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I work with many people from this state on a daily basis, they are super smart, hard working people and who all enjoyed this movie. Just cause someone likes something that you don’t doesn’t mean they’re illiterate…
Great Move…This is a such a fun movie too. Amazing songs to..Allu Arjun’s style quotient is off the charts here…
They should do that for every fun and hit movie of south so that Bollywood is forced to write something original rather than do these lazy remakes and get easy hits.
Partially Agree. Every south remake has been bettered in Bollywood in acting, craftsmanship and overall quality. They had to cut down on grossness to make it bearable.
On its own, there will be several scenes which will make audience squirm in their seats.
I think dubbed film has a limited audience. Pushpa hindi came during pandemic at a right time. It also had few unbearable scenes which needed to be changed for better result. Let Pushpa Rule come and get sold for 80 cr to distributors. The boxoffice game then begins.
BTW, do we know how many remakes south indian movies do of Bollywood?
South also does remake of Hindi movies. Andhadhun and Pink both have been remade recently. While Bollywood tries to remake the big South Indian masala movies, South remakes the small content movies I think.
Vakeel Saab is a disgraceful c grade mass appealing remake of a high class film where Pawan Kalyan’s anti gravity antics have destroyed the entire essence of Pink. Telugu filmmakers should stick to cheap one liners and item songs alone. That’s what sells in single screens of Andhra, UP, MP and Bihar.
Ala.. has one great addition that all the main characters are from Hindi zone. If they get Murli Manohar, Sachin Khedkar, Tabu and Pooja Hedge to dub their own lines and Shreyas to dub for Allu Arjun , it can truly do wonders as it’ll feel like you are watching proper Hindi movie with South leading hero.
Ala is a clean family watch. There is nothing to squirm and it can prove to be a huge multiplex hit. It is for A class audience as well as the B and C. This movie is second biggest Telugu hit after Bahubali 2. It can work for sure as it has a proper story which family audiences can relate to easily. And as master said the characters are all Hindi actors and if they dub it will make a proper movie.
Smart move by the Ala team. I had watched this movie few time back based on Sanajana suggestion. It’s a highly entertaining movie with lots of masala in it. The first 10 minutes will bring you back to Desai days.
Not sure how this will do but if it clicks, it will outdo Pushpa.
While talking of Rohit Dhawan, the only actor who could have suited this role in Hindi would have been his brother Varun Dhawan but sadly they went with Kartik Tiwari who’s totally not suited for this role. It’s in Varun’s zone but none can match Allu Arjun! Now Shezada team will play wait and watch game.
The basic question here is why 83 in week THREE could not collect as much as Pushpa (Hindi) in week FOUR when playing alongside each other and the answer is very simple which is GOOD cinema v BAD cinema and again it takes no Einstein to figure out which is which. Word of mouth can still make a film work in a big way even in these conditions like it can be seen with Pushpa (Hindi) but when word of mouth is very poor like 83 then a crash in inevitable and that is what has happened.
Check the global ticket sales of Dangal. Lagaan itself sold 20 million tickets and i’m sure more than half of them would choose it over Gadar today in 2021.
These guys instead of being a professional film trade site resort to borderline uncouth language, the likes of which are used by social media trolls and jobless, drawing room debaters.
You do not need a trade expert to tell you not to compare two films that are so different in genres. But tough explaining that to self-proclaimed Indian box office experts who are comparing a sports biopic to a mass action ‘entertainer’. It’s high time we have a better box office site that offers mature, detailed analysis and kick this crap out of business.
Btw why are BOI offering endless analysis and keep reiterating every second day what a big disaster 83 is! They are only highlighting its importance. It might not have been a commercial success but it’s a tough film to ignore. It’s being talked about more and appreciated more by people who matter, and maybe that’s something that their pea-sized, regressive mind is unable to digest.
Because they’re unable to fathom that its actually a box office success in the current environment, all things considered. Its collected at par with their pet favorite mass box office draw Akshay Kumar’s film of the same genre (Gold) despite running at 50% of the market and is India’s highest grossing movie overseas for 2021.
BOI ‘s argument is – Movie is a flop because its content is bad. I think they are reacting to Kabir Khan’s recent interviews.
This whole argument by BOI is bizarre. Also they are over stretching it. Chor do 83 ko …..ab kya bachche ki jaan logi. It was really loved by anyone who saw. Absolutely a terrific film. Now someone preaching it otherwise comes as irritating like BOI.
Indian cricket team chose to celebrate their boxing day test win in SA by choosing Pushpa Chameli over 83 and the end result was a humiliating 1-2 defeat to a below average minnow team in the 5 day format leading to Virat Sharma’s permanent resignation.. Lehra Do! 😉
Came across one of the reviews on imdb stating that Pushpa has a scene where the protagonist pays 5K to a woman to exchange a kiss. Incredibly vile, disgusting and crass but completely expected from Telugu cinema catering to C grade audiences across India. What a fall for Samantha from Family Man 2 to dancing half naked with vulgarity overloaded.
It was a disgusting and shocking scene. If these are shot to pander to the sensibilities of the masses, there’s no wonder why women have it tough dealing with leeches and perverts wherever they go. There’s no better or gentle way to say this
With the level of vile and venom 83 has received despite crossing 100 Cr at the peak of the 3rd wave, its no wonder no one is coming forward. Even Akshay is piggybanking on his lousy mass entertainers and will avoid the likes of Bell Bottom or Airlift going forward. BOI and its cronies have managed to take the industry 2 steps back. Enjoy!
The next Allu Arjun movie would decide. Its not a Pushpa…the trailer is really bad. I know its blockbuster in south but the trailer has already shoved me off.
I am already looking forward to finally watch 83 in theatre this weekend. One of my friends watched it 3 times and said that he now considered Kapil Dev the best ever.
Talk about its below par domestic performance before going bonkers about a dubbed version. Just like you’ve been trolling 83 for its below par performance for 4 weeks now.
Say bye to the Chinese Box Office. I seriously think one market we are missing out on is Indonesia. The sixth largest film market in the world, a history of loving Amitabh and Shah Rukh, no dictatorship rules that’d be a problem.
SRKs global popularity is a farce. None of his films achieved what Raj Kapoor & Mithun did in Soviet or Aamir’s movies did in China. Completely futile making this argument *edited*!
I’m so bored of discussing this, but I’m curious except Dulhe Raja and Hum, when did Govinda give a hit without David Dhawan and a bigger hit than Pardes?
I moved to Canada in 1997 and remember the craze for SRK. Other actors’ films would run with literally empty theatres while films like KKHH, K3G etc were houseful for weeks.
SRK dominance was from 1999 – 2006
Salman’s dominance was from 2011 – 2016
One can compare whose dominance was bigger. But cannot be disputed that they gave strong box office results.
SRK experimented more…so my favourite.
This period was dominance. In other years of their career they were in Top 3 (No 1 one year but No 2 or 3 next year). Gave HGOTY etc, but the continuous dominance were these years.
For complete dominance your most of the movies should be HIT. Random average is fine if you experiment. But 80% of the releases to be Hit is a good parameter.
Salman had everything working in his time. Clean hits, superhits and blockbuster. This makes his reign supreme though he failed to do variety.
ShahrukhKhan dominance was from 1999 – 2006
SalmanKhan dominance was from 2011 – 2016
AkshayKumar dominance is from 2019 – till date
HGOTY etc are one of the parameteres.
For complete dominance your 80% of the movies should be HIT. Random average is fine if you experiment.
2000-06 was a Hrithik Roshan show in the domestic markets. 3 HGOTY, 3 record breaking initials and 4 outright blockbusters in a span of 6 years. How much more can you expect?
Definitely. Craze of SRK here in UK never ever been reached. KKHH ran for months and the peak performance of Indian films here is K3G. Since then it’s been a slow decline.
Even Dil Se was huge here.
SRKs overseas craze was restricted to NRIs. Never a crossover non Hindi/non Indian audience like Amir’s craze for Dangal & SS in China or Raj Kapoor’s for Sangam among the locals of Soviet.
Govinda of 90s is just like Akshay Kumar of today. Churning out mass quantity. They didn’t go on to become HGOTY (other than occassional Aankhen and Partner)
Akshay also never churned out the HGOTY till the pandemic hit. But he was giving quantity in numerous movies like Govinda in 90s.
But Akshay has hits in different genres and with different directors. Govinda has no hits without David Dhawan, except Hum (where he was a supporting actor) and Dulhe Raja.
Partner was HGOTY? Even Taare Zameen Par was a bigger hit.
Akshay has 2 genres .. one Desh Bhakti like Kesari, Mission Mangal, Sorryvanshi, and other comedy like Good Newzz. His stars have changed since Neeraj Pandey started working with him. Else he was B grade masala actor.
I don’t deny that Raj Kapoor, Mithun or recently Aamir have opened or found popularity in completely new markets, but it is also true that in Indonesia after Amitabh’s popularity, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and K3G were very popular films there on TV. Even Mahabharat was a huge hit.
It’s a market with exposure and acceptance of our films, film makers ought to focus more on it, when it is a potential big market.
I remember Trump chacha talking about DDLJ and Sholay 🙂 But this is very silly, I’m the first to admit that SRK has nowhere the standard of films that Aamir does. In fact, except Kerala maybe, no major star in the country has the body of work he does.
LOL, you don’t understand, do you? The other head of states were appreciating seeing Aamir’s popularity in their own country. Here Obama is addressing an Indian audience. Obama was addressing an Indian crowd in India. Big massive difference
– In 2007, he was invested with the Order of the Arts and the Letters by the Government of France, and in 2014 he was conferred with the Order of the Légion of Honour, the country’s highest civilian award.
Yes, govt gave their highest civilian award as only desis loved SRK in their country.
Germany toh it’s different level, you are naive if you don’t know still.
Sad if the above stories are true, I’ve been trying to watch Guide from a while now and there aren’t even decent song video uploads. Given another few years, I fully expect Salman to go the Dev Anand way of making bizarre films and hooking up with increasingly younger chicks.
It’s sad to hear stories like this, and this has happened with so many yesteryear celebrities.
This line is a killer, you know the person is in depression.
“Ali, ab dil nahi lagta hai. Saari zindagi lagta hai bekar ho gayi hai”
Difference between Dev and Salman is that Dev mainly worked in films made by himself. Salman has luxury of working with other makers, he just need to ensure there’s a a story and than salman is part of it instead of here’s salman, now build a story around it.
“Difference between Dev and Salman”-Maybe I shouldn’t have said Dev Anand, I can see Salmon settling down as the host of Big Boss 251 as the films stop rolling (when someone like Kamal is doing it down south, why not). But given the state of his family and his productions, he can easily go the Dev Anand or Mithun Dream factory way if things go really bad.
I hope Red Chillies or YRF buys these films and restores them, Dev Anand seems to have some very watchable films that wouldn’t have dated too much.
#AkshayKumar’s BellBottom + Sooryavanshi will be remembered for doing more business than sum of entire 2021 release of other stars – Antim + 83thefilm + Tadap + ChandigarhKareAashiqui + SatyamevaJayate2 + Radhey + All other Bollywood release.
Mumbai and surrounding areas are full of migrant laborers & single screen audiences from UP/Bihar/Odisha and MP. No surprise in Pushpa doing well in Mumbai circuit even though urban Mumbai and Pune multiplexes would be below par.
Even Delhi, Bangalore has laboureres…but didnt work there.
Its marathi culture , look and feel of the way men and women are dresses and the lingo Shreyas Talpade used in the movie which makes Marathi manoos feel its close to their culture.
There are many such marathi movies that are being made and becoming hits.
Also, if one wants to work out why Pushpa worked in hindi, just go and watch Satyamev Jayate 2. This is Bollywood’s attempt at masala cinema and believe me, it is worse than any kind of cinema from any kind of other industry that I have watched for a while.
When Bollywood churns out crap like SJ2 as its version of masala cinema, Bunty aur Babli 2 as its form of escapist entertainent, and that’s the current standard almost every week, then Pushpa looks like a masterpiece at masala cinema in there.
Niche films like 83 may understandably find it hard to get an audience at times, but Bollywood’s ideas of masala, entertainment and content are so devoid of quality. I find myself watching any alternative cinema these days when it comes to new releases.
Most of what is being churned us crap beyond words. Expect even mediocre films from other industries to be lapped up as they are not as bad.
Pushpa Chameli doing better than KGF in the cowbelt and C centers has no valid reason. KGF is a far superior film at a scripting, dialogue and cinematography level. Pushpa is a filthy film from a filthy industry watched predominantly by a filthy audience.
Nowhere near being a Marathi **edited** and never been there. I’d rather watch a Marathi Tanhaji than this gutter masquerading as a film.
PS: BOIs going bonkers about Pushpa in the land of Mahatma but Chameli has no links to the home state of Golmaal & Housefull 😜
Hindi version alone seems to be driving Pushpa’s collections, thanks to the lack of content and questionable taste and sensibilities of the B/C center audiences across the board. The film has been rejected by its domestic audience in AP/Telangana after a bumper initial and is a complete box office disaster overseas with collections half that of 83 and Sooryavanshi.
There will be many in the industry that will be seeing that even after three weeks of release there is a refusal to believe in the failure of 83 and a different agenda is driven and excuses are given as to why the audience could not watch despite it being a great film. It is a ridiculous thought when the film has crashed while others playing alongside have not but this industry only needs a chance to create fake perception.
The only thing probably not being said by the people involved in 83 is that they have made a better film than Pushpa – The Rise and Spiderman – No Way Home and however funny it may sound the thought is probably there. Why not just come out and say that Kabir Khan directed 83 better than Jon Watts has directed Spiderman – No Way Home and Ranveer Singh mimicry is a better act than Allu Arjun in Pushpa. This is not to say Arjun Allu is bigger star than Ranveer Singh but just comparing the work in these two films released in a similar period.
“SRKs overseas craze was restricted to NRIs. Never a crossover non Hindi/non Indian audience like Amir’s craze for Dangal & SS in China or Raj Kapoor’s for Sangam among the locals of Soviet.”
I think if you never followed SRK’s career, you should stop talking about him. Yes, you dislike him and that’s totally fine but throwing fake statements all the time won’t make your statements facts. Far from it! I don’t feel to dig up and throw tons of videos and it’s too silly and we’re not fighting star wars here… but you are completely misleading here with your hatred!
That’s China for you. Don’t get misleading one theatrical movie. Bollywood movies have been popular for longer than that and all that is turning out in theatrical output and just coz SRK doesn’t have huge hit it’s not like he’s unknown completely. Like Allu Arjun has been popular in interiors for many years in north india, he just needed such a movie to prove it.
Talk about numbers instead of throwing pr videos. None of his films managed record breaking collections of Sangam, Anari, Disco Dancer or Dangal proportions anywhere in the world. Yes his films did better overseas than his contemporaries during the late 90s and 00s but selling barely 2 or 3 million tickets overseas hardly makes you a global movie star (unless you have a strong pr and a rabid fan following of course!).
Yes, few years down the line, they will create news that SRK wasn’t even a superstar and everything was PR. He was just a ‘silly’ star with only some stupid rabid fans. He has done nothing for India and Bollywood. I will not find it surprising at all! Thank god, I don’t need to depend on folks with no knowledge and I have enough knowledge about Bollywood and overall stars.
For years and last 2-3 decades, ‘Bollywood’ with synonym with ‘Shahrukh Khan’ for anyone outside India. This is clear fact and not some PR exercise. If you say Bollywood to outside person, they’ll come up with 1 name only. This is whole of middle east and then America, UK and West Indies.
The whole foundation of the argument is silly.
Disco Dancer did great, no question about it, but what about Mithun other 50 films, what did they do? they should do same as Disco Dancer if he had such a global clout. Same goes for all other actors.
Carvan did great, what about 75 other Jeetendra films? (by the way, i never knew Carvan such a hit outside of india. I’ve seen article about awaara, sangam, disco dancer; never seen any article about carvaan)
Don’t be shocked if next you see something like only muslim fanatics are SRK fans…
Z made a good point, essentially a star is someone who opens any film, good or bad. Mithun had only Disco Dancer as that huge overseas hit in the USSR, in contrast Raj Kapoor has Awaara, Mera Naam Joker, even Bobby. Abdullah, a film with him as a supporting role opened hugely in the USSR. Mithun, afaik, never followed up Disco Dancer.
Raj Kapoor and Aamir Khan were the only stars who crossed over to another audience in theatres.
Disco Dancer sold 600 million tickets in Soviet and Raj Kapoor, Amir Khan have sold over 500 million in Soviet and China respectively. Name one Srk movie selling 500 million globally. Even DDLJ didn’t as per darlings of Boi (although i refuse to believe them). And of course this list is a distant dream **Edited** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_by_box_office_admissions
Time for SRK fans to manipulate wikipedia and throw in half a dozen of his hits in above list but unfortunately they’d never have any legitimate date or sources except youtube videos. Even DDLJ does not make the cut while we have the likes of Caravan, Awara, Sholay, Bahubali, Mother India, Mughal e Azam and Dangal up there 👏
I remember being in Luxembourg for a week for official work. IN Supermarket there , you need to know French to converse. I remember a very french speaking cashier asking me 3 questions in broken english a) Are you from India ? b) Do you know Shahrukh Khan c) Do elephants roam on the streets there?
I have no clue if only NRIs saw SRKs movies but i am sure he is very popular in Europe.
I’ve been in USA for 4 decades now. The craze SRK had from mid 90s to end of 2000 is unmatched by any other Bollywood actor in USA. I remember there was a time when top 10 bollywood films in USA had 9 or all 10 SRK films.
But anyway, **edited** we all by now know that it shouldn’t be taken seriously.
PUSHPA success has driven few people crazy, along with 83 not doing well…
Masala Dosa selling more than Filet Mignon is really taking some by surprise 🙂
**Edited**, but even Charlie Chaplin and Michael Jackson are “known” to pan vendors in Gorakhpur and tea vendors of Jamnagar. Does not imply they go about watching their films or performances. Collections and footfalls of SRK movies from reliable sources like boxofficemojo, Guardian and FI and many more from overseas territories prove his films were no match to the impact made by the likes of Raj Kapoor, Mithun, Amir or even Rajnikanth in overseas territories.
All you and your fellow SRK fans can do is make irrelevant personal jibes when presented with facts and figures which put a full stop to your false claims. **Edited**, just like **Edited** cocaine addicted poster boy at this juncture.
I called a month ago to Comcast Customer Service to unlock my phone for India visit. The young girl at other end knew SRK and her favorite SRK movie was Kal Ho Na Ho…I got curious asked which other movie, she said KKHH.
Having said that at least in US, not many know about Indian (or Bollywood ) movies. If they know they more likely it is SRK. Is it a significant population, I don’t think so; Otherwise they would be releasing Indian movies widely. They still release Indian movies in pockets where you have Indian population. Europe, I don’t know, but if you have fan following like Tom Cruise, I expect at least some fraction of Tom Cruise movie gross.
ps – CSR asked me if I am Indian and divulge those facts…I was curious to ask where she originally from..she sidestepped the question, I think they are not allowed to reveal their own identity.
Forget Europe. Again 99% is driven by NRI markets.
I’ve lived in Munich and Dublin for 6 months at SRK’s peak. To watch an Indian movie in Germany – didn’t even try tbh. I joined a club for Indians in the area and it was tiny group.
It will be pockets in certain cities maximum. Whereas in UK, you go to practically any cinema in suburbs of London and an Indian film will be showing. The market in Europe is driven by NRI and majority UK. I rarely see anyone but NRI in cinema for any Indian film in entire lifetime.
NRI definition itself would be interesting. For me I’m UK born, parents East African born and grandparents born in India. By NRI I mean an Indian origin (or brown person basically)
People of Pakistan and Bangladesh origin as well. But hardly any native Europeans or Americans have watched any Indian movies yet. So this entire crossover thing is a hoax. A true crossover is when you penetrate into the local population of the region that’s outside of the home market like Awara and Sangam in USSR, Sholay in USSR, China & Turkey, Dangal and SS in China and even the Bahubali films in north India (since the Hindi belt was outside the home territory for the Telugu film).
Indian movies could do well in Turkey..I started watching “Black Money Love” on Netflix, and my blood started to get less (“Khoon jalne laga”) in 3-4 episodes 🙂
“Having said that at least in US, not many know about Indian (or Bollywood ) movies. If they know they more likely it is SRK.”
Few years back I remember a colleague at a conference who’s never watched any Indian movie except Devdas. He was totally awe of the movie and know SRK but hasn’t watched any other Indian movies.
**Edited**. Watching movies in cinemas is different parameter for stardom but not only one. Even now Srk is bigger star even than many even if movies don’t do that well. Similarly Amitabh is still bigger and popular even if he can’t open a movie solo like his prime.
I don’t think KJo wanted to make film like this. He was into larger than life from beginning. Yes, maybe wanted to tackle story such as this but not at this level.
But he wanted himself to be recognized as a cutting edge director. He was basically Yash Chopra by way of Manmohan Desai before Dil Chahta Hai and since he wants to make films as projects to prove something.
Yup, same with Subhas Ghai, he wanted to do different types of films and messed up. Kjo and Ghai shold make films with what they were good at. I bet it will do wonder, especially Ghai.
Well, I think Ghai only had a few films in him. KJo although he made different films, never cratered to Ghai’s level and also improved in technical aspects quite a lot.
Although it’s also a question whether in a post DCH age, a KKHH or K3G would work as they did.
Ghai was much more successful in 25 year span from kaalicharan to taal as a director with many films (kaalicharan, vishwanath, karz, vidhata, hero, meri jung, karma, ram lakhan, saudagar, khalnayak, pardes, taal).
That’s a crap load of films which were successful and even something like Karz, which was not, it became a cult film.
KJo really didn’t outdo his first film and has only 3 or 4 hits films in 25 year span.
Of Course, KJo as a producer is doing much better than Ghai because the business model has changed from Ghai days.
I would love to see Ghai make a full masala film in Ram Lakhan style.
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Pushpa seems to be Omicron and Covid proof in India’s mass pockets and B/C centers since majority of its audience is used to living their lives with far deadlier diseases like TB, HIV and Dengue in their ecosystem. A mild version of the current pandemic could hardly be a reason for them to prevent their daily activities. Despite that, the global collections of the 200 Cr budgeted film are going to remain under ₹ 350 Cr in all versions included which is lower than the global gross of solo Hindi films like Kabir Singh & Uri. Pushpa at best is an Average fare for its investors.
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But I think Aamir is very confident of his product. If not, he wouldn’t reiterate this release date. In fact, this shows that Hindi Cinema is not afraid to face South cinema (to the consternation of KGF fanatics). Even Bachchan Pandey shouldn’t move, it’s arrogant of the RRR team to announce two dates.
I see no reason for LSC to fail. Firstly Aamir has taken lot of time and especially after Thugs to make this movie and secondly it is based on a superb template, I don’t see it going wrong in any way. Aamir’s connect with audience will make it engaging and this can do extremely well.
There is a possibility that it might end up as a redux of Secret Superstar vs Golmaal Again? Especially with the same director and the sequel of a hit franchise. Aamir’s judgement is peerless, but post Dangal, releasing SS on Diwali or Thugs were strange moves. Hope this is a corrective and not a continuation.
I have no doubt that LCS will make 3x KGF. So if KGF makes 100 CR, LCS will easily make 300 CR.
My point is if you can give KFG team 25 Cr under the table and in return set your movie to make 350 Cr, you still gain 25 Cr in the end net. Just looking at it from business perspective.
When there’s a choice (competition), both movies will eat into each other unless it’s something like OSO/Saawariya…
“If you pay someone 25, you need 50-60 crore at cinema.”
I was just giving an example in simplest terms.
No matter how you looks at it, if you have a clean run, it will help your film due to audience will have no choice but watching just one available film.
Many so called trade experts including Boi keep undermining Aamir’s potential despite him giving majority of ATBBs from 2008-2016.this despite Salman films underperforming and almost every film of his trending poorly after a great initial, excepts being Bajrang Bhaijaan and to an extent Sultan.
They judge Aamir’s BO potential based on a grand total of 1 misfire in so many years (TOH). He’s the ruler of the Indian box office and all he needs is one Hindi film to send all these self-proclaimed low IQ dumbass critics into hiding. Those who claim Hindi cinema is dead.
No, there is no guarantee that LSC will be a success. Or that KGF2 wont be a bigger hit than it. At the same time, there is also no reason to delay LSC any further, if the post production will be complete in scheduled time and the film will be ready for release by Apr 14. If Bollywood makers move away from lucrative release dates because of competition from south releases, then they will have no good release windows for themselves at all. Be it Holi, Diwali or Christmas.
Spiderman and Pushpa both released on the same date. Together they did 300+ cr nett at Indian box office and both are big hits. No reason why the results cant be similar for the Holi clash (Bachchan Pandey vs RRR) or the Baisakhi clash (LSC vs KGF2). Simultaneous releases can survive together if both are well made and cater to respective audiences.
Yes, there has been a flop in 83 despite it being a decent film (as per reports, I have not seen it yet). That is more because of an astoundingly high budget and the movie being endorsed by only a part of its target audience. This does not mean all well made films will fail in future.
As for LSC, the budget is nowhere near to 83. It Aamir’s home production and he will be taking his remuneration as a % of profits (like in Secret Superstar). Without his acting fees, the budget is somewhere around 100 cr only. It will need Sooryavanshi/Spiderman level of acceptance to get a Hit/Superhit tag, say 200 cr or so. Its possible to do that even considering the pandemic effects and competition from KGF, provided the movie turns out to be good. Having spent 4 years in making, it will be shocking if AKP comes up with a poor film in LSC. And its been envisioned like a film for all (PK/Dangal), rather than for only elite metro audience.
As for Aamir, he perhaps needs a blockbuster (300 cr or 400 cr) after his disappointing run since Dangal for six long years. Secret Superstar was a minor hit in India and was perhaps could have done better without a high-pitched Diwali release and having been pitted against Golmaal Again. Thugs was an embarrassing flop. Aamir has not had a high in India since Dangal, and again LSC is unlikely to be that long awaited ‘high’ moment for him or his fans. Even if it comes solo, it wont be doing 400 cr in such trying pandemic times. No film will be doing so this year IMO. There will probably be a few good Hits and Superhits in 2022, but cant foresee a record grosser beating Dangal’s collection.
Too many misplaced concerns everywhere about KGF2 hurting LSC. As i said before, Spiderman released with Pushpa and had a great run at the multiplexes all over India. Pushpa doing well predominately in single screens did not hurt Spidey that much. Similarly, LSC can hold its own against KGF in the multiplexes and do well enough. If it gets to a total similar to Spidey’s 210+ cr total, LSC will be a Hit/Superhit as far as economics is concerned. 83 failed due to its limited appeal to the larger plex audience, not because of Pushpa’s success.
LSC is a refined niche drama film predominantly catering to A centers and high end multiplex audiences alone. KGF 2 is a franchise film driven by the same B/C predominant audience of wastrels driving the success of Pushpa Chameli. Thanks to immense cross migration over the years, there are plenty of these loafers, wastrels and eve teasers residing in A centers to drive KGF 2 in A centers as well (to an extent). So LSC has everything to lose clashing with a (mass entertainer) like KGF 2, especially considering the fact that on trailer KGF 2 seems far better than Pushpa Chameli by the lowbrow street rat standards of current 21st century masala cinema. It might end up being like an 83 vs Pushpa Champak clash giving plenty more orgasms to BOI **Edited**.
Doesnt matter who watches what. They are paying from their own pocket and hard earned money. So its their choice to watch Pushpa or 83 or both or neither.
There are all types of audience across all. Even without the migrants there were takers of BC grade movies since 1947.
Good decision by LSC to stick to its date. Clashes are inevitable. If its good it would creat massive numbers at boxoffice like Dangal. Waiting for its trailer next month.
**Edited**. You want true equality, start living the Chinese communist way. Or else accept the fact that no one is beyond insult and scrutiny, right from the rickshawalas watching junk like Pushpa or the pseudo intellectual couch potatoes binging on c grade Anurag Kashyap stuff like Sacred Games & Mirzapur on Ott.
Such films ruled the roost in the 80s with trashy mass cinema catering to gutter tastes with lowbrow appeal. Family audiences refused to enter theatres and women largely stayed away the. It took a HAHK and large renovations of single screen theatres where exhibitors and distributors ensured safety and comfort of people that made people revisit and the business boomed.
With success of films like Rowdy Rathore, Simmbaa and Pushpa it seems like the mass circuits of Hindi/Telugu belt are intent on going back to the 80s. No surprise that we call a disgusting mind like Rajamouli (the original creator of Vikramarkudu) India’s #1 film maker.
LSC potentially remains one of the films hindi cinema expects for 2022. I am quite sure Aamir will have left no stone unturned to make a very good film. Forrest Gump remains tremendous material and Aamir is too good to mess it up.
I just hope KGF2 does not affect it that much as Pushpa did to 83 and that LSC gets the best run possible.
I am still a bit wary on the idea of clashing with KGF2, though. The first part in hindi started off on a first day of 2cr and finished at nearly 44cr (Taran’s numbers). Very good trending despite releasing alongside Zero and facing Simmba and Uri in the subsequent weeks upon release. It shows a degree of appreciation and the part 2 will be awaited. It was strong in Maharashtra and Gujrat and these are where Hindi films have done well post-pandemic. The All India (all languages) total will be huge, I guess. On paper, this is one film whose all India prospects look quite good, even during these beak times.
Having said all that, I still expect Aamir to deliver something really good and worth the wait. And in the northern territories, t will be a one horse race. But this one may be beyond mere figures.
No doubt KGF 2 is going to be huge. Its centred around Marathi Kannadiga with Kolar Gold Field as backdrop.
It was a blockbuster in Karnataka , esp Uttar Karnataka and Maharashtra belt where there is sizeable marathi influence.
So it is exactly catering to Pushpa audience. A sequel will be bigger.
83 failure template need not be put on LSC. I also did it but now i have changed my mind after learning Aamir’s involvement. He left it for others for Thugs after starting his extra marital affair. Looks like he might not be repeating his mistake.
Kgf is a far more technically and cinematically refined film than Pushpa Chameli. Exact reason why Kgf didn’t do as well as Pushpi in the Hindi belt. Not enough item numbers and eve teasing perhaps?
Now days nobody wants to do hard part…ask any pregnant lady in 8th or 9th month and they will say the kid should come out..of course your body is no longer same after the baby. Of the actresses only Aishwarya did the normal thing..flat tummy heroine in 3 month is surgery…only Japanese have such genes!
I know loads of women who had children post 35…this is no longer uncommon, I would rather say it’s the common trend in Western society.
Marriage use to be a sub 25 years thing, now it’s more sub 30 years and in many cases post 35 years.
One of my better friends, Irish, realised in her earlier 30s that her egg count was very low (coincidence because same thing happened to her sister so she checked herself out)…she always wanted children so once she found her partner…she knocked out 2 boys in no time. Then they were engaged and still not married.
I have at least 2 cousins who had children post 40 years…this is very common- and why not? Women are increasingly very career focused so all the settling down is happening at least 5 years later.
My best friend since I was 5 years old…only realised she wanted children when she was 37! She had a miscarriage and then had her baby few months back!
Most of these people are from distant Indian background…I guess a combination of factors. People need more time now to set up financially (children are expensive), more career focused, it is more % finding a partner now/less % arranged…every factor adds time into entire process.
I agree about the time where people were married, but I can personally say that women getting married after their 30s or conceiving children after 35 still have a hard time in this country. With time, we’re seeing people freeze their eggs and so on but it sounds easier than it seems.
This is intense! A tale of love, friendship, loyalty, betrayal and tragedy. An outright Raj Kapoor-Nargis classic for the ages, the kind of stories present day Bollywood ought to revisit.
Vikram Vedha remake is from the same director duo who made the original. This clown cannot hold the industry to ransom for that considering that her himself earned millions via Kabir Singh.
Rajesh Khanna’s Hits included record breaking Blockbusters like Aradhana, Roti, Haathi Mere Saathi among other. Even equating this average box office star with Khanna is a joke! And yes, Gold and Padman are outright flops and so is Bell Bottom.
Parameters of blockbusters have changed.
Taking Taran’s classification –
Here Mission Mangal is a blockbuster and several superhits like Toilet, Sooryavanshi, Good Newwz , 2point0, housefull4, several clean hits like Rustom, Kesari, Airlift, Jolly 2, Housefull3….and so on.
Creating your own parameters, are we? Wake me up when Mr. Kumar gives a record breaking initial or a highest grosser in normal times or even a 2 crore footfall grosser. **Edited**.
Arre saare honge. If anyone is thinking this is the peak….sorry to inform that this is just a rise. And what a rise it is.
Winter is coming. Akki jhukega nahin saala.
Phenomenal to note is the diversity of genre, range from prestige to massy. Absolutely a stunning string of films in all perspective…few to stretch into new genres to gain new fans, few for the fans, etc. A star’s choices are always limited. But not here.
Because of the range and success involved, Akshay has more followers in social media than any other star barring Amitabh Bachchan.
Last week he overtook Salman Khan on twitter also. He was already ahead on Insta and FB.
Insta, FB and twitter does not define stardom. Its the number of people who pay out of their pockets to watch your films on celluloid that does. This is a similar PR machinery that Srk ran in the late 90s, 00s falsely claiming his overseas dominance (at least he had the numbers to show for it!).
By the logic you’re taking, Rajesh Khanna had 17 consecutive hits from Bandhan to Maryada. Amitabh Bachchan has 17 consecutive hits from Yaraana to Shahenshah and no flops till Jaadugar (so 21). The magnitude of these hits are way different.
Akshay Kumar is nowhere near Big B or Rajesh Khanna. Those era are over.
I am not comparing their stardom. Just pointing out to a unique string of Success Akshay is having.
++++++++++++++ MAJOR RECORD ++++++++++++
Also in 2021, Akshay Kumar’s 2 theatrical releases (Sooryavanshi and BellBottom) outgrossed total bollywood release of all other star.
Akshay’s gross – 300 cr+
One movie that has defied the pandemic and performed abnormally is Spiderman NWH all over the world. It has done $1.69B till date and that too without China. IF it does manage to get a late China release, its WW gross may well touch $2B !!!
And talking of China, anyone here knows whether LSC is getting a theatrical release in China? Will a satire on India’s major historical events pass China’s propaganda test for foreign releases??
If the Covid restrictions get lifted by then, Apr 14 will see 4-way clash with Beast and Fantastic Beasts 3 lined up for release as well. Provided no movie backs off from this date, LSC is being projected to open to 20 cr range on day one.
Bachchan Pandey is likely to open at 25 cr range in a clash vs RRR.
China didn’t allow any Marvel film to release this year, you seem to have missed the article I posted about China focusing on promoting their own films henceforth. LSC releasing is a question mark.
China allowed Chhichore release in this month (though it didnt work and folded up with $2M or 15 cr only). Any reason for not allowing LSC in China in particular?
In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Manish Shah, currently the biggest player in the dubbing industry, speaks about the success of Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01, future plans and also opens up about the YouTube channel of Goldmines Telefilms, currently India’s fourth most subscribed channel with 60 million plus subscribers.
Did you expect Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01’s Hindi version would do so well?
I never expected it’ll be such a huge hit. I was confident it’ll succeed at the box office. Par itni badi hit ho jaayegi, yeh nahi pata tha. It’s all because of luck. The first week collections were Rs. 27.50 crores and in the second week, the film collected around Rs. 20 crores. Usually, if a film collects Rs. 47.50 crores in the first two weeks, the lifetime of such a film is expected to be around Rs. 60 crores. In short, the first two weeks gives you 80-85% of the collections of a film. Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01, however, is a unique case where the collections of the first two weeks are going to be 50% of the lifetime and the balance 50% of the earnings will come from the remaining weeks! This was possible because Jersey, scheduled to be released on December 31, was postponed. In the third week, our film should have earned a maximum of Rs. 10 crores. But thanks to Jersey’s postponement, Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01’s week 3 collections amounted to Rs. 22 crores. Similarly, our fourth week collections should have been Rs. 2.50 crores at the most. But as RRR got pushed ahead, Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01 was able to earn Rs. 12 crores in the fourth week. In short, since no new films were released, we got a clean run. Luck and timing played a crucial role here.
What made you back the Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01’s theatrical release and what made you pick up this film to kickstart your theatrical journey in a big way?
We had released films in the past, but on a smaller level like the Hindi versions of Sarrainodu (2016; starring Allu Arjun), DJ (2017; starring Allu Arjun), Katamarayudu (2018; starring Pawan Kalyan) etc. After the success of KGF (2018), I got a feeling that action films have a huge market. Hence, I felt that we could experiment (and release a dubbed film on a big scale). Also, cinemas were shut since March 2020. Audiences were starved of mass content. Films did release on OTT but none of them was mass action films. Hence, we decided to release the Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01 and our experiment was successful.
Candid acknowledgement of how a clear run and no competition given a push to the collections.
One would never hear such acknowledgement from producers when a movie like War or Tiger get similar advantage. Its made to look as if released even with competition it would have made the same.
Agree 100%, go back to all of my comments from beginning (going back over a decade) and i have always said that multiple holidays, clear run helps collection. If Jersey had released, 83 would have stopped collecting immediately and it would have impacted Pushpa collection by at least 30% week to week.
If Samosa is the only item on the menu, guess what will sell, SAMOSA.
Now put Pakora on the menu too and there will be people who will eat pakora, which will take away business of Samosa…
Of samosa’s the only item on the menu and the samosa’s stale, the restaurant shuts shop. The samosa needs to be spicy and well cooked for it to be appreciated, be it War, Dangal, 83 or Pushpa chameli. Basic elementary concept..
Despite major obstacles including night curfew, 50% occupancy, and closure of single screens and multiplexes across select major centers, ‘83’ has successfully managed to hit the ball out of the park by raking in impressive numbers at the global box office.
Kabir Khan says, “The kind of love and appreciation that the movie has received from the people across the globe is truly heart-warming and flattering. Wherever there are no Covid-19 related restrictions and theatres functioning properly with full seating capacity, the film has performed brilliantly in those markets. And that’s a sheer indication of the fact that the film has been hugely appreciated by the audience, worldwide.“
SATYAMSHOT 
January 14, 2022 at 8:16 PM
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-raises-prices-211106736.html
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January 14, 2022 at 8:16 PM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/human-review-shefali-shah-kriti-kulhari-disney-hoststar-7722449/
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January 14, 2022 at 8:17 PM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/yeh-kaali-kaali-aankhein-review-pulpy-netflix-show-tahir-raj-bhasin-haseen-dillruba-7721484/
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January 14, 2022 at 9:09 PM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/kirti-kulhari-on-her-kiss-with-shefali-shah-in-human-i-was-thinking-what-if-i-get-turned-on-101642142971289.html
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January 14, 2022 at 9:19 PM
The title ” yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen ” sounds C grade.
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January 14, 2022 at 10:25 PM
what this B grade, c grade, d grade?
Jo napasand ho wo?
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January 16, 2022 at 4:07 AM
some crack Pakistani holds 10 people as hostage in Colleyville TX
https://us.yahoo.com/news/report-hostages-apparently-taken-texas-203407168.html
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January 16, 2022 at 9:15 AM
Pushpa shows Good jump on day 30.
It should touch 90 Cr end of this week.
https://www.addatoday.com/2022/01/pushpa-5th-saturday-day-30-collection.html
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January 16, 2022 at 1:17 PM
An absolute masterpiece. Shining jewel of Indian cinema since Rowdy Rathore!
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January 16, 2022 at 7:04 PM
https://filminformation.com/featured/ibrahim-ashq-succumbs-to-coronavirus-16-january-2022/
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January 17, 2022 at 4:27 AM
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-ram-charans-rangasthalam-ready-theatrical-release-hindi-mersal-viswasam-expected-too-996719?1235
So much for Kartik Aaryan’s remake of Vaikuntapuramlo… 🙂 Rohit Dhawan simply can’t get a hit.
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January 17, 2022 at 5:08 AM
Winter is coming.
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January 17, 2022 at 10:56 AM
Exclusively for territories with an average literacy rate of under 70%, **Edited** 😉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_states_and_union_territories_by_literacy_rate#Recent_estimates
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January 17, 2022 at 11:54 AM
And also a state that contributes the most number of US based NRIs in the country. Your point? Keep your sick supremacist thoughts to yourself.
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January 17, 2022 at 12:05 PM
**Edited**
I work with many people from this state on a daily basis, they are super smart, hard working people and who all enjoyed this movie. Just cause someone likes something that you don’t doesn’t mean they’re illiterate…
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January 17, 2022 at 12:12 PM
Time for Tollywood fans to shake a leg on RRRowdy Babbby as RRRajamouli’s RRR isn’t coming anytime soon 😉
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January 17, 2022 at 11:46 AM
Great Move…This is a such a fun movie too. Amazing songs to..Allu Arjun’s style quotient is off the charts here…
They should do that for every fun and hit movie of south so that Bollywood is forced to write something original rather than do these lazy remakes and get easy hits.
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January 18, 2022 at 12:43 AM
Partially Agree. Every south remake has been bettered in Bollywood in acting, craftsmanship and overall quality. They had to cut down on grossness to make it bearable.
On its own, there will be several scenes which will make audience squirm in their seats.
I think dubbed film has a limited audience. Pushpa hindi came during pandemic at a right time. It also had few unbearable scenes which needed to be changed for better result. Let Pushpa Rule come and get sold for 80 cr to distributors. The boxoffice game then begins.
BTW, do we know how many remakes south indian movies do of Bollywood?
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January 18, 2022 at 1:56 AM
South also does remake of Hindi movies. Andhadhun and Pink both have been remade recently. While Bollywood tries to remake the big South Indian masala movies, South remakes the small content movies I think.
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January 18, 2022 at 5:14 AM
Vakeel Saab is a disgraceful c grade mass appealing remake of a high class film where Pawan Kalyan’s anti gravity antics have destroyed the entire essence of Pink. Telugu filmmakers should stick to cheap one liners and item songs alone. That’s what sells in single screens of Andhra, UP, MP and Bihar.
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January 18, 2022 at 1:28 AM
Ala.. has one great addition that all the main characters are from Hindi zone. If they get Murli Manohar, Sachin Khedkar, Tabu and Pooja Hedge to dub their own lines and Shreyas to dub for Allu Arjun , it can truly do wonders as it’ll feel like you are watching proper Hindi movie with South leading hero.
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January 18, 2022 at 1:54 AM
Ala is a clean family watch. There is nothing to squirm and it can prove to be a huge multiplex hit. It is for A class audience as well as the B and C. This movie is second biggest Telugu hit after Bahubali 2. It can work for sure as it has a proper story which family audiences can relate to easily. And as master said the characters are all Hindi actors and if they dub it will make a proper movie.
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January 18, 2022 at 2:50 AM
And effectively finish Rohit Dhawan’s career, after getting him to pay 8 Cr to stop them from airing it on TV LOL.
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January 18, 2022 at 2:54 AM
who is Rohit Dhawan? Love child of India openers of Rohit Sharma and Shikar Dhawan?
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January 18, 2022 at 5:10 AM
Varunardo DiCaprio ka bhai and director of Desi Boyz and Dishoom
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January 18, 2022 at 5:55 AM
Still more fun to watch than Pushpa chameli, Ala venkatapuramallu and Vikramarkandu aka lousy rathore..
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January 18, 2022 at 8:05 AM
Smart move by the Ala team. I had watched this movie few time back based on Sanajana suggestion. It’s a highly entertaining movie with lots of masala in it. The first 10 minutes will bring you back to Desai days.
Not sure how this will do but if it clicks, it will outdo Pushpa.
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January 18, 2022 at 8:40 AM
While talking of Rohit Dhawan, the only actor who could have suited this role in Hindi would have been his brother Varun Dhawan but sadly they went with Kartik Tiwari who’s totally not suited for this role. It’s in Varun’s zone but none can match Allu Arjun! Now Shezada team will play wait and watch game.
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January 17, 2022 at 5:49 AM
Pandemic it is.
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January 17, 2022 at 7:30 AM
But didn’t hit Pushpa (Hindi) or Spiderman No Way Home?
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January 17, 2022 at 10:48 AM
It did. Else Pushpa was >100 for sure and Spiderman >300. Either ways they both came a week before 83 when omicron had not yet taken shape in India.
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January 17, 2022 at 12:10 PM
Pushapa week 1 was 26.85 Cr, than it made additional 60 + Cr and still collecting.
83 collected 71.85 Cr 1st week (let’s not forget with very high ticket prices) and since than about 30Cr.
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January 17, 2022 at 12:21 PM
Badshah is still more popular than Arijit Singh.
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January 18, 2022 at 2:19 AM
The goal post has been shifted so many times between BO and content quality that the post is now worn off
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January 17, 2022 at 8:54 AM
Pushpa (Hindi) 5th weekend: Unstoppable Again…
Collects about 4.5 Cr. Should touch 90 Cr by end of Tuesday.
https://www.addatoday.com/2022/01/pushpa-hindi-fifth-weekend-collection.html
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January 17, 2022 at 8:55 AM
83 collects about 1 Cr 4th weekend.
https://www.addatoday.com/2022/01/83-fourth-weekend-collection.html
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January 17, 2022 at 10:51 AM
The basic question here is why 83 in week THREE could not collect as much as Pushpa (Hindi) in week FOUR when playing alongside each other and the answer is very simple which is GOOD cinema v BAD cinema and again it takes no Einstein to figure out which is which. Word of mouth can still make a film work in a big way even in these conditions like it can be seen with Pushpa (Hindi) but when word of mouth is very poor like 83 then a crash in inevitable and that is what has happened.
https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6629
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January 17, 2022 at 1:15 PM
It takes an Einstein for Boi to figure out that 83>Pushpa Chameli, Lagaan>Gadar and Dangal>Bahubali for millions across the globe.
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January 18, 2022 at 12:35 AM
Naah…millions jyaada ho gaya.
Thousands may be or max 100K
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January 18, 2022 at 2:40 AM
Check the global ticket sales of Dangal. Lagaan itself sold 20 million tickets and i’m sure more than half of them would choose it over Gadar today in 2021.
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January 18, 2022 at 1:15 PM
These guys instead of being a professional film trade site resort to borderline uncouth language, the likes of which are used by social media trolls and jobless, drawing room debaters.
You do not need a trade expert to tell you not to compare two films that are so different in genres. But tough explaining that to self-proclaimed Indian box office experts who are comparing a sports biopic to a mass action ‘entertainer’. It’s high time we have a better box office site that offers mature, detailed analysis and kick this crap out of business.
Btw why are BOI offering endless analysis and keep reiterating every second day what a big disaster 83 is! They are only highlighting its importance. It might not have been a commercial success but it’s a tough film to ignore. It’s being talked about more and appreciated more by people who matter, and maybe that’s something that their pea-sized, regressive mind is unable to digest.
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January 18, 2022 at 3:23 PM
Because they’re unable to fathom that its actually a box office success in the current environment, all things considered. Its collected at par with their pet favorite mass box office draw Akshay Kumar’s film of the same genre (Gold) despite running at 50% of the market and is India’s highest grossing movie overseas for 2021.
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January 18, 2022 at 4:36 PM
BOI ‘s argument is – Movie is a flop because its content is bad. I think they are reacting to Kabir Khan’s recent interviews.
This whole argument by BOI is bizarre. Also they are over stretching it. Chor do 83 ko …..ab kya bachche ki jaan logi. It was really loved by anyone who saw. Absolutely a terrific film. Now someone preaching it otherwise comes as irritating like BOI.
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January 17, 2022 at 1:59 PM
Every BOI lovers wet dream come true 😉
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January 17, 2022 at 2:13 PM
https://www.crictracker.com/team-india-players-spend-new-years-eve-watching-pushpa-movie-celebration-pictures-go-viral/
Indian cricket team chose to celebrate their boxing day test win in SA by choosing Pushpa Chameli over 83 and the end result was a humiliating 1-2 defeat to a below average minnow team in the 5 day format leading to Virat Sharma’s permanent resignation.. Lehra Do! 😉
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January 17, 2022 at 5:19 PM
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9389998/reviews?sort=reviewVolume&dir=desc&ratingFilter=1
Came across one of the reviews on imdb stating that Pushpa has a scene where the protagonist pays 5K to a woman to exchange a kiss. Incredibly vile, disgusting and crass but completely expected from Telugu cinema catering to C grade audiences across India. What a fall for Samantha from Family Man 2 to dancing half naked with vulgarity overloaded.
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January 18, 2022 at 9:36 AM
Samanta is not telugu.
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January 18, 2022 at 12:57 PM
It was a disgusting and shocking scene. If these are shot to pander to the sensibilities of the masses, there’s no wonder why women have it tough dealing with leeches and perverts wherever they go. There’s no better or gentle way to say this
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January 18, 2022 at 5:38 AM
Bollywood’s very own Pushpa chameli aka Bacchan chulbul Pandey to hit b & c center screens on Holi weekend, march 18th.
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January 18, 2022 at 6:30 AM
Major Announcement from Akshay Kumar has rejuvenated Bollywood
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January 18, 2022 at 6:53 AM
Solid….the Khiladi…the one man industry now.
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January 18, 2022 at 6:55 AM
No star can dare….saare sust pare hain….
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January 18, 2022 at 7:19 AM
BTW Chadda has quit. Its shifted from Easter holidays to avoid clash with KGF2. 🤣😡🤣
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January 18, 2022 at 9:25 AM
First write to BOI to change Bell Bottom from Disaster to Average for doing 32 Cr from a 1000 screens, all running at 50%.
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January 18, 2022 at 4:39 PM
On Bell Bottom,
Well you argue once and then move on.
Time corrects things over time.
Bachchan Pandey will help bollywood resume. All centres, all theatres….get ready.
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January 18, 2022 at 4:44 PM
Banking on Farhad Samji to rescue Bollywood. No wonder even cheapskates like Pushpa and Saaho are leveraging the hopeless situation.
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January 18, 2022 at 4:56 PM
Banking on the only one coming forward.
Everyone else is recovering or running away.
BTW this video had clapping…the dominance ….
https://twitter.com/Akshay_1God/status/1483402167360704513?t=5b3AEQTUlAN_okmq4JhT9g&s=09
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January 18, 2022 at 6:29 PM
With the level of vile and venom 83 has received despite crossing 100 Cr at the peak of the 3rd wave, its no wonder no one is coming forward. Even Akshay is piggybanking on his lousy mass entertainers and will avoid the likes of Bell Bottom or Airlift going forward. BOI and its cronies have managed to take the industry 2 steps back. Enjoy!
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January 18, 2022 at 9:16 PM
The next Allu Arjun movie would decide. Its not a Pushpa…the trailer is really bad. I know its blockbuster in south but the trailer has already shoved me off.
I am already looking forward to finally watch 83 in theatre this weekend. One of my friends watched it 3 times and said that he now considered Kapil Dev the best ever.
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January 18, 2022 at 8:08 AM
Pushpa-The Rise has been the only film to rule OTT & cinemas together at the same time & that too, in the 5th week of release.
https://www.seelatest.com/telugu/pushpa-day-33-box-office-collection-only-film-to-rule-ott-and-boz-office-simultaneously
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January 18, 2022 at 12:36 PM
Talk about its below par domestic performance before going bonkers about a dubbed version. Just like you’ve been trolling 83 for its below par performance for 4 weeks now.
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January 18, 2022 at 4:31 PM
That reminded me…
83 collects 15 lakh on day 25 (Pushpa day 32 is 70 lakh)…
https://www.addatoday.com/2022/01/83-fourth-monday-day-25-box-office.html
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January 18, 2022 at 9:29 PM
Why Marathis and Gujjus loved Pushpa? KRK reveals in a rather good review here.
https://fb.watch/aDcfmIlA_w/
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January 18, 2022 at 11:37 AM
https://www.axios.com/china-builds-its-own-movie-empire-f22b9298-b592-405e-a83c-c2ee99878abf.html
Say bye to the Chinese Box Office. I seriously think one market we are missing out on is Indonesia. The sixth largest film market in the world, a history of loving Amitabh and Shah Rukh, no dictatorship rules that’d be a problem.
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January 18, 2022 at 12:27 PM
SRKs global popularity is a farce. None of his films achieved what Raj Kapoor & Mithun did in Soviet or Aamir’s movies did in China. Completely futile making this argument *edited*!
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January 18, 2022 at 4:42 PM
ek line main log SRK ko write off kar detein hain …. arre yaar his reign was unparalleled. Barring Big B, koi comparision nahin.
Baadshah ko aaj ke nazar se naa dekho
Kabhi aate the to dhoom mach jaati thi.
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January 18, 2022 at 6:31 PM
90% PR exercise.. Salman ruled the bo higher than srk in the 90s
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January 18, 2022 at 9:42 PM
90s is definitely not true. Salman definitely had the occasional good year, but he never had the really iconic hits except with Barjatya.
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January 18, 2022 at 9:59 PM
Salman, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Big B were definitely bigger in the 90s than SRK.
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January 18, 2022 at 10:00 PM
Just like Salman delivered big hits only with the Barjatyas. Likewise SRK only had the Chopras and Johars
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January 18, 2022 at 11:01 PM
I’m so bored of discussing this, but I’m curious except Dulhe Raja and Hum, when did Govinda give a hit without David Dhawan and a bigger hit than Pardes?
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January 18, 2022 at 11:04 PM
I moved to Canada in 1997 and remember the craze for SRK. Other actors’ films would run with literally empty theatres while films like KKHH, K3G etc were houseful for weeks.
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January 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM
SRK dominance was from 1999 – 2006
Salman’s dominance was from 2011 – 2016
One can compare whose dominance was bigger. But cannot be disputed that they gave strong box office results.
SRK experimented more…so my favourite.
This period was dominance. In other years of their career they were in Top 3 (No 1 one year but No 2 or 3 next year). Gave HGOTY etc, but the continuous dominance were these years.
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January 19, 2022 at 12:04 AM
HGOTY etc are one of the parameteres.
For complete dominance your most of the movies should be HIT. Random average is fine if you experiment. But 80% of the releases to be Hit is a good parameter.
Salman had everything working in his time. Clean hits, superhits and blockbuster. This makes his reign supreme though he failed to do variety.
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January 19, 2022 at 1:11 AM
ShahrukhKhan dominance was from 1999 – 2006
SalmanKhan dominance was from 2011 – 2016
AkshayKumar dominance is from 2019 – till date
HGOTY etc are one of the parameteres.
For complete dominance your 80% of the movies should be HIT. Random average is fine if you experiment.
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January 19, 2022 at 2:38 AM
2000-06 was a Hrithik Roshan show in the domestic markets. 3 HGOTY, 3 record breaking initials and 4 outright blockbusters in a span of 6 years. How much more can you expect?
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January 19, 2022 at 3:18 AM
Definitely. Craze of SRK here in UK never ever been reached. KKHH ran for months and the peak performance of Indian films here is K3G. Since then it’s been a slow decline.
Even Dil Se was huge here.
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January 19, 2022 at 3:40 AM
SRKs overseas craze was restricted to NRIs. Never a crossover non Hindi/non Indian audience like Amir’s craze for Dangal & SS in China or Raj Kapoor’s for Sangam among the locals of Soviet.
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January 19, 2022 at 1:42 AM
Govinda of 90s is just like Akshay Kumar of today. Churning out mass quantity. They didn’t go on to become HGOTY (other than occassional Aankhen and Partner)
Akshay also never churned out the HGOTY till the pandemic hit. But he was giving quantity in numerous movies like Govinda in 90s.
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January 19, 2022 at 3:55 AM
But Akshay has hits in different genres and with different directors. Govinda has no hits without David Dhawan, except Hum (where he was a supporting actor) and Dulhe Raja.
Partner was HGOTY? Even Taare Zameen Par was a bigger hit.
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January 19, 2022 at 4:28 AM
Akshay has 2 genres .. one Desh Bhakti like Kesari, Mission Mangal, Sorryvanshi, and other comedy like Good Newzz. His stars have changed since Neeraj Pandey started working with him. Else he was B grade masala actor.
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January 19, 2022 at 8:42 AM
And two courtroom hits Jolly LLB 2 and Rustom.
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January 19, 2022 at 9:20 PM
so does Govinda with ‘Kyunki Main Jhooth Nahi Bolta’
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January 18, 2022 at 9:40 PM
I don’t deny that Raj Kapoor, Mithun or recently Aamir have opened or found popularity in completely new markets, but it is also true that in Indonesia after Amitabh’s popularity, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and K3G were very popular films there on TV. Even Mahabharat was a huge hit.
It’s a market with exposure and acceptance of our films, film makers ought to focus more on it, when it is a potential big market.
https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/05/27/hallyu-rising-in-indonesia-but-indian-pop-culture-still-loved-after-decades.html
(Not some Indian paper but a Indonesian news article FWIW)
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January 19, 2022 at 12:07 AM
Mithun was never No 1 star in his life. Sporadic brilliance and overseas effect are good for archives. These dont change the ground reality.
Amitabh or Dilip did not see these sporadic overseas spark. Doesn’t change a thing for them.
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January 19, 2022 at 4:07 AM
Mithun was India’s most popular actor in USSR during the 80s. We’re talking about cross overs here, not domestic dominance.
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January 19, 2022 at 1:12 AM
did SRK get recognized by the Head of State? Like Aamir by China’s Xi Jinping or Turkey’s President hosting him?
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January 19, 2022 at 2:07 AM
Obama praised him and Milkha Singh as examples of India’s secular success?
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January 19, 2022 at 2:29 AM
LOL, that was just a dialogue he quoted. is there any pic of Obama meeting with SRK?
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January 19, 2022 at 2:31 AM
or show appreciation like this
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chinese-president-xi-jinping-told-pm-modi-that-he-watched-and-liked-aamir-khans-dangal-1710220
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January 19, 2022 at 3:51 AM
“just a dialogue”-Hmm
I remember Trump chacha talking about DDLJ and Sholay 🙂 But this is very silly, I’m the first to admit that SRK has nowhere the standard of films that Aamir does. In fact, except Kerala maybe, no major star in the country has the body of work he does.
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January 19, 2022 at 4:23 AM
LOL, you don’t understand, do you? The other head of states were appreciating seeing Aamir’s popularity in their own country. Here Obama is addressing an Indian audience. Obama was addressing an Indian crowd in India. Big massive difference
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January 20, 2022 at 12:12 AM
Yodha: Just will add couple of points.
– In 2007, he was invested with the Order of the Arts and the Letters by the Government of France, and in 2014 he was conferred with the Order of the Légion of Honour, the country’s highest civilian award.
Yes, govt gave their highest civilian award as only desis loved SRK in their country.
Germany toh it’s different level, you are naive if you don’t know still.
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January 18, 2022 at 2:59 PM
Anyone has seen human? Is it worth it? Saw some good reviews.
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January 18, 2022 at 4:58 PM
Just finished Aranyak. Enjoyed it.
Raveena tandon surprised me with a good performance.
This edge of the seat thriller about a serial killer and set up in a hill station is fantastically made.
Good watch.
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January 19, 2022 at 4:49 AM
https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/not-well-navketan-banner-founded-dev-anand/
Sad if the above stories are true, I’ve been trying to watch Guide from a while now and there aren’t even decent song video uploads. Given another few years, I fully expect Salman to go the Dev Anand way of making bizarre films and hooking up with increasingly younger chicks.
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January 19, 2022 at 8:41 AM
Aman, thanks for sharing this.
It’s sad to hear stories like this, and this has happened with so many yesteryear celebrities.
This line is a killer, you know the person is in depression.
“Ali, ab dil nahi lagta hai. Saari zindagi lagta hai bekar ho gayi hai”
Difference between Dev and Salman is that Dev mainly worked in films made by himself. Salman has luxury of working with other makers, he just need to ensure there’s a a story and than salman is part of it instead of here’s salman, now build a story around it.
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January 19, 2022 at 12:07 PM
“Difference between Dev and Salman”-Maybe I shouldn’t have said Dev Anand, I can see Salmon settling down as the host of Big Boss 251 as the films stop rolling (when someone like Kamal is doing it down south, why not). But given the state of his family and his productions, he can easily go the Dev Anand or Mithun Dream factory way if things go really bad.
I hope Red Chillies or YRF buys these films and restores them, Dev Anand seems to have some very watchable films that wouldn’t have dated too much.
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January 19, 2022 at 2:19 PM
“I hope Red Chillies or YRF buys these films and restores them”
Red Chillies is awesome at it, just watch song on youtube for some of the old films they have right to, the quality is amazing.
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January 19, 2022 at 10:43 PM
Agreed. Case in point, the Amrapali dance off:
Fantastic restoration. But they have some crappy movies in their library that no one would want restored, including the leads 🙂
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January 19, 2022 at 5:44 AM
Subhash Ghai and Sonu Nigam on Aamir Khan
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January 19, 2022 at 7:25 AM
After listening to Sonu Nigam, i am now once again excited about LSC.
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January 19, 2022 at 8:29 AM
Great to hear. When an actor/producer/director is engaged in all aspect of filmmaking, the end result will always be better.
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January 19, 2022 at 7:08 AM
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January 19, 2022 at 7:22 AM
#AkshayKumar’s BellBottom + Sooryavanshi will be remembered for doing more business than sum of entire 2021 release of other stars – Antim + 83thefilm + Tadap + ChandigarhKareAashiqui + SatyamevaJayate2 + Radhey + All other Bollywood release.
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January 19, 2022 at 7:57 AM
KRK reviews Pushpa:
P.S. Check out what he says about Fahad Faasil towards the end.
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January 19, 2022 at 8:16 AM
Who does he sounds like from this blog? 🙂
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January 19, 2022 at 8:43 AM
So who liked Pushpa as per KRK?
Unintelligent audience
Richshaw wala
Chai waale
Thele waale
Mazdoor
Gareeb types
Bhikaari
Maharashtrians
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January 19, 2022 at 8:44 AM
When was the last time someone made fun of a chai waala?🤣
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January 19, 2022 at 9:45 AM
Hey, don’t underestimate anyone in life, even a “chaiwala” can become a PM…
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January 19, 2022 at 8:49 AM
Making sense for a change but he forgot to mention himself and of course, eve teasers!
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January 19, 2022 at 3:47 PM
Mumbai and surrounding areas are full of migrant laborers & single screen audiences from UP/Bihar/Odisha and MP. No surprise in Pushpa doing well in Mumbai circuit even though urban Mumbai and Pune multiplexes would be below par.
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January 19, 2022 at 6:35 PM
Even Delhi, Bangalore has laboureres…but didnt work there.
Its marathi culture , look and feel of the way men and women are dresses and the lingo Shreyas Talpade used in the movie which makes Marathi manoos feel its close to their culture.
There are many such marathi movies that are being made and becoming hits.
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January 19, 2022 at 6:37 PM
Looks like Shivaay you are marathi….no apologies if it offends you because you speak like Pushpa in this forum. 😂😂
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January 20, 2022 at 3:14 AM
Also, if one wants to work out why Pushpa worked in hindi, just go and watch Satyamev Jayate 2. This is Bollywood’s attempt at masala cinema and believe me, it is worse than any kind of cinema from any kind of other industry that I have watched for a while.
When Bollywood churns out crap like SJ2 as its version of masala cinema, Bunty aur Babli 2 as its form of escapist entertainent, and that’s the current standard almost every week, then Pushpa looks like a masterpiece at masala cinema in there.
Niche films like 83 may understandably find it hard to get an audience at times, but Bollywood’s ideas of masala, entertainment and content are so devoid of quality. I find myself watching any alternative cinema these days when it comes to new releases.
Most of what is being churned us crap beyond words. Expect even mediocre films from other industries to be lapped up as they are not as bad.
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January 20, 2022 at 6:41 AM
Pushpa Chameli doing better than KGF in the cowbelt and C centers has no valid reason. KGF is a far superior film at a scripting, dialogue and cinematography level. Pushpa is a filthy film from a filthy industry watched predominantly by a filthy audience.
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January 19, 2022 at 6:46 PM
Nowhere near being a Marathi **edited** and never been there. I’d rather watch a Marathi Tanhaji than this gutter masquerading as a film.
PS: BOIs going bonkers about Pushpa in the land of Mahatma but Chameli has no links to the home state of Golmaal & Housefull 😜
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January 19, 2022 at 8:43 AM
Pushpa has touched 90 Cr mark, absolutely amazing…
https://www.addatoday.com/2022/01/pushpa-hindi-5th-monday-and-tuesday-box.html
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January 19, 2022 at 8:55 AM
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/allu-arjuns-pushpa-rise-above-rs-300-crores-worldwide-983194
Hindi version alone seems to be driving Pushpa’s collections, thanks to the lack of content and questionable taste and sensibilities of the B/C center audiences across the board. The film has been rejected by its domestic audience in AP/Telangana after a bumper initial and is a complete box office disaster overseas with collections half that of 83 and Sooryavanshi.
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January 19, 2022 at 10:01 AM
https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6631
There will be many in the industry that will be seeing that even after three weeks of release there is a refusal to believe in the failure of 83 and a different agenda is driven and excuses are given as to why the audience could not watch despite it being a great film. It is a ridiculous thought when the film has crashed while others playing alongside have not but this industry only needs a chance to create fake perception.
The only thing probably not being said by the people involved in 83 is that they have made a better film than Pushpa – The Rise and Spiderman – No Way Home and however funny it may sound the thought is probably there. Why not just come out and say that Kabir Khan directed 83 better than Jon Watts has directed Spiderman – No Way Home and Ranveer Singh mimicry is a better act than Allu Arjun in Pushpa. This is not to say Arjun Allu is bigger star than Ranveer Singh but just comparing the work in these two films released in a similar period.
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January 19, 2022 at 11:09 AM
Why don’t you and BOI get a room and discuss instead of talking via social media? Lol. J/K.
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January 19, 2022 at 9:44 PM
This thread feels like it is named ‘Hum Akelen Hi Kaafi Hain’
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January 20, 2022 at 12:09 AM
“SRKs overseas craze was restricted to NRIs. Never a crossover non Hindi/non Indian audience like Amir’s craze for Dangal & SS in China or Raj Kapoor’s for Sangam among the locals of Soviet.”
I think if you never followed SRK’s career, you should stop talking about him. Yes, you dislike him and that’s totally fine but throwing fake statements all the time won’t make your statements facts. Far from it! I don’t feel to dig up and throw tons of videos and it’s too silly and we’re not fighting star wars here… but you are completely misleading here with your hatred!
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January 20, 2022 at 12:15 AM
That’s China for you. Don’t get misleading one theatrical movie. Bollywood movies have been popular for longer than that and all that is turning out in theatrical output and just coz SRK doesn’t have huge hit it’s not like he’s unknown completely. Like Allu Arjun has been popular in interiors for many years in north india, he just needed such a movie to prove it.
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January 20, 2022 at 12:19 AM
Om Shanti Om did huge in Japan that they ended up making their own theatrical version of the movie. Yes, again only NRIs watching… blah blah…
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January 20, 2022 at 12:20 AM
I mean this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhEGaKo6Bjw
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January 20, 2022 at 12:26 AM
Talk about numbers instead of throwing pr videos. None of his films managed record breaking collections of Sangam, Anari, Disco Dancer or Dangal proportions anywhere in the world. Yes his films did better overseas than his contemporaries during the late 90s and 00s but selling barely 2 or 3 million tickets overseas hardly makes you a global movie star (unless you have a strong pr and a rabid fan following of course!).
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January 20, 2022 at 9:18 AM
Yes, few years down the line, they will create news that SRK wasn’t even a superstar and everything was PR. He was just a ‘silly’ star with only some stupid rabid fans. He has done nothing for India and Bollywood. I will not find it surprising at all! Thank god, I don’t need to depend on folks with no knowledge and I have enough knowledge about Bollywood and overall stars.
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January 20, 2022 at 9:25 AM
For years and last 2-3 decades, ‘Bollywood’ with synonym with ‘Shahrukh Khan’ for anyone outside India. This is clear fact and not some PR exercise. If you say Bollywood to outside person, they’ll come up with 1 name only. This is whole of middle east and then America, UK and West Indies.
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January 20, 2022 at 9:30 AM
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January 20, 2022 at 9:38 AM
Just what I expected from you. Next what? SRK>Amitabh? Go on..
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January 20, 2022 at 9:58 AM
The whole foundation of the argument is silly.
Disco Dancer did great, no question about it, but what about Mithun other 50 films, what did they do? they should do same as Disco Dancer if he had such a global clout. Same goes for all other actors.
Carvan did great, what about 75 other Jeetendra films? (by the way, i never knew Carvan such a hit outside of india. I’ve seen article about awaara, sangam, disco dancer; never seen any article about carvaan)
Don’t be shocked if next you see something like only muslim fanatics are SRK fans…
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January 20, 2022 at 10:20 AM
Z made a good point, essentially a star is someone who opens any film, good or bad. Mithun had only Disco Dancer as that huge overseas hit in the USSR, in contrast Raj Kapoor has Awaara, Mera Naam Joker, even Bobby. Abdullah, a film with him as a supporting role opened hugely in the USSR. Mithun, afaik, never followed up Disco Dancer.
Raj Kapoor and Aamir Khan were the only stars who crossed over to another audience in theatres.
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January 20, 2022 at 12:27 PM
I havr to say that you are completely unaware of SRK’s PR machinery
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January 20, 2022 at 1:22 PM
“Mithun, afaik, never followed up Disco Dancer.” – ever heard of the Russian dubbed blockbuster Dance Dance?
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January 20, 2022 at 1:31 PM
Disco Dancer sold 600 million tickets in Soviet and Raj Kapoor, Amir Khan have sold over 500 million in Soviet and China respectively. Name one Srk movie selling 500 million globally. Even DDLJ didn’t as per darlings of Boi (although i refuse to believe them). And of course this list is a distant dream **Edited** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_by_box_office_admissions
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January 20, 2022 at 2:04 PM
Just what I expected from you. Next what? SRK<Jeetendra? Go on..
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January 20, 2022 at 12:37 AM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_by_box_office_admissions
Time for SRK fans to manipulate wikipedia and throw in half a dozen of his hits in above list but unfortunately they’d never have any legitimate date or sources except youtube videos. Even DDLJ does not make the cut while we have the likes of Caravan, Awara, Sholay, Bahubali, Mother India, Mughal e Azam and Dangal up there 👏
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January 20, 2022 at 2:11 AM
I remember being in Luxembourg for a week for official work. IN Supermarket there , you need to know French to converse. I remember a very french speaking cashier asking me 3 questions in broken english a) Are you from India ? b) Do you know Shahrukh Khan c) Do elephants roam on the streets there?
I have no clue if only NRIs saw SRKs movies but i am sure he is very popular in Europe.
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January 20, 2022 at 8:40 AM
I’ve been in USA for 4 decades now. The craze SRK had from mid 90s to end of 2000 is unmatched by any other Bollywood actor in USA. I remember there was a time when top 10 bollywood films in USA had 9 or all 10 SRK films.
But anyway, **edited** we all by now know that it shouldn’t be taken seriously.
PUSHPA success has driven few people crazy, along with 83 not doing well…
Masala Dosa selling more than Filet Mignon is really taking some by surprise 🙂
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January 20, 2022 at 9:42 AM
**Edited**, but even Charlie Chaplin and Michael Jackson are “known” to pan vendors in Gorakhpur and tea vendors of Jamnagar. Does not imply they go about watching their films or performances. Collections and footfalls of SRK movies from reliable sources like boxofficemojo, Guardian and FI and many more from overseas territories prove his films were no match to the impact made by the likes of Raj Kapoor, Mithun, Amir or even Rajnikanth in overseas territories.
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January 20, 2022 at 9:51 AM
All you and your fellow SRK fans can do is make irrelevant personal jibes when presented with facts and figures which put a full stop to your false claims. **Edited**, just like **Edited** cocaine addicted poster boy at this juncture.
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January 20, 2022 at 1:19 PM
I called a month ago to Comcast Customer Service to unlock my phone for India visit. The young girl at other end knew SRK and her favorite SRK movie was Kal Ho Na Ho…I got curious asked which other movie, she said KKHH.
Having said that at least in US, not many know about Indian (or Bollywood ) movies. If they know they more likely it is SRK. Is it a significant population, I don’t think so; Otherwise they would be releasing Indian movies widely. They still release Indian movies in pockets where you have Indian population. Europe, I don’t know, but if you have fan following like Tom Cruise, I expect at least some fraction of Tom Cruise movie gross.
ps – CSR asked me if I am Indian and divulge those facts…I was curious to ask where she originally from..she sidestepped the question, I think they are not allowed to reveal their own identity.
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January 20, 2022 at 1:36 PM
Forget Europe. Again 99% is driven by NRI markets.
I’ve lived in Munich and Dublin for 6 months at SRK’s peak. To watch an Indian movie in Germany – didn’t even try tbh. I joined a club for Indians in the area and it was tiny group.
It will be pockets in certain cities maximum. Whereas in UK, you go to practically any cinema in suburbs of London and an Indian film will be showing. The market in Europe is driven by NRI and majority UK. I rarely see anyone but NRI in cinema for any Indian film in entire lifetime.
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January 20, 2022 at 1:41 PM
NRI definition itself would be interesting. For me I’m UK born, parents East African born and grandparents born in India. By NRI I mean an Indian origin (or brown person basically)
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January 20, 2022 at 1:56 PM
People of Pakistan and Bangladesh origin as well. But hardly any native Europeans or Americans have watched any Indian movies yet. So this entire crossover thing is a hoax. A true crossover is when you penetrate into the local population of the region that’s outside of the home market like Awara and Sangam in USSR, Sholay in USSR, China & Turkey, Dangal and SS in China and even the Bahubali films in north India (since the Hindi belt was outside the home territory for the Telugu film).
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January 20, 2022 at 1:46 PM
Indian movies could do well in Turkey..I started watching “Black Money Love” on Netflix, and my blood started to get less (“Khoon jalne laga”) in 3-4 episodes 🙂
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January 20, 2022 at 2:11 PM
“Having said that at least in US, not many know about Indian (or Bollywood ) movies. If they know they more likely it is SRK.”
Few years back I remember a colleague at a conference who’s never watched any Indian movie except Devdas. He was totally awe of the movie and know SRK but hasn’t watched any other Indian movies.
**Edited**. Watching movies in cinemas is different parameter for stardom but not only one. Even now Srk is bigger star even than many even if movies don’t do that well. Similarly Amitabh is still bigger and popular even if he can’t open a movie solo like his prime.
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January 20, 2022 at 5:42 AM
**Gehraiyaan – Official Trailer**
This looks superb, Shakun Batra might turn out to be what Karan Johar always wished he was.
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January 20, 2022 at 8:28 AM
one more creative freedom on OTT platform.. no censorship.
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January 20, 2022 at 8:42 AM
This may turn out to be good.
I don’t think KJo wanted to make film like this. He was into larger than life from beginning. Yes, maybe wanted to tackle story such as this but not at this level.
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January 20, 2022 at 8:50 AM
But he wanted himself to be recognized as a cutting edge director. He was basically Yash Chopra by way of Manmohan Desai before Dil Chahta Hai and since he wants to make films as projects to prove something.
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January 20, 2022 at 1:54 PM
Yup, same with Subhas Ghai, he wanted to do different types of films and messed up. Kjo and Ghai shold make films with what they were good at. I bet it will do wonder, especially Ghai.
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January 20, 2022 at 10:13 PM
Well, I think Ghai only had a few films in him. KJo although he made different films, never cratered to Ghai’s level and also improved in technical aspects quite a lot.
Although it’s also a question whether in a post DCH age, a KKHH or K3G would work as they did.
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January 21, 2022 at 8:03 AM
Ghai was much more successful in 25 year span from kaalicharan to taal as a director with many films (kaalicharan, vishwanath, karz, vidhata, hero, meri jung, karma, ram lakhan, saudagar, khalnayak, pardes, taal).
That’s a crap load of films which were successful and even something like Karz, which was not, it became a cult film.
KJo really didn’t outdo his first film and has only 3 or 4 hits films in 25 year span.
Of Course, KJo as a producer is doing much better than Ghai because the business model has changed from Ghai days.
I would love to see Ghai make a full masala film in Ram Lakhan style.
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January 20, 2022 at 1:26 PM
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January 20, 2022 at 6:39 PM
Brilliant! Long live Indian armed forces 💪
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January 21, 2022 at 11:18 AM
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January 21, 2022 at 5:17 AM
For Sallu fans
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January 21, 2022 at 8:09 AM
Pushpa had an excellent 5th week, collecting almost 7 Cr. (for reference, Sooryavanshi 5th week was 2.9 Cr)
https://www.addatoday.com/2022/01/pushpa-hindi-fifth-week-box-office.html
I think the honeymoon is over, the movie should drop by at least 60% 6th week and collect no more than 2.5 Cr for the week.
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January 21, 2022 at 9:47 AM
https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/pushpa-box-office-collection-day-24-allu-arjun-film-grosses-rs-325-crore-worldwide-1898052-2022-01-10
Pushpa seems to be Omicron and Covid proof in India’s mass pockets and B/C centers since majority of its audience is used to living their lives with far deadlier diseases like TB, HIV and Dengue in their ecosystem. A mild version of the current pandemic could hardly be a reason for them to prevent their daily activities. Despite that, the global collections of the 200 Cr budgeted film are going to remain under ₹ 350 Cr in all versions included which is lower than the global gross of solo Hindi films like Kabir Singh & Uri. Pushpa at best is an Average fare for its investors.
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January 21, 2022 at 9:57 AM
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January 21, 2022 at 9:59 AM
Manish Shah got around 15 crores to pull out this release. It could have done more than that IMO!
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January 21, 2022 at 10:26 AM
15 CR is probably just on paper, i’m sure he got lot more under the table.
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January 21, 2022 at 5:45 PM
Manish Shah has suddenly emerged as Top 5 producer / influencers of Bollywood after
Cape of Good films
Dharma
Yashraj filma
Nadiadwala
Amazing how business changes its direction.
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January 21, 2022 at 9:57 AM
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January 21, 2022 at 9:58 AM
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January 21, 2022 at 10:25 AM
Aaamir should pay big amount to KGF maker to push their release to some other date.
I keep saying, the biggest benefactor of Pushpa success is KGF2.
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January 21, 2022 at 10:40 AM
But I think Aamir is very confident of his product. If not, he wouldn’t reiterate this release date. In fact, this shows that Hindi Cinema is not afraid to face South cinema (to the consternation of KGF fanatics). Even Bachchan Pandey shouldn’t move, it’s arrogant of the RRR team to announce two dates.
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January 21, 2022 at 10:48 AM
I see no reason for LSC to fail. Firstly Aamir has taken lot of time and especially after Thugs to make this movie and secondly it is based on a superb template, I don’t see it going wrong in any way. Aamir’s connect with audience will make it engaging and this can do extremely well.
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January 21, 2022 at 11:09 AM
There is a possibility that it might end up as a redux of Secret Superstar vs Golmaal Again? Especially with the same director and the sequel of a hit franchise. Aamir’s judgement is peerless, but post Dangal, releasing SS on Diwali or Thugs were strange moves. Hope this is a corrective and not a continuation.
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January 21, 2022 at 11:24 AM
I have no doubt that LCS will make 3x KGF. So if KGF makes 100 CR, LCS will easily make 300 CR.
My point is if you can give KFG team 25 Cr under the table and in return set your movie to make 350 Cr, you still gain 25 Cr in the end net. Just looking at it from business perspective.
When there’s a choice (competition), both movies will eat into each other unless it’s something like OSO/Saawariya…
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January 21, 2022 at 11:59 AM
If you pay someone 25, you need 50-60 crore at cinema.
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January 21, 2022 at 12:05 PM
KFG audience set is different than LSC. There is some audience but that probably will see both movies.
Only issue you have is better screens.
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January 21, 2022 at 12:22 PM
“If you pay someone 25, you need 50-60 crore at cinema.”
I was just giving an example in simplest terms.
No matter how you looks at it, if you have a clean run, it will help your film due to audience will have no choice but watching just one available film.
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January 21, 2022 at 5:56 PM
Clean runs will not happen in 2022.
Aamir had earlier paid Bachchan Pandey to not clash. He can do for KGF 2 and why not. Its all about business.
I have heard members of film blogs paying the admins money to ban others. So these are common. Wealth is about having peace of mind.
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January 21, 2022 at 9:01 PM
It’s going to be a big success. Period.
Many so called trade experts including Boi keep undermining Aamir’s potential despite him giving majority of ATBBs from 2008-2016.this despite Salman films underperforming and almost every film of his trending poorly after a great initial, excepts being Bajrang Bhaijaan and to an extent Sultan.
They judge Aamir’s BO potential based on a grand total of 1 misfire in so many years (TOH). He’s the ruler of the Indian box office and all he needs is one Hindi film to send all these self-proclaimed low IQ dumbass critics into hiding. Those who claim Hindi cinema is dead.
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January 22, 2022 at 2:28 AM
No, there is no guarantee that LSC will be a success. Or that KGF2 wont be a bigger hit than it. At the same time, there is also no reason to delay LSC any further, if the post production will be complete in scheduled time and the film will be ready for release by Apr 14. If Bollywood makers move away from lucrative release dates because of competition from south releases, then they will have no good release windows for themselves at all. Be it Holi, Diwali or Christmas.
Spiderman and Pushpa both released on the same date. Together they did 300+ cr nett at Indian box office and both are big hits. No reason why the results cant be similar for the Holi clash (Bachchan Pandey vs RRR) or the Baisakhi clash (LSC vs KGF2). Simultaneous releases can survive together if both are well made and cater to respective audiences.
Yes, there has been a flop in 83 despite it being a decent film (as per reports, I have not seen it yet). That is more because of an astoundingly high budget and the movie being endorsed by only a part of its target audience. This does not mean all well made films will fail in future.
As for LSC, the budget is nowhere near to 83. It Aamir’s home production and he will be taking his remuneration as a % of profits (like in Secret Superstar). Without his acting fees, the budget is somewhere around 100 cr only. It will need Sooryavanshi/Spiderman level of acceptance to get a Hit/Superhit tag, say 200 cr or so. Its possible to do that even considering the pandemic effects and competition from KGF, provided the movie turns out to be good. Having spent 4 years in making, it will be shocking if AKP comes up with a poor film in LSC. And its been envisioned like a film for all (PK/Dangal), rather than for only elite metro audience.
As for Aamir, he perhaps needs a blockbuster (300 cr or 400 cr) after his disappointing run since Dangal for six long years. Secret Superstar was a minor hit in India and was perhaps could have done better without a high-pitched Diwali release and having been pitted against Golmaal Again. Thugs was an embarrassing flop. Aamir has not had a high in India since Dangal, and again LSC is unlikely to be that long awaited ‘high’ moment for him or his fans. Even if it comes solo, it wont be doing 400 cr in such trying pandemic times. No film will be doing so this year IMO. There will probably be a few good Hits and Superhits in 2022, but cant foresee a record grosser beating Dangal’s collection.
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January 23, 2022 at 12:57 AM
Too many misplaced concerns everywhere about KGF2 hurting LSC. As i said before, Spiderman released with Pushpa and had a great run at the multiplexes all over India. Pushpa doing well predominately in single screens did not hurt Spidey that much. Similarly, LSC can hold its own against KGF in the multiplexes and do well enough. If it gets to a total similar to Spidey’s 210+ cr total, LSC will be a Hit/Superhit as far as economics is concerned. 83 failed due to its limited appeal to the larger plex audience, not because of Pushpa’s success.
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January 21, 2022 at 12:03 PM
LSC is a refined niche drama film predominantly catering to A centers and high end multiplex audiences alone. KGF 2 is a franchise film driven by the same B/C predominant audience of wastrels driving the success of Pushpa Chameli. Thanks to immense cross migration over the years, there are plenty of these loafers, wastrels and eve teasers residing in A centers to drive KGF 2 in A centers as well (to an extent). So LSC has everything to lose clashing with a (mass entertainer) like KGF 2, especially considering the fact that on trailer KGF 2 seems far better than Pushpa Chameli by the lowbrow street rat standards of current 21st century masala cinema. It might end up being like an 83 vs Pushpa Champak clash giving plenty more orgasms to BOI **Edited**.
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January 21, 2022 at 5:52 PM
Doesnt matter who watches what. They are paying from their own pocket and hard earned money. So its their choice to watch Pushpa or 83 or both or neither.
There are all types of audience across all. Even without the migrants there were takers of BC grade movies since 1947.
Good decision by LSC to stick to its date. Clashes are inevitable. If its good it would creat massive numbers at boxoffice like Dangal. Waiting for its trailer next month.
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January 21, 2022 at 11:27 PM
Nice explanation and good to hear from him making of the finest movie made on cricket in India – Iqbal.
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January 22, 2022 at 6:47 PM
**Edited**. You want true equality, start living the Chinese communist way. Or else accept the fact that no one is beyond insult and scrutiny, right from the rickshawalas watching junk like Pushpa or the pseudo intellectual couch potatoes binging on c grade Anurag Kashyap stuff like Sacred Games & Mirzapur on Ott.
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January 21, 2022 at 9:12 PM
Too politically incorrect but the truth
Such films ruled the roost in the 80s with trashy mass cinema catering to gutter tastes with lowbrow appeal. Family audiences refused to enter theatres and women largely stayed away the. It took a HAHK and large renovations of single screen theatres where exhibitors and distributors ensured safety and comfort of people that made people revisit and the business boomed.
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January 22, 2022 at 7:23 AM
With success of films like Rowdy Rathore, Simmbaa and Pushpa it seems like the mass circuits of Hindi/Telugu belt are intent on going back to the 80s. No surprise that we call a disgusting mind like Rajamouli (the original creator of Vikramarkudu) India’s #1 film maker.
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January 23, 2022 at 12:21 AM
LSC potentially remains one of the films hindi cinema expects for 2022. I am quite sure Aamir will have left no stone unturned to make a very good film. Forrest Gump remains tremendous material and Aamir is too good to mess it up.
I just hope KGF2 does not affect it that much as Pushpa did to 83 and that LSC gets the best run possible.
I am still a bit wary on the idea of clashing with KGF2, though. The first part in hindi started off on a first day of 2cr and finished at nearly 44cr (Taran’s numbers). Very good trending despite releasing alongside Zero and facing Simmba and Uri in the subsequent weeks upon release. It shows a degree of appreciation and the part 2 will be awaited. It was strong in Maharashtra and Gujrat and these are where Hindi films have done well post-pandemic. The All India (all languages) total will be huge, I guess. On paper, this is one film whose all India prospects look quite good, even during these beak times.
Having said all that, I still expect Aamir to deliver something really good and worth the wait. And in the northern territories, t will be a one horse race. But this one may be beyond mere figures.
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January 23, 2022 at 12:59 AM
Also RRR might come 2 weeks later if it doesn’t release as per planned date
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January 23, 2022 at 3:54 AM
No doubt KGF 2 is going to be huge. Its centred around Marathi Kannadiga with Kolar Gold Field as backdrop.
It was a blockbuster in Karnataka , esp Uttar Karnataka and Maharashtra belt where there is sizeable marathi influence.
So it is exactly catering to Pushpa audience. A sequel will be bigger.
83 failure template need not be put on LSC. I also did it but now i have changed my mind after learning Aamir’s involvement. He left it for others for Thugs after starting his extra marital affair. Looks like he might not be repeating his mistake.
Both can do well if they get 2 free weeks.
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January 23, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Kgf is a far more technically and cinematically refined film than Pushpa Chameli. Exact reason why Kgf didn’t do as well as Pushpi in the Hindi belt. Not enough item numbers and eve teasing perhaps?
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January 23, 2022 at 4:59 PM
Both (Pushpa and KGF) are same da, THEY smell and look same. Few things here and there…but more or less same.
Gabbar singh looking hero.
Vamp looking heroine.
Ugly villains
Rowdy style
Items songs
Bebas maa ki aatankwaadi bete ki kahaani.🤣
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January 23, 2022 at 7:01 PM
One’s a B and another is a C version of Amitabh Bachchan’s 70s classics.
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January 21, 2022 at 12:27 PM
**Edited**
Do we really need to worry about our neighboring countries when we have ugly hearted people who thinks very low of it’s own citizens.
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January 21, 2022 at 1:54 PM
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January 22, 2022 at 1:34 AM
why surrogacy? probably she didn’t want to impact her career and figure……hmmm
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January 22, 2022 at 4:23 AM
Do you know hard it can be to get pregnant post 35?
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January 22, 2022 at 4:44 AM
it’s not impossible. Women can get pregnant till 40, i think.
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January 22, 2022 at 5:11 AM
child bearing age is high but with age you may get into chormisaonal abnormalities
https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/childbearing-age#benefits-andrisks
Now days nobody wants to do hard part…ask any pregnant lady in 8th or 9th month and they will say the kid should come out..of course your body is no longer same after the baby. Of the actresses only Aishwarya did the normal thing..flat tummy heroine in 3 month is surgery…only Japanese have such genes!
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January 22, 2022 at 5:13 AM
Madhuri’s kids came after 35.
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January 22, 2022 at 5:17 AM
My great grandmom delivered her youngest child as her daughter delivered her first child. It isn’t impossible, but very hard and rare.
Is it surprising that Madhuri is special?
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January 22, 2022 at 6:20 AM
People are working and they get married late..so after 35 is normal..
I have heard people with means freeze their eggs at early age.
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January 22, 2022 at 3:26 PM
I know loads of women who had children post 35…this is no longer uncommon, I would rather say it’s the common trend in Western society.
Marriage use to be a sub 25 years thing, now it’s more sub 30 years and in many cases post 35 years.
One of my better friends, Irish, realised in her earlier 30s that her egg count was very low (coincidence because same thing happened to her sister so she checked herself out)…she always wanted children so once she found her partner…she knocked out 2 boys in no time. Then they were engaged and still not married.
I have at least 2 cousins who had children post 40 years…this is very common- and why not? Women are increasingly very career focused so all the settling down is happening at least 5 years later.
My best friend since I was 5 years old…only realised she wanted children when she was 37! She had a miscarriage and then had her baby few months back!
Most of these people are from distant Indian background…I guess a combination of factors. People need more time now to set up financially (children are expensive), more career focused, it is more % finding a partner now/less % arranged…every factor adds time into entire process.
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January 23, 2022 at 4:32 AM
Aman: those generation got married in their teens and started family very early. You just can’t compare your Great Grand-mom to today’s situation.
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January 23, 2022 at 4:39 AM
I agree about the time where people were married, but I can personally say that women getting married after their 30s or conceiving children after 35 still have a hard time in this country. With time, we’re seeing people freeze their eggs and so on but it sounds easier than it seems.
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January 23, 2022 at 4:54 AM
Priyanka is not in India. She is in the USA. Married to an American celebrity. Where things are different.
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January 22, 2022 at 3:23 PM
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January 22, 2022 at 4:17 PM
People should avoid such situations talking about box office 🙂
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January 23, 2022 at 1:22 AM
https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/unpaused-naya-safar-review/20220121.htm
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January 23, 2022 at 3:01 AM
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/yesterday-ana-de-armas-lawsuit-201356701.html
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January 23, 2022 at 1:16 PM
Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein:
Kind of repulsive. Not even sure what they were trying to attempt. Kind of like a Hindi Pulp story adaptation, maybe?
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January 23, 2022 at 2:26 PM
My yearend list of top 10 Bollywood performances of 2021 is up! Had to delay it because of some busy scheduling.
As always, comments, brickbats and anything in between, are all welcome.
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January 23, 2022 at 4:34 PM
This is intense! A tale of love, friendship, loyalty, betrayal and tragedy. An outright Raj Kapoor-Nargis classic for the ages, the kind of stories present day Bollywood ought to revisit.
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January 23, 2022 at 4:51 PM
demand from exhibitors for bollywood is clear…make clean multi genre entertainers.
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January 23, 2022 at 7:03 PM
Vikram Vedha remake is from the same director duo who made the original. This clown cannot hold the industry to ransom for that considering that her himself earned millions via Kabir Singh.
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January 23, 2022 at 7:39 PM
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January 23, 2022 at 9:46 PM
MIA has a cover version.
Are we sure Bappi da, given his reputation has not knocked it off any popular Russian tune?
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January 23, 2022 at 9:57 PM
Bappi da busted
Ottawan probably may have released the original and Bappi da copied it like usual
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January 23, 2022 at 10:09 PM
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January 24, 2022 at 3:03 AM
https://www.itwofs.com/hindi-bl.html
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January 24, 2022 at 2:08 AM
Akshay Kumar has overtaken Rajesh Khanna with 15 consecutive hits / Successes
1. #Airlift
2. #Housefull3
3. #Rustom
4. #JollyLLB2
5. #TEPK
6. #Padman
7. #Gold
8. #2point0
9. #Kesari
10. #MissionMangal
11. #GoodNewwz
12. #Laxmii
13. #BellBottom
14. #Housefull4
15. #Sooryavanshi https://t.co/TvUSZf6vXQ
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January 24, 2022 at 2:12 AM
Gold, Padman are hits? where?
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January 24, 2022 at 2:18 AM
Gold Average
Padman Below Average
Bellbottom Disaster
As per BOI
https://boxofficeindia.com/actor.php?actorid=2
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January 24, 2022 at 4:12 AM
Anything not a flop is a success. Even RK’S 14 were not all clean hits.
Also bell bottom’s verdict is awaited. BOI will revise it.
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January 24, 2022 at 4:41 AM
Hopefully we are all alive to see the day when Bell Bottom is revised to below average on BOI! 🙏
It will be a big celebration for everyone!
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January 24, 2022 at 5:16 AM
How much Akshay is paying BOI for manipulating his movies verdicts favorably?
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January 24, 2022 at 5:20 AM
Rajesh Khanna’s Hits included record breaking Blockbusters like Aradhana, Roti, Haathi Mere Saathi among other. Even equating this average box office star with Khanna is a joke! And yes, Gold and Padman are outright flops and so is Bell Bottom.
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January 24, 2022 at 6:03 AM
Parameters of blockbusters have changed.
Taking Taran’s classification –
Here Mission Mangal is a blockbuster and several superhits like Toilet, Sooryavanshi, Good Newwz , 2point0, housefull4, several clean hits like Rustom, Kesari, Airlift, Jolly 2, Housefull3….and so on.
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January 24, 2022 at 9:14 AM
Creating your own parameters, are we? Wake me up when Mr. Kumar gives a record breaking initial or a highest grosser in normal times or even a 2 crore footfall grosser. **Edited**.
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January 24, 2022 at 5:24 PM
Arre saare honge. If anyone is thinking this is the peak….sorry to inform that this is just a rise. And what a rise it is.
Winter is coming. Akki jhukega nahin saala.
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January 24, 2022 at 4:15 AM
Phenomenal to note is the diversity of genre, range from prestige to massy. Absolutely a stunning string of films in all perspective…few to stretch into new genres to gain new fans, few for the fans, etc. A star’s choices are always limited. But not here.
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January 24, 2022 at 4:18 AM
Because of the range and success involved, Akshay has more followers in social media than any other star barring Amitabh Bachchan.
Last week he overtook Salman Khan on twitter also. He was already ahead on Insta and FB.
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January 24, 2022 at 5:23 AM
Insta, FB and twitter does not define stardom. Its the number of people who pay out of their pockets to watch your films on celluloid that does. This is a similar PR machinery that Srk ran in the late 90s, 00s falsely claiming his overseas dominance (at least he had the numbers to show for it!).
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January 24, 2022 at 6:05 AM
Its not a criteria…its just an indicator. Its the influence.
Whether its record television views, song views, the numbers are all there….
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January 24, 2022 at 6:31 AM
By the logic you’re taking, Rajesh Khanna had 17 consecutive hits from Bandhan to Maryada. Amitabh Bachchan has 17 consecutive hits from Yaraana to Shahenshah and no flops till Jaadugar (so 21). The magnitude of these hits are way different.
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January 24, 2022 at 6:50 AM
Akshay Kumar is nowhere near Big B or Rajesh Khanna. Those era are over.
I am not comparing their stardom. Just pointing out to a unique string of Success Akshay is having.
++++++++++++++ MAJOR RECORD ++++++++++++
Also in 2021, Akshay Kumar’s 2 theatrical releases (Sooryavanshi and BellBottom) outgrossed total bollywood release of all other star.
Akshay’s gross – 300 cr+
All Other stars – 83 + Antim + Tadap + Bunty Bubbly2 + chandigarh + …. = 150+ 60 + 40 + 25 + 40 +.. = 275 cr+
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January 24, 2022 at 7:07 AM
One movie that has defied the pandemic and performed abnormally is Spiderman NWH all over the world. It has done $1.69B till date and that too without China. IF it does manage to get a late China release, its WW gross may well touch $2B !!!
https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/spider-man-no-way-home-box-office-tom-holland-starrer-still-going-strong-becomes-the-6th-highest-grossing-film-of-all-time/
And talking of China, anyone here knows whether LSC is getting a theatrical release in China? Will a satire on India’s major historical events pass China’s propaganda test for foreign releases??
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January 24, 2022 at 7:39 AM
If the Covid restrictions get lifted by then, Apr 14 will see 4-way clash with Beast and Fantastic Beasts 3 lined up for release as well. Provided no movie backs off from this date, LSC is being projected to open to 20 cr range on day one.
Bachchan Pandey is likely to open at 25 cr range in a clash vs RRR.
Mar-Apr will be interesting at BO.
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January 24, 2022 at 8:04 AM
China didn’t allow any Marvel film to release this year, you seem to have missed the article I posted about China focusing on promoting their own films henceforth. LSC releasing is a question mark.
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January 25, 2022 at 2:35 AM
China allowed Chhichore release in this month (though it didnt work and folded up with $2M or 15 cr only). Any reason for not allowing LSC in China in particular?
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January 24, 2022 at 8:41 AM
Pushpa 6th Weekend: Unstoppable…
Drops only 40% from 5th weekend, AMAZING….
https://www.addatoday.com/2022/01/pushpa-hindi-sixth-weekend-box-office.html
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January 24, 2022 at 8:55 AM
In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Manish Shah, currently the biggest player in the dubbing industry, speaks about the success of Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01, future plans and also opens up about the YouTube channel of Goldmines Telefilms, currently India’s fourth most subscribed channel with 60 million plus subscribers.
Did you expect Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01’s Hindi version would do so well?
I never expected it’ll be such a huge hit. I was confident it’ll succeed at the box office. Par itni badi hit ho jaayegi, yeh nahi pata tha. It’s all because of luck. The first week collections were Rs. 27.50 crores and in the second week, the film collected around Rs. 20 crores. Usually, if a film collects Rs. 47.50 crores in the first two weeks, the lifetime of such a film is expected to be around Rs. 60 crores. In short, the first two weeks gives you 80-85% of the collections of a film. Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01, however, is a unique case where the collections of the first two weeks are going to be 50% of the lifetime and the balance 50% of the earnings will come from the remaining weeks! This was possible because Jersey, scheduled to be released on December 31, was postponed. In the third week, our film should have earned a maximum of Rs. 10 crores. But thanks to Jersey’s postponement, Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01’s week 3 collections amounted to Rs. 22 crores. Similarly, our fourth week collections should have been Rs. 2.50 crores at the most. But as RRR got pushed ahead, Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01 was able to earn Rs. 12 crores in the fourth week. In short, since no new films were released, we got a clean run. Luck and timing played a crucial role here.
What made you back the Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01’s theatrical release and what made you pick up this film to kickstart your theatrical journey in a big way?
We had released films in the past, but on a smaller level like the Hindi versions of Sarrainodu (2016; starring Allu Arjun), DJ (2017; starring Allu Arjun), Katamarayudu (2018; starring Pawan Kalyan) etc. After the success of KGF (2018), I got a feeling that action films have a huge market. Hence, I felt that we could experiment (and release a dubbed film on a big scale). Also, cinemas were shut since March 2020. Audiences were starved of mass content. Films did release on OTT but none of them was mass action films. Hence, we decided to release the Hindi version of Pushpa: The Rise – Part 01 and our experiment was successful.
https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-sold-first-dubbed-film-meri-jung-rs-7-lakhs-today-offered-nearly-rs-20-crores-film-rs-7-lakhs-rs-20-crores-thats-jump-300-kab/
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January 24, 2022 at 8:58 AM
Candid acknowledgement of how a clear run and no competition given a push to the collections.
One would never hear such acknowledgement from producers when a movie like War or Tiger get similar advantage. Its made to look as if released even with competition it would have made the same.
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January 24, 2022 at 10:05 AM
Agree 100%, go back to all of my comments from beginning (going back over a decade) and i have always said that multiple holidays, clear run helps collection. If Jersey had released, 83 would have stopped collecting immediately and it would have impacted Pushpa collection by at least 30% week to week.
If Samosa is the only item on the menu, guess what will sell, SAMOSA.
Now put Pakora on the menu too and there will be people who will eat pakora, which will take away business of Samosa…
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January 24, 2022 at 12:30 PM
Of samosa’s the only item on the menu and the samosa’s stale, the restaurant shuts shop. The samosa needs to be spicy and well cooked for it to be appreciated, be it War, Dangal, 83 or Pushpa chameli. Basic elementary concept..
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January 24, 2022 at 1:45 PM
Thanks much for welcoming me Shivaay! But i was only comparing this movie to recent TFI cinemas…
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January 25, 2022 at 8:17 PM
Delhi cinemas might open soon as per the assurance given by Arvind.
Maharashtra’s theatres are still 50% open.
Most states are likely to open too.
Jersey may now release on 18th Feb. Eagerly waiting for new and big releases from Bollywood.
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January 27, 2022 at 12:10 AM
https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/83-box-office-overseas-becomes-highest-grossing-indian-film-of-2021/
Despite major obstacles including night curfew, 50% occupancy, and closure of single screens and multiplexes across select major centers, ‘83’ has successfully managed to hit the ball out of the park by raking in impressive numbers at the global box office.
Kabir Khan says, “The kind of love and appreciation that the movie has received from the people across the globe is truly heart-warming and flattering. Wherever there are no Covid-19 related restrictions and theatres functioning properly with full seating capacity, the film has performed brilliantly in those markets. And that’s a sheer indication of the fact that the film has been hugely appreciated by the audience, worldwide.“
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