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  • TV and film actor Sidharth Shukla passes away at 40

    TV and film actor Sidharth Shukla passes away at 40

    Mumbai: Popular TV and film actor Sidharth Shukla has passed away at the age of 40. He was admitted to Cooper Hospital on Thursday after suffering a heart attack. The hospital confirmed his death on arrival and post mortem and police procedures are underway, according to a PTI report.

    Shukla made his TV debut on the Hindi show “Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na” in 2008. He has appeared on shows like “CID” and “Love U Zindagi”. He is best known for his appearance on “Balika Vadhu” where he played the lead.

    Shukla has also made several appearances on reality TV including shows including “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6″, “Khatron Ke Khiladi 7″, and “Bigg Boss 13″.

    He made his film debut with Dharma Productions’ “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania” where he played a supporting role.

    The actor was last seen in Ekta Kapoor’s “Broken But Beautiful 3” in which he played the role of Agastya.

    He is survived by his mother and two sisters.

  • Dharma movies to be shown on Spuul VOD

    Dharma movies to be shown on Spuul VOD

    MUMBAI: Digital video-on-demand (VOD) platform Spuul has partnered with Dharma Productions for its existing library. This move is in keeping with their strategy for 2016 to become the dominant player in the Indian movie content – both Bollywood and regional.

    In addition to the Hindi version of Bahubali, other blockbuster movies like Kapoor & Sons, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Na Ho, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, will be added to the library for Spuul’s premium subscribers in countries rich in the Indian diaspora.

    Dharma Productions already has a licensing deal with Amazon Prime. With this, the streaming service will air the digital premieres of movies like Ae Dil Hai Mushkil starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma, Ok Jaanu featuring Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, and Badrinath Ki Dulhania, which has Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.

    With this deal, existing Prime members will have access to unlimited streaming of this popular content as a part of their Prime membership.

    “We are extremely excited to partner with Dharma, and to add their films to our library. Movies from Karan Johar’s production house continue to be a favourite amongst film lovers, and we’re only facilitating a platform for viewers to watch their all time favourite films,” said Spuul Global CEO Subin Subaiah. This is a non-exclusive deal for territories outside India..

    These movies will be available across platforms like web, mobile (iOS, Android), smart TV (Samsung, Panasonic, LG), Airplay on iOS, Fire on Amazon and Chromecast on Android)

  • Dharma movies to be shown on Spuul VOD

    Dharma movies to be shown on Spuul VOD

    MUMBAI: Digital video-on-demand (VOD) platform Spuul has partnered with Dharma Productions for its existing library. This move is in keeping with their strategy for 2016 to become the dominant player in the Indian movie content – both Bollywood and regional.

    In addition to the Hindi version of Bahubali, other blockbuster movies like Kapoor & Sons, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Na Ho, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, will be added to the library for Spuul’s premium subscribers in countries rich in the Indian diaspora.

    Dharma Productions already has a licensing deal with Amazon Prime. With this, the streaming service will air the digital premieres of movies like Ae Dil Hai Mushkil starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma, Ok Jaanu featuring Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, and Badrinath Ki Dulhania, which has Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.

    With this deal, existing Prime members will have access to unlimited streaming of this popular content as a part of their Prime membership.

    “We are extremely excited to partner with Dharma, and to add their films to our library. Movies from Karan Johar’s production house continue to be a favourite amongst film lovers, and we’re only facilitating a platform for viewers to watch their all time favourite films,” said Spuul Global CEO Subin Subaiah. This is a non-exclusive deal for territories outside India..

    These movies will be available across platforms like web, mobile (iOS, Android), smart TV (Samsung, Panasonic, LG), Airplay on iOS, Fire on Amazon and Chromecast on Android)

  • Dharma earns Rs 100 crore opening weekend in 2014

    Dharma earns Rs 100 crore opening weekend in 2014

    MUMBAI: Dharma Productions had a busy 2014 with a romance hat trick in the first half of the year – Hasee Toh Phasee along with Phantom Production, 2 States along with Nadiadwala Grandsons & UTV; and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania in July.  With its last release Ungli, Dharma has become a production house with probably the widest range of film varieties this year.

     

    All the films had something unique about them – right from a romedy with a fresh storyline, to a bestseller adaptation, to a tribute to legendary Bollywood love stories. Whereas, Ungli was film from a genre unknown to Dharma until now. This year, Dharma also became the launchpad for three more promising directors – Vinil Matthew (Hasee Toh Phasee), Abhishek Varman (2 States) and Shashank Khaitan (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania). Ungli was Rensil D’silva’s second outing with Dharma.

     

    With the audience accepting all these films with open arms, Dharma Productions is set for an exciting line-up in next two years. It will be exploring multiple collaborations and giving an opportunity to many new talents.

     

    Here’s to the youth power.

  • Singham Returns scores big at BO

    Singham Returns scores big at BO

    MUMBAI: Singham Returns made the most of its release on the Independence Day holiday on 15 August. The film touched Rs 30 crore mark on day one, a first for an Ajay Devgn film. However, the reports were not complimentary in keeping with the content and the film dropped by over 30 per cent on Saturday, while Sunday saw a small rise.

     

    The film has collected about Rs 72 crore for its first weekend. The film was expected to touch a 100 crore mark at the end of day four, also a holiday due to GokulAshtami. But, it may fall short of that target.

     

    Entertainment succumbs to its mediocre and juvenile jokes at the box office. The film, despite a solo release, collected almost Rs 31 crore for the opening weekend, just managed to add another Rs 19 crore for the next four days to take its one week tally to Rs 49.8 crore.

     

    Kick collects Rs 10.4 crore in its third week to take its three week total to Rs 223.9 crore.

     

    Hate Story 2 collects Rs 11 lakh in its fourth week to take its four week total to Rs 35.91 crore.

     

    Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania has added Rs 15 lakh in its fifth week to take its five weeks tally to Rs 76.55 crore.

  • ‘Kick’ continues successful run at BO

    ‘Kick’ continues successful run at BO

    MUMBAI: Entertainment, which opened to rather tepid response, continued to remain so; the film’s mouth publicity reports were not very complementary either. There was little raise over the Friday collections on Saturday.

     

    However, the film has been able to manage a not so encouraging Rs 30.9 crore. The film showed little improvement on Saturday but did better on Sunday improving by about 25 per cent over its Friday figures. Next weekend offers four holidays with Independence Day on Friday and Gokul Ashtami on Monday but that benefit won’t be available so much to this film as theatre chains are blocked for the release of Singham Returns. 

     

    Lateef The King Of Crime is a disaster.

     

    Kick has maintained excellent collections in its second week cashing in on open run and the aftermath of Eid. The film crossed the Rs 200 crore mark on its eleventh day and ended the second week with Rs 49.1 crore thus taking its two week total to Rs 213.05 crore.

     

    Hate Story 2 comes to the end of its run with adding Rs 20 lakh in its third week and taking its three week total to Rs 35.8 crore.

     

    Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania has collected Rs 1.20 crore in its fourth week taking its four week total to a healthy Rs 76.4 crore.

     

    Ek Villain has added 10 lakh in its sixth week to take its six week total to Rs 102.97 crore.

  • ‘Kick’ to soon enter the Rs 200 crore club

    ‘Kick’ to soon enter the Rs 200 crore club

    MUMBAI: While this week’s release, Lateef, has failed to find viewers, Kick, which was the directorial debut of producer Sajid Nadiadwala, with Salman Khan as its lead star and the Eid festival for release has created new records as it went along in the second week.

     

    Despite four days to go for the Eid, the film had a massive opening weekend of Rs 83.84 crore. Eid on Tuesday, helped the film consolidate its week days with just about as much collections as the weekend through its first week, almost doubling the weekend total with a first week total of Rs 163.95 crore. The film continued to hold sway in its second weekend with another Rs 34.02 crore there by taking its 10 day total to 197.97; in touching distance of the 200 crore mark. 

     

    Hate Story 2 has done excellent to hold its own in opposition of Kick to collect Rs 13.4 crore in its second week and taking its two week total to Rs 35.6 crore.

     

    Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania has added another Rs 3.5 crore for its third week to take its three week total to Rs 75.2 crore.

     

    Ek Villain has collected Rs 20 lakh in its fifth week to take its five week total to Rs 102.67 crore.

     

    Holday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty has added 20 lakh in its eighth week to take its eight week total to Rs 111.47 crore.

  • ‘Kick’ starts with a bang

    ‘Kick’ starts with a bang

    MUMBAI: Kick, Sajid Nadiadwala’s directorial debut, was expected to go slow till ‘Eid’ but nothing seems to stop the Salman Khan action thriller as the film took a flying start despite the fasting month of Ramzan being in its last phase where no distractions work.

     

    The film, which collected an unprecedented Rs 83.85 crore for its opening weekend, is expected to continue to add healthy figures from Eid day (29 July) onwards.

     

    Hate Story 2 has done well to collect Rs 22.2 crore in its first week. Pizza 3-D, a horror suspense film has had limited appeal, managing to collect just Rs 4.45 crore in its first week.

     

    Amit Sahni Ki List caters humour that falls flat; the film collected Rs 4.2 crore in its first week.

     

    Ek Villain collected Rs 40 lakh in its fourth week taking its four week total to Rs 102.47 crore.

     

    Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania holds on very well in its second week to add Rs 19.8 crore taking its two week total to Rs 71.7 crore.

     

    Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty adds Rs 20 lakh in its seventh week to take its seven week total to Rs 111.27 crore.

  • ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ shows its charm at the BO

    ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ shows its charm at the BO

    MUMBAI: The week’s release, an excuse to pay a homage to Yash Raj classic hit Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, is tagged as the poor man’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which won’t stop minting some fast bucks for its makers. While Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania opened to a fair response, it was the strong positive response from those who watched it that benefitted the collections get better on the weekend that followed.

     

    The film has collected about Rs 31 crore, a healthy take for the opening weekend, but is not expected to sustain as well as it enters the new working week.

     

    For the record, two regional films which are creating some box office records locally are the Punjabi film, Punjab 1984 and Riteish Deshmukh’s Marathi film, Lay Bhaari.

     

    Lekar Hum Deewana Dil, another third generation Kapoor clan starrer launching Armaan Jain, is very poor managing to collect just about Rs 2.5 crore in its first week. The pre-release promotion angle of the film was unimaginative to say the least.

     

    Bobby Jasoos remained poor in its first week despite being a fair entertainer even if not up to the mark. The film collected Rs 10.9 crore in first week. It will be a loser.

     

    Ek Villain is now an established hit. It also helps consolidate the standing of Shraddha Kapoor with another major hit to her name after Aashiqi 2. The film goes on to collect Rs 22.2 crore to take its two week total to Rs 99.4 crore.

     

    Humshakal has come to the end of its poor run at the box office not making its presence felt at all in its third week.

     

    Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty adds a symbolic Rs 55 lakh in its fifth week to take its total to Rs 110.77 crore.

     

  • ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’…Join the party

    ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’…Join the party

    MUMBAI: The title may sound confusing. Who is this Humpty Sharma? He is no legendary lover on whom tomes may have been written. It does not give away much except that the story/ scenario would obviously be set against the background of a Delhi Punjabi family. And perhaps that is something about the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge to it? Why not. After all, Dil Wale Dulhania… was an all-time hit, so what’s wrong with borrowing a bit from there?

    Varun Dhawan shyly confesses that he was a very fat child and that is how he was nicknamed Humpty. Not bad considering he could have been nicknamed Sweety or Dimppy, which could be gender defying. Varun heads a gang of three including himself in a Delhi college. The other two are Gaurav Pandey and Sahil Vaid. As in all filmy colleges, you only have a campus with a loosely hung signboard declaring that the premises is a college. He is popular with girls around for no apparent reason except that he is the hero of the story. Despite being in Delhi, for a change, he is not the son of a halwai but, as he says, the only ‘waris of the famous Vidhya Book Store’ which caters to college students’ requirements.

    For a change, Varun does not find his lady love from a college coed. She is an Ambala girl, Alia Bhatt, who is in Delhi to attend her friend’s wedding. Actually, no Punjabi love story can be told without involving a wedding. There she meets Varun who wants to date her, which she does not mind until she gets married to an NRI a few week hence. A little net practice never hurt anybody.

    This is the first man Alia has ever been exposed to. All her life she has been brought up to believe in following the family tradition: marry the guy dad chooses. Dad, Ashutosh Rana, himself has had a love marriage but since then, he has had a reason not to trust such a liaison. But apart from that, Rana is okay with giving his daughter all the freedom she wants. So she takes off for Delhi to spend time with her friend, Guncha Narula, who is due to marry soon as well as to buy a Rs 5 lakh wedding dress for herself—because Guncha has bought one worth Rs 2.5 lakh!

    Producers: Hiroo Johar, Karan Johar.

    Director: Shashank Khaitan.

    Cast: Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Ashutosh Rana, Siddharth Shukla, Kenneth Desai, Gaurav Pandey, Sahil Vaid, Mahnaz Damania, Deepika Amin, Guncha Narula, Jaswant Daman.

    Varun, quite popular in college, sees this new girl in town and as is wont of any Delhi boy, piles on. Alia is the kind who can take a Delhi boy in her stride but quite enjoys Varun’s company. Varun, on his part, has fallen head over heels. The happy days are over and Alia has to return to Ambala as her NRI fiancé is due to arrive. That is when Alia also owns up to her deep love for Varun.

    Back in Ambala, Alia has only one option and that is to forget Varun and get ready for her marriage with this NRI doctor, Siddharth Shukla. Varun chases Alia to Ambala only to be beaten black and blue by her brother and his goons. Varun is unrelenting. Shukla is arriving and Rana decides to offer Varun a chance so as to avoid any tamasha during the wedding. It is five days till wedding, Varun’s job is to hang around Shukla and find some fault in him for Rana to call off Alia’s wedding with him. But, one look at the fiancé and Varun loses all hope. He is a perfect stud with no blemish at all. Since Gaurav and Sahil are also with Varun, the fun and repartees continue. 

    Despite the latter half of the film revisiting Yashraj Films’ all-time hit, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, it is all well done. The film’s writer/director deserve all the credit for coming up with a very plausible take on Dilwale…., with a taut script peppered with witty exchanges between characters. There are some loose ends like disappearance of Shukla from the scene suddenly! The film also has the advantage of some peppy numbers in ‘Saturday Saturday’…., ‘Lucky tu lucky me’…. and a melody in ‘Samjhawan’…albeit all with heavy Punjabi flavour.

    Varun along with Gaurav and Sahil make sure one stays entertained. Alia does well, not going overboard in dramatic scenes. Rana is good while Shukla makes an impact despite a brief role. The supporting cast is adequate.

    Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania is a joyride for youth and an entertainer that also caters to other age groups. While its business may be affected to a degree due to Ramzan month, it is generally a moneymaker.