Tag: Subhash Kapoor

  • Ace filmmaker Subhash Kapoor signed by ALTBalaji for its next #ALTBalajiOriginal

    Ace filmmaker Subhash Kapoor signed by ALTBalaji for its next #ALTBalajiOriginal

    Since its launch in April, ALTBalaji has more than 15 million mobile downloads. The ad free, subscription-based platform is available in over 90 countries and offers original content in various Indian regional languages, making it India’s largest repository for original and exclusive digital content.

    ALTBalaji has made some big announcements in the last few weeks. Recently, the digital platform announced its association with the highly acclaimed writer-director Habib Faisal and now ALTBalaji has signed up ace filmmaker Subhash Kapoor for its next #ALTBalajiOriginal based on the infamous 1959 Nanavati Case – making yet another big announcement in just one week!

    Subhash Kapoor who is known for directing satirical hits like Phas Gaye Re Obama, Jolly LLB and Jolly LLB 2 to name a few would be making his digital debut with ALTBalaji. 

    The show is in its pre-production stage and the cast is yet to be finalized.

  • ‘ABCD 2’ continues to rise at the BO

    ‘ABCD 2’ continues to rise at the BO

    MUMBAI: Guddu Rangeela, coming from the same director of Jolly LLB, Subhash Kapoor, which was much appreciated and did well at the box office, proves to be a dud. Rather than a solid script, the film looked more like an attempt to cash in on the goodwill of the past film using Arshad Warsi again as a talisman.

     

    Warsi may be a good performer but what use is a performer without a well-defined role or a script that holds? The film remained in the Rs one crore plus range through its first weekend to collect Rs 5.1 crore in its first three days.

     

    Second Hand Husband, counting totally on Dharmendra to impact its box office, fails badly. With rest of the cast being inconsequential and the film having nothing in the name of a cogent story or script, the film just does not work. The movie hardly makes an impact at the box office remaining far short of a crore mark on any of its weekend days. The movie has collected Rs 1.85 crore for its opening three days.

     

    BezubanIshq struggles through a legal hurdle and change of distributor before it finally sees the arc light. The film, budgeted at Rs 5 crore initially, finally reaches the cinemas at a cost of Rs 18 crore to face a disastrous fate. 

     

    Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho fares poorly. Catering to no particular set of audience, the film manages to collect a poor Rs 1.4 crore in its first week.

     

    ABCD 2 holds strongly in its second week backed by youth audience and finding favour with the elite multiplex crowd. The film has added a healthy Rs 24.9 crore taking its two week total to Rs 96.05 crore.

     

    Hamari Adhuri Kahani drops to a meager Rs 1.35 crore in its third week to take its three week tally to Rs 32.3 crore.

     

    Dil Dhadakne Do adds Rs 1.45 crore in its fourth week taking its four week total to Rs 75.1 crore.

     

    Tanu Weds Manu continues to regale the audience in its sixth week. The film collects Rs 1.8 crore to take its six week total to Rs 151.42 crore. 

  • ‘Guddu Rangeela’ next up from Fox Star Studios

    ‘Guddu Rangeela’ next up from Fox Star Studios

    MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios continues its effort to deepen its connect with Indian audiences with a comedy drama Guddu Rangeela.

    The movie will bring together director Subhash Kapoor and actor Arshad Warsi of Jolly LLB, a hit courtroom comedy from last year. Production is by Sangeeta Ahir of Mangal Films.

    Shooting in Shimla, Ludhiana, Chandigarh and other locations in North India gets underway in March 2014. A theatrical release is targeted in the first quarter of 2015. An ensemble cast also includes actors Amit Sadh (Kai Po Che) and Aditi Rao Hydari (BOSS).

    Fox Star Studios is the five-year-old joint venture between 21st Century Fox’s Indian pay-TV market leader Star Television and Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox. With 28 movies (9 Hindi, 4 Tamil, and 15 Hollywood pictures, from Fox and DreamWorks Animation) this year the studio certainly intends to increase its presence in India.

    Jolly LLB, with Arshad and Subhash, was our first independent production and its critical and commercial success has reinforced the fact that our vision to create high concept yet entertaining cinema has found resonance with the audiences worldwide,” said Fox Star Studios CEO Vijay Singh in a prepared statement.

    FSS’s Indian slate includes a three movie deal with Vishesh Films, alliances with Pooja Entertainment and Films, Phantom Films, Illuminati Films and a deal with Endemol India to deliver Traffic. Other highlights include Omen Remake, directed by Vishal Mahadkar set for a 14 September release, and Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet set for a Christmas Day 2014 outing.

  • Subhash Kapoor to direct third part of Munnabhai

    Subhash Kapoor to direct third part of Munnabhai

    MUMBAI: As Rajkumar Hirani is busy with the Aamir Khan starrer PK, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has assigned the direction of the third part of Munnabhai series to Subhash Kapoor who made a name after he helmed Phas Gaye Re Obama.

    Kapoor is currently busy with the post production of his film Jolly LLB that stars Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani and Amrita Rao. "I will start working on it once I finish work on Jolly LLB," Kapoor said.

    The first two installments, Munnabhai MBBS‘ (2003) and Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), are both directed by Rajkumar Hirani.

    Elaborating on the matter, Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films‘ CEO Sameer Rao said, "Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi will continue as Munna and Circuit respectively."

  • Sequel of Phas Gaye Re Obama in offing

    Sequel of Phas Gaye Re Obama in offing

    MUMBAI: On the heels of Barack Obama‘s re-election as the President of the United States Revel Films, the makers of the 2010 flick Phas Gaye Re Obama has declared that a sequel to the film will go on floors in the early part of 2013.

    Producer Ashok Pandey said, “I think this is the perfect time for a sequel. In fact, we were thinking of this for some time now. Given that there was a very strong feeling that Obama would be returned to the seat of power for the second time.”

    The film titled Bach Gaye Re Obama would be helmed by Anshul Sharma who was the associate director to Subhash Kapoor in the original.

    Talking about the story of the upcoming film in short, Pandey said, “The bottom line of the film will be ‘getting out of recession.‘”

    Though the makers want to retain the cast of the original, they are also thinking of roping in veterans like Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah.

    In all probability, the film will release by spring in 2014.

  • Anshul Sharma helming sequel of Phas Gaye Re Obama

    Anshul Sharma helming sequel of Phas Gaye Re Obama

    MUMBAI: The second part (yet untitled) of Ashok Pandey‘s critically-acclaimed film Phas Gaye Re Obama is being helmed by Anshul Sharma. He replaces Subhash Kapoor who directed the original.

    Confirming the news, producer Ashoke Pandey said, “Without giving away the plot at this early juncture, I would like to say that the story revolves around issues we face in day-to-day life, quite similar to what you have seen before. While Phas Gaye Re Obama was a satire on how the ripple effect of a recession hit America was felt in rural India too, the sequel too will be a satire on similar lines.”

    Sharma, who had earlier worked as an associate director to Kapoor Pandey, said: “Yes, Anshul Sharma is directing the film. We had to come to this decision because Subhash is busy with something else right now and our timings didn‘t match.”

    The original had Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Mishra, Manu Rishi and Amole Gupte in the lead roles. The sequel has retained almost all the entire cast from the original except for Dhupia and Kapoor.

    The film, 50 per cent complete, is expected to hit the theatres in summer 2012.