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Really dont care that much, dude. Not a fan of Aamir spending 2 yrs on such films. That 300 cr demand is just to cover my arse for being a fan and a face-saving (death)wish.
Lagaan, TZP, Dangal, RDB, PK is what I expect him to spend his time on.
I am still skeptical..not saying this because I said it will end below 200 but I genuine wom is not there..I have said about wom.for.many films.before and generally you get the sense after speaking to film theatre owners..here many of my filmy friends are waiting for bated breath for today ..today if it is more than 35cr the movie has a chance..the day 1 number are extraordinary and it has clocked 80 percent average occupancy all over India overall during the day..so there is going a drop today..just how much no one knows…my own sense is this will drop to below 35 today..again I am.not trying to prove my case..I have been wrong many times before and have admitted as much…
This ain’t doing 300, will land somewhere between 200-225 crores. Even a gold did just about 105 crores with a start of 25 crores. So atmost it will follow the same trending and will get to that total. 300 crore is still not possible for an outright rejected film. This ain’t doing 35 crores today , a 25-30 crore seems to be more feasible.
This is the biggest disappointment of not only this year but of the last decade or so. The biggest bollywood movie has been the biggest disappointment.
Its set to do 30 cr today. Real question is IF it can grow over the next 2 days. It unlikely to have another 40 cr day, but ok kind of growth over sat and sun would mean the game is still on irrespective of a 65% fall or so on Monday.
Interesting tidbit was the movie clocked lesser footfall in multiplexes than both tzh and sanju..the reason was.not lesser occupancy but longer length curtailing the number of shows…
It was just a flat film more than a bad one. Nothing exciting happens. There were probably 2-3 good moments in the movie when there should be at least 20. Not nearly enough highs. Even (SPOILER ALERT), when a family is murdered, you don’t feel anything. The first half was still watchable but the second just spiraled down. All sense and logic went out of the window and it just dragged on… and the climactic action sequence which should have been the high point was the weakest of all. Really sad, both BigB and Aamir Khan deserved a much much better film as their first one together.
Not saying it’s worse than TZH but then is that really your benchmark? What were the expectations (quality-wise) from TZH and what were the expectations from ToH? Purely on *that* parameter, ToH feels like a much bigger letdown.
I haven’t seen TZH but have seen ETT. Now the latter to me was pretty flat in general, had a blockbuster song. It didn’t humour me. Parts of TOH are better but some parts worse. Overall I would watch TOH than ETT.
This is fair. I’ve heard some thoughts on the lines of this that it is boring rather than bad. I actually found it both in second half. The first half was fine as a setting up of the second half IMO. The second half just wasted the opportunity. If that scored, the difference might end up being 250Cr. That’s the size of the blunder.
You keep saying blundering second half, and I am sticking to my plan to watch it tonight just to know how messed up it is. I dont think Victor can outdo the D3 mess he created, but am willing to be surprised. The BO is not going to be as per expectations even in the best case scenario of 300 cr or so. Thus the only point of interest in this is to experience first-hand how much Aamir has screwed up …
PS – This is perhaps the last bollywood film that I have followed through the years since its inception. Nothing currently in production in bollywood has my interest. Even if MB happens (big IF), dont think I have much faith after TOH in Aamir to pull that mammoth series to proper destination.
He did not devote so much time on D3, and quickly followed it up with PK. But this is at a different level altogether … How will Aamir salvage his conscience about spending 2 years on this?
Marcus – Aamir has screwed up here. It’s not going to be rocket science once you watch it. His performance is pretty good overall. Let me know if the build up to Manzoor E Khuda moves you.
But children will be non judgemental in this sense. So in that segment there is scope.
Makers Of Vijay’s ‘Sarkar’ Agree To Remove Controversial Parts: Reports
‘Sarkar’ has swept the box office in the first two days of its launch, crossing the Rs. 100-crore mark.
OK Marcus tell me honestly had you actually thought (after seeing promo and song) that it will challange bahubali-2. That film was a freak once in a decades type of film. Just compare Rajmauli’s track record and Victors record. I mean Rajmauli’s made a fucking damn entertaining movie on housefly. Eaga is my Fav Rajmauli movie. Rajmauli ‘s vision is just out of the world.
And you think an average masala film from yrf would get such vitriol ? If I was optimistic, then one is either being foolishly naive or is a sly asshole. Take your pick!
Why we take films so seriously ? A bad result for ToH has put so much anger, frustration and bitterness in you. No comment of your is complete without some bitter word or abuse. Take a chill pill. Aamir is still no 1.
Yea really don’t waste your money on a grandeur experience. It’s actually not that kind of film. The VFX is better than trailer but in general I found the ships added nothing here. And it’s not like Avatar – where every element of what you see is detailed and designed for the format. 2D is sufficient.
Top Five Rajasthan And Mysore – Thugs Of Hindostan Tops
Friday 09 November 2019 12.00 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Thugs Of Hindostan has set new ALL TIME RECORDS in Rajasthan and Mysore though both circuits missed the 3 crore nett benchmark by very small margins. The top opening days in Rajasthan are as follows,
1. Thugs Of Hindostan – 2,91,00,000
2. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – 2,52,00,000
3. Bahubali – The Conclusion – 2,36,00,000
4. Tiger Zinda Hai – 2,12,00,000
5. Singham Returns – 2,10,00,000
Thugs Of Hindostan also shatters records in Mysore though considering the numbers of past Aamir Khan films it should have got over 3 crore nett. The top five in Mysore are as follows.
Thugs of Hindostan, though, have lived up to their name.
it’s an open loot in multiplexes where the “normal” ticket rates were spiked to 550-600 rupees without any rhyme or reason. Can they do this openly? or the government doesn’t have a role in this?
Those who dont want to pay this much can wait for the week days and lower ticket rates. This way film gets trended well than sink after the holiday period.
Aamir Khan Posts A Thank You Note For His Thugs Of Hindostan Team; Writes, ‘Journey Has Been So Special’
The message was a part of a lengthy post sent out via social media late on Wednesday, wherein Aamir personally expressed gratitude to all key team members.
Bollywood star Aamir Khan says whatever may be the fate of Thugs Of Hindostan, which released on Thursday, he is satisfied with the feeling that the team has given the film its best and that it has been a joyride to work on it.
Reaching out to the audience, he said: “We have made the film with a lot of love and effort, and we hope that you enjoy it.”
One hopes he is still Firangi when he is doing all this! As that would be in character!
On Firangi – it is on paper a pretty good acting role. But it’s trajectory is pretty lukewarm. When he should be serious he’s deceitful and when he is deceitful he should be serious. These moments are messed up a lot in second half, in the first half when a lot of character development takes place it makes sense.
Ohh my god. I was travelling and was totally clueless till now.
I might now watch ToH.
WoM is terrible. As Akshay fan, i have seen worse days during CCTC. 🙂
It took Akshay a decade to get back the same credibility.
Of course case here is different and Aamir is much bigger star and the film got the biggest opening.
Dont think ToH will get bad numbers in its final total considering the start it got on day 1. It will emerge as HiT, though expectation was more.
I will keenly tally the numbers with my prediciton now as i had predicted the day wise returns needed for ToH to be HIT.
All the best to Aamir fans. I hate their dramas and agenda and few of them are quite disgraceful, but love their passion.
Thugs Of Hindostan Sets Huge Benchmark On Day One
Friday 09 November 2019 12.30 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Thugs Of Hindostan has set the box office on fire on day one with records all over the place and the highest opening day ever of around 50 crore nett. The film has smashed all circuit records with possibly the exception of Mumbai, CP Berar and Tamil Nadu / Kerala.
CP Berar and Tamil Nadu / Kerala are not records while Mumbai final is pending. The film was hugely aided by the Diwali holiday which is the biggest day of the year for collections. It has beaten Bahubali – The Conclusion by around 9 crore nett and Prem Ratan Dhan payo by aroound 11 crore nett. These two were the top two prior to Thugs Of Hindostan with Prem Ratan Dhan Payo being released on the same day as Thugs of Hindostan and Bahubali – The Conclusion was a non holiday.
The film will see collections come down from these huge levels on day two though mass markets will hold better due to the Diwali follow up. Gujarat has an extended five day holiday period so that will hold but most multiplexes will see falls and it will be about where the film settles on day two.
The collections of Thugs of Hindostan are as follows. The final figures from all circuits are yet to come so those are apprx. The places where the final number is in has no apprx next to it.
#ThugsOfHindostan Thu biz… Hindi: ₹ 50.75 cr. Tamil + Telugu: ₹ 1.50 cr Total: ₹ 52.25 cr [5000 screens] India biz. Highest Day 1 for a #Diwali release Highest Day 1 for YRF film Highest Day 1 for a Hindi film
"Fast-forward this story to the early 2000s, and we get another Aamir Khan starrer: Mela. In other words, TOH gives, of all people, Dharmesh Darshan cause to say “I got there first.”"https://t.co/EBjKjvtDnQ
A pan multi billion dollar company wouldn’t commission a second season unless it was well received. BOI are just stupid here. SG is a success for sure.
Yes, but if the viewership is distributed among a more ‘mature’, global audience, they will be free to make what they want…and more importantly, just how they want!
Thugs Of Hindostan has become the 34th film since 1990 to break the opening day record. It means 34 films over the last 28 years. Now it remains to be seen which film is the one to break this record.
Sarkar director Murugadoss files for anticipatory bail amid row, hearing today
The AIADMK has been protesting since the Diwali release of the movie with senior AIADMK ministers demanding deletion of the contentious scenes, besides threatening to initiate legal action if the film crew failed to comply, forcing director Murugadoss to seek anticipatory bail.
After cinema halls were vandalised by members of the ruling party on Thursday afternoon, police officials went to director AR Murugadoss’ residence in the night. The director tweeted, “Police had come to my house late tonight and banged the door several times. Since I was not there they left the premises. Right now I was told there is no police outside my house.”
This happened after the makers had already agreed to make the required changes in the film. The makers confirmed to indianexpress.com over a phone call that they will modify the controversial scenes. References to Varalaxmi Sarathkumar’s character Komalavalli will be muted. Komalavalli was the original name of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The makers will also remove a scene which shows director AR Murugadoss throwing state-provided freebies into the fire.
Today is normal working day, so compared to yesterday the drop will look harsh. Specially after record breaking numbers and during the day. However I expect the evening and night shows stronger and overall the movie could still hit around 30crrs for day 2.
Morning and afternoon shows are tracking 50% of yesterday’s in linited plex data available. That is 25 cr range considering lower ticket pricing today. Pickup in evening and night shows can take it to 30 cr, lets see.
Mumbai and Maharashtra for certain private orgnaisations. Though stock exchange, banks are working.
Some are getting a very long weekend starting from wednesday to sunday.
Expect it to trend like Gold but at much higher levels. Today, it may go down a fair bit after a fantastic first day. It will then pick up again on Saturday and Sunday. Monday will show where the film goes.
It is a front-loaded kind of deal. The maximum it collects during this extended week end, the better. It doesn’t look like one that will collect well for weeks.
From the reviews and feed-backs and all the negativity around it, 300cr or anything above will be ok. People won’t be losing money at least.
The same cannot be said for those China distributors. It seems they have invested massively on it and if it tanks there, there will huge financial losses there.
Aamir’s goodwill there may take a hit but it will be up to him to bring it back. In India, Aamir’s market will not be really affected. He has delivered record breakers for so long. One slight blip (if it happens) will not matter much.
I feel he should just stay away from YRF in the future.
Dont think anyone will be losing money on this as long as it gets to 200 cr (it will do a lot more than that). You need to dig a bit about its economics before making such blanket statements.
Someone posted a column here that looked at the film’s ecomomics a few days back which claimed the film needed 280cr net to be in profit zone. I don’t know how accurate it was.
However, I agree that it may go past 300cr and it is no mean feat by any means in Bollywood. Chill, mate!
A self-proclaimed trade analyst on twitter has labeled it a flop. But according to his data Day 2 occupancy has picked up from 30% in morning shows to 45% by noon shows …
The footfalls in multiplexes have dropped by 60 percent..smaller cities are doing better…pune etc are showing bigger drops…patna lucknow are stronger…trade is also not too happy with yrf as they are accusing them of inflating numbers by 10 percent…the multiplex footfalls are similar to sanjus first day which did 33 crs or so but yrf numbers are 51 crs..even accounting for huge ss business they sense an inflation..krknumbers are around 38 crs..addatoday estimated 45 crs then went with yrf..as usual better to go with boi.
..today would be around 30 cr I think..mornings looked like 26 crs though…single screens and smaller towns need to pull this through
I go with boi as always.whether race3 or hny or ss or toh..I am just calling out the way it is playing out…trade is not krk or addatoday..trade is the distributor fraternity..
There is talk of inflation by BOI and YRF together here. I seriously wouldn’t be surprised as anything but a record after invitation scroll, ticket price increase request leak was required.
Today seems like a 50% drop so the film is finished by first week really. Won’t make much into second weekend. Best thing for Aamir.
Considering he has a profit share deal, he’s basically going to paid pittance for 2 years work and in the process China market will be hit for a duck this time. He has to make sure his next choice is good now.
Kamaal Khan (!) was advancing this idea yesterday.. that the figures had been inflated considerably to get that 50 crore number. I don’t think a 50 cr number is too hard to buy for opening day. Either way this will hardly make a difference over the long run.
Disgruntled tweeters like jaju have been used on this site to reduce collection of salman movies here before…its easier to just pick one site and follow them..that’s boi for me
Alright friends, back from TOH viewing. We were 7 people total and we all liked the film. Now my few points here:
1). Aamir Khan: I can see why he chose this role, it gives him so many moments (and he has delivered everywhere, even in front of the master Big B). 10/10 for this to him.
2). Bachchan: This man is God of acting. Every frame he is in, he lifts it to dizzy heights. 10/10 for him
3). Kat K: I like her and whatever space she gets, she delivers. 10/10 for her
4). Fatima: she has a uni-dimensional character and she does well: 8/10 for her
5). Clive (whatever actor has played it): has a solid screen presence as a villain: 7/10
– It is the acting of these main characters which makes the movie a one-time watch and one can enjoy it for what it is.
– I met so many kids in last 2-3 days, they are all praise for the film.
Now some weak points, purely as a cine-critic:
1). Victor – 3/10 – this man has no idea of what was at his disposal….forget the big banner…he had such wonderful actors at his disposal who have still lifted the poorly written screenplay….the worst thing I found was that such movie has to have an impactful start within first few minutes….but nothing that soft of happens…..well, i don’t want to go in spoilers so more on that later….
2). Old, ghisa-pita plot and I can tell u that without these superb actors, this film would have gone down the drain without a trace…
3). BGM – too grand for a script which does not offer anything of that sort!!
Technical Aspects:
– Good Cinematography and some good VFX
Overall Verdict: 3.5/5 – one time watch and do not carry any great expectations for a masterpiece kind of cinema….then u will enjoy it more 🙂
2.0 trailer was pathetic on big screen
Zero trailer looked little better – much better than 2.0 trailer
Go watch it guys – bachchan and aamir’s scenes together alone are worth the ticket-price and aamir delivers a many-layered performance (with those close-up of talking eyes) and Bachchan is Bachchan…..wow! what a presence…..
yes Marcus – I don’t see why ppl are so scathy about it! it is a vacation time and the film is a fiction so it offers everything to ppl who expect an easy-on-eye entertainment + there is no vulgarity + children can really love such fictitious films I can tell….so it is a safe bet at the BO
Will be watching a few hrs. And i have no illusions regarding acharya, chopra or masala films. And it does not sound much worse than D3 from the user reviews in this blog.
Aamir was saying from the beginning that its a fun movie which has no explicit blood and gore inspite of all those fights. He also said that it has no message. So he never cheated the audience. The BGM and the grave voice and demeanour of Bachchan made people think that it is a very serious movie.
Jay half liked it, Tony liked it somewhat. Yakuza and Idea liked it in a similar fashion. Let us see what Satyam and An Jo are going to say along with munna. And Marcus.
Where is Jeeves and where are other aamirians?
I have posted my thoughts on the previous thread, it is not Dhoom 3 bad, me too liked the 2nd half more.
With a better director this could have been Ghajini like, the story had emotions but you hardly feel them. The movie should have been shortened as well.
Hopefully Aamir learns from this and never acts in a YRF movie ever.
Honestly speaking. Both on paper D3 and TOH were good masala scripts. Better director will have done more justice to them.
Bottom line is Aamir Khan will learn his lesson the hard way.
I agree a fair bit with Vee’s longer comment but in general Bollywood stars will turn to this kind of mass entertainer as audience is there. It’s the bread and butter of the industry – it’s just whether that refinement reflects sensibilities and demands of the audience.
I feel here everyone involved with TOH has disrespected the audience a fair bit. Raising ticket prices, avoiding pre release shows smells of them knowing they had a big failure on their hands so they deserve lots of rants. Once the dust settles, reality will click in even for me. It’s 1 bad decision against a bunch of good quality since Lagaan. Nothing to be overtly harsh about except don’t overhype rubbish!
Take the pill and swallow it, move on and don’t do it again. If Aamir ever works for VKA again I’m sure day 1 would be washout.
yeah but the truth is also that at the end of the day, VKA’s CV will read like 2 films earning more thatn 300 cr 🙂 ha ha ….this man has no idea what kind of Gods are pleased with him that he gets such big banner, big stars and yet…..
Your analysis is completely off here. Aamir is a v poor judge of masala film-making (forget being one1). He just loves them enuf to indulge in them periodically, without even understanding what he is selecting and doing in the process.
He surely knows how to help out and ensure good films in the terrains of Lagaan, TZP and Dangal (all his own productions). And its not just his association with YRF that has been poor overall, his limited understanding of masala films is the root of all such embarrassments.
One man cant be equally good in everything, he just needs to understand what his strengths are and stick to it.
He actually pitched TOH as Desai film from seventies! He really has no clue about masala films. HE usually wont make such moronic comments regarding other topics.
not really man – aamir is the one who started 100 cr club with full-on masala Ghajini…..where he fails in masala genre otherwise can be told as the director….he has gone to VKA twice now (only director apart from RH he has done that)…..otherwise, he hasn really done any masala movies in last decade…..only D3 and TOH now….Ghajini was the first one….
Guys, why is everyone discussing the box office so avidly and using it to justify this film? As far as I’m aware this is a forum for cinema lover not film producers/ investors so whether this film recoups it’s investment or not is not our primary concern. We all know that the monstrous initial is purely for Aamir’s star power and the marketing hype, not the quality or content of this film.
Comparing it to Sultan or Race is laughable because Aamir is a much more ambitious and capable artiste than Salman and the bar should be FAR higher for him. If he was going to take 2 years and spend 250 crores to make an adventure blockbuster set in a historic alternate universe my expectations would be more along the lines of Baahubali and less along the lines of a sub-par Salman potboiler!
Saying it’s a family entertainer isn’t an excuse either; just look at the kind of enjoyable, innovative, intelligent content that studios like Pixar or Ghibli regularly churn our for children! Even if Aamir doesn’t have the budget to match a Pixar production there’s no justification for why he went with such a half-baked script and crass, unintelligent filmmakers like Acharya and Chopra.
Personally, the trailers really disappointed me. The promos seemed so visually unoriginal (and derivative of more impressive Hollywood blockbusters) and tremendously tacky (particularly the presentation and outfitting of Katrina – although it’s typical of sleazy YRF which makes disasters like Befikre). When a star has Aamir’s intelligence and resources at his command, I think we’re justified in expecting a fantasy film that builds an imaginative, intelligent, enchanting universe and not some tawdry, forgettable pirate flick with 18th century courtesans clad in glittery crop tops.
Aamir is at the peak of his star power and given his age, he has only a limited amount of time left to helm such memorable projects. As someone who admires the singular path he has carved for himself in contemporary India cinema, I really hope he uses the next few years to make much more ambitious and distinctive films and I’m disappointed that he chose to dedicate two years at this stage of his career to this film, regardless of whether it makes 100 or 1000 crores.
yeah that is a different take from u and i like that way also….good analytical write-up….aamir is clearly having a ball playing firangi mallah…but it is the overall screenplay and victor’s tacky and unimaginative direction which makes one angry on aamir as why he sat on this for 2 years….he will get his money and surely he has enjoyed the role…..all that is fine but then he could have done a Sarfarosh Sequel too in this time and maybe one more…..it is a strange decision on his part…no doubts about that
but think of paying public who can even make all those sallu-craps moster hits….for them, this is a good and clean vacation entertainment…..at the end of the day, it is the children who will decide the fate here at the BO…as a cinema, it is a mediocre attempt to a fiction which could have been far better in the hands of Rajamouli (even the same screenplay would have turned out 10 times better in his hands)
No one here is justifying his decision to do TOH on the basis of any numbers of crores earned. Thanks to his clout in China and previous BO record, this film will earn enuf money for everyone concerned.
We just want this to get to a respectable total to ‘decrease’ our embarrassment levels that he had actually spent 2 yrs on this. Thats pretty much it.
However, Aamir has his arse stuck in the masala-hole like most people of his generation. In that way, he isnt above any of his contemporaries. If he was, then there would have been no Mela or RH or D3 or many other films in his career. He still talks about Ghulam and Rangeela as some great achievements. He is a mixed bag, like it or not.
Marcus – I agree that he has done his fair share of mediocre masala films as recently as D3. But even that was more forgivable IMO since it was an iconic franchise that he wanted to be part of and he was obviously limited by the Dhoom universe and could only do so much with it. But after the pan-Indian success of Baahubali you would think that he would set his sights higher and make a big mass, masala entertainer that is daring and imaginative and propelled by compelling characters and a richly original universe. And when he announced this epic, original project with Bacchan as a co-star and spent so much time and effort on it and gave it such a wide international release, expectations were justifiably extremely elevated.
I’ll agree that his career has been a mixed bag but I’m sure that you’ll also agree that his choices have mostly been more interesting (which is not the same thing as good or flawless) and that he has more intelligence and ambition than his contemporaries. After all, who else in his league and generation boasts of an oeuvre that spans from Lagaan to Taare Zameen Par to Delhi Belly to Dhabi Ghat to Satyameva Jayate? I wouldn’t necessarily call myself an Aamir ‘fan’ but I do think that he is the one current super star that I find very interesting in an otherwise banal, rather vacuous group of celebrities (this just my opinion – I don’t insult to offend or engage in argument with any SRK/ Salman/ Ranbir/ Varun/ Ranveer/ Ajay fans!)
i think if u saw aamir on Karan’s coffee-show, he gave this hint that this is the first time in his career that he has chosen a role based on a character (on not the script) – and there he has justified….but yeah, one expects much more from him and well….D3 was below par for me…..TOH is much better….but to each one…..still TOH is a one-time watch and most of my contacts have liked it…..
I think us Indians view a film from two different perspectives: from its box office point of view and from its qualitative. We need to learn to separate the two.
I liked the movie, specially the first half. The second half kuch zyada ho gaya. I enjoyed Bachchan sahab’s performance a lot , however he should NOT have been made to dance.
The suriyya song @ IMAX screen was lit and total Paisa vasool.
I think problem is that people are going in expecting TZP and think that they are getting Kranti, but then what is wrong with Kranti , it was a great masala film. ( Multiplex audience wont get it though )
Wish Katrina had a larger role, and ships sequences were shorter.
P.S.- I liked Dhoom 3 and Tashan as well.
the entry scene of Bachchan reminds you of Khuda Gawah, the dialog delivery style , the clothing, the penetrating look , they all look majestic. when he says – kitney mein becha hum logo ko, it hits you like a ton of bricks, The eerire music every time right before the Baaz is making an entry ,( The IMAX sound system makes it even more special), the Taveez.. there is a lot to see on the big screen for Bachchan fans.
Aamir gets great lines , my 11 year old initially reluctant to even go to the movie was laughing out loud at his antics.
Fatima looks bloated for some reason. Katrina toh jaan hee ley gai.
I think it will do better in small cities.
My sister in Puna-
Amitabh toh bahut achcha hai, lekin Aamir ko kya ho gaya, naak -kaan mein baali daal lee, bilkul bhaand jaisee harkartey kar raha thaa. ussko sochna chahiye . Ronit Roy do minute key role mein zyada asardaar thaaa.
My favourite scene is when Firangi and Azaad circle each other for first time. That and when Azaad learns of what is going on. Beyond that Firangi has many one liners throughout that are quite funny. The less said of Fatima the better. She’s wasted here.
wasted? She has no acting talent or kaif like body to do non-talented roles in cinema. She acted in one side-heroine’s friend role (love ranjan movie) till she got big chance in dangal and later aamir’s kripa on her for ToH role. I don’t see much of a future for her in hindi cinema. Her and Parineeti. If some strong actress like Kangana or even child-woman like Alia, had played her role in ToH, I might have gone to see the movie. The talented ones bring a lot to the table. The whole fighting with british is such purana material. I wonder where is AnJo this morning? Waiting for his reactions.
Already said she’s miscast here. And that Kangana or Alia were better suited. Still she has an awful role to judge her on. She can act, her and Sanya were strong performances in Dangal.
My favorite scenes were Amitabh’s entry, the scene where Aamir calls him Chacha, Katrina’s entry, and the scene where Aamir calls in the Nawab Gadha into the dining room.
On a different note, what are everyone’s most and least favourite Indian films of 2018 (so far)? Mine are Andhadhun, Raazi and Beyond the Clouds. I haven’t watched Badhai Ho, Tumbbad, Stree, 96, NOTA or any of the Malayam releases. Flawed but interesting films this year include Kaala and Manmarziyaan. My biggest disappointment was Chekka Chivantha Vaanam.
Manmarziyan is clearly my favorite film although I like Andhadhun a lot as well. Amit Trivedi’s the music director for both films and the music (in both films) is a big plus for me.
I didn’t like Raazi that much. It’s a pretty tame thriller although Alia is quite good.
I haven’t seen Tumbbad and I wish I could somehow watch it on the big screen.
I happened to watch Visaranai a few weeks ago and it was an excellent, if harrowing, experience.
I just remembered that I haven’t watched Visaranai or Mukkabaaz either! I want to watch both as well as 96 and NOTA, although I can’t say that Badhai Ho, Pataakha or Stree hold much interest for me.
how about Gali Guliyan by Manoj? Anyone saw that movie? Waiting for it to come to netflix or amazon. Also Julia robert’s series on Amazon looks pretty good. Watched two episodes. so far so good. Has a “treatment” appeal to it…
While I love these films, big films excite me. To see to which level they go BO wise. And this is bo thread and it is no crime if we enjoy discussing numbers. It is timepass for me. I am not intellectual type. I somewhat liked even Tubelight!
And it needs some guts to like when Rocky says he likes Toh, D3 and Tashaan on BR blog. It is like blasphemy!
I am going to skip this one. Canceled my booking. It’s not because I think this will be the worst film around or something. It’s simply because I find it upsetting that these two stars together and with this production house created something like this. I wasn’t expecting too much to begin with but to make a film like this is simply inexcusable. I have followed all the responses here on the blog, have read only a few reviews and now I’ve read Rangan’s. Again this is where with a serious film one can argue whether it went wrong or not but the debate is mostly about the box office. But with a film that’s just trying to be an entertainer there’s nothing redeemable if it fails at that basic level. To repeat the point to have this setup and to fail this badly.. it’s truly a historic failure. And it’s not like many great such failures where the films were important but not appreciated by their immediate audiences. I criticize Salman’s films all the time for being junk but at least they’re not trying to be much more than this. Simply amazed Aamir didn’t pick up the problems here. As for Aditya Chopra given the resources he has with his production house it must be the worst such thing in India. No vision, not even evidently enough horse sense to get true blockbusters even when the setup begs for it.
I’ve also read the comments on Aamir’s masala sensibility. It is indeed curious that he seems to do some utterly mediocre stuff when he goes in for this option (Ghajini is an exception). Whether these work or not they’re just poor films. Here there is a charitable explanation and a less complimentary one. I think the truth is somewhere in between. On the one hand for anyone who wanted to do masala in the 90s and beyond there wasn’t much choice. It was either the Inder Kumars and Darshans of the world or nothing. Of course this still isn’t an excuse because certainly post-Ghajini Aamir could have worked with other Southern talents if he wanted to. But the point is that the industry’s best talents have been into masala for 25 years or so (there are complicated reasons for this). This is not the case in the major Southern industries. In Tamil for example, and even if masala is ‘exhausted’ here too in many ways, you still have some very good examples of the genre. These aren’t ‘important’ films but they’re very good narratives and sometimes they’re interesting as well. I’ve said it before but Baahubali can only emerge from a ‘tradition’. Since the latter has long been dead in Bombay (not because it wouldn’t work, Salman’s Telugu inspired attempts should prove the opposite) it’s not possible to suddenly make the equivalent of this. Forget this, even Ghajini needs a Southern director! Santoshi has become extinct otherwise his Khakee was an excellent film in every sense. Not pure masala, more a thriller or drama with masala elements, but that’s fine. This too is the history of the genre. At its purest you get Desai and the like but then you also get a leaner, more narrative-oriented drama like Deewar. And of course there’s a lot in between.
But this brings me to my second point. A lot of people associate masala not just with these stronger branches of the tradition but also a kind of escapist fare that among others Aamir Khan’s famous uncle Nasir Hussain was also associated with (at least in the 70s, Hum Kisise Kumar Nahin et al). These were often enjoyable films with great soundtracks but really nothing to recommend them otherwise. This was the truly formulaic stuff. Of course there is always the element of the formulaic to any major commercial film, there are always buttons that the director is trying to push with his audience. But there’s a difference between using these elements to support an already strong narrative or an already distinct directorial style and as ends-in-themselves. It’s the difference between Ghajini and Sultan (to use two contemporary examples). Aamir I suspect, and for all his interest in Bachchan’s cinema and so on, is also a child of that poorer masala tradition. Much like farah Khan (OSO is a classic example of this). But it’s not just them, its also an entire class that’s grown up not housed in the stronger examples of the masala tradition that a) thinks everything that’s commercial and escapist is ‘masala’ b) that finds it hard to distinguish between strong and weak examples of the genre. Ironically Bachchan himself is responsible for this perception inasmuch as his one man industry phase from the 80s (though arguably an even greater triumph for the star than his 70s phase (because the films were mostly ‘nothing’ in that later age) itself becomes ‘classic’. It’s hard to argue against films like Namak Halal or Coolie (I’ve done this for both) because they’re incredibly iconic and because the star at its center really makes the audience forget just how weak these scripts are. Between Naseeb and Coolie (both Desai) or between lawaaris and Namak Halal (both Mehra) there is a gulf! The bachchan of the 70s is an incredibly gifted performer, including in the improvised sense, you need to just put the camera on him and it doesn’t matter what else is happening in those films (the production quality, the co-stars etc etc). Once again this sense of masala contaminates the glories of the 70s tradition. This is why I have forever argued for the 70s, never the 80s.
And so getting back to Aamir there is probably, and despite interest in this tradition, not enough of an understanding of what separates the true hallmarks from the merely enjoyable ‘superhits’. Yes he doesn’t have those talents at his disposal but this explanation only goes so far. What else could explain the failure of his otherwise uncanny judgment when it comes to this genre or more correctly super-genre? And all his success with Inder Kumar in the 90s (before Mann) probably confirms as much for him. But again this is also a failure of his audience. Just on this blog I’ve had many discussions/debates with people over the years who don’t seem to understand the difference. Whether people love or dislike masala they think it’s all one thing. it definitely isn’t. Much as the Westerns of John ford are very different from those of Anthony Mann much less Sergio Leone.
Getting back to TOH it’s clear that even the merely-enjoyable-masala category was a bridge too far. But this too confirms the point. Even to do this there has to be a healthy tradition. In any case, the best examples of masala depend on a certain cathartic element. The viewer must be invested in them as an emotional matter . Kranti isn’t some extraordinary example of masala as a narrative but it does what TOH isn’t able to. It works with a good enough script for sure but it also gets the catharsis right! Masala belongs to a history where cinema was ‘experience’ not consumption. Of course masala can be reduced to the latter. Again Bachchan heralded this move, in the contemporary age Southern masala has followed this lead (compared to this of course Bachchan’s 80s work seems fine!) and Salman has then followed it in turn in Bombay.
To underline all this once more I think TOH is a perfect symptom of the absence of this entire tradition for so long in Bombay. The fact that Bachchan himself is an integral part of it as is the otherwise incredibly shrewd (in terms of script sense) Aamir, only underlines the problem for me.
i do think Satyam that u shd watch TOH – atleast for bachchan-aamir’s scenes – those are worth the ticket-prices and u can not enjoy them on tv/small screens
also bachchan in his peak time has overpowered the most crap-scripts with his sheer brilliance of acting – so doing him alongwith aamir one more time – can be a guilty pleasure. and I tell u, no other actors of this generation can pull this off except this combo….
kya Satyam ji aap to kisi dusre ka reviews dekh ke movie nahi dekhne ka. bura na maane yeh theek decision nahi hai.marzi aapki hai but you devoid us from your perspective n thought on the movie…
ha, I trust some reviewers. But more than this I have a certain instinct about these things. I was always skeptical because of Yashraj. I also admit I’m generally quite intolerant of Hindi cinema these days. It just isn’t my thing most of the time. For example take Sanju. The second half was better than the first. It was ok for home viewing but I’m very glad I didn’t go to the theaters for this. The same holds for all of Salman’s films barring Bajrangi. A group conned me into going for Sultan on the spur of the moment and I was miserable! I could go on. I’ve never missed an Aamir film in the theater since Lagaan, this might be the first one! Or I might show up at some point when the dust clears a bit. Never say never!
Problem with old fashioned Masala would be that these days no one wants to watch too much blood, pain , torture or lost and found tamasha etc. on the screen anymore. The violence physical or psychological has become very designer and very much toned down.
Case in point the debacle of “Brothers” and underperformance of the new “Agneepath” . TOH is as close to Masala as one can get, I think the biggest culprit is Aamir’s get up/ character thru out the movie.. Ek baar toh usko chikna-Chupra dikhaney ka thaa or may be show him as a long lost prince to connect the dots.
I haven’t seen the movie but I think theatrical dialoguebaazi is not received well…Baahubali was able to get away because of intense drama. Twitter kills movie on first day itself if content is anything below above average. It seems YRF has rubbed some BoxOffice experts wrong way. Having said that based on comments, I think it will sustain at lower level because non-twitter audience will go in smaller towns.
real culprit is the lack of imagination on director’s part – give the same screenplay to Rajamouli and i bet he would deliver an astonishing product. That is the biggest culprit here.
Re.-real culprit is the lack of imagination on director’s part
Yeh Sahee hai, when the movie is acclaimed , arrey dekho Aamir ney ghost rewrite / redirect kee hai.
When it is being panned – Writer Director kharab hai, no script sense , no imagination , Aamir toh China mein busy thaa.
LOL!!
yes but I’m not arguing for ‘old-fashioned’ masala. I am arguing for the equivalent for this in the present age. Now you’re certainly right in that the audience that has grown up on Yashraj and the like for 20 years now is extremely unlikely to celebrate such stuff. But a lot of this can be addressed with stronger scripts. The older masala films weren’t really about blood and gore. The action wasn’t ‘serious’ in most cases. The scripts were darker of course but again these can be sold. Also note how most of the films (any end of the production spectrum) just don’t trend too well. These might gross enough but are rarely that stable. The small ones do because of course without that quality they wouldn’t be doing anything. Clearly the initial can’t save them. My point is that even the genres and films that are supposed to be perfect for these multiplex audiences actually don’t do too well in most cases. The writing just isn’t there. If you follow SRK’s Yashraj/Johar graph over the years (DDLJ onwards…) it’s also a case of diminishing trending in most cases. But then the films are also usually worse. This is true across the board. PK neither trended like 3I nor Ghajini. But the latter is a good example. How could such a dark film become is huge in terms of the initial (surpassing everything else in sight by quite a margin) and maintain that trending. Indeed it did even better in smaller centers but it couldn’t have generated that kind of gross without marquee multiplex participation. The bar might be higher for masala. But at the end of the day the more Bollywood imitates the South the more it has the same sort of successes (from Salman to Ghajini to horror comedy). Baahubali was bigger than every Hindi release (the sequel). The audience isn’t as different as we think. Much as in those same Southern multiplexes a lot of the Bollywood genres are also popular. It’s not either/or. You can do both. But the attempt has to be a credible one.
on TOH I think it has all the tropes and gestures of masala but not the authentic commitment. And that is precisely my point. Of course it might just be a bad masala film. There were several in the 70s too that flopped. More to the point a lot of major multistarrers in the 80s also flopped along the same lines. Because these too just weren’t interesting enough as scripts. Just because one makes a grand masala film doesn’t mean one has also made a worthwhile one. TOH is generating these reactions not because it’s masala (otherwise no one would show up) but that it’s inadequate masala. Despite the audience’s habits over the last 20 years the convincing masala film still outgrosses everything else. Ghajini proved this (with respect to RNBDJ in the first instance) but also Salman who in nothing films and really as a brand of Southern star high on empty gesturality nonetheless keeps producing these initials.
I agree about inadequate masala in TOH , which translates to inadequate emotional content . The Manzoorey Khuda had such a good build up, with a great formation of the Baaz, but it too was foos- foos by the end of it.
I think the Masala that was missing was a back story to Aamir’s and Katrina’s characters. But how can only YashRaj and VKA be blamed for this?
All said and done this movie should be watched on the big screen .
Terming a 250 cr+ production like TOH a HIT at 200 cr lifetime is the same as terming a 125 cr+ Ra.1 a HIT at 115 cr. This one needs at least 300 cr lifetime to have any chance of being branded a Hit. 200-225 cr which seems like the likely outcome right now would result in an Average verdict at best.
I dont think Marcus is too off the mark on economics though..it had to recover around 225 to 240 from theatrical for recovery…around 120 was recovered in rights and 120cr was left for theatricals..so that range above is fine…but I wont be surprised if all those rights are renegotiated now..I dont see how Amazon will pay 50 cr for this..no way now…in any case that’s a moot point now.. a great opportunity to rewrite history was missed..this was easily the biggest movie in last 10 years in hindi cinema and 400 cr was minimum expectation…
I dont know how China works but it will be stupid if they are still standing by the 20mn minimum guarantee to yrf…
Most bets are off in this scenario. Think about a film that was doing well like Badhaai Ho loses all screens. Exhibitors will be scathing.
Aamir Khan will need something very good next – no stupid biopic please. He needs that RDB vibe type film following Mangal Pandey. If Khurana is finding 2 small films surely Aamir can? Instead he’s giving away films to SRK!
Yeah not sure why he is not doing the rakesh sharma thingy..that should be great for him..initially I suspected the script was not good but then he wouldn’t have asked srk to do that movie..their equations are not like rivals
actually Aamir not doing it is a sure sign that the film isn’t good enough. It’s easy to see this. Not very much happens in this sort of space film. You need to maintain a certain grip nonetheless, the Apollo with Hanks kind of deal, for which you need good FX, authentic atmosphere and so on. Don’t think Indian cinema is there yet in this sense. In the absence of such authenticity there aren’t enough events in the script to keep things interesting for the audience. The result is probably a Swades-like sincere but not too interesting film.
by the way I love Aamir but I don’t buy this ‘the film was so good but I thought SRK would be better for it’! I wouldn’t buy this sort of thing from any star. Even the stars with the best body of work, even the ones who are sincere about their work, tend to be hopeless diplomats (to put it kindly) in their interviews.
#Hichki packs a MASSIVE TOTAL in *4 weeks* in #China… Has withstood new releases every single week, yet has managed to stay strong purely on the basis of its strong content… Total till 8 Nov 2018: $ 21.13 mn [₹ 153.13 cr].
Sarkar’s re-edited version to be screened from today
Sarkar’s re-edited version will be showcased across screens, starting Friday evening. Directed by AR Murugadoss, the movie stars Vijay, Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Radha Ravi among others.
Thugs Of Hindustan Drops On Day Two
Friday 09 November 2019 22.00 IST
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Thugs Of Hindostan has had a drop in collections on its second day and will collect in the 32-34 crore nett range. The huge opening day was expected and post the release the drop was also expected due to the reports. The drop is looking in the 35% region though parts of the country especially mass belts have held better due to post Diwali.
Despite the drop the film has still collected well as its coming from a high level. Ideally the drop should have been around 20-25% but its not as if the film has crashed out on day two. It will be a healthy number on day two and it is now about consolidating at these levels over the weekend. The struggle will happen if it keeps on going down over the next two days. If the film can hold over the next two days it will take the film to a huge extended weekend and then it becomes about weekday levels.
The first two day business will be in the 82-84 crore nett range and it remains to be seen how much the next two days can add. The second day will see the best business coming from Delhi / UP, Gujarat and Bihar. The biggest drops are in the South with Mysore going down around 40%. The obituary of the film has already been written by the media but with 82 crore nett plus in two days the collections are very good till now and no film has ever collected this much over the first two days.
Think actual from boi will end up lesser than 32..32cr is like sanju day1 and raw data is not supporting this number..multiplex footfall is nowhere close to sanju day1..infact toh day 1 multiplex footfall just about matched sanju day1 footfall….we will know more later tonight…my sense is day 2 is around 28 to 30 cr..
Don’t think this film has a shot at 300 at this point. Don’t think this is D3. many people weren’t crazy about it but that film generated nothing like this reaction, including with the reviews. Even if it’s exaggerated in certain quarters this never happens with a film that is otherwise fine in every sense. Saket’s 250 seems to be the correct prediction, even this might be the high end one.
Incidentally I’m going to debunk the small town/single screen theory also. I don’t believe at all and never have that this audience watches a substandard film just because of genre. This might be true in a limited sense but no film that is completely rejected elsewhere does well in these parts. Usually that happens with films that big city audiences are often not as drawn to and therefore those films never quite get the right start whereas in smaller centers they show up. If the former happened those films would do better there too. So most people liked Wanted but not enough showed up for Salman in the multiplexes that mattered at that point. For Dabanng they did. Dabanng did 20 more than the entire run of Wanted in week 1. Now if this audience had showed up for Wanted they would have liked it enough. So this is a different sort of situation. Similarly some films appeal more to small town audiences for other kinds of reasons. But again I’ve never believed that those audiences will keep showing up for inferior films. Even desperation has its limits!
I still think this is ending in 180 to 190 range…unlike usual movies this one will further drop tomorrow..this is following raone trajectory at a higher level..if it goes that way sat and sun together will give it another 50 crs and then a crash
that range is terrible for this kind of film. Put differently it’s almost impossible for a film to start like this and not get to that range. Now it could be that it stays stable at the somewhat lower end and this would then imply some acceptance within cross-sections of the audience. It all depends on how it gets to your range or 250 or whatever.
I think raone released on puja day..did 14cr then jumped to 25cr inspite of bad reviews, dropped to 16cr on bhaidooj, then did 30 cr over the sat and sun and then crashed..toh didnt release on puja day ..but right from expectation to the stinging feedback other things are similar..have a feeling drops will be similar too
My gut feel says it will do lot better than the huge BO failure many are expecting here. There is a section of audience who have liked it. Again no one has loved it may be apart from children. So let’s wait and see. I wouldn’t put a no. yet. As Jay told it can end up anywhere between 150 and 300.
Aamir movies definitely bring out extreme reactions from audiences. And this has been happening all throughout his career. Even in 90s. He has always been under microscope.
It’s easy to be wise after the event but I must say I am not surprised at how things have turned out.
Also post Dangal and SS with all the media reports I have been getting the feeling that Aamir has been starting to loose his way a bit. He normally takes very strong and confident decisions even though he takes his time. Off late he seems to be unsure of what he wants to do. Hence probably all the stories of different movies Aamir may do post TOH. Also films like D3 and ToH are more like his stress busters. He goes through so much stress for most of his roles he then decides to let go for once.
I still think people are missing the point. With the continuous influx of Hollywood films (Avengers: Infinity War made over 250 crores at the BO) the audience perception is bound to change. Hollywood has superior special effects, big budgets, great staging etc, which (like it or not) is, going to form a strong aspirational standard for Bollywood films. For better or worse, even the standards of acting as displayed in Hollywood will be applied to Bollywood movies. And the one genre that’s going to suffer the most because of this phenomenon, is old-school masala.
For a new generation vowed by the pyrotechnics of Hollywood, masala cinema will seem too archaic, too flimsy and superficial to be associated with. A similar thing happened to the likes of Govinda who was quite successful before the multiplexes started mushrooming all over India. Suddenly, the power shifted to the more upwardly mobile, elite class of cine-viewers, and they found Govinda (and his films) to be beneath them. The very first day of ToH’s trailer release, social media was agog with Pirates of the Caribbean comparisons. And most of them were making fun of ToH! In a different age and time, this would not have happened.
So in this changing environment, the masala tropes that define this mode of cinema definitely need an upgrade. To cater to an ever-increasing Hollywoodized audience, the only solution is to keep the masala elements that are most familiar (songs primarily, although here I think the item number has outlived its utility) and ditch the ones that are most derided (funky action scenes or unreal situations; a 60 year old romancing a 20 year old is definitely a no-no). To reiterate what I’ve mentioned previously, masala cinema is in our DNA, but with an increasing Hollywood influence, masala filmmakers need to adapt and adapt soon. The audience should not feel as if it’s watching an inferior product. Keep it simple and most importantly, keep it real.
1)Salman proves the opposite. Here’s the worst kind of masala, Sultan or whatever, and it’s still pulling in huge numbers. These films don’t trend too well because they’re ultimately poor but if the audience weren’t interested in them these wouldn’t generate the massive initials in the first place.
2)All these factors are also true for a multiplex Tamil/Telugu audience and yet masala is still viable as ever there.
Of course I do agree that masala needs an upgrade. I’ve never dreamed it would be otherwise. I’d go further and say that most of the time the problem even with Hollywood is that the films for all the technological wizardry aren’t masala enough. The ones that are gross the best. In this sense Cameron is the best example, his last two films trended better than all other blockbusters and he believes in a certain old-fashioned kind of emotional investment.
with salman the focus shifts on the man himself! no one cares about masala or the technical aspects. they need to see the man in a particular format and thats what his films provide
with others in a similar format, it suddenly becomes troll-worthy. of course no one really trolls salman films because those are on expected lines. anyways beyond the mass circuits his films have lately started developing cracks beneath the weekend period. tubelight and race 3 etc are recent examples
true, the expectations from Salman are very different. However if masala weren’t acceptable, that too in this rather lowbrow format, how could someone like Salman be enabled in the first place? In other words how would he even find the space to become who he is? And I repeat, he could not come up with these initials without major multiplexes being on board.
Salman’s films are priced reasonably. Such huge banner films with top stars open well and that does 70% of the job. Add the festival timing and even if such movies are bad, they recover the cost. Salman’s films are not bad…so they become clean hits.
Bad films like CCTC too recovered its cost and yes that too was loved by children and still is. 🙂
The emotions and drama still work wonders. That emotional connect worked well with Baahubali. Coupled with a director’s tremendous vision, it worked wonders
In Bollywood, the problem is that kind of vision is lacking. But the main issue is that even when lavish spending can be afforded to make a film grand, it comes at the expense of the script and the writing.
They simply can’t find the right balance. The focus is on being grand but without a good script and without the required vision to turn grand into creative excellence.
I would argue that if we’re talking of “masala films” of 70s (and very early 80s), than it doesn’t need any upgrade (of course, clothing, setting, etc would change). Make the film frame per frame and see what it does today. I guarantee you that each well made masala of 70s will be blockbuster in todays time.
What you’re seeing today is not masala. It’s plain sh!t.
If TOH was truly made like Kranti, I bet it would get close to BB2, if not crossing it. Kranti was well made film with well structured masala formula. Each actor had a well written role and actors were chosen which fit the role (even manoj kumar). Of course, the songs are still even heard today.
Coming back to TOH, I think it will get close to 40 tomorrow and possibly over 40 on Sunday. Monday may be around 20. I still think that by end of the weekend, it will collect about 160 and by end of week 1, close to 225 crore. Then there’s nothing next weekend and nothing after that either. 300 crore is given.
EXCLUSIVE… Drop in BO continued in eve & nite shows as well… around 50% fall… #VeryEarlyTrends suggest an estimated Day 2 of 25~27crs nett …all langs …all formats for #ThugsOfHindostan … Saturday BO…jump if any… is crucial to determine life BO
really think this is all an academic exercise at this point. A few crores here and there don’t matter. It’s about the trajectory. Most of the time it’s fairly clear on day 1 what’s happening. Certainly with a major film like this where initial is not in doubt.
#StopManipulationYRF is the no 5 Twitter trend now..I was mentioning earlier trade unhappy with yrf day 1 figures as it was not adding up..another rakesh roshan number and I am sure trade will speak up like they did in krish3..
Where’s BOI in all this hoopla? There is definitely a division here. YRF invited the world to see this legendary combo. Hence they have a lot to lose if records are not set. I think there is definitely an issue with numbers again here. And it could be quite big by numbers being quoted.
Boi is now saying 2 day is 82 cr..so looks like first day is not 50 then if you go with their 32 to 34 figure for day1.. ..I think tomm boi actual will be less than 32..
By the way the 4 distributors in central north etc are all saying 22 to 27 crs for today…
if you were still doing your NG analysis you would have solved this in a jiffy just by seeing the footfall drop visavis sanju
I think there’s no need to solve any puzzle here. Even YRF drag it to 240 cr, it won’t really help anyone. Neither the trade or Aamir khan. It is and will be a lost opportunity to create true history and perfect answer to Baahubali 2 from Hindi industry.
Trade who sumitkadel and rohitjaiswal ? Both of them are idiots and everyone knows that on twitter as for #StopManipulationYRF you just have to go read the tweets of Salman and Srk fans the ones who started all the negativity yesterday morning so lets not pretend this has anything to do with the trend and both YRF and BOI are inflating nos
The simple question to unlock this puzzle is this..if toh day 1 multiplex footfall is equal to sanju which did 31 cr or something..can the single screen and small town business take toh to 50 crs?..mind you..sanju day 1 and not day 3 as sanju did 47 cr on day 3..also sanju wasn’t a write off in single screen..yes toh ticket rate was higher..I dont know answer to this..but the general number floating around in trade is 42 to 45 cr
I think YRF have hired Papa Roshan’s calculator. We have a film called 2.0 about to be released. Since yesterday we have Jay 2.0 as member on this forum. Now introducing to you all BO Calculator 2.0.
TOH will be a big moment now for all reasons not expected. If YRF are taken to task that is the best result for everyone! Aamir I’m sure will be spared – if he has any sense he won’t defend this film any further. Otherwise even he will lose his fans. Numbers fudging has to stop. This orchestrating by production houses, BOI and others is so silly and petty.
Easiest resolution is have production houses disclose numbers in their audited financials.
If Aamir is involved – good luck to you as it’s even more disappointing then TOH.
I’m not so harsh on Aamir overall. Yes I’m amazed he okayed this. yes he’s never had such a misstep post-lagaan. I agree with all the criticism. And yet even Bradman didn’t maintain a 100 average! But as far as Yashraj are concerned I have a no mercy position here.
I have been away from this thread and usually don’t comment until I watch the movie but I can’t this one first day. With all the reception and reports, no way this one will do 300 crores. D3 was not this bad. Real final collections = 200 crs (max), YRF collections = 240 crores. I don’t see it even doing PRDP in reality but the huge start will help it sale towards 200 crs. Race 3 did 165, I think as a solo release.
Ultimately we don’t know how a film will shape up. Everyone sets out to make a good film. But I feel the reasons for doing should be crystal clear. “Neeyat” should be saaf. You can’t sign a film just because banner is massive or director is hot property and then blame the script.
If you go and read my old comments .. I mentioned how Aamir involved himself in this movie and took over the project from Hrithik. Victor didn’t offer him but Aamir wanted to hear script and then wanted to sign this movie when the movie was in discussion with Hrithik. Hrithik felt cheated and he said in an interview as well. Now, he’s having the last laugh.
i dont know about Boi and Yrff joining hands but Salman and Srk fans certainly have and i can see some serious frustration that
despite so much negativity why the film still haven’t crashed yet
It is not about fan and not into all that silly fights. I just started posting now and you are feeling the heat already? I have no interest to go on and on on Thugs. I watch movies for myself irrespective of the fate. Thugs can do 200 or 250, it doesn’t matter. If it didn’t do the expected, its lost opportunity.
I’m a srk fan and respect the heck out aamir but Toh was not expected from aamir after dangal, I know he will bounce back he is too script savvy. No way this film will pass 220 cr(real collections)and I’m being generous
Go for it Satyam!
Dont know which movie critics watched.
First half finished at IMAX here.
Fantabulous!!
U wont see BigB like this ever again.
So many iconic moments of his in the first
half. Go for it!!
I’ll give simple example. Srk did HNY with Farah and the movie was not flop and it did good but the feedback from audience wasn’t positive all around. Srk understood it and then declined further movies with Farah. Its been 4-5 years and she has no new movie.
On the other hand, Aamir did D3, it did great business but the feedback was not all positive and he should have known it. There’s no way in hell, he should have signed another movie with same director in so quick succession. It was not even being planned with Aamir in mind and he jumped at it without much thought. That itself is wrong reason to sign a movie. He did same as Salman did with Race 3 and signing Daisy Shah, Jaqueline, Bobby to revive their careers. Aamir forced upon us the Sana Shaikh and pushing her into Thugs. Both superstars doing same mistake and jumping into movie after half the script and development is done replacing other actors. Both will see failure.
I don’t agree HNY did good at all. it too fizzled out after the initial. I doubt it did more than 175 though the numbers were over reported at 200. TOH might well be worse than this unless the total surprises. On D3 this was historic for 10 days and it became the biggest grosser, so it had that going for it, nonetheless it too disappointed. Relative to the initial it should have done a lot more. Again in all these cases I’m talking about audience response and trending, not how commercially viable or not the project ultimately was.
I define flops a bit differently . The way they are defined everywhere else on the world including in the South. A film that starts big will have a big total even when it flops.
Then you are missing it completely. HNY was never at this level of negativity coz it never had that huge of exceptions to begin with. Farah coming after Tees Maar Khan anythign would be upwards!
Every film that doesn’t come with Thug-like expectations isn’t a hit! A film’s trending tells you everything about how much the audience accepted it or not. the rest is academic. You can’t go from massive opening day which HNY had to ‘hey there’s nothing to see here because expectations weren’t great’. Actually it was a big release at the time and the third SRK-Farah team up after MNH and OSO. This is precisely what always annoys me. You can’t change the rules of the game later.
Hrithik Roshan was in for a surprise when he came to know that he wasn’t doing Aditya Chopra’s Thugs of Hindostan. The actor apparently wasn’t formally informed about his ouster from the project or about Aamir being roped in as his replacement.
Both first and second half are equally good and entertaining. Best role of Aamir in a long time. Bachchan is respectable as often than not.
10 times better than D3 and will trend way better than D3 in the long run. Almost full house and audience liked it. A much better disney movie than a hirani film, but not that sugary and only comedy. All masala elements are ticked off in a designer way but somehow works like a fairy tale. Aamir plays it to the gallery with gr8 effect.
PS – Sanjana dont miss it. Will probably watch it again next weekend, but normal plex. Nothing for imax, although vfx isnt bad.
Ok. Now I’m worried for my health. Except I won’t watch it again to confirm my health status.
In all seriousness, my views are very similar to Tony Montana. He’s pretty sound so I think I’m ok.
But there are enough people now who have liked it for Satyam to have to watch it now.
If it makes 350Cr I will be launching my Twitter account to laugh at the anti-ism the film has faced! All these sumits, rohits etc can expect my wrath as their biasness is crystal clear.
Lol. Thats why for any big film I stay away from any reviews as far as possible. They all affect your expectations and psychology.
Overall I’d call it a timepass affair, can be watched. You won’t pull your hair watching it but the script has nothing, absolutely nothing to say. Aamir’s character came across as confused more than anything else, Big B looks wasted even though he had his moments
“I will stick out my neck and say 400 is possible. Anyways i will watching it again soon.”
Dude, even if you watch it 400 times, it won’t do 400 crores. Don’t waste all your savings on watching it multiple times to increase collections. Just saying for your own good! 🙂
The people who were saying that BoI is SRK’s site now what will you say. Now a single negative line (Forget post). The most BoI has written is this
“drop was also expected due to the reports.”…..Due to reports or due to Mixed or extreme negative WOM ? Dont you think BoI is fudging numbers ?
Nothing worse than a hypocrite in life. If one is calling out manipulation – they should be vociferous with RCE/ROSHAN debacle in past. And ones who defended BOI till now will also need to accept the truth too (that they fudge too). Till then such nonsense is just cherry picking. If your favourite star is questioned and you turn a blind eye that’s your own issue. But if you’re the first out when it’s someone you dislike, your points are just pointless.
People who hate fudging (like me) can rest in eternal peace. I’ll call out Aamir like here. If he’s fiddling he may have done it before. This kind of insecurity is the saddest around. I’ve never understood it.
I continue that BOI is a bs site. No matter what they are as culpable as producers or even actors come producers. No one should be spared here. Anyone cherry picking is just protecting their favourite star.
There is no cherry picking. I always accept HNY numbers of BOI over RedChillies or Taran. I never quoted it did 200 crs ever, always 180. But sometimes BOI will take producers number and not their own number. They did with YRF’s Sultan earlier and now with Thugs. They are just reporting producer’s number now like Taran and not giving out their data.
I’m not even blaming Aamir here. I already said YRF did with Sultan earlier with BOI and repeating with Thugs now. I don’t remember any other movie where BOI and YRF matched in recent times.
I hope not. Thankfully he is not producer so some hope there. The known fudgers are Roshan, RCE, YRF (probably) and BOI (probably). The last 2 might not be unless every single damn distributor or trade is lying on Twitter as being posted by Master. I’d rather believe them as it makes sense that the ‘many’ are less likely to lie than the big YRF and some Tom, Dick and Harry whom we’ve never met in our lives running BOI.
I think they all were guilty at one point for fudging numbers so no fan base can sit here and defend it, but now it’s yashraj and aamir turn to fudge numbers sad thing is Indian box office has become a joke
Satyam how do we know this is happening , there is no proof of this yet also the way some of the people on social media bashing Aamir and TOH and people like Jittesh Pillai taking a dig at Aamir you really think all this is normal why so much blacklash this has been happening since yesterday morning what exactly is going on ?
eh…eh…some stupid critics is not equal to whole industry Master! read celebrity reviews on twitter – everyone has liked the film….and i can tell u TOH may stump them all by end of next week….paying public is loving this
Tbh Aamir simply doesn’t compete on this score. I’d be surprised if he’s involved. He’s not producer. Most of his production results match trade figures, his history is pretty clear. But an open mind one should have. The entire industry is a mess up here. So it wouldn’t shock me.
I just think it’s disingenuous of some to come out now on TOH but indirectly defend RCE as they ‘had’ to retaliate to Filmkraft – copout. If you want to judge, judge everyone. Don’t defend one and attack another. Very opportunistic.
I think folks seriously ignoring the point. Only if there is huge gap or manipulation, it becomes news. HNY was less than 10%. Krrish 3 was huge and now Thugs is huge. Rest all are pretty minor to call it huge manipulation counting Raees, Fan, Dilwale. No one is going to spend discussing few % difference between real collections and BOI or production figures. It hardly matters. Only if there is huge gap, folks come out as they did during Krrish 3 and now.
Yes ok you want me to believe Raees and Kaabil were within some industry confidence interval? Again you are just protecting RCE to be blunt. It’s just a soft defence you’re putting up. Or you’re saying it’s acceptable to fudge by X%. Whatever, your position is clear now.
For Krish3 Rakesh Roshan inflated the numbers BOI didn’t do any manipulation and we have seen producers doing this reguarly for their big films the 15-20 cr difference in the endis always there between BOI and producer figures but here you are saying that BOI for the first time has joined hands with YRF and thy are doing this massive manipulation for Thugs . BOI have never done such thing earlier i have no reason to believe they are doing it now .
Finally reading comments/reviews – I don’t trust the budget of Thugs over 200 crores. YRF never spends high on their movies and keep their budget number secret as they are self distributors. On the other hand, Karan always over spends for his productions than required.
that’s not exactly right. He had mixed feelings about what both films represented while appreciating their obvious strengths. Nothing like his TOH review.
Usually he never goes with the mob. When other critics praise a film excessively, his take is different. When other critics bash a film, he tries to find something likeable.
I think I’ll like it too. Inspite of huge negativity, I went to Mohenjodaro on 8th day and liked it to a minor extent. The expectations were nil and that helped. I’ll like TOH especially with Bachchan’s character and performance.
Satyam/Qalander I request you to watch TOH to check I haven’t lost my marbles. I’d ask Abzee but that would take a World Cup to entice him out of hibernation. Munna?
Sanjana – The story is as simple as in avatar (not talking abt vfx, this is not that vfx dependent a film). Yes, its more like a cameron way of story-telling and a very avatar like story content. Simple stuff, fairy tale setting and an awesome lead character ( Bachchan is great too!). This deserves a film series.
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Just finished. TBH, cant understand the backlash. Went with 12 family members including kids. Everyone had reviews of OK to gr8!
U have to experience this in IMAX to truely enjoy it. BigB has several goosebump inducing moments. Aamir sticks to his character, Kat is ethereal and the scene stealer after BigB.
Perhaps I have grown up in the 70s full of masala that never made sense but was full of iconic moments. And ppl born in the 80s and later may not be invested in it. So that might explain the backlash. But I dont think this movie tanks that easily.
Btw SRK fans here and trending on the manipulation of YRF on twitter need to first check their own movies with YRF. They all need to be checked first then .
This type manipulation can be only compared to papa roshan the gap is huge here. Day 1 42-44 cr, day 2 22-24 cr we are talking about 20 cr difference in 2 days that’s huge lol
Rakesh roshan inflated the nos , BOI didn’t so i have no reason to believe tthey are doing it now i don’t even know if YRF is doing it for that matter and film only yesterday so lets wait and see if it holds up beyond weekend however i do know one thing TOH has already crossed JHMS and Fan , Don 2 ,JTHJ ,Raees will be crossed tomorrow so thats 6 flops of Srk will be crossed tomorrow .
One more thing if you think everybody is sold out and posting fake box office figures, stop following box office collections entirely.
fuck this hypocrisy that makes all figures genuine if it’s your favorite involved, but manipulated if some other actor did better than yours.
You are barking on the wrong tree. No one here has started saying about fake collections even after 1st day collection. We’re not in trade. But if trade is saying on twitter now, don’t blame us. You are being childish by targeting folks on here when the issue is beyond us.
The thing is 52 crores looks like a big number. But one has to take high pricing of tickets which would have contributed. If the ticket prices were the same as Sanju, then it would have been below 45 crores.
You are right. The hate brigade has to give reasons on why the movie is not crashing. Anyways it may still struggle to get a great overall number but I have a feeling this movie may have a very strange trending.
No no it’s ok to have 5-10% manipulation. Perfectly acceptable by Indian box office standards! It’s ok to sweep under the carpet.
Thankfully TOH didn’t release with another biggie, the trigger happy producers would have waited for each other to release each others numbers before manipulation of their own.
Once again, I seriously cannot understand the backlash here. It can be explained only if one is not at all invested in Bwood masala. But literally everything from India contains dollops of incredulity and cinematic liberty. This has some awesome sets, outstanding BGM, and a majestic BigB perhaps in an action avatar for the last time in his life. And fight he did for this, in every scene. Its a treat for us original BigB fans. All that decades old physicality omni-present throughout the movie. There are also a few good scenes betn Aamir-BigB with the seeti-dialogs stitched in.
All the twists in the last hour are par for masala. And I do not know where the hell audience got bored. As for predictability, sure, one knows that the last event before interval is not for real. But the re-appearance in shackles was once again vintage BigB.
Anyhow, lets see where this ends up; but I dont think it tanks from here. If crap like TZH can get past 300, this one surely should.
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NyKavi – did you find the pre Manzoor E Khuda lullaby song a complete stupid moment? So stupid that you wonder wtf is this doing here? The re-appearance of Big B I am very 50/50 on. I found it narratively stupid but his honesty deserved to be part of the end and climax. There are some baffling twists by Firangi here too like the non shooting of Clive which seems quite silly. In fact Firangi starts to annoy as he changes sides every so often and this displays a kind of Andaz Apna Apna vibe to me which doesn’t belong in the film.
I also have to state when everyone was displaying film length times UK, US, India and UAE were all different? I wonder if some of us are even watching cut versions here. As if I edit some of the worst portions out I would very easily like this film more (I could think of 10-15 mins and it would be a big difference IMO).
So, it was obvious that he would re-appear, just not when it would be. That thought was always in the back of the mind, searching when he comes back in the narrative.
And so, when I was getting ready to prepare myself for some Kat sizzle with Manzoor-e; and then all of a sudden, here he appears all shackled, to totally change the emotions behind the song. In fact for me, that Manzoor-e-Khuda moment is the epoch, and rising crescendo.
You know, the firangi-hatred so successfully harvested by directors in the past has in fact been harvested again to a good degree here. Which is why I dont see how the masses reject this outright. But then, maybe its just me??
Was it obvious? He’s handed over the wrist jewellery to Firangi (quite symbolic to say adiós I’m about to die) to safeguard Zafira so it feels like the second half would be entirely a crusade mission rather than an angle where he re-appears…if your last paragraph is a comment in relation to older masala tropes I’ll be lost. Firangi is perfect in 1st half, afterwards I feel once Bachchan is killed, Firangi’s side shifting ways would stop as his own conscious becomes clearer. In essence he matures into the Azaad circle without being a joker anymore.
Anyway I am an 80’s born and never watched these 70’s films or 80’s for that matter. So I might be missing something here.
Obvious bcoz he never got bumped in the interval in any movie ever! LOL! Itna to discount rakhna padega. The character with most impact ending up at interval?? Cmon!
Aside, my 12 yr old niece had tears after that climactic interval scene. And got super excited when he reappears and Kat started ManzooreKhuda.
So, off course ppls emotions were harvested well!
Ok I never expected Bachchan to die at interval. But once it happened I didn’t think he would be back, so when it did happen I felt it was silly. I can live with that as his character’s ethics deserved to be part of the ending.
It was v obvious that Khudabaksh will be back. The question was when. The Manzoor e Khuda song was v enjoyable. In the fact songs were all good within the movie. This may be designer masala, but it has the essence of vintage 70s masala.
jay, i find NyKavi’s views apt for paying audience’s feel – he is right man….everything is as per what Indian audiences want for a festival-family-viewing…..we can become cynical becoz we want aamir to deliver more…..but don’t forget this is a pure fiction-masala and in general, paying public is in a rebel mood now – critics will be doomed for writing this off….regarding glaring loopholes and screenplay….well, that is where Victor fails…give the same screenplay to Rajamouli and he will leave everyone spellbound….
Though one creeping thought IMHO, due to contemporary vitriol and the partisan times we are in, perhaps many find it unacceptable bcoz its Khudabaksh instead of a Chandradev ; or if it were Sukanya instead of Zafira. Its sorta an anti-Padmavati narrative here, ie the defenders of the nation here are those who were invaders in Padmavati. Perhaps not too acceptable nowadays?
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Film #ThugsOfHindostan was having huge drop of 50-55% today so day2 collections will be approx 22Cr! Epic Disaster!
If real distributors saying 50% drop consistently sl stores India and giving 2nd day figures as 20-22crs.. that process first day is under 45 crs. These are real distributors who invested money on the money.
For example:
Rajesh Thadani, Mumbai
Yesterday, Thugs Of Hindostan collected Rs 15-16 crore in my circuit. Today, there will be a 30-40 per cent drop. Occupancy is very low today and even advance booking doesn’t seem good. Pan-India, the film will earn around Rs 20-22 crore, including Rs 7-8 crore in my circuit.
Ok so here the spread is 20-27Cr. These guys are clueless even within there own territory and you think they know all-India business? I’m not discounting any fiddling as I’ve mentioned it already but you are straightforwardly entertaining it like it’s open and shut case. You would NEVER do this if it was you know who. NEVER. Period.
This is a hitjob..you can figure it from tone of writing…Most of them are forward looking statement…You tell about your territory earnings and trend..Not about pan India total. The expectation that other territories will do proportional business as yours is simply incorrect.
The one constant there is that all of these distributors are quite negative on Day 2 collections. Most of them are talking about 50% drop in their own respective circuit.
They do not seem to be happy people. They seem like people who are about to face huge financial losses.
It’s not the kind of feed-back one gets from a prospective successful venture.
Many of them also predicted 30-35 cr range for the first day a day or two before the release when they didn’t look happy even then The negativity started even before the first show i don’t know why this is what i have been trying to understand .
Simply put. Share all the numbers you want to prove whatever. But a more convincing motive would be some maths behind it.
Unfortunately as BOI and YRF have same numbers it’s a catch 22 for some. To prove fraud you’ll be sinking BOI with it! Ha!
My position like others has been that frauds been going on for many a time. Be it 1%, 2% or 20%. The BOI fan club have denied any wrong doing by BOI. But here the hypothesis is both YRF and BOI are at it. For me it’s a win-win, for BOI fan club it’s a win-lose.
I clearly told above. Boi is not using their own data, just reporting producers numbers. In that view, there’s no discussion to be made. Either way.. I don’t think I’m interested in expected stuff. Only something like this happens prompts me to reply on here. If it did 400 crores, I wouldn’t have posted a comment here as that’s on given lines.
Again soft defence. Why let BOI of the hook? Aren’t they inflating numbers or choosing to? What kind of moral standards is this? Oh BOI is fine here as they are using producer numbers so they absolve themselves. Wah monopoly game? Using get out of jail free card? What utter nonsense.
If BOI had a choice of numbers or producers and they cherry picking which to use isn’t that a display of inconsistencies?
twitter is now getting lot of celebrity reviews of TOH and all have liked it….
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Just returned from a screening of ‘Thugs of Hindustan’ @TOHTheFilm & loved it. U need 2 go into the theatre with a tub of Popcorn 🍿 & be ready for an adventurous joy ride! No msgs, No preaching- Just fun & entertainment! @SrBachchan ji & @aamir_khan are a treat to watch! Enjoy!!
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A little surprised at all the negative reviews on #ThugsofHindostan … I thought it was super entertaining, @SrBachchan was a TREAT .. @aamir_khan breathed fire into firangi, the fantastical backdrop of the sea & the ships was spectacular!! Go for the ride.. why so serious ??
BOI already gave there estimate earlier today and YRF will give their numbers tomorrow morning but according to you BOI is just reporting producers numbers which are not even out ? So basically Yrf called them earlier and gave them the numbers ? Lol kia logic hai bhai yeh
Ha good point. BOI had producer numbers before producers. And their estimates came out magically to producers. LOL! Hilarious.
And let’s say the numbers are 50Cr (hypothetically). These same distributors were predicting 30-45Cr opening no less than 2 days ago. They know very little. In fact Golmaal Returns on little advance shot up to 30Cr+ on 3000 screens last year! So 50Cr on 5000 screens is simple maths. With no choice, no Secret Superstar equivalent – high ticket prices and biggest film ever 50Cr is possible.
But I’m always open to fraudsters. If the accusers come with basic numbers that are irrefutable rather than distributors who are pretty weak with their own commentary and personal vendettas we can have some healthy discussions. Otherwise these tweets are just retaliations for ‘known’ fraudsters like RCE.
Actually territory wise distributor numbers (master’s link) are similar to BOI..only that distributor’s pan India total estimates are different significantly.
This is more fun than watching a movie. Lol. I am glad TOH has happened after Lagaan, DCH, MP, RDB, Ghajini, TZP, Peepli Live, JTYJN, 3i, Talaash, DG, D3, PK, Dangal and SS. You can just see the effort the hate brigade is putting. It’s like this may be our only chance. The funny thing is this too may make it 250-300 at BO though it’s nothing to boast about. Especially after seeing NyKavi and Marcus comments I am beginning to have some confidence.
“Thugs Of Hindostan smashes all records (Hindi films) as it breaches Rs. 50 crore on Day 1. Sets new benchmarks in some circuits. Big holiday (Diwali) + tremendous hype + massive screen count help put up a sensational total,” tweeted Mr Adarsh.
Here’s the box office report of Thugs Of Hindostan.
Here is some basic maths to work with (for those qualified with basic maths skills) without looking at any distributors comments.
If capacity is 70Cr which I believe is possible;
Day 1 occupancy average of 75%=52.5Cr
Day 2 occupancy average of 45%=31.5Cr
Achieving these occupancies is not difficult. Addatoday had these as Thu and Fri averages already.
Even at 65Cr capacity, the hurdle of 5-10% here or the discrepancy ‘fraudster’ style reporting the YRF/BOI numbers are possible.
Day 1 65*75%*1.1(10% get out of jail free card courtesy Indian law)= 51Cr
Day 2 65*45%*1.1(10% get out jail free card #2) = 32Cr
Let’s see the distributors math now!
These distributors are giving comments at noon as pointed out by munna. Let them give evening %’s and calculate for whole day based on that and TOH will be blockbuster!
I explained the capacity in the dumbest way possible. The occupancy reports are all there. Its not rocket science. But how can you convince biased fanatics with an agenda?
Anyway no need to get anxious now as i still believe this won’t sustain beyond the weekend and the crash is inevitable so we won’t be having this discussion by next week or so .
Why are every Aamir fan now supporting this movie?
With their high moral ground, they dissed at even a 3.5/5 movie over the years, hated BO manipulation.
Now they are resorting to the same, making Jayshah change his line and doubt his health status and forcing Satyam to watch it?
The movie is still not out of business and i am still hopeful the way i have been for all movies of Akshay and Salman. But the reaction of Aamir Khan fans here is perplexing to me as they never supported 3.5/5 movies before.
Does this mean they will watch more of Salman and Akshay movies from now.
I would say then that they are getting promoted. 🙂
BO will take care of itself for this movie. I strongly believe propaganda can never win against merit. Today and tomorrow will be 40+. Probably 45 cr on sunday. This is going to be a monster in single screens and good in plexes. Tickets will be again high over next 2 days and its still the Diwali weekend. Wont be surprised if it actually gets to 170-175 cr range in first 4 days. If it does, then it will do 400+ in the end. Big chances of beating Dangal here, and it will be deserved.
Those who have not watched the film yet are just exposing their bias in this thread (expected from the usual culprits).
Aamir and Bachchan makes a great team instead of a face-off movie. Fatima is a major letdown and Katrina looks hot but only there for the songs. Katrina is the only one short-changed here, but she probably knew it when she signed this. Fatima shud have done better …
Are you being sacrastic? This is not getting to 300, let alone 400. Pretty much everyone is saying the second day is only around 25-ish. And as far as merit goes – so many people who even gave Dhoom 3 ok-to-goodish reviews and word of mouth gave this 1-2.5 stars. So I guess that is subjective. Besides being ripped off from Prestige, even I thought Dhoom 3 was more entertaining and fun (albeit equally stupid) and had far better music than ToH. Don’t see why “everyone” would have an agenda of negativity. I certainly didn’t. Just found the movie flat barring 2-3 moments.
No, my point is that adrenaline rushing OTT melodrama is not what the audience needs today when it comes to masala genre at this age. ToH may be a flat film for you, but in today’s market that is probably not a bane. 30 cr would come in from yesterday given my experience with the night shows. I think today’s and tomorrow’s collections will surprise many.
And its the ‘flatness’ that fetched 20m usd from chinese distributors. Anyone who follows that market trends will tell you this after watching this film.
Even 30cr is no big deal for this holiday period. The real test will be on Monday and the question is if it can even beat Dhoom 3.
And my only point was perhaps you should consider that the reason people are bashing it so much is that perhaps they genuinely didn’t like it and it’s not just negativity for the sake of it. Even Dhoom 3 (like I said) had some 3-3.5 star reviews. For me, this is the worst Aamir Khan film since Mangal Pandey and he (or his role) was the only saving grace of ToH for me.
Anyway, glad you liked it. We’ll both be around when the run ends, let’s see whether it’s closer to Dangal or under 300.
I will go with my experience of watching it than believe in online trolling and the paid/unpaid reviewing business that your olk is well aware of. Just wait and watch.
My olk? Or do you mean my ilk? And what would that be? I saw it first day first show too and formed *my* opinion. And if you think I am a troll, then I have no more to say… : )
It’s unfair to compare it to Race 3. Of course Race 3 is FAR worse, but again… when it comes to expectations vs delivery, no one was expecting Race to be close to decent!
Filmy-geek, it’s only a matter of time before this crashes – if it doesn’t I only hope Aamir or Big B don’t read too much into box office collections here and have reviewed Twitter (minus the usual trolls).
This SRK golden opportunity to close The gap a bit between him and the 2 khans. If zero is a blockbuster srk will finally have a year he beats both khans in a while
Okay after you watched the movie, you saying it’ll do 400 crores? I can’t negate that as I haven’t watched it. Usually I watch anything 1st day but had to miss this one. Even Dangal I was the first one to watch it on this blog.
Btw, Jack Sparrow may be quirky, but Firangi is just a super character! 2 years was worth this. Yrf can say bye bye to Dhoom franchise and may latch on to take this further (its way better than the first Dhoom). There is potential for a great film in the sequel as this one is not perfect. Acharya’s life is made, and its good to see his improvement (quite big one compared to D3 thrash).
LOL, dude Avatar has breath-taking visuals. A literal cinematic classroom on world-building. That, no one can deny.
Yes, it goes bang-bang in the last half hour but that’s not enough to negate its build up.
ToH is a pale shadow of yesteryear’s masala. It doesn’t even get its priorities right. Too much of a sloppy melodrama cum Hollywood khichdi.
Not trying to insult your choice or anything but there were moments when I was laughing uncontrollably — at the film’s stupidity. Most of it was reserved for the songs, which are probably the worst I’ve seen in any big budget movie.
Dont worry, I do the same at your revered 70s and 80s stuff, and many I know do the same. As I said in my comments this is designer masala that works as a stress-buster. Avatar did not earn those bucks based on just vfx for your kind info, it was its USP like getting Aamir-Amitabh together in this case.
This film will hold a mirror to every sort of online bloggers and trolls too. For neutral audience who dont give a shit about all thats at stake here, this is just a fun film to watch (the reality of today’s entertainment demands). Over next few weeks the BO numbers will prove it.
Personally I liked it more than BB2. So yes, its a morphed designer masala that will beat the crap out of lovers of 70s/80s masala and fanatics of southern masala.
Sanjana – Avatar did 75 cr nett business in India back in 2009, second highest grosser in india that year after 3I. God knows how many times i have watched it till now, probably more than Interstellar. And that says a lot abt Cameron’s pull which is universal and above personal biases overall.
ha ha ha Saket – that Victor-slo-mo-acharya is a seriously down on IQ when he made Aamir’s bike jump in D3 a slo-mo stunt with zillions of policemen with guns in hand watching it like spectators….:-)))) yaar, is desh me kisi ko bhi lottery lag sakti he and VKA got it again after D3……
I read up on Viktor and his wikipedia page mentions that he started off as a TV serial director. His love for excessive melodrama can probably be traced to that part of his career.
And it’s not as if Adi Chopra is some kind of genius either. He made Befikre not so long ago!
and Adi Chopra (with aamir on his side) had just to make a call to Rajamouli and offer him a blank cheque….and still they couldn’t do it….again, is desh me sab kuch chalta he 🙂
For what it’s worth, I’m usually a harsh critic. For example, I did not like Sanju at all. In fact, given that I watched Visaranai recently, another film about innocents forcibly sent to jail, I now find Sanju to be quite revolting.
Your own mileage may vary. If people have loved films like OSO or HNY, they won’t have any problem with ToH. They might even prefer the latter. For me, that is a very low bar — and I don’t expect Aamir to stoop down to that level. Which partially explains my disappointment with this film.
@Saket – i dont care what you feel emotionally, but i hv respect for ur opinions on many topics. So I know where you are coming from, and you dont need to ‘explain’. I hv nothing against genuine criticisms and I always find yours constructive.
Watched thug yesterday , problem with the movie is that after half an hour into the movie it seriously bore you. No movie which has crossed 300 ever bore you this much . Also by half time when the movie became more serious . This movie will have the biggest crash in term of crores this Monday . Worst movie for Amir after long time .
Actually Thugs reminds me of Salman’s Veer. It was good movie for Salman stardom but unfortunately it released just before Dabang and his pre-superstardom phase. Many of the folks ended up writing huge reviews how good the movie is but eventually it tanked. Thugs appears on the similar line.. many good reviews on the blog but not in real world. Obviously as its in Aamir’s superstardom phase, it’ll collect more and 200 to 250 crores but that can still be called a failure if its lower end of 200.
🙂 Satyam/Munna will be happy. Guys who didnt bother to participate in jay’s cups are here making dozens of comments without watching the film and clutching on to a hitjob thats losing its way.
Its truly funny.. finally you watch 1 movie of your fav star and commenting others of not watching and commenting? LMAO. How many of them keep commenting on this blog without ever watching any movie and you get to pick that point now when you finally watched it? Haha, so silly.
On the next day i.e. Friday, Thugs Of Hindostan recorded a drop of 28.23% and raked the business of 37.50 crores. With this, the total collection of the movie after 2 days, has become 89.75 crores from 5000 screens across India including Hindi, Tamil & Telugu versions.
That’s 3 in a row comments from you .. to saket.. I don’t care what you… to master.. I don’t care what you… to munna.. I don’t care, don’t act like.. blah blah.
Comparing ToH to Ghajini, which I happen to love, makes some of my objections more clear.
Ghajini has a solid emotional core. The tragic nature of the story is quite affecting and the action/revenge sequences hinge on its overall effectiveness. There is some humour to be found but it’s not overbearing — the film, for the most part, remains an affecting revenge drama. The original Tamil version had some cartoonish sequences just after some of the violent scenes and those were removed from the Hindi version. I think that was the right decision because the tone of the film remains consistent. It does not veer from one domain to another.
ToH does suffer from inconsistency in its tone — it starts off as a revenge drama, suddenly goes into slapstick mode, goes back to being serious and keeps flipping back and forth. There are songs that make very little sense — call them time-fillers, a nod to old masala tropes of yore, but they are badly placed. They slacken the pace and also divert attention from the central conflict. It doesn’t help either that the song themselves are not easy to listen to.
These are all poor directorial choices. I mean pirates, ships, revenge, love and a fight for independence — how can this combination go wrong? By mixing and matching elements that don’t go together; by deliberately sticking to some kind of a formula that is past its expiry date, and perhaps, a little bit of hubris — Dhoom 3 was, after all, the highest grossing film of its time.
I can say with certainty that ToH would not be mauled so much if it had someone else in the lead apart from Aamir. It’s precisely because it’s Aamir that some people are disappointed. But I do not rule out some kind of foul play here. I looked at the hashtag about fake collections from YRF and most of the tweets were from SRK fans. This isn’t even debatable.
Saket, I disagree here on aamir’s part. He has done wonderfully well as Firangi. The problem is the director, and good that u bring in Ghajini here. Forget Rajamouli, even ARM would have directed TOH with the same screenplay much better ( I think u need to see his Ajith-starrer 7 OM ARIVU – What a crisp direction! he does not allow you to even blink and the story moves at breakneck speed with rich visuals, songs, fights….) – this is where TOH has failed. It is squarely a director’s failure and if aamir has to be blamed – he should not have backed VKA as but it would be impolite i guess….in the same way as he is not able to say no to John Mathew for S sequel and yet not able to accept his script also…..well.
Best review here and most if not all your comments Saket. I will respect those who like it but I think you’ve nailed it. It’s a confusing mess overall. I’ve made references to Mela and Andaz Apna Apna – you’ve mentioned slap-stick now too and the miss fire in tone. I just can’t write the review like you or Tony Montana. There are many flaws here, too many overall. It surely entertains at certain points but the sum of parts don’t add up to an actual movie that makes any sense. This is like all of Aamir’s best films transported into the 18th century but it’s a whole level of ‘f’ up. I will flatly blame VKA as even I could have got this right. He is utterly ridiculous director.
I see Mela, Andaz Apna Apna with the chaos, Lagaan with the fight against the British, Aamir is a mix of Munna, DJ, his Ishq character, Akash (smugness) and loads of other reboots.
It’s an utter mess overall. Any Aamir film since mid 90’s makes more ‘sense’.
On paper VKA had 2 golden eggs and blew them both up!
Coolguy, yes this is opportunistic time for some. Let them take it, we’ve had plenty of times on this journey. People have short term memory loss.
Suraiya was totally seeti-maar due to Kat. And Aamir’s clowning notwithstanding, it delivered.
Manzoor-e-Khuda was apt for where it fit in.
Perhaps, an IMAX experience with the visuals and amazing sound is what differentiates the impact of this song.
Vashmalle was not required, especially bcoz they made BigB dance very awkwardly. I was wary of it during the trailor launch itself.
As for plot twists, loopholes etc, I did not go in expecting this to be a masterpiece. It is fictionalized history to begin with. There are enough glaring loopholes in BB itself, but it worked on the strength of its vfx, and convincing characters. But one had to be invested in Hindu mythology for it to work, and surely it failed outside that target audience, eg in China. Kranti if made today will face the same issues of illogical plot. But if one were to expect some major treatise out of fictionalised historical masala, I wonder how they couldve enjoyed 99% of similar Bwood offerings.
Here the action setpieces were the highlights. Lots of grandstanding, and reliance on Amitabh’s physicality. Aamir in fact does not match up in the action. His role is alright, nothing great, and with his rapidfire awadhi, may not have been clearly understood. And perhaps that what dissapointed many. Also, perhaps the emotional investment in Dangal may make many cringe at the scenes where he tried to flirt with Fatima Sheikh.
Perhaps ppl going in expected a Lagaan with Dangal combo. But those were totally diff movies.
After my expectations having been softened due to the initial reviews, it actually worked in the cinema.
I too didnt understand the big deal about Sanju, or TZH but they delivered in the past year. So thats the yardstick I apply to TOH. But since it was overhyped, and tickets priced extravagantly, for sure the First Day audiences wud be dissapointed after having paid higher ticket rates, and kinda felt cheated, resulting in this backlash.
Suraiyya is a good song IMO. In fact Katrina dances this song impeccably. The song seems to be out of the 60’s. Aamir is in Blackadder avatar and doesn’t suit it as much. But Katrina is gorgeous here. Some of the moves are impossible. She works hard in this song for sure.
Naveen you will LOVE this movie. Right up your alley given your love for all those stupid Akshay Kumar films that make no sense. You’ll come back with the biggest smile on your face ever!
If it does around 60 cr on sat and sun it will end around 190cr..else it will barely match race 3..170 cr kinds..my gut feel is it will go further down on Saturday..
“No matter what happens now it is certain to be an under performing film with this day two number which makes it the second big one after Race 3. Both also had the two of three best dates of the year with Eid and Diwali. The other good date being Christmas.”
The drop in collections is a bad sign Prem Ratan Dhan Payo released in 2016 on the same day as Thugs Of Hindostan grosed 39.32 crore nett on day one and was 29.90 crore nett on day two which is a drop of 24%. Here it is 45% which is far more than it should be.
This is following raones trajectory..raone went from 25 to 16 from diwali to bhaidooj..this went from 50 to 28..
Mumbai has pretty much crashed today morning..could be due to early morning..but shows are getting cancelked due to zero audience..unbelievable stuff..
Hahahaha BOI itself autocorrected 20% nearly. Seems like they wanted to excite the Aamir fanbase overnight but thankfully the expected crash arrives. Fully expect YRF figures to be around 29Cr. This has no chance of sustainability. Forget 400 or 300, the chase is on for 200 now.
I think this could even end less than race3..the Mumbai opening today morning is sending panic signals. for sake of distributors I hope it is just due to early morning shows
Frankly i don’t see ToH going wrong even now.
OK, its NOT the next Baahubali2 or Dangal, i get it.
But this is what i also told Jayshah, who gave the best case and worst case scenario prediciton but ryles out a middle path which is where HIT movies land. I had then asked what if the movie is more like 2.5/5 and manages hit collection?
For me, i have liked such movies (usually time of india review of 3 and above is good for me). So ToH will be good for me.
See every movie is made for a reason. It’s not like the ToH team incl Aamir and BigB were not aware of the script and they would not have worked to make it better to its target audience.
It’s just that it is made for audiences like me. If we like these movies we will take it to a HIT mark. Just that they spent more as even with lesser scale the movie might have been same.
I am now certain i will like it. So will watch and share my reviews.
Be careful what you wish for. I’ve warned plenty already, even you now. But you might like it. There is no middle zone here. It’s going straight back to the bottom of the sea.
BOI has just done its own Firangi. How is it even possible to go from 34 to 28 in 4-5 hours (and Krish knew this). I will bet in time the 50 will be revised down too.
Well as an Aamir fan it feels bad, the man has acumen for good scripts and it’s difficult to believe that he went ahead with the so called masala script of 70s and 80s . The success of Dhoom 3 might have played a big role here, but he gave two good films after that. It seems these big stars live in their cocoon and until unless the film’s collection aren’t bad , the criticisms don’t reach to their ears. Have seen umpteen number of interviews where Aamir dissects his past movies especially of the early 90’s Man, Mela etc. , but doesn’t utter a word on Mangal Pandey or Dhoom 3. Saying that he choose to do the film solely on the basis of his character in the film is again a farce. From hundreds of films if you are choosing a single there must be some very good reason then this.
I have never missed an Aamir film in theatre since Lagaan( with the exception of Dobhi Ghat) , but this one I may miss as the reviews from the general parlance are extremely negative. A few positive reviews from Aamir fans don’t mean much ! Just look at the BMS film has a pathetic rating of 59 % , which is below tubelight and Race 3. It seems in the garb of making a visual spectacle the makers have ignored everything else.
As far as box office figures are concerned yes it seems the numbers are fabricated. The single screens might be doing very good but can’t ignore that the major chunk of business is still from multiplexes and given the figures of some of the big cities there has been manipulation of numbers .
This is not a HNY/ Dilwale type of deal , the film WOM is near to the level of Race3/ JHMS . This film will tank big time after the weekend , even a single digit figure on Monday can’t be ruled out.
Sumit’s a SRK fanboy. Even they get lucky sometimes. He’s a terrible trade analyst or whatever he is. You only have to read his Twitter handle pre and post every big movie trailer, big song to figure his ‘character’ out.
Remember this is a guy famous for predicting Fan would make 250Cr and if it didn’t he would leave Twitter. The fascination with this guy doesn’t surprise me at all. He’s of a certain ilk that only certain fans get I guess.
You are very wrong here. Being a fan boy has nothing to do with being Trade analyst. He predicted about Fan about 6 months before release and left twitter for few months and then came back. It was his belief that Fan will deliver. He didn’t even give that prediction after trailer. Predictions can always go wrong… so what? That’s not a crime, isn’t it?
The guy posts about Big Boss half the day, then cricket. This is like a part time job for him. Hardly someone to take seriously. I could be a Sumit tomorrow. Set up a Twitter account and blow some ‘trade’ numbers up. If I have a background of a SRK fan I’ll be a hit in a day.
That’s not the point? Lot of celebs(Karan johar, Akki, etc) follow both Sumit and Rohit and they have some contacts inside trade and both have verified twitter accounts. Its not like anyone on twitter which aamirsaurabh used to post on here. Verified accounts do have some credibility over any random account thrown up in a day.
If Sumit’s a friend I’m sorry if I’ve hurt you. I’ll leave it there. He has little credibility. Having following is nothing. Is he bigger or better than Taran or Komal as the entire industry follows them.
Apparently Saif use to log onto NG and read my box office columns. It makes no difference. There are loads of Sumit’s out there.
400 crores still? Lol. I don’t know how can anyone spread such forced negativity? Just see the video reviews across different regions and how audience is giving it 0 stars all over. Are all those paid audience? How much anyone can stretch this stupid claim?
Please for god’s sake don’t write some dozen reviews claiming audience didn’t ‘get’ this movie and how its actually a hidden masterpiece. This is not Talaash or something Dhobi ghat. If regular audience can’t get Thugs, then it deserves to flop. No amount of reviews can help the case.
I know you’ll keep posting him. You’ll see him during Zero in top form, in fact you already can. He’s a total fanboy. There are others for other stars.
Also the other guy Rohit from yesterday. His sarcasm is funny but the reality is to be taken seriously in this role of trade analyst you’ve just got to not get involved like he did. Less is more. Be professional, he came across as snooty but yes funny. Hence why BOI with their Taran Adarsh tirades can be clubbed in same way. Taran at least has overtime grown up a bit. But they all can’t do the simple things well. Just stick to the facts – they are like colour commentators. Not Richie Benaud but Navjot Singh Sidhu types.
You are expecting too much professionalism for a free source. The main point is that are they reputable or not? Don’t think anyone liked any SRK movie recently. Rohit is not even SRK fan. Both Rohit and Sumit gave JHMS 1 star by morning 11am. Why would they do that before even morning shows started?
Dude there is no credibility in supporting the worst film of your favourite star. These guys know what they are doing. If it’s partially watchable they’ll support it. Once it’s the worst deal in town they’ll jump ship.
Giving 1* to JHMS proves nothing when everyone did it.
Ideally minor jump is possible as Friday was working day and Sat evening shows will benefit a lot and Sunday will be good. Both can do 30 + 30 easily and around 60+ over 2 days.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:15 PM
300cr+ done deal. Congrts to Marcus.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:20 PM
Really dont care that much, dude. Not a fan of Aamir spending 2 yrs on such films. That 300 cr demand is just to cover my arse for being a fan and a face-saving (death)wish.
Lagaan, TZP, Dangal, RDB, PK is what I expect him to spend his time on.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:23 PM
I am still skeptical..not saying this because I said it will end below 200 but I genuine wom is not there..I have said about wom.for.many films.before and generally you get the sense after speaking to film theatre owners..here many of my filmy friends are waiting for bated breath for today ..today if it is more than 35cr the movie has a chance..the day 1 number are extraordinary and it has clocked 80 percent average occupancy all over India overall during the day..so there is going a drop today..just how much no one knows…my own sense is this will drop to below 35 today..again I am.not trying to prove my case..I have been wrong many times before and have admitted as much…
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November 8, 2018 at 10:30 PM
ToH clocked 70% overall occupancy on day one.
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November 8, 2018 at 11:16 PM
This ain’t doing 300, will land somewhere between 200-225 crores. Even a gold did just about 105 crores with a start of 25 crores. So atmost it will follow the same trending and will get to that total. 300 crore is still not possible for an outright rejected film. This ain’t doing 35 crores today , a 25-30 crore seems to be more feasible.
This is the biggest disappointment of not only this year but of the last decade or so. The biggest bollywood movie has been the biggest disappointment.
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November 8, 2018 at 11:31 PM
Neither will it do 35 cr nor 25-30 cr.
Its set to do 30 cr today. Real question is IF it can grow over the next 2 days. It unlikely to have another 40 cr day, but ok kind of growth over sat and sun would mean the game is still on irrespective of a 65% fall or so on Monday.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:20 AM
The movie has opened roughly 50 to.55.percent lesser than yesterday..need a pick up from.here
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November 8, 2018 at 10:27 PM
Interesting tidbit was the movie clocked lesser footfall in multiplexes than both tzh and sanju..the reason was.not lesser occupancy but longer length curtailing the number of shows…
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November 8, 2018 at 10:27 PM
“Imagine a guy looking forward to zero is thrashing TOH as a poor film”
Come on marcus Dont lie. Show me my one comment where is said that i am looking for ZERO. Nowadays i look forward to Raveer singh’s movie.
As far as ToH is concerned from day 1 i am saying if it does 300cr+ i will count it as success. Doing 300cr+ is not as easy as people are making.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:42 PM
It was a generic statement, not a specific personal attack. People react cause they ‘feel’ that its personal.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:27 PM
It was just a flat film more than a bad one. Nothing exciting happens. There were probably 2-3 good moments in the movie when there should be at least 20. Not nearly enough highs. Even (SPOILER ALERT), when a family is murdered, you don’t feel anything. The first half was still watchable but the second just spiraled down. All sense and logic went out of the window and it just dragged on… and the climactic action sequence which should have been the high point was the weakest of all. Really sad, both BigB and Aamir Khan deserved a much much better film as their first one together.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:36 PM
Reading between your lines ToH is not as dramatic as BB2. But Yrf is always plastic. Not convinced yet that its any worse than TZH for example.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:52 PM
Not saying it’s worse than TZH but then is that really your benchmark? What were the expectations (quality-wise) from TZH and what were the expectations from ToH? Purely on *that* parameter, ToH feels like a much bigger letdown.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:56 PM
TZH/Sultan is Yrf’s benchmark for sure! Aamir’s involvement has added nothing to it, and thats the real disappointment (ignoring the propaganda part).
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November 9, 2018 at 1:26 AM
I haven’t seen TZH but have seen ETT. Now the latter to me was pretty flat in general, had a blockbuster song. It didn’t humour me. Parts of TOH are better but some parts worse. Overall I would watch TOH than ETT.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:23 AM
This is fair. I’ve heard some thoughts on the lines of this that it is boring rather than bad. I actually found it both in second half. The first half was fine as a setting up of the second half IMO. The second half just wasted the opportunity. If that scored, the difference might end up being 250Cr. That’s the size of the blunder.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:26 AM
You keep saying blundering second half, and I am sticking to my plan to watch it tonight just to know how messed up it is. I dont think Victor can outdo the D3 mess he created, but am willing to be surprised. The BO is not going to be as per expectations even in the best case scenario of 300 cr or so. Thus the only point of interest in this is to experience first-hand how much Aamir has screwed up …
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November 9, 2018 at 1:34 AM
Waiting for your review.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:02 AM
You may be the only one!
PS – This is perhaps the last bollywood film that I have followed through the years since its inception. Nothing currently in production in bollywood has my interest. Even if MB happens (big IF), dont think I have much faith after TOH in Aamir to pull that mammoth series to proper destination.
He did not devote so much time on D3, and quickly followed it up with PK. But this is at a different level altogether … How will Aamir salvage his conscience about spending 2 years on this?
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November 9, 2018 at 1:34 AM
Marcus – Aamir has screwed up here. It’s not going to be rocket science once you watch it. His performance is pretty good overall. Let me know if the build up to Manzoor E Khuda moves you.
But children will be non judgemental in this sense. So in that segment there is scope.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:28 PM
Makers Of Vijay’s ‘Sarkar’ Agree To Remove Controversial Parts: Reports
‘Sarkar’ has swept the box office in the first two days of its launch, crossing the Rs. 100-crore mark.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:50 PM
OK Marcus tell me honestly had you actually thought (after seeing promo and song) that it will challange bahubali-2. That film was a freak once in a decades type of film. Just compare Rajmauli’s track record and Victors record. I mean Rajmauli’s made a fucking damn entertaining movie on housefly. Eaga is my Fav Rajmauli movie. Rajmauli ‘s vision is just out of the world.
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November 8, 2018 at 10:59 PM
And you think an average masala film from yrf would get such vitriol ? If I was optimistic, then one is either being foolishly naive or is a sly asshole. Take your pick!
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November 8, 2018 at 11:15 PM
Why we take films so seriously ? A bad result for ToH has put so much anger, frustration and bitterness in you. No comment of your is complete without some bitter word or abuse. Take a chill pill. Aamir is still no 1.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:30 AM
LOL, I am always like this. And srk fans will always say such things …
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November 9, 2018 at 1:32 AM
If you want sugary stuff just keep watching Hirani in a loop. Why take my comments so seriously? (specially some generic statements so personally?)
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November 8, 2018 at 11:16 PM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/thugs-of-hindostan-box-office-day-1-aamir-khan-amitabh-bachchan-film-earns-estimated-rs-50-cr-records-highest-opening-ever/story-Ew8SmO3ji9fMrGqHHHmgjO.html
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November 8, 2018 at 11:17 PM
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-thugs-hindostan-shatters-records-goes-past-rs-50-crore-mark-opening-day/
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November 8, 2018 at 11:19 PM
In light of the views of the members and all, I dropped my idea of watching the movie in IMax. Had taken tickets. But doesn’t seem worth it.
Thanks Jayshah Montana etc for views.
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November 8, 2018 at 11:21 PM
Shall rather focus on vacation 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 1:31 AM
Yea really don’t waste your money on a grandeur experience. It’s actually not that kind of film. The VFX is better than trailer but in general I found the ships added nothing here. And it’s not like Avatar – where every element of what you see is detailed and designed for the format. 2D is sufficient.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:38 AM
You dont need Avatar/Interstellar. Even Marvel films are decent enough for IMAX experience. But not sure even 2.0 will be worth it in IMAX or 3D.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:36 AM
Top Five Rajasthan And Mysore – Thugs Of Hindostan Tops
Friday 09 November 2019 12.00 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Thugs Of Hindostan has set new ALL TIME RECORDS in Rajasthan and Mysore though both circuits missed the 3 crore nett benchmark by very small margins. The top opening days in Rajasthan are as follows,
1. Thugs Of Hindostan – 2,91,00,000
2. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo – 2,52,00,000
3. Bahubali – The Conclusion – 2,36,00,000
4. Tiger Zinda Hai – 2,12,00,000
5. Singham Returns – 2,10,00,000
Thugs Of Hindostan also shatters records in Mysore though considering the numbers of past Aamir Khan films it should have got over 3 crore nett. The top five in Mysore are as follows.
1. Thugs Of Hindostan – 2,88,00,000
2. Dangal – 2,19,00,000
3. Happy New Year – 2,05,00,000
4. Sultan – 1,95,00,000
5. PK – 1,89,00,000
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November 9, 2018 at 1:43 AM
Thugs of Hindostan, though, have lived up to their name.
it’s an open loot in multiplexes where the “normal” ticket rates were spiked to 550-600 rupees without any rhyme or reason. Can they do this openly? or the government doesn’t have a role in this?
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November 9, 2018 at 1:53 AM
This is sad. UK chains are very steady prices for each film. No individual film to my knowledge has ever had a different price to another.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:56 AM
Those who dont want to pay this much can wait for the week days and lower ticket rates. This way film gets trended well than sink after the holiday period.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:52 AM
Aamir Khan Posts A Thank You Note For His Thugs Of Hindostan Team; Writes, ‘Journey Has Been So Special’
The message was a part of a lengthy post sent out via social media late on Wednesday, wherein Aamir personally expressed gratitude to all key team members.
Bollywood star Aamir Khan says whatever may be the fate of Thugs Of Hindostan, which released on Thursday, he is satisfied with the feeling that the team has given the film its best and that it has been a joyride to work on it.
Reaching out to the audience, he said: “We have made the film with a lot of love and effort, and we hope that you enjoy it.”
https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/aamir-khan-posts-a-thank-you-note-for-his-thugs-of-hindostan-team-writes-journey-has-been-so-special/
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November 9, 2018 at 1:54 AM
One hopes he is still Firangi when he is doing all this! As that would be in character!
On Firangi – it is on paper a pretty good acting role. But it’s trajectory is pretty lukewarm. When he should be serious he’s deceitful and when he is deceitful he should be serious. These moments are messed up a lot in second half, in the first half when a lot of character development takes place it makes sense.
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November 9, 2018 at 6:20 AM
that is what “Teda” means – unpredictable and this is where aamir scores – completely unpredictable character
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November 9, 2018 at 2:01 AM
Toh is doing phenomenal business in single screens and they are not IMAX!
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November 9, 2018 at 2:03 AM
Elsewhere …
https://twitter.com/gavinfeng97/status/1060552399230660608
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November 9, 2018 at 2:08 AM
Ohh my god. I was travelling and was totally clueless till now.
I might now watch ToH.
WoM is terrible. As Akshay fan, i have seen worse days during CCTC. 🙂
It took Akshay a decade to get back the same credibility.
Of course case here is different and Aamir is much bigger star and the film got the biggest opening.
Dont think ToH will get bad numbers in its final total considering the start it got on day 1. It will emerge as HiT, though expectation was more.
I will keenly tally the numbers with my prediciton now as i had predicted the day wise returns needed for ToH to be HIT.
All the best to Aamir fans. I hate their dramas and agenda and few of them are quite disgraceful, but love their passion.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:09 AM
Correction – I might not* watch ToH.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:11 AM
It makes more sense the way you wrote it…
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November 9, 2018 at 2:13 AM
How is that ToH will emerge a Hit with decent numbers while wom is as terrible as you say? You cant have both worlds, can you?
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November 9, 2018 at 2:11 AM
Thugs Of Hindostan Sets Huge Benchmark On Day One
Friday 09 November 2019 12.30 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Thugs Of Hindostan has set the box office on fire on day one with records all over the place and the highest opening day ever of around 50 crore nett. The film has smashed all circuit records with possibly the exception of Mumbai, CP Berar and Tamil Nadu / Kerala.
CP Berar and Tamil Nadu / Kerala are not records while Mumbai final is pending. The film was hugely aided by the Diwali holiday which is the biggest day of the year for collections. It has beaten Bahubali – The Conclusion by around 9 crore nett and Prem Ratan Dhan payo by aroound 11 crore nett. These two were the top two prior to Thugs Of Hindostan with Prem Ratan Dhan Payo being released on the same day as Thugs of Hindostan and Bahubali – The Conclusion was a non holiday.
The film will see collections come down from these huge levels on day two though mass markets will hold better due to the Diwali follow up. Gujarat has an extended five day holiday period so that will hold but most multiplexes will see falls and it will be about where the film settles on day two.
The collections of Thugs of Hindostan are as follows. The final figures from all circuits are yet to come so those are apprx. The places where the final number is in has no apprx next to it.
Mumbai – 16,25,00,000 apprx
Delhi / UP – 10,60,00,000 apprx
East Punjab – 4,90,00,000 apprx
Rajasthan – 2,91,00,000
CP Berar – 2,59,00,000
CI – 1,76,00,000
Nizam Andhra – 2,77,00,000
Mysore – 2,88,00,000
Tamil Nadu / Kerala – 70,00,000 apprx
West Bengal – 2,10,00,000 apprx
Bihar – 1,40,00,000 apprx
Assam – 55,00,000 apprx
Odisha – 60,00,000 apprx
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November 9, 2018 at 2:28 AM
One should watch this. It’s an extreme position but he gets the gist of the anger that comes after watching this movie.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:39 AM
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November 9, 2018 at 3:20 AM
52 cr is an astounding number given the negativity online.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:51 AM
Another Mela reference. This time from BR.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:07 AM
A very fair review, scathingly funny as usual.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:27 AM
He also did not like 3 Idiots.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:54 AM
And he says Sacred Games did quite well in India!
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November 9, 2018 at 2:58 AM
A pan multi billion dollar company wouldn’t commission a second season unless it was well received. BOI are just stupid here. SG is a success for sure.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:18 AM
I’m just happy that creative directors are not burdened by the demands of Box Office anymore.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:54 AM
They will be burdened with a different set of parameters which will ultimately depend on viewership matrices.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:06 AM
Yes, but if the viewership is distributed among a more ‘mature’, global audience, they will be free to make what they want…and more importantly, just how they want!
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November 9, 2018 at 4:29 AM
True. They can take more creative liberties for sure.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:02 AM
I wonder if there was any spike in the number of subscribers. Most people who saw it downloaded it from torrents.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:07 AM
Thugs Of Hindostan has become the 34th film since 1990 to break the opening day record. It means 34 films over the last 28 years. Now it remains to be seen which film is the one to break this record.
https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4419
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November 9, 2018 at 3:53 AM
Sarkar director Murugadoss files for anticipatory bail amid row, hearing today
The AIADMK has been protesting since the Diwali release of the movie with senior AIADMK ministers demanding deletion of the contentious scenes, besides threatening to initiate legal action if the film crew failed to comply, forcing director Murugadoss to seek anticipatory bail.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:58 AM
After cinema halls were vandalised by members of the ruling party on Thursday afternoon, police officials went to director AR Murugadoss’ residence in the night. The director tweeted, “Police had come to my house late tonight and banged the door several times. Since I was not there they left the premises. Right now I was told there is no police outside my house.”
This happened after the makers had already agreed to make the required changes in the film. The makers confirmed to indianexpress.com over a phone call that they will modify the controversial scenes. References to Varalaxmi Sarathkumar’s character Komalavalli will be muted. Komalavalli was the original name of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The makers will also remove a scene which shows director AR Murugadoss throwing state-provided freebies into the fire.
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sarkar-controversy-police-visits-ar-murugadoss-residence-kollywood-lends-support-5438641/
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November 9, 2018 at 4:17 AM
Today is normal working day, so compared to yesterday the drop will look harsh. Specially after record breaking numbers and during the day. However I expect the evening and night shows stronger and overall the movie could still hit around 30crrs for day 2.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:32 AM
Morning and afternoon shows are tracking 50% of yesterday’s in linited plex data available. That is 25 cr range considering lower ticket pricing today. Pickup in evening and night shows can take it to 30 cr, lets see.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:37 AM
Today is bhai dooj and holiday in my place.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:45 AM
Hyderabad is it? Its working in blore.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:49 AM
Mumbai and Maharashtra for certain private orgnaisations. Though stock exchange, banks are working.
Some are getting a very long weekend starting from wednesday to sunday.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:52 AM
Expect it to trend like Gold but at much higher levels. Today, it may go down a fair bit after a fantastic first day. It will then pick up again on Saturday and Sunday. Monday will show where the film goes.
It is a front-loaded kind of deal. The maximum it collects during this extended week end, the better. It doesn’t look like one that will collect well for weeks.
From the reviews and feed-backs and all the negativity around it, 300cr or anything above will be ok. People won’t be losing money at least.
The same cannot be said for those China distributors. It seems they have invested massively on it and if it tanks there, there will huge financial losses there.
Aamir’s goodwill there may take a hit but it will be up to him to bring it back. In India, Aamir’s market will not be really affected. He has delivered record breakers for so long. One slight blip (if it happens) will not matter much.
I feel he should just stay away from YRF in the future.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:00 AM
If single screens continue to patronise it, then it will be a different story.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:29 AM
Dont think anyone will be losing money on this as long as it gets to 200 cr (it will do a lot more than that). You need to dig a bit about its economics before making such blanket statements.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:42 AM
Someone posted a column here that looked at the film’s ecomomics a few days back which claimed the film needed 280cr net to be in profit zone. I don’t know how accurate it was.
However, I agree that it may go past 300cr and it is no mean feat by any means in Bollywood. Chill, mate!
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November 9, 2018 at 5:55 AM
280 cr for profits? Please explain a bit if you can.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:27 AM
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-clear-prasoon-joshi-done-favouritism-aamir-khan-yash-raj-films-pahlaj-nihalani/
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November 9, 2018 at 5:03 AM
http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/the-funniest-thugs-of-hindostan-memes/20181109.htm
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November 9, 2018 at 5:05 AM
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November 9, 2018 at 5:06 AM
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November 9, 2018 at 5:36 AM
A self-proclaimed trade analyst on twitter has labeled it a flop. But according to his data Day 2 occupancy has picked up from 30% in morning shows to 45% by noon shows …
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November 9, 2018 at 5:46 AM
PRDP did 31 Cr on its Friday. TOH will need to beat this number for 200Cr, forget 300Cr.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:53 AM
Anything around 30 cr is ok. 300 or nearby will depend on if it can show pickup over next 2 days.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:54 AM
The footfalls in multiplexes have dropped by 60 percent..smaller cities are doing better…pune etc are showing bigger drops…patna lucknow are stronger…trade is also not too happy with yrf as they are accusing them of inflating numbers by 10 percent…the multiplex footfalls are similar to sanjus first day which did 33 crs or so but yrf numbers are 51 crs..even accounting for huge ss business they sense an inflation..krknumbers are around 38 crs..addatoday estimated 45 crs then went with yrf..as usual better to go with boi.
..today would be around 30 cr I think..mornings looked like 26 crs though…single screens and smaller towns need to pull this through
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November 9, 2018 at 8:01 AM
So suddenly ur fav boi is not trade and disgruntled tweeters with limited data are the trade?
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November 9, 2018 at 8:07 AM
I go with boi as always.whether race3 or hny or ss or toh..I am just calling out the way it is playing out…trade is not krk or addatoday..trade is the distributor fraternity..
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November 9, 2018 at 9:56 AM
There is talk of inflation by BOI and YRF together here. I seriously wouldn’t be surprised as anything but a record after invitation scroll, ticket price increase request leak was required.
Today seems like a 50% drop so the film is finished by first week really. Won’t make much into second weekend. Best thing for Aamir.
Considering he has a profit share deal, he’s basically going to paid pittance for 2 years work and in the process China market will be hit for a duck this time. He has to make sure his next choice is good now.
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November 9, 2018 at 10:01 AM
Kamaal Khan (!) was advancing this idea yesterday.. that the figures had been inflated considerably to get that 50 crore number. I don’t think a 50 cr number is too hard to buy for opening day. Either way this will hardly make a difference over the long run.
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November 9, 2018 at 10:05 AM
I’m not sure if it’s true but it would be quite ironic. 50Cr was always likely given any scenario.
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November 9, 2018 at 10:09 AM
Yeah it would be funny if they tried inflating a number that the film got to anyway !
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November 9, 2018 at 8:09 AM
Disgruntled tweeters like jaju have been used on this site to reduce collection of salman movies here before…its easier to just pick one site and follow them..that’s boi for me
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November 9, 2018 at 6:06 AM
The story itself is quite interesting.
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November 9, 2018 at 6:13 AM
Alright friends, back from TOH viewing. We were 7 people total and we all liked the film. Now my few points here:
1). Aamir Khan: I can see why he chose this role, it gives him so many moments (and he has delivered everywhere, even in front of the master Big B). 10/10 for this to him.
2). Bachchan: This man is God of acting. Every frame he is in, he lifts it to dizzy heights. 10/10 for him
3). Kat K: I like her and whatever space she gets, she delivers. 10/10 for her
4). Fatima: she has a uni-dimensional character and she does well: 8/10 for her
5). Clive (whatever actor has played it): has a solid screen presence as a villain: 7/10
– It is the acting of these main characters which makes the movie a one-time watch and one can enjoy it for what it is.
– I met so many kids in last 2-3 days, they are all praise for the film.
Now some weak points, purely as a cine-critic:
1). Victor – 3/10 – this man has no idea of what was at his disposal….forget the big banner…he had such wonderful actors at his disposal who have still lifted the poorly written screenplay….the worst thing I found was that such movie has to have an impactful start within first few minutes….but nothing that soft of happens…..well, i don’t want to go in spoilers so more on that later….
2). Old, ghisa-pita plot and I can tell u that without these superb actors, this film would have gone down the drain without a trace…
3). BGM – too grand for a script which does not offer anything of that sort!!
Technical Aspects:
– Good Cinematography and some good VFX
Overall Verdict: 3.5/5 – one time watch and do not carry any great expectations for a masterpiece kind of cinema….then u will enjoy it more 🙂
2.0 trailer was pathetic on big screen
Zero trailer looked little better – much better than 2.0 trailer
Go watch it guys – bachchan and aamir’s scenes together alone are worth the ticket-price and aamir delivers a many-layered performance (with those close-up of talking eyes) and Bachchan is Bachchan…..wow! what a presence…..
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November 9, 2018 at 6:13 AM
btw, I enjoyed 2nd half more than the first half!!!
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November 9, 2018 at 6:22 AM
If you hv liked it i dont see a tank that many are expecting. It will trend like any regular bollywood film (which isnt great by any stds).
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November 9, 2018 at 6:25 AM
yes Marcus – I don’t see why ppl are so scathy about it! it is a vacation time and the film is a fiction so it offers everything to ppl who expect an easy-on-eye entertainment + there is no vulgarity + children can really love such fictitious films I can tell….so it is a safe bet at the BO
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November 9, 2018 at 6:38 AM
Will be watching a few hrs. And i have no illusions regarding acharya, chopra or masala films. And it does not sound much worse than D3 from the user reviews in this blog.
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November 9, 2018 at 6:17 AM
Good that you liked it. You did not like D3 if I remember.
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November 9, 2018 at 6:21 AM
I liked TOH more than D3 which was a crap-fest honestly (although I liked Aamir there)
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November 9, 2018 at 6:27 AM
Aamir was saying from the beginning that its a fun movie which has no explicit blood and gore inspite of all those fights. He also said that it has no message. So he never cheated the audience. The BGM and the grave voice and demeanour of Bachchan made people think that it is a very serious movie.
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November 9, 2018 at 6:36 AM
Jay half liked it, Tony liked it somewhat. Yakuza and Idea liked it in a similar fashion. Let us see what Satyam and An Jo are going to say along with munna. And Marcus.
Where is Jeeves and where are other aamirians?
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November 9, 2018 at 6:40 AM
I guess u will skip it in theaters?
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November 9, 2018 at 6:42 AM
It depends. I am eager to watch it but after a few days.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:19 AM
I have posted my thoughts on the previous thread, it is not Dhoom 3 bad, me too liked the 2nd half more.
With a better director this could have been Ghajini like, the story had emotions but you hardly feel them. The movie should have been shortened as well.
Hopefully Aamir learns from this and never acts in a YRF movie ever.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:44 AM
Honestly speaking. Both on paper D3 and TOH were good masala scripts. Better director will have done more justice to them.
Bottom line is Aamir Khan will learn his lesson the hard way.
I agree a fair bit with Vee’s longer comment but in general Bollywood stars will turn to this kind of mass entertainer as audience is there. It’s the bread and butter of the industry – it’s just whether that refinement reflects sensibilities and demands of the audience.
I feel here everyone involved with TOH has disrespected the audience a fair bit. Raising ticket prices, avoiding pre release shows smells of them knowing they had a big failure on their hands so they deserve lots of rants. Once the dust settles, reality will click in even for me. It’s 1 bad decision against a bunch of good quality since Lagaan. Nothing to be overtly harsh about except don’t overhype rubbish!
Take the pill and swallow it, move on and don’t do it again. If Aamir ever works for VKA again I’m sure day 1 would be washout.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:54 AM
yeah but the truth is also that at the end of the day, VKA’s CV will read like 2 films earning more thatn 300 cr 🙂 ha ha ….this man has no idea what kind of Gods are pleased with him that he gets such big banner, big stars and yet…..
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November 9, 2018 at 7:57 AM
Your analysis is completely off here. Aamir is a v poor judge of masala film-making (forget being one1). He just loves them enuf to indulge in them periodically, without even understanding what he is selecting and doing in the process.
He surely knows how to help out and ensure good films in the terrains of Lagaan, TZP and Dangal (all his own productions). And its not just his association with YRF that has been poor overall, his limited understanding of masala films is the root of all such embarrassments.
One man cant be equally good in everything, he just needs to understand what his strengths are and stick to it.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:59 AM
He actually pitched TOH as Desai film from seventies! He really has no clue about masala films. HE usually wont make such moronic comments regarding other topics.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:25 AM
not really man – aamir is the one who started 100 cr club with full-on masala Ghajini…..where he fails in masala genre otherwise can be told as the director….he has gone to VKA twice now (only director apart from RH he has done that)…..otherwise, he hasn really done any masala movies in last decade…..only D3 and TOH now….Ghajini was the first one….
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November 9, 2018 at 8:42 AM
I don’t watch Koffee with Karan (I generally never find celeb interviews entertaining) but that’s interesting to know!
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November 9, 2018 at 6:58 AM
Mix and match: Tumbbad, meet The Terror
This seems pretty much off-topic right now, but what a terrific review of Tumbbad.
This is precisely the kind of writing and analysis we need!
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November 9, 2018 at 8:46 AM
have been meaning to catch Tumbbad for a while now. I hope it releases on one of these online streaming platforms soon.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:09 AM
Guys, why is everyone discussing the box office so avidly and using it to justify this film? As far as I’m aware this is a forum for cinema lover not film producers/ investors so whether this film recoups it’s investment or not is not our primary concern. We all know that the monstrous initial is purely for Aamir’s star power and the marketing hype, not the quality or content of this film.
Comparing it to Sultan or Race is laughable because Aamir is a much more ambitious and capable artiste than Salman and the bar should be FAR higher for him. If he was going to take 2 years and spend 250 crores to make an adventure blockbuster set in a historic alternate universe my expectations would be more along the lines of Baahubali and less along the lines of a sub-par Salman potboiler!
Saying it’s a family entertainer isn’t an excuse either; just look at the kind of enjoyable, innovative, intelligent content that studios like Pixar or Ghibli regularly churn our for children! Even if Aamir doesn’t have the budget to match a Pixar production there’s no justification for why he went with such a half-baked script and crass, unintelligent filmmakers like Acharya and Chopra.
Personally, the trailers really disappointed me. The promos seemed so visually unoriginal (and derivative of more impressive Hollywood blockbusters) and tremendously tacky (particularly the presentation and outfitting of Katrina – although it’s typical of sleazy YRF which makes disasters like Befikre). When a star has Aamir’s intelligence and resources at his command, I think we’re justified in expecting a fantasy film that builds an imaginative, intelligent, enchanting universe and not some tawdry, forgettable pirate flick with 18th century courtesans clad in glittery crop tops.
Aamir is at the peak of his star power and given his age, he has only a limited amount of time left to helm such memorable projects. As someone who admires the singular path he has carved for himself in contemporary India cinema, I really hope he uses the next few years to make much more ambitious and distinctive films and I’m disappointed that he chose to dedicate two years at this stage of his career to this film, regardless of whether it makes 100 or 1000 crores.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:18 AM
yeah that is a different take from u and i like that way also….good analytical write-up….aamir is clearly having a ball playing firangi mallah…but it is the overall screenplay and victor’s tacky and unimaginative direction which makes one angry on aamir as why he sat on this for 2 years….he will get his money and surely he has enjoyed the role…..all that is fine but then he could have done a Sarfarosh Sequel too in this time and maybe one more…..it is a strange decision on his part…no doubts about that
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November 9, 2018 at 7:20 AM
but think of paying public who can even make all those sallu-craps moster hits….for them, this is a good and clean vacation entertainment…..at the end of the day, it is the children who will decide the fate here at the BO…as a cinema, it is a mediocre attempt to a fiction which could have been far better in the hands of Rajamouli (even the same screenplay would have turned out 10 times better in his hands)
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November 9, 2018 at 7:28 AM
No one here is justifying his decision to do TOH on the basis of any numbers of crores earned. Thanks to his clout in China and previous BO record, this film will earn enuf money for everyone concerned.
We just want this to get to a respectable total to ‘decrease’ our embarrassment levels that he had actually spent 2 yrs on this. Thats pretty much it.
However, Aamir has his arse stuck in the masala-hole like most people of his generation. In that way, he isnt above any of his contemporaries. If he was, then there would have been no Mela or RH or D3 or many other films in his career. He still talks about Ghulam and Rangeela as some great achievements. He is a mixed bag, like it or not.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:00 AM
Marcus – I agree that he has done his fair share of mediocre masala films as recently as D3. But even that was more forgivable IMO since it was an iconic franchise that he wanted to be part of and he was obviously limited by the Dhoom universe and could only do so much with it. But after the pan-Indian success of Baahubali you would think that he would set his sights higher and make a big mass, masala entertainer that is daring and imaginative and propelled by compelling characters and a richly original universe. And when he announced this epic, original project with Bacchan as a co-star and spent so much time and effort on it and gave it such a wide international release, expectations were justifiably extremely elevated.
I’ll agree that his career has been a mixed bag but I’m sure that you’ll also agree that his choices have mostly been more interesting (which is not the same thing as good or flawless) and that he has more intelligence and ambition than his contemporaries. After all, who else in his league and generation boasts of an oeuvre that spans from Lagaan to Taare Zameen Par to Delhi Belly to Dhabi Ghat to Satyameva Jayate? I wouldn’t necessarily call myself an Aamir ‘fan’ but I do think that he is the one current super star that I find very interesting in an otherwise banal, rather vacuous group of celebrities (this just my opinion – I don’t insult to offend or engage in argument with any SRK/ Salman/ Ranbir/ Varun/ Ranveer/ Ajay fans!)
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November 9, 2018 at 8:22 AM
i think if u saw aamir on Karan’s coffee-show, he gave this hint that this is the first time in his career that he has chosen a role based on a character (on not the script) – and there he has justified….but yeah, one expects much more from him and well….D3 was below par for me…..TOH is much better….but to each one…..still TOH is a one-time watch and most of my contacts have liked it…..
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November 9, 2018 at 9:02 AM
I agree with you. that’s a very valid point
I think us Indians view a film from two different perspectives: from its box office point of view and from its qualitative. We need to learn to separate the two.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:04 AM
I liked the movie, specially the first half. The second half kuch zyada ho gaya. I enjoyed Bachchan sahab’s performance a lot , however he should NOT have been made to dance.
The suriyya song @ IMAX screen was lit and total Paisa vasool.
I think problem is that people are going in expecting TZP and think that they are getting Kranti, but then what is wrong with Kranti , it was a great masala film. ( Multiplex audience wont get it though )
Wish Katrina had a larger role, and ships sequences were shorter.
P.S.- I liked Dhoom 3 and Tashan as well.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:06 AM
are Rocky-bhai, aap to firangi mallha wali baat bol gaye 😉 ha ha….
on a different note, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sarkar-movie-madras-hc-directs-tn-police-not-to-arrest-film-director-murugadoss-till-nov-27/articleshow/66555908.cms
this is a good fight back by A R Muruga….
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November 9, 2018 at 10:32 AM
the entry scene of Bachchan reminds you of Khuda Gawah, the dialog delivery style , the clothing, the penetrating look , they all look majestic. when he says – kitney mein becha hum logo ko, it hits you like a ton of bricks, The eerire music every time right before the Baaz is making an entry ,( The IMAX sound system makes it even more special), the Taveez.. there is a lot to see on the big screen for Bachchan fans.
Aamir gets great lines , my 11 year old initially reluctant to even go to the movie was laughing out loud at his antics.
Fatima looks bloated for some reason. Katrina toh jaan hee ley gai.
I think it will do better in small cities.
My sister in Puna-
Amitabh toh bahut achcha hai, lekin Aamir ko kya ho gaya, naak -kaan mein baali daal lee, bilkul bhaand jaisee harkartey kar raha thaa. ussko sochna chahiye . Ronit Roy do minute key role mein zyada asardaar thaaa.
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November 9, 2018 at 10:55 AM
My favourite scene is when Firangi and Azaad circle each other for first time. That and when Azaad learns of what is going on. Beyond that Firangi has many one liners throughout that are quite funny. The less said of Fatima the better. She’s wasted here.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:20 AM
wasted? She has no acting talent or kaif like body to do non-talented roles in cinema. She acted in one side-heroine’s friend role (love ranjan movie) till she got big chance in dangal and later aamir’s kripa on her for ToH role. I don’t see much of a future for her in hindi cinema. Her and Parineeti. If some strong actress like Kangana or even child-woman like Alia, had played her role in ToH, I might have gone to see the movie. The talented ones bring a lot to the table. The whole fighting with british is such purana material. I wonder where is AnJo this morning? Waiting for his reactions.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:23 AM
Actually you are right, Alia would have been perfect for the role of the princess.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:27 AM
Already said she’s miscast here. And that Kangana or Alia were better suited. Still she has an awful role to judge her on. She can act, her and Sanya were strong performances in Dangal.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:22 AM
My favorite scenes were Amitabh’s entry, the scene where Aamir calls him Chacha, Katrina’s entry, and the scene where Aamir calls in the Nawab Gadha into the dining room.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:46 PM
Rocky- aapne to review dekar ToH mein Jaan phoonk diya. 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 8:13 AM
Some footfall data here till 4 PM.. the thread has many cities
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November 9, 2018 at 8:19 AM
On a different note, what are everyone’s most and least favourite Indian films of 2018 (so far)? Mine are Andhadhun, Raazi and Beyond the Clouds. I haven’t watched Badhai Ho, Tumbbad, Stree, 96, NOTA or any of the Malayam releases. Flawed but interesting films this year include Kaala and Manmarziyaan. My biggest disappointment was Chekka Chivantha Vaanam.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:35 AM
Manmarziyan is clearly my favorite film although I like Andhadhun a lot as well. Amit Trivedi’s the music director for both films and the music (in both films) is a big plus for me.
I didn’t like Raazi that much. It’s a pretty tame thriller although Alia is quite good.
I haven’t seen Tumbbad and I wish I could somehow watch it on the big screen.
I happened to watch Visaranai a few weeks ago and it was an excellent, if harrowing, experience.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:40 AM
I just remembered that I haven’t watched Visaranai or Mukkabaaz either! I want to watch both as well as 96 and NOTA, although I can’t say that Badhai Ho, Pataakha or Stree hold much interest for me.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:22 AM
how about Gali Guliyan by Manoj? Anyone saw that movie? Waiting for it to come to netflix or amazon. Also Julia robert’s series on Amazon looks pretty good. Watched two episodes. so far so good. Has a “treatment” appeal to it…
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November 9, 2018 at 8:24 AM
After getting Manmarziyan, Pataakha, Andhadhun, Tumbbad & Badhai Ho in subsequent weeks, we finally get ToH.
No further comments required.
If there is a lesson to be learnt, it is this — go for the small movies. They are the ones that represent what cinema is all about.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:51 AM
While I love these films, big films excite me. To see to which level they go BO wise. And this is bo thread and it is no crime if we enjoy discussing numbers. It is timepass for me. I am not intellectual type. I somewhat liked even Tubelight!
And it needs some guts to like when Rocky says he likes Toh, D3 and Tashaan on BR blog. It is like blasphemy!
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November 9, 2018 at 8:57 AM
Even in sports we celebrate dumb victories more then intelligent failures. Generally speaking.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:45 PM
Well said Sanjana…i too am a big cinema buff.
Small cinemas are good but nothing matches the magic of big cinema if seen in a theatre.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:05 AM
After Jay second Mela reference in Rangan’s review:
https://www.filmcompanion.in/thugs-of-hindostan-movie-review-aamir-khan-amitabh-bachchan-katrina-kaif-baradwaj-rangan
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November 9, 2018 at 9:24 AM
I doubt Rangan took inspiration from me! But the song and Firangi’s dancing, look and demeanor have an uncanny look in that moment to Mela.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:55 AM
I am going to skip this one. Canceled my booking. It’s not because I think this will be the worst film around or something. It’s simply because I find it upsetting that these two stars together and with this production house created something like this. I wasn’t expecting too much to begin with but to make a film like this is simply inexcusable. I have followed all the responses here on the blog, have read only a few reviews and now I’ve read Rangan’s. Again this is where with a serious film one can argue whether it went wrong or not but the debate is mostly about the box office. But with a film that’s just trying to be an entertainer there’s nothing redeemable if it fails at that basic level. To repeat the point to have this setup and to fail this badly.. it’s truly a historic failure. And it’s not like many great such failures where the films were important but not appreciated by their immediate audiences. I criticize Salman’s films all the time for being junk but at least they’re not trying to be much more than this. Simply amazed Aamir didn’t pick up the problems here. As for Aditya Chopra given the resources he has with his production house it must be the worst such thing in India. No vision, not even evidently enough horse sense to get true blockbusters even when the setup begs for it.
I’ve also read the comments on Aamir’s masala sensibility. It is indeed curious that he seems to do some utterly mediocre stuff when he goes in for this option (Ghajini is an exception). Whether these work or not they’re just poor films. Here there is a charitable explanation and a less complimentary one. I think the truth is somewhere in between. On the one hand for anyone who wanted to do masala in the 90s and beyond there wasn’t much choice. It was either the Inder Kumars and Darshans of the world or nothing. Of course this still isn’t an excuse because certainly post-Ghajini Aamir could have worked with other Southern talents if he wanted to. But the point is that the industry’s best talents have been into masala for 25 years or so (there are complicated reasons for this). This is not the case in the major Southern industries. In Tamil for example, and even if masala is ‘exhausted’ here too in many ways, you still have some very good examples of the genre. These aren’t ‘important’ films but they’re very good narratives and sometimes they’re interesting as well. I’ve said it before but Baahubali can only emerge from a ‘tradition’. Since the latter has long been dead in Bombay (not because it wouldn’t work, Salman’s Telugu inspired attempts should prove the opposite) it’s not possible to suddenly make the equivalent of this. Forget this, even Ghajini needs a Southern director! Santoshi has become extinct otherwise his Khakee was an excellent film in every sense. Not pure masala, more a thriller or drama with masala elements, but that’s fine. This too is the history of the genre. At its purest you get Desai and the like but then you also get a leaner, more narrative-oriented drama like Deewar. And of course there’s a lot in between.
But this brings me to my second point. A lot of people associate masala not just with these stronger branches of the tradition but also a kind of escapist fare that among others Aamir Khan’s famous uncle Nasir Hussain was also associated with (at least in the 70s, Hum Kisise Kumar Nahin et al). These were often enjoyable films with great soundtracks but really nothing to recommend them otherwise. This was the truly formulaic stuff. Of course there is always the element of the formulaic to any major commercial film, there are always buttons that the director is trying to push with his audience. But there’s a difference between using these elements to support an already strong narrative or an already distinct directorial style and as ends-in-themselves. It’s the difference between Ghajini and Sultan (to use two contemporary examples). Aamir I suspect, and for all his interest in Bachchan’s cinema and so on, is also a child of that poorer masala tradition. Much like farah Khan (OSO is a classic example of this). But it’s not just them, its also an entire class that’s grown up not housed in the stronger examples of the masala tradition that a) thinks everything that’s commercial and escapist is ‘masala’ b) that finds it hard to distinguish between strong and weak examples of the genre. Ironically Bachchan himself is responsible for this perception inasmuch as his one man industry phase from the 80s (though arguably an even greater triumph for the star than his 70s phase (because the films were mostly ‘nothing’ in that later age) itself becomes ‘classic’. It’s hard to argue against films like Namak Halal or Coolie (I’ve done this for both) because they’re incredibly iconic and because the star at its center really makes the audience forget just how weak these scripts are. Between Naseeb and Coolie (both Desai) or between lawaaris and Namak Halal (both Mehra) there is a gulf! The bachchan of the 70s is an incredibly gifted performer, including in the improvised sense, you need to just put the camera on him and it doesn’t matter what else is happening in those films (the production quality, the co-stars etc etc). Once again this sense of masala contaminates the glories of the 70s tradition. This is why I have forever argued for the 70s, never the 80s.
And so getting back to Aamir there is probably, and despite interest in this tradition, not enough of an understanding of what separates the true hallmarks from the merely enjoyable ‘superhits’. Yes he doesn’t have those talents at his disposal but this explanation only goes so far. What else could explain the failure of his otherwise uncanny judgment when it comes to this genre or more correctly super-genre? And all his success with Inder Kumar in the 90s (before Mann) probably confirms as much for him. But again this is also a failure of his audience. Just on this blog I’ve had many discussions/debates with people over the years who don’t seem to understand the difference. Whether people love or dislike masala they think it’s all one thing. it definitely isn’t. Much as the Westerns of John ford are very different from those of Anthony Mann much less Sergio Leone.
Getting back to TOH it’s clear that even the merely-enjoyable-masala category was a bridge too far. But this too confirms the point. Even to do this there has to be a healthy tradition. In any case, the best examples of masala depend on a certain cathartic element. The viewer must be invested in them as an emotional matter . Kranti isn’t some extraordinary example of masala as a narrative but it does what TOH isn’t able to. It works with a good enough script for sure but it also gets the catharsis right! Masala belongs to a history where cinema was ‘experience’ not consumption. Of course masala can be reduced to the latter. Again Bachchan heralded this move, in the contemporary age Southern masala has followed this lead (compared to this of course Bachchan’s 80s work seems fine!) and Salman has then followed it in turn in Bombay.
To underline all this once more I think TOH is a perfect symptom of the absence of this entire tradition for so long in Bombay. The fact that Bachchan himself is an integral part of it as is the otherwise incredibly shrewd (in terms of script sense) Aamir, only underlines the problem for me.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:58 AM
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November 9, 2018 at 10:03 AM
You’ve saved yourself the most precious thing in life, time!
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November 9, 2018 at 10:11 AM
Ha.. though I must confess I’ve always had a somewhat less-than-respectful relationship with time…
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November 9, 2018 at 11:49 AM
i do think Satyam that u shd watch TOH – atleast for bachchan-aamir’s scenes – those are worth the ticket-prices and u can not enjoy them on tv/small screens
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November 9, 2018 at 11:59 AM
also bachchan in his peak time has overpowered the most crap-scripts with his sheer brilliance of acting – so doing him alongwith aamir one more time – can be a guilty pleasure. and I tell u, no other actors of this generation can pull this off except this combo….
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November 9, 2018 at 12:46 PM
kya Satyam ji aap to kisi dusre ka reviews dekh ke movie nahi dekhne ka. bura na maane yeh theek decision nahi hai.marzi aapki hai but you devoid us from your perspective n thought on the movie…
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November 9, 2018 at 12:51 PM
ha, I trust some reviewers. But more than this I have a certain instinct about these things. I was always skeptical because of Yashraj. I also admit I’m generally quite intolerant of Hindi cinema these days. It just isn’t my thing most of the time. For example take Sanju. The second half was better than the first. It was ok for home viewing but I’m very glad I didn’t go to the theaters for this. The same holds for all of Salman’s films barring Bajrangi. A group conned me into going for Sultan on the spur of the moment and I was miserable! I could go on. I’ve never missed an Aamir film in the theater since Lagaan, this might be the first one! Or I might show up at some point when the dust clears a bit. Never say never!
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November 9, 2018 at 11:46 AM
Problem with old fashioned Masala would be that these days no one wants to watch too much blood, pain , torture or lost and found tamasha etc. on the screen anymore. The violence physical or psychological has become very designer and very much toned down.
Case in point the debacle of “Brothers” and underperformance of the new “Agneepath” . TOH is as close to Masala as one can get, I think the biggest culprit is Aamir’s get up/ character thru out the movie.. Ek baar toh usko chikna-Chupra dikhaney ka thaa or may be show him as a long lost prince to connect the dots.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:57 AM
I haven’t seen the movie but I think theatrical dialoguebaazi is not received well…Baahubali was able to get away because of intense drama. Twitter kills movie on first day itself if content is anything below above average. It seems YRF has rubbed some BoxOffice experts wrong way. Having said that based on comments, I think it will sustain at lower level because non-twitter audience will go in smaller towns.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:01 PM
real culprit is the lack of imagination on director’s part – give the same screenplay to Rajamouli and i bet he would deliver an astonishing product. That is the biggest culprit here.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:06 PM
Re.-real culprit is the lack of imagination on director’s part
Yeh Sahee hai, when the movie is acclaimed , arrey dekho Aamir ney ghost rewrite / redirect kee hai.
When it is being panned – Writer Director kharab hai, no script sense , no imagination , Aamir toh China mein busy thaa.
LOL!!
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November 9, 2018 at 12:11 PM
Aamir deserves his medicine. He’s to blame the most. Once bitten, twice shy theory.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:17 PM
But till VKA is involved in a RDB or Ghajini or TZP or Lagaan he’ll forever be one wannabe masala director.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:38 PM
yes but I’m not arguing for ‘old-fashioned’ masala. I am arguing for the equivalent for this in the present age. Now you’re certainly right in that the audience that has grown up on Yashraj and the like for 20 years now is extremely unlikely to celebrate such stuff. But a lot of this can be addressed with stronger scripts. The older masala films weren’t really about blood and gore. The action wasn’t ‘serious’ in most cases. The scripts were darker of course but again these can be sold. Also note how most of the films (any end of the production spectrum) just don’t trend too well. These might gross enough but are rarely that stable. The small ones do because of course without that quality they wouldn’t be doing anything. Clearly the initial can’t save them. My point is that even the genres and films that are supposed to be perfect for these multiplex audiences actually don’t do too well in most cases. The writing just isn’t there. If you follow SRK’s Yashraj/Johar graph over the years (DDLJ onwards…) it’s also a case of diminishing trending in most cases. But then the films are also usually worse. This is true across the board. PK neither trended like 3I nor Ghajini. But the latter is a good example. How could such a dark film become is huge in terms of the initial (surpassing everything else in sight by quite a margin) and maintain that trending. Indeed it did even better in smaller centers but it couldn’t have generated that kind of gross without marquee multiplex participation. The bar might be higher for masala. But at the end of the day the more Bollywood imitates the South the more it has the same sort of successes (from Salman to Ghajini to horror comedy). Baahubali was bigger than every Hindi release (the sequel). The audience isn’t as different as we think. Much as in those same Southern multiplexes a lot of the Bollywood genres are also popular. It’s not either/or. You can do both. But the attempt has to be a credible one.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:40 PM
on TOH I think it has all the tropes and gestures of masala but not the authentic commitment. And that is precisely my point. Of course it might just be a bad masala film. There were several in the 70s too that flopped. More to the point a lot of major multistarrers in the 80s also flopped along the same lines. Because these too just weren’t interesting enough as scripts. Just because one makes a grand masala film doesn’t mean one has also made a worthwhile one. TOH is generating these reactions not because it’s masala (otherwise no one would show up) but that it’s inadequate masala. Despite the audience’s habits over the last 20 years the convincing masala film still outgrosses everything else. Ghajini proved this (with respect to RNBDJ in the first instance) but also Salman who in nothing films and really as a brand of Southern star high on empty gesturality nonetheless keeps producing these initials.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:57 PM
I agree about inadequate masala in TOH , which translates to inadequate emotional content . The Manzoorey Khuda had such a good build up, with a great formation of the Baaz, but it too was foos- foos by the end of it.
I think the Masala that was missing was a back story to Aamir’s and Katrina’s characters. But how can only YashRaj and VKA be blamed for this?
All said and done this movie should be watched on the big screen .
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November 9, 2018 at 3:24 PM
“It’s simply because I find it upsetting that these two stars together and with this production house created something like this.”
Ageed.
‘I am going to skip this one. Canceled my booking. ‘
Just not fair; given that you — and I — have weaknesses for dinosaurs and Neeson’s TAKENS etc., etc..
Am watching it nontheless..purely for Bachchan, that’s all..That was the case before, and that will be MORE the case now
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November 9, 2018 at 3:29 PM
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:56 AM
Terming a 250 cr+ production like TOH a HIT at 200 cr lifetime is the same as terming a 125 cr+ Ra.1 a HIT at 115 cr. This one needs at least 300 cr lifetime to have any chance of being branded a Hit. 200-225 cr which seems like the likely outcome right now would result in an Average verdict at best.
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November 9, 2018 at 10:20 AM
I dont think Marcus is too off the mark on economics though..it had to recover around 225 to 240 from theatrical for recovery…around 120 was recovered in rights and 120cr was left for theatricals..so that range above is fine…but I wont be surprised if all those rights are renegotiated now..I dont see how Amazon will pay 50 cr for this..no way now…in any case that’s a moot point now.. a great opportunity to rewrite history was missed..this was easily the biggest movie in last 10 years in hindi cinema and 400 cr was minimum expectation…
I dont know how China works but it will be stupid if they are still standing by the 20mn minimum guarantee to yrf…
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November 9, 2018 at 10:42 AM
Most bets are off in this scenario. Think about a film that was doing well like Badhaai Ho loses all screens. Exhibitors will be scathing.
Aamir Khan will need something very good next – no stupid biopic please. He needs that RDB vibe type film following Mangal Pandey. If Khurana is finding 2 small films surely Aamir can? Instead he’s giving away films to SRK!
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November 9, 2018 at 11:06 AM
Yeah not sure why he is not doing the rakesh sharma thingy..that should be great for him..initially I suspected the script was not good but then he wouldn’t have asked srk to do that movie..their equations are not like rivals
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November 9, 2018 at 11:24 AM
actually Aamir not doing it is a sure sign that the film isn’t good enough. It’s easy to see this. Not very much happens in this sort of space film. You need to maintain a certain grip nonetheless, the Apollo with Hanks kind of deal, for which you need good FX, authentic atmosphere and so on. Don’t think Indian cinema is there yet in this sense. In the absence of such authenticity there aren’t enough events in the script to keep things interesting for the audience. The result is probably a Swades-like sincere but not too interesting film.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:27 AM
by the way I love Aamir but I don’t buy this ‘the film was so good but I thought SRK would be better for it’! I wouldn’t buy this sort of thing from any star. Even the stars with the best body of work, even the ones who are sincere about their work, tend to be hopeless diplomats (to put it kindly) in their interviews.
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November 9, 2018 at 10:11 AM
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November 9, 2018 at 10:19 AM
Sarkar’s re-edited version to be screened from today
Sarkar’s re-edited version will be showcased across screens, starting Friday evening. Directed by AR Murugadoss, the movie stars Vijay, Keerthy Suresh, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Radha Ravi among others.
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vijay-sarkar-cbfc-re-edit-5439478/
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November 9, 2018 at 10:26 AM
Disgusted with this development . Not for the first time .
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November 9, 2018 at 11:36 AM
Thugs Of Hindustan Drops On Day Two
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Thugs Of Hindostan has had a drop in collections on its second day and will collect in the 32-34 crore nett range. The huge opening day was expected and post the release the drop was also expected due to the reports. The drop is looking in the 35% region though parts of the country especially mass belts have held better due to post Diwali.
Despite the drop the film has still collected well as its coming from a high level. Ideally the drop should have been around 20-25% but its not as if the film has crashed out on day two. It will be a healthy number on day two and it is now about consolidating at these levels over the weekend. The struggle will happen if it keeps on going down over the next two days. If the film can hold over the next two days it will take the film to a huge extended weekend and then it becomes about weekday levels.
The first two day business will be in the 82-84 crore nett range and it remains to be seen how much the next two days can add. The second day will see the best business coming from Delhi / UP, Gujarat and Bihar. The biggest drops are in the South with Mysore going down around 40%. The obituary of the film has already been written by the media but with 82 crore nett plus in two days the collections are very good till now and no film has ever collected this much over the first two days.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:16 PM
Decent hold. It’s not the crash so many were expecting. But the cracks are starting to appear as well on day 2.
I do still expect a very good weekend hold. The crucial test will come on Monday.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:41 PM
Think actual from boi will end up lesser than 32..32cr is like sanju day1 and raw data is not supporting this number..multiplex footfall is nowhere close to sanju day1..infact toh day 1 multiplex footfall just about matched sanju day1 footfall….we will know more later tonight…my sense is day 2 is around 28 to 30 cr..
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November 9, 2018 at 12:46 PM
Don’t think this film has a shot at 300 at this point. Don’t think this is D3. many people weren’t crazy about it but that film generated nothing like this reaction, including with the reviews. Even if it’s exaggerated in certain quarters this never happens with a film that is otherwise fine in every sense. Saket’s 250 seems to be the correct prediction, even this might be the high end one.
Incidentally I’m going to debunk the small town/single screen theory also. I don’t believe at all and never have that this audience watches a substandard film just because of genre. This might be true in a limited sense but no film that is completely rejected elsewhere does well in these parts. Usually that happens with films that big city audiences are often not as drawn to and therefore those films never quite get the right start whereas in smaller centers they show up. If the former happened those films would do better there too. So most people liked Wanted but not enough showed up for Salman in the multiplexes that mattered at that point. For Dabanng they did. Dabanng did 20 more than the entire run of Wanted in week 1. Now if this audience had showed up for Wanted they would have liked it enough. So this is a different sort of situation. Similarly some films appeal more to small town audiences for other kinds of reasons. But again I’ve never believed that those audiences will keep showing up for inferior films. Even desperation has its limits!
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November 9, 2018 at 12:50 PM
I still think this is ending in 180 to 190 range…unlike usual movies this one will further drop tomorrow..this is following raone trajectory at a higher level..if it goes that way sat and sun together will give it another 50 crs and then a crash
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November 9, 2018 at 12:53 PM
that range is terrible for this kind of film. Put differently it’s almost impossible for a film to start like this and not get to that range. Now it could be that it stays stable at the somewhat lower end and this would then imply some acceptance within cross-sections of the audience. It all depends on how it gets to your range or 250 or whatever.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:57 PM
I think raone released on puja day..did 14cr then jumped to 25cr inspite of bad reviews, dropped to 16cr on bhaidooj, then did 30 cr over the sat and sun and then crashed..toh didnt release on puja day ..but right from expectation to the stinging feedback other things are similar..have a feeling drops will be similar too
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November 9, 2018 at 12:59 PM
Trade and distributors say 20-22 crore day 2.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:52 PM
Well said krish
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November 9, 2018 at 12:42 PM
My gut feel says it will do lot better than the huge BO failure many are expecting here. There is a section of audience who have liked it. Again no one has loved it may be apart from children. So let’s wait and see. I wouldn’t put a no. yet. As Jay told it can end up anywhere between 150 and 300.
Aamir movies definitely bring out extreme reactions from audiences. And this has been happening all throughout his career. Even in 90s. He has always been under microscope.
It’s easy to be wise after the event but I must say I am not surprised at how things have turned out.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:51 PM
Also post Dangal and SS with all the media reports I have been getting the feeling that Aamir has been starting to loose his way a bit. He normally takes very strong and confident decisions even though he takes his time. Off late he seems to be unsure of what he wants to do. Hence probably all the stories of different movies Aamir may do post TOH. Also films like D3 and ToH are more like his stress busters. He goes through so much stress for most of his roles he then decides to let go for once.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:19 PM
D3 increased my stress when i watched it. TOH is a true blue stress-buster. Thats why it is doing well.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:21 PM
I still think people are missing the point. With the continuous influx of Hollywood films (Avengers: Infinity War made over 250 crores at the BO) the audience perception is bound to change. Hollywood has superior special effects, big budgets, great staging etc, which (like it or not) is, going to form a strong aspirational standard for Bollywood films. For better or worse, even the standards of acting as displayed in Hollywood will be applied to Bollywood movies. And the one genre that’s going to suffer the most because of this phenomenon, is old-school masala.
For a new generation vowed by the pyrotechnics of Hollywood, masala cinema will seem too archaic, too flimsy and superficial to be associated with. A similar thing happened to the likes of Govinda who was quite successful before the multiplexes started mushrooming all over India. Suddenly, the power shifted to the more upwardly mobile, elite class of cine-viewers, and they found Govinda (and his films) to be beneath them. The very first day of ToH’s trailer release, social media was agog with Pirates of the Caribbean comparisons. And most of them were making fun of ToH! In a different age and time, this would not have happened.
So in this changing environment, the masala tropes that define this mode of cinema definitely need an upgrade. To cater to an ever-increasing Hollywoodized audience, the only solution is to keep the masala elements that are most familiar (songs primarily, although here I think the item number has outlived its utility) and ditch the ones that are most derided (funky action scenes or unreal situations; a 60 year old romancing a 20 year old is definitely a no-no). To reiterate what I’ve mentioned previously, masala cinema is in our DNA, but with an increasing Hollywood influence, masala filmmakers need to adapt and adapt soon. The audience should not feel as if it’s watching an inferior product. Keep it simple and most importantly, keep it real.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:30 PM
I’d agree with a lot here Saket but note how:
1)Salman proves the opposite. Here’s the worst kind of masala, Sultan or whatever, and it’s still pulling in huge numbers. These films don’t trend too well because they’re ultimately poor but if the audience weren’t interested in them these wouldn’t generate the massive initials in the first place.
2)All these factors are also true for a multiplex Tamil/Telugu audience and yet masala is still viable as ever there.
Of course I do agree that masala needs an upgrade. I’ve never dreamed it would be otherwise. I’d go further and say that most of the time the problem even with Hollywood is that the films for all the technological wizardry aren’t masala enough. The ones that are gross the best. In this sense Cameron is the best example, his last two films trended better than all other blockbusters and he believes in a certain old-fashioned kind of emotional investment.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:06 PM
with salman the focus shifts on the man himself! no one cares about masala or the technical aspects. they need to see the man in a particular format and thats what his films provide
with others in a similar format, it suddenly becomes troll-worthy. of course no one really trolls salman films because those are on expected lines. anyways beyond the mass circuits his films have lately started developing cracks beneath the weekend period. tubelight and race 3 etc are recent examples
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November 9, 2018 at 1:19 PM
true, the expectations from Salman are very different. However if masala weren’t acceptable, that too in this rather lowbrow format, how could someone like Salman be enabled in the first place? In other words how would he even find the space to become who he is? And I repeat, he could not come up with these initials without major multiplexes being on board.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:57 PM
Salman’s films are priced reasonably. Such huge banner films with top stars open well and that does 70% of the job. Add the festival timing and even if such movies are bad, they recover the cost. Salman’s films are not bad…so they become clean hits.
Bad films like CCTC too recovered its cost and yes that too was loved by children and still is. 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 12:31 PM
The emotions and drama still work wonders. That emotional connect worked well with Baahubali. Coupled with a director’s tremendous vision, it worked wonders
In Bollywood, the problem is that kind of vision is lacking. But the main issue is that even when lavish spending can be afforded to make a film grand, it comes at the expense of the script and the writing.
They simply can’t find the right balance. The focus is on being grand but without a good script and without the required vision to turn grand into creative excellence.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:59 PM
I would argue that if we’re talking of “masala films” of 70s (and very early 80s), than it doesn’t need any upgrade (of course, clothing, setting, etc would change). Make the film frame per frame and see what it does today. I guarantee you that each well made masala of 70s will be blockbuster in todays time.
What you’re seeing today is not masala. It’s plain sh!t.
If TOH was truly made like Kranti, I bet it would get close to BB2, if not crossing it. Kranti was well made film with well structured masala formula. Each actor had a well written role and actors were chosen which fit the role (even manoj kumar). Of course, the songs are still even heard today.
Coming back to TOH, I think it will get close to 40 tomorrow and possibly over 40 on Sunday. Monday may be around 20. I still think that by end of the weekend, it will collect about 160 and by end of week 1, close to 225 crore. Then there’s nothing next weekend and nothing after that either. 300 crore is given.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:47 PM
Girish is having it much lesser
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November 9, 2018 at 12:48 PM
really think this is all an academic exercise at this point. A few crores here and there don’t matter. It’s about the trajectory. Most of the time it’s fairly clear on day 1 what’s happening. Certainly with a major film like this where initial is not in doubt.
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November 9, 2018 at 12:58 PM
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November 9, 2018 at 1:13 PM
#StopManipulationYRF is the no 5 Twitter trend now..I was mentioning earlier trade unhappy with yrf day 1 figures as it was not adding up..another rakesh roshan number and I am sure trade will speak up like they did in krish3..
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November 9, 2018 at 1:23 PM
Where’s BOI in all this hoopla? There is definitely a division here. YRF invited the world to see this legendary combo. Hence they have a lot to lose if records are not set. I think there is definitely an issue with numbers again here. And it could be quite big by numbers being quoted.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:32 PM
Boi is now saying 2 day is 82 cr..so looks like first day is not 50 then if you go with their 32 to 34 figure for day1.. ..I think tomm boi actual will be less than 32..
By the way the 4 distributors in central north etc are all saying 22 to 27 crs for today…
if you were still doing your NG analysis you would have solved this in a jiffy just by seeing the footfall drop visavis sanju
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November 9, 2018 at 1:36 PM
I think there’s no need to solve any puzzle here. Even YRF drag it to 240 cr, it won’t really help anyone. Neither the trade or Aamir khan. It is and will be a lost opportunity to create true history and perfect answer to Baahubali 2 from Hindi industry.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:54 PM
Agreed big opportunity lost to create history
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November 9, 2018 at 1:26 PM
Day 1 = 42 crores and Day 2 = 23 crores as per trade.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:36 PM
Trade who sumitkadel and rohitjaiswal ? Both of them are idiots and everyone knows that on twitter as for #StopManipulationYRF you just have to go read the tweets of Salman and Srk fans the ones who started all the negativity yesterday morning so lets not pretend this has anything to do with the trend and both YRF and BOI are inflating nos
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November 9, 2018 at 1:39 PM
this has anything to do with the *trade*
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November 9, 2018 at 1:39 PM
Girish Johar? Jitesh Pillai? All of them ? Everyone is wrong except YRF?
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November 9, 2018 at 1:44 PM
The simple question to unlock this puzzle is this..if toh day 1 multiplex footfall is equal to sanju which did 31 cr or something..can the single screen and small town business take toh to 50 crs?..mind you..sanju day 1 and not day 3 as sanju did 47 cr on day 3..also sanju wasn’t a write off in single screen..yes toh ticket rate was higher..I dont know answer to this..but the general number floating around in trade is 42 to 45 cr
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November 9, 2018 at 1:52 PM
I think YRF have hired Papa Roshan’s calculator. We have a film called 2.0 about to be released. Since yesterday we have Jay 2.0 as member on this forum. Now introducing to you all BO Calculator 2.0.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:37 PM
TOH will be a big moment now for all reasons not expected. If YRF are taken to task that is the best result for everyone! Aamir I’m sure will be spared – if he has any sense he won’t defend this film any further. Otherwise even he will lose his fans. Numbers fudging has to stop. This orchestrating by production houses, BOI and others is so silly and petty.
Easiest resolution is have production houses disclose numbers in their audited financials.
If Aamir is involved – good luck to you as it’s even more disappointing then TOH.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:08 PM
I’m not so harsh on Aamir overall. Yes I’m amazed he okayed this. yes he’s never had such a misstep post-lagaan. I agree with all the criticism. And yet even Bradman didn’t maintain a 100 average! But as far as Yashraj are concerned I have a no mercy position here.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:16 PM
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November 9, 2018 at 1:17 PM
Master you should mention sarcasm alert 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 1:18 PM
The poster didn’t, so I don’t think I need to. Folks will get it.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:18 PM
I might still see it this weekend but I’ve been suffering from cold, so if I get better, I’ll go or else might have to skip it.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:29 PM
I have been away from this thread and usually don’t comment until I watch the movie but I can’t this one first day. With all the reception and reports, no way this one will do 300 crores. D3 was not this bad. Real final collections = 200 crs (max), YRF collections = 240 crores. I don’t see it even doing PRDP in reality but the huge start will help it sale towards 200 crs. Race 3 did 165, I think as a solo release.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:35 PM
It looks like boi and yashraj have joined hands, most trade ppl are saying 22-24 cr day 2, btw I’m new I have been following this great blog for years
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November 9, 2018 at 1:40 PM
For Aamir..
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November 9, 2018 at 1:41 PM
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November 9, 2018 at 1:46 PM
the guy who begs Aamir for a interview says he will laugh at his face , yeah right !
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November 9, 2018 at 1:43 PM
If you go and read my old comments .. I mentioned how Aamir involved himself in this movie and took over the project from Hrithik. Victor didn’t offer him but Aamir wanted to hear script and then wanted to sign this movie when the movie was in discussion with Hrithik. Hrithik felt cheated and he said in an interview as well. Now, he’s having the last laugh.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:01 PM
Hrithik is celebrating over the weekend at Bahamas.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:43 PM
i dont know about Boi and Yrff joining hands but Salman and Srk fans certainly have and i can see some serious frustration that
despite so much negativity why the film still haven’t crashed yet
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November 9, 2018 at 1:46 PM
It is not about fan and not into all that silly fights. I just started posting now and you are feeling the heat already? I have no interest to go on and on on Thugs. I watch movies for myself irrespective of the fate. Thugs can do 200 or 250, it doesn’t matter. If it didn’t do the expected, its lost opportunity.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:50 PM
I’m a srk fan and respect the heck out aamir but Toh was not expected from aamir after dangal, I know he will bounce back he is too script savvy. No way this film will pass 220 cr(real collections)and I’m being generous
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November 9, 2018 at 1:46 PM
Go for it Satyam!
Dont know which movie critics watched.
First half finished at IMAX here.
Fantabulous!!
U wont see BigB like this ever again.
So many iconic moments of his in the first
half. Go for it!!
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November 9, 2018 at 1:57 PM
On par with Sholay?
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November 9, 2018 at 2:07 PM
ha, you’ll almost convince me! Jokes aside I might watch it eventually, just not right now. Too irritated with what has happened.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:48 PM
Yeah Big B is a staggering presence. Its not bad in imax heh? May watch it in imax next.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:52 PM
I’ll give simple example. Srk did HNY with Farah and the movie was not flop and it did good but the feedback from audience wasn’t positive all around. Srk understood it and then declined further movies with Farah. Its been 4-5 years and she has no new movie.
On the other hand, Aamir did D3, it did great business but the feedback was not all positive and he should have known it. There’s no way in hell, he should have signed another movie with same director in so quick succession. It was not even being planned with Aamir in mind and he jumped at it without much thought. That itself is wrong reason to sign a movie. He did same as Salman did with Race 3 and signing Daisy Shah, Jaqueline, Bobby to revive their careers. Aamir forced upon us the Sana Shaikh and pushing her into Thugs. Both superstars doing same mistake and jumping into movie after half the script and development is done replacing other actors. Both will see failure.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:06 PM
I don’t agree HNY did good at all. it too fizzled out after the initial. I doubt it did more than 175 though the numbers were over reported at 200. TOH might well be worse than this unless the total surprises. On D3 this was historic for 10 days and it became the biggest grosser, so it had that going for it, nonetheless it too disappointed. Relative to the initial it should have done a lot more. Again in all these cases I’m talking about audience response and trending, not how commercially viable or not the project ultimately was.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM
BOI has for 180 and Taran for 200. Even if we take 180, its not a bad result 4 years back. Its certainly not a flop!
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November 9, 2018 at 2:18 PM
I define flops a bit differently . The way they are defined everywhere else on the world including in the South. A film that starts big will have a big total even when it flops.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:22 PM
Put differently if HNy did well MP was a super hit . I’m serious.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:27 PM
Then you are missing it completely. HNY was never at this level of negativity coz it never had that huge of exceptions to begin with. Farah coming after Tees Maar Khan anythign would be upwards!
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November 9, 2018 at 2:28 PM
Every film that doesn’t come with Thug-like expectations isn’t a hit! A film’s trending tells you everything about how much the audience accepted it or not. the rest is academic. You can’t go from massive opening day which HNY had to ‘hey there’s nothing to see here because expectations weren’t great’. Actually it was a big release at the time and the third SRK-Farah team up after MNH and OSO. This is precisely what always annoys me. You can’t change the rules of the game later.
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November 9, 2018 at 1:56 PM
Hrithik Roshan was in for a surprise when he came to know that he wasn’t doing Aditya Chopra’s Thugs of Hindostan. The actor apparently wasn’t formally informed about his ouster from the project or about Aamir being roped in as his replacement.
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/300916/clueless-hrithik-roshan-dropped-from-thugs-of-hindostan.html
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November 9, 2018 at 1:59 PM
Fans of the biggest manipulator and betaaj badshah are giving us the gyaan https://twitter.com/mehdi_nisar1/status/1060966987399016448
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November 9, 2018 at 2:07 PM
Papa roshan is the biggest manipulator but aamir and yashraj our did him with Toh lol
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November 9, 2018 at 2:07 PM
Saw it. Loved it.
Both first and second half are equally good and entertaining. Best role of Aamir in a long time. Bachchan is respectable as often than not.
10 times better than D3 and will trend way better than D3 in the long run. Almost full house and audience liked it. A much better disney movie than a hirani film, but not that sugary and only comedy. All masala elements are ticked off in a designer way but somehow works like a fairy tale. Aamir plays it to the gallery with gr8 effect.
PS – Sanjana dont miss it. Will probably watch it again next weekend, but normal plex. Nothing for imax, although vfx isnt bad.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:08 PM
So 500 crores is on?
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November 9, 2018 at 2:10 PM
I think 500 is on!
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November 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM
350+ for sure.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:16 PM
Wow Marcus. I really thought you’d not like this being the masala basher you are 😀
It’s definitely a fun role for Aamir. But being the ‘critic’ you are I’m genuinely interested in what you loved here.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:19 PM
Yeah.. and Marcus thinks masala is regressive by definition !
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November 9, 2018 at 2:36 PM
Watch it satyam!
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November 9, 2018 at 3:04 PM
might check it out later in the week.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:39 PM
Jay i want the sequel ASAP – Firangi in Engleeshthan ! Will be a hoot.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:40 PM
Are you pulling a Firangi on me?
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November 9, 2018 at 2:46 PM
I mean it. Seriously!
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November 9, 2018 at 2:51 PM
Ok. Now I’m worried for my health. Except I won’t watch it again to confirm my health status.
In all seriousness, my views are very similar to Tony Montana. He’s pretty sound so I think I’m ok.
But there are enough people now who have liked it for Satyam to have to watch it now.
If it makes 350Cr I will be launching my Twitter account to laugh at the anti-ism the film has faced! All these sumits, rohits etc can expect my wrath as their biasness is crystal clear.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:01 PM
LOL, some pressure on me now!
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November 9, 2018 at 3:01 PM
I will stick out my neck and say 400 is possible. Anyways i will watching it again soon.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:04 PM
If it reaches 400Cr I will promote myself to becoming an Akshay Kumar fan 😂
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November 9, 2018 at 9:34 PM
If this does 400 I will quit following BO and never bore you all ever..retire with grace…glad you loved it Marcus though..
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November 9, 2018 at 10:13 PM
Lol. Thats why for any big film I stay away from any reviews as far as possible. They all affect your expectations and psychology.
Overall I’d call it a timepass affair, can be watched. You won’t pull your hair watching it but the script has nothing, absolutely nothing to say. Aamir’s character came across as confused more than anything else, Big B looks wasted even though he had his moments
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November 9, 2018 at 10:21 PM
“I will stick out my neck and say 400 is possible. Anyways i will watching it again soon.”
Dude, even if you watch it 400 times, it won’t do 400 crores. Don’t waste all your savings on watching it multiple times to increase collections. Just saying for your own good! 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 10:24 PM
“If this does 400 I will quit following BO and never bore you all ever..retire with grace…”
That’s never going to happen, don’t worry! You won’t retire so soon!
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November 9, 2018 at 5:30 PM
I have but one question after Marcus liking and recommending ‘masala’: Marcus, are YOU Marcus? Et tu, Marcus?
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November 9, 2018 at 2:10 PM
The people who were saying that BoI is SRK’s site now what will you say. Now a single negative line (Forget post). The most BoI has written is this
“drop was also expected due to the reports.”…..Due to reports or due to Mixed or extreme negative WOM ? Dont you think BoI is fudging numbers ?
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November 9, 2018 at 2:11 PM
It is still a SRK site. If BOI is saying 52 crores on Day 1, then in reality it must be over 60 crores!! 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 2:14 PM
Nothing worse than a hypocrite in life. If one is calling out manipulation – they should be vociferous with RCE/ROSHAN debacle in past. And ones who defended BOI till now will also need to accept the truth too (that they fudge too). Till then such nonsense is just cherry picking. If your favourite star is questioned and you turn a blind eye that’s your own issue. But if you’re the first out when it’s someone you dislike, your points are just pointless.
People who hate fudging (like me) can rest in eternal peace. I’ll call out Aamir like here. If he’s fiddling he may have done it before. This kind of insecurity is the saddest around. I’ve never understood it.
I continue that BOI is a bs site. No matter what they are as culpable as producers or even actors come producers. No one should be spared here. Anyone cherry picking is just protecting their favourite star.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:16 PM
There is no cherry picking. I always accept HNY numbers of BOI over RedChillies or Taran. I never quoted it did 200 crs ever, always 180. But sometimes BOI will take producers number and not their own number. They did with YRF’s Sultan earlier and now with Thugs. They are just reporting producer’s number now like Taran and not giving out their data.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:16 PM
Aamir doesn’t do this kind of stuff. If it’s happening it’s all Yashraj.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:19 PM
I’m not even blaming Aamir here. I already said YRF did with Sultan earlier with BOI and repeating with Thugs now. I don’t remember any other movie where BOI and YRF matched in recent times.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:22 PM
I hope not. Thankfully he is not producer so some hope there. The known fudgers are Roshan, RCE, YRF (probably) and BOI (probably). The last 2 might not be unless every single damn distributor or trade is lying on Twitter as being posted by Master. I’d rather believe them as it makes sense that the ‘many’ are less likely to lie than the big YRF and some Tom, Dick and Harry whom we’ve never met in our lives running BOI.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:27 PM
I can say with great confidence that he doesn’t play this kind of game.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:22 PM
I think they all were guilty at one point for fudging numbers so no fan base can sit here and defend it, but now it’s yashraj and aamir turn to fudge numbers sad thing is Indian box office has become a joke
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November 9, 2018 at 2:22 PM
Satyam how do we know this is happening , there is no proof of this yet also the way some of the people on social media bashing Aamir and TOH and people like Jittesh Pillai taking a dig at Aamir you really think all this is normal why so much blacklash this has been happening since yesterday morning what exactly is going on ?
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November 9, 2018 at 2:23 PM
The whole industry is in shock what a misfire Thugs has been. As simple as that!
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November 9, 2018 at 6:09 PM
eh…eh…some stupid critics is not equal to whole industry Master! read celebrity reviews on twitter – everyone has liked the film….and i can tell u TOH may stump them all by end of next week….paying public is loving this
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November 9, 2018 at 2:28 PM
Tbh Aamir simply doesn’t compete on this score. I’d be surprised if he’s involved. He’s not producer. Most of his production results match trade figures, his history is pretty clear. But an open mind one should have. The entire industry is a mess up here. So it wouldn’t shock me.
I just think it’s disingenuous of some to come out now on TOH but indirectly defend RCE as they ‘had’ to retaliate to Filmkraft – copout. If you want to judge, judge everyone. Don’t defend one and attack another. Very opportunistic.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:34 PM
I think folks seriously ignoring the point. Only if there is huge gap or manipulation, it becomes news. HNY was less than 10%. Krrish 3 was huge and now Thugs is huge. Rest all are pretty minor to call it huge manipulation counting Raees, Fan, Dilwale. No one is going to spend discussing few % difference between real collections and BOI or production figures. It hardly matters. Only if there is huge gap, folks come out as they did during Krrish 3 and now.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:39 PM
Yes ok you want me to believe Raees and Kaabil were within some industry confidence interval? Again you are just protecting RCE to be blunt. It’s just a soft defence you’re putting up. Or you’re saying it’s acceptable to fudge by X%. Whatever, your position is clear now.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:45 PM
For Krish3 Rakesh Roshan inflated the numbers BOI didn’t do any manipulation and we have seen producers doing this reguarly for their big films the 15-20 cr difference in the endis always there between BOI and producer figures but here you are saying that BOI for the first time has joined hands with YRF and thy are doing this massive manipulation for Thugs . BOI have never done such thing earlier i have no reason to believe they are doing it now .
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November 9, 2018 at 2:36 PM
Agreed!!
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November 9, 2018 at 2:24 PM
Finally reading comments/reviews – I don’t trust the budget of Thugs over 200 crores. YRF never spends high on their movies and keep their budget number secret as they are self distributors. On the other hand, Karan always over spends for his productions than required.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:26 PM
Rangan’s review:
“Thugs of Hindostan”… A dull attempt at a masala potboiler that hopes star power will trump the script
https://www.filmcompanion.in/thugs-of-hindostan-movie-review-aamir-khan-amitabh-bachchan-katrina-kaif-baradwaj-rangan
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November 9, 2018 at 3:08 PM
This is already posted by Satyam. Scroll up.
Rangan did not like 3 Idiots too. He was lukewarm for Dangal.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:12 PM
that’s not exactly right. He had mixed feelings about what both films represented while appreciating their obvious strengths. Nothing like his TOH review.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:14 PM
He’s mauled TOH. Don’t recall 3 Idiots or Dangal to this degree.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:22 PM
I believe Rangan is also is part of this masterplan to spread negativity against TOH and is being funded by YRF and Srk/Salman fan association! 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 3:29 PM
And me too. I got SRK’s invitation to dance at my son’s wedding in 20 years time.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:30 PM
I respect him a lot but sometimes I dont agree with his reviews even when they are not aamir films.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:36 PM
Usually he never goes with the mob. When other critics praise a film excessively, his take is different. When other critics bash a film, he tries to find something likeable.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:21 PM
Looks like I have to watch it to come to a clear conclusion.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:56 PM
I think I’ll like it too. Inspite of huge negativity, I went to Mohenjodaro on 8th day and liked it to a minor extent. The expectations were nil and that helped. I’ll like TOH especially with Bachchan’s character and performance.
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November 9, 2018 at 2:34 PM
Satyam/Qalander I request you to watch TOH to check I haven’t lost my marbles. I’d ask Abzee but that would take a World Cup to entice him out of hibernation. Munna?
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November 9, 2018 at 3:06 PM
I may watch it but not a fan of that genre…
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November 9, 2018 at 2:55 PM
I got full story with all spoilers. Can I share it? Will it be ethical?
Everyone knows mahabharatha story. Yet they are not averse watching it on big screen or television.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:01 PM
no don’t share it.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:01 PM
Ok. I will not.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:40 PM
Sanjana – The story is as simple as in avatar (not talking abt vfx, this is not that vfx dependent a film). Yes, its more like a cameron way of story-telling and a very avatar like story content. Simple stuff, fairy tale setting and an awesome lead character ( Bachchan is great too!). This deserves a film series.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:43 PM
I got it.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:00 PM
I am pleasantly surprised that Marcus and NyKavi also liked TOH.
So the negativity is manufactured.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:03 PM
Its not great cinema but great fun. Disney fun, Marvel fun. That kind.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:07 PM
I shall agree to this comment in some degree. This is quite mindless forgettable fun in parts. I still standby my Mela comments though.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:22 PM
Mela? You need to rewatch this with a fresh mind then.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:10 PM
Abhisekh who was on a sabbatical for some time made a comeback with Anurag Kashyap’s recent release Manmarziyaan. The film was well-received by both critics and the audience and has also turned out to be a game changer for the actor. Lately, Abhishek has been flooded with multiple offers and interesting scripts. The actor, however, has his dates blocked for three upcoming projects.
A source close to the actor reveals, “Abhishek is getting some interesting offers and he is in no mood to pick scripts just for the heck of it. He has chosen some great projects for now and his dates are blocked.” According to the source Abhishek will now be seen in the digital space with Breathe, later he will be seen playing a local gunda in Anurag Basu’s next and he will also team up with wife Aishwarya for Gulab Jamun.
http://www.asianage.com/entertainment/bollywood/101118/abhishek-bachchan-on-a-roll.html
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November 9, 2018 at 3:15 PM
Just finished. TBH, cant understand the backlash. Went with 12 family members including kids. Everyone had reviews of OK to gr8!
U have to experience this in IMAX to truely enjoy it. BigB has several goosebump inducing moments. Aamir sticks to his character, Kat is ethereal and the scene stealer after BigB.
Perhaps I have grown up in the 70s full of masala that never made sense but was full of iconic moments. And ppl born in the 80s and later may not be invested in it. So that might explain the backlash. But I dont think this movie tanks that easily.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:20 PM
Even my kiran rao liked it. Thanks for the imax feedback. The crowd i watched with were mainly young, and general feedback was positive.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:50 PM
This film may work in China.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:53 PM
Yes, i too think it will be decent there.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:16 PM
Btw SRK fans here and trending on the manipulation of YRF on twitter need to first check their own movies with YRF. They all need to be checked first then .
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November 9, 2018 at 3:33 PM
This type manipulation can be only compared to papa roshan the gap is huge here. Day 1 42-44 cr, day 2 22-24 cr we are talking about 20 cr difference in 2 days that’s huge lol
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November 9, 2018 at 3:47 PM
Rakesh roshan inflated the nos , BOI didn’t so i have no reason to believe tthey are doing it now i don’t even know if YRF is doing it for that matter and film only yesterday so lets wait and see if it holds up beyond weekend however i do know one thing TOH has already crossed JHMS and Fan , Don 2 ,JTHJ ,Raees will be crossed tomorrow so thats 6 flops of Srk will be crossed tomorrow .
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November 9, 2018 at 3:55 PM
If Don2 and Raees are flop then i take it using that same calculator, fanaa, rdb, dch are flops too?
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November 9, 2018 at 3:57 PM
Bachchan+Aamir+Yrf the expectation was the biggest blockbuster ever!! Now this is there HNY, didn’t expect this from Aamir after dangal.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:52 PM
The 52 crores is also due to high ticket prices.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:53 PM
One more thing if you think everybody is sold out and posting fake box office figures, stop following box office collections entirely.
fuck this hypocrisy that makes all figures genuine if it’s your favorite involved, but manipulated if some other actor did better than yours.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:58 PM
You are barking on the wrong tree. No one here has started saying about fake collections even after 1st day collection. We’re not in trade. But if trade is saying on twitter now, don’t blame us. You are being childish by targeting folks on here when the issue is beyond us.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Just accept The great Aamir messed up this time and move on. I guess karma for stealing this movie from Hritik
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November 9, 2018 at 4:03 PM
Cant imagine Hritik doing this role opposite Bachchan! Maybe Salman if not aamir.
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November 9, 2018 at 3:55 PM
What about overseas collections?
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November 9, 2018 at 4:00 PM
The thing is 52 crores looks like a big number. But one has to take high pricing of tickets which would have contributed. If the ticket prices were the same as Sanju, then it would have been below 45 crores.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:34 PM
You are right. The hate brigade has to give reasons on why the movie is not crashing. Anyways it may still struggle to get a great overall number but I have a feeling this movie may have a very strange trending.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:12 PM
No no it’s ok to have 5-10% manipulation. Perfectly acceptable by Indian box office standards! It’s ok to sweep under the carpet.
Thankfully TOH didn’t release with another biggie, the trigger happy producers would have waited for each other to release each others numbers before manipulation of their own.
Even I can be sarcastic.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:33 PM
Once again, I seriously cannot understand the backlash here. It can be explained only if one is not at all invested in Bwood masala. But literally everything from India contains dollops of incredulity and cinematic liberty. This has some awesome sets, outstanding BGM, and a majestic BigB perhaps in an action avatar for the last time in his life. And fight he did for this, in every scene. Its a treat for us original BigB fans. All that decades old physicality omni-present throughout the movie. There are also a few good scenes betn Aamir-BigB with the seeti-dialogs stitched in.
All the twists in the last hour are par for masala. And I do not know where the hell audience got bored. As for predictability, sure, one knows that the last event before interval is not for real. But the re-appearance in shackles was once again vintage BigB.
Anyhow, lets see where this ends up; but I dont think it tanks from here. If crap like TZH can get past 300, this one surely should.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:50 PM
SPOILERS ALERT
NyKavi – did you find the pre Manzoor E Khuda lullaby song a complete stupid moment? So stupid that you wonder wtf is this doing here? The re-appearance of Big B I am very 50/50 on. I found it narratively stupid but his honesty deserved to be part of the end and climax. There are some baffling twists by Firangi here too like the non shooting of Clive which seems quite silly. In fact Firangi starts to annoy as he changes sides every so often and this displays a kind of Andaz Apna Apna vibe to me which doesn’t belong in the film.
I also have to state when everyone was displaying film length times UK, US, India and UAE were all different? I wonder if some of us are even watching cut versions here. As if I edit some of the worst portions out I would very easily like this film more (I could think of 10-15 mins and it would be a big difference IMO).
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November 9, 2018 at 4:58 PM
So, it was obvious that he would re-appear, just not when it would be. That thought was always in the back of the mind, searching when he comes back in the narrative.
And so, when I was getting ready to prepare myself for some Kat sizzle with Manzoor-e; and then all of a sudden, here he appears all shackled, to totally change the emotions behind the song. In fact for me, that Manzoor-e-Khuda moment is the epoch, and rising crescendo.
You know, the firangi-hatred so successfully harvested by directors in the past has in fact been harvested again to a good degree here. Which is why I dont see how the masses reject this outright. But then, maybe its just me??
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November 9, 2018 at 5:06 PM
Was it obvious? He’s handed over the wrist jewellery to Firangi (quite symbolic to say adiós I’m about to die) to safeguard Zafira so it feels like the second half would be entirely a crusade mission rather than an angle where he re-appears…if your last paragraph is a comment in relation to older masala tropes I’ll be lost. Firangi is perfect in 1st half, afterwards I feel once Bachchan is killed, Firangi’s side shifting ways would stop as his own conscious becomes clearer. In essence he matures into the Azaad circle without being a joker anymore.
Anyway I am an 80’s born and never watched these 70’s films or 80’s for that matter. So I might be missing something here.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:23 PM
Obvious bcoz he never got bumped in the interval in any movie ever! LOL! Itna to discount rakhna padega. The character with most impact ending up at interval?? Cmon!
Aside, my 12 yr old niece had tears after that climactic interval scene. And got super excited when he reappears and Kat started ManzooreKhuda.
So, off course ppls emotions were harvested well!
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November 9, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Ok I never expected Bachchan to die at interval. But once it happened I didn’t think he would be back, so when it did happen I felt it was silly. I can live with that as his character’s ethics deserved to be part of the ending.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:03 PM
It was v obvious that Khudabaksh will be back. The question was when. The Manzoor e Khuda song was v enjoyable. In the fact songs were all good within the movie. This may be designer masala, but it has the essence of vintage 70s masala.
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November 9, 2018 at 6:01 PM
jay, i find NyKavi’s views apt for paying audience’s feel – he is right man….everything is as per what Indian audiences want for a festival-family-viewing…..we can become cynical becoz we want aamir to deliver more…..but don’t forget this is a pure fiction-masala and in general, paying public is in a rebel mood now – critics will be doomed for writing this off….regarding glaring loopholes and screenplay….well, that is where Victor fails…give the same screenplay to Rajamouli and he will leave everyone spellbound….
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November 9, 2018 at 4:50 PM
Though one creeping thought IMHO, due to contemporary vitriol and the partisan times we are in, perhaps many find it unacceptable bcoz its Khudabaksh instead of a Chandradev ; or if it were Sukanya instead of Zafira. Its sorta an anti-Padmavati narrative here, ie the defenders of the nation here are those who were invaders in Padmavati. Perhaps not too acceptable nowadays?
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November 9, 2018 at 5:00 PM
Perhaps not too acceptable nowadays?–kavi…don’t think too much. Just n’joy the masala ride, man!
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November 9, 2018 at 7:57 PM
Khudabaksh sounded great on screen. Matched Big B’s towering persona.
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November 9, 2018 at 4:59 PM
KRKBOXOFFICE
KRKBOXOFFICE
@KRKBoxOffice
Film #ThugsOfHindostan was having huge drop of 50-55% today so day2 collections will be approx 22Cr! Epic Disaster!
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November 9, 2018 at 5:25 PM
Real distributors report for 2nd day
https://boxofficeindia.co.in/toh-collections-drop-50-cent
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November 9, 2018 at 5:32 PM
If real distributors saying 50% drop consistently sl stores India and giving 2nd day figures as 20-22crs.. that process first day is under 45 crs. These are real distributors who invested money on the money.
For example:
Rajesh Thadani, Mumbai
Yesterday, Thugs Of Hindostan collected Rs 15-16 crore in my circuit. Today, there will be a 30-40 per cent drop. Occupancy is very low today and even advance booking doesn’t seem good. Pan-India, the film will earn around Rs 20-22 crore, including Rs 7-8 crore in my circuit.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:37 PM
Ok so here the spread is 20-27Cr. These guys are clueless even within there own territory and you think they know all-India business? I’m not discounting any fiddling as I’ve mentioned it already but you are straightforwardly entertaining it like it’s open and shut case. You would NEVER do this if it was you know who. NEVER. Period.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:40 PM
I need not do if it was who you know. There are enough folks on here to do that. What logic? Lol.
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November 9, 2018 at 7:35 PM
Agreed I’ve been following this blog for years if this was a srk film all of the haters would’ve done the same
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November 9, 2018 at 5:54 PM
This is a hitjob..you can figure it from tone of writing…Most of them are forward looking statement…You tell about your territory earnings and trend..Not about pan India total. The expectation that other territories will do proportional business as yours is simply incorrect.
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November 9, 2018 at 6:14 PM
The one constant there is that all of these distributors are quite negative on Day 2 collections. Most of them are talking about 50% drop in their own respective circuit.
They do not seem to be happy people. They seem like people who are about to face huge financial losses.
It’s not the kind of feed-back one gets from a prospective successful venture.
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November 9, 2018 at 6:19 PM
It is statement made around noon and they are predicting that drop will be 50% for whole day.
ps. – You become so negative by noon?
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November 9, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Many of them also predicted 30-35 cr range for the first day a day or two before the release when they didn’t look happy even then The negativity started even before the first show i don’t know why this is what i have been trying to understand .
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November 9, 2018 at 5:42 PM
Simply put. Share all the numbers you want to prove whatever. But a more convincing motive would be some maths behind it.
Unfortunately as BOI and YRF have same numbers it’s a catch 22 for some. To prove fraud you’ll be sinking BOI with it! Ha!
My position like others has been that frauds been going on for many a time. Be it 1%, 2% or 20%. The BOI fan club have denied any wrong doing by BOI. But here the hypothesis is both YRF and BOI are at it. For me it’s a win-win, for BOI fan club it’s a win-lose.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:47 PM
I clearly told above. Boi is not using their own data, just reporting producers numbers. In that view, there’s no discussion to be made. Either way.. I don’t think I’m interested in expected stuff. Only something like this happens prompts me to reply on here. If it did 400 crores, I wouldn’t have posted a comment here as that’s on given lines.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:51 PM
Again soft defence. Why let BOI of the hook? Aren’t they inflating numbers or choosing to? What kind of moral standards is this? Oh BOI is fine here as they are using producer numbers so they absolve themselves. Wah monopoly game? Using get out of jail free card? What utter nonsense.
If BOI had a choice of numbers or producers and they cherry picking which to use isn’t that a display of inconsistencies?
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November 9, 2018 at 5:52 PM
twitter is now getting lot of celebrity reviews of TOH and all have liked it….
Adnan Sami
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@AdnanSamiLive
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Just returned from a screening of ‘Thugs of Hindustan’ @TOHTheFilm & loved it. U need 2 go into the theatre with a tub of Popcorn 🍿 & be ready for an adventurous joy ride! No msgs, No preaching- Just fun & entertainment! @SrBachchan ji & @aamir_khan are a treat to watch! Enjoy!!
Mini Mathur
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A little surprised at all the negative reviews on #ThugsofHindostan … I thought it was super entertaining, @SrBachchan was a TREAT .. @aamir_khan breathed fire into firangi, the fantastical backdrop of the sea & the ships was spectacular!! Go for the ride.. why so serious ??
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November 9, 2018 at 5:56 PM
BOI already gave there estimate earlier today and YRF will give their numbers tomorrow morning but according to you BOI is just reporting producers numbers which are not even out ? So basically Yrf called them earlier and gave them the numbers ? Lol kia logic hai bhai yeh
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November 9, 2018 at 6:06 PM
Ha good point. BOI had producer numbers before producers. And their estimates came out magically to producers. LOL! Hilarious.
And let’s say the numbers are 50Cr (hypothetically). These same distributors were predicting 30-45Cr opening no less than 2 days ago. They know very little. In fact Golmaal Returns on little advance shot up to 30Cr+ on 3000 screens last year! So 50Cr on 5000 screens is simple maths. With no choice, no Secret Superstar equivalent – high ticket prices and biggest film ever 50Cr is possible.
But I’m always open to fraudsters. If the accusers come with basic numbers that are irrefutable rather than distributors who are pretty weak with their own commentary and personal vendettas we can have some healthy discussions. Otherwise these tweets are just retaliations for ‘known’ fraudsters like RCE.
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November 9, 2018 at 6:14 PM
Actually territory wise distributor numbers (master’s link) are similar to BOI..only that distributor’s pan India total estimates are different significantly.
https://boxofficeindia.co.in/toh-collections-drop-50-cent
https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4418
https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4414
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November 9, 2018 at 8:15 PM
This is more fun than watching a movie. Lol. I am glad TOH has happened after Lagaan, DCH, MP, RDB, Ghajini, TZP, Peepli Live, JTYJN, 3i, Talaash, DG, D3, PK, Dangal and SS. You can just see the effort the hate brigade is putting. It’s like this may be our only chance. The funny thing is this too may make it 250-300 at BO though it’s nothing to boast about. Especially after seeing NyKavi and Marcus comments I am beginning to have some confidence.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:23 PM
Dude, just grab a ticket. You wont regret watching it. May actually end up liking it a lot if you dont expect a Dangal.
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November 9, 2018 at 5:57 PM
“Thugs Of Hindostan smashes all records (Hindi films) as it breaches Rs. 50 crore on Day 1. Sets new benchmarks in some circuits. Big holiday (Diwali) + tremendous hype + massive screen count help put up a sensational total,” tweeted Mr Adarsh.
Here’s the box office report of Thugs Of Hindostan.
https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/thugs-of-hindostan-box-office-collection-day-1-despite-poor-reviews-amitabh-bachchan-and-aamir-khans-1944843?pfrom=home-lateststories
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November 9, 2018 at 6:16 PM
so what are your thoughts on the movie An Jo? Should i watch it or skip?
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November 9, 2018 at 6:29 PM
Here is some basic maths to work with (for those qualified with basic maths skills) without looking at any distributors comments.
If capacity is 70Cr which I believe is possible;
Day 1 occupancy average of 75%=52.5Cr
Day 2 occupancy average of 45%=31.5Cr
Achieving these occupancies is not difficult. Addatoday had these as Thu and Fri averages already.
Even at 65Cr capacity, the hurdle of 5-10% here or the discrepancy ‘fraudster’ style reporting the YRF/BOI numbers are possible.
Day 1 65*75%*1.1(10% get out of jail free card courtesy Indian law)= 51Cr
Day 2 65*45%*1.1(10% get out jail free card #2) = 32Cr
Let’s see the distributors math now!
These distributors are giving comments at noon as pointed out by munna. Let them give evening %’s and calculate for whole day based on that and TOH will be blockbuster!
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November 9, 2018 at 6:32 PM
maths 🙂
30-40% drop from 15-16 is 7-8 crore by one of them!
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November 9, 2018 at 6:43 PM
Even 15Cr * 0.6 is 9 Cr 😀 Foolish report from distributors. Killing their own business by spreading wrong numbers LOL
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November 9, 2018 at 6:34 PM
I take all numbers with bucket of salt..based on trend it doesn’t sound good for the movie but it is not bad either.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:21 PM
I explained the capacity in the dumbest way possible. The occupancy reports are all there. Its not rocket science. But how can you convince biased fanatics with an agenda?
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November 9, 2018 at 7:01 PM
Anyway no need to get anxious now as i still believe this won’t sustain beyond the weekend and the crash is inevitable so we won’t be having this discussion by next week or so .
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November 9, 2018 at 7:38 PM
Man, Aamir will feel sad watching this video with so many senior citizens disappointed with him with Thugs!
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November 9, 2018 at 8:55 PM
Why are every Aamir fan now supporting this movie?
With their high moral ground, they dissed at even a 3.5/5 movie over the years, hated BO manipulation.
Now they are resorting to the same, making Jayshah change his line and doubt his health status and forcing Satyam to watch it?
The movie is still not out of business and i am still hopeful the way i have been for all movies of Akshay and Salman. But the reaction of Aamir Khan fans here is perplexing to me as they never supported 3.5/5 movies before.
Does this mean they will watch more of Salman and Akshay movies from now.
I would say then that they are getting promoted. 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 9:23 PM
[edited] Its more enjoyable and relaxing than sallu/akki/srk hits.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:36 PM
“[Edited Comment]”
You are truly losing it. Even though that comment is not for me but its disgusting!
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November 9, 2018 at 8:09 PM
BO will take care of itself for this movie. I strongly believe propaganda can never win against merit. Today and tomorrow will be 40+. Probably 45 cr on sunday. This is going to be a monster in single screens and good in plexes. Tickets will be again high over next 2 days and its still the Diwali weekend. Wont be surprised if it actually gets to 170-175 cr range in first 4 days. If it does, then it will do 400+ in the end. Big chances of beating Dangal here, and it will be deserved.
Those who have not watched the film yet are just exposing their bias in this thread (expected from the usual culprits).
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November 9, 2018 at 8:14 PM
Aamir and Bachchan makes a great team instead of a face-off movie. Fatima is a major letdown and Katrina looks hot but only there for the songs. Katrina is the only one short-changed here, but she probably knew it when she signed this. Fatima shud have done better …
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November 9, 2018 at 9:07 PM
Are you being sacrastic? This is not getting to 300, let alone 400. Pretty much everyone is saying the second day is only around 25-ish. And as far as merit goes – so many people who even gave Dhoom 3 ok-to-goodish reviews and word of mouth gave this 1-2.5 stars. So I guess that is subjective. Besides being ripped off from Prestige, even I thought Dhoom 3 was more entertaining and fun (albeit equally stupid) and had far better music than ToH. Don’t see why “everyone” would have an agenda of negativity. I certainly didn’t. Just found the movie flat barring 2-3 moments.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:12 PM
No, my point is that adrenaline rushing OTT melodrama is not what the audience needs today when it comes to masala genre at this age. ToH may be a flat film for you, but in today’s market that is probably not a bane. 30 cr would come in from yesterday given my experience with the night shows. I think today’s and tomorrow’s collections will surprise many.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:15 PM
And its the ‘flatness’ that fetched 20m usd from chinese distributors. Anyone who follows that market trends will tell you this after watching this film.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:21 PM
Even 30cr is no big deal for this holiday period. The real test will be on Monday and the question is if it can even beat Dhoom 3.
And my only point was perhaps you should consider that the reason people are bashing it so much is that perhaps they genuinely didn’t like it and it’s not just negativity for the sake of it. Even Dhoom 3 (like I said) had some 3-3.5 star reviews. For me, this is the worst Aamir Khan film since Mangal Pandey and he (or his role) was the only saving grace of ToH for me.
Anyway, glad you liked it. We’ll both be around when the run ends, let’s see whether it’s closer to Dangal or under 300.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:25 PM
I will go with my experience of watching it than believe in online trolling and the paid/unpaid reviewing business that your olk is well aware of. Just wait and watch.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:30 PM
My olk? Or do you mean my ilk? And what would that be? I saw it first day first show too and formed *my* opinion. And if you think I am a troll, then I have no more to say… : )
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November 9, 2018 at 9:36 PM
Is toh worse than hny?
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November 9, 2018 at 9:39 PM
No. Close, perhaps, but no.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:40 PM
Its a classic compared to hny/race 3 …
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November 9, 2018 at 9:40 PM
@ shahjaan – not seen HNY… keep putting off watching it. But I will soon.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:42 PM
It’s unfair to compare it to Race 3. Of course Race 3 is FAR worse, but again… when it comes to expectations vs delivery, no one was expecting Race to be close to decent!
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November 9, 2018 at 11:41 PM
Filmy-geek, it’s only a matter of time before this crashes – if it doesn’t I only hope Aamir or Big B don’t read too much into box office collections here and have reviewed Twitter (minus the usual trolls).
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November 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM
Honestly I can’t believe toh is this bad I’m going to watch it this weekend just for aamir and ab.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:54 PM
This SRK golden opportunity to close The gap a bit between him and the 2 khans. If zero is a blockbuster srk will finally have a year he beats both khans in a while
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November 9, 2018 at 9:14 PM
Okay after you watched the movie, you saying it’ll do 400 crores? I can’t negate that as I haven’t watched it. Usually I watch anything 1st day but had to miss this one. Even Dangal I was the first one to watch it on this blog.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:15 PM
Reading how fans here are liking the movie it seems there is a very fine line between the ‘intellectual’ and ‘Rickshawala’
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November 9, 2018 at 8:39 PM
Btw, Jack Sparrow may be quirky, but Firangi is just a super character! 2 years was worth this. Yrf can say bye bye to Dhoom franchise and may latch on to take this further (its way better than the first Dhoom). There is potential for a great film in the sequel as this one is not perfect. Acharya’s life is made, and its good to see his improvement (quite big one compared to D3 thrash).
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November 9, 2018 at 8:41 PM
Watched ToH…and I’m sure people will enjoy it. People for whom this is the first experience of cinema…ever!
What a load of tosh this is. No character development, no seriousness, total bhaandgiri…and too much BLOODY SLOW MOTION.
In other words, a typical YR production…made by a director high on opium laced ladoos…the same ones that show up in the film as well.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:46 PM
On a slightly more serious note, BR is right — the ingredients were there, it just needed a half-competent hand to mix them together.
It’s a pity that during the festive season of Diwali, these YR weirdos were busy drinking Bhaang, something reserved for celebrating Holi.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:48 PM
Yes, I have heard the same about Avatar too from some quarters … and it came from some of your respected international critics.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:54 PM
LOL, dude Avatar has breath-taking visuals. A literal cinematic classroom on world-building. That, no one can deny.
Yes, it goes bang-bang in the last half hour but that’s not enough to negate its build up.
ToH is a pale shadow of yesteryear’s masala. It doesn’t even get its priorities right. Too much of a sloppy melodrama cum Hollywood khichdi.
Not trying to insult your choice or anything but there were moments when I was laughing uncontrollably — at the film’s stupidity. Most of it was reserved for the songs, which are probably the worst I’ve seen in any big budget movie.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:58 PM
Dont worry, I do the same at your revered 70s and 80s stuff, and many I know do the same. As I said in my comments this is designer masala that works as a stress-buster. Avatar did not earn those bucks based on just vfx for your kind info, it was its USP like getting Aamir-Amitabh together in this case.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:00 PM
People who are and will dig this film are those who dont take masala as seriously as you do. And there is plenty of company …
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November 9, 2018 at 9:01 PM
For GA/TZH loving crowd this is Sholay … not kidding.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:08 PM
This is probably true!
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November 9, 2018 at 9:06 PM
This film will hold a mirror to every sort of online bloggers and trolls too. For neutral audience who dont give a shit about all thats at stake here, this is just a fun film to watch (the reality of today’s entertainment demands). Over next few weeks the BO numbers will prove it.
Personally I liked it more than BB2. So yes, its a morphed designer masala that will beat the crap out of lovers of 70s/80s masala and fanatics of southern masala.
The China numbers will just seal the deal.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:13 PM
I did not like Avatar in theatres. But I liked it on TV. That vfx dwarfed the story.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:18 PM
Sanjana – Avatar did 75 cr nett business in India back in 2009, second highest grosser in india that year after 3I. God knows how many times i have watched it till now, probably more than Interstellar. And that says a lot abt Cameron’s pull which is universal and above personal biases overall.
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November 9, 2018 at 8:51 PM
Each to his own, but ‘bloody slow motion’ is actually 100 times faster and less number of shots compared to D3 (Acharya’s reference point).
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November 9, 2018 at 8:53 PM
ha ha ha Saket – that Victor-slo-mo-acharya is a seriously down on IQ when he made Aamir’s bike jump in D3 a slo-mo stunt with zillions of policemen with guns in hand watching it like spectators….:-)))) yaar, is desh me kisi ko bhi lottery lag sakti he and VKA got it again after D3……
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November 9, 2018 at 9:04 PM
I read up on Viktor and his wikipedia page mentions that he started off as a TV serial director. His love for excessive melodrama can probably be traced to that part of his career.
And it’s not as if Adi Chopra is some kind of genius either. He made Befikre not so long ago!
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November 9, 2018 at 9:17 PM
and Adi Chopra (with aamir on his side) had just to make a call to Rajamouli and offer him a blank cheque….and still they couldn’t do it….again, is desh me sab kuch chalta he 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 9:38 PM
For what it’s worth, I’m usually a harsh critic. For example, I did not like Sanju at all. In fact, given that I watched Visaranai recently, another film about innocents forcibly sent to jail, I now find Sanju to be quite revolting.
Your own mileage may vary. If people have loved films like OSO or HNY, they won’t have any problem with ToH. They might even prefer the latter. For me, that is a very low bar — and I don’t expect Aamir to stoop down to that level. Which partially explains my disappointment with this film.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:39 PM
Visaranai was very dark and raw. I think, in last some years probably only decent entry for Oscars from India.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:46 PM
@Saket – i dont care what you feel emotionally, but i hv respect for ur opinions on many topics. So I know where you are coming from, and you dont need to ‘explain’. I hv nothing against genuine criticisms and I always find yours constructive.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:54 PM
Thanks, Marcus. That’s really good to know!
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November 9, 2018 at 8:46 PM
Watched thug yesterday , problem with the movie is that after half an hour into the movie it seriously bore you. No movie which has crossed 300 ever bore you this much . Also by half time when the movie became more serious . This movie will have the biggest crash in term of crores this Monday . Worst movie for Amir after long time .
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November 9, 2018 at 9:21 PM
Noida footfalls for 2nd day is 1/3rd sanju 2nd day
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November 9, 2018 at 9:22 PM
Actually Thugs reminds me of Salman’s Veer. It was good movie for Salman stardom but unfortunately it released just before Dabang and his pre-superstardom phase. Many of the folks ended up writing huge reviews how good the movie is but eventually it tanked. Thugs appears on the similar line.. many good reviews on the blog but not in real world. Obviously as its in Aamir’s superstardom phase, it’ll collect more and 200 to 250 crores but that can still be called a failure if its lower end of 200.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:24 PM
How is that many new names are appearing suddenly? Or the old ones sleeping and suddenly waking up?
Toh is making this possible!
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November 9, 2018 at 9:28 PM
🙂 Satyam/Munna will be happy. Guys who didnt bother to participate in jay’s cups are here making dozens of comments without watching the film and clutching on to a hitjob thats losing its way.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:35 PM
Its truly funny.. finally you watch 1 movie of your fav star and commenting others of not watching and commenting? LMAO. How many of them keep commenting on this blog without ever watching any movie and you get to pick that point now when you finally watched it? Haha, so silly.
And what world cup? Its next year isn’t it?
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November 9, 2018 at 9:47 PM
No dude, i dont care what you ‘think’. Hope you get the dinstiction compared to my prev comment.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:25 PM
Time to move on to 2.0 and zero…sad big holiday movies eid and Diwali has disappointed, let’s see what Christmas will bring us
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November 9, 2018 at 9:40 PM
On the next day i.e. Friday, Thugs Of Hindostan recorded a drop of 28.23% and raked the business of 37.50 crores. With this, the total collection of the movie after 2 days, has become 89.75 crores from 5000 screens across India including Hindi, Tamil & Telugu versions.
https://boxofficecollection.in/box-office-report/thugs-of-hindostan-2nd-day-collection-remains-massive-despite-a-drop-on-friday-38721
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November 9, 2018 at 9:41 PM
Hehe … trolling can go both ways I guess.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:40 PM
No personal comments. Some banter is okay.
Offensive comments will be deleted/edited.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:43 PM
Dont act like an indian politician, with all due respect.
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November 9, 2018 at 9:56 PM
That’s 3 in a row comments from you .. to saket.. I don’t care what you… to master.. I don’t care what you… to munna.. I don’t care, don’t act like.. blah blah.
Hatrick!
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November 9, 2018 at 10:33 PM
Comparing ToH to Ghajini, which I happen to love, makes some of my objections more clear.
Ghajini has a solid emotional core. The tragic nature of the story is quite affecting and the action/revenge sequences hinge on its overall effectiveness. There is some humour to be found but it’s not overbearing — the film, for the most part, remains an affecting revenge drama. The original Tamil version had some cartoonish sequences just after some of the violent scenes and those were removed from the Hindi version. I think that was the right decision because the tone of the film remains consistent. It does not veer from one domain to another.
ToH does suffer from inconsistency in its tone — it starts off as a revenge drama, suddenly goes into slapstick mode, goes back to being serious and keeps flipping back and forth. There are songs that make very little sense — call them time-fillers, a nod to old masala tropes of yore, but they are badly placed. They slacken the pace and also divert attention from the central conflict. It doesn’t help either that the song themselves are not easy to listen to.
These are all poor directorial choices. I mean pirates, ships, revenge, love and a fight for independence — how can this combination go wrong? By mixing and matching elements that don’t go together; by deliberately sticking to some kind of a formula that is past its expiry date, and perhaps, a little bit of hubris — Dhoom 3 was, after all, the highest grossing film of its time.
I can say with certainty that ToH would not be mauled so much if it had someone else in the lead apart from Aamir. It’s precisely because it’s Aamir that some people are disappointed. But I do not rule out some kind of foul play here. I looked at the hashtag about fake collections from YRF and most of the tweets were from SRK fans. This isn’t even debatable.
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November 9, 2018 at 10:45 PM
Saket, I disagree here on aamir’s part. He has done wonderfully well as Firangi. The problem is the director, and good that u bring in Ghajini here. Forget Rajamouli, even ARM would have directed TOH with the same screenplay much better ( I think u need to see his Ajith-starrer 7 OM ARIVU – What a crisp direction! he does not allow you to even blink and the story moves at breakneck speed with rich visuals, songs, fights….) – this is where TOH has failed. It is squarely a director’s failure and if aamir has to be blamed – he should not have backed VKA as but it would be impolite i guess….in the same way as he is not able to say no to John Mathew for S sequel and yet not able to accept his script also…..well.
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November 9, 2018 at 10:47 PM
correction – Surya starrer 7 OM ARIVU
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November 9, 2018 at 11:21 PM
Best review here and most if not all your comments Saket. I will respect those who like it but I think you’ve nailed it. It’s a confusing mess overall. I’ve made references to Mela and Andaz Apna Apna – you’ve mentioned slap-stick now too and the miss fire in tone. I just can’t write the review like you or Tony Montana. There are many flaws here, too many overall. It surely entertains at certain points but the sum of parts don’t add up to an actual movie that makes any sense. This is like all of Aamir’s best films transported into the 18th century but it’s a whole level of ‘f’ up. I will flatly blame VKA as even I could have got this right. He is utterly ridiculous director.
I see Mela, Andaz Apna Apna with the chaos, Lagaan with the fight against the British, Aamir is a mix of Munna, DJ, his Ishq character, Akash (smugness) and loads of other reboots.
It’s an utter mess overall. Any Aamir film since mid 90’s makes more ‘sense’.
On paper VKA had 2 golden eggs and blew them both up!
Coolguy, yes this is opportunistic time for some. Let them take it, we’ve had plenty of times on this journey. People have short term memory loss.
And welcome to all the new arrivals too!
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November 10, 2018 at 12:26 AM
Suraiya was totally seeti-maar due to Kat. And Aamir’s clowning notwithstanding, it delivered.
Manzoor-e-Khuda was apt for where it fit in.
Perhaps, an IMAX experience with the visuals and amazing sound is what differentiates the impact of this song.
Vashmalle was not required, especially bcoz they made BigB dance very awkwardly. I was wary of it during the trailor launch itself.
As for plot twists, loopholes etc, I did not go in expecting this to be a masterpiece. It is fictionalized history to begin with. There are enough glaring loopholes in BB itself, but it worked on the strength of its vfx, and convincing characters. But one had to be invested in Hindu mythology for it to work, and surely it failed outside that target audience, eg in China. Kranti if made today will face the same issues of illogical plot. But if one were to expect some major treatise out of fictionalised historical masala, I wonder how they couldve enjoyed 99% of similar Bwood offerings.
Here the action setpieces were the highlights. Lots of grandstanding, and reliance on Amitabh’s physicality. Aamir in fact does not match up in the action. His role is alright, nothing great, and with his rapidfire awadhi, may not have been clearly understood. And perhaps that what dissapointed many. Also, perhaps the emotional investment in Dangal may make many cringe at the scenes where he tried to flirt with Fatima Sheikh.
Perhaps ppl going in expected a Lagaan with Dangal combo. But those were totally diff movies.
After my expectations having been softened due to the initial reviews, it actually worked in the cinema.
I too didnt understand the big deal about Sanju, or TZH but they delivered in the past year. So thats the yardstick I apply to TOH. But since it was overhyped, and tickets priced extravagantly, for sure the First Day audiences wud be dissapointed after having paid higher ticket rates, and kinda felt cheated, resulting in this backlash.
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November 10, 2018 at 12:45 AM
Suraiyya is a good song IMO. In fact Katrina dances this song impeccably. The song seems to be out of the 60’s. Aamir is in Blackadder avatar and doesn’t suit it as much. But Katrina is gorgeous here. Some of the moves are impossible. She works hard in this song for sure.
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November 9, 2018 at 10:49 PM
Mere paas China bo hai!
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November 9, 2018 at 11:05 PM
Pls count on Bangladesh as well as it will be needed . 😛
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November 9, 2018 at 11:05 PM
The way Marcus is attacking and bullying any one commenting on ToH, it can get him arrested. So chillax buddy.
A cyber lawyer can probably help him as he is unaware of cyber laws.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:29 PM
Naveen you will LOVE this movie. Right up your alley given your love for all those stupid Akshay Kumar films that make no sense. You’ll come back with the biggest smile on your face ever!
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November 9, 2018 at 11:33 PM
Actually, I think i will. You said first half is good and Rocky liked it more than you. This is good enough for me. 🙂
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November 9, 2018 at 11:32 PM
https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4421
Jay I mentioned boi will revise day 2 downwards..numbers were not adding up for 32crs..
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November 9, 2018 at 11:38 PM
this will crash on Monday
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November 9, 2018 at 11:41 PM
If it does around 60 cr on sat and sun it will end around 190cr..else it will barely match race 3..170 cr kinds..my gut feel is it will go further down on Saturday..
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November 9, 2018 at 11:42 PM
There are 3 open weeks for some movie to prepone and make merry…
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November 9, 2018 at 11:44 PM
“No matter what happens now it is certain to be an under performing film with this day two number which makes it the second big one after Race 3. Both also had the two of three best dates of the year with Eid and Diwali. The other good date being Christmas.”
The drop in collections is a bad sign Prem Ratan Dhan Payo released in 2016 on the same day as Thugs Of Hindostan grosed 39.32 crore nett on day one and was 29.90 crore nett on day two which is a drop of 24%. Here it is 45% which is far more than it should be.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:47 PM
This is following raones trajectory..raone went from 25 to 16 from diwali to bhaidooj..this went from 50 to 28..
Mumbai has pretty much crashed today morning..could be due to early morning..but shows are getting cancelked due to zero audience..unbelievable stuff..
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November 9, 2018 at 11:52 PM
I read shows were cancelled Friday morning itself in some places. This is a trainwreck, rather shipwreck.
Aamir Khan will learn his lesson.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:45 PM
Hahahaha BOI itself autocorrected 20% nearly. Seems like they wanted to excite the Aamir fanbase overnight but thankfully the expected crash arrives. Fully expect YRF figures to be around 29Cr. This has no chance of sustainability. Forget 400 or 300, the chase is on for 200 now.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:50 PM
I think this could even end less than race3..the Mumbai opening today morning is sending panic signals. for sake of distributors I hope it is just due to early morning shows
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November 9, 2018 at 11:50 PM
Frankly i don’t see ToH going wrong even now.
OK, its NOT the next Baahubali2 or Dangal, i get it.
But this is what i also told Jayshah, who gave the best case and worst case scenario prediciton but ryles out a middle path which is where HIT movies land. I had then asked what if the movie is more like 2.5/5 and manages hit collection?
For me, i have liked such movies (usually time of india review of 3 and above is good for me). So ToH will be good for me.
See every movie is made for a reason. It’s not like the ToH team incl Aamir and BigB were not aware of the script and they would not have worked to make it better to its target audience.
It’s just that it is made for audiences like me. If we like these movies we will take it to a HIT mark. Just that they spent more as even with lesser scale the movie might have been same.
I am now certain i will like it. So will watch and share my reviews.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:57 PM
Be careful what you wish for. I’ve warned plenty already, even you now. But you might like it. There is no middle zone here. It’s going straight back to the bottom of the sea.
BOI has just done its own Firangi. How is it even possible to go from 34 to 28 in 4-5 hours (and Krish knew this). I will bet in time the 50 will be revised down too.
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November 9, 2018 at 11:51 PM
Well as an Aamir fan it feels bad, the man has acumen for good scripts and it’s difficult to believe that he went ahead with the so called masala script of 70s and 80s . The success of Dhoom 3 might have played a big role here, but he gave two good films after that. It seems these big stars live in their cocoon and until unless the film’s collection aren’t bad , the criticisms don’t reach to their ears. Have seen umpteen number of interviews where Aamir dissects his past movies especially of the early 90’s Man, Mela etc. , but doesn’t utter a word on Mangal Pandey or Dhoom 3. Saying that he choose to do the film solely on the basis of his character in the film is again a farce. From hundreds of films if you are choosing a single there must be some very good reason then this.
I have never missed an Aamir film in theatre since Lagaan( with the exception of Dobhi Ghat) , but this one I may miss as the reviews from the general parlance are extremely negative. A few positive reviews from Aamir fans don’t mean much ! Just look at the BMS film has a pathetic rating of 59 % , which is below tubelight and Race 3. It seems in the garb of making a visual spectacle the makers have ignored everything else.
As far as box office figures are concerned yes it seems the numbers are fabricated. The single screens might be doing very good but can’t ignore that the major chunk of business is still from multiplexes and given the figures of some of the big cities there has been manipulation of numbers .
This is not a HNY/ Dilwale type of deal , the film WOM is near to the level of Race3/ JHMS . This film will tank big time after the weekend , even a single digit figure on Monday can’t be ruled out.
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November 10, 2018 at 12:31 AM
Krish,
Sumit told this 12 hours back.. that BOI will correct it as there is too much backlash and told to take screenshot of the 32-34 cr article.
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November 10, 2018 at 12:42 AM
Sumit’s a SRK fanboy. Even they get lucky sometimes. He’s a terrible trade analyst or whatever he is. You only have to read his Twitter handle pre and post every big movie trailer, big song to figure his ‘character’ out.
Remember this is a guy famous for predicting Fan would make 250Cr and if it didn’t he would leave Twitter. The fascination with this guy doesn’t surprise me at all. He’s of a certain ilk that only certain fans get I guess.
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November 10, 2018 at 12:44 AM
You are very wrong here. Being a fan boy has nothing to do with being Trade analyst. He predicted about Fan about 6 months before release and left twitter for few months and then came back. It was his belief that Fan will deliver. He didn’t even give that prediction after trailer. Predictions can always go wrong… so what? That’s not a crime, isn’t it?
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November 10, 2018 at 12:59 AM
The guy posts about Big Boss half the day, then cricket. This is like a part time job for him. Hardly someone to take seriously. I could be a Sumit tomorrow. Set up a Twitter account and blow some ‘trade’ numbers up. If I have a background of a SRK fan I’ll be a hit in a day.
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November 10, 2018 at 1:05 AM
That’s not the point? Lot of celebs(Karan johar, Akki, etc) follow both Sumit and Rohit and they have some contacts inside trade and both have verified twitter accounts. Its not like anyone on twitter which aamirsaurabh used to post on here. Verified accounts do have some credibility over any random account thrown up in a day.
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November 10, 2018 at 1:11 AM
If Sumit’s a friend I’m sorry if I’ve hurt you. I’ll leave it there. He has little credibility. Having following is nothing. Is he bigger or better than Taran or Komal as the entire industry follows them.
Apparently Saif use to log onto NG and read my box office columns. It makes no difference. There are loads of Sumit’s out there.
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November 10, 2018 at 12:35 AM
400 crores still? Lol. I don’t know how can anyone spread such forced negativity? Just see the video reviews across different regions and how audience is giving it 0 stars all over. Are all those paid audience? How much anyone can stretch this stupid claim?
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November 10, 2018 at 12:38 AM
Please for god’s sake don’t write some dozen reviews claiming audience didn’t ‘get’ this movie and how its actually a hidden masterpiece. This is not Talaash or something Dhobi ghat. If regular audience can’t get Thugs, then it deserves to flop. No amount of reviews can help the case.
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November 10, 2018 at 12:42 AM
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November 10, 2018 at 12:53 AM
I know you’ll keep posting him. You’ll see him during Zero in top form, in fact you already can. He’s a total fanboy. There are others for other stars.
Also the other guy Rohit from yesterday. His sarcasm is funny but the reality is to be taken seriously in this role of trade analyst you’ve just got to not get involved like he did. Less is more. Be professional, he came across as snooty but yes funny. Hence why BOI with their Taran Adarsh tirades can be clubbed in same way. Taran at least has overtime grown up a bit. But they all can’t do the simple things well. Just stick to the facts – they are like colour commentators. Not Richie Benaud but Navjot Singh Sidhu types.
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November 10, 2018 at 12:55 AM
You are expecting too much professionalism for a free source. The main point is that are they reputable or not? Don’t think anyone liked any SRK movie recently. Rohit is not even SRK fan. Both Rohit and Sumit gave JHMS 1 star by morning 11am. Why would they do that before even morning shows started?
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November 10, 2018 at 1:05 AM
Dude there is no credibility in supporting the worst film of your favourite star. These guys know what they are doing. If it’s partially watchable they’ll support it. Once it’s the worst deal in town they’ll jump ship.
Giving 1* to JHMS proves nothing when everyone did it.
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November 10, 2018 at 1:09 AM
Let’s begin a new thread. ToH needs a jump on Saturday. Let’s hope it does.
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November 10, 2018 at 1:13 AM
Ideally minor jump is possible as Friday was working day and Sat evening shows will benefit a lot and Sunday will be good. Both can do 30 + 30 easily and around 60+ over 2 days.
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