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So you have a remake of ONDU MOTTEYA KATHE [An Egg’s story]. That was a gem of a film. From this trailer, it looks like they have messed up royally and have made it vulgar. Here’s the original film’s trailer;
Terrific film; it was on NETFLIX, am not sure if it is available now…
Thanks for sharing. ONDU MOTTEYA KATHE has a genuine person rather than a wig worn star who looks cartoonish. It is ok in a movie like Housefull 4 which is not made around the egg headedness but here you needed a more genuine character.
Dialogs are regional and usually real. Problem with hindi films are that it has been deeply censored over the years and even something as banal as “Z****T ka baal” evokes a laughter because you don’t see it often on screen.
Saif Ali Khan responded to a fan who asked about the Vikram Vedha remake. Saif said, “I would like to. It is a little early to talk about it. But if you have heard something then there’s no smoke without fire. But I am a bit superstitious. So wait a little longer.” When questioned if he will be doing the film with Aamir, Saif Ali Khan shrugs. Aamir Khan recently took to his social media handle to praise the trailer of Saif Ali Khan’s upcoming film Laal Kaptaan.
Will be fun if Saif-Aamir comes together for a gritty crime drama. Looks like Aamir may do Vikram Vedha remake and Mogul before starting his dream Mahabharata.
Caught up with Super Deluxe lately. What a film. Astonishing performances and a perfectly paced, introspective film about gender identity, righteousness, religious beliefs, and so much more, yet it never becomes preachy. Just pretty solid writing.
I believe this should have been our Oscar entry instead of the highly overrated Gully Boy
I liked Super Deluxe but it’s not, by any means, a great film. The quirkiness is fine but the ‘pop philosophy’ in the end literally makes no sense.
Essentially, it’s a “woke” film — just like Gully Boy or Kumbalangi Nights. The central theme being acceptance. Or tolerance, if acceptance doesn’t come to pass.
People should accept others as they are — be it porn stars, transvestites or even aliens.
Nothing wrong with the message per se, but the direction and the film’s episodic, intersecting nature has been done to death by a ton of Hispanic filmmakers before. See Innaritu or Guillermo del Toro, for instance.
Having said that, this was my first look at Fahadh Faasil and I was mighty impressed. Loved his performance in Kumbalangi Nights too.
Wasn’t too impressed with Kumarraja’s Aaranya Kaandam either. It was a decent watch, sure, but turned out to be a damp squib — compared to the reputation it enjoys amongst cine enthusiasts.
Quite liked Vada Chennai, overall, but that too became silly towards the end. There was no need to bow to Dhanush’s fan following and make him a Rajni avatar.
Vetri Maran’s Visaranai stayed true to its spirit till the very end. And it remains his best film to date. A harrowing but terrific watch.
You’ll keep beating him down N yet there he sits, on his throne. He owns this space This is his party And you were actually invited. Now beat him again . Go on I dare you . . K.A.B.I.R #DecodingKabirpic.twitter.com/AZuABX1EtY
T 302 – Today is birthday of a man who is idol for billions of people. There is no age barriers for him. He is other name of entertainment. He is none other than great superstar Amit ji. May almighty bless him with long & healthy life. @SrBachchan#HappyBirthdayAmitabhBachchanpic.twitter.com/VKJb3jYHfb
These two videos are the best tribute to BigB on his 77th; don’t know why but it looks so genuine unlike when a Khan speaks on Big B. Straight from the heart, friends –
Dream Girl Fourth Week Collections
Friday 11 October 2019 13.00 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Dream Girl collected 4.50 crore nett in week four which is a big drop from the third week but that was always likely due to the release of War. The film has so far collected 134 crore nett plus and it could continue to collect till the release of Housefull 4 on Diwali.
The film has no chance to beat the numbers of Chhichhore which but it will cross the numbers of Badhaai Ho which just a few lakhs ahead at 134.46 crore nett but the GROSS numbers of Badhaai Ho will remain far ahead and that film was also a bigger hit Overseas. Dream Girl should be able to add 2-4 crore nett business from here on. The collections of Dream Girl till date are as follows.
Stunning Superhit. Could have done atleast 5 Cr more if it has got one more open week. Nonetheless, Ayushmaan is the star now which excites me as much as Akshay Kumar. One movie gets over, another knocks the door, as it should always be.
Bachchan for a long time standing was a one-man industry, and no one ever came close. Jeetendra in one of his interviews in his heydays (when he was called a Bachchan successor and No. 2 in the industry) said, “if he’s no.1, I am No. 11 and there’s no one in between.” Truer words have rarely been spoken on hindi cinema. There was a big gap between him and the rest, and that includes the likes of Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, etc. who would struggle for the No. 2 position.
Even when he came back after a break in the 90s, his films like Mrityudaata and Aaj ka Arjun took bumper openings when the Khans were ruling the roost. IMO the cracks in his BO appeal and audience expectations began to show only after the release of Lal Badshah. The public was simply not interested in Bachchan as a leading star (well, maybe if his script selection was stronger and not dependent on the likes of Bokadia and Mehul Kumar) By then the younger audience had started throbbing the cinemas, and multiplexes had arrived. However, he was quick to realize it and move ahead with the times with KBC and Mohabbatein.
Parallels were often drawn with SRK but while Bachchan had been sensible enough to pick roles suiting his age in the latter half of his career, the former have been trying very hard in staying relevant. It might have something to do with competing with the younger lot and the constant need for recognition in a leading role.
SRK was too busy chasing Bachchan and forgot about Aamir and Salman. Then a new generation arrived with Ranbir, Ranveer etc and Hrithik is back too. SRK got stuck between past, present or future.
And Bachchan has been able to indulge younger directors, older too to stay relevant.
It is natural to aspire to be Amitabh when you become No 1.
SRK will be back. He is naturally more talented among the Khans. This break will make him more relevant when he return and for longer time. And when he returns, he will be like never before.
SRK will be back I’m sure but the landscape will have changed a lot. Just hope he doesn’t come back with KJo or YRF. And he should ignore pressure of box office. Just do a decent movie.
Comparing to contemporary is fine but always chasing a previous generations success is pointless.
Remember all those articles comparing SRK to Bachchan on NG? That is a distant memory now.
SRK hammered the romcom genre to such an extent in the 90’s that his fanbase, esp female fanbase could not see him as anything except a Raj or Rahul. Once in his mid 40’s, younger stars were bound to take over romcom & SRK unfortunately was neither able to mold himself to action nor does he have the script sense of an Aamir. Even though he’s versatile enough, the lack of focus on anything except romance in his hey day has stereotyped him to a point of no return. The only way he can come back is via a niche film with limited target audience (like a gully boy or s30) but that’s not the stuff that will re establish his stardom.
SRK never forgot about Aamir/Salman. However he kept pushing his PR machinery to make him the new Bachchan ASAP since he was losing time. I don’t think he thought Aamir or Salman will be even relevant well into 50s. It just the way things turned out was totally unexpected by him and by many. Bachchan is 77 and is still working. AB didn’t make a comeback in 50s to regain lost pride. He needed money. SRK doesn’t need money but…
Directors like Tinnu Anand and KC Bokadia did their last and worst film with Amitabh when he returned back with Mrityudaata and Laal Baadshah.
Amitabh’s magic started again with KBC. He lit the television after Mahabharat. Esp KBC 1 and 2 had record TRP i think. He make night shows of cinemas irrelevant and many movies suffered and then recovered business over the weekend when KBC didn’t come.
Mohabbatein/K3G/Waqt were ok and Khakhee goos, but his real blockbuster was with Baaghbaan. What a movie…BigB was born in real sense. From then on he has never looked back.
Now i think he is experimenting with different genres. If i am producer, i will have him in every movie. He will kill it as antagonist in Dhoom 4. He can be the perfect hero for Rajamouli and Hirani. Unfortunately Indian directors lack the vision needed to tap BigB. If he had been in hollywood, he would have been ahead of Clooney, and RDJ.
Sorry for my spells and grammar. I am embarrassed.
Correction-
On Amitabh’s return- few thoughts.
Directors like Tinnu Anand and KC Bokadia did their last and worst film with Amitabh when he returned with the old directors in Mrityudaata and Laal Baadshah resp.
Amitabh’s magic started again with KBC. He lit the television which had never happened after Mahabharat. Esp KBC 1 and 2 had record TRP i think. He made night shows of cinemas running in those years irrelevant. Several movies suffered and then they used to recover some business over the weekend when KBC didn’t come.
Mohabbatein/K3G/Waqt were ok and Khakhee good, but his real blockbuster was with Baghbaan. What a movie!…BigB was born in real sense, a solo blockbuster after a long time. From then on he has never looked back.
Now i think he is experimenting with different genres. If i am producer, i will have him in every movie. He will kill it as antagonist in Dhoom 4. He can be the perfect hero for Rajamouli and Hirani. Unfortunately Indian directors lack the vision needed to tap BigB. If he had been in hollywood, he would have been ahead of Clooney, Leonardo and RDJ in box office terms.
The problem definitely was Amitabh’s choices: Of all the people, of all the directors, he chose Mehul Kumar and K.C.Bokadia. He has Mani Ratnam, he even had Inder Kumar : And he went with these two. I think the issue was he simply lost track of things had changed in the past 5 years, when he was busy exploring life, staying alone in NYC making omlettes for himself and grocery-shopping, trying to lead an ordinary life; with the so-called ‘new’ Khan blood taking over. 1997 was post Bombay movie and Roja; things had changed. Mani and the south had taken over. Occasionally, you had great psycho-dramas like Nana’s YESHWANT [I still remember the theater going wild with Nana’a dialogue: Har ek ko biriyani khilaoonga toh mein bhooka mar jaaonga] or AGNISAKSHI. Nana wouldn’t admit it, but was still carrying on the same masala blood that was encapsulated by Bachchan. [ For all that who don’t know, the original choice for Om’s ARDH SATYA was Bachchan; some issues happened and he wouldn’t be part of that film. Not that I repent it, that was performance of the century by Om.]
The craze for AGNEEPATH was so unprecedented; that even Hollywood reviewers were praising this act; in spite of massive lift-offs from Scar-face. So maybe he thought the audience was still interested in the Amitabh of yore.
He was also involved with ABCL; so somewhere, he just didn’t realize that lot of hard work was needed at the script-level considering age taking his face down and society going toward family-dramas and love-stories.
The only one thing that I can say in his favor is that there really didn’t exist directors like you have now; Sujoy Ghosh, Vidhu, Sarcar, Raj Kumar Santohi [Santoshi was still busy with his muses Deol and Sheshadri]. So yes, he had to the art-house way, or stick with the Mehul’a and KC/s. And he chose the latter. Surely a bad choice. But yes, he has always had poor script sense. If it were not for the diamond-polishers like Salim/Javed, Sippy, Samanta, Mehra, Desai, Hrishikesh, Mukul Anand, I am not even sure if would have recognized this talent.
BOI / addatoday report:
The sky is pink- poor. no surprises.
War – needs < 40% drop today for 300 Cr; Superhit nonetheless.
Joker – Emerges a HIT. This is the 'only english' release after Titanic to be a hit. Titanic was of course bigger.
War had a strong hold on its second Friday as it collected 6.25-6.50 crore nett and this is coming after the huge extended first week of 225 crore nett plus. The film is now set for a good run for the next two weeks and it is certain to be the highest grossing film of the year till now and could remain till the end of the year unless Housefull4 or Dabangg 3 better the numbers.
The film is now totally out of holiday period and the ratio of the circuits are normal. The hold in the North on the second Friday was very strong and despite the long first week it is still one of the better second Fridays. The weak competition in terms of new releases also helped the cause of the film.
The Sky Is Pink had a poor first day of 2.50 crore nett apprx and the jump in the evening was not that great. Despite Friday evenings not really being that good it can still show a good upturn on Saturday as its a film for high end multiplexes and they do best on Saturday but it has a lot of work to do from this start. These type of films have a very limited audience unless there is some sort of star presence which is not the case with this film.
The Joker is very strong recording a drop of just 10% from Thursday and should have collections in the 2.25 crore nett range which is not that far less than The Sky Is Pink on day eight and is actually better at the bigger multiplexes despite it being the tenth day of the film.
War – 300 Cr now a lot depends on huge jump on Sat-Sun.
Joker – A complete WoM HIT.
I think Housefull 4 is certain to be highest grosser of the year. The movie has the right ingredients. Just hope that the change of directors etc did not impact.
And it is huge jump today for War. 300 is definitely happening. Should be around 255crrs by the weekend. And still 10 days competition free run after that. May be looking for 305-310crr finish.
An interesting thing to note is despite the opening day/weekend/week records being broken left, right and center every 6 months or so, none of the film’s have been able to come close to Dangal’s lifetime total with the exception of Bahubali 2. BOI makes all these tall claims and runs out of adjectives in describing the BO performance of these so called hurricanes, but never acknowledges what Dangal achieved.
Meanwhile they’re still harping about Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai.
I suppose it’s only an Aamir film that will break his own record. My best bet isn’t Dhoom 4 or Sooryavanshi or Dabangg 3, but Lal Singh Chaddha
The likes of 83, Brahmastra or Satte Pe Satta remake will have to do well to become 300 cr netters. Same goes for Dabangg 3 or Radhe or Sooryavanshi.
Current market economics suggests 400 cr grosser coming the way soon for a good film. Many films have had 200+ cr week one – Sanju, War, Sultan, TZH. With good content, a universally appealing film can double that and do 400 cr.
Oh gosh…you guys cannot think beyond the stars.
Uri, Kabir Singh all were blockbusters and like Dangal for their cost.
Chichore was brilliant too and also a blockbuster.
No it will not be Hrithik or Ranveer or event Aamir. Not Akshay too in case you read my name.
Dangal record will get broken soon. War after getting avg rating of 2.5 compared to Dangal universally 3.5 above is getting above 300 crore that also with competition from srea and joker . Ranbir , Ranveer , Hrithik can break Dangal record easily with better reviewed mass movie. We don’t have to wait for Amir to break his record . It will be broken next year by any of the above 3 actors in mass masala movie.
Hindi version vs Hindi version is the only valid comparison we can have. Regional versions or dubbed versions have a completely different market & audience dynamics. If u want to add the regional versions then may as well do a worldwide comparison where Dangal is ahead of BB2 despite BB2 being a sequel to a well made film carrying unprecedented buzz due to its open ended climax (similar to Endgame).
Kabir Singh has collected around 278cr net. Uri and Simmba sailed way past the 200cr mark and made over 240cr net.
TZH last year was at over 340cr net. War will sail past the 300cr mark and go much beyond that in a few weeks.
Most of these are reasonably good films, but not classics as such.
The 400cr barrier does not seem that big a deal in the near future. It is going to be crossed very soon. LSC, I am quite confident will cross it. But I am also quite sure that a couple of films will go past that before.
The benchmark remains Bahubali 2. Breaking that record is another matter.
Dont think 400 cr is that easy even in near future. No Bollywood movie has done 350 cr yet, forget getting close to Dangal’s 387 cr. TZH and Sanju did well to match PK’s 340 cr. Sultan and Padmaavat managed to touch 300 cr mark. War seems trending like it will do the same.
I am skeptical of any 400 cr grossers before LSC releases (given the upcoming line-up). What is likely is a couple of 200 cr week one figures and 300 cr totals. Doubling that 200 cr week 1 is no joke. Will need Dangal level og WOM to do so.
Post GST & major taxation changes over the last year would ensure even a Sultan or Tiger Zinda Hai level performance is good enough for a 400 Cr nett. A Dangal would easily cross 450 or might even close in on 500 while a BB2 kinda performance would cruise past 600 Cr in today’s market and ticket rates.
It was not that small either. Reasonably known actors for multiplex audiences. The star find by Aamir Khan too was there.
The film seems to be more gloomy at least from promos and reviews (glowing enough).
In defence of economy, minister cites ‘huge business’ by 3 movies in a day (Oct 2 release)
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday highlighted the “huge business” done by three movies released on single day to underscore the “soundness” of the Indian economy.
“On October 2, three movies were released. Film trade analyst Komal Nahta said that the day saw earning of over Rs 120 crore, a record by three movies. Economy of country is sound, that is why there is a return of Rs 120 cr in a day,” the minister was quoted as saying in Mumbai by ANI.
The comment comes on the back of industrial output figures released on Friday which presents a different picture. The government data revealed factory output shrank by 1.1% in Augus
Watched Joker. A spine chilling yet perfectly appropriate tale of what the world & we humans have come to. A well written, exceptionally well enacted psychological drama that’s bound to make u question your motives, meaning & entire existence. Although the screenplay’s a little tedious and with a few loopholes (Fleck mamages to comfortable escape every time he commits a murder without anyone noticing), its a movie worth watching, relishing & thinking about even after you’re done watching it. Heath Ledger’s Joker now suddenly seems to have a much bigger reason if this is how he began (although he’d be a 50 year old in Nolan’s film if we assume him to be Fleck). 4/5
For comparison with other Hindi films, only the Hindi version collections can be considered as core Telugu & Tamil markets are completely segregated from the core Hindi market. However for ROI purpose and assigning of verdict, all versions are taken into picture.
Emotional first hand account by The Great Bong –
Thursday night, at 12: 30 pm, I am three-quarters asleep when there is a maniacal pounding of fists on the main door. Open it groggily, half-awake, to find a member of the Los Angeles Police Department saying “You have to evacuate now, there is a brush fire coming this way.”
We take whatever we can think of, in that half-awake state, passports and a yellow box wherein I keep my important documents, and get into our cars. Nothing else, no clothes, no food, nothing.
By this time, there is pandemonium, our silent gated community has flashing cop cars all around like an episode of Cops, the winds are howling, and I am still not thinking straight.
My daughter is crying now, for her school certificates for good performance, from souvenirs of her old school in Maryland, the Harry Potter book collection that is her favorite, and I am trying to tell her I will get everything replaced, not to worry, nothing is indispensable, but I am breaking inside, I should have taken some of her artwork, not for her, because she will of course forget this as more memories will pile on top, but not me, and I feel this immense crushing sense of guilt—I should have been better prepared.
I am really excited about Jersey’s remake with Shahid Kapoor. It is a Blockbuster movie in Telugu, based on cricket and on father-son’s relationship. Shahid has another blockbuster now. 100%.
The only possible movie SRK can hope to click with Atlee will be the Theri remake. Mersal is not even a good movie. We dont know how good Bigil is. Atlee is not a very good director, not sure what SRK is thinking. But Theri if remade well can be a big hit.
Still surprised that srk let go of vikram vedha remake after showing interest in vedha’s role. The remake script with hindi dialogues has now fallen in the hands of saif and aamir with aamir in vedha’s role.
Congrats to all AK fans on this forum (the one’s who call Ghajini as masterpiece & defended TOH last winter & claim D3 is the best film in the franchise). I’m sure their Diwali would be sweeter and they can sleep better tonight while start stocking up the fireworks from tomorrow itself.
Well I am AK fan. Didn’t bother to see TOH. And D3 is worst film of the franchise if you keep BO out. But Dangal was a great movie and we already know many in China saw it.
I never really understand why AK does such movies for Yashraj. They must be paying him a bomb. Apart from Fanaa which too is not AK’s best they don’t seem to get along.
Aamir Khan greenlights #VikramVedha remake with Saif Ali Khan… Postpones Subhash Kapoor's #Mogul to shoot this suspense thriller first! *EXCLUSIVE* https://t.co/2vcvpMaC4l
If I were to remake VV, I will make it slightly more serious..The tone of the movie is masala treatment and in end became like Kaminay/Tashan (you are laughing, talking and firing).
IMO negative role requires more heft; I don’t think Aamir has charisma to do justice to the role. Positive one he can do but that is one dimensional.
ps – Something similar he did was in Earth 1947 or to some degree Fanna…
Very good decision. Am glad Aamir is “listening” to his fans now. VV’s remake will be Blockbuster. I am already excited. A thriller and India’s own Face off with more dramatic twists and turns.
What we had wanted from ToH we will get it from VV’s remake.
I am happy for Saif too. He was in danger to become a Netflix only star, but now now.
Mogul – If Akshay has rejected Mogul because of script loopholes, there has to be a reason. He was offered a price which was unthinkable. But he still chose not to do and this is before the director Subhash Kashyap got into #MeToo. Remember both worked in a brilliant Jolly LLB2 in 2017-18. So it was not a question of director either. Most directors do 3-4 movies with Akshay at a stretch, each becoming better and bigger than previous. But this time Akshay returned the signing amount which he has rarely done and that too to T-Series.
Movies on biopics need not be made for everyone just because the person became successful in business. Also not when there are many iconic characters like Prithviraj Chauhan on offer.
Ohh and i forgot to add, no star will reject Aamir’s offer when he is one of the producers for a movie, and definitely not Akshay who had selflessly given his best actor filmfare award to Aamir.
So unless the script is beyond repair or has serious moral issues, Akshay would never have rejected it again.
SATYAMSHOT 
October 10, 2019 at 3:09 AM
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October 10, 2019 at 3:23 AM
7th November Bala and next day Udja Chaman both on same topic
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October 10, 2019 at 1:19 PM
So you have a remake of ONDU MOTTEYA KATHE [An Egg’s story]. That was a gem of a film. From this trailer, it looks like they have messed up royally and have made it vulgar. Here’s the original film’s trailer;
Terrific film; it was on NETFLIX, am not sure if it is available now…
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October 13, 2019 at 8:37 PM
Thanks for sharing. ONDU MOTTEYA KATHE has a genuine person rather than a wig worn star who looks cartoonish. It is ok in a movie like Housefull 4 which is not made around the egg headedness but here you needed a more genuine character.
Dialogs are regional and usually real. Problem with hindi films are that it has been deeply censored over the years and even something as banal as “Z****T ka baal” evokes a laughter because you don’t see it often on screen.
I may still like Ayushmann’s movie more.
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October 10, 2019 at 1:55 PM
Rather effective and heartwarming story of a flawed yet simple guy. Had the same problem as you with the Hindi trailer when watched it.
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October 10, 2019 at 4:38 AM
The sky is pink getting rave reviews. Although the buzz is very low and with audience appetite full after War storm it may not be successful.
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October 10, 2019 at 10:39 AM
Saif Ali Khan responded to a fan who asked about the Vikram Vedha remake. Saif said, “I would like to. It is a little early to talk about it. But if you have heard something then there’s no smoke without fire. But I am a bit superstitious. So wait a little longer.” When questioned if he will be doing the film with Aamir, Saif Ali Khan shrugs. Aamir Khan recently took to his social media handle to praise the trailer of Saif Ali Khan’s upcoming film Laal Kaptaan.
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October 10, 2019 at 10:44 AM
Will be fun if Saif-Aamir comes together for a gritty crime drama. Looks like Aamir may do Vikram Vedha remake and Mogul before starting his dream Mahabharata.
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October 13, 2019 at 8:42 PM
Aamir would be really under pressure from his assurance to TSeries if he doesn’t do Vikram Vedha’s remake after LSC.
Moghul shall not be a better choice, esp after making the presumably epic LSC based on a lifetime story. Moghul will at best, be similar in genre.
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October 14, 2019 at 6:13 AM
Agreed. Vikram Vedha remake likely to happen before Mogul. Read somewhere that its been planned to go on floors sometime next year.
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October 14, 2019 at 11:11 AM
Btw, TSeries has nothing to do with Vikram Veda remake. Checked that its being produced by Neeraj Pandey and Reliance.
Anyways, Aamir seems to be on a mission to come out of ToH debacle. Will have 3 releases in next 3 years – LSC, VV & Mogul.
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October 10, 2019 at 1:57 PM
Caught up with Super Deluxe lately. What a film. Astonishing performances and a perfectly paced, introspective film about gender identity, righteousness, religious beliefs, and so much more, yet it never becomes preachy. Just pretty solid writing.
I believe this should have been our Oscar entry instead of the highly overrated Gully Boy
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October 10, 2019 at 2:04 PM
Agreed! What a movie SUPER DELUXE was! It was a kick-ass attempt at something big! It was frustrating, but it was frustratingly brilliant!!
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October 11, 2019 at 6:45 PM
I liked Super Deluxe but it’s not, by any means, a great film. The quirkiness is fine but the ‘pop philosophy’ in the end literally makes no sense.
Essentially, it’s a “woke” film — just like Gully Boy or Kumbalangi Nights. The central theme being acceptance. Or tolerance, if acceptance doesn’t come to pass.
People should accept others as they are — be it porn stars, transvestites or even aliens.
Nothing wrong with the message per se, but the direction and the film’s episodic, intersecting nature has been done to death by a ton of Hispanic filmmakers before. See Innaritu or Guillermo del Toro, for instance.
Having said that, this was my first look at Fahadh Faasil and I was mighty impressed. Loved his performance in Kumbalangi Nights too.
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October 11, 2019 at 6:59 PM
Wasn’t too impressed with Kumarraja’s Aaranya Kaandam either. It was a decent watch, sure, but turned out to be a damp squib — compared to the reputation it enjoys amongst cine enthusiasts.
Quite liked Vada Chennai, overall, but that too became silly towards the end. There was no need to bow to Dhanush’s fan following and make him a Rajni avatar.
Vetri Maran’s Visaranai stayed true to its spirit till the very end. And it remains his best film to date. A harrowing but terrific watch.
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October 14, 2019 at 6:29 AM
Saket, back again after your self imposed ban?if so, welcome back
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October 14, 2019 at 8:51 AM
Thank you, Sir. You are too kind.
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October 10, 2019 at 5:04 PM
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October 10, 2019 at 11:11 PM
is Kabir Bollywood’s lucky charm? Kabir Khan in CDI, Kabir Singh and Kabir in War
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October 11, 2019 at 12:48 AM
This is a cocky tweet IMO.
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October 11, 2019 at 3:02 AM
Lol. It might be a message for the Ranaut sisters!
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October 11, 2019 at 7:32 AM
That’s exactly what it is
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October 11, 2019 at 7:41 AM
If it is Hrithik should forget about tweedledee and tweedledum. There isn’t a need to drag them back into any limelight.
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October 11, 2019 at 9:21 AM
True, but sometimes human nature just can’t resist; Especially since how they tried to tarnish his reputation day in and out.
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October 10, 2019 at 7:09 PM
Wishing the reason, why we watch movies and love cinemas, a very very happy Birthday !!!
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October 11, 2019 at 2:31 AM
how many times in a year does akshay have his birthday?
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October 11, 2019 at 5:27 AM
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October 11, 2019 at 5:30 AM
These two videos are the best tribute to BigB on his 77th; don’t know why but it looks so genuine unlike when a Khan speaks on Big B. Straight from the heart, friends –
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October 11, 2019 at 6:03 AM
This is the amount of hard work done by Hrithik for war movie after getting fat in super 30.
Truly inspiring!!!
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October 11, 2019 at 6:34 AM
Dream Girl Fourth Week Collections
Friday 11 October 2019 13.00 IST
Box Office India Trade Network
Dream Girl collected 4.50 crore nett in week four which is a big drop from the third week but that was always likely due to the release of War. The film has so far collected 134 crore nett plus and it could continue to collect till the release of Housefull 4 on Diwali.
The film has no chance to beat the numbers of Chhichhore which but it will cross the numbers of Badhaai Ho which just a few lakhs ahead at 134.46 crore nett but the GROSS numbers of Badhaai Ho will remain far ahead and that film was also a bigger hit Overseas. Dream Girl should be able to add 2-4 crore nett business from here on. The collections of Dream Girl till date are as follows.
Week One – 70,12,00,000
Week Two – 38,69,00,000
Week Three – 21,06,00,000
Week Four – 4,50,00,000 apprx
TOTAL – 1,34,37,00,000 apprx
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October 11, 2019 at 6:36 AM
Stunning Superhit. Could have done atleast 5 Cr more if it has got one more open week. Nonetheless, Ayushmaan is the star now which excites me as much as Akshay Kumar. One movie gets over, another knocks the door, as it should always be.
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October 11, 2019 at 6:44 AM
Bachchan for a long time standing was a one-man industry, and no one ever came close. Jeetendra in one of his interviews in his heydays (when he was called a Bachchan successor and No. 2 in the industry) said, “if he’s no.1, I am No. 11 and there’s no one in between.” Truer words have rarely been spoken on hindi cinema. There was a big gap between him and the rest, and that includes the likes of Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, etc. who would struggle for the No. 2 position.
Even when he came back after a break in the 90s, his films like Mrityudaata and Aaj ka Arjun took bumper openings when the Khans were ruling the roost. IMO the cracks in his BO appeal and audience expectations began to show only after the release of Lal Badshah. The public was simply not interested in Bachchan as a leading star (well, maybe if his script selection was stronger and not dependent on the likes of Bokadia and Mehul Kumar) By then the younger audience had started throbbing the cinemas, and multiplexes had arrived. However, he was quick to realize it and move ahead with the times with KBC and Mohabbatein.
Parallels were often drawn with SRK but while Bachchan had been sensible enough to pick roles suiting his age in the latter half of his career, the former have been trying very hard in staying relevant. It might have something to do with competing with the younger lot and the constant need for recognition in a leading role.
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October 11, 2019 at 7:00 AM
SRK was too busy chasing Bachchan and forgot about Aamir and Salman. Then a new generation arrived with Ranbir, Ranveer etc and Hrithik is back too. SRK got stuck between past, present or future.
And Bachchan has been able to indulge younger directors, older too to stay relevant.
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October 11, 2019 at 7:45 AM
It is natural to aspire to be Amitabh when you become No 1.
SRK will be back. He is naturally more talented among the Khans. This break will make him more relevant when he return and for longer time. And when he returns, he will be like never before.
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October 11, 2019 at 7:53 AM
I never believe in being someone else.
SRK will be back I’m sure but the landscape will have changed a lot. Just hope he doesn’t come back with KJo or YRF. And he should ignore pressure of box office. Just do a decent movie.
Comparing to contemporary is fine but always chasing a previous generations success is pointless.
Remember all those articles comparing SRK to Bachchan on NG? That is a distant memory now.
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October 12, 2019 at 3:36 AM
SRK hammered the romcom genre to such an extent in the 90’s that his fanbase, esp female fanbase could not see him as anything except a Raj or Rahul. Once in his mid 40’s, younger stars were bound to take over romcom & SRK unfortunately was neither able to mold himself to action nor does he have the script sense of an Aamir. Even though he’s versatile enough, the lack of focus on anything except romance in his hey day has stereotyped him to a point of no return. The only way he can come back is via a niche film with limited target audience (like a gully boy or s30) but that’s not the stuff that will re establish his stardom.
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October 11, 2019 at 11:59 AM
SRK never forgot about Aamir/Salman. However he kept pushing his PR machinery to make him the new Bachchan ASAP since he was losing time. I don’t think he thought Aamir or Salman will be even relevant well into 50s. It just the way things turned out was totally unexpected by him and by many. Bachchan is 77 and is still working. AB didn’t make a comeback in 50s to regain lost pride. He needed money. SRK doesn’t need money but…
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October 11, 2019 at 7:57 AM
On Amitabh’s return- a few thoughts.
Directors like Tinnu Anand and KC Bokadia did their last and worst film with Amitabh when he returned back with Mrityudaata and Laal Baadshah.
Amitabh’s magic started again with KBC. He lit the television after Mahabharat. Esp KBC 1 and 2 had record TRP i think. He make night shows of cinemas irrelevant and many movies suffered and then recovered business over the weekend when KBC didn’t come.
Mohabbatein/K3G/Waqt were ok and Khakhee goos, but his real blockbuster was with Baaghbaan. What a movie…BigB was born in real sense. From then on he has never looked back.
Now i think he is experimenting with different genres. If i am producer, i will have him in every movie. He will kill it as antagonist in Dhoom 4. He can be the perfect hero for Rajamouli and Hirani. Unfortunately Indian directors lack the vision needed to tap BigB. If he had been in hollywood, he would have been ahead of Clooney, and RDJ.
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October 11, 2019 at 8:02 AM
Sorry for my spells and grammar. I am embarrassed.
Correction-
On Amitabh’s return- few thoughts.
Directors like Tinnu Anand and KC Bokadia did their last and worst film with Amitabh when he returned with the old directors in Mrityudaata and Laal Baadshah resp.
Amitabh’s magic started again with KBC. He lit the television which had never happened after Mahabharat. Esp KBC 1 and 2 had record TRP i think. He made night shows of cinemas running in those years irrelevant. Several movies suffered and then they used to recover some business over the weekend when KBC didn’t come.
Mohabbatein/K3G/Waqt were ok and Khakhee good, but his real blockbuster was with Baghbaan. What a movie!…BigB was born in real sense, a solo blockbuster after a long time. From then on he has never looked back.
Now i think he is experimenting with different genres. If i am producer, i will have him in every movie. He will kill it as antagonist in Dhoom 4. He can be the perfect hero for Rajamouli and Hirani. Unfortunately Indian directors lack the vision needed to tap BigB. If he had been in hollywood, he would have been ahead of Clooney, Leonardo and RDJ in box office terms.
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October 12, 2019 at 10:32 PM
The problem definitely was Amitabh’s choices: Of all the people, of all the directors, he chose Mehul Kumar and K.C.Bokadia. He has Mani Ratnam, he even had Inder Kumar : And he went with these two. I think the issue was he simply lost track of things had changed in the past 5 years, when he was busy exploring life, staying alone in NYC making omlettes for himself and grocery-shopping, trying to lead an ordinary life; with the so-called ‘new’ Khan blood taking over. 1997 was post Bombay movie and Roja; things had changed. Mani and the south had taken over. Occasionally, you had great psycho-dramas like Nana’s YESHWANT [I still remember the theater going wild with Nana’a dialogue: Har ek ko biriyani khilaoonga toh mein bhooka mar jaaonga] or AGNISAKSHI. Nana wouldn’t admit it, but was still carrying on the same masala blood that was encapsulated by Bachchan. [ For all that who don’t know, the original choice for Om’s ARDH SATYA was Bachchan; some issues happened and he wouldn’t be part of that film. Not that I repent it, that was performance of the century by Om.]
The craze for AGNEEPATH was so unprecedented; that even Hollywood reviewers were praising this act; in spite of massive lift-offs from Scar-face. So maybe he thought the audience was still interested in the Amitabh of yore.
He was also involved with ABCL; so somewhere, he just didn’t realize that lot of hard work was needed at the script-level considering age taking his face down and society going toward family-dramas and love-stories.
The only one thing that I can say in his favor is that there really didn’t exist directors like you have now; Sujoy Ghosh, Vidhu, Sarcar, Raj Kumar Santohi [Santoshi was still busy with his muses Deol and Sheshadri]. So yes, he had to the art-house way, or stick with the Mehul’a and KC/s. And he chose the latter. Surely a bad choice. But yes, he has always had poor script sense. If it were not for the diamond-polishers like Salim/Javed, Sippy, Samanta, Mehra, Desai, Hrishikesh, Mukul Anand, I am not even sure if would have recognized this talent.
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October 11, 2019 at 8:48 AM
BOI / addatoday report:
The sky is pink- poor. no surprises.
War – needs < 40% drop today for 300 Cr; Superhit nonetheless.
Joker – Emerges a HIT. This is the 'only english' release after Titanic to be a hit. Titanic was of course bigger.
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October 12, 2019 at 2:24 AM
Disappointing for The Sky Is Pink… although was kind of expected…. released at wrong time too I think else business would have been marginally better
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October 11, 2019 at 7:59 PM
BOI: War holds strong
War had a strong hold on its second Friday as it collected 6.25-6.50 crore nett and this is coming after the huge extended first week of 225 crore nett plus. The film is now set for a good run for the next two weeks and it is certain to be the highest grossing film of the year till now and could remain till the end of the year unless Housefull4 or Dabangg 3 better the numbers.
The film is now totally out of holiday period and the ratio of the circuits are normal. The hold in the North on the second Friday was very strong and despite the long first week it is still one of the better second Fridays. The weak competition in terms of new releases also helped the cause of the film.
The Sky Is Pink had a poor first day of 2.50 crore nett apprx and the jump in the evening was not that great. Despite Friday evenings not really being that good it can still show a good upturn on Saturday as its a film for high end multiplexes and they do best on Saturday but it has a lot of work to do from this start. These type of films have a very limited audience unless there is some sort of star presence which is not the case with this film.
The Joker is very strong recording a drop of just 10% from Thursday and should have collections in the 2.25 crore nett range which is not that far less than The Sky Is Pink on day eight and is actually better at the bigger multiplexes despite it being the tenth day of the film.
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October 11, 2019 at 8:00 PM
War – 300 Cr now a lot depends on huge jump on Sat-Sun.
Joker – A complete WoM HIT.
I think Housefull 4 is certain to be highest grosser of the year. The movie has the right ingredients. Just hope that the change of directors etc did not impact.
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October 12, 2019 at 2:19 AM
And it is huge jump today for War. 300 is definitely happening. Should be around 255crrs by the weekend. And still 10 days competition free run after that. May be looking for 305-310crr finish.
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October 12, 2019 at 2:28 AM
An interesting thing to note is despite the opening day/weekend/week records being broken left, right and center every 6 months or so, none of the film’s have been able to come close to Dangal’s lifetime total with the exception of Bahubali 2. BOI makes all these tall claims and runs out of adjectives in describing the BO performance of these so called hurricanes, but never acknowledges what Dangal achieved.
Meanwhile they’re still harping about Sultan and Tiger Zinda Hai.
I suppose it’s only an Aamir film that will break his own record. My best bet isn’t Dhoom 4 or Sooryavanshi or Dabangg 3, but Lal Singh Chaddha
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October 12, 2019 at 2:56 AM
Avengers came close this year. But agree that LSC has the best chance to do 400+ cr at the earliest and beat Dangal’s record.
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October 12, 2019 at 5:30 AM
The likes of 83, Brahmastra or Satte Pe Satta remake will have to do well to become 300 cr netters. Same goes for Dabangg 3 or Radhe or Sooryavanshi.
Current market economics suggests 400 cr grosser coming the way soon for a good film. Many films have had 200+ cr week one – Sanju, War, Sultan, TZH. With good content, a universally appealing film can double that and do 400 cr.
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October 12, 2019 at 6:15 AM
Don’t worry, RRR will do. I am certain.
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October 12, 2019 at 7:47 AM
Nothing to worry. Its just that chances of an Aamir film beating Dangal is higher than any other star. Even after 4 years.
On RRR, its not a franchise sequel like BB@. So wont bet that big on it.
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October 12, 2019 at 3:29 AM
Popcorn flicks of yrf are bound to be top loaded. To beat a Dangal kinda masterpiece, you need a lambi race ka ghoda with exceptional word of mouth.
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October 12, 2019 at 6:12 AM
Oh gosh…you guys cannot think beyond the stars.
Uri, Kabir Singh all were blockbusters and like Dangal for their cost.
Chichore was brilliant too and also a blockbuster.
No it will not be Hrithik or Ranveer or event Aamir. Not Akshay too in case you read my name.
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October 12, 2019 at 5:08 AM
Dangal record will get broken soon. War after getting avg rating of 2.5 compared to Dangal universally 3.5 above is getting above 300 crore that also with competition from srea and joker . Ranbir , Ranveer , Hrithik can break Dangal record easily with better reviewed mass movie. We don’t have to wait for Amir to break his record . It will be broken next year by any of the above 3 actors in mass masala movie.
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October 12, 2019 at 6:13 AM
Dangal record was broken by miles by Baahubali 2.
It is BB2 that is a benchmark. That’s the challenge. And i am only talking about Hindi version.
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October 12, 2019 at 6:14 AM
and hey no star was in it.
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October 12, 2019 at 7:35 AM
Hindi version vs Hindi version is the only valid comparison we can have. Regional versions or dubbed versions have a completely different market & audience dynamics. If u want to add the regional versions then may as well do a worldwide comparison where Dangal is ahead of BB2 despite BB2 being a sequel to a well made film carrying unprecedented buzz due to its open ended climax (similar to Endgame).
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October 12, 2019 at 5:29 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/1182949169805185024?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
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October 12, 2019 at 5:43 AM
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October 12, 2019 at 8:40 AM
Kabir Singh has collected around 278cr net. Uri and Simmba sailed way past the 200cr mark and made over 240cr net.
TZH last year was at over 340cr net. War will sail past the 300cr mark and go much beyond that in a few weeks.
Most of these are reasonably good films, but not classics as such.
The 400cr barrier does not seem that big a deal in the near future. It is going to be crossed very soon. LSC, I am quite confident will cross it. But I am also quite sure that a couple of films will go past that before.
The benchmark remains Bahubali 2. Breaking that record is another matter.
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October 12, 2019 at 9:36 AM
Dont think 400 cr is that easy even in near future. No Bollywood movie has done 350 cr yet, forget getting close to Dangal’s 387 cr. TZH and Sanju did well to match PK’s 340 cr. Sultan and Padmaavat managed to touch 300 cr mark. War seems trending like it will do the same.
I am skeptical of any 400 cr grossers before LSC releases (given the upcoming line-up). What is likely is a couple of 200 cr week one figures and 300 cr totals. Doubling that 200 cr week 1 is no joke. Will need Dangal level og WOM to do so.
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October 12, 2019 at 2:50 PM
Post GST & major taxation changes over the last year would ensure even a Sultan or Tiger Zinda Hai level performance is good enough for a 400 Cr nett. A Dangal would easily cross 450 or might even close in on 500 while a BB2 kinda performance would cruise past 600 Cr in today’s market and ticket rates.
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October 12, 2019 at 10:16 AM
I’m all for supporting small films like The Sky Is Pink, but my god, does it look boring.
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October 12, 2019 at 7:21 PM
It was not that small either. Reasonably known actors for multiplex audiences. The star find by Aamir Khan too was there.
The film seems to be more gloomy at least from promos and reviews (glowing enough).
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October 12, 2019 at 7:25 PM
In defence of economy, minister cites ‘huge business’ by 3 movies in a day (Oct 2 release)
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday highlighted the “huge business” done by three movies released on single day to underscore the “soundness” of the Indian economy.
“On October 2, three movies were released. Film trade analyst Komal Nahta said that the day saw earning of over Rs 120 crore, a record by three movies. Economy of country is sound, that is why there is a return of Rs 120 cr in a day,” the minister was quoted as saying in Mumbai by ANI.
The comment comes on the back of industrial output figures released on Friday which presents a different picture. The government data revealed factory output shrank by 1.1% in Augus
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-defence-of-economy-minister-cites-huge-business-by-3-movies-in-a-day/story-2VyXvxE3hnW61loBQnPmSP.html
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October 12, 2019 at 7:26 PM
Such bizarre and out of context claims look undignified and politically motivated from an otherwise wise and learned Union Minister.
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October 13, 2019 at 7:59 PM
Ravi Shankar Prasad ji has withdrawn his comment…says it was twisted out of context… Appreciate it.
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October 12, 2019 at 7:34 PM
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October 12, 2019 at 7:35 PM
Interesting fact – Devgn + Badhaai Ho’s director in a movie on football.
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October 12, 2019 at 8:30 PM
My Top 6 films that can be highest grosser of 2020 (in no particular favorites/order)
1. Takht – Stellar starcast, Mughals, Aura, Karan.
2. Suryanshi – Akshay, Shetty, Katrina. Cop Universe.
3. Lal Singh Chadda – Aamir, Forrest Gump remake, Kareena.
4. ’83 – Ranveer, Deepika, Khan, Kapil Dev, World Cup.
5. Brahmastra – Ranbir, Alia, Amitabh, Ayaan.
6. RRR – Rajamouli, Ram Charan, NTR Jr.
Other notable mentions – Prithviraj, Satte Pe Satta Remake, Baaghi 3, Salman’s next on Eid – Radhe
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October 13, 2019 at 2:35 AM
you missed many Akki movies Bachchan Pandey, Laxmi Bomb, Good News
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October 13, 2019 at 7:51 PM
They are the surprise bombs. 😀
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October 13, 2019 at 11:04 AM
Watched Joker. A spine chilling yet perfectly appropriate tale of what the world & we humans have come to. A well written, exceptionally well enacted psychological drama that’s bound to make u question your motives, meaning & entire existence. Although the screenplay’s a little tedious and with a few loopholes (Fleck mamages to comfortable escape every time he commits a murder without anyone noticing), its a movie worth watching, relishing & thinking about even after you’re done watching it. Heath Ledger’s Joker now suddenly seems to have a much bigger reason if this is how he began (although he’d be a 50 year old in Nolan’s film if we assume him to be Fleck). 4/5
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October 13, 2019 at 8:10 PM
The only superstar, SRK, i have met in person this year. He is a magician. His interview by David Letterman.
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October 14, 2019 at 8:43 AM
300Cr is not a done deal. This one follows ETT, D3 and Sultan trends…big first 7-10 days then in Sultan’s case it took ages for 300Cr.
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October 14, 2019 at 4:43 PM
With dubbed versions it would. But Hindi alone might be touch & go. Even post Diwali, it would need to collect with it being the 2nd choice after HF4.
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October 15, 2019 at 2:43 AM
We should be looking at including dubbed version and producer here.
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October 15, 2019 at 5:13 AM
For comparison with other Hindi films, only the Hindi version collections can be considered as core Telugu & Tamil markets are completely segregated from the core Hindi market. However for ROI purpose and assigning of verdict, all versions are taken into picture.
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October 14, 2019 at 10:05 AM
Emotional first hand account by The Great Bong –
Thursday night, at 12: 30 pm, I am three-quarters asleep when there is a maniacal pounding of fists on the main door. Open it groggily, half-awake, to find a member of the Los Angeles Police Department saying “You have to evacuate now, there is a brush fire coming this way.”
We take whatever we can think of, in that half-awake state, passports and a yellow box wherein I keep my important documents, and get into our cars. Nothing else, no clothes, no food, nothing.
By this time, there is pandemonium, our silent gated community has flashing cop cars all around like an episode of Cops, the winds are howling, and I am still not thinking straight.
My daughter is crying now, for her school certificates for good performance, from souvenirs of her old school in Maryland, the Harry Potter book collection that is her favorite, and I am trying to tell her I will get everything replaced, not to worry, nothing is indispensable, but I am breaking inside, I should have taken some of her artwork, not for her, because she will of course forget this as more memories will pile on top, but not me, and I feel this immense crushing sense of guilt—I should have been better prepared.
https://greatbong.net/2019/10/13/surviving-the-saddleridge-fire/
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October 14, 2019 at 3:50 PM
Looks like SRK’s next is with Atlee. They were waiting for Bigil’s release to announce it.
Hrithik’s next two are: Satrangi with Farah Khan and Krrish 4 with Sanjay Gupta.
Varun’s next is Arun Khetarpal’s biopic who is winner of Param Vir Chakra posthumously.
Shahid’s next is another Telugu remake – Jersey and this will also be huge hit.
Salman’s next is Most Wanted Cop: Radhe for Eid 2020 (which will clash with Akshay’s Laxmi Bomb).
Aamir’s next is LSC & Mogul (officially confirmed) with Vikram Vedha in line.
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October 14, 2019 at 4:40 PM
All confirmed?
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October 14, 2019 at 9:35 PM
I am really excited about Jersey’s remake with Shahid Kapoor. It is a Blockbuster movie in Telugu, based on cricket and on father-son’s relationship. Shahid has another blockbuster now. 100%.
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October 15, 2019 at 2:05 AM
Jersey was not a blockbuster in Telugu. It barely managed to recover/breakeven. It had got better critical acclaim/reviews than Arjun Reddy though.
In Hindi, it could be perfect for the multiplex audience across tier 1 and is a superb follow up to Kabir Singh.
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October 15, 2019 at 10:37 PM
Yes, not really a blockbuster in true technical sense but perception wise (Public review + BO collections) a BIG hit.
https://www.sacnilk.com/articles/entertainment/box_office/Jersey_Box_Office_Collection_Telugu_Worldwide?hl=en
Jersey Budget: ₹ 20 Cr
Overseas Collection ₹ 12.00 Cr
India Gross Collection ₹ 39.70 Cr
India Nett collection ₹ 33.65 Cr
Jersey Verdict: SuperHit
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October 16, 2019 at 5:08 AM
Jersey would be a big hit in Bollywood. The original is a wonderful watch
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October 15, 2019 at 2:40 AM
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October 15, 2019 at 3:15 AM
If true then King Khan will be back.
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October 15, 2019 at 3:19 PM
Varun’s next happens to be directed by Sriram Raghavan, right?
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October 16, 2019 at 3:58 AM
which one is sriram directing? street dancer or coolie # 1?
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October 15, 2019 at 10:28 PM
Satrangi and LSC look interesting to me. Rest I really can’t comment. I am actually tired of Biopics. Need a break from that.
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October 16, 2019 at 5:11 AM
The only possible movie SRK can hope to click with Atlee will be the Theri remake. Mersal is not even a good movie. We dont know how good Bigil is. Atlee is not a very good director, not sure what SRK is thinking. But Theri if remade well can be a big hit.
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October 16, 2019 at 8:32 AM
Still surprised that srk let go of vikram vedha remake after showing interest in vedha’s role. The remake script with hindi dialogues has now fallen in the hands of saif and aamir with aamir in vedha’s role.
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October 14, 2019 at 9:02 PM
WAR is now highest grosser for this year overseas also with $11 million.
https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5525
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October 15, 2019 at 5:19 AM
Modi: Xi told me he has seen Dangal
https://m.rediff.com/news/report/xi-told-me-he-has-seen-dangal-pm-at-haryana-election-rally/20191015.htm
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October 15, 2019 at 9:43 AM
Congrats to all AK fans on this forum (the one’s who call Ghajini as masterpiece & defended TOH last winter & claim D3 is the best film in the franchise). I’m sure their Diwali would be sweeter and they can sleep better tonight while start stocking up the fireworks from tomorrow itself.
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October 15, 2019 at 10:09 AM
sarcasm aint your strength, so don’t even try
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October 15, 2019 at 10:21 PM
Well I am AK fan. Didn’t bother to see TOH. And D3 is worst film of the franchise if you keep BO out. But Dangal was a great movie and we already know many in China saw it.
I never really understand why AK does such movies for Yashraj. They must be paying him a bomb. Apart from Fanaa which too is not AK’s best they don’t seem to get along.
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October 16, 2019 at 7:17 PM
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October 16, 2019 at 2:49 PM
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October 16, 2019 at 3:11 PM
Awesome. So glad Mogul is ditched. Saif and Aamir together will rock.
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October 17, 2019 at 5:29 AM
Movie is really good..But I am not sure which role Aamir would fit..I think Vedha role is better; Vikram is good but there are not shades…
ps – Last time I stopped after 10-15 minutes with slow motion fights.
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October 17, 2019 at 5:50 AM
Reading articles suggests negative role for Aamir and positive for Saif.
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October 17, 2019 at 2:40 PM
If I were to remake VV, I will make it slightly more serious..The tone of the movie is masala treatment and in end became like Kaminay/Tashan (you are laughing, talking and firing).
IMO negative role requires more heft; I don’t think Aamir has charisma to do justice to the role. Positive one he can do but that is one dimensional.
ps – Something similar he did was in Earth 1947 or to some degree Fanna…
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October 16, 2019 at 7:32 PM
Very good decision. Am glad Aamir is “listening” to his fans now. VV’s remake will be Blockbuster. I am already excited. A thriller and India’s own Face off with more dramatic twists and turns.
What we had wanted from ToH we will get it from VV’s remake.
I am happy for Saif too. He was in danger to become a Netflix only star, but now now.
Mogul – If Akshay has rejected Mogul because of script loopholes, there has to be a reason. He was offered a price which was unthinkable. But he still chose not to do and this is before the director Subhash Kashyap got into #MeToo. Remember both worked in a brilliant Jolly LLB2 in 2017-18. So it was not a question of director either. Most directors do 3-4 movies with Akshay at a stretch, each becoming better and bigger than previous. But this time Akshay returned the signing amount which he has rarely done and that too to T-Series.
Movies on biopics need not be made for everyone just because the person became successful in business. Also not when there are many iconic characters like Prithviraj Chauhan on offer.
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October 16, 2019 at 7:39 PM
Ohh and i forgot to add, no star will reject Aamir’s offer when he is one of the producers for a movie, and definitely not Akshay who had selflessly given his best actor filmfare award to Aamir.
So unless the script is beyond repair or has serious moral issues, Akshay would never have rejected it again.
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October 17, 2019 at 3:30 AM
It’s all down to you Naveen, however I won’t believe it till it’s coming from the horses mouth.
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