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  • &Pictures partners ‘Dil Dhadakne Do;’ acquires Excel movies’ telecast rights

    &Pictures partners ‘Dil Dhadakne Do;’ acquires Excel movies’ telecast rights

    MUMBAI: Hindi movie channel &Pictures from the Zee stable, has partnered with Excel Entertainment for the promotion of its upcoming movie – Dil Dhadakne Do, which is slated to release on 5 June.

     

    Additionally, &Pictures has also exclusively acquired the telecast rights of Excel Entertainment’s previously released films namely Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya, Don and Don 2.

     

    Adding an innovative take on their partnership for Dil Dhadakne Do, &Pictures has created a platform for audiences to meet the movie’s stars namely Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, and Farhan Akhtar.

     

    As part of the promotions, &Pictures will invite viewers to share the fun side of their families via the ‘Crazy Family Contest.’ Viewers have to take crazy and funny family pictures and Whatsapp it to the &Pictures number (08879763807) along with their name and the city they hail from. Shortlisted winners will get a chance to hang out with the Dil Dhadakne Do star cast as they tour Indian cities for the promotion of the film.

     

    Chopra said, “We are coming to your city to meet your family.”

     

    Excel Entertainment’s Ritesh Sidhwani added, “The contest is an interesting integration aimed towards finding families who are as much fun as our Mehra family. Also, this will be our first association with & Pictures and we look forward for many more in the future.”

     

    Directed by Zoya Akhtar, Dil Dhadakne Do is produced by Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar and is a comedy-drama set on a cruise ship.

  • Priyanka Chopra, the 500 crore heroine

    Priyanka Chopra, the 500 crore heroine

    MUMBAI: Establishing herself as a force to reckon with, Priyanka Chopra couldn’t be more excited as her recent release Krrish 3 makes its way into the 200 crore club, making this her 4th  film to surpass the 100 crore mark.

     

    While Don 2 went on to garner an approximate 107 crores in the domestic market, Agneepath grossed over 133 crores and Barfi had cash registers ringing to the tune of 175 crores worldwide, her recent Krrish 3 has raked in Rs 255 crore worldwide in just 12 days and is still going steady at the ticket windows, reiterating the fact that Priyanka Chopra – the 500 crore heroine now stands one of the most sought after actresses in the industry given her tryst at the box office.

     

    An industry source said, “Apart from working with some of the biggest actors in the industry, Priyanka has also proved herself as a powerhouse of talent. Taking into consideration the business that four of her films have done in the last two years, she is one of the most bankable stars in the industry, not to mention amongst the most successful.”

     

    Talking about her success, Priyanka Chopra said, “It’s a great moment. I feel very proud of being a part of such successful films. Box Office is the King”.
    It’s been a busy week for Priyanka, apart from being flooded with congratulatory calls for Krrish 3, her recent special song in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram-Leela, Ram Chahe Leela… has also been well appreciated.

  • Chennai Express: This train can be boarded just once

    Chennai Express: This train can be boarded just once

    MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan, most preferred in romantic films, of which he may have done only a few, is finding it hard to find a slot lately. He has tried his hand at multiple genres recently: Ra.One, a super hero film; Don 2, an action-for-action’s-sake film; Jab Tak Hai Jaan, where he plays a larger than life bomb expert. Somehow, he does not seem to have found the right fit. Chennai Express is the outcome of this confusing situation as the film can’t define its genre even after it has run through 143 minutes. Is it a comedy, a road movie, an action movie or a romance? And is it a Hindi or a Tamil movie?

    Shah Rukh Khan’s halwai grandfather has passed away and his last wish is that his grandson should immerse his ashes in the sea at Rameshwaram. However, Khan and his friends had plans to holiday in Goa. This assignment comes as a hurdle in their plans. However, Khan’s friends convince him that even if he immersed the ashes at Goa, they would finally end up reaching the sea at Rameshwaram! This is the first warning of what is to come. Since the grandmother plans to see off Khan at the station, he plans to take a south bound train, get off at the first station nearby and join his friends for a road trip to Goa.

    Khan spots Deepika Padukone running to catch the train which has started moving and helps her in. He also helps four mean and scary looking guys board the running train. It turns out that Deepika, who is running away from her father who is in a village near Chennai, catches a train going towards her father. The four goons Khan helped board the train are her father’s henchmen, chasing her to take her back to her village. Her father, who is the local don, plans to marry her off to a strongman from another village, Nikitin Dheer against her wishes. That would help him extend his power further.

    Producers: Gauri Khan, Karim Morani, Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapoor.

    Director: Rohit Shetty.
    Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Nikitin Dheer, Sathyaraj, Manorama, Kamini Kaushal, Lekh Tandon.

    Deepika blames Khan for her problem. He decides to help her but his attempts are thwarted by the foursome. They are a dangerous lot which they demonstrate first by throwing away Khan’s costly cell phone from the train and later by throwing out the TC. Deepika and Khan communicate through Hindi film songs as if they are singing a duet; the goons couldn’t care less since the things are very much under their control.

    Finally, they arrive at her village. But since it is not a scheduled stop, the goons pull the chain and out there, to welcome the boss’ daughter, is a crowd of hundreds. Khan could have continued with his journey but, for whatever reason, he also decides to tag along! Since Deepika does not want to marry Dheer, she introduces Khan as the guy she loves and plans to marry. The son-in-law to be is cheered by the villagers. But Dheer is not the kind to give in so easily. He challenges Khan to a fight the next morning. This is one giant problem for Khan for that is how Dheer compares to Khan in physique. The only way to survive is to escape.

    Khan and Deepika plan to escape before the duel starts, but Khan spoils the plan by getting drunk. Still, he steals a bike and manages to get away, only to crash near a police station. The Sikh cop, Mukesh Trivedi, hides him in a safe place which, when he wakes up, turns out to be a smugglers’ dhow heading towards Sri Lanka. Soon the dhow is raided and Khan taken back to the village he had run from.

    It is her wedding day when, once again, Khan and Deepika escape, this time to fall in love for real. Khan wants to take her honourably and comes back to her village, to the don, the mob and Dheer. In a sudden burst of enthusiasm he beats up all the goons, armed as well as unarmed and, finally, also takes on Dheer!

    Chennai Express is a poor story idea badly developed. The script has no substance and a lot of footage is filled with nothing happening or, in second half, by crowding the footage with three songs almost back-to-back. Except at two or three places, the comedy is pathetic and the jokes are all decades-old PJs. The music score is generally no help and the only well tuned song is Titli… In fact, some songs sound like they have been dubbed from Tamil songs.

    The Rohit Shetty touch is missing here; there is not much entertainment to be found, even of the mindless variety. Photography is good. Dialogue is uninspiring. A lot of Tamil is used in dialogue without sub titles which is very curious: there is not much to understand in this film but this shows a disregard for the audience. Editing is slack.

    Deepika shines and is the only worthy performer in the film. Khan, sad to say, resorts to buffoonery when not overacting; his fans expect better. Dheer is aptly sinister.

    Chennai Express may not generate good word of mouth but, thanks to the Eid weekend release at 3500 screens with multiplexes running 12 to 16 shows, it is sure to amass bumper weekend collections and help avoid a big setback.

  • Morocco to host 100 years of Indian cinema with special tribute to Yash Chopra

    Morocco to host 100 years of Indian cinema with special tribute to Yash Chopra

    MUMBAI: A centenary celebration of Indian cinema has been planned in Marrakech, the third largest city of the African Nation Morocco.

    The gala will kick off on 1 December and will see an Indian delegation led by Amitabh Bachchan comprising of film actors like Hrithik Roshan, Tabu, Abhay Deol, Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra and Sridevi among others.

    Bachchan said, "I remember with deep gratitude, my last visit to Marrakech in October 2003 and the warmth and the hospitality that was extended to us during our short stay. I look forward to the pleasure of being there again."

    It is also said that the occasion will also have a special tribute for the late Yash Chopra whose last directorial venture Jab Tak Hai Jaan will be screened. According to sources, Shah Rukh Khan would be present for the occasion.

    Films that will be screened during the festival include Don, Don 2, Jodhaa Akbar, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Student of the Year, English Vinglish, Veer Zaara and Barfi!.

  • Gattu wins Berlinale special mention

    Gattu wins Berlinale special mention

    MUMBAI: Rajan Khosa‘s film Gattu has been honoured with a special mention at the 62nd Berlin film festival. The film, produced by the Children‘s Film Society of India, won the award in the Generation KPlus category in which films meant for children are screened.


    Khosa said in a statement, “I‘m very thrilled. To children, I wish to say, believe in your dreams against all odds and your dreams will come true. And to adults, I wish to say, make sure all across the world, that no child remains on the street, but in the trustful environment of the school.”


    The film is portrayal of India‘s have-nots and the dreams of children living in want. Gattu, an 82 minute-feature, is a charming look at a street boy whose passion for flying kites gets him into the stickiest of situations.


    The director narrates Gattu in a way that is neither condescending nor preachy, while holding the attention of both the young and the older audiences through the right notes of pain and hope.


    Khosa had earlier won a Special Mention from the young people‘s jury at Berlin with his debut feature Dance of the Wind in 1997.


    “It is a proud moment for all of us in CFSI. Berlinale is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world and the little street urchin Gattu won many a heart by his witty pranks and his determination to fulfill his dream,” commented CFSI CEO Sushovan Banerjee.


    Earlier, Farhan Akhtar‘s Don 2 had a special gala screening at the Berlinale.

  • Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu nets Rs 195 mn in opening weekend

    Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu nets Rs 195 mn in opening weekend

    MUMBAI: With poor content and having failed to generate any excitement, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu opened to a timid response.

    The collections improved marginally on Saturday and reached a peak to decent collections on Sunday to end the opening weekend with Rs 195 million. The Sunday collections were better at metro multiplexes; drop as the new week opens is noticeable.

    Gali Gali Chor Hai, a dull satire on corrupt system, finds total rejection, barely managing to complete its seven-day run at most centres. It ended the week with Rs 45 million.

    Love You To Death added some more loss to its making budget of Rs 25 million in the form of release cost.

    Agneepath reaped the benefit of inconsequential opposition and went on to collect a reasonable Rs 233 million in its second week to take its total to Rs 1.11 billion.

    Of the previous releases, Chaalis Chaurasi and Ghost (fourth week), Players (fifth) and Don2 (seventh), the collection was between few thousands to couple of lakhs of rupees, thus hardly impacting their standings.

    The Dirty Picture is the only film to add over half a million with collections of Rs 600,000 to take its total to Rs 839.1 million.

  • Small releases turn big flops

    Small releases turn big flops

    Mumbai: Considering its making and face value, Gali Gali Chor Hai, made at an unseemly budget of Rs 190 million, stands to lose almost all with a poor opening weekend of about Rs 24 million and exhibitors looking to withdraw the film from cinema halls due to poor audience attendance.

    Love You To Death got a very poor box office response.

    With a seesaw like first week of ups and downs in collections, Agneepath finally managed to finish its first eight days at Rs 880 million with a major chunk of Rs 230 million coming from its 26th January opening day. The second weekend is faring well at select centres with collections of about Rs 130 million.

    Players collects a token Rs 500,000 in its fourth week to take its tally to Rs 290.5 million.

    Don2, coming at the end of its run, has collected Rs 500,000 in its sixth week to take its total to Rs 1.115 billion.

    Dirty Picture mopped up Rs 1 million in its ninth week, taking its total to Rs 838.5 million.

  • Reliance MediaWorks to strengthen presence in South India

    Reliance MediaWorks to strengthen presence in South India

    MUMBAI: Reliance ADA Group company Reliance MediaWorks plans to deepen its presence in the Tamil and Telugu markets as it looks to expand its domestic entertainment services portfolio across films, broadcast and television commercials through strategic alliances, capacity expansion and leveraging of existing relationships.

    To strengthen the services offerings in South India market, Reliance MediaWorks has recently partnered with VenSat to expand its VFX, CG and Animation capabilities and create a studio in Chennai. It has also tied up with Annapurna Studios to manage and operate their studio facility and operate and expand the Digital Post Production facility at the Hyderabad studios.

    Reliance MediaWorks CEO Anil Arjun said, “In 2012, we plan to deepen our presence in the Tamil and Telugu market through our strategic alliances and additionally further strengthen our service offerings and leverage of existing relationships with capacity expansion and new strategic partnerships. With production values constantly going up we see a significant potential and growth opportunity.”

    Reliance MediaWorks had offered varied services such as Motion Picture Processing, Digital Intermediate (DI), Digital Cinema mastering, Promos and trailer services and visual effects for 110 out of 114 Bollywood films that released in 2011. The company also handled DI and VFX for over 65 films besides starting to offer 3D Conversion services to Bollywood Studios, Don 2 being its first domestic project.

    The company, which also operates digital restoration and content processing services facilities in India, has restored over 250 legacy films in 2011 which includes titles like Sholay, Laawaris, Devdas and Do Bhigha Zameen.

  • Agneepath nets Rs 620 mn in opening weekend

    Agneepath nets Rs 620 mn in opening weekend

    MUMBAI: Agneepath, a remake of the 1990 film of the same title from Dharma Productions, has taken an outstanding opening, making the most of its release on Thursday, 26 January, the Republic Day holiday.

    The opening day collections touched an all time high of Rs 230 million. However, due to lack of appreciation and bad worth of mouth, the film registered a drastic drop of over 50 per cent over the next two days.

    The collections of the Hrithik Roshan-starrer gained some respectability on Sunday to end the weekend at approximately Rs 620 million.

    Meanwhile, Chaalis Chaurasi has collected Rs 6 million in its second week, taking its total to Rs 27 million.

    Ghost remains reasonably steady and manages to stay above the Rs 10 million-mark in its second week to collect Rs 13 million. Its two-week collections stand at Rs 81 million.

    Players added Rs 25 million in its third week, taking its total to Rs 290 million.

    Don 2 collected a symbolic Rs 8 million in its fifth week. The movie has so far netted Rs 1.11 billion.

    The Dirty Picture added Rs 4 million, ending with Rs 837.5 million over eight weeks.

  • German premiere of Don 2 at Berlinale

    German premiere of Don 2 at Berlinale

    MUMBAI: Excel Entertainment’s Don 2 will have its German premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) with a German dubbed version on 11 February. The film would also release simultaneously in mainstream theatres in the country.

    Those of who will be attending the premiere among the cast are Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and producers Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani.

    The Berlin International Film Festival is a source of inspiration in the global film community. The festival is laced with film programmes, workshops, panel discussions and joint projects with other social and cultural actors.

    Besides the German release, Don 2 will also be releasing in Russia, Turkey, Israel, France, China and Korea.