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This sort of stuff looks overdated now. Even South Indian makers have moved away from this. Anway, it may find some audience from B and C centers though.
They’ve shown the whole film through the trailer. I hope there are other big moments in the film. The moments shown in the trailer won’t be enough to make it strike big. I found it underwhelming.
I like the background music seems catchy This movie will do well at the single screens, I still don’t understand why this coming on the 28th, either you go for the clash or you move to republic day
After being addicted to 3D visual fantasy of 2.0 will the audience like this seedha saadha films for some time? Just like Baahubali2 after effect may happen to films released after 2.0.
My prediction is this. Both zero and simba may underperform.
Until Bharat comes, there wont be anything big on the scene.
And even Bharat looks thanda.
Simba has a wrong hero and Zero has stale leads.who will be interested in anushka and Kat?
So let us celebrate the success of 2.0 because we wont see this kind of success for a long time to come.
I have a feeling zero will open really huge and if it’s good this movie will do 200 c easily, my gut feeling says this will do some big numbers regarding Simbaa don’t underestimate Rohit Shetty he has a good track overall, the next few weeks is going to big no doubt. Congrats to Akshay fans on 2.0 well deserved
Only time will tell regarding zero. I think Akshay was the reason it opened decent in the Hindi markets I’m not going to say he is main reason of the success of the film but he will get some credit. Akshay fans have the right to be happy
You are not understanding my point. Any success is a fluke which has potential to be a failure too. The success of a film depends on the fickleness of the audience. Thats why no director can say that his film will be a great success. And word of mouth also works. If a bad film gets good wom by fluke, it will become successful.
I am a total vegetarian and no drinks except water.
RTGM was a huge success while a much better MNJ was a big flop. there are many examples like that.
A star or even a mega star like Rajni or Bachan will not be enough for a film to work on his own. Script, content or visuals may turn out to be essential factors for a film to work.
If I say Dangal or 3 Idiots do not owe their success to Asmir but rather to the script or content, then I am being unfair to Aamir. The films may have worked with other stars but Aamir’s presence ensured them the exposure and limelight needed to.be a blockbuster. His performance as an actor did the rest of the work. He also gets credit for having made the right choices.
In the same way, Akshay gets the credit for helping the film to the massive release in the Hindi version.
The VFX and content did the rest. Look at Rajni’s and Shankar’s recent record here. Endhiran had great VFX, I (with Vikram) was quite good but they didnt do great in hindi.
It’s a package where the star and the essential elements of the film need to work. When it works, the star gets the deserved credit.
Here the case is different. Akshay’s name must have given it a big boost for the north Indian audience. Otherwise the role does not require a superstar. The film gained in terms of boxoffice but it did not gain anything otherwise.
Did Baahubali 2 had any north indian star to give it a boost?
Why do you think that 2.0 would not have worked after a while? Its attraction is mainly 3D. Akshay is incidental.
Without aamir Baazigar and Darr worked. Some films work without some actors and some will not. This bird man part is different. It is the overdose of vfx which is catching the attention of the audience. While Airlift made people sit up and take notice of Akshay as an actor, here people are sitting up and taking notice of the vfx. That is the difference.
I think Baahubali is not the right example in such BO discussions especially when it is about the star system.
The film has defied all BO norms and rules. It has transcended cultural, linguistic barriers and the star system. We will have to wait for years and years until we see something similar in India.
If Baahubali is.made the benchmark then every other film’s achievements run the risk of being under-estimated.
It’s Akshay Kumar and the visuals just like it was Aamir, script and content for Dangal. These different elements of film making work together. When the package is right, the film works.
The film works with combination of these good things.
Aamir in Dangal is not an apt comparison. Your love for akshay is making you go for this kind of comparison. Dangal is all aamir from beginning to end while the girls were supporting cast.
akshay has a very little role in comparison and dont forget the lead is Rajni who is known allover India.
You cannot compare script with 3D.
And you are not answering my question. If akshay is important why audience are preferring 3D to 2D? Akshay is not disappearing in 2D. Does he?
If boi is using BB2 in all its comments why cant it be used here too? It is not a holy cow. Its success does not take away its essence as a film in discussions.
Ok. We give it to Rajni who is the lead, and who is known all over the world as you say. He is a mega star in Bollywood. And the VFX. I guess the next time a Tamil film with Rajni and VFX is released, it will be another huge grosser in Hindi just as several previous such ventures have been in the past. Robot part 1 created havoc in Hindi, didn’t it?
Maybe they should have cast Rajni in Thugs instead of Amitabh. The VFX and him would have ensured a hit.
I give up. It’s my last post on the matter. Really going in circles here. I am on way for Fantastic Beasts 2 now. Have a fine evening.
Robot part one or Endhiran is like part one of Baahubali lying foundation for Part 2. You people are trying to ignore Rajni deliberately for this franchise. For you all it is Akshay only. Ridiculous!
it looks like a rehash of Zanzeer, Dabangg and singham. stale formula. why will aamir go for such stale formula even for success? Firangi is different. He is a vagabond.
Notice how in this trailer itself, Ranveer’s character is a mirror image of Firangi Mallah’s. Initially, at least. Completely amoral and faithful just to himself.
Then some kind of shit happens and he’s transformed into a proper heroic figure. That’s the character arc I was talking about.
The masala tropes are loosely tied here to #MeToo, or maybe it’s just fortuitous, but that makes it relevant for sure.
Dabangg was a fun film. Excellent music album. Tere Mast, Munni Badnaam…knockout songs. Even love Chori Kiya. This will do well to create that kind of hysteria.
Real Simba? These hollywoodians have turned animated animals into americans speaking like americans and having same expressions like them. Nowadays it looks like halloween party. But it is quite attractive for viewers.
Lion King gets my vote for best animation ever. And the story is very Bollywood IMO. I think I likened Bahubhali to Lion King once. I see lots of similarities.
What a flop film of one’s fav star can do is showing in a member’s comments. My god. So much hate. Prayer of downfall for every one out there. Why so much hate ? That was just a damn film. A bad film.
You are wrong. I used to be diplomatic but now I feel a bit of outspokenness is needed. Zero has the same cast as JTHJ and love story of a short man. And all these actors are not great anymore. Simba has same rehash of stories and same cheesy dialogues. Ranveer without Deepika does not work. The anticipation is less.
Toh failure does not make any difference for me. I am happy that aamir will learn something instead of going for Osho.
I dont pray. I just showed mirror to some. If I diss a film it works great. Take consolation from that.
This looks so tacky and terrible…time and again I wonder why director are not trying to make masala actioners more in the mould of Ghajini, intense with a strong emotional core. Wasn’t it the first 100 crore grosser or something? A film like that would break records in any time period/era.
I have watched Ghajini numerous times but many scenes still choke me up. Actually emotions are universal and work everywhere – even in Hollywood, the huge success of “A star is born”is a great example.
This is also why I feel Bahubali will not be easily surpassed – even though the special effects were subpar at times, it did not matter because the core story was so moving and had moments of real ‘loss’ which is hard to find in bollywood nowadays.
The trailor is not bad…I am curious how they have connected it to singham.rohit shetty never have good trailers and I will never underestimate him..his films are also clean movies no kisses etc hence families go for it..but here i am surprised hence why they have a rape plot point in here..that’s not his style…this will open big..zero will suffer whether it is good or not and whether simmbaa is good or not…that’s a given
Atleast Zero looks intriguing which may work inspite of anushka and katrina. Whereas cant see Sara with Ranveer. No chemistry. Sara looks much better in Kedarnath.
This is an ok trailer considering shetty’s world. Will probably do around 150 cr range, like Zero (producer figures). Can do more, but trailer suggests this range for BO. Ranveer seems ok too, nothing cringe-worthy like the acting chops in zero trailer from the gang of srk, anushka and katrina. The girl here has nothing much do to, it seems.
I find it amusing that all the SRK fans who’ve disliked this trailer have nothing bad to say about Dilwale. And of course, all of a sudden, Anand L Rai becomes a beacon of quality cinema, now that he’s coming up with Zero.
Come to think of it, has any SRK fan ever spoken ill of any of his disasters? Ra.one, HNY, Dilwale & JHMS? Have they even written a single sentence criticising these films?
But we saw multiple articles being posted about ToH’s debacle. And now the same crowd finds this trailer unpalatable. Oh, the irony!
I am no longer an SRK fan that i used to be. Now i like Aamir, Salman, Ranveer and Ranbir and of course Akshay more.
I saw all the four films in theatre. I really liked Ra.One till the climax, which spoiled the fun. But the first 2 hours was breezy with great songs and fun. HNY was fun too and true to what it promised. Both were time pass movies.
However Dilwale and JHMS was pakaaoo films. Both the directors- Rohit Shetty and Imtiaz Ali chose SRK to give their worst movie.
LOL Saket. I’ve heard great things about KJo in past too. I think Master gave a JHMS a bad review if memory serves me correctly.
‘Back from JHMS. Won’t write much. Imtiaz Ali’s weakest film till date. Though will also say that critics are way too harsh, it is just fine a regular romantic movie but not deep enough as other Imtiaz’s movies. Full songs are just 3-4 and rest of them are just 1 to 1.5 mins long in background. That is nothing to worry and doesn’t impact the narrative. SRK is fine though I wish the commoner character of guide was part of a better film and he’s the only thing you carry out of the movie, nothing else. Anushka does well(esp with accent) but her character is not as well written as Srk’s. It is worth a watch for those who like slow romantic paced movies, it is not commercial or entertaining enough. Overall will wrap at 75 crores.’
‘To re-iterate there is nothing in the movie which audience can’t tolerate or feel to walk out. It is not annoying or unbearable at any stage.. it is just that its too simple movie for SRK and Imtiaz Ali and not deep enough. So, it has nothing new but it is not the worst film on planet. Many of the folks in my show ended up liking it and at least no one’s hating it as much as online.’
I’m talking particularly about business prediction but thanks. Munna makes a good point. Lowering bar for your fav and raising for others. TOH is full on rejected movie. How many Aamir fans ended up liking on here compared to Srk fans looking JHMS? For TOH some non-fans completely hated it whereas some like me Aamir khans performance. Even Aamir fans loved his performance and that love blinds the flaws in story. But for some inspite liking Aamir performance I could find huge gaps in movie.
Just imagine Srk fans supporting a completely rejected movie like TOH on this blog they would be laughed and crucified. Aamir fans are still blaming audience and agenda which killed the movie, Lol.
Krish, there are many conditions to get bracketed a SRK fan. For example, even if you talk as generic and expected line as – TOH is gonna crash, that’s clear proof you are SRK fan! 🙂
Saket, the irony is you believe what you want to believe. you’re too busy criticizing srk to see what srk fans writes. I have said many times here that i’ve walked out of JTHJ after an hour, didn’t even bother seeing ra.one, jhms, etc cause i knew i wouldn’t like it.
By the way there’s a comment in zero trailer where i said i don’t like this new song.
Are you ready to give out numbers just in time for zero release, we all know how you’ll project the numbers for srk film 🙂
“I find it amusing that all the SRK fans who’ve disliked this trailer have nothing bad to say about Dilwale.”
I find it more amusing you are becoming so silly in your comments. Firstly which SRK fans are you talking about? Secondly, if anyone comments the trailer is bad.. then they ought to say Dilwale trailer is bad also(which is 3 years back) or else their comment is not valid?
As Jay pointed out, you hardly know anything outside your little circle, you don’t even know last release, JHMS reviews from SRK fans on this blog let alone Dilwale and that too trailer review which is years back.
Lets take Z (who liked trailer), Krish (who liked trailer) and myself (no comments yet). What SRK fans you talking about it? Jhoot ki bhi had hoti hai.. you just trying to garb your hatred in any comments or movie thread to just point out SRK fans.
To re-iterate there is nothing in the movie which audience can’t tolerate or feel to walk out. It is not annoying or unbearable at any stage.. it is just that its too simple movie for SRK and Imtiaz Ali and not deep enough. So, it has nothing new but it is not the worst film on planet. Many of the folks in my show ended up liking it and at least no one’s hating it as much as online
Is this criticism or is it a defense? I wish Aamir fans like Jay were as harsh on ToH as you were on JHMS. Forget the kind of comments I made on ToH.
Firstly which SRK fans are you talking about?
The ones who have responded to my post, hurt and aggrieved.
Secondly, if anyone comments the trailer is bad.. then they ought to say Dilwale trailer is bad also(which is 3 years back) or else their comment is not valid?
Read again. Not Dilwale’s trailer, but the film. Did you or anyone else speak out against Dilwale? The director for Dilwale and Simmba is the same. Funnily though, not many SRK fans were acting as connoisseurs of cinema during or after Dilwale’s release.
And here’s a sample from Z:
On 2nd viewing, this looks horrible.
SRK should release a new song trailer right away.
As far as I can tell, Krish didn’t respond to my cryptic post in a hurt or aggrieved manner, which implies he isn’t the one it was intended for.
you just trying to garb your hatred in any comments or movie thread to just point out SRK fans.
Like I was termed a hater for posting negative reviews of HNY (can pull up comments if required) — a horrible film by any stretch of the imagination. But hey, when you or your cohorts post the most obscure links to malign ToH, that’s fair game!
Nice bit of honesty there. Too bad, I can’t bring myself to participate in such acts without feeling a few pangs of guilt.
There was no reason to bring reference to Singham in the first trailer. Ranveer Singh is a BIG star now and doesn’t need support of Devgn. These gimmicks of having Salman in a SRK movie or Devgn in a Ranveer movie doesn’t work anymore. In fact it gives a message that the movie is not serious.
The trailer works for me if I ignore this gimmick. Ranveer is looking fab in his moustache. This role is more difficult than a Singham or Dabangg. It is more in the Rowdy Rathore mode, where the hero has shades in his character from Chor types to serious police stuffs.
Good to see people supporting Simba trailer.
Hope it works well. Personally for me the trailer did not work. Who knows? It may turn out to be the dark horse.
Some good songs will do some magic.
Surprised no one here (unless I missed it) said this is a remake. It is a remake of the Puri Jagannadh-NTR Jr telugu flick Temper from 2/3 years ago which I think was a decent hit for the director after like a dozen bombs from the all time blockbuster Pokiri (wanted in hindi). Does Rohit Shetty make anything original?
Temper is not a good film by any angle…But I trust Rohit Shetty…I am yet to dislike a Rohit Shetty movie which i have seen..Singam 2 is his weakest..havent seen Dilwale..The golmaal series is absolute fun..Singam 1 is a rocking movie…Bol Bacchan was very nice and i even like his earlier works – Zameen and All the Best…I expect him to ensure this is much better than Temper
Yeah it keeps popping on Sony and ..I must have watched like 30 min towards the end and thought it sort of ended suddenly..it didnt seem like a shetty movie..never gave it a try after that…
Pichchar Super hit Hai !!
Singham and Dabang ka Mishran, Ranveer ka pagalpan, Shetty kee mehnat aur lagan and above all Hinduataan kee janta ka Deewanapan iss ko blockbuster bana dega !!!!
yeah RS knows the pulse of indian audience except when he gets carried away once in a while with Dilwale 😉 otherwise he is good in this territory….i think after AD, he has found a new muse in RS…
They are not denying it. So whats the problem? As long as the film entertains the audience, its ok. No one will be bothered about original or remakes. I am warming up to this one.
And Sara rocks. Ranveer looks handsome in that police uniform.
For those still wondering why we say this, well back in 2010 in the run up to the release of Golmaal 3, the lead cast of the film were seen in various promotional materials holding out three fingers to denote the third instalment of the franchise. Similarly earlier this year, while announcing Golmaal 4 the cast of the film yet again featured the same pose, but this time holding out four fingers. Interestingly, in the music ‘Aankh Marey’ video the four members of Golmaal who are introduced with Tusshar recreating the score in his voice from the Golmaal franchise, are seen holding out five fingers! Now, this is just too obvious to be a coincidence, and begets the question whether the music video does in fact hide an announcement of Golmaal 5.
on a lighter note, if they had given TOH script to Rohit Shetty – atleast he would have made it more entertaining 🙂 ha ha, ladki aankh maare has super masala stuff….
Just calm down. I just asked a question. didn’t wrote anything like copy cats, pathetic or any comment. Just a question. ToH is history. Why so nasty ?
Rohit Shetty has gone full meta with this one. The film is an off-shoot of Singham and also features cast from the Golmaal series. He’s not just winking at the audience, he’s pretty much waving his hands and shaking his body to make sure everyone gets it. What’s missing? Abhishek Bachchan shaking a leg to Bol Bachchan!
Pity that the cinematic moments he is referencing are not worth much at all. I told Jay it’s not coming anywhere close to Dabangg and this song proves it. It’s not horrible — the leads are ok, but surely a song could be more imaginative than paying respect to strictly mediocre stuff.
It has to happen. I mean the shift. The older heroes cant romance young girls anymore convincingly. It looks awkward. They should do age appropriate roles which will be much more appreciated.
It is not a question of whether it has to happen. The old has to give way to the new: Nobody’s denying that.
A tectonic shift isn’t always a qualitative shift. I am talking of the quality of star-actors; of how from Dilip to Amitabh to SRK and Aamir has deteriorated. Perhaps only DILIP = AMITABH equation can stand any test of time. Rest all, as agreed by the triumvirate themselves, cannot be compared.
Coming to this generation, one can make out so easily the lack of versatility of the actors to fit in different shoes;characters that infuse masala, that elevate poignancy, that reflecting seething anger, etc., etc.
Further the requirement of audience changes with times. There is this generation gap. What was good during those times will not work to the same extent now.
Quality work is somewhat subjective notion though there is some basic premise for that. But after that one may like the work of a Sanjeev Kumar more. Nutan’s more than Nargis’s. Rani’s more than Kajol’s. Manoj Bajpayee’s more than Aamir’s. Some maybe bigger stars but at the end of it they are all actors and heroes of their respective films.
Box Office Prediction: Simmba expected to open around 20 crore mark
By Bollywood Hungama News Network, Dec 27, 2018 – 8:35 am IST
Simmba is set for release tomorrow and so far things are falling in place for the film. Rohit Shetty is the Number One director today when it comes to delivering hits in a consistent manner. He is a knack for hitting centuries film after film and has the maximum count of 100 Crore Club successes to his name. He rules from the top with as many as 7 films going past the 100 crore mark whereas Sanjay Leela Bhansali comes second with three centuries.
Incidentally, each of these 100 Crore Club entries by Bhansali features Ranveer Singh in the lead role [Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat]. Considering the fact that Ranveer is the hottest young superstar around, his presence in Simmba makes the film further hot. The film has seen four weeks of active promotion though in this limited duration itself it has managed to make a good impression, especially with the song ‘Aankh Maare’ turning out to be a massive chartbuster. Moreover, the action-masala-drama genre further makes the film rather safe.
It was earlier felt that the film would face competition from Simmba. However with the Shah Rukh Khan starrer not doing well, the ground is wide open for Simmba to go ahead and make merry. The film is not seeing a conventional holiday around it though the festive season should ensure better footfalls when compared to any other regular week of the year. Simmba should especially see a very good opening at the single screens of the B and C centers. However if multiplexes at the A centers also warm up to the film then sky would be the limit for it.
As things stand today, the film is seeing an opening of around 20 crore at the Box Office. Earlier this year action films like Baaghi 2 [25.10 crore] and Satyameva Jayate [20.52 crore] have taken massive opening and hence with names like Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh coming together, one just looks forward to another superb start for an action entertainer.
As Ranveer Singh starrer Simmba is about to hit the screens, it is the song ‘Aankh Marey’ that is breaking charts and getting people to groove to its peppy beats. And if you thought that it’s just desi people who have discovered their love for this new version of the old song featuring Sara Ali Khan, then you’re highly mistaken. In fact, now Bollywood fans around the globe have been going gaga and some of them in the US danced their heart out at Times Square, New York!
Yes, in a flash mob, dancers of Bollywood Axion NYC got together in the iconic place and re-acted the whole song and surprised passersby with their quirky steps and enthusiasm. The video was also shared by Reliance Entertainment on social media and garnered a lot of attention online.
Simmba Has Good Advance Booking
Thursday 27 December 2018 17.30 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Simmba is looking set for a strong opening as it has good advance booking especially in Mumbai and Central India markets. If we compare with Zero then the advance overall is much less but that is a Shahrukh Khan starrer and this is Ranveer Singh so there is a big difference there.
Also the on the day crowd is much higher as a percentage for a film like Simmba than Zero as its a mass film. The last Rohit Shetty film Golmaal Again had no advance but still put 30 crore nett but it was a holiday. The advance only opened on Tuesday and it has solid results.
It will be known how far it goes it goes in the evening but no doubt it will be good. Baaghi 2 got an advance of 10 crore nett and this film started late so it might fall short of that figure but could get close which would be very good for Simmba. If the multiplexes of Delhi and East Punjab can do just do just good to decent business then the year will end on a good note as these are the likely weak areas for the film. The advances are a good in Maharashtra, Gujarat and CPCI and these areas will support the film to cover shortfalls from the North if film has merits.
New box office/review thread for Simmba?
The reviews looks very good for masala genre. Mostly 3-3.5 stars. Should trend very well and may hit 200crrs. What an year for Ranveer.
SATYAMSHOT 
December 3, 2018 at 4:00 AM
Nothing new. Typical fare. Only Saif’s daughter looks interesting. Whats her name?
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December 8, 2018 at 12:10 AM
Its a telugu remake of TEMPER.
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December 3, 2018 at 4:10 AM
ajay always looked menacing. ranveer looks comical and these dances dont help.
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December 3, 2018 at 5:55 AM
So. If ZERO is ok kind of film. No threat from Sima. Upagrah keep rehashing DDLJ. Rohit shetty is doing sama with Singham.
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December 3, 2018 at 5:56 AM
Yash raj keep rehashing
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December 3, 2018 at 6:46 AM
Trying very hard to mix up Chulbul and Singham in one character.
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December 3, 2018 at 6:49 AM
This sort of stuff looks overdated now. Even South Indian makers have moved away from this. Anway, it may find some audience from B and C centers though.
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December 3, 2018 at 6:52 AM
It will be a fun one time watch, but from trailer, this looks a step below singham 1 and 2.
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December 3, 2018 at 6:53 AM
seeing the trailer i felt like watching the whole movie
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December 3, 2018 at 6:55 AM
also having already watched temper this doesn’t excite me much
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December 3, 2018 at 6:54 AM
Make way for….Zero on December 28th. This is not a good trailer at all. Seems a heartless film.
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December 3, 2018 at 7:13 AM
Assuming zero is a good film but going by the trailer, zero looks much much better than simba.
I think simba will do very well in mumbai and surroundings regardless of how the film is.
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December 3, 2018 at 7:20 AM
They’ve shown the whole film through the trailer. I hope there are other big moments in the film. The moments shown in the trailer won’t be enough to make it strike big. I found it underwhelming.
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December 3, 2018 at 7:58 AM
Wrong film. Wrong theme. So many things are wrong with this film.
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December 3, 2018 at 7:42 AM
I like the background music seems catchy This movie will do well at the single screens, I still don’t understand why this coming on the 28th, either you go for the clash or you move to republic day
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December 3, 2018 at 7:55 AM
After being addicted to 3D visual fantasy of 2.0 will the audience like this seedha saadha films for some time? Just like Baahubali2 after effect may happen to films released after 2.0.
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December 3, 2018 at 7:59 AM
The first victim maybe zero. second simba.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:13 AM
My prediction is this. Both zero and simba may underperform.
Until Bharat comes, there wont be anything big on the scene.
And even Bharat looks thanda.
Simba has a wrong hero and Zero has stale leads.who will be interested in anushka and Kat?
So let us celebrate the success of 2.0 because we wont see this kind of success for a long time to come.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:14 AM
VFX and shankar, thank you.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:22 AM
I have a feeling zero will open really huge and if it’s good this movie will do 200 c easily, my gut feeling says this will do some big numbers regarding Simbaa don’t underestimate Rohit Shetty he has a good track overall, the next few weeks is going to big no doubt. Congrats to Akshay fans on 2.0 well deserved
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December 3, 2018 at 8:28 AM
No hope for Zero which is a typical lovestory with typical SRK in a short avatar. same hamming, same mannerisms.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:42 AM
Only time will tell regarding zero. I think Akshay was the reason it opened decent in the Hindi markets I’m not going to say he is main reason of the success of the film but he will get some credit. Akshay fans have the right to be happy
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December 3, 2018 at 8:30 AM
Even without akshay the film would have done well. People are going for vfx.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:35 AM
It is like Junglebook. Did it have Akshay? Kuch bhee.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:44 AM
I guess all the big stars better have 3D movies cause it looks like that’s the big thing right now.btw did toh release in 3D?
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December 3, 2018 at 8:47 AM
shahjaan, mere 3 d is not enough. we need to have animals too And birds. remember Haathi mere saathi?
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December 3, 2018 at 8:52 AM
I saw it in 2D or whatever. Not wearing glasses. Jay will know.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:54 AM
It had 3D release
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December 3, 2018 at 8:55 AM
I still think content is king regardless of have vfx or not, look at dangal but I see what your saying vfx is the big thing now
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December 3, 2018 at 8:56 AM
Dangal is a sort of fluke success. It could have failed easily.
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December 3, 2018 at 9:55 AM
You are not understanding my point. Any success is a fluke which has potential to be a failure too. The success of a film depends on the fickleness of the audience. Thats why no director can say that his film will be a great success. And word of mouth also works. If a bad film gets good wom by fluke, it will become successful.
I am a total vegetarian and no drinks except water.
RTGM was a huge success while a much better MNJ was a big flop. there are many examples like that.
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December 3, 2018 at 10:02 AM
Sanjana I’m sorry, it was a joke. One that has fallen flat 😀
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December 3, 2018 at 10:05 AM
I hope that remark is removed by moderators.
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December 3, 2018 at 10:41 AM
A star or even a mega star like Rajni or Bachan will not be enough for a film to work on his own. Script, content or visuals may turn out to be essential factors for a film to work.
If I say Dangal or 3 Idiots do not owe their success to Asmir but rather to the script or content, then I am being unfair to Aamir. The films may have worked with other stars but Aamir’s presence ensured them the exposure and limelight needed to.be a blockbuster. His performance as an actor did the rest of the work. He also gets credit for having made the right choices.
In the same way, Akshay gets the credit for helping the film to the massive release in the Hindi version.
The VFX and content did the rest. Look at Rajni’s and Shankar’s recent record here. Endhiran had great VFX, I (with Vikram) was quite good but they didnt do great in hindi.
It’s a package where the star and the essential elements of the film need to work. When it works, the star gets the deserved credit.
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December 3, 2018 at 10:56 AM
Here the case is different. Akshay’s name must have given it a big boost for the north Indian audience. Otherwise the role does not require a superstar. The film gained in terms of boxoffice but it did not gain anything otherwise.
Did Baahubali 2 had any north indian star to give it a boost?
Why do you think that 2.0 would not have worked after a while? Its attraction is mainly 3D. Akshay is incidental.
Without aamir Baazigar and Darr worked. Some films work without some actors and some will not. This bird man part is different. It is the overdose of vfx which is catching the attention of the audience. While Airlift made people sit up and take notice of Akshay as an actor, here people are sitting up and taking notice of the vfx. That is the difference.
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December 3, 2018 at 11:04 AM
If they wanted to see akshay, they would have flocked even to 2D. But the craze for 3D made 2D look forlorn.
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December 3, 2018 at 11:04 AM
So who is the real crowd puller here?
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December 3, 2018 at 11:23 AM
I think Baahubali is not the right example in such BO discussions especially when it is about the star system.
The film has defied all BO norms and rules. It has transcended cultural, linguistic barriers and the star system. We will have to wait for years and years until we see something similar in India.
If Baahubali is.made the benchmark then every other film’s achievements run the risk of being under-estimated.
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December 3, 2018 at 11:29 AM
It’s Akshay Kumar and the visuals just like it was Aamir, script and content for Dangal. These different elements of film making work together. When the package is right, the film works.
The film works with combination of these good things.
We are going in circles here. I give up.
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December 3, 2018 at 11:37 AM
Aamir in Dangal is not an apt comparison. Your love for akshay is making you go for this kind of comparison. Dangal is all aamir from beginning to end while the girls were supporting cast.
akshay has a very little role in comparison and dont forget the lead is Rajni who is known allover India.
You cannot compare script with 3D.
And you are not answering my question. If akshay is important why audience are preferring 3D to 2D? Akshay is not disappearing in 2D. Does he?
If boi is using BB2 in all its comments why cant it be used here too? It is not a holy cow. Its success does not take away its essence as a film in discussions.
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December 3, 2018 at 12:08 PM
Ok. We give it to Rajni who is the lead, and who is known all over the world as you say. He is a mega star in Bollywood. And the VFX. I guess the next time a Tamil film with Rajni and VFX is released, it will be another huge grosser in Hindi just as several previous such ventures have been in the past. Robot part 1 created havoc in Hindi, didn’t it?
Maybe they should have cast Rajni in Thugs instead of Amitabh. The VFX and him would have ensured a hit.
I give up. It’s my last post on the matter. Really going in circles here. I am on way for Fantastic Beasts 2 now. Have a fine evening.
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December 3, 2018 at 5:13 PM
Robot part one or Endhiran is like part one of Baahubali lying foundation for Part 2. You people are trying to ignore Rajni deliberately for this franchise. For you all it is Akshay only. Ridiculous!
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December 3, 2018 at 8:21 AM
I like it! Perhaps not Devgan, who always looks pissed for some reason or another.
But Ranveer, this guy can act. Plus, this is the character arc that Firangi Mallah should have followed in ToH.
It’s a standard masala template. The only difference being, this time around they’ve taken a proper actor in the lead role.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:26 AM
it looks like a rehash of Zanzeer, Dabangg and singham. stale formula. why will aamir go for such stale formula even for success? Firangi is different. He is a vagabond.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:41 AM
Notice how in this trailer itself, Ranveer’s character is a mirror image of Firangi Mallah’s. Initially, at least. Completely amoral and faithful just to himself.
Then some kind of shit happens and he’s transformed into a proper heroic figure. That’s the character arc I was talking about.
The masala tropes are loosely tied here to #MeToo, or maybe it’s just fortuitous, but that makes it relevant for sure.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:45 AM
that uniform reminded me more of dabangg.
Zanzeer was an intense film.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:52 AM
It does look a lot like Dabangg.
This is more of a lowbrow masala film. Zanzeer is a much superior film. No comparison there.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:58 AM
Dabangg was a fun film. Excellent music album. Tere Mast, Munni Badnaam…knockout songs. Even love Chori Kiya. This will do well to create that kind of hysteria.
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December 3, 2018 at 9:03 AM
Completely agree. I loved watching Dabangg at the time of its release. It also had some pretty good dialogues as well.
Don’t think Simmba is coming anywhere close to it. But Ranveer in a masala role is probably worth watching just for that reason alone.
The guy could be crazy off screen, but on screen he can act. The same as Kangana, although she’s probably more out there than Ranveer.
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December 3, 2018 at 9:06 AM
Even Sonu Sood is here. In one scene Sara looked like Sonakshi.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:38 AM
Eega was also special effect. But Sudeep stole the show from the insect.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:42 AM
I will wait for real Simba next year
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December 3, 2018 at 8:50 AM
Real Simba? These hollywoodians have turned animated animals into americans speaking like americans and having same expressions like them. Nowadays it looks like halloween party. But it is quite attractive for viewers.
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December 3, 2018 at 9:46 AM
I said my Google hub to play Simmba trailer, it played The Lion King trailer. Happily watched it again! 🙂
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December 3, 2018 at 9:52 AM
Lion King gets my vote for best animation ever. And the story is very Bollywood IMO. I think I likened Bahubhali to Lion King once. I see lots of similarities.
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December 3, 2018 at 8:54 AM
Yep, pretty banal stuff, but for its genre it can be an entertaining ride! What can one expect from Shetty anyway?
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December 3, 2018 at 9:43 AM
What a flop film of one’s fav star can do is showing in a member’s comments. My god. So much hate. Prayer of downfall for every one out there. Why so much hate ? That was just a damn film. A bad film.
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December 3, 2018 at 10:00 AM
You are wrong. I used to be diplomatic but now I feel a bit of outspokenness is needed. Zero has the same cast as JTHJ and love story of a short man. And all these actors are not great anymore. Simba has same rehash of stories and same cheesy dialogues. Ranveer without Deepika does not work. The anticipation is less.
Toh failure does not make any difference for me. I am happy that aamir will learn something instead of going for Osho.
I dont pray. I just showed mirror to some. If I diss a film it works great. Take consolation from that.
I have a life outside this blog.
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December 3, 2018 at 11:02 AM
Pathetic written all over it …
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December 3, 2018 at 11:19 AM
This looks so tacky and terrible…time and again I wonder why director are not trying to make masala actioners more in the mould of Ghajini, intense with a strong emotional core. Wasn’t it the first 100 crore grosser or something? A film like that would break records in any time period/era.
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December 3, 2018 at 11:27 AM
I have watched Ghajini numerous times but many scenes still choke me up. Actually emotions are universal and work everywhere – even in Hollywood, the huge success of “A star is born”is a great example.
This is also why I feel Bahubali will not be easily surpassed – even though the special effects were subpar at times, it did not matter because the core story was so moving and had moments of real ‘loss’ which is hard to find in bollywood nowadays.
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December 3, 2018 at 11:22 AM
The trailor is not bad…I am curious how they have connected it to singham.rohit shetty never have good trailers and I will never underestimate him..his films are also clean movies no kisses etc hence families go for it..but here i am surprised hence why they have a rape plot point in here..that’s not his style…this will open big..zero will suffer whether it is good or not and whether simmbaa is good or not…that’s a given
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December 3, 2018 at 12:13 PM
What a crap.I cld not even fully watch the trailer.
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December 3, 2018 at 1:15 PM
Terrible trailer. Ranveer seems to be completely miscast here with his wannabe Chulbul/Rathore act.
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December 3, 2018 at 3:15 PM
On 2nd viewing, this looks horrible.
SRK should release a new song trailer right away.
I still don’t get why out of all people, Karan wants to release this a week after Zero.
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December 3, 2018 at 9:11 PM
New song is out tomorrow song with Salman it will overshadow this trailer
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December 3, 2018 at 5:52 PM
Atleast Zero looks intriguing which may work inspite of anushka and katrina. Whereas cant see Sara with Ranveer. No chemistry. Sara looks much better in Kedarnath.
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December 4, 2018 at 1:36 AM
This is an ok trailer considering shetty’s world. Will probably do around 150 cr range, like Zero (producer figures). Can do more, but trailer suggests this range for BO. Ranveer seems ok too, nothing cringe-worthy like the acting chops in zero trailer from the gang of srk, anushka and katrina. The girl here has nothing much do to, it seems.
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December 4, 2018 at 1:47 AM
Karan Johar is appearing in a song in Simba to attract more audience!
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December 4, 2018 at 3:35 AM
Singham Returns did 140 cr total from a 30 cr opening day in 2014. Dont see this doing anything less than that.
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December 4, 2018 at 1:53 AM
I find it amusing that all the SRK fans who’ve disliked this trailer have nothing bad to say about Dilwale. And of course, all of a sudden, Anand L Rai becomes a beacon of quality cinema, now that he’s coming up with Zero.
Come to think of it, has any SRK fan ever spoken ill of any of his disasters? Ra.one, HNY, Dilwale & JHMS? Have they even written a single sentence criticising these films?
But we saw multiple articles being posted about ToH’s debacle. And now the same crowd finds this trailer unpalatable. Oh, the irony!
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December 4, 2018 at 2:06 AM
I am no longer an SRK fan that i used to be. Now i like Aamir, Salman, Ranveer and Ranbir and of course Akshay more.
I saw all the four films in theatre. I really liked Ra.One till the climax, which spoiled the fun. But the first 2 hours was breezy with great songs and fun. HNY was fun too and true to what it promised. Both were time pass movies.
However Dilwale and JHMS was pakaaoo films. Both the directors- Rohit Shetty and Imtiaz Ali chose SRK to give their worst movie.
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December 4, 2018 at 2:20 AM
It is very normal to lower the bar for your favorite and raise the bar for actors who are competition of your favorite.
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December 4, 2018 at 4:48 AM
LOL Saket. I’ve heard great things about KJo in past too. I think Master gave a JHMS a bad review if memory serves me correctly.
‘Back from JHMS. Won’t write much. Imtiaz Ali’s weakest film till date. Though will also say that critics are way too harsh, it is just fine a regular romantic movie but not deep enough as other Imtiaz’s movies. Full songs are just 3-4 and rest of them are just 1 to 1.5 mins long in background. That is nothing to worry and doesn’t impact the narrative. SRK is fine though I wish the commoner character of guide was part of a better film and he’s the only thing you carry out of the movie, nothing else. Anushka does well(esp with accent) but her character is not as well written as Srk’s. It is worth a watch for those who like slow romantic paced movies, it is not commercial or entertaining enough. Overall will wrap at 75 crores.’
‘To re-iterate there is nothing in the movie which audience can’t tolerate or feel to walk out. It is not annoying or unbearable at any stage.. it is just that its too simple movie for SRK and Imtiaz Ali and not deep enough. So, it has nothing new but it is not the worst film on planet. Many of the folks in my show ended up liking it and at least no one’s hating it as much as online.’
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December 4, 2018 at 8:52 AM
I think I deserve kudos that I mentioned JHMS will wrap under 75 crores on first day first show which no SRK full has done it earlier.
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December 4, 2018 at 9:02 AM
👏👏👏👏👏 Your reward is in the post.
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December 4, 2018 at 9:33 AM
I’m talking particularly about business prediction but thanks. Munna makes a good point. Lowering bar for your fav and raising for others. TOH is full on rejected movie. How many Aamir fans ended up liking on here compared to Srk fans looking JHMS? For TOH some non-fans completely hated it whereas some like me Aamir khans performance. Even Aamir fans loved his performance and that love blinds the flaws in story. But for some inspite liking Aamir performance I could find huge gaps in movie.
Just imagine Srk fans supporting a completely rejected movie like TOH on this blog they would be laughed and crucified. Aamir fans are still blaming audience and agenda which killed the movie, Lol.
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December 4, 2018 at 10:12 AM
Considering that I am bracketed under the SRK fan category i have not even seen any of his movies since HNY…Where do i slot in?
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December 4, 2018 at 10:32 AM
You can put yourself in the naive/reluctant SRK and BOI fan club 😀
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December 4, 2018 at 11:02 AM
I might be the only BOI follower here…or maybe people are too ashamed to admit they follow it 😝
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December 4, 2018 at 11:13 AM
We all follow it, it’s another thing to believe it or promote it…
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December 4, 2018 at 10:37 AM
Krish, there are many conditions to get bracketed a SRK fan. For example, even if you talk as generic and expected line as – TOH is gonna crash, that’s clear proof you are SRK fan! 🙂
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December 4, 2018 at 7:51 AM
Saket, the irony is you believe what you want to believe. you’re too busy criticizing srk to see what srk fans writes. I have said many times here that i’ve walked out of JTHJ after an hour, didn’t even bother seeing ra.one, jhms, etc cause i knew i wouldn’t like it.
By the way there’s a comment in zero trailer where i said i don’t like this new song.
Are you ready to give out numbers just in time for zero release, we all know how you’ll project the numbers for srk film 🙂
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December 4, 2018 at 11:59 AM
Are you ready to give out numbers just in time for zero release, we all know how you’ll project the numbers for srk film
For the third time, Z — I’m ready to open-source my excel spreadsheet. You can take a crack at it, if you so wish.
And good on you to have called out JTHJ. This is what I expect from fans, universally.
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December 4, 2018 at 10:44 AM
“I find it amusing that all the SRK fans who’ve disliked this trailer have nothing bad to say about Dilwale.”
I find it more amusing you are becoming so silly in your comments. Firstly which SRK fans are you talking about? Secondly, if anyone comments the trailer is bad.. then they ought to say Dilwale trailer is bad also(which is 3 years back) or else their comment is not valid?
As Jay pointed out, you hardly know anything outside your little circle, you don’t even know last release, JHMS reviews from SRK fans on this blog let alone Dilwale and that too trailer review which is years back.
Lets take Z (who liked trailer), Krish (who liked trailer) and myself (no comments yet). What SRK fans you talking about it? Jhoot ki bhi had hoti hai.. you just trying to garb your hatred in any comments or movie thread to just point out SRK fans.
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December 4, 2018 at 11:56 AM
To re-iterate there is nothing in the movie which audience can’t tolerate or feel to walk out. It is not annoying or unbearable at any stage.. it is just that its too simple movie for SRK and Imtiaz Ali and not deep enough. So, it has nothing new but it is not the worst film on planet. Many of the folks in my show ended up liking it and at least no one’s hating it as much as online
Is this criticism or is it a defense? I wish Aamir fans like Jay were as harsh on ToH as you were on JHMS. Forget the kind of comments I made on ToH.
Firstly which SRK fans are you talking about?
The ones who have responded to my post, hurt and aggrieved.
Secondly, if anyone comments the trailer is bad.. then they ought to say Dilwale trailer is bad also(which is 3 years back) or else their comment is not valid?
Read again. Not Dilwale’s trailer, but the film. Did you or anyone else speak out against Dilwale? The director for Dilwale and Simmba is the same. Funnily though, not many SRK fans were acting as connoisseurs of cinema during or after Dilwale’s release.
And here’s a sample from Z:
On 2nd viewing, this looks horrible.
SRK should release a new song trailer right away.
As far as I can tell, Krish didn’t respond to my cryptic post in a hurt or aggrieved manner, which implies he isn’t the one it was intended for.
you just trying to garb your hatred in any comments or movie thread to just point out SRK fans.
Like I was termed a hater for posting negative reviews of HNY (can pull up comments if required) — a horrible film by any stretch of the imagination. But hey, when you or your cohorts post the most obscure links to malign ToH, that’s fair game!
Nice bit of honesty there. Too bad, I can’t bring myself to participate in such acts without feeling a few pangs of guilt.
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December 4, 2018 at 1:56 AM
There was no reason to bring reference to Singham in the first trailer. Ranveer Singh is a BIG star now and doesn’t need support of Devgn. These gimmicks of having Salman in a SRK movie or Devgn in a Ranveer movie doesn’t work anymore. In fact it gives a message that the movie is not serious.
The trailer works for me if I ignore this gimmick. Ranveer is looking fab in his moustache. This role is more difficult than a Singham or Dabangg. It is more in the Rowdy Rathore mode, where the hero has shades in his character from Chor types to serious police stuffs.
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December 4, 2018 at 2:08 AM
Good to see people supporting Simba trailer.
Hope it works well. Personally for me the trailer did not work. Who knows? It may turn out to be the dark horse.
Some good songs will do some magic.
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December 4, 2018 at 7:23 AM
Surprised no one here (unless I missed it) said this is a remake. It is a remake of the Puri Jagannadh-NTR Jr telugu flick Temper from 2/3 years ago which I think was a decent hit for the director after like a dozen bombs from the all time blockbuster Pokiri (wanted in hindi). Does Rohit Shetty make anything original?
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December 4, 2018 at 7:24 AM
Amit has mentioned Temper in his comments…
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December 4, 2018 at 10:16 AM
Temper is not a good film by any angle…But I trust Rohit Shetty…I am yet to dislike a Rohit Shetty movie which i have seen..Singam 2 is his weakest..havent seen Dilwale..The golmaal series is absolute fun..Singam 1 is a rocking movie…Bol Bacchan was very nice and i even like his earlier works – Zameen and All the Best…I expect him to ensure this is much better than Temper
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December 4, 2018 at 10:33 AM
Well avoid Dilwale as it might mess with your views.
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December 4, 2018 at 11:05 AM
Yeah it keeps popping on Sony and ..I must have watched like 30 min towards the end and thought it sort of ended suddenly..it didnt seem like a shetty movie..never gave it a try after that…
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December 4, 2018 at 7:35 AM
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December 4, 2018 at 7:42 AM
‘టెంపర్’ని కిచిడీ చేసిన ‘సింబా’ ట్రైలర్.. అబ్బే!
The telugu cinema lovers have criticised the Simba trailer as lame and without the required passion.
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December 4, 2018 at 8:47 AM
Full movie released in Hindi. Official release on YouTube if anyone interested to watch!
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December 4, 2018 at 2:16 PM
Pichchar Super hit Hai !!
Singham and Dabang ka Mishran, Ranveer ka pagalpan, Shetty kee mehnat aur lagan and above all Hinduataan kee janta ka Deewanapan iss ko blockbuster bana dega !!!!
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December 6, 2018 at 6:29 AM
yeah RS knows the pulse of indian audience except when he gets carried away once in a while with Dilwale 😉 otherwise he is good in this territory….i think after AD, he has found a new muse in RS…
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December 6, 2018 at 1:03 AM
Aankh mare with good twist
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December 6, 2018 at 1:14 AM
This song and dance not bad.
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December 6, 2018 at 1:32 AM
Has fun watching the song. It is superhit. Sara rocks here.
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December 6, 2018 at 1:55 AM
Is there anything original in Sunna ? From the story to song everything is remake.
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December 6, 2018 at 2:01 AM
They are not denying it. So whats the problem? As long as the film entertains the audience, its ok. No one will be bothered about original or remakes. I am warming up to this one.
And Sara rocks. Ranveer looks handsome in that police uniform.
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December 6, 2018 at 5:38 AM
Sara is rocking. What’s next? Ek Do Teen, 12ka4? Maybe they should remix a Zero song! LOL!
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December 6, 2018 at 2:28 PM
ek do teen ho chuka hai…lol
but this version of ankh maare isn’t that bad…i like it..should’ve had kumar sanu sing this version too tho.
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December 6, 2018 at 4:18 PM
This is not even worth 5secs of my time!
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December 6, 2018 at 5:47 AM
For those still wondering why we say this, well back in 2010 in the run up to the release of Golmaal 3, the lead cast of the film were seen in various promotional materials holding out three fingers to denote the third instalment of the franchise. Similarly earlier this year, while announcing Golmaal 4 the cast of the film yet again featured the same pose, but this time holding out four fingers. Interestingly, in the music ‘Aankh Marey’ video the four members of Golmaal who are introduced with Tusshar recreating the score in his voice from the Golmaal franchise, are seen holding out five fingers! Now, this is just too obvious to be a coincidence, and begets the question whether the music video does in fact hide an announcement of Golmaal 5.
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/wait-new-aankh-marey-track-simmba-hidden-announcement-golmaal-5/
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December 6, 2018 at 5:50 AM
Wow these guys should be in the CIA…
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December 6, 2018 at 11:49 AM
So did they have the middle finger as a pose in the first part?
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December 6, 2018 at 8:21 PM
Well, thats Shetty’s trademark stance for all his films.
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December 6, 2018 at 6:24 AM
on a lighter note, if they had given TOH script to Rohit Shetty – atleast he would have made it more entertaining 🙂 ha ha, ladki aankh maare has super masala stuff….
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December 6, 2018 at 10:16 AM
revisited the original song.. how peppy yet naughty n fun it was…
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December 6, 2018 at 10:17 AM
n gone are the days where songs used to be shot in real public locations like road, auto stands n Beach side locations..
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December 6, 2018 at 11:26 AM
Security issues.
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December 6, 2018 at 10:34 AM
Crap trailer , might open well in single screens but won’t get many takers in multiplexes .
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December 6, 2018 at 11:25 AM
Mika arrested in Dubai for sexual misconduct.
Subhash Ghai gets clean chit from Police.
When will Mika get clean chit?
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December 6, 2018 at 11:28 AM
Viju Shah did much more organic instrumentation in older song:
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December 6, 2018 at 1:28 PM
“They are not denying it. So whats the problem?”
Just calm down. I just asked a question. didn’t wrote anything like copy cats, pathetic or any comment. Just a question. ToH is history. Why so nasty ?
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December 6, 2018 at 6:12 PM
If I dont like you have a problem. If I support you have a problem.
You want me to support Zero and not support Simmba. I got it.
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December 6, 2018 at 5:46 PM
Rohit Shetty has gone full meta with this one. The film is an off-shoot of Singham and also features cast from the Golmaal series. He’s not just winking at the audience, he’s pretty much waving his hands and shaking his body to make sure everyone gets it. What’s missing? Abhishek Bachchan shaking a leg to Bol Bachchan!
Pity that the cinematic moments he is referencing are not worth much at all. I told Jay it’s not coming anywhere close to Dabangg and this song proves it. It’s not horrible — the leads are ok, but surely a song could be more imaginative than paying respect to strictly mediocre stuff.
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December 7, 2018 at 12:08 PM
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December 7, 2018 at 5:21 PM
27.5 million views for the song in 24 hours!
For comparison, Zero’s song featuring both SRK & Salman has had 27 million views AFTER 3 days!
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December 7, 2018 at 6:17 PM
I am not surprised and this has been happening for some time now.
I think most of us here are not in the age bracket that understands the following of stars like Varun, Ranveer and Ranbir. They are huge numbers.
You ask any older teenager, boys or girls…most of their favourites will range from Varun, Ranbir, Ranveer, Karthik Aryan, etc.
The S. H. I. F. T. has already begun.
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December 8, 2018 at 12:46 AM
It’s more S.H.I.T. than S.H.I.F.T.
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December 8, 2018 at 1:31 AM
It has to happen. I mean the shift. The older heroes cant romance young girls anymore convincingly. It looks awkward. They should do age appropriate roles which will be much more appreciated.
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December 8, 2018 at 1:39 AM
It is not a question of whether it has to happen. The old has to give way to the new: Nobody’s denying that.
A tectonic shift isn’t always a qualitative shift. I am talking of the quality of star-actors; of how from Dilip to Amitabh to SRK and Aamir has deteriorated. Perhaps only DILIP = AMITABH equation can stand any test of time. Rest all, as agreed by the triumvirate themselves, cannot be compared.
Coming to this generation, one can make out so easily the lack of versatility of the actors to fit in different shoes;characters that infuse masala, that elevate poignancy, that reflecting seething anger, etc., etc.
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December 8, 2018 at 1:44 AM
Aamir has not deteriorated inspite of one Toh. Your comment is unfair.
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December 8, 2018 at 1:49 AM
And aamir has still 10 or more years time to be compared to DK and AB.
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December 8, 2018 at 2:05 AM
Further the requirement of audience changes with times. There is this generation gap. What was good during those times will not work to the same extent now.
Quality work is somewhat subjective notion though there is some basic premise for that. But after that one may like the work of a Sanjeev Kumar more. Nutan’s more than Nargis’s. Rani’s more than Kajol’s. Manoj Bajpayee’s more than Aamir’s. Some maybe bigger stars but at the end of it they are all actors and heroes of their respective films.
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December 18, 2018 at 2:34 PM
Rohit, Ranveer and Sara totally rocked at Indian Idol last weekend.
This movie should do some really good numbers at the BO.
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December 26, 2018 at 7:39 AM
I will even take political propaganda over Simmba! Just kid-ding.
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December 27, 2018 at 12:28 AM
Box Office Prediction: Simmba expected to open around 20 crore mark
By Bollywood Hungama News Network, Dec 27, 2018 – 8:35 am IST
Simmba is set for release tomorrow and so far things are falling in place for the film. Rohit Shetty is the Number One director today when it comes to delivering hits in a consistent manner. He is a knack for hitting centuries film after film and has the maximum count of 100 Crore Club successes to his name. He rules from the top with as many as 7 films going past the 100 crore mark whereas Sanjay Leela Bhansali comes second with three centuries.
Incidentally, each of these 100 Crore Club entries by Bhansali features Ranveer Singh in the lead role [Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat]. Considering the fact that Ranveer is the hottest young superstar around, his presence in Simmba makes the film further hot. The film has seen four weeks of active promotion though in this limited duration itself it has managed to make a good impression, especially with the song ‘Aankh Maare’ turning out to be a massive chartbuster. Moreover, the action-masala-drama genre further makes the film rather safe.
It was earlier felt that the film would face competition from Simmba. However with the Shah Rukh Khan starrer not doing well, the ground is wide open for Simmba to go ahead and make merry. The film is not seeing a conventional holiday around it though the festive season should ensure better footfalls when compared to any other regular week of the year. Simmba should especially see a very good opening at the single screens of the B and C centers. However if multiplexes at the A centers also warm up to the film then sky would be the limit for it.
As things stand today, the film is seeing an opening of around 20 crore at the Box Office. Earlier this year action films like Baaghi 2 [25.10 crore] and Satyameva Jayate [20.52 crore] have taken massive opening and hence with names like Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh coming together, one just looks forward to another superb start for an action entertainer.
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December 27, 2018 at 2:14 AM
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December 27, 2018 at 2:17 AM
As Ranveer Singh starrer Simmba is about to hit the screens, it is the song ‘Aankh Marey’ that is breaking charts and getting people to groove to its peppy beats. And if you thought that it’s just desi people who have discovered their love for this new version of the old song featuring Sara Ali Khan, then you’re highly mistaken. In fact, now Bollywood fans around the globe have been going gaga and some of them in the US danced their heart out at Times Square, New York!
Yes, in a flash mob, dancers of Bollywood Axion NYC got together in the iconic place and re-acted the whole song and surprised passersby with their quirky steps and enthusiasm. The video was also shared by Reliance Entertainment on social media and garnered a lot of attention online.
https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/aankh-marey-craze-reaches-new-york-bollywood-fans-dance-at-times-square-to-simmba-song-5511451/
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December 27, 2018 at 6:50 AM
Simmba Has Good Advance Booking
Thursday 27 December 2018 17.30 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Simmba is looking set for a strong opening as it has good advance booking especially in Mumbai and Central India markets. If we compare with Zero then the advance overall is much less but that is a Shahrukh Khan starrer and this is Ranveer Singh so there is a big difference there.
Also the on the day crowd is much higher as a percentage for a film like Simmba than Zero as its a mass film. The last Rohit Shetty film Golmaal Again had no advance but still put 30 crore nett but it was a holiday. The advance only opened on Tuesday and it has solid results.
It will be known how far it goes it goes in the evening but no doubt it will be good. Baaghi 2 got an advance of 10 crore nett and this film started late so it might fall short of that figure but could get close which would be very good for Simmba. If the multiplexes of Delhi and East Punjab can do just do just good to decent business then the year will end on a good note as these are the likely weak areas for the film. The advances are a good in Maharashtra, Gujarat and CPCI and these areas will support the film to cover shortfalls from the North if film has merits.
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December 27, 2018 at 7:16 AM
https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/masala-films-wont-be-the-same-after-simmba/20181227.htm
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December 27, 2018 at 11:50 AM
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/simmba/movie-review/67276511.cms
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December 27, 2018 at 2:38 PM
New box office/review thread for Simmba?
The reviews looks very good for masala genre. Mostly 3-3.5 stars. Should trend very well and may hit 200crrs. What an year for Ranveer.
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