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  • Biopic on Punjabi poet Batlavi in anvil

    Biopic on Punjabi poet Batlavi in anvil

    MUMBAI: After the success of Paan Sing Tomar, biopics seem to be the flavour of the season. Yesterday we had a story that said Tigmanshu Dhulia was making a biopic of Begum Samru with Rani Mukerji.

    It has now come to light that Mudassar Aziz is set to direct a biopic on the life of the renowned Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi produced by Sunil Bohra.

    The film will revolve around the poet’s troubled love life and will be helmed by Mudassar Aziz. Casting for the film is yet to take place. “Batalvi’s poems have been an inspiration for many and Batalvi Sahab is loved across borders, in India as well as Pakistan. He was one of the most romantic poets and what can be a bigger tribute than a film on his own love story that ended tragically though,” said Bohra in a statement.

    Batalvi was the youngest recipient of Sahitya Akademy Award for his epic verse play, Loona. After he couldn’t marry the girl he loved deeply, he took to alcoholism.

    Later, he married another girl chosen by his family, who he thought resembled his love. Batalvi died due to chronic alcoholism at 35.

    The lyrics of Batalvi’s famous poem, Ajj Din Chadeya Tere Rang Varga, were used in a song from actor-producer Saif Ali Khan’s film, Love Aaj Kal.

  • Paan Sigh Tomar collects Rs 120 mn in 2 weeks, says UTV

    Paan Sigh Tomar collects Rs 120 mn in 2 weeks, says UTV

    MUMBAI: UTV has said that its release Paan Singh Tomar, the biopic of a soldier-athlete who turned a dacoit, has collected Rs 120 million at the domestic box office.

    The film was made on a shoestring budget of Rs 45 million.

    UTV Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapur said, “Great content, superb reviews, incredible word of mouth and a perfectly targeted distribution strategy has played a significant role in the film‘s success. In the second week of its run, we have gone wider with a release in the Gulf and in 20 additional Tier 2 and 3 cities in India.”

    He added that the film’s success vindicated a long held belief that audiences today are open to new styles of storytelling and new genres of cinema, as long as they are engaging and entertaining. “At UTV, we have consistently kept the faith in new filmmakers and new genres and are thrilled today to see this cinema achieve the sort of commercial success nobody thought possible.”

    Director Tigmanshu Dhulia added, “This story was with me for more than 10 years and now to see the same story materialise into a film opening to packed theaters fills me with immense pride. It is a fascinating tale and I am really grateful to each and every one who has made this movie a huge success and for the kind of efforts and research that went behind making this film. As a director, it is very encouraging to see that the audiences are ready to consume films that redefine the general norms of filmmaking.”

  • Paan Sing Tomar nets Rs 40 mn at BO in dull week

    Paan Sing Tomar nets Rs 40 mn at BO in dull week

    MUMBAI: The week was crowded with as many as four releases, despite a dull period. While all the films had poor or nil opening response, Paan Singh Tomar seems to have found some favour with the audience.

    The athlete-turned-dacoit film opened poorly on Friday with figures well under Rs 10 million; however, the second day showed a marked improvement with Sunday collections more than doubling. The film closed its first weekend with a little over Rs 40 million.

    London Paris New York had an unimpressive opening coming as it does during exams and, hence, missed out on its target audience. The film could not manage to improve much during the weekend to finish with Rs 34 million.

    Diary of a Butterfly and Will You Marry Me found no takers.

    Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya collected Rs 112 million in its first week; most of it came from the first three days. Jodi Breakers slid further after the weekend to collect Rs 84 million in its first week.

    Ekk Deewana Tha, Married To America and ? (Question Mark) showed a token presence in their second week.

    Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu collected Rs 13.5 million in its third week to take its three-week tally to Rs 406.5 million; released as a joint venture between the producer and Hiralaxmi Films with the all-India theatrical price determined at Rs 250 million, the film may fall short by about Rs 50 million.

    Agneepath added Rs 5 million in its fifth week to take its total collections to Rs 1.20 billion.