ITV

Tag: Gattu

  • Kya Super Kool collects Rs 231 mn in first three days

    Kya Super Kool collects Rs 231 mn in first three days

    MUMBAI: Kya Super Kool Hai Hum has withstood the box-office limitations of the Ramzan month, collecting Rs 231 million in the opening weekend.

    Balaji Telefilms‘ Girish Johar claims this to be the biggest opening weekend collection for a Ramzan month release.

    Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai fared miserably to collect a little over Rs one million in its first week.

    Challo Driver netted just Rs 600,000 in its first week, while Gattu, a Children‘s Film Society enterprise, collected Rs 1.5 million.

    Cocktail‘s box office total stood at Rs 713 million with Rs 175 million coming from the second week.

    Bol Bachchan did reasonably well in its third week to collect Rs 109 million. This took its three-week total to Rs 930 million.

    Gangs Of Wasseypur collected Rs 2.5 million in its fifth week to take its total to Rs 267 million.

    Ferrari KI Sawaari added Rs 1.3 million in its sixth week. The movie has so far collected Rs 282.8 million.

    Having netted Rs 2.5 million in the eighth week of its run, Rowdy Rathore has mopped up Rs 1.38 billion so far.

  • CFSI fails at the box office with Gattu

    MUMBAI: The Children‘s Film Society of India (CFSI) has failed to find box office success with its films yet again. The award-winning Gattu failed to win theatrical audiences, disappointing CFSI‘s commercial attempt made after a 16-year gap.

    The last film that CFSI released was Santosh Sivan‘s Halo in 1996.

    Gattu, directed by Rajan Khosa, is a film about a small child‘s passion to fulfill his dreams helps him get admission in a school. It won several awards including the ‘Best Film’ award at the 12th New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).

    Gattu had good opportunity as all the Friday releases were weak and proved to be disasters at the box office. Stale and out of sync in its content and treatment, Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai proved to be a commercial dud.

    Challo Driver met with a similar fate, failing to find patrons as it lacked face value and enough promotion.

    Meanwhile, despite a limited exposure, as most screens were blocked by Bol Bachchan, Cocktail excelled to find appreciation from the youth. The film collected Rs 538 million and was holding steady in the second weekend as well.

    Bol Bachchan remained fair in its second week, mopping up Rs 216 million, to take its total net collections at the box office to Rs 821 million.

    Teri Meri Kahaani ran out of steam in its fourth week, while Gangs Of Wasseypur added Rs 6 million in its fourth week to take its total to Rs 264.5 million.

    Ferrari Ki Sawaari added Rs 5 million in its fifth week. Its total net collections so far stood at Rs 281.5 million.

    Rowdy Rathore collected Rs 5 million in its seventh week to take its tally to Rs 1.38 billion.

  • IFFLA to screen Paan Singh Tomar

    IFFLA to screen Paan Singh Tomar

    MUMBAI: The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) will celebrate its 10th year anniversary this year with the screening of Tigmanshu Dhulia‘s Paan Singh Tomar in the festival that will run from 10 to 15 April.

    Paan Singh Tomar is the real-life story of Paan Singh Tomar, a seven-time national champion athlete and Army jawan who became one of India‘s most infamous bandits. The film stars Bollywood favorites Irrfan Khan, Mahi Gill, Vipin Sharma, Imran Hasnee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
    The fest is also introducing a Family Day to this year‘s event line-up. This year, 14 April will mark the debut of IFFLA‘s new Family Day. “This year, as part of our ongoing commitment to provide a complete festival experience, IFFLA is excited to create a day of family fun and activities for adults and children alike. Our addition of a Family Day is a perfect complement to the screenings of GATTU and WATCH INDIAN CIRCUS. We want to invite everyone to join us at ArcLight Hollywood to celebrate Indian cinema and to connect those who may not have experienced India‘s rich heritage,” said IFFLA Board member Carla Sanders.

    Family Day fun begins with the screening of Rajan Khosa‘s acclaimed film Gattu that garnered a special mention at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival.Following the screening a series of free events in the courtyard of ArcLight Hollywood which includes Story Time hosted by Parvesh Cheena (of Outsourced fame) who will read Gita Wolf‘s award-winning children‘s classic The Very Hungry Lion. Arts and Crafts hour which will be led by Los Angeles teachers and artists will culminate with a Bollywood dance lesson for the entire crowd.
    Also free to festival-goers will be the addition of ‘From Script to Screen: The Making Of Patang. The film, the festival‘s closing night film, took years to get from script to screen and this discussion would be an intimate talk about that journey.
    This year‘s 5th edition of Rhythm Village will feature a special commemorative event on 12 April at the Supper Club in Hollywood. The IFFLA Rhythm Village Anniversary Party will feature live performances by Bhangra superstar Jassi Sidhu, world music stars Bombay Dub Orchestra, the eclectic fusion band Elephants With Guns and DJ sets by DJ Ben G, and Doc Bladez.
    On 13 April, Rhythm Village will move back to its traditional home at the ArcLight Hollywood courtyard for two days. The outdoor musical program promises to entertain audiences with world-class musicians, enchanting singer-songwriters, eclectic fusion bands, groovy DJ sets, and a variety of captivating dance forms. There will be a live dance lesson by contemporary Indian dance pioneer Achinta McDaniel of the Blue 13, on Saturday April 14th in the courtyard.

  • Gattu to release on 20 April

    Gattu to release on 20 April

    MUMBAI: After getting a lot of praise in several international film festivals including the recently concluded Berlin Film Festival, Children‘s Film Society’s film Gattu is being readied for release in India on 20 April.

    Talking about the film CFSI chairperson Nandita Das said, “Gattu is a fun film, full of charm and adventure, made with sensitivity and a keen cinematic eye. Gattu’s desire to fulfill his dream speaks to both, children and adults alike. We are delighted to produce this film as part of rejuvenating the Children’s Film Society, India. We hope to reach out to millions of children within the country and elsewhere, to share with them the journey of an orphan boy who finds a reality that is bigger than his dream.”

    Gattu is the story of a little village orphan child labourer, whose aim is to cut the large black kite Kaali with his kite-flying skills. The adventurous spirit of this little boy finally leads him to leading a normal kid‘s life, complete with an adoring foster parent in his employer and education!

    Berlinale 2012‘s International Jury Generation Kplus awarded a special mention to the film. On his Berlinale experience, CFSI CEO Sushovan Banerjee said, “Berlin was a very proud moment for us at CFSI. Gattu is a movie that will touch a lot of hearts and I am sure that the audience in India will connect with this little street urchin determined to fulfill his dream.”

    The film stars Mohammad Samad as Gattu, Naresh Kumar as Anees Bhai and Bhura as Tiger the sheep.

  • 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.

  • Gattu and Don 2 to feature at Berlin Intl fest

    Gattu and Don 2 to feature at Berlin Intl fest

    MUMBAI: Rajan Khosa’s Gattu has become the second film chosen to be screened at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in the Generation Kplus segment. Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Don 2 will also feature in the festival.

    Produced by the Children Film Society of India (CFSI), Gattu has been acclaimed at other fests too.

    The Shah Rukh Khan film will screen for two reasons: the film, being financed by the German government, would attract viewers there; besides, in the process, it would have its German premiere.

    A total of 58 short and full-length films from 32 countries have been selected for the Generation Kplus and Generation 14-plus competitions. Two of these films will be screening out of competition.

    Members of the International jury are- Scottish documentary filmmaker, Mark Cousins, author and festival programmer, Rasmus Horskj?r from Denmark, film commissioner for children and youth at the Danish Film Institute Frieder Schlaich, German filmmaker cum producer and distributor Marité Ugas from Peru, director of the film El Chico Que Miente, Maxine Williamson from Australia, and artistic director of the Asian Pacific Screen Academy.

    The festival will be held from 9-19 February.