.

    Through comics and animation, fans will finally be able to experience secret stories and hidden legends about the world and characters from Baahubali.

    The movie sequel to Baahubali: The Beginning is also in the pipeline.

  • Box Office: ‘Brothers’ collects Rs 50 crore in opening weekend

    Box Office: ‘Brothers’ collects Rs 50 crore in opening weekend

    MUMBAI: Brothers faced negative reports and a below par opening on Friday. The film had average collections on Friday to show a marked improvement despite bad word of mouth on Saturday thanks to 15 August, the mandatory Independence Day holiday. However, the film’s lack of merit caught up with it soon enough and despite being a Sunday, the film took a drubbing at the box office. The collections dropped instead of growing on Sunday to end its opening weekend with Rs 49.7crore.

     

    Gour Hari Dastaan: The Freedom File is a biopic about a freedom fighter from a small town in Odisha who has contributed to India’s freedom struggle against the British rule. This film about the protagonist’s 32 year determined drive to earn recognition for his contribution from the authorities is rather personal, slow moving account and, hence, not the kind to impact the box office. Though appreciated on the international festival circuits, it has found scant patronage with the moviegoer. 

     

    Bangistan can be called a mediocre effort on all counts. With poor opening weekend, the movie continues with its poor run through its first week to end with collection figures of Rs 5.1 crore.

     

    Jaanisar fails to relive the era that the maker’s earlier film, Umrao Jaan created. The film met with total rejection at the box office as it completes its first week run.

     

    Drishyam fares reasonably well in week two in the absence of any strong opposition. There is a section of people who have positive things to say about the film, which helped it maintain in its second week. The film has collected Rs 17.45 crore to take its two week total to Rs 58.75 crore.

     

    Masaan collects Rs 35 lakh in its third week to take its three week total to Rs 3.8 crore.

     

    Bajrangi Bhaijaan establishes itself as among the biggest hits as it continued to hold sway even its fourth week to collect Rs 11.4 crore, taking its four week total to an unassailable Rs 312.85 crore. 

     

    Baahubali: The Beginning (Hindi- Dubbed) also continues to draw people. The film added an impressive Rs 5.3 crore in its fifth week taking its five week total to Rs 104.15 crore. 

  • Box Office: ‘Drishyam’ collects Rs 27.6 crore; ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ going strong

    Box Office: ‘Drishyam’ collects Rs 27.6 crore; ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ going strong

    MUMBAI: Much touted, successful in its Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil versions, Drishyam carried some expectations in the trade but, with only Ajay Devgn in the top billing, the film could not draw the expected audience. Despite praise from the critics, word of mouth failed to do much for the film. 

     

    Drishyam opened at little over Rs 5 crore on Friday and, as expected, did show some improvement on Saturday and got better on Sunday. However, despite its economical making and saving on casting, the weekend figures had Rs 27.6 crore to show including paid previews on Thursday. This being not up to the mark, much will depend on how the film holds through the rest of the week.

     

    Masaan, critically acclaimed film as well as a Cannes awardee, could not do much at the box office. Awards of any kind don’t really matter to the Indian audience. The film collected a measly Rs 2.4 crore in its first week.

     

    On the other hand, Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan maintained a strong trend even in its second week. The film has become a rage all over and Khan’s docile character without action has found much appreciation. What’s more, the film’s climax has been winning the audiences’ hearts. The film added a fantastic Rs 87.2 crore in its second week to take its two week tally to Rs 272.05 crore. 

     

    Baahubali: The Beginning (Hindi-Dubbed) continues its strong run notwithstanding strong opposition from Bajrangi Bhaijaan. The film is already the highest grossing Hindi dubbed film ever and looking at the trend it will most likely also be the first dubbed film to make it to Rs 100 crore club. The film has collected Rs 21.7 crore in its third week, which is barely Rs 3 crore less than its second week. This takes the film’s three week total to Rs 87.95 crore.

  • Box Office: ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ zooms past Rs 200 crore

    Box Office: ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ zooms past Rs 200 crore

    MUMBAI: While most films shy away from releasing immediately after a much expected blockbuster is released in theatres, the small but critically acclaimed film Masaan was bold enough to come in the week following the Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

     

    Masaan, despite being awarded at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, fails to make a mark at the box office as its very limited opening weekend footfalls show.

     

    After a weekend of over Rs 100 crore, Bajrangi Bhaijaan continued to cash in on post Eid revelries. The almost universal positive word of mouth also helped the film continue its record-breaking spree throughout its first week outperforming all top grossers of recent times. The film ended its first week with Rs 184.85 crore and went on to cross the Rs 200 crore mark on day nine.

     

    The film has an open week and will continue its march into the second week where it is expected to create more records, especially on Saturday and Sunday.

     

    Baahubali: The Beginning (Hindi- Dubbed) maintains a strong trend in its second week despite strong opposition in Bajrangi Bhaijaan. At the same time, the film also benefitted from Eid celebrations as the Muslim audience throng the cinemas after a month of restraint due to Ramzan. The film collected Rs 24.7 crore in its second week to take its two-week total to Rs 66.25 crore.

     

    Having crossed the Rs 100 crore mark, which matter much to such controlled budget films, ABCD 2 comes to the end of its run adding Rs 10 lakh in its fifth week taking its five week total to Rs 105.05 crore.

  • Box office: ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ crosses Rs 100 crore in opening weekend

    Box office: ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ crosses Rs 100 crore in opening weekend

    MUMBAI: A Salman Khan film and the festival of Eid make a sort of grand combination at the box office. And Bajrangi Bhaijaan, the latest Khan starrer, continues the tradition.

     

    However, what is different this time is that this is no usual superhuman action film, which are dished out by Khan’s filmmakers for some years now. 

     

    The film has just two brief action scenes, tackles a risky subject releasing it at a time when the film could have easily disappointed his fans who usually love to watch him go berserk with his muscles and fists.

     

    Bajrangi Bhaijaan counts on emotional appeal, balances two faiths tactfully and emotions of two countries, India and Pakistan. 

     

    The film, despite its release a day before Eid, matched the collections of other Khan hits to record opening day figures of Rs 27.2 crore and, as expected, took a big leap on Saturday (Eid day) and Sunday Rs 38.5 to end its opening weekend with a whopping Rs 102.2 crore.

     

    Baahubali: The Beginning (Hindi-Dubbed) maintained very well through its first weekend. After an opening weekend of Rs 20.15 crore, it more than matched up to its weekend figures with first week collections of Rs 41.55 crore. The film had fewer screens in its second week due to the extensive release of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

     

    I Love NY opened to poor collections and stayed that way through its first week run. 

    Guddu Rangeela added a meagre Rs 65 lakh in second week to take its two week total to Rs 8.4 crore.

     

    Second Hand Husband collected Rs 35 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 2.95 crore.

     

    ABCD 2 added another Rs 1.70 crore in its fourth week to take its four week total to Rs 104.95 crore.

     

    Tanu Weds Manu Returns is still holding fort at the box office. The movie collected Rs 40 lakh in its eighth week taking its eight week total to Rs 142.95 crore.