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saw a promo of mirch somewhere —i was half inebriated but sensed that there was a talk of the female lead being a nymphomaniac—was it a reflection of MY state of mind at that time or is this the actual theme of this flick–plz elaborate
this is a film worth watching on the big screen. It is a series of four stories with the actors overlapping. The stories deal with gender politics and sexuality. The period stories here are especially handled appropriately in fairy tale fashion. The director was inspired by the Pancatantra and the Decameron.
“gender politics and sexuality”—hmmm sounds interesting–esp by bollywood standards!
“Band Baaja Baaraat Holds Up Extremely Well”—nice to know that ones gut feeling is usually rite.
i told some acquaintances that this film maybe the dark horse (against no problem) and they laughed!
the last time i predicted big thingz for a movie in the v recent past (PRE release) —was dabangg!
not baosting but just counting the score!
u get some and u lose some.
i felt that guzarish would dp better both commercially and critically PRErelease.
and i havent got over the raavan “debacle”
earlier posted this in the wrong thread—but now posting it in the band baaja bo thread—
incidentally checked out band baja barat(anoushkas–hence posted here).
Better than expected—relieved to see that aditya has not lost all his marbles (after the rani fiasco)
the screenplay and dialogue is crisp and sharp—think it is habib faisal—the think aditya has found a new jaideep sahni!
a spirited team performance inspite of the usual cliches and predciatbale yashraj shaadi stuff
much improved outing by anoushka–lights up in a few scenes.
But the star of the show according to me was the newcomer singh—dont know his first scene.
a) he was well casted and indeed looked felt and acted like the delhi street ruffian
b)maybe these are early days– has something like the “self-made” akshay kr
Now something i can vouch nobody would have noticed..
Would like tohers views not only on this particualr case, but at this family jaagirdari in bollywood in the broader sense—i agree this happens in all industries but it is getting stinking now–there is lack of genuine raw talent.
I did not help notice the utter disdain and neglect tjis new guy in band baja—something singh— was treated by amitabh on kbc4 –in the same episode , anoushka was treated well.Amitabh quite visibly did not even acknowledge this new kid properyl. Im amitabhs biggest fan—and there were rumours that this guys father has financed this film to get him a break. But hope amitabh (and others in the industry) not getting uncomfortable with new “lead actor” entrants esp when they are unconnected. Had he been connected to someone in the industry, he would have been feted by now as the next best thing to happen.
Time for bollywood and its patronisers to get it rid of this family fiefdom.
let the likes of abhishreks either raise their game or perish like others
if he handles his career well (and chooses the right projects–if he gets any), will be a newcomer to watch out for
Good to hear you liked Band Baaja Baraat alex, I too want to check this out. Yes it is written by Habib Faisal (who also wrote and directed Do Dooni Char; not to mention Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Taram Pum).
Alex: I find it hard to believe what you say about Amitabh; I recall Akshay Kumar talking about how when he was a newcomer (and only Saugandh had released) he was at a party and no-one was paying him any attention until Amitabh walked past, stopped, and went up to him and congratulated him.
Re: “i agree this happens in all industries but it is getting stinking now”
No worse than in Indian politics or business, is it?
“when he was a newcomer (and only Saugandh had released) he was at a party and no-one was paying him any attention until Amitabh walked past, stopped, and went up to him and congratulated him.”
Amitabh has no such problem on his own. This thing has been introduced when abhishek has entered the equation.
I personally feel that amitabh wont be working so hard at this age. There is an insecurity somehwere wrt abhishek . He also wants to keep himself relevant enuf so as to be in a position to influence proceedings. Obviously the bachchans have never and will never indulge in below the belt maneuvrings.
did u see the kbc4 episode with the band baja episode. My keen eye did not miss the royal ignore amitabh gave this new guy. maybe it was not deliberate.
I will still like to give amitabh the benefit of doubt. the bigger question is that if there is an immensely talented newcomer like satyam and Q, wanting to make it as a lead hero in bollywood, do they have ANY chance. it has and will always be v v difficult.
but now there is an obvious demarcation of actors into haves and havenots–the latter being those with no blood relation in the industry.
Again, this is something prevalent everywhere. One may argue that this happens even amongst doctors, lawyers, businessmen.
The problem here is that in creative fields, talent and looks (in many cases) are imperative and cannot be overcome just by hard work and slogging.
for eg soha ali khan cannot be suddenly made to look like ash ( in looks)
or tusshar kapoor/ fardeen cannot suddenly be metamorphosed into the likes of kay kay/ manoj bajpai.
Nothing against star kids either–they do have a headstart. But lets have a relatively level playing field.
And by the way, the biggest successes were all “outsiders”—dilip kr, amitabh, srk..
He also wants to keep himself relevant enuf so as to be in a position to influence proceedings.
Absolutely right Alex.Amitabh wants to influnece proceedings for Abhishek so he is keeping himself relevant by doing films even at this age.
But only outsiders have become great stars in Hindi film Industry.
if Ranver singh has talent he will succeed surely.
thanx sunil.
just to add-out here, my comment was a more generic one vis a vis the general “chances” an outsider gets in bollywood.
Nothing against the bachchans (who are overall more classy and scrupulous than others around) and nothing in favour of ranveer singh particularly.
An oursider can still make it v big (SRK is the biggest example), but nowadays for that to happen, special talent has to collaborate with superb lcuk and circumstances making the odds v difficult.
also esp with the big budgets involved—there is risk anyhow in most projects.
A maker is more liable to “digest” it for a newcomer , if that newcomer is a relative!
Band Baaja Baaraat is all set to dominate the box office this week as it had rock steady collections on the weekdays. The film managed to collect approx 5.25 crore nett over the weekend and collections were nearly 4.25 crore nett over the weekdays as it collected 9.40 crore nett over its first week.
The best weekday was Thursday as it picked up 1.15 crore nett which means that the second weekend could be very similar to the first weekend.
Even if collections were to come in a bit lower than the first weekend it will still emerge as the film to have best hold on collections from first weekend to second weekend this year by a distance.
Goes to show that a well-liked film does end up finding an audience. Good for the Yashraj guys – I think among the recent crap they have put out, their have also been some honest attempts – Rocket Singh, Chak De, Aaja Nachle, JBJ and now BBB. Even Lafangey Parindey was not the worst film around. I think they are trying to change with the times, but not having the best luck.
I think most of their films over the last 3 years or so have been decent attempts. Interestingly Aditya Chopra has also tried to do ‘rooted’ more often than not. The problem they’ve had weirdly is a lack of stars. For some reason they’re not able to persuade a major star to work with them!
“But there were some movies that were neither hits nor flops like ‘My Name Is Khan’, ‘Housefull’, ‘Raajneeti’ and ‘Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge’. While ‘Badmaash Company’, ‘I Hate Luv Storys’, ‘Break Ke Baad’, ‘Anjaana Anjaani’, ‘Tere Bin Laden’ and ‘Phas Gaye Re Obama’ did average business.”
How is it possible for Rajneeti, a 90-95 crore grosser to belong to such a list?!
and found the multiple repetitive “PHATI PADI HAI” in band baja,,,
i mean, it gets irritating in the movie. Then watched a promo on tv—-had “phati padi hai” repeated in one promo 4 times—wtf?
also found the way the “bhool/kaand” was handled amusing!
B.O. update: New releases start on dull note
- By Taran Adarsh, December 17, 2010 – 17:52 IST
The new releases – MIRCH, KAALO, 332 – MUMBAI TO INDIA and PAYBACK – have started on a dull note. The morning and noon shows were way below the mark. However, last week’s BAND BAAJA BAARAAT seems to be the first choice this weekend, since its [second] Friday numbers were better than the new releases at several centres.
Poor boxoffice performance of KHJJS put Abhi in red. much before its release i was saying that next Abhi movie after failure of Raavan should be out n out commercial stuff, KHJJS was far from commercial and its genre was total disinterested among audience. KHJJS was destined to flop when ever come with any star. Even in past TLOBS, Tango Charlie were met with same fate(equally disastrous results) because of genre disinterest, otherwise both movies were extremely good.
I still maintain, Abhishek boxoffice pull is not bad at all. He proved openings in commercial stuffs. Raavan was opened to 6+ crore with only 700 prints which was very good (Ajab prem was also opened to 6+ Crore with 800 prints, so its not rocket science to check which opened better, but BOI twisted the fact).
Though now Abhishek desperately need back to back big hits, commercial or not, he has to deliver hits to wipe out unnecessary negativity around him).
@ yakuza bhai u r here, why the hell u r not updating Bollybusiness. Is there any problem or what???? if so why don’t u open a new web site???
Hope to see u back in the business soon!!!!!!
i am so happy that NO PROBLEM tanked big time – finally, paying public seems to have realized that they can’t be taken for granted with such crap-after-crap being bombarded on them…..incidentally anil kapoor’s last crap production (what was it? SHORTKUT or something like that) was also rejected….he thought he will get away this time with aneez bazmee’s name in the credit……but alas! public seems to be in no mood to accept same craps……..does that spell danger for TMK???? i wish that happens…..
No Problem tanked big time??? Don’t thing so…it did average business as per it’s star power…TMK will also work unless Farah has really messed it up..Akshay’s star power surely will recover money in first weekend itself…Some of friends and colleagues are excited bout TMK…these r the kind of ppl who also liked Golmaal 3…
G3 just did a 100 crores or something! Hardly think the ‘paying public’ has realized anything. If it were only about Farah Khan I’d want TMK to bomb but because Akshay’s part of the deal I want it to work. Will be checking it out myself unless reviews are terrible.
Tees Maar Khan has a megastar like Akshay Kumar, huge hype, and super hit music including chartbuster Sheila Ki Jawaani and this will insure a juggernaut opening on 24th December.
The question as always when a big comes around is will it be a record breaking opening. The record opening weekend till date stands at 48.75 crore nett approx which was set by Dabangg a few months back.
Tees Maar Khan may challenge that total but it will come down to the business that it manages in singles screens of Maharashtra, UP, CP Berar, CI, Rajasthan and Nizam as Dabangg was like an unstoppable hurricane in these areas. The action factor in Dabangg attracted the masses in a big way in these areas.
Multiplex business may well be on par or even slightly better than Dabangg and if Tees Maar Khan gets close to Dabangg numbers in the areas mentioned above then it may be that it crosses the Dabangg weekend record otherwise it may have to settle for a total around the 44-45 crore nett mark. Another factor that could go against the film as far as breaking the opening record is that it will be fourth release of Akshay Kumar this year and records are normally not broken by stars who have releases so frequently.
A 50 crore nett weekend would be a huge achievement by Tees Maar Khan if it was to happen and a great way to end 2010 on a high note.
Band Baaja Baaraat has seen the best trending at the box office from first weekend to second weekend for 2010 as it recorded recorded around 5 crore nett business which was similar to its first weekend. A lot of circuits were actually better than the first week.
The ten day total for the film is nearly 13.50 crore nett and and after two weeks the film will be 16.50 crore nett plus.
The hold from first week to second week will be best ever for a film released on more than 400 cinemas as the film may show just a 10% drop from week two from week one.
The film reminds one of Jab We Met at the box office as that film had a similar trending over two weeks and then had to compete with Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om in week three and its another Farah Khan film Tees Maar Khan in the way of Band Baaja Baaraat in week three.
Band Baaja Baraat will show a big drop in week three with the release of Tees Maar Khan but its fourth will be steady again. Overall the film is the surprise success of 2010 and should finish with business in the 20 crore nett region.
Tees Maar Khan In Similar Position As Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Wednesday 22nd December 2010 16.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
This year has a similarity to 2001 as far as the biggest blockbusters of the year are concerned. In January 2001 there was just one magnum opus which was expected to set the box office on fire and it was Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham due for December 2001 release.
This year in January it was Tees Maar Khan which was the best bet at the box office for the year by far and it also had a December release.
In 2001 a monstrous juggernaut named Gadar Ek Prem Katha released in June and put up the sort of numbers that were unbelievable at that time and it was almost certain that Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham would not be the number one film of the year. No doubt the film was a blockbuster but domestic business was around 35-40% lower than Gadar Ek Prem Katha.
This year is similar that there was little doubt that Tees Maar Khan would be the number one film of 2010 until the release of Dabangg. Allowing for the time period the Dabangg numbers are not as high as Gadar’s that they give Tees Maar Khan a near impossible task though they are high enough that no one would put big money on Tees Maar Khan and say with certainty it will be top grosser of 2010.
Band Baaja Baaraat And No Problem Show Importance Of Open Week
Wednesday 22nd December 2010 09.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Band Baaja Baraat and to a lesser extent No Problem have shown how an open week can keep collections steady. Both films are likely to do business in the 7.50 crore nett region in their respective second weeks.
Band Baaja Baaraat is rock steady and week on week drop will be only around 10%. Even though the film has found huge acceptance from its target audience, the collections would have shown a much larger fall if it had competition from a major release. The open week gave the film time to make an impact at the box office and it is time that is needed for the smaller films as they don’t take the big openings.
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No Problem had dropping collections from its fourth day but week on week drop will be 65% which is reasonable in the box office scenario today. The reason for this is that it kept 80% of its single screens even with low collections as there was no other release which exhibitors of single screens could take on.
The advance booking counters of Tees Maar Khan opened on Wednesday morning at most places. Single screens normally start advance on Monday but here even the advance at most single screens was held back till Wednesday and the results were fantastic all over.
The largest multiplex chain in India PVR sold a record 10,000 plus tickets in one day.
Delite Delhi had an advance of 6.50 lakhs nett which is already 38% of the Dabangg whole week collection of nearly 17 lakhs.
Mona Patna saw a mad rush as 3500 were tickets sold while it was similar at Paradise Kolkata where 2800 tickets were sold. Both are amongst biggest single screens in India.
The advance is huge which means humungous weekend business but for records to go it is always current rather than advance which proves to be the most important factor especially in the time of multiple shows and huge release.
I’m going to go out on a limb and predict a great fall for TMK. The film’s relying too heavily on Sheela at the moment. The backlash on OSO was pretty severe as well. I’ll be very surprised if the film comes close to 100 crores, overall. The single screens aren’t going to take to the humor or the plot anyway…
I’d also be very surprised if it remained stable. OSO was fine in this sense even if it hardly matched the hype. BOI themselves reduced the initial week number to 37 crores or so later on. But it definitely doubled its initial even if it ought to have done more. With TMK I’d be surprised at even this kind of trending. Farah Khan just makes these hype machines that are completely without soul. Having said that if the film can have very massive initial (60 crores or so) then even poor trending should get it to 100. But of course if there is such a massive initial the bar becomes higher for a final total. It’s not just about getting to 100 crores but doing so ‘appropriately’. So for example a 65 crore initial leading to a 100 crore gross means very poor trending! Will check it out though if reviews are decent. Can’t resist the big one!
Fun to see ppl predicting bad things for TMK even before seeing it. If the prediction is from the promos…then how come you even went to see khelein hum jee jaan se!
When things don’t look good, then atleast let have other live in joy. TMK will be me, i.e. HOUSEFULL
Bura naa maano TMK hai!!
Actually if it were only about Farah Khan I would wish this film to flop but I am partial enough to Akshay to want the opposite result. As I said earlier will check this out if reviews are half-decent.
its interesting to see the lead actor om whom name the film is being titled, being relatively marginalised in TMK promotions.Saw one or two “events”, where farah was just propping up sheila.
INfact kat appeared just like a foolish prop who was being just used shamelessly.
Nothin wrong with this but just shows how things change.
Kat of boom fame now is “rescuing” farah and akkis fortunes.
The way farah is so deperately promoting the film praying for a gr8 opening, shows how scared she is of an early drastic after the first weekend.
One promo even unashamedly declares that TMK is from the maker of OSO—what gr8 credentials!
I actually agree that kat and the choreographer and the singer (sunidhi) etc have done a good “job” in sheila ki jawaani.
Im currently on a trip to india.
Have noticed bus conductors to drivers to momo-vendors to the average call centre guy to “upmarket yupiies” enjoying this song.
However, I personally wont watch a movie JUST for a song which has been played on telly/ fm once at a repeat frequency of less than 10min.
The type of people who get rady to see a full movie for one “hot” item song —have tried to but failed to understand their psyche!
anyhow, all the best for TMK.
whatever one blames farah khan for—admire her for her tenacity, street smart attitude & killer instiinct.
infact (being a woman director)–she is yet to “deliver”—- a box-office dud till now…
The word of mouth of internet is bad for TMK with Akshaye Khanna getting the most praise for his act.
Review – 2.5/5
“But post interval, you end up restless. And fidgety. Because nothing really connects. The film maker has always treated Bollywood cinema with a fond irreverence and has laughed at many of the sacrosanct givens of the mainstream formula. But all the jokes and the jibes have been incorporated in a storyline and a screenplay that has always managed to have an emotional connect, like old-fashioned Hindi cinema has. Main Hoon Naa reiterated the bhai-bhai bond and OSO applauded the eternal love story that seems to be staple Bollywood fare.
Sadly, Tees Maar Khan begins as a spoof and remains a spoof, till the very end. All the characters end up as mere caricatures and completely fail to build up an emotional quotient in the film. The protagonist, Tees Maar Khan, ends up as a much-applauded character in the film, but you don’t feel like putting your hands together for him because even his con act leaves you cold. Katrina Kaif’s Anya is the strangest heroine act till now. Completely over the top and completely brainless, she has nothing alluring about her, till the very end. All she does is rant, rave and live up to the dumb girlfriend/item girl stereotype, donning rollers in her hair and declaring `You dirty dog’ over and over again. The only exaggeration that seems to work here is Akshaye Khanna. He plays the Oscar-crazy superstar as a hysterical madcap and somehow manages to pull off the joke. A complete surprise act from the generally staid and sober Akshaye Khanna!”
Review – 1.5/5 (generous rating for such a harsh review)
Review: Tees Maar Khan is not worth even a free ticket
Published: Thursday, Dec 23, 2010, 23:23 IST
By Renuka Rao | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
Farah Khan’s idea of a ‘holiday’ film — put together a world-infamous con artist, a Bollywood starlet, an Oscar aspirant, a bunch of naïve villagers, and befuddled policemen; then weave an absurd story connecting all of them. That is how you have this catastrophe called Tees Maar Khan.
Tees Maar Khan is a classic example of a cluttered film in which a hodgepodge of characters incoherently jabbers ludicrous dialogues building up an odd plot that just refuses to make any sense at any point of time.
Just because you try mocking the stereotypical Bollywood touches and incorporate a couple of funny-looking characters, it does not guarantee that the audience will break into splits.
The so-called superstar jodi of Hindi cinema — Kumar and Kaif — has hardly any moments together, and individually both deliver pathetic performances. Throughout the film, Akshay Kumar only cracks his ‘tawaif ki lut-ti izzat’ one-liners while Kaif only squeals her lungs out with ‘nahiiiiiii’ and ‘bachaaaooooo’
From Bollywood: Making a Movie to Cover Up a Crime
By RACHEL SALTZ
Published: December 23, 2010
Goofy is as goofy does in Farah Khan’s “Tees Maar Khan,” a Bollywood farce that overdoes the zaniness in frantic high style. Tees Maar Khan (Akshay Kumar) is, we’re told, “India’s sharpest criminal mastermind.” That seems to mean that he can pick locks, escape bumbling cops and cue his goon squad — Dollar, Soda and Burger — to scream in unison: “Tees Maar Khan!”
There’s a lot of silliness and a lot of setup before the film’s main caper gets under way. That involves Tees Maar Khan’s pretending to be a film director and going through an elaborate shoot in a village in order to steal some antique treasures for Siamese-twin smugglers. (They’re conjoined at their white jeans.)
With its let’s-make-a-movie setting and film in-jokes (including an extended riff on India’s post-“Slumdog Millionaire” Oscar dreams), “Tees Maar Khan” bears a passing resemblance to Ms. Khan’s “Om Shanti Om” (2007). That film simultaneously poked fun at and celebrated Hindi cinema of the 1970s while delivering some of the most memorable and delirious song sequences in recent memory. “Om Shanti Om,” a huge box office success, was Bollywood at its most pleasurable. “Tees Maar Khan” is Bollywood going through the motions.
Ms. Khan, who is also a choreographer, has a bright pop sensibility and a determination to keep things light. But here, saddled with a slapdash, not-clever-enough script by Shirish Kunder (her husband), she can’t pull a magical movie out of her hat. Nor can she make her stars as winning as they need to be. Mr. Kumar and Katrina Kaif mug and dance and work hard, but they’re not called upon to play characters so much as shtick figures, and the cartoonish world they inhabit isn’t appealing or buoyant enough to carry the day.
Big B in today’s post-( I think he is referring to G-3 being hit and No Problem flopping):-
Ram Gopal Varma came over today after long and we sat and chatted on matters similar through the day. It has become a nightmare to decipher what the audience wants today. Well, I mean, it was always a nightmare but today it seems somehow more intense. Senseless films get rejected. Senseless films get box office too. The thought provoking, does not provoke the box office at times and does, at times too. Tastes change as rapidly as turning the pages of a book. How does one keep up ? For the time taken to put up one taste is perhaps far too long for it to remain tasty. So as you sit down to analise and plan, there is but one thought that prevails. Give a good story. Forget the dressings and the candy and the toppings, keep the basics right and hope that the audience identifies with it. At least that is what all makers have set out to achieve and sadly not all have been successful.
December 17, 2010 at 6:42 AM
saw a promo of mirch somewhere —i was half inebriated but sensed that there was a talk of the female lead being a nymphomaniac—was it a reflection of MY state of mind at that time or is this the actual theme of this flick–plz elaborate
December 17, 2010 at 9:07 AM
this is a film worth watching on the big screen. It is a series of four stories with the actors overlapping. The stories deal with gender politics and sexuality. The period stories here are especially handled appropriately in fairy tale fashion. The director was inspired by the Pancatantra and the Decameron.
December 17, 2010 at 9:20 AM
Oh, my gosh, this is the film that Abzee was working on! Right?
December 17, 2010 at 9:24 AM
“gender politics and sexuality”—hmmm sounds interesting–esp by bollywood standards!
“Band Baaja Baaraat Holds Up Extremely Well”—nice to know that ones gut feeling is usually rite.
i told some acquaintances that this film maybe the dark horse (against no problem) and they laughed!
the last time i predicted big thingz for a movie in the v recent past (PRE release) —was dabangg!
not baosting but just counting the score!
u get some and u lose some.
i felt that guzarish would dp better both commercially and critically PRErelease.
and i havent got over the raavan “debacle”
December 17, 2010 at 6:44 AM
earlier posted this in the wrong thread—but now posting it in the band baaja bo thread—
incidentally checked out band baja barat(anoushkas–hence posted here).
Better than expected—relieved to see that aditya has not lost all his marbles (after the rani fiasco)
the screenplay and dialogue is crisp and sharp—think it is habib faisal—the think aditya has found a new jaideep sahni!
a spirited team performance inspite of the usual cliches and predciatbale yashraj shaadi stuff
much improved outing by anoushka–lights up in a few scenes.
But the star of the show according to me was the newcomer singh—dont know his first scene.
a) he was well casted and indeed looked felt and acted like the delhi street ruffian
b)maybe these are early days– has something like the “self-made” akshay kr
Now something i can vouch nobody would have noticed..
Would like tohers views not only on this particualr case, but at this family jaagirdari in bollywood in the broader sense—i agree this happens in all industries but it is getting stinking now–there is lack of genuine raw talent.
I did not help notice the utter disdain and neglect tjis new guy in band baja—something singh— was treated by amitabh on kbc4 –in the same episode , anoushka was treated well.Amitabh quite visibly did not even acknowledge this new kid properyl. Im amitabhs biggest fan—and there were rumours that this guys father has financed this film to get him a break. But hope amitabh (and others in the industry) not getting uncomfortable with new “lead actor” entrants esp when they are unconnected. Had he been connected to someone in the industry, he would have been feted by now as the next best thing to happen.
Time for bollywood and its patronisers to get it rid of this family fiefdom.
let the likes of abhishreks either raise their game or perish like others
if he handles his career well (and chooses the right projects–if he gets any), will be a newcomer to watch out for
December 17, 2010 at 9:49 AM
Good to hear you liked Band Baaja Baraat alex, I too want to check this out. Yes it is written by Habib Faisal (who also wrote and directed Do Dooni Char; not to mention Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Taram Pum).
December 17, 2010 at 9:50 AM
Alex: I find it hard to believe what you say about Amitabh; I recall Akshay Kumar talking about how when he was a newcomer (and only Saugandh had released) he was at a party and no-one was paying him any attention until Amitabh walked past, stopped, and went up to him and congratulated him.
Re: “i agree this happens in all industries but it is getting stinking now”
No worse than in Indian politics or business, is it?
December 17, 2010 at 1:31 PM
“when he was a newcomer (and only Saugandh had released) he was at a party and no-one was paying him any attention until Amitabh walked past, stopped, and went up to him and congratulated him.”
Amitabh has no such problem on his own. This thing has been introduced when abhishek has entered the equation.
I personally feel that amitabh wont be working so hard at this age. There is an insecurity somehwere wrt abhishek . He also wants to keep himself relevant enuf so as to be in a position to influence proceedings. Obviously the bachchans have never and will never indulge in below the belt maneuvrings.
did u see the kbc4 episode with the band baja episode. My keen eye did not miss the royal ignore amitabh gave this new guy. maybe it was not deliberate.
I will still like to give amitabh the benefit of doubt. the bigger question is that if there is an immensely talented newcomer like satyam and Q, wanting to make it as a lead hero in bollywood, do they have ANY chance. it has and will always be v v difficult.
but now there is an obvious demarcation of actors into haves and havenots–the latter being those with no blood relation in the industry.
Again, this is something prevalent everywhere. One may argue that this happens even amongst doctors, lawyers, businessmen.
The problem here is that in creative fields, talent and looks (in many cases) are imperative and cannot be overcome just by hard work and slogging.
for eg soha ali khan cannot be suddenly made to look like ash ( in looks)
or tusshar kapoor/ fardeen cannot suddenly be metamorphosed into the likes of kay kay/ manoj bajpai.
Nothing against star kids either–they do have a headstart. But lets have a relatively level playing field.
And by the way, the biggest successes were all “outsiders”—dilip kr, amitabh, srk..
December 18, 2010 at 1:14 PM
He also wants to keep himself relevant enuf so as to be in a position to influence proceedings.
Absolutely right Alex.Amitabh wants to influnece proceedings for Abhishek so he is keeping himself relevant by doing films even at this age.
But only outsiders have become great stars in Hindi film Industry.
if Ranver singh has talent he will succeed surely.
December 18, 2010 at 1:22 PM
thanx sunil.
just to add-out here, my comment was a more generic one vis a vis the general “chances” an outsider gets in bollywood.
Nothing against the bachchans (who are overall more classy and scrupulous than others around) and nothing in favour of ranveer singh particularly.
An oursider can still make it v big (SRK is the biggest example), but nowadays for that to happen, special talent has to collaborate with superb lcuk and circumstances making the odds v difficult.
also esp with the big budgets involved—there is risk anyhow in most projects.
A maker is more liable to “digest” it for a newcomer , if that newcomer is a relative!
December 17, 2010 at 7:02 AM
agree 100%, Ranveer singh rocks….great great debut!
December 17, 2010 at 7:12 AM
thanx amit.
i thought it was the beer–was just checking if anyone else agreed
December 17, 2010 at 9:04 AM
Band Baaja Baaraat Holds Up Extremely Well
Friday 17th December 2010 16.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Band Baaja Baaraat is all set to dominate the box office this week as it had rock steady collections on the weekdays. The film managed to collect approx 5.25 crore nett over the weekend and collections were nearly 4.25 crore nett over the weekdays as it collected 9.40 crore nett over its first week.
The best weekday was Thursday as it picked up 1.15 crore nett which means that the second weekend could be very similar to the first weekend.
Even if collections were to come in a bit lower than the first weekend it will still emerge as the film to have best hold on collections from first weekend to second weekend this year by a distance.
December 17, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Goes to show that a well-liked film does end up finding an audience. Good for the Yashraj guys – I think among the recent crap they have put out, their have also been some honest attempts – Rocket Singh, Chak De, Aaja Nachle, JBJ and now BBB. Even Lafangey Parindey was not the worst film around. I think they are trying to change with the times, but not having the best luck.
December 17, 2010 at 10:19 AM
I think most of their films over the last 3 years or so have been decent attempts. Interestingly Aditya Chopra has also tried to do ‘rooted’ more often than not. The problem they’ve had weirdly is a lack of stars. For some reason they’re not able to persuade a major star to work with them!
December 17, 2010 at 10:20 AM
A well-liked film does find an audience with the caveat that with some genres the ‘liking’ bar is higher.
December 17, 2010 at 10:51 AM
off topic….
Aamir Khan wins ‘Entertainment Business Leader of the Year’ award
http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2010/aamir-khan-entertainment-business-leader-151210.html
December 17, 2010 at 11:22 AM
http://www.sify.com/movies/handful-of-hits-big-duds-jolt-bollywood-2010-in-retrospect-news-national-kmrqalbaabe.html
“But there were some movies that were neither hits nor flops like ‘My Name Is Khan’, ‘Housefull’, ‘Raajneeti’ and ‘Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge’. While ‘Badmaash Company’, ‘I Hate Luv Storys’, ‘Break Ke Baad’, ‘Anjaana Anjaani’, ‘Tere Bin Laden’ and ‘Phas Gaye Re Obama’ did average business.”
How is it possible for Rajneeti, a 90-95 crore grosser to belong to such a list?!
December 17, 2010 at 11:26 AM
Bollywood seems “jolted” every year.
December 17, 2010 at 1:18 PM
Aaja Nachle is a very underrated film.. A well scripted film with its share of precious moments
December 17, 2010 at 1:42 PM
and found the multiple repetitive “PHATI PADI HAI” in band baja,,,
i mean, it gets irritating in the movie. Then watched a promo on tv—-had “phati padi hai” repeated in one promo 4 times—wtf?
also found the way the “bhool/kaand” was handled amusing!
December 18, 2010 at 12:04 AM
B.O. update: New releases start on dull note
- By Taran Adarsh, December 17, 2010 – 17:52 IST
The new releases – MIRCH, KAALO, 332 – MUMBAI TO INDIA and PAYBACK – have started on a dull note. The morning and noon shows were way below the mark. However, last week’s BAND BAAJA BAARAAT seems to be the first choice this weekend, since its [second] Friday numbers were better than the new releases at several centres.
December 18, 2010 at 12:04 AM
Top 5: ‘No Problem’ disappointing, ‘BBB’ rock-steady
December 18, 2010 at 12:30 AM
Poor boxoffice performance of KHJJS put Abhi in red. much before its release i was saying that next Abhi movie after failure of Raavan should be out n out commercial stuff, KHJJS was far from commercial and its genre was total disinterested among audience. KHJJS was destined to flop when ever come with any star. Even in past TLOBS, Tango Charlie were met with same fate(equally disastrous results) because of genre disinterest, otherwise both movies were extremely good.
I still maintain, Abhishek boxoffice pull is not bad at all. He proved openings in commercial stuffs. Raavan was opened to 6+ crore with only 700 prints which was very good (Ajab prem was also opened to 6+ Crore with 800 prints, so its not rocket science to check which opened better, but BOI twisted the fact).
Though now Abhishek desperately need back to back big hits, commercial or not, he has to deliver hits to wipe out unnecessary negativity around him).
December 18, 2010 at 4:55 AM
@ yakuza bhai u r here, why the hell u r not updating Bollybusiness. Is there any problem or what???? if so why don’t u open a new web site???
Hope to see u back in the business soon!!!!!!
December 18, 2010 at 2:55 AM
i am so happy that NO PROBLEM tanked big time – finally, paying public seems to have realized that they can’t be taken for granted with such crap-after-crap being bombarded on them…..incidentally anil kapoor’s last crap production (what was it? SHORTKUT or something like that) was also rejected….he thought he will get away this time with aneez bazmee’s name in the credit……but alas! public seems to be in no mood to accept same craps……..does that spell danger for TMK???? i wish that happens…..
December 18, 2010 at 3:31 AM
No Problem tanked big time??? Don’t thing so…it did average business as per it’s star power…TMK will also work unless Farah has really messed it up..Akshay’s star power surely will recover money in first weekend itself…Some of friends and colleagues are excited bout TMK…these r the kind of ppl who also liked Golmaal 3…
December 18, 2010 at 7:18 AM
G3 just did a 100 crores or something! Hardly think the ‘paying public’ has realized anything. If it were only about Farah Khan I’d want TMK to bomb but because Akshay’s part of the deal I want it to work. Will be checking it out myself unless reviews are terrible.
December 18, 2010 at 2:55 PM
Rangan on BBB and Mirch
http://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2010/12/18/084789487p2489/#more-1483
December 18, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Ultra descriptive on the kissing scene! Liking the Ainvayi Ainvayi song from BBB a lot.
December 20, 2010 at 7:40 AM
Midweek B.O.: ‘BBB’ is first choice, new releases fail
December 20, 2010 at 11:53 AM
50 cr weekend prediction for TMK
http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=2350&nCat=news
December 21, 2010 at 8:47 AM
Tees Maar Khan All Set For Juggernaut Opening
Saturday 18th December 2010 21.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Tees Maar Khan has a megastar like Akshay Kumar, huge hype, and super hit music including chartbuster Sheila Ki Jawaani and this will insure a juggernaut opening on 24th December.
The question as always when a big comes around is will it be a record breaking opening. The record opening weekend till date stands at 48.75 crore nett approx which was set by Dabangg a few months back.
Tees Maar Khan may challenge that total but it will come down to the business that it manages in singles screens of Maharashtra, UP, CP Berar, CI, Rajasthan and Nizam as Dabangg was like an unstoppable hurricane in these areas. The action factor in Dabangg attracted the masses in a big way in these areas.
Multiplex business may well be on par or even slightly better than Dabangg and if Tees Maar Khan gets close to Dabangg numbers in the areas mentioned above then it may be that it crosses the Dabangg weekend record otherwise it may have to settle for a total around the 44-45 crore nett mark. Another factor that could go against the film as far as breaking the opening record is that it will be fourth release of Akshay Kumar this year and records are normally not broken by stars who have releases so frequently.
A 50 crore nett weekend would be a huge achievement by Tees Maar Khan if it was to happen and a great way to end 2010 on a high note.
December 21, 2010 at 8:48 AM
Band Baaja Baaraat Has Best Trending For 2010
Monrday 20th December 2010 19.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Band Baaja Baaraat has seen the best trending at the box office from first weekend to second weekend for 2010 as it recorded recorded around 5 crore nett business which was similar to its first weekend. A lot of circuits were actually better than the first week.
The ten day total for the film is nearly 13.50 crore nett and and after two weeks the film will be 16.50 crore nett plus.
The hold from first week to second week will be best ever for a film released on more than 400 cinemas as the film may show just a 10% drop from week two from week one.
The film reminds one of Jab We Met at the box office as that film had a similar trending over two weeks and then had to compete with Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om in week three and its another Farah Khan film Tees Maar Khan in the way of Band Baaja Baaraat in week three.
Band Baaja Baraat will show a big drop in week three with the release of Tees Maar Khan but its fourth will be steady again. Overall the film is the surprise success of 2010 and should finish with business in the 20 crore nett region.
December 21, 2010 at 8:49 AM
funny how BOI have started talking about trending these days! I miss some old NG ‘pals’!
December 21, 2010 at 10:45 AM
BBB was a decent film.. Though the second half was a tad dissapointing. performances saved the film
December 21, 2010 at 3:09 PM
http://news.in.msn.com/business/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4714652
December 21, 2010 at 3:09 PM
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/what-works-in-bollywood/726461/0
December 21, 2010 at 3:10 PM
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/82/201012192010121902211798021bdb28c/Changing-tracks.html
December 22, 2010 at 7:33 AM
The remarkable thing about the TMK advertising is that for a while now it’s mostly been concentrated around the Sheila item number and Kaif!
December 22, 2010 at 7:52 AM
agreed! and if u ask anybody why they want to watch tmk.. my groups the answer is simple : sheila
December 22, 2010 at 7:49 AM
Tees Maar Khan In Similar Position As Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Wednesday 22nd December 2010 16.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
This year has a similarity to 2001 as far as the biggest blockbusters of the year are concerned. In January 2001 there was just one magnum opus which was expected to set the box office on fire and it was Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham due for December 2001 release.
This year in January it was Tees Maar Khan which was the best bet at the box office for the year by far and it also had a December release.
In 2001 a monstrous juggernaut named Gadar Ek Prem Katha released in June and put up the sort of numbers that were unbelievable at that time and it was almost certain that Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham would not be the number one film of the year. No doubt the film was a blockbuster but domestic business was around 35-40% lower than Gadar Ek Prem Katha.
This year is similar that there was little doubt that Tees Maar Khan would be the number one film of 2010 until the release of Dabangg. Allowing for the time period the Dabangg numbers are not as high as Gadar’s that they give Tees Maar Khan a near impossible task though they are high enough that no one would put big money on Tees Maar Khan and say with certainty it will be top grosser of 2010.
December 22, 2010 at 7:49 AM
Band Baaja Baaraat And No Problem Show Importance Of Open Week
Wednesday 22nd December 2010 09.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
Band Baaja Baraat and to a lesser extent No Problem have shown how an open week can keep collections steady. Both films are likely to do business in the 7.50 crore nett region in their respective second weeks.
Band Baaja Baaraat is rock steady and week on week drop will be only around 10%. Even though the film has found huge acceptance from its target audience, the collections would have shown a much larger fall if it had competition from a major release. The open week gave the film time to make an impact at the box office and it is time that is needed for the smaller films as they don’t take the big openings.
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No Problem had dropping collections from its fourth day but week on week drop will be 65% which is reasonable in the box office scenario today. The reason for this is that it kept 80% of its single screens even with low collections as there was no other release which exhibitors of single screens could take on.
December 23, 2010 at 8:47 AM
Tees Maar Khan Has Extraordinary Advance
Thursday 24th December 2010 14.00 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network
The advance booking counters of Tees Maar Khan opened on Wednesday morning at most places. Single screens normally start advance on Monday but here even the advance at most single screens was held back till Wednesday and the results were fantastic all over.
The largest multiplex chain in India PVR sold a record 10,000 plus tickets in one day.
Delite Delhi had an advance of 6.50 lakhs nett which is already 38% of the Dabangg whole week collection of nearly 17 lakhs.
Mona Patna saw a mad rush as 3500 were tickets sold while it was similar at Paradise Kolkata where 2800 tickets were sold. Both are amongst biggest single screens in India.
The advance is huge which means humungous weekend business but for records to go it is always current rather than advance which proves to be the most important factor especially in the time of multiple shows and huge release.
December 23, 2010 at 8:53 AM
I’m going to go out on a limb and predict a great fall for TMK. The film’s relying too heavily on Sheela at the moment. The backlash on OSO was pretty severe as well. I’ll be very surprised if the film comes close to 100 crores, overall. The single screens aren’t going to take to the humor or the plot anyway…
December 23, 2010 at 9:03 AM
I’d also be very surprised if it remained stable. OSO was fine in this sense even if it hardly matched the hype. BOI themselves reduced the initial week number to 37 crores or so later on. But it definitely doubled its initial even if it ought to have done more. With TMK I’d be surprised at even this kind of trending. Farah Khan just makes these hype machines that are completely without soul. Having said that if the film can have very massive initial (60 crores or so) then even poor trending should get it to 100. But of course if there is such a massive initial the bar becomes higher for a final total. It’s not just about getting to 100 crores but doing so ‘appropriately’. So for example a 65 crore initial leading to a 100 crore gross means very poor trending! Will check it out though if reviews are decent. Can’t resist the big one!
December 23, 2010 at 9:45 AM
might even end up checking it out before True Grit and for which I will face eternal damnation!
December 23, 2010 at 9:15 AM
TMK will be a disatrous trender – a great opening is assured but after that it will be freefall
December 23, 2010 at 9:50 AM
Fun to see ppl predicting bad things for TMK even before seeing it. If the prediction is from the promos…then how come you even went to see khelein hum jee jaan se!
When things don’t look good, then atleast let have other live in joy. TMK will be me, i.e. HOUSEFULL
Bura naa maano TMK hai!!
December 23, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Actually if it were only about Farah Khan I would wish this film to flop but I am partial enough to Akshay to want the opposite result. As I said earlier will check this out if reviews are half-decent.
December 23, 2010 at 9:56 AM
its interesting to see the lead actor om whom name the film is being titled, being relatively marginalised in TMK promotions.Saw one or two “events”, where farah was just propping up sheila.
INfact kat appeared just like a foolish prop who was being just used shamelessly.
Nothin wrong with this but just shows how things change.
Kat of boom fame now is “rescuing” farah and akkis fortunes.
The way farah is so deperately promoting the film praying for a gr8 opening, shows how scared she is of an early drastic after the first weekend.
One promo even unashamedly declares that TMK is from the maker of OSO—what gr8 credentials!
December 23, 2010 at 10:06 AM
I actually agree that kat and the choreographer and the singer (sunidhi) etc have done a good “job” in sheila ki jawaani.
Im currently on a trip to india.
Have noticed bus conductors to drivers to momo-vendors to the average call centre guy to “upmarket yupiies” enjoying this song.
However, I personally wont watch a movie JUST for a song which has been played on telly/ fm once at a repeat frequency of less than 10min.
The type of people who get rady to see a full movie for one “hot” item song —have tried to but failed to understand their psyche!
anyhow, all the best for TMK.
whatever one blames farah khan for—admire her for her tenacity, street smart attitude & killer instiinct.
infact (being a woman director)–she is yet to “deliver”—- a box-office dud till now…
December 23, 2010 at 12:13 PM
The word of mouth of internet is bad for TMK with Akshaye Khanna getting the most praise for his act.
Review – 2.5/5
“But post interval, you end up restless. And fidgety. Because nothing really connects. The film maker has always treated Bollywood cinema with a fond irreverence and has laughed at many of the sacrosanct givens of the mainstream formula. But all the jokes and the jibes have been incorporated in a storyline and a screenplay that has always managed to have an emotional connect, like old-fashioned Hindi cinema has. Main Hoon Naa reiterated the bhai-bhai bond and OSO applauded the eternal love story that seems to be staple Bollywood fare.
Sadly, Tees Maar Khan begins as a spoof and remains a spoof, till the very end. All the characters end up as mere caricatures and completely fail to build up an emotional quotient in the film. The protagonist, Tees Maar Khan, ends up as a much-applauded character in the film, but you don’t feel like putting your hands together for him because even his con act leaves you cold. Katrina Kaif’s Anya is the strangest heroine act till now. Completely over the top and completely brainless, she has nothing alluring about her, till the very end. All she does is rant, rave and live up to the dumb girlfriend/item girl stereotype, donning rollers in her hair and declaring `You dirty dog’ over and over again. The only exaggeration that seems to work here is Akshaye Khanna. He plays the Oscar-crazy superstar as a hysterical madcap and somehow manages to pull off the joke. A complete surprise act from the generally staid and sober Akshaye Khanna!”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Tees-Maar-Khan/moviereview/7149954.cms
December 23, 2010 at 1:47 PM
always risky making a spoof in India.
December 23, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Review – 1.5/5 (generous rating for such a harsh review)
Review: Tees Maar Khan is not worth even a free ticket
Published: Thursday, Dec 23, 2010, 23:23 IST
By Renuka Rao | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
Farah Khan’s idea of a ‘holiday’ film — put together a world-infamous con artist, a Bollywood starlet, an Oscar aspirant, a bunch of naïve villagers, and befuddled policemen; then weave an absurd story connecting all of them. That is how you have this catastrophe called Tees Maar Khan.
Tees Maar Khan is a classic example of a cluttered film in which a hodgepodge of characters incoherently jabbers ludicrous dialogues building up an odd plot that just refuses to make any sense at any point of time.
Just because you try mocking the stereotypical Bollywood touches and incorporate a couple of funny-looking characters, it does not guarantee that the audience will break into splits.
The so-called superstar jodi of Hindi cinema — Kumar and Kaif — has hardly any moments together, and individually both deliver pathetic performances. Throughout the film, Akshay Kumar only cracks his ‘tawaif ki lut-ti izzat’ one-liners while Kaif only squeals her lungs out with ‘nahiiiiiii’ and ‘bachaaaooooo’
http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_review-tees-maar-khan-is-not-worth-even-a-free-ticket_1485367
December 23, 2010 at 5:25 PM
NY Times Review
From Bollywood: Making a Movie to Cover Up a Crime
By RACHEL SALTZ
Published: December 23, 2010
Goofy is as goofy does in Farah Khan’s “Tees Maar Khan,” a Bollywood farce that overdoes the zaniness in frantic high style. Tees Maar Khan (Akshay Kumar) is, we’re told, “India’s sharpest criminal mastermind.” That seems to mean that he can pick locks, escape bumbling cops and cue his goon squad — Dollar, Soda and Burger — to scream in unison: “Tees Maar Khan!”
There’s a lot of silliness and a lot of setup before the film’s main caper gets under way. That involves Tees Maar Khan’s pretending to be a film director and going through an elaborate shoot in a village in order to steal some antique treasures for Siamese-twin smugglers. (They’re conjoined at their white jeans.)
With its let’s-make-a-movie setting and film in-jokes (including an extended riff on India’s post-“Slumdog Millionaire” Oscar dreams), “Tees Maar Khan” bears a passing resemblance to Ms. Khan’s “Om Shanti Om” (2007). That film simultaneously poked fun at and celebrated Hindi cinema of the 1970s while delivering some of the most memorable and delirious song sequences in recent memory. “Om Shanti Om,” a huge box office success, was Bollywood at its most pleasurable. “Tees Maar Khan” is Bollywood going through the motions.
Ms. Khan, who is also a choreographer, has a bright pop sensibility and a determination to keep things light. But here, saddled with a slapdash, not-clever-enough script by Shirish Kunder (her husband), she can’t pull a magical movie out of her hat. Nor can she make her stars as winning as they need to be. Mr. Kumar and Katrina Kaif mug and dance and work hard, but they’re not called upon to play characters so much as shtick figures, and the cartoonish world they inhabit isn’t appealing or buoyant enough to carry the day.
http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/12/24/movies/24tees.html?src=twt&twt=nytimesmovies
December 23, 2010 at 6:36 PM
Big B in today’s post-( I think he is referring to G-3 being hit and No Problem flopping):-
Ram Gopal Varma came over today after long and we sat and chatted on matters similar through the day. It has become a nightmare to decipher what the audience wants today. Well, I mean, it was always a nightmare but today it seems somehow more intense. Senseless films get rejected. Senseless films get box office too. The thought provoking, does not provoke the box office at times and does, at times too. Tastes change as rapidly as turning the pages of a book. How does one keep up ? For the time taken to put up one taste is perhaps far too long for it to remain tasty. So as you sit down to analise and plan, there is but one thought that prevails. Give a good story. Forget the dressings and the candy and the toppings, keep the basics right and hope that the audience identifies with it. At least that is what all makers have set out to achieve and sadly not all have been successful.