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Super 30 And The Lion King Sustain Well
Friday 09 August 2019 12.15 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
The Lion King held up well in its third week though the hold was not as strong as the second week. The drop in the third week was 63% while in the second week the drop was just 45%. The third week collections are 16 crore nett and the total collections are 141.75 crore nett after three weeks.
The film is on target for 150 crore nett plus but will probably need some screen scpace when the new films come on Thursday as its unlikely to reach 150 crore nett by the end of the fourth week. The collections of The Lion King till date are as follows.
Week One – 80,94,00,000
Week Two- 44,59,00,000
Week Three – 16,25,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 1,41,78,00,000 aprrx
Super 30 has had a good sustained run for four weeks as it collected 9.50 crore nett in its fourth week. This enabled the film to cross the 140 crore nett mark. Super 30 should be able to reach the 145 crore nett mark though 150 crore nett is probably out of reach. The Hindi markets have got a longer run due to cheaper ticket rates due to tax exemptions. The film has crossed 6 crore nett in Bihar which is a strong number for this type of film. It has crossed Total Dhamaal in the circuit. The collections of Super 30 till date are as follows.
Amitabh Bachchan’s Jhund may not be able to keep its September 20 date with the audience, but the film’s team is hard at work, inching towards a new deadline. Even as the makers of the Nagraj Manjule-directed venture are eyeing a November weekend for release, the immediate plan is to release the trailer or music of the sports drama on October 11, as a tribute to the megastar who turns 77.
Savita Raj Hiremath, who is producing the film along with Bhushan Kumar, Manjule and Raj Hiremath, tells midday, “We are planning to release the teaser in the first week of October. We might also release the official trailer or launch the music on Bachchan sir’s birthday.”
The drama — based on the life of professor Vijay Barse, who founded the NGO Slum Soccer that works towards the upliftment of underprivileged kids through football — had gone on floors last December. Prod Hiremath on the two-month delay in release, and she attributes it to the overlapping schedules of Bachchan and Manjule.
I was lucky to be at Indian Film Awards in Melbourne last night.
Shook hands with SRK, he is GOD.
Groupie with Arjun Kapoor. Selfie with Malaika and Tabu.
KJo, Taran Adarsh and Rajeev Masand were there too.
Spoke to Taran for 15 minutes on my star ranking and also about Satyamshot. He couldn’t believe that I am Naveen. He said he has met few from NG and now SS. He likes my ranking but said its futuristic and that industry has resistance for superstars. But he liked my ranking approach.
He also said he follows SS and many in industry do. Couldn’t get a chance to talk to Rajeev Masand and share my loads of unhappiness on the way he reviews.
Super Deluxe walked away with best Indian films.
Tabu best actress for Andhadhun.
Sriram raghavan for Andhadhun.
I think he meant that once someone becomes a super star, his stardom doesn’t change. Industry has resistance to change the equation. So a superstar will remain BIG despite flops and can enjoy top ranking for long. Simply put, a new superstar on the door needs to wait more.
Aamir checks SS. I know this via a common friend.
I understand all this.
My ranking however is more like ICC Test ranking – It is based on performance and activity. The more you play and win , the more you grow. It may not be perfect or adhere to popular sentiments. I try to be consistent. It’s drawback is that It is biased towards recent performances.
Box Office Report: How MUCH The Ban Of Bollywood Movies In Pakistan Will Affect Overall?
In the aftermath, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan declared that no Indian films will be screened in their country.
By Koimoi.com Team -August 9, 2019
66th National Film Awards: From Andhadhun to Uri, a complete list of winners
Here is a complete list of winners at the 66th National Film Awards,
66th National Film Awards:
The 66th National Film Awards were announced jury head filmmaker Rahul Rawail on Friday. Sriram Raghavan’s thriller Andhadhun was named the best Hindi film, with actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal sharing the best actor award for Andhadhun and Uri: The Surgical Strike. Keerthy Suresh won the best actress award for her performance in Mahanati. Gujarati film Helaru has won the best film award.
Here are the winners in some of the major categories:
Best Feature Film: Helaru (Gujarati)
Best Actor: Ayushmann Khurrana, Andhadhun, and Vicky Kaushal, Uri
Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati
Best Direction: Aditya Dhar for Uri
Best Original Screenplay: Chi Arjun La Sow
Best Adapted Screenplay: Andhadhun
Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri for Badhaai Ho
Best Supporting Actor: Swanand Kirkire for Chumbak
Here is a complete list of winners:
Most film-friendly state: Uttarakhand
Best book on cinema: Malayalam Book Mano Prarthana Pulley; In A Cult Of Their Own gets Special Mention
Best Film Critic: Blase Johnny (Malayalam), Ananth Vijay (Hindi)
NON FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
Best Film on Family Values: Chalo Jeetey Hai
Best Short Fiction Film: Kasab
Social Justice Film: Why Me, Ekant
Best Investigation Film: Amoli
Best Sports Film: Swimming Through The Darkness
Best Educational Film: Sarlabh Virala
Best Film on Social Issue: Talate Kunji
Best Environmental Film: The World’s Most Famous Tiger
Best Promotional Film: Rediscovering Jahannum
Best Film on Science and Technology: GD Naidu: The Edison of India
Best Arts and Cultural Film: Munkar
Best Debut non-feature film of a Director: Feluda
Best Non-Feature Film: Sunrise, The Secret Life of Frogs
FEATURE FILMS
Actors who get special mention for their performance: Sruthi Hariharan, Chandrachud Rai, Josy Joseph, Savitri
Best Rajasthani Film: Turtle
Best Panchanga Film: In The Land Of Poisonous Women
Best Garo Film: Anna
Best Marathi Film: Bhonga
Best Tamil Film: Baram
Best Hindi Film: Andhadhun
Best Urdu Film: Hamid
Best Bengali Film: Ek Je Chhilo Raja
Best Malayalam Film: Sudani From Nigeria
Best Telugu Film: Mahanati
Best Kannada Film: Nathicharami
Best Konkani Film: Amori
Best Assamese Film: Bulbul Can Sing
Best Punjabi Film: Harjeeta
Best Gujarati Film: Reva
Best Choreography: Padmaavat, Ghoomar
Best Special Effects: Awe, KGF
Best Music Direction: Sanjay Leela Bhasali, Padmaavat
Best Background Music award: Uri
Best Makeup Artist: Ranjith for Awe
Best Costume Designer: Mahanati, Rajshree Patnaik, Varun Shah and Archana Rao
Best Action: KGF
Best Lyrics: Manjutha for Nathicharami
Best Production Design: Kammara Sambhavam
Best Editing: Nathicharami
Best Location Sound: Tendlya
Best Sound Design: Uri
Best Mixed Track: Rangasthalam
Best Original Screenplay: Chi Arjun La Sow
Best Adapted Screenplay: Andhadhun
Best Dialogue: Tarikh
Best Cinematography: Ulu
Best Children’s Film: Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale, Kasaragodu
Best Film on Environment Conservation: Paani
Nargis Dutt Award for National Integration: Ondanya Eradalu
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Badhaai Ho
Jury Awards: Kedara (Bengali)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakanthi for Naal
Best Female Playback singer: Bindu Mani for Mayavi Manave from Nathicharami
Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh for Binte Dil from Padmaavat
Best Film on Social Issues: Pad Man
Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri for Badhaai Ho
Best Supporting Actor: Swanand Kirkire for Chumbak
Best Actor: Ayushmann Khurrana, Andhadhun, and Vicky Kaushal, Uri
Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati
Best Direction: Aditya Dhar for Uri
Best Feature Film: Helaru (Gujarati)
The awards are almost fair and less controversial. Congrats to all the winners.
Special congrats to Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati.
The tamil film which was not reviewed by BR won the national award!
Happy for Ghoomar and Bin tere wins.
Some other films I have yet to watch to say something about them.
"An extremely bonkers 1 minute clip from the Indian action epic “Baahubali 2” has earned over 1 million views since surfacing August 5. The scene originally went out as a 17-second clip, the video for which is also nearing one million views." 🙂 https://t.co/xSPuNvQGpC
How did 2019’s Uri: The Surgical Strike become eligible for 2018 National Film Awards? Here’s the answer
Many are confused as to how January’s release, Uri: The Surgical Strike, was awarded Best Director and other awards at 2018’s National Film Awards. Here’s how.
The criteria for any film to enter the race for National Film Awards, it is supposed to have earned its certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification from Janurary 1 of that year to December 31 of that year. Luckily, Uri got its certificate on December 31, 2018, therefore making it eligible for the awards this year itself.
Finally !!
After Pakistan banned the screening of Indian films, All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) wrote to PM Modi demanding a ban on Pakistani artists, diplomats & bilateral relations with Pakistan and its people
After Pakistan banned the screening of Indian films, All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) wrote to PM Modi demanding a ban on Pakistani artists, diplomats & bilateral relations with Pakistan and its people. pic.twitter.com/pKSO1tiVUC
Can India put sanctions on MNCs doing business in Pakistan like Pepsi, Nestle and prevent them from doing business in India unless they disassociate all business ties in Pakistan? This will hurt Pakistan economy.
You need to be powerful like US. When US applies sanction on Iran; you have two choices
1. Do business with only USA
2. Do business with only Iran.
If I am doing Business with US, I cannot do business with any entity which does business with Iran. With all the power you basically stop everyone from doing business with Iran. In pie US has large share so no one wants to antagonize US.
There could be another argument if govt has clarity and will to give such MNCs either or option?
Choose between us or them?
Let it be completely localised.
Agree with Munna. Also MNCs operate as separate bodies in each country. Indian can only influence Indian companies. US can also influence mostly US companies.
TIRUPATI: Two US-based NRI entrepreneurs have made a princely donation of Rs. 14 crores to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala today, a temple official said.
The devotees, who are friends and wished to remain anonymous, made the offering on the auspicious day of Goddess Sri Varalakshmi Vratham festival, the official told news agency PTI.
After offering prayers with their family members at the cash-rich hill shrine, they handed over a demand draft for Rs. 14 crore to AV Dharma Reddy, the Special Officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), that governs the over 2,000 year old temple, the temple official told PTI.
The devotees requested the temple officials to use the funds for different TTD-run public welfare trusts. This is the second straight year the two have made a similar offering.
In July last year, they had donated Rs. 13.5 crore to the shrine with a request to use it for different TTD trusts, the official added.
Gifted a BMW by his parents instead of a Jaguar that he was demanding, a youth from Haryana’s Yamunanagar on Friday pushed his new car into a swollen river in a fit of anger, police said.
“When the youth was plunging the high-end BMW car into the river, he also made a video and put it on social media,” a police official told IANS.
Ayushmann Khurrana On The Problems With ‘Article 15,’ Polarisation In Bollywood And What Stardom Means
The actor, who’s just won a National Film Award, opens up about negotiating the tricky terrain of the Hindi film industry.
Unlike the original Pink, this movie starts with a Rock song which talks about how women need to step up and talk about their rights. The next thing we see a blooded guy is helped by his friends as they move him to the hospital. Meera (Shraddha Srinath), Famitha (Abhirami Venkatachalam) and Andrea (Andrea Tariang), in a confused state reach their home and it’s revealed that one of them had hit that ‘blooded’ guy with a bottle.
Sircar’s Pink was known for its air-tight pace and no-mercy editing but this one just elongates for no solid reason. Excluding that, the movie still disturbs and makes you think which is a great thing given we already know the story (those who’ve seen Pink). The courtroom tension still has a similar impact, and a lot of its credit goes to the original script as well.
Ajith Kumar lives up to the enormous standard set by Amitabh Bachchan in Pink. He proves to be a perfect fit and adapts the mannerisms of the characters very well. Loved the way how he just toughened the ‘baritone’ in the ‘No Means No’ portion.
Shraddha Srinath, for some weird reason, looked like a mashup of Taapsee Pannu and Sonakshi Sinha. Jokes apart, she is brilliant as Meera. She nails the ’emotional outburst’ sequence, and for that scene, it was like watching an altogether new movie. Andrea Tariang was equally good as she was in the original one. Here too, she has underplayed her character beautifully.
25 years of Hum Aapke Hain Koun: Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit celebrate the milestone
25 years of Hum Aapke Hain Koun: Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit celebrated their cult classic with the other cast members including Renuka Sahane and Mohnish Bahl.
Jabariya Jodi had a poor opening day collecting 2.75 crore nett apprx. The growth in the evening was hardly there as the numbers should have at least gone over 3 crore nett considering the morning numbers with just normal first day evening growth.
The Saturday numbers should be still up for the film but its unlikely to be the type of growth that means a sustained run, the numbers of the film are lower than films like The Accidental Prime Minister and Thackeray and in the same range as dud film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. Jabariya Jodi has a holiday on Monday for Bakrid which should keep the collections steady on Monday but that hardly matters at these levels unless Saturday doubles up which is unlikely.
Release of Amitabh Bachchan starrer Jhund pushed to 2020!
By Bollywood Hungama News Network Created: Aug 10, 2019 – 1:10 pm IST
The stars have shot for the film already and it was initially supposed to release on September 2019. However, the date was then moved to October due to the post-production work being still in progress. Now, according to our trusted sources, we hear that the film’s release has now been pushed to 2020. While there have been no confirmations behind the reason why the film has been delayed, we are guessing it is still the post-production work that is still underway.
Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra appear on list of world’s top 10 celebs with most fake followers on Instagram
Deepika Padukone has 48% fake followers and Priyanka Chopra has 46% fake followers on Instagram. They are the only two Indians among the top 10 on the list.
Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra Jonas are among the 10 celebrities who have maximum numbers of fake followers or “bots” on Instagram. At sixth place on the fake followers’ list, a massive 48% of Deepika’s followers are bots, according to an analysis from the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP).
At 10th place, 46 per cent of Priyanka’s Instagramn followers are fake. Deepika currently has 37.9 million followers on Instagram while Priyanka has 43.6 million.Priyanka also has the highest number of Instagram followers for any Indian.
Fast & Furious – Hobbs & Shaw fell further on day eight as it collected 2 crore nett. The drop is around 35-40% from the previous dayand the film continued its poor run since Monday.the film has been saved a little by the weekend collections but overall it will be a BELOW AVERAGE / AVERAGE film depending on how far it can go from here. The Saturday and Sunday collections could help a little. The collections of Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw till date are as follows.
Week One – 53,87,00,000
Friday – 2,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 55,87,00,000 apprx
Judgementall Hai Kya is coming to the end of its run and collected a poor 15 lakhs nett on its third Friday. the film has collected 33.25 crore nett so far and will probably finish at around 34.50 crore nett. The collections of Judgmentall Hai Kya till date are as follows.
Super 30 And The Lion King Remain Steady
Saturday 10 August 2019 11.00 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
The Lion King is steady on its fourth Friday with collections of 1 crore nett apprx. The business on Saturday and Sunday should show the same trend of previous weekends which was huge growth. The film may remain a little short of 150 crore nett as it will be a shortened week but it should cross 150 crore next week. The collections of The Lion King till date are as follows.
Week One – 80,94,00,000
Week Two- 44,59,00,000
Week Three – 16,25,00,000 apprx
Friday – 1,00,00,000
TOTAL – 1,42,78,00,000 aprrx
Super 30 is maintaining its steady run on its fifth Friday with collections of 55-60 lakhs nett. It will be a shortened week due to the new releases coming on Thursday but still the film should be able to cross 145 crore nett by the end of the week. The collections of Super 30 till date are as follows.
A week by week comparison between Lion King and Super 30 is interesting. Super30 surely struck a cord. A race with Lion King is amazing.
Week 3 hold by Super 30 was fantastic. 4th Friday hold by Lion King is superb as well.
After Rustom, this is home run. Well deserved and timely. A great movie. Probably the first one based on social issue and a commercial success. Akshay Kumar kamaal ka ho gaya hai. Another feather on his crown.
Happy for Ayushmann too. What a performer. He has amazing script sense. Stars like Aamir and Akshay took 40 and 100 movies resp to achieve this level of script selection.
Super delighted with Keerthy Suresh winning the Best Actress – National award for her title role in “Mahanati” – a biopic of South Indian Actress Savitri. I have watched that film with subtitles. The Best biopic I have seen so far in all languages.🌹👍👌
it’s not about pleasing but appreciating the hard work. National Awards have become useless and populist. Satyajit Ray would not have won awards this decade for the quality of movies he has made.
John Abraham says film industry is not 100 per cent secular
Updated : Aug 11, 2019, 14:46 IST
John Abraham is of the opinion that the Hindi film industry is not a secular place. “Who told you that the industry is secular? The industry is not 100 per cent secular. It’s polarized. This is a fact of life,” John quipped, when asked if the industry was a fair playing ground, with rampant divisive mood brewing all around. John was at an event to promote his upcoming flick “Batla House” in Mumbai when he expressed the opinion. “The problem is that the world is polarized. There is a dialogue in my film, ‘It is not that a particular community is suffering, the entire world is suffering’. Look at (Donald) Trump, look at Brexit, look at Boris Johnson – the world is polarized today. You are living in this world, so, you have to deal with it. At the same time, I feel this is the best country and the best industry,” he said. Watch the video for more details.
Humans aren’t naturally designed to be happy
The happiness and positive-thinking industry is worth $11 billion a year, but happiness is an abstract idea with no equivalent in actual human experience.
RAFAEL EUBA Updated: 11 August, 2019 1:48 pm IST
Bollywood star Aamir Khan is set to work with South superstar Vijay Sethupathi.
Sethupathi confirmed the news to Press Trust of India on the sidelines of the 10th edition of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). “We are in talks and details will be announced soon,” Vijay told Press Trust of India.
Nitesh Tiwari, who has been associated with films such as Chillar Party, Chhichhore, Bhoothnath Returns and Dangal has joined hands with producer Mahaveer Jain to produce a film on the lives of N. R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, and Sudha Murthy, his wife and the chairperson of the same empire.
It is also being said that Tiwari, who had collaborated with Aamir Khan in Dangal, may well approach the actor to play the role of one of India’s most adored industrialists.
Revisited Hum Aapke Hain Koun on its 25th anniversary on Netflix, and it’s still as much fun as before. Whether it’s regressive or not can be debated, but there’s no denying that it remains one of the most genuine Hindi film entertainers of all time. A terrific screenplay where everything falls into place perfectly!
Don’t remember when was the last time families drove in such huge numbers in theatres. That kind of phenomena hasn’t been seen a quarter of a century later!
Its box office success story is particularly interesting on its own. A film needs to be made on its making.
HAHK is the real deal. Every KJo and YRF family drama or love story after that were are mere wannabes. HAHK was the trend setter while these banners only tried to follow and ape it.
For me it was the film that brought back audience from pirated video cassette viewing to Cinema,
The movie which single handedly adopted dolby digital in their theatre which was one of the pre condition by Rajshri films for every exhibitors
The movie which asked every exhibitor (mostly single screen then) to make sure family audience feel welcomed, comfortable and secure
The movie which brought in the importance of marriage system and made marriage functions more fun, innovative and filmy
The movie that showcased Madhuri like never before
The movie…i can go on and on. (sigh)
HAHK has given me my best cinematic moment. I was simply floored by its simplicity, characters, songs and storyline. Every scene was perfect. A complete family entertainer.
Well it was my first cinematic experience. And I was genuinely floored, I still prefer watching it to so many 90s films. Songs alone- every single one are memorable. Madhuri – what can one say!
and sooraj himself could not recreate that magic ever again just like sippy could not do a sholay ever again! just like ashu could not do a lagaan again! masterpieces are made once in a while only…….after HAHK, Rajshri has given only one decent film – Vivaah….the rest were mediocre products..
Not a fair attempt..someone is holding the bottle…when a bottle is standing by itself, you need skill to unscrew the bottle..
Having said that, how many people remember the cause of ice bucket challenge? Gen X or Y whatever you want to call there is strong propensity of show-off. if there is accident, people are more interested in making video than helping victim.
Agree. After Statham, Only Akshay Kumar did with no one holding. Everyone from Tiger to unknowns posting their videos has someone holding the bottle. You cannot see it but the stability of the bottle makes it obvious. 🙂
The Lion King Fourth Weekend – Super 30 Fifth Weekend
Monday 12 August 2019 11.45 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
The Lion King has had a great run and is looking for finish its run at around 155 crore nett. The film could be playing on some screens post the Independence Day releases. The collections of The Lion King till date are as follows.
Week One – 80,94,00,000
Week Two- 44,59,00,000
Week Three – 16,25,00,000 apprx
Friday – 1,00,00,000
Saturday – 2,25,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 3,00,00,000
Fourth Weekend – 6,25,00,000
TOTAL – 1,48,03,00,000 aprrx
Super 30 had a fifth weekend of 3.50 crore nett apprx and took its numbers to 144.50 crore nett. The film could get a boost on Bakrid and if it can do the same number or higher than Sunday then it has a shot at 150 crore nett plus. The collections of Super 30 till date are as follows.
Fast & Furious Struggles – Judgementall Hai Kya Nearly Out
Monday 12 August 2019 14.00 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Fast & Furious – Hobbs & Shaw collected 9.25 crore nett in its second weeeknd The film has dropped off 75% in the second weekend and the total in ten days is around 63 crore nett. the lifetime numbers of the film will probably fall short of 70 crore nett. The collections of Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw till date are as follows.
Week One – 53,87,00,000
Friday – 2,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 3,25,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 4,00,00,000 apprx
Second Weekend – 9,25,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 63,12,00,000 apprx
Judgementall Hai Kya is dropping fast with a third weekend which could not reach 1 crore nett. The film will add another 50 lakhs nett to its 34 crore nett total so far. The collections of Judgmentall Hai Kya till date are as follows.
One Special Task Force volunteer surprised Aditya Dhar by saying he was inspired by a film. “That young soldier—and I still remember his face—said he was inspired by Farhan Akhtar’s film Lakshya.”
Aditya decided he would one day make a war film as inspiring as Lakshya. “What better compliment than to have the young and old recite its dialogue ‘How’s the josh?’ Their josh gives me the josh to make movies which impact and influence the audience in a positive way. I am glad Uri had this kind of an impact.”
Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal Set To Take A Very Good Start, Emerge Bigger Than The Three K’s – Kalank, Kesari And Kabir Singh
Box Office | TrendingUpdated:August 12, 2019 10:47 IST
Authors: Joginder Tuteja
The D-day is just round the corner. Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal releases this Friday and the buzz so far around the film is quite good. In fact, there has been an air of positivity around the film ever since it was announced and now that the second trailer has worked big time as well, there is good curiosity amongst audiences to check out what it has to offer.
All of this means that this Jagan Shakti directed film is all set to take a very good start at the box office. This year, majority of deserving films have opened well in theaters and brought in the kind of numbers that go with the merits. While Salman Khan’s Bharat leads from the top owing to its Eid arrival and a solo release, there are also biggies like Kalank, Kesari and Kabir Singh which have all opened over 20 crores mark.
Now if the buzz and hype surrounding Mission Mangal is any indication, the film is set to go past each of these K-named films at the least!
What is working quite well in favor of the film is the unique humor factor which is characteristic to the kind of cinema that Balki is known for. Of course, the PadMan director is only producing the film here but his creative inputs could well have come in handy for director Jagan Shakti who is making his debut in Bollywood with this biggie. Moreover, the slice of life look and feel of the film, despite the core theme centered on ‘Mission Mars’ has fetched attention as well.
Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal Set To Take A Very Good Start, Emerge Bigger Than The Three K’s – Kalank, Kesari And Kabir Singh
After all, who would have thought that ‘home science’ principles would come in handy for a mission as critical as that? However, it is the kind of conviction with which Vidya Balan and team bring to fore these points that makes Mission Mangal a film that finds itself on the top of the list when it comes to the visibility factor.
All of this pretty much translates into the fact that barring Bharat, which would continue to lead from the top till the time Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff starrer War arrives, opening day records of all other films would be history once Fox Star Studios backed Mission Mangal hits the screens. As for the weekend records in the offering then well, it would all boil down to the merits that Mission Mangal, which also features Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Sharman Joshi, Kirti Kulhari and Nithya Menen in key roles, carries in its narrative.
Advance booking of AkshayKumar and R.Balki’s MissionMangal in national multiplex chains starts on flying note. Combined total of 12,000 tickets already sold in 3 chains viz. PVR, Inox, Cinepolis. Batla House combined figure from those chains so far is 2,000 tickets. @akshaykumar
Trailer out tomorrow… Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha… First look poster of #Section375… Costars Rahul Bhat and Meera Chopra… Directed by Ajay Bahl… Produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak and SCIPL… 13 Sept 2019 release. pic.twitter.com/NmxnUwa3FA
PVR Cinemas, INOX Respond to Jio’s ‘First-Day-First-Show’ Initiative
Choose between cinema or streaming, is essentially their response.
By Akhil Arora | Updated: 13 August 2019 11:34 IST
Glad to see Akshaye Khanna. Another of those very good actors, who unfortunately has not got his due yet in terms of good projects that can do justice to his talent.
My review, my choice:Anupama Chopra calls out Twitter trolls
Twitter trolls, on both sides of the political axis, need to stop looking for a conspiracy in every movie review, says Anupama Chopra.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIE REVIEW
TIMES OF INDIA
Rating: 4.0/5
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Story: A former TV star (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double buddy (Brad Pitt) struggle to make it in Hollywood in 1969.
Love him or hate him, this is Tarantino in his element and ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ proves, yet again, that there’s no other cinematic storyteller quite like him.
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August 8, 2019 at 3:15 PM
Picture bhee Jabariya hee bane hai, koi zaroorat naa thhee isske !!
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August 9, 2019 at 12:22 AM
‘Arth’: Emraan Hashmi roped in to play the main lead opposite Jacqueline Fernandez and Swara Bhasker?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/arth-emraan-hashmi-roped-in-to-play-the-main-lead-opposite-jacqueline-fernandez-and-swara-bhasker/articleshow/70598552.cms
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August 9, 2019 at 12:25 AM
Batla House’s Release To Be Postponed If Found Propensity To Affect The Trial: Delhi High Court
The court was hearing a petition filed by accused Ariz Khan and Shehzad Ahmad.
https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/batla-houses-release-to-be-postponed-if-found-propensity-to-affect-the-trial-delhi-high-court/
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August 9, 2019 at 12:55 AM
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August 9, 2019 at 1:07 AM
angry young woman!
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August 9, 2019 at 2:29 AM
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-video-of-sanitation-staff-dumping-garbage-in-river-goes-viral/articleshow/70515724.cms
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August 9, 2019 at 4:00 AM
Super 30 And The Lion King Sustain Well
Friday 09 August 2019 12.15 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
The Lion King held up well in its third week though the hold was not as strong as the second week. The drop in the third week was 63% while in the second week the drop was just 45%. The third week collections are 16 crore nett and the total collections are 141.75 crore nett after three weeks.
The film is on target for 150 crore nett plus but will probably need some screen scpace when the new films come on Thursday as its unlikely to reach 150 crore nett by the end of the fourth week. The collections of The Lion King till date are as follows.
Week One – 80,94,00,000
Week Two- 44,59,00,000
Week Three – 16,25,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 1,41,78,00,000 aprrx
Super 30 has had a good sustained run for four weeks as it collected 9.50 crore nett in its fourth week. This enabled the film to cross the 140 crore nett mark. Super 30 should be able to reach the 145 crore nett mark though 150 crore nett is probably out of reach. The Hindi markets have got a longer run due to cheaper ticket rates due to tax exemptions. The film has crossed 6 crore nett in Bihar which is a strong number for this type of film. It has crossed Total Dhamaal in the circuit. The collections of Super 30 till date are as follows.
Week One – 75,58,00,000
Week Two – 37,85,00,000
Week Three – 17,96,00,000
Week Four – 9,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 1,40,89,00,000 apprx
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August 9, 2019 at 4:31 AM
Both films are looking at ‘touch and go’ 150 cr finish. Good hits with good trending.
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August 9, 2019 at 4:19 AM
Amitabh Bachchan’s Jhund may not be able to keep its September 20 date with the audience, but the film’s team is hard at work, inching towards a new deadline. Even as the makers of the Nagraj Manjule-directed venture are eyeing a November weekend for release, the immediate plan is to release the trailer or music of the sports drama on October 11, as a tribute to the megastar who turns 77.
Savita Raj Hiremath, who is producing the film along with Bhushan Kumar, Manjule and Raj Hiremath, tells midday, “We are planning to release the teaser in the first week of October. We might also release the official trailer or launch the music on Bachchan sir’s birthday.”
The drama — based on the life of professor Vijay Barse, who founded the NGO Slum Soccer that works towards the upliftment of underprivileged kids through football — had gone on floors last December. Prod Hiremath on the two-month delay in release, and she attributes it to the overlapping schedules of Bachchan and Manjule.
https://www.mid-day.com/articles/amitabh-bachchans-birthday-is-new-d-day/21323195
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August 9, 2019 at 4:39 AM
I was lucky to be at Indian Film Awards in Melbourne last night.
Shook hands with SRK, he is GOD.
Groupie with Arjun Kapoor. Selfie with Malaika and Tabu.
KJo, Taran Adarsh and Rajeev Masand were there too.
Spoke to Taran for 15 minutes on my star ranking and also about Satyamshot. He couldn’t believe that I am Naveen. He said he has met few from NG and now SS. He likes my ranking but said its futuristic and that industry has resistance for superstars. But he liked my ranking approach.
He also said he follows SS and many in industry do. Couldn’t get a chance to talk to Rajeev Masand and share my loads of unhappiness on the way he reviews.
Super Deluxe walked away with best Indian films.
Tabu best actress for Andhadhun.
Sriram raghavan for Andhadhun.
etc.
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August 9, 2019 at 4:46 AM
Can you share your selfie and groupie?
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August 9, 2019 at 5:02 AM
That’s for my personal collection. 🙂
Will share one day. I need to join SS reunion first and meet people in person.
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August 9, 2019 at 7:42 AM
That would be cool, let’s setup a date to meet in New York.
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August 9, 2019 at 4:48 AM
Nice, thanks for sharing
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August 9, 2019 at 4:55 AM
What did Taran mean by industry resistance to superstars?
And what exactly is futuristic about Naveen’s ranking apart from sci-fi projections of great Akshay Kumar ?
Btw, does Aamir Khan follow satyamshot?
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August 9, 2019 at 5:01 AM
I think he meant that once someone becomes a super star, his stardom doesn’t change. Industry has resistance to change the equation. So a superstar will remain BIG despite flops and can enjoy top ranking for long. Simply put, a new superstar on the door needs to wait more.
Aamir checks SS. I know this via a common friend.
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August 9, 2019 at 5:09 AM
That makes sense. A couple of hits and flops dont change public perception as much as your rankings.
Is your friend really a friend of Aamir? Not disbelieving it, but many boasts a lot about knowing celebrities first hand.
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August 9, 2019 at 5:42 AM
I understand all this.
My ranking however is more like ICC Test ranking – It is based on performance and activity. The more you play and win , the more you grow. It may not be perfect or adhere to popular sentiments. I try to be consistent. It’s drawback is that It is biased towards recent performances.
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August 9, 2019 at 5:24 AM
https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/box-office-report-how-much-the-ban-of-bollywood-movies-in-pakistan-will-affect-overall/
Box Office Report: How MUCH The Ban Of Bollywood Movies In Pakistan Will Affect Overall?
In the aftermath, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan declared that no Indian films will be screened in their country.
By Koimoi.com Team -August 9, 2019
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August 9, 2019 at 5:59 AM
Andhadun bags National award for best Hindi film
Ghoomar from Padmavaat for choreography
Action for KGF
Music for SLB Padmavaat
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August 9, 2019 at 6:02 AM
Uri get best BG, best sound design
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August 9, 2019 at 6:02 AM
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August 9, 2019 at 6:30 AM
Deserving winner
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August 9, 2019 at 6:04 AM
Andhadhun best adapted screenplay
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August 9, 2019 at 6:10 AM
Best Supporting Actress Surekha Sikri
Swanand Kirkire gets supporting actor
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August 9, 2019 at 6:18 AM
Ayushmann and Vicky Kaushal for Uri get Best Actor
Best Director Uri Aditya Dhar
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August 9, 2019 at 6:12 AM
Padman best film on social issues
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August 9, 2019 at 6:13 AM
Badhai ho popular film providing wholesome entertainment
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August 9, 2019 at 7:28 AM
hindustantimes
66th National Film Awards: From Andhadhun to Uri, a complete list of winners
Here is a complete list of winners at the 66th National Film Awards,
66th National Film Awards:
The 66th National Film Awards were announced jury head filmmaker Rahul Rawail on Friday. Sriram Raghavan’s thriller Andhadhun was named the best Hindi film, with actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal sharing the best actor award for Andhadhun and Uri: The Surgical Strike. Keerthy Suresh won the best actress award for her performance in Mahanati. Gujarati film Helaru has won the best film award.
Here are the winners in some of the major categories:
Best Feature Film: Helaru (Gujarati)
Best Actor: Ayushmann Khurrana, Andhadhun, and Vicky Kaushal, Uri
Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati
Best Direction: Aditya Dhar for Uri
Best Original Screenplay: Chi Arjun La Sow
Best Adapted Screenplay: Andhadhun
Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri for Badhaai Ho
Best Supporting Actor: Swanand Kirkire for Chumbak
Here is a complete list of winners:
Most film-friendly state: Uttarakhand
Best book on cinema: Malayalam Book Mano Prarthana Pulley; In A Cult Of Their Own gets Special Mention
Best Film Critic: Blase Johnny (Malayalam), Ananth Vijay (Hindi)
NON FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
Best Film on Family Values: Chalo Jeetey Hai
Best Short Fiction Film: Kasab
Social Justice Film: Why Me, Ekant
Best Investigation Film: Amoli
Best Sports Film: Swimming Through The Darkness
Best Educational Film: Sarlabh Virala
Best Film on Social Issue: Talate Kunji
Best Environmental Film: The World’s Most Famous Tiger
Best Promotional Film: Rediscovering Jahannum
Best Film on Science and Technology: GD Naidu: The Edison of India
Best Arts and Cultural Film: Munkar
Best Debut non-feature film of a Director: Feluda
Best Non-Feature Film: Sunrise, The Secret Life of Frogs
FEATURE FILMS
Actors who get special mention for their performance: Sruthi Hariharan, Chandrachud Rai, Josy Joseph, Savitri
Best Rajasthani Film: Turtle
Best Panchanga Film: In The Land Of Poisonous Women
Best Garo Film: Anna
Best Marathi Film: Bhonga
Best Tamil Film: Baram
Best Hindi Film: Andhadhun
Best Urdu Film: Hamid
Best Bengali Film: Ek Je Chhilo Raja
Best Malayalam Film: Sudani From Nigeria
Best Telugu Film: Mahanati
Best Kannada Film: Nathicharami
Best Konkani Film: Amori
Best Assamese Film: Bulbul Can Sing
Best Punjabi Film: Harjeeta
Best Gujarati Film: Reva
Best Choreography: Padmaavat, Ghoomar
Best Special Effects: Awe, KGF
Best Music Direction: Sanjay Leela Bhasali, Padmaavat
Best Background Music award: Uri
Best Makeup Artist: Ranjith for Awe
Best Costume Designer: Mahanati, Rajshree Patnaik, Varun Shah and Archana Rao
Best Action: KGF
Best Lyrics: Manjutha for Nathicharami
Best Production Design: Kammara Sambhavam
Best Editing: Nathicharami
Best Location Sound: Tendlya
Best Sound Design: Uri
Best Mixed Track: Rangasthalam
Best Original Screenplay: Chi Arjun La Sow
Best Adapted Screenplay: Andhadhun
Best Dialogue: Tarikh
Best Cinematography: Ulu
Best Children’s Film: Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale, Kasaragodu
Best Film on Environment Conservation: Paani
Nargis Dutt Award for National Integration: Ondanya Eradalu
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Badhaai Ho
Jury Awards: Kedara (Bengali)
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Sudhakar Reddy Yakanthi for Naal
Best Female Playback singer: Bindu Mani for Mayavi Manave from Nathicharami
Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh for Binte Dil from Padmaavat
Best Film on Social Issues: Pad Man
Best Supporting Actress: Surekha Sikri for Badhaai Ho
Best Supporting Actor: Swanand Kirkire for Chumbak
Best Actor: Ayushmann Khurrana, Andhadhun, and Vicky Kaushal, Uri
Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati
Best Direction: Aditya Dhar for Uri
Best Feature Film: Helaru (Gujarati)
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August 9, 2019 at 8:39 AM
The awards are almost fair and less controversial. Congrats to all the winners.
Special congrats to Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati.
The tamil film which was not reviewed by BR won the national award!
Happy for Ghoomar and Bin tere wins.
Some other films I have yet to watch to say something about them.
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August 9, 2019 at 8:47 AM
binte dil
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August 9, 2019 at 9:19 AM
Not as controversial like Saif, Akshay, Arjun wins over more deserving performance. Cause they were favorites of the jury head that year.
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August 9, 2019 at 7:54 AM
This tweet is getting a lot of backlash from South Indian film fans.
When did Baahubali 2 became a bollywood film? Like Dangal becoming a chinese film!
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August 9, 2019 at 8:16 AM
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August 9, 2019 at 11:17 AM
How did 2019’s Uri: The Surgical Strike become eligible for 2018 National Film Awards? Here’s the answer
Many are confused as to how January’s release, Uri: The Surgical Strike, was awarded Best Director and other awards at 2018’s National Film Awards. Here’s how.
The criteria for any film to enter the race for National Film Awards, it is supposed to have earned its certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification from Janurary 1 of that year to December 31 of that year. Luckily, Uri got its certificate on December 31, 2018, therefore making it eligible for the awards this year itself.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/how-did-2019-s-uri-the-surgical-strike-become-eligible-for-2018-national-film-awards-here-s-the-answer/story-BE3ED7hhsG4z1qLi5QLaSI.html
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August 9, 2019 at 11:33 AM
Finally !!
After Pakistan banned the screening of Indian films, All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) wrote to PM Modi demanding a ban on Pakistani artists, diplomats & bilateral relations with Pakistan and its people
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August 9, 2019 at 12:21 PM
Are there any Indian corporation selling goods/services to pakistan? I would go after those companies first.
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August 10, 2019 at 2:31 AM
Can India put sanctions on MNCs doing business in Pakistan like Pepsi, Nestle and prevent them from doing business in India unless they disassociate all business ties in Pakistan? This will hurt Pakistan economy.
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August 10, 2019 at 4:14 AM
You need to be powerful like US. When US applies sanction on Iran; you have two choices
1. Do business with only USA
2. Do business with only Iran.
If I am doing Business with US, I cannot do business with any entity which does business with Iran. With all the power you basically stop everyone from doing business with Iran. In pie US has large share so no one wants to antagonize US.
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August 10, 2019 at 4:16 AM
India cannot import oil from Iran because India wouldn’t be able to do business with US.
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August 10, 2019 at 7:09 AM
There could be another argument if govt has clarity and will to give such MNCs either or option?
Choose between us or them?
Let it be completely localised.
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August 10, 2019 at 7:45 AM
Agree with Munna. Also MNCs operate as separate bodies in each country. Indian can only influence Indian companies. US can also influence mostly US companies.
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August 9, 2019 at 11:41 AM
TIRUPATI: Two US-based NRI entrepreneurs have made a princely donation of Rs. 14 crores to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala today, a temple official said.
The devotees, who are friends and wished to remain anonymous, made the offering on the auspicious day of Goddess Sri Varalakshmi Vratham festival, the official told news agency PTI.
After offering prayers with their family members at the cash-rich hill shrine, they handed over a demand draft for Rs. 14 crore to AV Dharma Reddy, the Special Officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), that governs the over 2,000 year old temple, the temple official told PTI.
The devotees requested the temple officials to use the funds for different TTD-run public welfare trusts. This is the second straight year the two have made a similar offering.
In July last year, they had donated Rs. 13.5 crore to the shrine with a request to use it for different TTD trusts, the official added.
https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/2-us-based-nris-donate-rs-14-crore-to-lord-balaji-temple-in-andhra-pradesh-2082913?pfrom=home-topstories
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August 9, 2019 at 12:18 PM
WOW, Nice.
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August 9, 2019 at 7:19 PM
A case of spoilt brat
Gifted a BMW by his parents instead of a Jaguar that he was demanding, a youth from Haryana’s Yamunanagar on Friday pushed his new car into a swollen river in a fit of anger, police said.
“When the youth was plunging the high-end BMW car into the river, he also made a video and put it on social media,” a police official told IANS.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/denied-jaguar-haryana-youth-pushes-bmw-into-river/story-agDaT0fB57acbXf8zMUJAO.html
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August 9, 2019 at 7:33 PM
https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/ayushmann-khurrana-bollywood-politics-national-award-andhadhun_in_5d4d3fcfe4b01e44e47881ba
Ayushmann Khurrana On The Problems With ‘Article 15,’ Polarisation In Bollywood And What Stardom Means
The actor, who’s just won a National Film Award, opens up about negotiating the tricky terrain of the Hindi film industry.
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August 9, 2019 at 9:31 PM
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August 9, 2019 at 10:49 PM
New super hero?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tardigrade
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August 10, 2019 at 1:33 AM
https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-movies/movie-reviews/nerkonda-paarvai-movie-review-ajith-is-spellbinding-film-instills-the-tension-all-over-again/
excerpts
Unlike the original Pink, this movie starts with a Rock song which talks about how women need to step up and talk about their rights. The next thing we see a blooded guy is helped by his friends as they move him to the hospital. Meera (Shraddha Srinath), Famitha (Abhirami Venkatachalam) and Andrea (Andrea Tariang), in a confused state reach their home and it’s revealed that one of them had hit that ‘blooded’ guy with a bottle.
Sircar’s Pink was known for its air-tight pace and no-mercy editing but this one just elongates for no solid reason. Excluding that, the movie still disturbs and makes you think which is a great thing given we already know the story (those who’ve seen Pink). The courtroom tension still has a similar impact, and a lot of its credit goes to the original script as well.
Ajith Kumar lives up to the enormous standard set by Amitabh Bachchan in Pink. He proves to be a perfect fit and adapts the mannerisms of the characters very well. Loved the way how he just toughened the ‘baritone’ in the ‘No Means No’ portion.
Shraddha Srinath, for some weird reason, looked like a mashup of Taapsee Pannu and Sonakshi Sinha. Jokes apart, she is brilliant as Meera. She nails the ’emotional outburst’ sequence, and for that scene, it was like watching an altogether new movie. Andrea Tariang was equally good as she was in the original one. Here too, she has underplayed her character beautifully.
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August 10, 2019 at 1:51 AM
25 years of Hum Aapke Hain Koun: Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit celebrate the milestone
25 years of Hum Aapke Hain Koun: Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit celebrated their cult classic with the other cast members including Renuka Sahane and Mohnish Bahl.
https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/25-years-of-hum-aapke-hain-koun-salman-khan-and-madhuri-dixit-celebrate-the-milestone-5893729/
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August 10, 2019 at 1:54 AM
Jabariya Jodi had a poor opening day collecting 2.75 crore nett apprx. The growth in the evening was hardly there as the numbers should have at least gone over 3 crore nett considering the morning numbers with just normal first day evening growth.
The Saturday numbers should be still up for the film but its unlikely to be the type of growth that means a sustained run, the numbers of the film are lower than films like The Accidental Prime Minister and Thackeray and in the same range as dud film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. Jabariya Jodi has a holiday on Monday for Bakrid which should keep the collections steady on Monday but that hardly matters at these levels unless Saturday doubles up which is unlikely.
Boi
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August 10, 2019 at 2:12 AM
V glad for Vicky Kaushal and Aditya Dhar for Uri wins @ National Awards.
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August 10, 2019 at 5:26 AM
Release of Amitabh Bachchan starrer Jhund pushed to 2020!
By Bollywood Hungama News Network Created: Aug 10, 2019 – 1:10 pm IST
The stars have shot for the film already and it was initially supposed to release on September 2019. However, the date was then moved to October due to the post-production work being still in progress. Now, according to our trusted sources, we hear that the film’s release has now been pushed to 2020. While there have been no confirmations behind the reason why the film has been delayed, we are guessing it is still the post-production work that is still underway.
https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/release-amitabh-bachchan-starrer-jhund-pushed-2020/
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August 10, 2019 at 5:29 AM
Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra appear on list of world’s top 10 celebs with most fake followers on Instagram
Deepika Padukone has 48% fake followers and Priyanka Chopra has 46% fake followers on Instagram. They are the only two Indians among the top 10 on the list.
Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra Jonas are among the 10 celebrities who have maximum numbers of fake followers or “bots” on Instagram. At sixth place on the fake followers’ list, a massive 48% of Deepika’s followers are bots, according to an analysis from the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP).
At 10th place, 46 per cent of Priyanka’s Instagramn followers are fake. Deepika currently has 37.9 million followers on Instagram while Priyanka has 43.6 million.Priyanka also has the highest number of Instagram followers for any Indian.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/deepika-padukone-priyanka-chopra-appear-on-list-of-world-s-top-10-celebs-with-most-fake-followers-on-instagram/story-cjYQBw4n2qGC9V6vJdjKtM.html
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August 10, 2019 at 5:31 AM
Fast & Furious – Hobbs & Shaw fell further on day eight as it collected 2 crore nett. The drop is around 35-40% from the previous dayand the film continued its poor run since Monday.the film has been saved a little by the weekend collections but overall it will be a BELOW AVERAGE / AVERAGE film depending on how far it can go from here. The Saturday and Sunday collections could help a little. The collections of Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw till date are as follows.
Week One – 53,87,00,000
Friday – 2,00,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 55,87,00,000 apprx
Judgementall Hai Kya is coming to the end of its run and collected a poor 15 lakhs nett on its third Friday. the film has collected 33.25 crore nett so far and will probably finish at around 34.50 crore nett. The collections of Judgmentall Hai Kya till date are as follows.
Week One – 27,34,00,000
Week Two – 5,79,00,000
Friday – 15,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 33,28,00,000
Boi
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August 10, 2019 at 5:33 AM
Super 30 And The Lion King Remain Steady
Saturday 10 August 2019 11.00 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
The Lion King is steady on its fourth Friday with collections of 1 crore nett apprx. The business on Saturday and Sunday should show the same trend of previous weekends which was huge growth. The film may remain a little short of 150 crore nett as it will be a shortened week but it should cross 150 crore next week. The collections of The Lion King till date are as follows.
Week One – 80,94,00,000
Week Two- 44,59,00,000
Week Three – 16,25,00,000 apprx
Friday – 1,00,00,000
TOTAL – 1,42,78,00,000 aprrx
Super 30 is maintaining its steady run on its fifth Friday with collections of 55-60 lakhs nett. It will be a shortened week due to the new releases coming on Thursday but still the film should be able to cross 145 crore nett by the end of the week. The collections of Super 30 till date are as follows.
Week One – 75,58,00,000
Week Two – 37,85,00,000
Week Three – 17,96,00,000
Week Four – 9,61,00,000
Friday – 60,00,000
TOTAL – 1,41,60,000 apprx
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August 10, 2019 at 7:43 AM
A week by week comparison between Lion King and Super 30 is interesting. Super30 surely struck a cord. A race with Lion King is amazing.
Week 3 hold by Super 30 was fantastic. 4th Friday hold by Lion King is superb as well.
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August 10, 2019 at 7:27 AM
After Rustom, this is home run. Well deserved and timely. A great movie. Probably the first one based on social issue and a commercial success. Akshay Kumar kamaal ka ho gaya hai. Another feather on his crown.
Happy for Ayushmann too. What a performer. He has amazing script sense. Stars like Aamir and Akshay took 40 and 100 movies resp to achieve this level of script selection.
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August 10, 2019 at 8:17 AM
Super delighted with Keerthy Suresh winning the Best Actress – National award for her title role in “Mahanati” – a biopic of South Indian Actress Savitri. I have watched that film with subtitles. The Best biopic I have seen so far in all languages.🌹👍👌
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August 10, 2019 at 8:23 AM
Even I am very happy for her. She almost looked like Savitri and also acted very well.
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August 10, 2019 at 8:57 AM
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August 10, 2019 at 9:40 AM
Looks good.
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August 11, 2019 at 2:35 AM
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August 12, 2019 at 12:43 AM
Coolie No.1 starring Varun Dhawan directed by David Dhawan
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August 12, 2019 at 12:22 PM
Wow! After the success of Judwaa 2 the director now thinks its a successful formula to remake his own films. Talk of creative bankruptcy!
Raja Babu might be next, and then Saajan Chale Sasural
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August 11, 2019 at 2:36 AM
https://static-koimoi.akamaized.net/wp-content/new-galleries/2019/08/WhatsApp-Video-2019-08-11-at-10.58.53-AM.mp4?_=1
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August 11, 2019 at 3:25 AM
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/shashi-tharoor-tweets-his-morphed-shakespeare-pic-says-unworthy-of-honour-2083538?pfrom=home-topstories
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August 11, 2019 at 6:28 AM
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mammootty-apologises-to-national-awards-jury-for-hate-mail/article28975476.ece
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August 11, 2019 at 6:47 AM
Haha! Cant please everyone.
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August 13, 2019 at 12:04 AM
it’s not about pleasing but appreciating the hard work. National Awards have become useless and populist. Satyajit Ray would not have won awards this decade for the quality of movies he has made.
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August 11, 2019 at 7:02 AM
John Abraham says film industry is not 100 per cent secular
Updated : Aug 11, 2019, 14:46 IST
John Abraham is of the opinion that the Hindi film industry is not a secular place. “Who told you that the industry is secular? The industry is not 100 per cent secular. It’s polarized. This is a fact of life,” John quipped, when asked if the industry was a fair playing ground, with rampant divisive mood brewing all around. John was at an event to promote his upcoming flick “Batla House” in Mumbai when he expressed the opinion. “The problem is that the world is polarized. There is a dialogue in my film, ‘It is not that a particular community is suffering, the entire world is suffering’. Look at (Donald) Trump, look at Brexit, look at Boris Johnson – the world is polarized today. You are living in this world, so, you have to deal with it. At the same time, I feel this is the best country and the best industry,” he said. Watch the video for more details.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/john-abraham-says-film-industry-is-not-100-per-cent-secular/videoshow/70628763.cms
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August 11, 2019 at 7:35 AM
https://theprint.in/science/humans-arent-naturally-designed-to-be-happy/274827/
An interesting article.
Humans aren’t naturally designed to be happy
The happiness and positive-thinking industry is worth $11 billion a year, but happiness is an abstract idea with no equivalent in actual human experience.
RAFAEL EUBA Updated: 11 August, 2019 1:48 pm IST
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August 11, 2019 at 8:14 AM
Bollywood star Aamir Khan is set to work with South superstar Vijay Sethupathi.
Sethupathi confirmed the news to Press Trust of India on the sidelines of the 10th edition of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM). “We are in talks and details will be announced soon,” Vijay told Press Trust of India.
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Seems like Vikram Vedha remake?
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August 11, 2019 at 8:16 AM
Nitesh Tiwari, who has been associated with films such as Chillar Party, Chhichhore, Bhoothnath Returns and Dangal has joined hands with producer Mahaveer Jain to produce a film on the lives of N. R. Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, and Sudha Murthy, his wife and the chairperson of the same empire.
It is also being said that Tiwari, who had collaborated with Aamir Khan in Dangal, may well approach the actor to play the role of one of India’s most adored industrialists.
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August 11, 2019 at 9:03 AM
who will be the antagonist? phaneesh murthy?sikka?
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August 11, 2019 at 12:27 PM
This biopic will be very dull considering the personality of the subject. They can do a documentary instead with the real person.
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August 11, 2019 at 10:21 AM
Revisited Hum Aapke Hain Koun on its 25th anniversary on Netflix, and it’s still as much fun as before. Whether it’s regressive or not can be debated, but there’s no denying that it remains one of the most genuine Hindi film entertainers of all time. A terrific screenplay where everything falls into place perfectly!
Don’t remember when was the last time families drove in such huge numbers in theatres. That kind of phenomena hasn’t been seen a quarter of a century later!
Its box office success story is particularly interesting on its own. A film needs to be made on its making.
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August 11, 2019 at 5:02 PM
Easily my most listened to soundtrack of 90s. It’s way more watchable than every KJo film ever!
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August 12, 2019 at 1:15 AM
HAHK is the real deal. Every KJo and YRF family drama or love story after that were are mere wannabes. HAHK was the trend setter while these banners only tried to follow and ape it.
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August 12, 2019 at 5:28 AM
For me it was the film that brought back audience from pirated video cassette viewing to Cinema,
The movie which single handedly adopted dolby digital in their theatre which was one of the pre condition by Rajshri films for every exhibitors
The movie which asked every exhibitor (mostly single screen then) to make sure family audience feel welcomed, comfortable and secure
The movie which brought in the importance of marriage system and made marriage functions more fun, innovative and filmy
The movie that showcased Madhuri like never before
The movie…i can go on and on. (sigh)
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August 13, 2019 at 12:40 AM
HAHK has given me my best cinematic moment. I was simply floored by its simplicity, characters, songs and storyline. Every scene was perfect. A complete family entertainer.
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August 13, 2019 at 2:44 AM
Well it was my first cinematic experience. And I was genuinely floored, I still prefer watching it to so many 90s films. Songs alone- every single one are memorable. Madhuri – what can one say!
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August 12, 2019 at 10:40 PM
and sooraj himself could not recreate that magic ever again just like sippy could not do a sholay ever again! just like ashu could not do a lagaan again! masterpieces are made once in a while only…….after HAHK, Rajshri has given only one decent film – Vivaah….the rest were mediocre products..
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August 11, 2019 at 12:24 PM
After watching Virat Kohli doing bottle challenge with the flourish of a bat, I felt why not do this with a belan or a ladle.
Next what challenge?
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August 11, 2019 at 4:35 PM
Not a fair attempt..someone is holding the bottle…when a bottle is standing by itself, you need skill to unscrew the bottle..
Having said that, how many people remember the cause of ice bucket challenge? Gen X or Y whatever you want to call there is strong propensity of show-off. if there is accident, people are more interested in making video than helping victim.
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August 12, 2019 at 4:27 AM
Agree. After Statham, Only Akshay Kumar did with no one holding. Everyone from Tiger to unknowns posting their videos has someone holding the bottle. You cannot see it but the stability of the bottle makes it obvious. 🙂
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August 13, 2019 at 1:58 AM
there is no evidence that no one was holding the bottle for Akshay or Statham
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August 11, 2019 at 1:16 PM
Verdicts of 2019 south films.
There are double blockbusters! Invest 5 crores and any film will become blockbuster!
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls041664688/
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August 12, 2019 at 1:08 AM
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August 12, 2019 at 1:09 AM
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August 12, 2019 at 1:22 AM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mika-singh-s-performance-at-karachi-wedding-sparks-row/story-yOYoxUtxR2dcuKlSGeLi9H.html
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August 12, 2019 at 2:24 AM
The Lion King Fourth Weekend – Super 30 Fifth Weekend
Monday 12 August 2019 11.45 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
The Lion King has had a great run and is looking for finish its run at around 155 crore nett. The film could be playing on some screens post the Independence Day releases. The collections of The Lion King till date are as follows.
Week One – 80,94,00,000
Week Two- 44,59,00,000
Week Three – 16,25,00,000 apprx
Friday – 1,00,00,000
Saturday – 2,25,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 3,00,00,000
Fourth Weekend – 6,25,00,000
TOTAL – 1,48,03,00,000 aprrx
Super 30 had a fifth weekend of 3.50 crore nett apprx and took its numbers to 144.50 crore nett. The film could get a boost on Bakrid and if it can do the same number or higher than Sunday then it has a shot at 150 crore nett plus. The collections of Super 30 till date are as follows.
Week One – 75,58,00,000
Week Two – 37,85,00,000
Week Three – 17,96,00,000
Week Four – 9,61,00,000
Friday – 55,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 1,20,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 1,75,00,000 apprx
Fifth Weekend – 3,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 1,44,50,000 apprx
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August 12, 2019 at 9:23 AM
Lion King crosses 150 cr in India.
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August 12, 2019 at 4:33 AM
Fast & Furious Struggles – Judgementall Hai Kya Nearly Out
Monday 12 August 2019 14.00 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Fast & Furious – Hobbs & Shaw collected 9.25 crore nett in its second weeeknd The film has dropped off 75% in the second weekend and the total in ten days is around 63 crore nett. the lifetime numbers of the film will probably fall short of 70 crore nett. The collections of Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw till date are as follows.
Week One – 53,87,00,000
Friday – 2,00,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 3,25,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 4,00,00,000 apprx
Second Weekend – 9,25,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 63,12,00,000 apprx
Judgementall Hai Kya is dropping fast with a third weekend which could not reach 1 crore nett. The film will add another 50 lakhs nett to its 34 crore nett total so far. The collections of Judgmentall Hai Kya till date are as follows.
Week One – 27,34,00,000
Week Two – 5,79,00,000
Friday – 15,00,000 apprx
Saturday – 30,00,000 apprx
Sunday – 40,00,000 apprx
Third Weekend – 85,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 33,98,00,000 apprx
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August 12, 2019 at 5:02 AM
One Special Task Force volunteer surprised Aditya Dhar by saying he was inspired by a film. “That young soldier—and I still remember his face—said he was inspired by Farhan Akhtar’s film Lakshya.”
Aditya decided he would one day make a war film as inspiring as Lakshya. “What better compliment than to have the young and old recite its dialogue ‘How’s the josh?’ Their josh gives me the josh to make movies which impact and influence the audience in a positive way. I am glad Uri had this kind of an impact.”
https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/uri-surgical-strike-owes-debt-farhan-akhtar-heres/
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August 12, 2019 at 6:02 AM
Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal Set To Take A Very Good Start, Emerge Bigger Than The Three K’s – Kalank, Kesari And Kabir Singh
Box Office | TrendingUpdated:August 12, 2019 10:47 IST
Authors: Joginder Tuteja
The D-day is just round the corner. Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal releases this Friday and the buzz so far around the film is quite good. In fact, there has been an air of positivity around the film ever since it was announced and now that the second trailer has worked big time as well, there is good curiosity amongst audiences to check out what it has to offer.
All of this means that this Jagan Shakti directed film is all set to take a very good start at the box office. This year, majority of deserving films have opened well in theaters and brought in the kind of numbers that go with the merits. While Salman Khan’s Bharat leads from the top owing to its Eid arrival and a solo release, there are also biggies like Kalank, Kesari and Kabir Singh which have all opened over 20 crores mark.
Now if the buzz and hype surrounding Mission Mangal is any indication, the film is set to go past each of these K-named films at the least!
What is working quite well in favor of the film is the unique humor factor which is characteristic to the kind of cinema that Balki is known for. Of course, the PadMan director is only producing the film here but his creative inputs could well have come in handy for director Jagan Shakti who is making his debut in Bollywood with this biggie. Moreover, the slice of life look and feel of the film, despite the core theme centered on ‘Mission Mars’ has fetched attention as well.
Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal Set To Take A Very Good Start, Emerge Bigger Than The Three K’s – Kalank, Kesari And Kabir Singh
After all, who would have thought that ‘home science’ principles would come in handy for a mission as critical as that? However, it is the kind of conviction with which Vidya Balan and team bring to fore these points that makes Mission Mangal a film that finds itself on the top of the list when it comes to the visibility factor.
All of this pretty much translates into the fact that barring Bharat, which would continue to lead from the top till the time Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff starrer War arrives, opening day records of all other films would be history once Fox Star Studios backed Mission Mangal hits the screens. As for the weekend records in the offering then well, it would all boil down to the merits that Mission Mangal, which also features Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Sharman Joshi, Kirti Kulhari and Nithya Menen in key roles, carries in its narrative.
https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/box-office-trending/akshay-kumars-mission-mangal-set-to-take-a-very-good-start-emerge-bigger-than-the-three-ks-kalank-kesari-and-kabir-singh-article116449.htm
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August 12, 2019 at 6:03 AM
Mission Mangal: 25-27 Cr
Batlaa House: 15-18 Cr
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August 12, 2019 at 6:51 AM
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August 12, 2019 at 6:56 AM
Innovative !!
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August 12, 2019 at 6:54 AM
Ayushmaan is on a roll.
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August 12, 2019 at 8:03 AM
Looks like Dear Comrade did not make it inspite of all the hype which made Kjo to buy the rights for a remake in hindi.
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August 12, 2019 at 12:48 PM
Super 30 and Lion King have done very well. They will wrap up at around 150cr and 155cr respectively.
It has been a quite prolific year in terms of hits.
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August 13, 2019 at 12:20 AM
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August 13, 2019 at 4:35 AM
PVR Cinemas, INOX Respond to Jio’s ‘First-Day-First-Show’ Initiative
Choose between cinema or streaming, is essentially their response.
By Akhil Arora | Updated: 13 August 2019 11:34 IST
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/jio-first-day-first-show-pvr-cinemas-inox-response-reliance-jio-studios-2084360?pfrom=home-topstories
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August 13, 2019 at 4:50 AM
Boi will be jobless?
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August 13, 2019 at 6:56 AM
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August 14, 2019 at 1:25 AM
Glad to see Akshaye Khanna. Another of those very good actors, who unfortunately has not got his due yet in terms of good projects that can do justice to his talent.
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August 13, 2019 at 10:43 AM
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August 13, 2019 at 2:26 PM
Stellar cast !
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August 13, 2019 at 2:29 PM
Malick
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August 13, 2019 at 8:53 PM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/my-review-my-choice-anupama-chopra-calls-out-twitter-trolls/story-s31onzDOYPPCCeyirhWMvJ.html
My review, my choice:Anupama Chopra calls out Twitter trolls
Twitter trolls, on both sides of the political axis, need to stop looking for a conspiracy in every movie review, says Anupama Chopra.
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August 14, 2019 at 12:47 AM
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIE REVIEW
TIMES OF INDIA
Rating: 4.0/5
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Story: A former TV star (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double buddy (Brad Pitt) struggle to make it in Hollywood in 1969.
Love him or hate him, this is Tarantino in his element and ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ proves, yet again, that there’s no other cinematic storyteller quite like him.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/movie-reviews/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood/movie-review/70641442.cms
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August 14, 2019 at 2:09 AM
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