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  • Blockbusters of 2012 figure in worst film nominations in Kela Awards

    Blockbusters of 2012 figure in worst film nominations in Kela Awards

    NEW DELHI: Contrary to common perception, actors Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Anoushka Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha, and Deepika Padukone are among the artistes nominated for the worst acting of the year.

    ‘Housefull 2’, ‘Son of Sardar’, ‘Khiladi 786’, ‘Dabangg 2’, ‘Jab tak hai jaan’ and ’Joker’ are nominated for the worst films of the year and will vie for the Golden Kela award..

    Shirish Kunder for ‘Joker’, Arbaaz Khan for ‘Dabangg 2’, Kabir Khan for ‘Ek tha tiger’ and Sajid Khan for ‘Housefull 2’ vie for the worst directors of the year.

    The worst sequels of the year are Dabangg 2, Housefull2, Jannat 2, Jism 2, Raaz 3, Kya super Kool hain Hum, Bhoot Returns, and 1920 Evil Returns.

    The Golden Kela Awards ceremony will take place in March at the India Habitat Centre.

    The Golden Kela Awards, the Indian version of Razzies – “Golden Raspberry Awards" – for awarding the worst in the film making industry will be awarding the worst of Bollywood in the year 2012. Voting will begin on 1 January at www.goldenkela.com and close on 1 March 2013.

    Jatin Varma, Founder, Golden Kela Awards, said, “We have our hands full with some of the finely made Kela-full movies and performances of the year 2012. As expected, sequels topped the chart this year with 8 nominations in the Worst Sequel category. I see a tough competition in the Worst Actor (Female) Category also; voters will have a tough time choosing between Anushka Sharma, Sonakshi Sinha, Farah Khan, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty.”

    The most irritating songs are ‘Chinta ta chita chita’ from ‘Rowdy Rathore’, ‘Son of Sardar’ from the film of the same name, ‘Anarkali Disco Chali’ from Housefull2, and Hookah Bar from Khiladi 786.

    The most atrocious lyrics are: Anvita Dutt for Ishq wala Love (Student of the Year), Amitabh BhattacharyaHalkat Jawani (Heroine) Shabbir Ahmed for Bipasha Bipasha (Jodi Breakers) Shabbir Ahmed for Po Po (Son Of Sardar) Sameer Anjaan for Chinta Ta Chita Chita (Rowdy Rathore) and Himesh Reshammiya for Hookah Bar (Khiladi 786).

    Jatin adds, “In the 5th edition of Golden Kela Awards we could not help but Nominate Indian Moviegoers in the Bawara ho gaya hai ke award category for spending more than Rs six billion on worthless films."

    Indian Moviegoers have been nominated for ‘Bawra Ho gayaa ke’ award for spending more than Rs 6 billion on Bol Bachchan, Housefull 2, Agneepath, Rowdy Rathore, Ek Tha Tiger, Khiladi 786 and Dabangg 2. Others nominated for this award are Homi Adjania for following up Being Cyrus with Cocktail, Sanjay Khandvi for taking his own awesome Ek Chaalis Ki Last Local, setting it in Delhi and making Kismat Love Paisa Dilli…and doing a horrible job of it, Ali Azmat for sounding like a parody of his former self in the song Maula from Jism 2.

    Karisma Kapoor, Chandrachur Singh, Aftab Shivdasani, Shiney Ahuja, Prachi Desai, and Jackie Bhagnani have been nominated for the ‘Why Are You Still Trying?’ Award for the people who surprised us by their presence, even though we thought their careers were long over.

    Awards will also be given for ‘The Mera Naam Joker Award’ for Longest Film Of the Year. ‘Bas Kijiye Bahut Ho Gaya’, ‘Beta, Tumse Na Ho Payega’, and ‘Super Hit Of the Year’.

    The Golden anti-Kela awards will also be announced for films that were the saving graces by being meaningful while being in mainstream cinema.

  • Life of Pi works its magic; SOS battles it out

    Life of Pi works its magic; SOS battles it out

    MUMBAI: Hollywood director Ang Lee‘s Life Of Pi did well at the elite multiplexes in metros in its opening weekend collecting Rs 136.5 million.

    Yash Chopra‘s last directorial venture Jab Tak Hai Jaan seems to have made the most of the post Diwali holidays, especially at the multiplexes to complete its ten-day first week with Rs 984.1 million. The collections, however, tapered down from Monday (Rs 53.6 million on Monday and Rs 35.4 million on Thursday). The film collected Rs 113 million in its second weekend as the shows were reduced at most screens.

    Ajay Devgn-starrer Son Of Sardar, which had been deprived of the better patronised single screens, went on to collect Rs 812 million in its first ten-day week.

    1920 – Evil Returns could not sustain in front of two major releases despite Diwali holidays.

    Student Of The Year added about Rs one million in its fifth week to take its total tally to Rs 609 million.

  • Son of Sardar rakes in 715 mn in first week

    Son of Sardar rakes in 715 mn in first week

    MUMBAI: Ajay Devgn‘s ‘Son of Sardaar‘ has netted Rs 715.3 million for the first seven days since its release on 13 November, an official release said.

    The film achieved an opening box office collection of Rs 107.2 million. It has been received especially well in circuits like Delhi, U.P, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Bihar which are dominated by single screens followed by multiplexes along with part of the Mumbai circuit (Maharashtra and Gujarat).

    Son of Sardar is present in 2000 screens across the nation. The movie‘s collections peaked on 14 November at Rs 162.1 million, the release stated.

    Son Of Sardaar is a Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Eros International presentation produced by Ajay Devgn Ffilms and YRV Infra & Media (P) Ltd Production is directed by Ashwni Dhir.

  • Bal Thackeray’s death hit BO collections

    Bal Thackeray’s death hit BO collections

    MUMBAI: Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Yash Chopra‘s last directorial romantic story, was awaited with much expectation which was not met by this three hour saga, looking at the public response. The film was released in direct opposition of a mass entertainer, Son Of Sardar, after much controversy on sharing screen space with Yash Raj Film having cornered a chunk of better single screens using their Salman Khan starrer Ek Tha Tiger as leverage thus leaving little for Son Of Sardar.

    This offered the audience an option and it showed on the collections as Jab Tak Hai Jaan could manage only Rs 152.3 million on Tuesday (13 November), the Diwali day, then peaking on the next, the New Year day with Rs 195.4 million and then finding its level on Thursday with Rs 144.5 million.

    The collection figures tapered thereafter; Sunday which collected Rs 99.6 million could have been better by at least Rs 20 million as the film‘s collections suffered due to closure of cinemas in Maharashtra for most part of the weekend due to the demise of Balasaheb Thackeray.

    According to Girish Wankhede of Cinemax chain, all the 66 group screens in Maharashtra had to cancel three shows each on Saturday and all five shows each on Sunday, these shows being the cream of the week. Same was the case with other multiplex screens. The collections also suffered to an extent in the North due to closure of Wave group multiplexes from Saturday afternoon and whole of Sunday following a tragedy in the owners‘ family. Jab Tak Hai Jaan ended its six-day festive weekend with Rs 807.3 million.

    Son Of Sardar had to fight for screens till the end and distributors could not advertise in time (where all the movie was going to be screen). However, the film did hit the screens as scheduled with less number of screens than they would have liked to open. An old fashioned action comedy about two warring families, the film met with mixed response. However, its cluttered cast and their antics earned it the label of ‘entertainer‘. The film opened with a moderate Rs 100.72 million on Tuesday, the Diwali day, as expected it peaked the next day being the New Year day with Rs 162.1 million before settling down to average levels. The film suffered on Saturday and Sunday for the same reasons as Jab Tak Hai Jaan and went on to end its six day festival season with Rs 660.2 million.

    1920 – Evil Returns could enjoy a limited run despite holding steady in the second week since the film had to be discontinued from most screens to make way for new releases, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son Of Sardar, on Tuesday. The film still managed to collect a decent Rs 47 million taking its tally to Rs 233 million.

    Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana collected Rs 13.5 million in its second week taking its total to Rs 78.5 million.

    Student Of The Year mopped up approx Rs 10 million in its fourth week. It has netted Rs 608 million so far.

    English Vinglish collected Rs five million taking its tally at the end of the sixth week to Rs 373.5 million.

    OMG Oh My God! has collected Rs 3.8 million in its seventh week. The movie‘s box office score after seven weeks is Rs 769.3 million.

  • YRF replies to makers of Son of Sardar

    YRF replies to makers of Son of Sardar

    MUMBAI: Yash Raj Films (YRF) has replied sternly to Eros International, Viacom18 and Ajay Devgn Films‘ legal notice over the release of Jab Tak Hai Jaan opposite Devgn starrer Son of Sardar.

    Below is the official statement from YRF:

    “We were indeed quite surprised to receive an intimation from Ajay Devgn Films‘ lawyers today saying that they had filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India against YRF, alleging malpractice committed by us in connection with the release of Jab Tak Hai Jaan and thereby affecting the release of Son of Sardar. For a company like ours, which has maintained the highest standards of work ethics and fair play, this has really come as a shock.

    We would like to clarify, at the outset, that we still haven‘t received any notice from the Commission and will suitably represent our stance if and when called upon to do so. Worldwide, as well as in India, distributers often sign deals for their complete annual slate of films to simplify the process. We trust the Competition Commission will also see it as universally acceptable fair business practice.

    As we have mentioned in the past, all the exhibitors, when approached by us earlier this year for booking their theatres, were happy to play out Yashji‘s movie considering their long standing and emotional relationship and goodwill with YRF of over 40 years. A Yash Chopra/Shah Rukh Khan movie, coming after a gap of 8 long years, did not need any coercion for contractual screening. Additionally, some exhibitors, who played Ek Tha Tiger, have chosen not to screen Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

    Interestingly, of the 10500 plus single screens available on an all-India basis, we have booked less than 1500 single screens (an industry norm for an A-lister movie), a fact that has been common knowledge for some time now. If this was an issue, why wasn‘t it raised earlier? Why wait till now when both films are nearing release?

    We had announced Jab Tak Hai Jaan would be a Diwali 2012 release as far back as 27th June 2011 and thereafter every press release of ours reiterated this. Given that most big ticket films avoid simultaneous releases, it was odd that Son of Sardar announced their release for the same day almost a year later on 29th May 2012. They were also able to lock their final distribution partner as late as 4th Oct 2012. It would seem odd that they would expect us to wait for our release plans to be put in place till they had finalised theirs!

    It is also unfair to say that we are in any way in a dominant position. While we are releasing just three films this year, the two production houses in question, VIACOM 18 & EROS, who are distributing Son of Sardar, have a total release strength of almost 27 films in a year.

    Everyone agrees that the festive time of Diwali has space for two simultaneous releases. Give the audience a choice to choose the one they want to watch. Few of the exhibitors have already chosen, on the basis of a business decision, the one they want to exhibit.”

  • Son Of Sardar to release on 13 November

    Son Of Sardar to release on 13 November

    MUMBAI: Ajay Devgn Films and Viacom18 Motion Pictures have decided to release the Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Juhi Chawla-starrer Son Of Sardar during the Diwali vacations on 13 November.

    The film is a remake of Telugu movie Maryada Ramanna. It is the story of Raghava Rao marrying Ramineedu’s sister. However, the families differ on a point and factional feuds run between them. Raghava Rao comes to know that Ramineedu’s brother Ankineedu has returned from jail and to avenge his vengeance, Raghava Rao attacks him.

    Both Raghava Rao and Ankineedu die in the clash. Raghava Rao”s wife takes away his son Ramu to Hyderabad and brings him up there. After 28 years, Ramu returns to the village to sell away his five-acre land. During his journey to the village, Ramu comes across Aparna and they become good friends. The crux of the story is the twosome’s journey forward in life.

    Initially, the title Son Of Sardar was registered with Akshay Kumar‘s production house but later he allowed Devgn to use it.

     

  • Electrocution claims a life on the sets of Son of Sardar

    Electrocution claims a life on the sets of Son of Sardar

    MUMBAI: An accident that occurred on the sets of Ashwini Dheer‘s Son Of Sardar in which two light men and four others were involved, has sent the makers in a tizzy.

    33-year-old light man Machinder Arvel (Bala) was electrocuted just a few metres away from the shooting spot while the other Bipin Gupta, who was also electrocuted, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where he was immediately admitted to the ICU. The other four have not been harmed much.

    Talking about the incident Film Studios & Allied Mazdoor Union vice chairman Prem Singh said, “ It so happened, that for a particular shot the camera had to be raised considerably above the ground level from where the cinematographer Aseem Bajaj could take an overhead shot. The streamer was to be raised so that the intensity of light that would fall on the faces of Ajay Devgn and Mukul Dev. So engrossed were they in their work that the workmen didn’t notice a hi-voltage 11,000 Watts line was running overhead, just above the streamer. While Bala was attracted to the line, his accomplice got a severe jolt. Though Bala could not be saved, Gupta was rushed to the ICU.”

    The film’s producer Kumar Mangat Pathak has promised a compensation for the men involved. “He has promised to compensate Machinder‘s family. In fact, he said that the compensation will exceed expectations, “ averred Singh.

    Bipin Gupta has since been brought back to Mumbai.

  • Ajay Devgn turns action director

    Ajay Devgn turns action director

    MUMBAI: Following his father Veeru Devgan’s footsteps, Ajay Devgn has taken over duties of action director in his ambitious film Son of Sardar. He will devise and execute all the heavy-duty fight for his Sardar character.

    Confirming the same, director Ashwin Dheer said, “Yes, Ajay has designed the action scenes himself. It‘s in his genes.”

    It all started when Ajay‘s Sardar character had to perform a stunt on a horse. The actor felt that the way he was being told to do the stunt was not in keeping with the decorum required for the character he was essaying. He did the horse sequence his way. That‘s when director Ashwin Dheer and Devgn decided to let the latter take over the film‘s stunts.

    It may be noted that Devgn has always been fond of action sequences and has been taking more than a passing interest in them.

    Incidentally, Ajay‘s father was an eminent action director.

  • Pachisia launches Son Of Sardar with Ajay Devgn

    Pachisia launches Son Of Sardar with Ajay Devgn

    MUMBAI: Producer N R Pachisia, in association with Ajay Devgn, has announced the making of his forthcoming film, Son Of Sardar (SoS).


    Directed by Ashwini Dheer, the film is a remake of Telugu musical comedy Maryada Ramanna. The film will have Devgn pairing up with Sonakshi Sinha.


    Maryada Ramanna is the story of a plain-hearted man, Ramu, who is being chased by factionists for a murder committed by his father. The girl whom he meets on the train reveals that she is in love with him and Ramu, who until then was running for his life, resolves to stand by her and win the enemy‘s heart.


    However, there is a hitch. It is said that Akshay Kumar has already registered Son Of Sardar with the title registering body, though nothing much has gone into it.