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9 April, 2016 Vol. 7 Issue 31 `200
India’s Premier Film Trade Magazine
www.boxofficeindia.co.in
‘Hoping for…
a lot of appreciation,
a lot of feedback,
love, accolades and
a lot of numbers’
He had a dream and he fulfilled it. The
director of FAN, Maneesh Sharma, in
conversation with Team Box Office India
PAGE 12 >>
Blood Ties
Team Laal Rang – actors Randeep Hooda,
Meenakshi Dixit, Rajniesh Duggall, Pia Bajpai,
Akshay Oberoi, and director Syed Ahmad Afzal
– relive their shared journey while making
the film PAGE 20 >>
TradeTrac
Azhar and 1920 London enter our charts
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Volume 7 • Issue 31 • 9 April 2016
PUBLISHER
Nitin Tej Ahuja
nitin@boxofficeindia.co.in
EDITOR
W
ith the first quarter of 2016 having ended last week, now is a good time to take
stock of how the year is unfolding, and more importantly, try and figure out
where we are in the depression-recovery-boom-bust cycle that our business is
constantly oscillating through.
To get a sense of perspective from where we can gauge our current situation, let us first
refresh our memories on how the last few years have played out at the box office. Take a
look at the table below:
Annual Cumulative Collections 2009-2015
Vajir Singh
Year
Number of Releases
Total Domestic NBOC
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2009
91
`1201 Crore
2010
150
`1537 Crore
2011
128
`1769 Crore
2012
149
`2392 Crore
2013
174
`2818 Crore
2014
196
`2738 Crore
2015
208
`2766 Crore
CHIEF SUB-EDITOR
Carol Lobo
HEAD OF DESK
Shikha Saroj Gupta
shikha@boxofficeindia.co.in
PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENT
Rohini Nag
rohini@boxofficeindia.co.in
CORRESPONDENT
Soumita Sengupta
soumita@boxofficeindia.co.in
Swagata Panjari
swagata@boxofficeindia.co.in
Quick summary: right from the year this publication launched, 2009, up to the end of
2013, we witnessed a phase of expansion at the box office with each succeeding year
registering a growth of at least 10 per cent over the previous year. However, that trend
reversed in 2014, which was a year of regression and matters barely improved in 2015.
Now that we know where we are coming from, let us see if we can glean some clues
about where we are headed on the basis of how this year has unfolded so far. Check out the
table below that lists the total domestic box office collections in the first quarter of each year
for the last few years.
Q1 Collections, 2009-2016
Q1, Year
Number Of
Releases
Total NOBC
2009
22
`211 Crore
2010
41
`320 Crore
+52 Per cent
`7.6 Crore
-21 Per cent
2011
21
`228 Crore
-28 Per cent
`10.86 Crore
+43 Per cent
2012
32
`375 Crore
+64 Per cent
`11.72 Crore
+8 Per cent
AD SALES & SUBSCRIPTION
2013
43
`522 Crore
+39 Per cent
`12.14 Crore
+4 Per cent
Weekend Media
2014
46
`520 Crore
-0.38 Per cent
`11.3 Crore
-7 Per cent
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2015
56
`385 Crore
-26 Per cent
`6.87 Crore
-39 Per cent
2016
56
`525 Crore
+36 Per cent
`9.37 Crore
+36 Per cent
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Change Over Q1,
Previous Year
Average
NBOC Per Film
Change Over Q1,
Previous Year
`9.6 Crore
First, the good news. The numbers certainly show that the January to March period this
year has registered a very decent gain over the corresponding period in 2015. This is true
on both counts – the cumulative collections of all films and the average collections per film.
A rise of over 36 per cent is substantial indeed, and all the more welcome considering the
decline seen during the first quarter of the two preceding years.
Some may point out that Q1, 2015 was affected by the ODI Cricket World Cup that
took place during that period, but the counter to that would be the fact that we have
seen plenty of cricket this year too, with the Asia Cup and the ICC World T20 Cup, and at
telecast timings that were much more India-friendly than the ODI World Cup. Another very
heartening statistic: Q1 2016 has been the highest grossing first quarter on record.
But before we uncork the champagne, let’s put these numbers in perspective. Yes, the
recently ended quarter’s collections are the highest ever for that period, but they are only
marginally higher than those recorded during the same period in 2013 and 2014. And when
you factor in the substantially higher number of films that released this year, the average
collections per film weigh in as the third lowest during the eight years under review. In fact,
one disheartening way to interpret the data is to realise that the average film makes less
money now, than it did seven years ago.
That said, as we all know, sentiment in the film business is driven by how good or bad
the most immediate yesterday fared, rather than the glory or horror days of yore. And on
the evidence of the data above, we are certainly on a better wicket now than we were at the
same time last year. The onus now is on the films scheduled for release during the rest of
the year, to ensure that the decent start provided by Q1 becomes a platform to make 2016 a
year of recovery for the trade.
REG: MAHENG/2009/56446
Nitin Tej Ahuja
9 April 2016
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TAKE ONE
In Recovery Mode?
GOLD REVIEWS
Love Games
Banners: T-Series, Vishesh Films
Producers: Mukesh Bhatt, T-Series
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Cast: Gaurav Arora, Patralekhaa,
Tara Alisha Berry, Hiten Tejwani
Writer: Vikram Bhatt
Music: Sangeet Haldipur and
Siddharth Haldipur
V
ishesh Films is known for
featuring bold realities backed
by an element of thrill. In
keeping with this, their latest release
Love Games doesn’t shy away from
rave parties, infidelity, drugs, alcohol
and sex… elements of high society.
The film also highlights social issues
such as domestic violence, child
abuse and depression. A cocktail of
all these factors blended with betrayal
makes for the gist of Love Games.
The film starts with businessman
Raichand falling down from his
penthouse to his death. The investigation
that follows introduces Ramona Raichand
(Patralekhaa), his very young wife. It
is soon revealed that Ramona isn’t the
typically depressed wife but a gold-digger
and also her husband’s killer. Ramona
shares a purely lusty relationship with
Sameer (Gaurav Arora), son of a rich
businessman who is prone to self-harm.
As if their antics weren’t enough, Ramona
and Sameer decide to spice up their life
by playing a game based on the novel
Love Games.
According to the rules, Ramona and
Sameer will both attend high society
parties and target married couples and
will go on to have a physical relationships
with the partner of the opposite sex.
The one who succeeds first, wins the
‘game’. During one such ‘game’, Sameer
crosses paths with Alisha Asthana
(Tara Alisha Berry), a surgeon who is in
an abusive relationship. Her husband
Gaurav Asthana (Hiten Tejwani) is a
famous advocate. While playing the
game, Sameer eventually falls in love with
Alisha. When Ramona finds out about
their relationship, she starts blackmailing
Sameer. Will their love win or will they
succumb to the evil plans of Ramona is
what makes for the crux of the film.
The film is built on an interesting
concept which is also a kind of first in
Indian cinema but one wishes Vikram
Bhatt as the writer had done a better job.
Worse, many scenes that are well written
and handled well have been marred by
poor acting thus they fail to make an
impression.
Vikram Bhatt pushes the envelope
once again by dealing with subjects
that are barely acknowledged in public.
Sadly, there’s a lot that’s left unexplained
because there is scant attention to
detail. Also, the film is supposedly set
in Mumbai but it largely features locales
in South Africa, which is quite evident
on screen. Cinematography is good and
being a Bhatt production, it fairs well on
the music front.
Performance-wise, Gaurav Arora,
who makes his debut with this film,
appears indifferent throughout the film.
Patralekhaa’s performance is good in
some scenes but she mostly fails on
dialogue delivery. Tara Alisha Berry does
a decent job but she doesn’t have a
whole lot of screen time. Hiten Tejwani
is good.
Verdict: An interesting concept but
poor detailing and performances will
make it difficult for the film to sustain.
The Jungle Book
Banner: Walt Disney Pictures
Producers: Jon Favreau,
Brigham Taylor
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Neel Sethi
Voices: Irrfan, Nana Patekar, Om Puri,
Priyanka Chopra, Shefali Shah
Writers: Rudyard Kipling (book), Justin
Marks: Hindi - Mayur Puri
Music: Jon Debney: Hindi - Vishal Dadlani
T
he Jungle Book is a delightful
mix of visual magic and a multilayered storyline. Moving far away
from the earlier versions of The Jungle
Book as we know it, from the animated
film versions to the Doordarshan Sunday
treat of the ‘90s, the latest offering from
Walt Disney Pictures is an evocative
story of Mowgli’s (Neel Sethi) antics and
survival deep in the jungle.
Since the latest version caters to
both children as well as adults, it has
humour, action, nail-biting chase
sequences, every conceivable animal
one can think of brilliantly woven into
the script, cutting-edge CG, and more…
much much more. One of the biggest
highlights of this film is that it has not
been dumbed down for its little viewers,
neither visually nor in the writing.
Given that this is primarily such a big
summer attraction for children, there is
no dearth of edge-of-the-seat action, a
case in point being the chase sequence
with wild buffaloes as Mowgli is hunted
down by Shere Khan; his encounter with
orangutans including the mammoth King
Louie and the final fight sequence.
There is no dearth of emotions either,
and one chokes up in several scenes.
There is also plenty of humour, especially
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when Baloo makes his entrance and
makes Mowgli work hard so that he can
have his fill of honey before he becomes
the kid’s best friend. A special mention of
the scenes between the python Kaa and
Mowgli as the viewer too gets entranced
due to Kaa’s hypnotic eyes, the deep
jungle imagery and her smooth-as-silk
voice and the one where Mowgli is resting
on Baloo’s ample tummy as he floats in
the river singing to the kid.
Director Favreau’s biggest strength
in this film is that he has successfully
managed to break away from the
kids’ genre and taken the narrative
to a far more expansive level. With a
run time of 106 minutes, The Jungle
Book, being the amazing package
that it is, seems far too short as one
simply can’t get tired of watching this
wonderfully lush film. In times when
gadgets are overtaking play time, The
Jungle Book is a fitting reminder of
the simple pleasures of childhood.
As for performances, Neel Sethi is
the only live actor in this film and he
is brilliant as Mowgli. His expressions,
body language, dialogue delivery and
everything about him is just perfect.
As for the voiceovers, having famous
actors like Irrfan, Nana Patekar, Om
Puri, Priyanka Chopra and Shefali
Shah seems to have worked beautifully
as each one has done justice to their
respective parts.
Verdict: Do Not Miss! A sure-shot HIT.
Sardaar Gabbar Singh
Banners: Pawan Kalyan Creative Works,
Northstar Entertainment,
Eros International
Producers: Sunil Lulla, Sharrath Marar
Director: KS Ravindra (Bobby)
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Kajal Aggarwal,
Sharad Kelkar
Writers: Pawan Kalyan (story &
screenplay), Sai Madhav Burra
(dialogue)
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
B
efore we jump right in, let’s
answer one question: At a time
when South masala movies are
not finding any takers among Hindi
movie-goers, even when they feature BIG
names from the Hindi industry, should
this production house have dubbed
this movie from Telugu into Hindi and
released it on such a big scale? The
answer is a BIG ‘NO’.
There is no doubt this film
unabashedly caters to an audience who
believes in maar-dhaad – front-benchers!
No wonder South dubbed films get great
TRPs on television and many of our
Hindi masala entertainers are remakes
of these movies. But, in today’s times,
these movies are not attracting the
paying audience.
Expectations of high-voltage action
sequences lead you to believe you
have made the right choice. But, after
the opening action sequence, which
establishes the protagonist and his fight
for what is right, you’re left waiting for
another shot of adrenaline. What you get
is over-the-top drama, a little romance
and a lot of lacklustre scenes. Pawan
Kalyan’s failed attempt at delivering a
masala entertainer, Sardaar Gabbar
Singh, is the second instalment of the
2012 hit film Gabbar Singh, the official
remake of Salman Khan’s Dabangg.
The film starts with a brief introduction
of police officer Sardaar Gabbar Singh
(Pawan Kalyan) and his antics. Gabbar is
posted in a small town called Rattanpur,
which is in the clutches of a ruthless
royal warlord, Bhairo Singh (Sharad
Kelkar), whose wrath knows no bounds.
Gabbar doesn’t immediately reveal the
terror that he is but fools around and is
not taken seriously by anyone and fails to
impress the royal minder (Mukesh Rishi).
Meanwhile, Gabbar saves the local
princess Arshi (Kajal Aggarwal) from
falling off a cliff and the two soon fall
in love. Meanwhile, Bhairo lays eyes
on Arshi and decides to make her his
second wife. How the story unfolds
forms the crux of the film.
As mentioned earlier, there’s no real
story line; just plain old ‘good versus bad’
and, of course, good conquers all odds.
The film is an out-and-out masala film,
something we last watched in the ‘70s,
‘80s and early ‘90s. Despite this, it is
richly impressive in bits and pieces.
The impressive introduction of Kalyan
in the beginning of the film captivates
you in an instant. The best part of this
film is the action and some very funny
moments. But the story really picks up
just before the interval.
Despite being a joyride, there are
a few lacunae. When they live fairly
close to each other, why does Bhairo
fall for Arshi only after Gabbar comes
to town? Gabbar, despite training his
subordinates, always fights alone. There
are many such misses in the narration.
Music is another drawback.
Background score is average. Editing by
Gautham Raju could have been much
better. Cinematography by Arthur A
Wilson is good.
Performance-wise, the film belongs
to Kalyan from the very first frame. He
is sturdy when it comes to action and
adorable when it comes to comedy.
Kajal Aggarwal looks flawless and
plays her part well. Sharad Kelkar
is fantastic and emotes wonderfully.
Brahmanandam and Tanikella Bharani
makes you laugh. Mukesh Rishi makes
his presence felt. The others, from
Posani Krishna Murali to Brahmaji,
Pradeep Rawat, Tisca Chopra, Rao
Ramesh, Raai Laxmi and Kabir Duhan
Singh support well. The rest of the actors
do justice to their respective parts.
Verdict: Dud.
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NEXT ATTRACTION
APR 2016 - DEC 2017
Apr 15, 2016
FAN
Apr 22, 2016
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Santa Banta Pvt Ltd
Laal Rang
Aakhri Sauda – The
Last Deal
Apr 29, 2016
Baaghi
One Night Stand
Shortcut Safaari
SULTAN
FAN
SARBJIT
JAGGA JASOOS
LAAL RANG
BAAGHI
Traffic
May 06, 2016
Cabaret
1920 London
Dear Dad
May 13, 2016
Azhar
Buddha In A
Traffic Jam
May 20, 2016
Sarbjit
Saat Kadam
May 27, 2016
Phobia
Raman Raghav 2.0
7 Hours To Go
June 03, 2016 Jagga Jasoos
Housefull 3
Raaz Reboot
June 10, 2016 Do Lafzon Ki Kahani
Madaari
Dhanak
June 17, 2016 Udta Punjab
June 24, 2016 Junooniyat
Eid, 2016
Raees
Sultan
Sep, 2016
Dobaara
Oct 07, 2016
Mirzya
Oct 28, 2016
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Shivaay
Nov 11, 2016
Rock On 2
Nov 18, 2016
Tum Bin 2
Nov 25, 2016
Force 2
Dec 02, 2016
Wajah Tum Ho
Rustom
Dec 09, 2016
Befikre
Aug 19, 2016
Christmas, 2016 Dangal
July 15, 2016
Happy Bhaag Jayegi
July 22, 2016
Great Grand Masti
July 29, 2016
Dishoom
Aug 12, 2016
Mohenjo Daro
Bombay Mumbai
Banjo
Jan 26, 2017
Aug 25, 2016
A Flying Jatt
Kaabil
Sep 02, 2016
M.S. Dhoni: The Feb 10, 2017
Raabta
Untold Story
Apr 28, 2017
Half Girlfriend
Sep 09, 2016
Baar Baar Dekho
Eid, 2017
Salman - Kabir
Sep 16, 2016
Pink
Khan’s Next
Sep 23, 2016
Manmarziyan
Diwali, 2017
Sons Of Sardaar
Sep 30, 2016
Rangoon
Christmas, 2017 Aanand L Rai’s Next
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Baadshaho
RUSTOM
Box Office India
9 April 2016
All figures in crores (rupees)
Last Week
Current Week
Weekly Change
Release Date
Movies
Box Office
Exh
Dist
Bookies
Exh
Dist
Bookies
Exh
April 8, 2016
Love Games
Weekend
3
6
7
2
2.5
3
-1
-3.5
-4
First Week
5
8
9
3
3.5
4
-2
-4.5
-5
Total
6
9
11
3.5
4.5
5
-2.5
-4.5
-6
Weekend
55
60
55
60
64
61
5
4
6
First Week
80
90
85
100
103
101
20
13
16
Total
130
150
130
150
175
165
20
25
35
Weekend
2
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
1
First Week
3
4
3
3
5
5
0
1
2
3.5
4.5
4
4
6
6
0.5
1.5
2
Weekend
1
3
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
First Week
2
5
3
2
5
3
0
0
0
Total
3
6
4
3
6
4
0
0
0
Weekend
22
24
22
21
24
22
-1
0
0
First Week
36
38
36
35
38
36
-1
0
0
Total
54
60
56
52
60
55
-2
0
-1
Weekend
6
8
7
First Week
10
11
10
Total
12
13
13
Weekend
15
18
16
First Week
22
25
24
Total
26
30
28
April 15, 2016
April 22, 2016
Fan
Nil Battey Sannata
Total
April 22, 2016
April 29 , 2016
May 6, 2016
May 13, 2016
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Azhar
Box Office India
Dist
Bookies
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TRADE TRAC
Dynamic Trade Estimate of Box Office
TRADE GUP
And It’s A Wrap For
Mohenjo Daro
H
ere’s an exclusive still from the sets of Ashutosh
Gowariker Productions and UTV Motion Picture’s
Mohenjo Daro. Ashutosh Gowariker who is known for
making larger than life films recently wrapped the final
schedule of Mohenjo Daro yesterday (April 8) on the
auspicious day of Gudi Padwa in Mumbai. Starring
Hrithik Roshan and introducing Pooja Hegde, the film is
produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Sunita Gowariker,
and is all set to release on Independence Day weekend,
August 12, 2016.
Neeraj To
Produce
Chhalang
N
eeraj Pandey is one of
those rare filmmakers
who has always chosen stories
from real life. And biopics are
his favorite as he believes our
society has so many stories to
tell. So when Shivam Nair was
struggling to get a producer for
his biopic, Chhalang, Pandey
happily came on board as
soon as Nair narrated it to him.
A source close to the
production house reveals,
“Chhalang is based on a real
incident – a Nagpur boy who
was physically challenged
and who climbed the Mount
Everest. Shivam had already
signed Amit Sadh to play the
lead role but was not getting
producers. So when he
approached Neeraj with the
script, he loved it and now
Neeraj’s production house
Friday Filmworks will be
producing Chhalang.”
The film will go on the floors
early next year. Sadh will
actually climb the mountain
and will be trained for it. This
will be the first time someone
will be scaling the world’s
tallest peak to make a Hindi film!
PS: Before this film, Shivam Nair will finish another
film featuring Tapsee Pannu being produced by Neeraj
Pandey’s production house.
Kabir And Victor In
Sultan
A
li Abbas Zafar has been an assistant to Vijay Krishna
Acharya (Victor) in Tashan and Kabir Khan in New York.
Zafar, who made his debut as a director with Mere Brother Ki
Dulhan, is currently shooting with Salman Khan and Anushka
Sharma for Sultan.
So when Zafar asked the two directors to make a special
appearance in his film,
they happily agreed.
Yes, a source close to
the film reveals, “Ali
was in a dilemma as
to whom to cast for
a particular scene
and that’s when his
mentors’ names
popped into his head.
And when he asked
Kabir and Victor to do a
cameo in Sultan, they
happily agreed. In the
last schedule, both the
directors will shoot for
the film at Film City.”
Maybe this is gurudakshina Ali Abbas
Zafar-style!
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Mardaani 2 Coming Soon?
P
radeep Sarkar is putting the finishing touches to his next film. Yes, the director,
who loves to travel to the interiors of India to shoot ad films, has finally locked his
next script. Sarkar’s last film Mardaani was with Rani Mukerji. A source close to him
adds, “Pradeep doesn’t just decide to direct a film. He does so only after he is totally
confident of the story. Now he has developed a woman-oriented script, which will start
rolling in July-August. The casting will be complete by next month.”
Since it’s a woman-centric film, we wonder if it will be Mardaani 2 or something
else. Watch this space!
Prosenjit To Turn Director
P
rosenjit has ruled the Bangla film industry for the last three decades
and has worked in it for more than four, since his debut as a
child artist. The veteran successfully turned producer in 2008 with
Janmadata and now he is ready to take the next step. He’s all set to turn
director.
Speaking exclusively to Box Office India, the actor reveals, “After
working for so many years as an actor and producing a few films,
I believe it’s time to take the next step as a director. I have been
working on a few ideas for a very long time, which are under
process, and have zeroed in on one script. Soon will be sharing
details about my directorial plan. Although I believe we should make
films for the Indian audience rather than state-based ones, I have
planned the story in Bangla but also plan to make it bilingual. It’s too
early to reveal any more.”
Remo’s Next
With T-Series
R
emo D’Souza is shooting the last
schedule of A Flying Jatt with Tiger
Shroff and Jacqueline Fernandez. The
film releases on August 25 but the
director will wrap the schedule by April
end and plans to lock the post-production
by June. After that, he will start his next
film, which will be produced by T-Series.
D’Souza is known to make his films
on a very tight schedule and he will be
finishing A Flying Jatt too well within the
deadline. A source close to the director
reveals, “While he was finishing A Flying
Jatt, he was also gearing up for his next
film, whose script just got locked. They
will start casting soon. Meanwhile,
Tushar Hiranandani (writer) has already
started working on the third instalment
of ABCD, which will start rolling early
next year.”
RK Is A Busy Boy
R
anbir Kapoor is shooting for Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, after
which he will return to Jagga Jasoos. The film, according to unit
member, will hopefully wrap by the end of May. But the actor will not be
taking a break because he starts with Ayan Mukerji’s film, which also
features Alia Bhatt in the lead.
In between, the actor will also shoot a small, first schedule of Rajkumar
Hirani’s next film, a biopic on Sanjay Dutt. Kapoor will be attending a
reading session with the director for 10 days before the small schedule is
shot. Then the actor will shoot friend Mukerji’s film at a stretch before he
wraps Hirani’s next.
Guess Who?
I
t is a dream to make your debut as a director if your film has a few big names, and this director was very lucky to get that. But
luck is not enough; you also need to be talented. So it wasn’t a surprise when the film bombed and this director had to twiddle
his thumbs for ages.
Although not talented but lucky, this director managed to woo a big filmmaker of today’s times and he got a relatively good set
of actors for his film. Since the filmmaker was very happy with the idea, he thought the director had to be talented. So he got busy
with his other movies and left the film to the director.
The movie is complete and this filmmaker is in shock, having watched the final footage. The film is far from what he imagined it
to be. Now this filmmaker has decided to use his own team to do the post-production work, in an attempt to salvage the project.
However, sources close to this filmmaker believe it’s too late. Sad, but true!
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STRAIGHT NEWS
Tussauds
To Re-Model
SRK
F
or the first time ever, Madame
Tussauds of London will remodel its Shah Rukh Khan figure
as Gaurav, his character in the
upcoming Yash Raj film, Fan. The wax figure will resemble Gaurav in terms of his
look. Also, for the first time, the figure will be featured outside the museum, at
the iconic London Eye, for SRK fans. Madame Tussauds London has stepped up
for the film in more ways than one – a scene from Fan was actually shot at the
popular tourist attraction. Its cooperation with the film is influenced by the massive
popularity that its Bollywood area enjoys.
INOX-IMAX Tie Up
I
NOX Leisure Limited (INOX) has announced an agreement with IMAX
Corporation, for five IMAX theatre systems. These systems will be installed
at existing INOX multiplexes in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi and Kolkata, starting
with INOX at R-City in Ghatkopar, Mumbai. With this deal, INOX plans to
take the cinema viewing experience of its customers to the next level. The
agreement represents the largest theatre deal for IMAX in India and brings the
total number of IMAX theatres in the country to 20, with nine currently open
and 11 contracted to open.
NY VFXWAALA Wins At
AFA, China
T
PKP At Dream
Fest
C
horeographer-turned-director
Seemaa Desai’s upcoming
children’s film Pappu Ki Pugdandi,
produced by the Children’s Film
Society of India (CFSI), has been
selected for Dream Fest International
held in Bucharest, Romania. The film
is being showcased in the Children &
Teenagers category. With this latest
recognition, the film has officially
entered 17 film festivals in India
and overseas. The film stars Hardik
Khanna, Atul Parchure, Anupam
Bhattacharya, Jaswinder Gardner
and Prince Shah.
he 10 th edition of the Asian
Film Awards (AFA) was held
at Venetian Theatre in Macau,
China. Team NY VFXWAALA, a
division of Ajay Devgn Films, did
its magic at the Asian Film Awards
2016 for the visually startling film
Bajirao Mastani as it won the Best
Visual Effects award competing
against films like Attack On Titan,
The Great Tiger, Bahubali: The Beginning and Monster Hunt.
Delivering over 1800 VFX shots in a span of six months for Bajirao Mastani,
VFX head, Prasad Sutar supervised the entire visual effects production along with
the Creative Head of VFX, Naveen Paul.
While The Assassin and its director, HOU Hsiao-Hsein bagged awards for Best
Film and the Best Director respectively, Prasad Sutar was the only Indian to win
at the AFA this year despite having eight other nominees from India. According to
Prasad Sutar, almost all the scenes of Bajirao Mastani had a VFX component and
each sequence demanded an essence of history, romance and culture. So, right
from designing the sequences, creating the backgrounds, extending the sets,
executing the battle sequences, multiplication of the crowd and setting the climax
to take the story to its conclusion, the team went on to create the visuals to suit
the era of history and traditional relevance of the culture showcased.
Apart from Bollywood films, NY VFXWAALA has also worked extensively
on regional feature films. It is not surprising that the talent at NY VFXWAALA
has also got the attention from Hollywood and is currently in the process of
addressing enquiries.
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hoping that
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prove that
challenging
stereotypes
can mean good
business
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‘Hindi films tend
to sugar-coat
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Reality Bytes
With biopics hitting the bull’s-eye
at the BO, the industry weighs in
on what makes the genre tick
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superstar Diljit Dosanjh and
director Mandeep Kumar,
who have high expectations
from their upcoming
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Hoping for.. a lot
of appreciation,
a lot of
feedback, love,
accolades and a
lot of numbers
He had a dream and he fulfilled
it. The director of FAN, Maneesh
Sharma, in conversation with
Team Box Office India
Box Office India (BOI): Congratulations on
winning the National Award for your first
film as a producer. Now, as a director,
you will have FAN, the biggest film of your
career so far, releasing next week. It’s
been a great year...
Maneesh Sharma (MS): (Cuts in) Yes, I
mean, a good year so far. The director part
is yet to be taken care of. But it has been
an interesting year in the sense that, of
course, Dum Laga Ke Haisha is getting the
same kind of response it had received last
year. But it is a good qualifier in that a lot of
team members are making a clean sweep
at award functions, like Bhumi (Pednekar),
Varun (Grover), Papon and Monali Thakur.
It has been greatly appreciated musicwise and in the debutant category, and
obviously the biggest one, the National
Award… It is a good feeling that you are
racing to complete your next film while
receiving accolades for your last one. It
is a good cycle and I hope in terms of
the biggest film you are referring to, it
really becomes that… big and bigger and
hopefully something really special.
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BOI: You came all the way from New
Delhi to Mumbai to direct Shah Rukh
Khan.
MS: Yes, I mean Delhi to Bombay in
the sense that… Shah Rukh Khan and
I attended the same college. I had
wanted to direct films since that time.
I went about it in a structured way
because I didn’t know any other way.
I am not from a film family, I am not
from this city, so I chose to educate
myself first. So I went to a film school
in California, and by the time I was
graduating, I was pretty clear that I
wanted to direct Hindi films.
Of course, there is a struggle but
what happens is… back then, when
you are graduating, you have that one
extra year on OPT (Optional Practical
Training) and most students from India
or outside America choose to spend
that one year working in the US. This
is obviously well paying and looks good
on your CV.
But I graduated in May and was back
in Delhi in June. While I was there, I
was trying to figure out a way to meet
this great actor called Shah Rukh
Khan. It was obviously my next step
as I always wanted to make a film with
him. I finally got the phone number of
his spot boy, Subhash dada. One day,
I called Subhash dada and introduced
myself. I said I was calling from LA,
that I was studying here and was trying
to figure out a way to get in touch with
Shah Rukh. I said I had this concept
I wanted to bounce off him and didn’t
know how to go about it. I asked him if
it would be possible to speak with him.
He said, ‘Saab abhi shot mein hai, aap
10 minute baad phone karna.’ I called
dada back 15 minutes later and asked,
‘Sahab free hai kya?’ He said, ‘Nahi,
aap... abhi bhi chal raha hai thoda shot..
achcha hold kariye aap.’ And this voice
comes on the line… it was Shah Rukh’s.
He said, ‘Hello,’ and I just stood there,
stunned, thinking was this really Shah
Rukh Khan on the line? I still don’t know
why he came on the line. So that kickstarted my larger plan.
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BOI: What did you speak to him about?
MS: I told him my name, that I was
from Delhi and was about to graduate.
I said that after I graduated, I planned
to bounce off a script to him. I asked
him to suggest a good window. And
he was very very nice to me. He said,
‘See, I am going to be preparing for this
show, Temptations, so there is no way
I can be out of town then. I will be in
Mumbai for two weeks, just rehearsing
and planning.’ Basically, he was giving
me a window to meet him in Mumbai.
He said, ‘Whenever you are here in
Mumbai, give me a buzz and we will
figure out a slot.’ I was flabbergasted
and said, ‘Great.’ I put down the phone
and was, like, let’s just go… ab toh
ban rahi hai picture. Now Shah Rukh is
waiting for me!
BOI: Did you really have a story in mind
or was that just a cold call?
MS: I had, yaar. I was not stupid. I don’t
want to go into the details because
I don’t want to go off-track from this
interview. I came to Mumbai for six days
in July 2004, after that phone call, and
during those six days, I met four A-listers
besides Shah Rukh.
Shah Rukh had given me his
manager’s phone number and email
address when I had spoken to him
over the phone. When I didn’t get any
response from his manager, I even
called Subhash dada. I had some
acquaintances in Mumbai and crashed
here and there while trying to figure out
these meetings. I called and messaged
Shah Rukh but received no reply. Back
then, the new thing was Voice Mail but
I didn’t leave a message. I thought, ‘Ye
nahi karunga main.’
Two to three days of those six days
went by. One day, I finally sent him a
very long message saying that I had
made all these plans and that I had
come all the way here only to narrate a
story to him and that he should at least
let me know one way or another. Three
hours later, I got a reply. He said, ‘Is
6.30 okay to meet up? I am busy in a
shoot. I should be back by then. Here’s
my address, Mannat, Bandstand.’
I messaged back, saying ‘Sure, I will
be there.’ I thought, chalo aaj toh yaar
meeting ho jayegi. I arrived at Mannat,
and that’s when I saw his fans waiting
outside and posing in front of the gate
which said ‘Mannat’. You could see they
were happy to wait. That’s something
I have not experienced in Delhi. I had
heard of Mr Bachchan’s fan following,
how he comes out on Sunday and waves
to his fans. But I had never witnessed
any of this in real life. I think it started
something there.
When it was 6.30 pm, I approached
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the guard and said, ‘I am Maneesh,
here to meet Shah Rukh sir.’ And he
was, like, ‘Saab ghar pe nahi hai.’ I said,
‘Aap unse poochhiye toh sahi.’ I asked
him to ask inside as he must have left a
message with someone. He did check
and Shah Rukh was not there. I left and
I messaged him, saying, ‘I was here and
apparently you’re not home.’
10 minutes later, he messaged me,
saying, ‘They are right, I am running late
and am on my way. The moment I get
in, I will message you, then you come
in.’ I waited again, and that’s when I
saw what people were waiting for. The
moment his car rushed in, the gate
opened, the car went in, then the gate
closed. They were just happy to see him
inside the car.
I went to the guards and said, ‘Mera
naam Maneesh hai,’ and he said, ‘Please
aayiye.’ That was a very big moment –
the Mannat gate opens and I am walking
inside Mannat! In my head, I am walking
in 48 fps (frames per second), I am
going to meet Shah Rukh Khan, and
thinking, yeh ho kya raha hai.
Finally, I went in and met Subhash
dada, whom I had been talking to over
the phone. He was very polite and asked
me if I needed chai-coffee. He said,
‘Saab 10 minute mein aa rahe hai.’ It’s
the longest wait I had ever experienced.
I was sitting in a room, alone in
Mannat, the room had a great sea
view, there was a Pepsi machine in the
room, back then there was VHS, there
was jukebox. I was wondering what is
going to happen and how I would react
when he walked in. I was thinking these
thoughts and from the corner of my left
eye, I spotted him walking in. It was
like those film shots where you see him
walking and the stairs draw closer.
I rose from my seat and he was very
professional. And I felt very respected.
Usually, someone will think koi student
aaya hai, haan suna, excitement mein
ho jaata hai kabhi-kabhi. Let me hear
him out. Phone kar raha hai kayi din se,
kya pata scene kya hai.
Instead, he spoke to me very
professionally and asked me about
myself. During the course of our
conversation, we discovered a Delhi
connection and a college connection.
I had also attended the same theatre
group, so Barry (John) was a common
point in our conversation. We ended
up chatting a lot eventually. It was not
even a fan-star moment, where I was,
like, ‘Sir aisa hai, I really like you, aap
ki woh film.’
There was no room to have that
conversation, and strangely you don’t
want to have that conversation. You
want to say things like, ‘I plan to come
and make films and frankly with you.
So what can we do?’ We talked about
an idea, whatever the idea was about.
Then I saw little Aryan coming into
the room and he divided his attention
between Aryan and me. He was not
being rude, all he was doing was giving
his son attention just as any father
does after he comes back from work. I
found him very cool. So it was a good,
pleasant conversation. Then I left.
Everyone asks me where I got the FAN
idea. I think that was the moment…
when I saw everything and everyone
around him. The idea germinated on
that day. There is a sense of distance
when you meet a star, it could be a
film star, a cricketer, anyone. Once that
distance is bridged, it has a certain
kind of turnaround. I am not saying it’s
negative but there is a journey there.
Back then, I was obviously thinking
about people waiting outside while he
had gone inside, but there was hope
that he would come out. That emotion
excited me and I wanted to talk about it.
That’s how and where FAN took shape.
BOI: Please continue.
MS: This was the first act of the
journey. Actually, post this script which
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I talked about, I thought I needed to
work in this industry. I needed to assist
and in some capacity, understand how
things worked. I needed to figure out
the technicalities of making a film here.
Once I decided to assist, I thought it
should be with Yash Raj Films because
Mr Yash Chopra is a director whose
cinema has influenced me a lot.
Yashji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee… their
films have left a great impact on me.
My journey with YRF started with
Fanaa as an assistant. As Fanaa was
nearing completion, in 2006, I showed
Adi (Aditya Chopra) all my short films.
You know, when you come out of a film
school and you are excited to show your
work to someone like Aditya Chopra.
He gave me very positive feedback.
So as Fanaa was getting complete, I
asked him if he could give me some
time to bounce off an idea. That’s when
I mentioned the story idea that is now
called FAN.
He said it was a brilliant idea and
was genuinely excited about it. He told
me two things – first, to work on it as it
was definitely going to be a tough film;
and, second, that I shouldn’t imagine it
would be my very first film because it
was a very ambitious film and it would
require a star.
I was, like, ‘Nahi…nahi…nahi…
nahi… banegi toh yeh Shah Rukh Khan
ke saath banegi warna yeh nahi banni
chahiye.’ He was, like, ‘Achcha tumhe
Shah Rukh Khan ke saath banana hai
film? ’ I said ‘Yes, yeh sirf Shah Rukh
Khan ke saath hi banegi.’ So he was like
‘Likho toh sahi, banao Shah Rukh ke
saath but yeh pehli film nahi hogi. Then
Fanaa released, I was working on the
subject, it was an exploratory stage.
In a couple of months, I got a call
from Adi, asking ‘Where are you? Are
you in Delhi or Mumbai? What are you
doing?’ I said I was in Mumbai, working
on the script. He said, ‘Wahi wali?
Good, come meet me tomorrow.’ He
said, ‘I am planning a film, I suggest
do it if you like it. It’s a Madhuri Dixit
comeback film and directed by Anil
Mehta.’ I was, like, Madhuri Dixit ki
come back film hai, I am doing it,
we are not even discussing it.’ I have
always liked Anil Mehta’s work as a
cinematographer. Obviously I was very
excited about it.
Then Aaja Nachle released and I
went back to writing. Two months later,
I got a call from Adi, asking ‘Kaha par
ho? Delhi mein ho ya Mumbai mein
ho? Kal aa jao office.’ I went there and
he asked, ‘Kya chal raha hai?’ I said,
‘Story likh raha hoon.’ He was, like,
‘Oh tumhara magnum opus? Achcha
script hai bahut achcha script hai.’
Then he said he was making a film
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hona chahiye. So Band Baaja Baaraat
happened. Then things fell in place.
Coming to your question about
meeting when the pre-production of
Rab Ne… was happening, you need to
meet the actors, there were two looks
of Shah Rukh, and one look demanded
a moustache, body language, etc so we
were meeting very often. I also must
say that when I met him back then
at Mannat, I had this long hair and
a beard. Now I was a clean-shaven,
good boy. He had met a guy for 40
minutes, who had a name which was
every third name in India. So itna nahi
pata chala. Neither did I introduce
myself, saying main mila tha aapko. We
were interacting in the capacity of first
assistant director and lead actor and
were obviously very chilled out.
I think a week or 10 days into the
shoot, we were chilling during a lunch
break and the conversation went
to something we had discussed at
Mannat, something about a play, about
writing, and it just came out. I was, like,
‘Actually sir, we had this conversation
once main na tab ayaa tha.’ He was,
like, ‘You are that Maneesh?’ I said,
‘yes.’ He said, ‘You were studying in LA,
right?’ I was, like, ‘Yes.’ And he said,
‘Then who is he, the one who makes art
films?’ I said that had to be someone
else. And he was, like, ‘Yaar, I say hello
to him every time we meet at a party.’
He repeated, ‘Woh tu hai? ’ And then
the pieces of the puzzle fell into place.
featuring Shah Rukh Khan and we
need to look for a new girl. ‘I want you
to work on it, look for a new girl.’
Shah Rukh Khan and Aditya Chopra
wah yaar! So I worked on Rab Ne Bana
Di Jodi. After that, Adi and I were
having a conversation and he said,
‘Ýou will be making a film but FAN
will not be your first film. So let’s talk
about other stories we can indulge in as
producer-director.’ I was, like, ‘Shucks
yaar, mujhe toh laga Rab Ne... banne
ke baad meri film ho hi gayi thi. But
woh hua nahi…’
BOI: While Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi was
being made, you never spoke to Shah
Rukh Khan about your past meeting?
MS: I did, and that’s a very funny
story. I will come to that. So when
Rab Ne… was complete, this whole
rejection of FAN gave birth to Band
Baaja Baaraat. I had to come up with
a fresh story and I didn’t know there
was a Band Baaja Baaraat line in my
system somewhere. I thought achcha
hai yaar thoda personal, intimate sa
BOI: Your first three movies were with
debutants or relative newcomers. Was it
different while making FAN, working with
one of the biggest superstars of Indian
cinema, for the first time?
MS: No, I still don’t know what the
difference is between a newcomer and
Shah Rukh. I have worked with Ranveer
(Singh) and Anushka (Sharma) in her
initial career, in some capacity or other,
whether Rab Ne… or Band Baaja
Baaraat; Parineeti (Chopra); and Shushant
(Singh Rajput), all in the initial stages of
their careers. You are kind of taking steps
together and there is this energy and
camaraderie.
Shah Rukh is just like that even after so
much experience and that’s why, at least
with Shah Rukh, working with him is no
different. He is the best team player you
could have; he is the most experienced
yet childlike person on the sets. Like
newcomers, he is always asking about
the shot (Yaar kya yeh thik tha?). So the
energy of discussing whether something
was going right or not (Yaar yeh sahi jaa
raha hai, nahi jaa raha hai), is a shared
energy. Despite the fact that he is such
a huge star, none of that matters when it
comes to the process of making a film.
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BOI: Tell us about your second meeting
with Shah Rukh at Mannat, when you
narrated FAN to him.
MS: Since Rab Ne… had happened,
our equation was now very different. My
very first award, the Screen Award for
Best Debut Director, was given to me by
Shah Rukh. That was a very pleasant
coincidence. There were moments like
those as well. He had really enjoyed the
film (Band Baaja Baaraat) and post- and
pre-, we would talk a lot. I would always
say that I want to make a film with you
and he would be, like, ‘Yes.’
He knew that something like FAN was
brewing between Adi and me and was
going to come his way. I think by the
time it happened, we had shared a whole
film in some capacity – Rab Ne…, then
I had a good run at awards with Band
Baaja… Shah Rukh was there every
time and we would meet each other.
During that year, I think he was getting
the Best Actor award everywhere and I
was getting the Best Debutante Director
Award for Band Baaja...
After that, Adi was planning Jab Tak
Hai Jaan. He and Shah Rukh met and
he was, like, okay we are doing dad’s
film and this is the plan… and he also
told him the story idea of FAN, that I
was interested in making it and was he
interested? Shah Rukh was, like, which
one is to be done first because I have to
do both. So we knew he was interested.
So when I actually met him for FAN,
the process was very organic. He read it
and we discussed it. He was, like, let’s
meet and compare notes, let’s meet at
so-and-so time, etc. We talked about the
script and thankfully he was cool about
everything.
It was very brave of him. I thought he
might have some reservations about
the film but he was actually adding to it.
That was very reassuring. In fact, while
discussing both the characters, he asked
for a pen and a notepad and started
taking notes.
BOI: We have a real-life superstar
playing an on-screen superstar. Were
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you tempted to actually have real
references or at least a context to put
into the script?
MS: In the first few teasers, I think
people can see that I have used some
real-life footage but I am not making a
film about Shah Rukh Khan and Gaurav,
I am making a film about a superstar
and a fan. Yes, Aryan Khanna’s journey
is modelled on Shah Rukh Khan’s
journey, meaning a regular middle-class
Delhi boy who has made it very big. It is
also Aryan Khanna’s arc.
But if anyone were to ask me whether
he is actually Shah Rukh Khan, I would
say yes, he is. He is a superstar, so
why can’t I model it on him? But, at the
end of the day, it is a fictional piece of
work and the experiment of having Shah
Rukh at two opposite ends in the film is
there. I guess, once you watch the film,
it will be very clear that it is not Shah
Rukh Khan.
BOI: What kind of research did you do
for the character of Gaurav, which you
say is dark?
MS: A lot of research went into it and
there are many case studies not only
in India but also abroad. You may be
surprises to learn that in the ‘40s and
‘50s, there were way more extreme
cases. So we did that kind of research.
The idea between me and Habib
Faisal (the film’s writer) was that the
perspective was entirely ours and we
should be completely honest. Trust me,
there will be a takeaway from this film
but I can’t talk about it. So we had this
thing about being a fan to fanatic, that is
Gaurav’s arc.
BOI: In the promos, you have not
revealed very much about the film. All
we see is Aryan and Gaurav.
MS: On the contrary, people are saying
that I have revealed the entire story in
the trailer and I am, like, no, there is a
lot more in the film. The first teaser had
a different aesthetic. The second teaser
was more about revealing Gaurav, rather
Shah Rukh as Gaurav, so those two
teasers were more about just when you
are setting things up but two things are
very clear from the trailer, that it is a
wholesome film in terms of its genre.
I am not sure what vibe you get
about the film after watching only the
first two teasers. For us, it was more
about setting up the world of Gaurav,
the warmth of Gaurav. The film is
wholesome that’s what we were trying to
say. The other thing you will see in the
film is what happens when your greatest
fan becomes your greatest enemy.
BOI: Do you have a number in mind?
MS: Sab bolte hai tu producer ban gaya
but still I don’t know or understand this
numbers game. My first film, Band Baaja
Baaraat, had the lowest number for a
Friday, for a Yash Raj film. But I know
it’s a very loved film, I know it’s a very
memorable film. I guess `85 lakh ka
Friday tha Band Baaja Baaraat ka. Now
if I think do I take the Friday `85 lakh or
eventually how the film did? .
The first film I produced kind of had
the same arc, so of course the numbers
are good, numbers are something
everyone looks for. And this is not a
Band Baaja Baaraat or Dum Laga Ke
Haisha ke level ka film, you know the
numbers will be there. I think if it’s a
good film, the numbers will follow.
It also has star power attached to it.
I can’t attach myself to that nor can I
ignore it because producer ke paise toh
ban jaane chahiye na. So I don’t have a
number in mind. There is the fact that it
is releasing on a non-holiday Friday, so
obviously numbers are certain matlab
kuch alag type ke honge. But jo hoga
achcha hoga.
BOI: What are your hopes for next
Friday?
MS: A lot of appreciation, a lot of
feedback, love, accolades and a lot of
numbers. That’s what I am hoping for.
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Airlift
Neerja
Kapoor & Sons
Sanam
Good, Better, Best
With the first quarter of 2016 coming to a close recently, the film industry takes
stock of the box-office performance this year compared to 2015
Q ROHINI NAG, SOUMITA SENGUPTA
W
ith the month of April starting
on a promising note with Ki
& Ka, we entered the second
quarter of 2016 on a positive note. The
year kick-started with January releases
like Wazir, Chalk N Duster, Airlift, Kyaa
Kool Hain Hum 3, Saala Khadoos and
Mastizaade, with only Akshay Kumar’s
Airlift charming the audience and boxoffice counters alike.
The next stop was February, which
had Ghayal Once Again, Sanam Teri
Kasam, Fitoor, Sanam Re (plus film),
Loveshhuda, Neerja, Aligarh and Tere
Bin Laden Dead Or Alive, to name a
few, and it was Neerja that not only
impressed the trade but also the critics.
March saw Zubaan, Jai GangaaJal,
Teraa Surroor (plus film due to its cost),
Kapoor & Sons and Rocky Handsome.
Kapoor & Sons won many hearts
along with box-office accolades. With
a mixed bag of Hollywood and Hindi
releases in the first quarter of 2016, this
year emerged better, compared to the
first quarter of last year.
The second quarter of the year began
with a bang, with Ki & Ka performing
well at the ticket window. This week,
we ask industry experts if we can
expect a better performance from
2016, compared to last year’s boxoffice reports. After the release of Love
Games this Friday, April will further see
Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited Fan,
followed by Nil Battey Sannata, Laal
Rang and Baaghi, among others. The
month of May rides on an interesting
mix of films, including Cabaret, 1920
London and two biopics, Azhar and
Sarbjit up for release. The second
quarter will wrap in June with Jagga
Jasoos, Housefull3, Raaz Reboot, Udta
Punjab and Junooniyat.
The third quarter will start with much-
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anticipated films like Salman Khan’s
Sultan and Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees
having an Eid outing in July. Happy
Bhaag Jayegi and Dishoom will follow
suit in July as well. August has Hrithik
Roshan’s Mohenjo Daro (Roshan had no
releases last year), and Akshay Kumar’s
Rustom, Banjo and A Flying Jatt.
September will start with an interesting
mix of releases, namely MS Dhoni: The
Untold Story, Baar Baar Dekho, Pink
and Rangoon.
The fourth and most important
quarter of the year is a time when
producers bring out the big hitters
while aiming for the box-office jackpot
as the deal is sweetened due to the
festive season, when cine-goers,
especially families, spend generously
on movie outings. The main attractions
are therefore reserved for Diwali and
Christmas. Accordingly, we will see
films like Mirzya, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and
Shivaay in October. November is clearly
a month of sequels, with films like Rock
On 2, Tum Bin 2 and Force 2 up for
release. December will wrap the year
with Wajah Tum Ho, Befikre and Dangal
(Aamir Khan too did not have a release
last year).
The year 2016 is partially a year of
content-driven biopics and it boasts a
promising slate of releases to expect a
prosperous time for the industry. Read
on to learn what tradewallahs have to
say on the first quarter of 2016 being
better than the first quarter of 2015.
And, can we expect the next nine
months of 2016 to be better than 2015?
Here’s what the film industry had to say:
SUBHASH GHAI
FILMMAKER
This year has been very good so far
and, in fact, every film has earned more
than `50 crore. It’s a
very positive time for
the industry; we are no
longer focusing on the
‘`100-crore’ bracket.
The audience is
demanding good content, which has
been understood by directors and
producers, and that’s why the industry
is now focusing more on writing. Neerja,
Kapoor & Sons and Airlift all had popular
stars but it was the stories that attracted
the audience. Every successive quarter
is making more money, and, hopefully,
the rest of the year will be successful at
the box office. BHUSHAN KUMAR
CHAIRMAN & MANAGING
DIRECTOR, T-SERIES
The first quarter of
2016 was not only
better than that of
2015, box-office wise, it
was also a good time
for different kinds of
films. The first quarter of last year was a
success for us due to Baby and Roy but
in 2016, Airlift was bigger and better at
the box office. Sanam Re also did well
for us at the box office. This year, on the
whole, will welcome films with good
content which will not only be loved by
the audience but also deliver hits at the
box office. Today, the audience is
definitely looking for content-driven
films.
VIJAY SINGH
CEO, FOX STAR STUDIOS
Fox Star Studios has had a great first
quarter in 2016 – we are the No.1
Studio in Hollywood and Bollywood, with
two of the top three films in Bollywood
and Hollywood giving us a combined
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Sanam Re
Ki & Ka
market share of around
30 per cent. In keeping
with our objective to be
a creative studio, we
supported diverse
content with Neerja and
Kapoor & Sons. The Indian audience is
changing rapidly and seeking different
content, which not only entertains but
also provides something new and
identifiable.
We are proud that our films have
done so incredibly well, not only in
India but internationally too. We have
had five back-to-back hits, with Prem
Ratan Dhan Payo, Deadpool, Neerja,
The Revenant and Kapoor & Sons,
and we are committed to build on this
momentum. We are a young studio and
the last few years have been a huge
learning for us. We have a clearer vision
of where we want to go from here,
with a focus on strong scripts, home
productions and building relationships
with the best.
We have our tentpole projects like MS
Dhoni: The Untold Story, Karan Johar’s
Diwali blockbuster, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,
and Akira directed by AR Murgadoss in
the coming months from our Bollywood
slate. From our Hollywood slate, we
have big-ticket movies like X-Men:
Apocalypse, Independence Day:
Resurgence and Assassin’s Creed.
AMRITA PANDEY
VICE-PRESIDENT – STUDIOS,
DISNEY INDIA
The first quarter of
2016 has been great,
with content-driven
Hindi movies doing
well. We are now
looking forward to this
quarter as we have a super exciting
line-up of local and Hollywood
productions. Our The Jungle Book,
which released yesterday, has been an
exciting and landmark campaign for us.
The film is special to us for umpteen
reasons. As you have seen, we pulled
off many coups for the Hindi version of
the all-new epic adventure – roped in
A-list Hindi film talent to dub for all our
iconic characters; got Gulzarji and
Vishalji to reprise their ‘90s childhood
anthem – Jungle jungle baat chali; and
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Teraa Surroor
had Neel Sethi visit India to meet The
Jungle Book fans, to make the
adventure tale really unique for the local
audience.
Soon after that, we will release the
action-packed Baaghi, whose trailer has
already created a stir in the industry. We
are then set to release our next Marvel
tentpole Captain America Civil War.
Post that, our diverse slate of releases
continues with Alice Through The
Looking Glass, Finding Dory, Dr. Strange,
Jagga Jasoos, Mohenjo Daro, Star Wars:
Rogue One, Dangal and more. There’s
something for fans of all kinds of films.
With such a unique mix of genres, we
think the next few months for the Studio
and movie-watching audience is going
to be really exciting and entertaining!
NANDU AHUJA
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT
(INDIA THEATRICAL), EROS
INTERNATIONAL
The year 2016 has had
a great start, with films
like Airlift, Neerja,
Kapoor & Sons and Ki
& Ka doing very well at
the box office. The first
quarter also saw some good contentdriven movies that have been
appreciated by the audience, like
Aligarh.
The year has some big releases
coming up, like Fan, Sultan, Housefull
3, Shivaay, Dishoom and many more,
which boast of star power backed by
good content that promise to rake in
good numbers at the box office. We are
expecting this year to be bigger and
better than 2015, considering the good
line-up, big budget films and contentdriven films.
GAURAV VERMA
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER, RED
CHILLIES ENTERTAINMENT
What a great start to
the calendar year! The
first quarter was up
little more than 30 per
cent over last year, but
the second quarter box
office vs last year will be tested,
although April’s revenues will go up
thanks to Shah Rukh Khan’s Fan.
However, business was good in May last
year, and it might be lower this year.
But, in June, revenue should make up
for any deficit in May.
Overall, there is a fair chance of
beating 2015; it all depends on the
second half of the year, which will
decide how much growth we will see.
The second half looks promising, thanks
to the good flow of films. Also, most of
the big titles are scheduled for the last
six months of 2016.
SHOOJIT SIRCAR
DIRECTOR
Compared to last year,
business definitely
increased during the
first quarter this year.
This shows that with
every passing year, we
are constantly focusing on the quality of
our content. Last year, too, we had good
films like NH10, Dum Laga Ke Haisha
and Baby, and this year we had films
like Airlift, Neerja and Kapoor & Sons,
and all three films did good business at
the box office. We now hope the next
few months too turn out to be
impressive. The more we earn at the
box office, the more we will be able to
churn out good content.
REMO D’SOUZA
DIRECTOR
2016 started on a very
good note, with films
like Airlift, Neerja,
Kapoor & Sons and
now Ki & Ka doing so
well. The number of
quality films increases every year. One
thing’s for sure, if you make a good film,
nothing can stop it from running at
cinemas, not even exams or cricket
matches. All these films have done great
business and in the coming months too,
we have a great line-up of all kinds of
films from, commercial, masala films to
content-driven films.
RAJ NIDIMORU
DIRECTOR
I believe that the business of film
industry has been on the upswing since
2012. There have always been phases
when nothing works and that’s a reality
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check for filmmakers.
The audience only
accepts good films,
whether they feature
stars or not; it’s the
script makes the actors
in the film stars. And, today, cinema is
not about only two leading jodis; it’s
about characters. Look at Kapoor &
Sons… every character is a star in the
film. So 2016 started on a very good
note and we have a great line-up for the
next few months including films like Fan,
Jagga Jasoos and the Dhoni biopic, to
name a few.
AMIT SHARMA
MANAGING DIRECTOR, MIRAJ
ENTERTAINMENT
Purely from a
Bollywood perspective,
the next nine months
certainly look better
than last year. We have
two superstars, Aamir
Khan and Hrithik Roshan, releasing their
movies this year, which was not the case
last year. However, the difference was in
the English content as well as due to
Bahubali, so we just need to wait and
watch to see who fills this gap.
THOMAS D’SOUZA
PROGRAMMING HEAD, PVR
CINEMAS
Last year, the last two weeks of March
slowed the performance of the quarter.
This year, Hollywood joined the party
with Deadpool and The Revenant in
February, followed by
two sleeper hits, Neerja
and Kapoor & Sons,
and the highly
anticipated Batman V
Superman in March.
Audiences are patronising contentdriven films and the big summer
blockbusters and star-driven vehicles
have their own fan following. With
the success of the Hindi versions
of Deadpool and Kung Fu Panda
3, we expect a boost in the BO
contribution from The Jungle Book’s
Hindi version as well. It looks to be a
good year, and with one Khan sitting
at every quarter, we can safely hope
to better our 2015 performance.
GIRISH JOHAR
HEAD – GLOBAL REVENUE,
ESSEL VISION
Yes, this was indeed a
pleasant surprise. After
back-to-back stagnant
years, the start of this
year was quite
impressive. We have
clocked more than `575 crore during
the first quarter vis a vis `365 crore
during the same period last year. This
is a very exciting jump of 37 to 40 per
cent.
The main drivers of this are Airlift,
Neerja and Kapoor & Sons. Yes, I fully
foresee a fantastic year ahead of us as
well. In fact, the second quarter has
started on a brilliant note, with Ki & Ka.
With biggies like Fan, Baaghi, Azhar,
Housefull 3, Udta Punjab, Sultan,
Raees, Great Grand Masti, Dishoom,
Rustom, Mohenjo Daro, Dhoni, Ae Dil
Hai Mushkil, Shivaay, Befikre, Dangal
and many more lined up, this year is
looking splendid.
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Amrita Pandey, Vice-President, Studios, Disney India,
on the recently released film, The Jungle Book, not
being just for kids, getting popular Indian stars to dub
the Hindi version and the idea behind reintroducing the
23-year-old song Jungle jungle baat chali hai…
Q SOUMITA SENGUPTA
What was the response like from the
Indian audience when the first teaser
was unveiled in December last year?
The first teaser had Scarlett Johansson’s
voiceover and we were bombarded with
responses. The first teaser set up a few
things very well, one being that this film
is not meant exclusively for kids. Also,
even if some people were not aware
of the film’s director Jon Favreau, the
fact that he had directed Iron Man was
enough as he has made it into such a
cool franchise.
The teaser also introduced the intrigue
factor about the characters in the film
and obviously about Mowgli, the central
character. Some people did say that it
was a little dark but the strategy was to
send out the message that this film was
not only for kids. Amazingly, on our social
media handles, everyone immediately
started talking about the song Jungle
jungle baat chali hai.
We all have experienced The Jungle
Book in one form or another, through
films or the TV show or even the book.
We therefore wanted to make the film
more relevant to India, that too in the
Hindi language, as the story emanates
from this part of the world and we
all know the author so well, we know
the characters so well. So we thought
of casting talented actors in these
characters and write in a way where we
actually translate the English dialogue
into Hindi.
We got Mayur Puri on board and the
response has been fantastic. Even when
we put out the song, which is a 23-yearold track, it received 2 million views, that
too a song without a star. It is such an
iconic song that you can’t mess with it. It
was important to get it right. Everyone is
very nostalgic about it.
in Hindi. The names came to us after
we watched the film, to have Priyanka
Chopra as Kaa, Irrfan as Baloo, Nana
Patekar as Shere Khan, Om Puri as
Bagheera and Shefali Shah as Raksha.
Jon Favreau has done such an amazing
job with the film and we wondered
who would play the various parts, for
instance, Ben Kingsley plays the part
of Bagheera in the English version and
there was no one to match up to him.
Once we familiarised ourselves with
the content of the film, we were able to
imagine what we could do with it.
The marketing push of the Hindi version
is huge.
Actually, it is not, not in terms of costs
but it is in terms of the fire spreading
through the audience. There is little else
we have to do other than put things out. I
have to share the credit with everyone.
Can you share any ideas you had for
marketing this film and how different is
it to market a live action film vis-a-vis an
animated one?
We had not done an animation film
before, so it was a first for us but the
challenges it posed were very exciting.
The first challenge was to convince
people that this was not really a
children’s, ‘animation’ film and that it was
a film that everyone should watch. While
doing that, it was important to get a lot
of content out there including the names
of the Hindi actors because when you
cast actors like these, there is obviously a
message that there are adults in the film.
Usually, in an animation film, you only get
kids to dub.
Then we released the song. When
we approached Vishalji (Bhardwaj) and
Gulzar saab, the idea was to appeal to
people older than 20 because they grew
up in the ‘90s, and also 30-year-olds as
they grew up during that period. We were
working on nostalgia here. I have a niece
who is eight years old and she doesn’t
know the song. But it is not meant for
her; it is meant for me or you because, at
the end of the day, we grew up listening
to that song.
So we had to work on the older
audience as well as the younger
audience. A lot of creatives have the
animals upfront as kids love animals and
we are also advertising on kids’ channels,
which is a given but our creatives are also
very uniquely positioned. Usually, when
you do a Hindi dub for an English film,
you advertise in the Hindi newspapers
but here we have done such an amazing
job with these huge Hindi actors dubbing
that the (Hindi version) ads are also being
carried by the English newspapers. So,
someone reading an English newspaper
may want to watch the Hindi version
because these are actors they are used
to watching on screen.
It is not only about age groups, it is
about positioning both the Hindi and the
English versions. I think the film should
be watched in both languages.
Did you decide to make the movie in
Hindi after the trailer launch in English or
was the idea conceived in the beginning?
The idea was always there. After we
watched the film in-house, we felt it was
important for India to experience the film
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Jungle Look
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Blood Ties
Team Laal Rang – actors Randeep Hooda,
Meenakshi Dixit, Rajniesh Duggall, Pia Bajpai,
Akshay Oberoi, and director Syed Ahmad Afzal
– relive the choicest moments from the shoot in
Karnal, Haryana – with Team Box Office India
Randeep Hooda (RD): Who is going to
start with some humour? Maine suna,
Afzal, (Syed Ahmad Afzal) aap interview
kar rahe ho humara.
Syed Ahmad Afzal (SAA): Ji haan. I
would like to start with the drunken scene
from our film, which has a story behind
it. I request Randeep bhai and Akshay
(Oberoi) to tell us what preparations went
into doing that scene.
RH: I told Akshay, ‘Dekh bhai, aisa hai ki
main daaru waale scene daaru pee ke
karta hoon. If you want to do the same,
let me know.’ He agreed. And when
you watch the film, you will realise how
naturally it came to. Aisa bhi nahin lag
raha hai ki daaru peene ki acting kar
rahein hain aur aisa bhi nahin lag raha
hai ki itni pee hui hai.
SAA: I totally agree with Randeep bhai.
The bond between him and Akshay
showed. Before the scene, I was worried
about whether they would forget their
lines. The scene lasts around six minutes.
RH: (Cuts in) We shot for nine minutes
and three minutes were edited out.
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SAA: (Laughs) Yes, it was to be a nineminute scene and we shot the entire
scene in a single take. Retakes only
happened due to technical changes.
Towards the end, Randeep bhai asked
me, ‘Tu maze le raha hai kya?’
RH: Of course! He was very happy every
time we shot. But there were many other
interesting things that happened while
shooting, one of them is a scene we can’t
talk about.
SAA: Akshay and Pia (Bajpai) also had a
similar scene in the film, and by ‘similar’,
I mean a scene where they get drunk. So
Akshay and Pia share your memories…
RH: Oh, that scene! That must have
happened with so many of us, in small
towns, big cities, in America, everywhere
around the world, where people make a
girl drink and take her home. (Laughs)
Akshay Oberoi (AO): I took some advice
from Randeep sir and then delivered the
scene. (Laughs)
RH: Akshaye ne pee thi, isne (Pia Bajpai)
sunghi thi. (Laughs)
Pia Bajpai (PB): No, let me tell you
something. Akshay’s boy had made that
drink and it was very strong. While we
were rehearsing the scenes, the alcohol
hadn’t taken effect. But when we arrived
on the sets, we were both drunk and our
director thought we might not be able to
deliver the scene. Set pe tabaahi mach
gayi thi, and they all were saying 'control,
control!’ I was totally out of control and
not in my senses at all!
RH: It is not advisable, not everyone
should do it, only those who can handle
it. But director partial hai….humare
romantic scene hangover mein, tumhare
romantic scenes full power mein!
(Laughs)
PB: In fact, the next morning, I had to
ask everyone whether I had behaved
appropriately after I got drunk.
SAA: Yes, she was so scared the next
morning!
RH: It’s a very nice scene. I quite enjoyed
it.
PB: We also enjoyed performing it.
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Meenakshi Dixit (MD): Also, talk about
the shout…
SAA: Mummy! (Shouts)
PB: Yes, I shout ‘Mummy!’ I knew I had
done something wrong, so I was crying.
So once I say, ‘Mummy’ and even after
the shot, I kept weeping, which our
director has retained in the scene.
RH: It’s called ‘drinking too much and
busting cherries’. Something like that…
samajhne wale samajh gaye, jo naa
samjhe woh anaari hain (Sings).
SAA: Another interesting incident, which
took place during one of our action
sequences, was the one where Rajniesh
Duggall was following someone. There
were two characters – one was Dracula
and the other was Atul, who is supposed
to be from the police Crime Branch. The
first shot was with Dracula who is very
thin, aisa lagta hai ki chaabi bhara hai
aur woh chal rahein hain.
RH: (Cuts in) Raam bharose chal rahein
hain woh!
SAA: Haan, bilkul. So, he started running
during the chase sequence… the camera
was rolling and he was running, and
suddenly Dracula was out of the frame.
Then, suddenly, we all heard a loud noise
and realised he had fallen down and he
fractured his nose and knee. But Dracula
bole ki main bhaagunga, still, he wanted
to finish the scene but we sent him to a
hospital instead.
Rajniesh too was supposed to shoot the
same sequence and it was his first day
as the SP saab, but before him Atul, who
plays the guy from the Crime Branch, did
the chase sequence and he too fell down!
Everyone on the sets went quite mad.
Some of them were laughing and some
didn’t know how to react because both
of them had been running and fell on the
same track.
RH: Hamari film mein dhap se bahut
log gire hain! Because our film is about
a blood racket, which I believe is the
worst type of crime in the world and is
very prevalent in our social system. In
India, people are reluctant to donate
blood. Unko lagta hai ki kamjori aa jaegi.
According to the law, you cannot buy
blood, you have to replace the blood you
take. But people are more than happy
to pay for it and the people involved in
this racket sell a single unit of blood for
`5,000. All they need to do is catch hold
of a rickshawallah or thelawallah, take
his blood, give him `500 and a packet
of biscuits and that’s it! The margin on a
single unit of blood is therefore `4,500.
We are talking about the year 2002, and
in case dengue ho jaye, toh chaandi hai.
The people involved in this racket treat
blood as if they are selling onions and
potatoes in the market. This film is based
on them.
Usually, when you want to send out
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a social message, the film tends to
look like a documentary. But Afzal has
treated the story in a very different way,
where he has used the racket as the
backdrop and made the main story
revolve around friendship, love, emotions
and relationships. It also says that one
can earn money by getting educated
and doing the right thing, quite unlike
what my character does in the film. So
Afzal has stitched the story together
very beautifully. A French composer has
composed the background music of
the film. Imagine someone from France
composing Haryanvi reggae!
Another very important part of the
film is Vipin Patwa, who hails from Uttar
Pradesh and whose forte is UP classical
music. Unhone Haryanvi raageeneon
ko le ke techno music bana diya. The
film doesn’t look like it’s based in Karnal,
Haryana, but in Spain.
We have talked a lot about the film,
let’s get back to what happened while
shooting the film. We are here to promote
and sell the film, not tell stories!
When they came to me for the first
time, to brief me about the look of
my character, Shankar along with the
costume designer, they had the same old
Khap kind of clothes, feete waale kurte
and all that jazz. I was stunned and felt
it discredited Haryanvi society, like the
way Haryana was depicted in a few films
made in the recent past, films which were
hits. But that’s not Haryana! I felt that
we had to change that perception, so we
flipped my character around in two days.
I think that added the required zing to the
part only because we wanted to run away
from clichés like wife beating, infanticide,
Khap panchayants and all that.
I think the most endearing character
in the recent past was that of Datto from
Tanu Weds Manu Returns. Now Aamir
Khan is doing Dangal, which is based in
Haryana; Salman Khan is doing Sultan
and the song Ho gayi chull is Haryanvibased. There are a lot of positive aspects
about Haryana but there have been a lot
of films which have presented Haryana in
the wrong light.
I think this movie is releasing at the
right time, when there is so much intercaste conflict and the state is hugely
underestimated. I think people in the
state will be able to identify with the
music and interestingly we have an allNorth Indian cast. It is therefore an apt
time for this film to release as it speaks
volumes for a culture identified by khaps
and honour killings. The people there are
very rangeen.
Besides, we are dealing with a heinous
crime in the movie, racketeering in blood,
but he (Syed Ahmad Afzal) has wrapped
it in so much Haryanvi humour. A lot of
people in this industry misunderstand my
humour and think it is offensive. But, in
all honestly, humara humour hi aisa hai.
SAA: (Cuts in) Black humour.
RH: So if we see a checked shirt, we
say, ‘Badi chitkabri si shirt pehen ke
aaya hai’ or ‘Lungi ke kapde se banayi
thi kya shirt.’ You know, we are simply
engaging them with humour but people
here are so sensitive that they would
say, ‘Hayee kya bol raha hai yaar ye.’
That is another aspect of this film which
is very interesting and then we have
also got these two beautiful ladies, yeh
(Meenakshi Dixit) bade baap ki ladki hai
ye (Pia) chhote ghar ka ladki hai toh ye
sab bhi chal raha hai, Pia innocent hai
aur Akshay badmaash sa hai. You just
heard how he got her drunk…
SAA: (Cuts In) ‘Mummy’ bulvayaa.
RH: Haan, he taught her about the birds
and the bees. I also think the music is a
winner and I hope it gets enough air time.
Many films that are hyped are not all that
great and there are many films that are
great but not hyped. It is difficult to find
the right balance because we didn’t have
a release date in mind. Also, there were
problems with the title, you know, Yeh
laal rang is a song and that title belongs
to someone else. So we went back and
forth while deciding what to call it and
finally we decided on just Laal Rang.
This is a very small-budget film, I mean
one-tenth the costume budget of FAN.
So, from a business point of view, let
us not compare ourselves with bigger
films. But I think we will be a winner with
word-of-mouth publicity, provided our
distribution muscle is enough to hold our
own with FAN and Baaghi releasing next
week.
People are equating our film with
Dum Laga Ke Haisha but that film was
distributed by Yash Raj. They
have got muscle power to
hold a film in cinemas
for 25 years! I don’t
know how many people
actually turned up to
watch Dilwale Dulhania
Le Jayenge again
and again. So we are
talking about that kind
of distribution muscle
versus ours. I hope our
distributors are strong
enough but that’s
besides the point.
The point is that all
these things are not
in the control of
the artistes or our
director. But we
are trying to do
our best.
RH: Then
we have
the music
@BOI
Bawli booch and Bhang ragad ke, which
have typical regional flavours but with
an international sound, the French guys
have done the music in Paris.
SAA: The most important aspect
regarding the packaging of a film is its
music – the background score and its
tracks, basically, the OST. I was chatting
with this guy, Mathias Duplessy, who did
Peepli [Live] and he is doing Dangal’s
background score and…
RH: (Cuts In) Finding Fanny, they are still
finding Fanny!
SAA: So I spoke to him and told him
the premise of the story, and he said
he would love to work on this subject.
The amazing part is that we sent the
90 per cent of the film without any brief
as he told me he didn’t need one. He
composed the background score by
simply gauging the energy of all the
actors in the frames; there is not a single
bit that doesn’t match the situation. It
was almost as if I was writing the script
and he was simultaneously composing
the background score!
RH: It proves that feelings don’t have a
language.
SAA: Music has no barriers, in the sense
he was just watching it and playing his
guitar. He is a world music guy and
has acoustics and everything. It has
live sounds, not a single digital sound.
Whereas it took Pankaj Matta and me
20 days to work on the script, it took six
months for the music, to come up with
these tracks, and then I also suggested
one ragini which Vipin Patwa…
RH: Tu raja ki rajdulari, mein sirf langote
aala su, bhang ragad ke piya karu main,
kundi sote aala su…
SAA: I was, like, this has to be there, we
need this.
RH: This actually goes very aptly with my
character.
SAA: Absolutely!
RH: Hindustani stories with directors like
Afzal are very attractive, at least to me,
and they are based in something.. The
winner here is that it is not a Haryanvi
film but it has all kinds of dialects within
the film. All of us speak different dialects,
and that rootedness and the music that
comes into play, and the language… I
think it is a very authentically made film,
which could compete even on the world
stage as it deals with a very important
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topic because no matter where you are,
blood runs in your veins. The film is also
based on true incidents – yes, Karnal
mein they aise pisaach jo ki raat ko nikal
te they khoon choosne.
SAA: We have taken a few events and
woven them into a fictitious tale with
fictitious characters. We have changed
their names. So the story is inspired by
real life, to some extent, and we have
retained some events just as they had
taken place. Obviously, we had to change
some things but the speciality of Karnal
is that it has become a melting pot in the
North. It is neither complete Haryana…
RH: (Cuts In) Nor it is Punjab.
SAA: The ratio is 60:40 and there is
Punjabiyat, Multani because, after 1947,
there were refugees from Multan. There
is an entire Multani colony inside a fort.
Earlier, there were camps and later they
built homes. The government told them
to build their homes right where they
had their camps, which is Taraori, which
is the address to Shankar (Hooda’s
character) also. So he lives in a fort. He
has a fort to himself!
RH: Well a matchbox-like corner of a
fort, but he did get the most scenic part
because a film was being shot (Laughs).
SAA: Now let me tell you something
about Meenakshi that happened before
the shoot. On the day our first workshop
was to take place, she must have been
in a meeting or something. So she had to
prepare and come for the workshop.
MD: (Cuts In) I didn’t receive the script.
SAA: You had the script!
RH: Everyone says the same thing.
(Laughs)
SAA: So, she was a little unprepared and
everyone had to read their part, and she
was like…
MD: (Cuts In) I was very nervous.
SAA: Maine bas inko ek baar dekha.
MD: (Cuts In) My pages were lost, I
wasn’t able to read all that Hindi.
SAA: Yes, after that, I called her.
MD: (To Afzal) Apne bahot jhaada
mujhe!
SAA: I yelled at her and she was like,
‘I can’t talk right now, I will talk to you
later.’ And she hung up. After that, she
decided that she should memorise the
entire script. She called all her friends
and memorised the entire script with
everyone’s lines!
AO: (Cuts In) What are you saying?
Really?
RH: Even I know everyone’s lines in the
film, regardless of whether I am in the
scene or not.
MD: That’s exactly what happened.
SAA: Yeah, she was reading everyone’s
lines. When I asked her alag se about
what happened, she was like, ‘I have a
team and I prepared with them.’ That
was very nice and it showed in her
performance too. I also remember her
crying and later she said, ‘Oh, tumne
mujhe yeh bola tha, yeh lo, yeh lo, yeh
lo!’
RH: (Cuts In) Yeh lo! (Laughs)
MD: Afzal was very appreciative of my
shots and I would be, like, that’s because
of the scolding I got.
SAA: The second interesting thing that
happened during the shoot was, there
was a highly emotional scene and she
was very excited about doing it and the
temperature was around 50 degrees
Celsius.
RH: Arrey don’t ask, it was too hot!
SAA: And in her excitement, she kicked
a bottle of beer, just like one does
with a football! And what do you think
happened?
RH: Oh, yes, she did that!
SAA: The bottle broke and a piece of
glass pierced Randeep bhai’s leg and we
have videos of it.
MD: Oh God, it was during the first day of
the shoot.
RH: Oh yes, I have even given my blood
for this film, I absolutely forgot.
MD: I thought I was shooting for the first
day, aur pehle din hi pair mein kaanch
ghusa diya upar se line nahi bol paa
rahi hai. I was, like, ‘Very bad impression
made, Meenakshi.’
SAA: She is playing a doctor in the film,
Dettol vagarah bhi lagaya.
RH: Kaafi malam patti ki.
AO: Din raat!
RH: Din raat seva karne ke baad agle
din mein uthke tayaar ho gaya, shooting
karne ke liye. But I think the funniest
character in the film is Pia’s. The Rapidex
English she learnt… there is a scene in
which he (Oberoi) asks Pia, ‘What do you
like about me?’ Akshay, Pia, please say
those lines.
AO: Accha mere bare mein kya acha
lagta hai, tumhe?
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PB: Your hairs, your smiles and your eye.
RH: Matlab jahan pe ‘s’ lagaana hai
wahan pe nahin lagaati hai, aur baaki
sab… It makes for a hilarious effect in
the film.
AO: Nice comedy.
RH: It is very funny and the way this
small-town, uncorrupted girl has been
shown is hilarious.
SAA: It also has that card thing, which
was so popular in the ‘90s, when cards,
especially Archies cards, were exchanged
a whole lot. That trend then slowly
reached B centers as well. So there is this
scene where Akshay writes ‘I Love You’ in
blood. It is in the trailer too and she asks
Akshay, ‘Kahaan kaata khudko?’
RH: She didn’t know ki khoon ki
nadiyaan beh rahi hai (Laughs). And
I think Rajniesh (Duggall) has done
something completely different. Initially,
I was, like, ‘Yaar, why have you cast
Rajniesh in the cop’s role?’ But when I
saw him in the uniform with his mustache
and tough attitude, I think it turned out
really well.
Rajniesh Duggall (RD): When I met
Afzal, even I was slightly taken aback and
asked him if he was sure he wanted me
to play this role. But after I saw his vision,
I understood what was happening in the
film. I wanted to be part of this story even
though it was not a full-fledged role. It is
a relatively small but strong role.
RH: Like Shankar, his character too
is from Rohtak but they have chosen
different paths, so it has that counterpoint. Aur iske paas Maa hai. (Laughs)
AO: Bank balance nahin hai (Laughs)
BOI: More importantly, the dialect… was
it easier for you, Randeep, since you are
from Haryana?
RH: Nahin yaar, now I have done
French, Marathi, Punjabi, English…
I live in Mumbai and have studied
in Australia. I have done two-three
different accents in films. When I said
my lines in Haryanvi for the first time,
actually Jaatu, not Haryanvi, I was
very self-conscious and had no idea
whether I had said them correctly.
Usually, you practice a language and
then deliver your lines but I had to go
back to my childhood and remember
how people use to talk. It wasn’t as easy
as I thought it would be and also to
find the right balance between people
understanding it and not understanding
it. It was extremely tough.
In Highway, I spoke Gurjari but look
at the difference… If you have to say
‘Where are you going?’ in Haryanvi in
Jaatu, you would say, ‘Rey kith jaa hai?’
and in Gurjari, ‘Arey kahaan ko jaa raho
hai,’ The musicality of the language, the
intonations, the stress points are all very
different.
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BOI: How did you get it right?
RH: Well, by memory and calling up my
chacha, spending time with Paleram,
who would speak to me only in Haryanvi
and it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would
be, ki arrey main toh Jaat hi hoon toh
ho jaaega. I have been living in Mumbai
for 15 years and I had no opportunity
to speak in Haryanvi. But slowly and
steadily, it all came back to me.
BOI: What about the other dialects in
the film?
RD: Yes, I speak in proper Rohtaki
Haryanvi.
RH: But more educated.
SAA: With more finesse.
RH: And he (Akshay Oberoi) speaks
in a dialect that is more of a PunjabiHaryanvi mix. Pia speaks in a different
dialect too.
SAA: Saharanpur.
RH: She speaks in a UP accent. Pia, I
read that you are talking in a Haryanvi
accent in the film, toh kaunsi film ki baat
kar rahi hai tu? (Laughs)
PB: No, I am Poonam Sharma from
Saharanpur.
SAA: Saharanpur, Western UP.
RH: Aur iska (Pia) ka bahut acha lisp bhi
hai.
PB: Yes, I didn’t have to do much
because I am already from UP. I just
went back a few years.
humour, so it is quite similar. I don’t think
that the audience will have any difficulty
understanding the dialogue.
RH: Kudos to that sound guy, what is the
name?
SAA: Shahab (Alam).
RH: Superb sound!
SAA: It’s a 65 to 70 per cent outdoor
film, live locations and how he has
recorded… It sounds very nice and
along with him, Kunal (Gupta,
First AD), who was there on
the sets – sabko chup kara
ke rakha hua tha. A shoot
would only begin …
RH: (Cuts In) Haan, of
course, ‘Oye chup ho jao
yaar, chup kyun nahin
hote!’ (Laughs)
SAA: And he would
always carry a small
book with the script
in his hand and
all thanks to my
actors, I didn’t have
to get stressed.
PB: Thank you, sir!
AO: Thanks you!
PB: Oh, yes, thanks
you, sir! (Laughs)
BOI: Given all these dialects… Multani,
Jaatu, Rohtaki… will it be difficult for
the audience to understand what is
being said?
SAA: I don’t think so because it is natural
to adapt to a new dialect. So when you
watch a film and come across a new
dialect, you adapt within 10 minutes.
Moreover, the dialects and accents are
not very difficult to understand. There is
also body language to help. Paan Singh
Tomar was 10 times more difficult than
what we are doing because that was
moodamoodi.
AO: (Cuts In) Even Gangs Of Wasseypur.
SAA: Wasseypur yes, but Paan Singh
Tomar was very difficult because moodamoodi, Bundelkhandi. They went into a
very difficult zone but, in India, the fact
is ki har dus kos the language changes.
In the North especially, there is black
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A fun quiz on superstitions and horror
Q VIVECK VASWANI
1
How many
original Ramsay
brothers were
there? Name
them.
2
Which
supernatural
film had Padmini
Kolhapure in
a semi nude
scene?
Name any four films
dealing with the
supernatural that
Shah Rukh Khan
has acted in?
3
4
Raj Kumar Kohli,
after making
many films,
became a major
producer/director
after making two back
to back horror suspense
films. Name the films and
name the two common
heroes and two common
heroines in both?
5
7. Tarzan the Wonder Car. The car
is possessed by the spirit of Ajay
Devgn.
8. Teri Meherbaniyan, starring
wonder dog Brownie and Jackie
Shroff.
9. Lekin, directed by Gulzar.
10. Mehbooba directed by Shakti
Samanta, and Kudrat directed by
Chetan Anand.
ANSWERS
8
In which film does
a dog take revenge
on the villains for
the murder of his
master?
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6
Name any five
films in which the
hero becomes
invisible?
Which supernatural film
was produced by Lata
Mangeshkar
and who
directed it?
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4. Nagin and Jaani Dushman, both
starred Jeetendra and Sunil Dutt,
both starred Rekha and Reena Roy.
5. Vyjanthimala in Nagin.
Reena Roy in Nagin.
Sridevi in Nagina.
6. Mr X (Ashok Kumar)
Mr X in Bombay (Kishore Kumar)
Elaan (Vinod Mehra)
Mr India (Anil Kapoor)
Mr X (Emraan Hashmi)
Name any three
heroines who
have played
the title role of
an Icchadhari
Nagin in their films?
7
10
In which film does a
car get possessed by
its owner?
Rajesh Khanna and
Hema Malini played
lovers who died,
only to come
together after
being reincarnated
in two films. Name
both the films and
the directors?
1. Shyam, Keshu, Tulsi, Kiran,
Gangu, Arjun and Kumar were the
seven Ramsay brothers. They made
more than 30 horror movies.
2. Gehrayee, directed by Aruna and
Vikas Desai.
3. ShahRukh Khan has acted in four
films dealing with the supernatural,
Chamatkar, Kaal, Paheli and Om
Shanti Om.
TRADE QUIZ
Terrifying Tales
Box Office India
9 April 2016
PARTY
WHAT: Jeetendra Celebrates Birthday
Ekta Kapoor
Rish Kapoor with Neetu Singh
Rakesh Roshan
Randhir Kapoor
Pinky Roshan
Shabinaa Khan
Tusshar
Abhishek Kapoor
WHAT: One Night Stand Trailer Launch
David Dhawan
Nyra Banerjee, Tanuj Virwani and Sunny Leone
Jasmine Sandlas
Indra Kumar and
Satish Kaushik
Poonam Dhillon
Ninad Kamat, Khalid Siddiqui, Pradeep Sharma and
Jasmine Moses D’souza
Shakti Kapoor
Vashu Bhagnani
FRAME2FRAME
Rap singer Dil Sandhu announces his upcoming
hip-hop album Black Porsche
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Shah Rukh Khan promotes his upcoming film FAN on television
show Comedy Nights Bachao
Sharman Joshi and Meera Chopra at the
special trailer preview of 1920 London
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Pictures: Yogen Shah
R Balki and Arjun Kapoor at the press meet
of Ki & Ka
Madhur Bhandarkar at the IFTDA lastest Initiative
‘Meet the Director’ Master Class
SOUND BOX
Quintessentially Bollywood
Album: Baaghi: A Rebel For Love
Banners: UTV Motion Pictures,
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala
Music Directors: Amaal Mallik,
Meet Bros, Ankit Tiwari, Manj Musik
Lyrics: Kumaar, Abhayendra Kumar,
Sanjeev Chaturvedi, Raftaar
Music Label: T-Series
T
he action-packed trailer of the
Tiger Shroff and Shraddha
Kapoor starrer Baaghi: A
Rebel For Love has resulted in high
expectations from the film. The
anticipation for the film’s music was
also quite high, since both actors Shroff
(Heropanti) and Kapoor (Aashiqui 2 and
Ek Villain) have previously been part of
musically hit projects. The soundtrack
opens with the romantic track Sab tera
composed by Mallik, who has at least
one track in most of the hit albums in
the industry today. Mallik has retained
the basic Bollywood flavour and the song
has a pleasant melody. The song also
has Shraddha Kapoor coming on board
as the playback singer. The husky vocals
of the actress-singer complement the
tone of the track, with Armaan Malik’s
voice taking it several notches higher.
Let’s talk about love is laced with ‘60s
charm and it brings back memories of
RD Burman-composed tracks. Manj
Musik has composed this track keeping
in mind the classic, flashy disco traits
that were once styled around Shammi
Kapoor. Taking into account Shroff’s
impeccable dance moves, this song
will make for a good music video. The
energy of the track brought across by the
singing of Raftaar and Neha Kakkar rubs
off on listeners, making it a good foottapping track. Director Sabbir Khan has
written the lyrics of this quirky track.
Straying from the typical Baby doll
flavour, Meet Bros has brought a pop
flavour to Cham cham, mirroring the
popular song Pari hoon main. The
composers have kept the Kerala-inspired
sounds as the base of their musical
arrangements with dandiya-styled
orchestration built on it. The song has
a throw-in of easily forgettable English
verses but Monali Thakur has reflected
the energy of the song quite ably and
has done complete justice to the track.
Ankit Tiwari has brought his signature
compositional style in play for Agar
tu hota but unlike other sad songs,
this one is upbeat and has a heavy
dose of intensity thanks to Tiwari’s
vocals. The track rides on the gritty
strums of the electric guitar further
meddling with Western instruments
like the piano and drums.
Arijit Singh’s Girl I need you is yet
another offering from Meet Bros. The
orchestration for this romantic track
has a good mix of Indian and Western
instruments like the flute, piano, guitar
and drums, to name a few. With this
track, the composer duo proves they
can create songs of different genres
which are a far cry from their signature
club-dance numbers. Singh, as always,
is at his best and effortlessly brings out
the dreamy feel to this track but the
English verse of Girl I need you disrupts
the melodious trance despite being well
executed by Roach Killa.
Verdict: A typical Bollywood album
with thankfully no reference to parties or
alcohol!
– Swagata Panjari
Music On Her Mind
Singer Tulsi Kumar has her hands full with her recently released single, a tribute to her late father, and
several upcoming big-banner films
Q SWAGATA PANJARI
S
inger Tulsi Kumar has been
receiving several accolades
including a GiMA for her hit track
Soch na sake from Airlift. Recently,
she also released the track Mera papa,
which she first performed last year at
the event Suron Ke Rang, where the
entertainment industry came together
to pay tribute to her father, late
Gulshan Kumar of T-Series.
Composed by Jeet Ganguli and penned
by Manoj Muntashir, the track is an
emotional journey for the singer. “We
composed the track in two hours and I sat
with Jeetji and Manojji and spoke about
the feelings and relationship I shared
with my dad. Also, we wanted every child
to relate to the song. This song is very
special as it was my dad who got me
to sing, so it makes me very emotional.
After I performed at the show, everybody
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wanted to hear this song again. That’s what
prompted us to make a video along with
my sister Khushali,” says Kumar.
With several chartbusters such as Mera
mann (Nautanki Saala) Tu hai ki nahi
(Unplugged - Roy), the Sanam Re title
song, and Hum mar jayenge (Aashiqui
2) to her name, the singer is loaded with
offers. Most recently, she sang a track
for Omung Kumar’s upcoming biopic
Sarbjit, featuring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
and Randeep Hooda. She says, “It is a
romantic number. It is my first song for a
biopic. I love biopics as one can relate to
these films far better since you know the
incident actually happened.”
Tulsi Kumar will also be part of
Anubhav Sinha’s Tum Bin 2, sequel to
the 2001 musical film Tum Bin. Since
the first instalment offered some great
music, what are her expectations from
the sequel and the challenges she faces?
“The project is in its rough stages, so
I can’t say much now. As the film and
title suggest, the movie will have several
romantic songs. I don’t view it as a
challenge as I was a part of Aashiqui
2 and Aashiqui had set a benchmark.
So I never think about that. We all work
towards creating good things and when
you work under pressure, things only get
worse. And I believe in doing my best.”
Apart for Sarbjit and Tum Bin 2, Kumar
has a few other upcoming projects, one of
them being Vivek Agnihotri’s Junooniyat
featuring Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam and
Gulshan Devaiah. The story is said to be
an intense love journey and the music
has been composed by Ankit Tiwari, Jeet
Ganguli and Meet Bros. Also, Kumar will
be singing an upbeat dance number in
Ram Gopal Varma’s Secret.
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April 8, 2016
Banner: CK Entertainments
Producer: C Kalyan
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Cast: Manchu Manoj, Jagapati Babu,
Prakash Raj
Verdict: Good
Banners: Pawan Kalyan Creative
Works, Northstar Entertainment,
Eros International
Producers: Sharrath Marar,
Sunil Lulla
Director: KS Ravindra
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Kajal
Aggarwal, Sharad Kelkar
SYNOPSIS
Sequel to the 2012 film Gabbar
Singh, the film is set in the former
princely state of Rattanpur. A
feudal landlord wreaks havoc on
the lives of villagers when police
inspector, Sardaar Gabbar Singh,
takes charge. The film had a pan
India release along with the Hindi
dubbed version.
Remark: Nothing new to offer!
BENGALI
Next Week
Next Week
SHANKHACHIL
POWER
April 15, 2016
April 15, 2016
Banner: Nideas Creations &
Productions
Producers: Prosenjit Chaterjee, Mou
Roy Chowdhury, Habibur Rahman
Khan, Faridur Reza Sagar
Director: Goutam Ghose
Cast: Prosenjit Chaterjee, Shajbati,
Kusum Shikder
Banner: Shree Venkatesh Films,
Surinder Films
Producers: Shrikant Mohta, Nispal
Singh
Director: Rajiv Kumar
Cast: Jeet, Sayantika Banerjee,
Nusrat Jahan
MARATHI
Last Week
This Week
This Week
RANGAA PATANGAA
RETI
VRUNDAVAN
April 1, 2016
April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016
Banners: Flying God Films,
Vishwas Media & Entertainment
Producer: Amol Vasant Gole
Director: Prasad Namjoshi
Cast: Makarand Anaspure,
Sandeep Pathak, Nandita Dhuri
Verdict: Below Average
Banner: Atharva Movies
Producer: Pramod Gore
Director: Suhas Bhosale
Cast: Chinmay Mandlekar, Kishor
Kadam, Shashank Shende
Banner: Realistic Film Company
Producers: Raj Premi, Suniel
Khandpur, Sandeep Sharma
Director: TLV Prasad
Cast: Raqesh Bapat, Mahesh
Manjrekar, Ashok Saraf
– Compiled by Rohini Nag
9 April 2016
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AMERICA RELEASES
(PART 1)
Film capsules Cecilia Lopez-Abitang
DISTRIBUTOR STX Entertainment CAST Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, Sharlto Copley DIRECTOR Ilya Naishuller GENRE Action, Adventure RATING R for nonstop bloody, brutal violence and mayhem,
language throughout, sexual content/nudity and drug use RUNNING
TIME 95 min.
CRIMINAL
APRIL 15 How risky is it to embed
the unique skill set of a CIA agent
into the mind of a dangerous criminal? This British-American action
thriller directed by Ariel Vromen
(The Iceman) and written by Douglas
Cook and David Weisberg brings
together the brilliant triumvirate of
Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, and
Tommy Lee Jones, last seen in the
1991 movie JFK. Ryan Reynolds
plays the dangerous ex-con who takes
over the dead CIA agent’s mission to
stop an international terrorist.
DISTRIBUTOR Lionsgate / Summit CAST Gary Oldman, Kevin Costner,
Tommy Lee Jones DIRECTOR Ariel Vromen GENRE Action RATING TBD
RUNNING TIME 113 min.
BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT
APRIL 15 Are you ready to sit in the barber chair again? The third install-
THE BOSS
April 8 This comedy stars Academy Award–nominee Melissa McCarthy
(above) as Michelle Darnell, a business mogul arrested and imprisoned for
insider trading. After her stint in jail, she loses everything and comes out with
a plan to start a Girl Scouts “brownie empire.” Unfortunately, there are still
some people who won’t let her off easy for her past behavior. Before she can
show everyone who’s the new brownie boss, she will be forced to eat some
humble pie.
DISTRIBUTOR Universal CAST Kristen Bell, Melissa McCarthy, Peter
Dinklage DIRECTOR Ben Falcone GENRE Comedy RATING R for sexual
content, language, and brief drug use RUNNING TIME 89 min.
HARDCORE HARRY
APRIL 8 Brace yourself for this first-person action-packed hero adventure.
Imagine waking up and not remembering a thing. Your wife brought you
back from the dead and tells you that your name is Henry. Before you can ask
her anything, she gets kidnapped by Akan, a warlord bent on world domination with his bioengineered army
of soldiers. Now
you’ve got a mission: rescue your
kidnapped wife in
an unknown city
where everyone’s
trying to kill you,
except for a mysteriously helpful
British man called
Jimmy.
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ment of the Barbershop series takes place more than a decade later, and
the crew at Calvin’s
Barbershop on the
South Side of Chicago
is back and better than
ever—and they’ve
gone co-ed! What
happens when the
women join the men
in their safe haven?
Like most businesses,
the barbershop isn’t
safe from the economic woes that plague the neighborhood. They will need to join forces in
saving the shop and their neighborhood.
DISTRIBUTOR Warner Bros. / New Line CAST Cedric the Entertainer,
Ice Cube DIRECTOR Malcolm D. Lee GENRE Comedy RATING PG-13 for
sexual material and language RUNNING TIME TBD
THE JUNGLE BOOK
APRIL 15 Follow the story of Mowgli, an orphan boy raised by a pack of
wolves. But living in the jungle has its difficulties. Shere Khan, a Bengal tiger, deems Mowgli unwelcome because he is a human. Mowgli sets off on a
self-imposed exile with his friends Bagheera, the black panther, and Baloo,
the bear. During his
journey of self-discovery, Mowgli encounters other animals who
only prove it is truly a
jungle out there.
Disney
Emjay Anthony, Idris Elba,
Scarlett Johansson,
Ben KIngsley, Bill
Murray DIRECTOR
Jon Favreau GENRE
Adventure, Family
RATING PG for some
sequences of scary
action and peril RUNNING TIME 96 min.
DISTRIBUTOR
CAST
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BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
TOP 10 GROSSING FILMS IN NORTH AMERICA
Weekend of Apr. 1–3, 2016
WEEKEND
GROSS
TITLE (Distributor)
(U.S. Dollars)
LOCATION LOCATION CUMULATIVE
COUNT AVERAGE
GROSS
1 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (Warner Bros.)
$51,335,254
4,256
$12,062 $260,408,047
2 ZOOTOPIA (Disney)
$19,325,291
3,698
$5,226 $275,264,601
3 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (Universal)
$11,218,055
3,179
$3,529
$36,581,785
4 GOD'S NOT DEAD 2 (Pure Flix)
$7,623,662
2,419
$3,152
$7,623,662
5 MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN (Sony / Columbia)
$7,255,566
3,155
$2,300
$46,528,493
6 THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT (Lionsgate / Summit)
$5,763,227
3,018
$1,910
$56,422,951
7 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (Paramount)
$4,564,126
2,511
$1,818
$63,377,186
8 MEET THE BLACKS (Freestyle Releasing)
$4,055,940
1,015
$3,996
$4,055,940
9 EYE IN THE SKY (Bleecker Street)
$3,961,556
1,029
$3,850
$6,055,931
10 DEADPOOL (Fox)
$3,456,595
1,968
$1,756 $355,065,529
TOP 10 GROSSING FILMS IN UNITED KINGDOM
Weekend of Apr. 1–3, 2016
WEEKEND
GROSS
TITLE (Distributor)
(U.S. Dollars)
LOCATION LOCATION CUMULATIVE
COUNT AVERAGE
GROSS
1 BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (Warner Bros. )
$6,695,864
1,074
$6,235
$39,632,234
2 ZOOTOPIA (Disney)
$3,928,527
890
$4,414
$18,067,946
3 EDDIE THE EAGLE (Lionsgate UK)
$2,222,064
570
$3,898
$4,063,334
4 KUNG FU PANDA 3 (Fox)
$1,093,965
612
$1,788
$16,094,419
5 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (Universal Pictures)
$882,555
441
$2,001
$3,538,411
6 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (Paramount)
$691,063
392
$1,763
$6,395,100
7 LONDON HAS FALLEN (Lionsgate UK)
$440,582
261
$1,688
$14,543,774
8 THE BOY (Entertainment)
$392,774
275
$1,428
$3,041,430
9 THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT (E1 Films)
$231,780
220
$1,054
$6,613,477
10 HIGH-RISE (StudioCanal)
$214,953
112
$1,919
$2,017,451
NORTH AMERICAN GROSSES FOR INDIAN FILMS Weekend of Apr. 2–3, 2016 (U.S. Dollars)
TITLE (Distributor)
WEEKEND GROSS
LOCATION COUNT
LOCATION AVE.
CUMULATIVE GROSS
KI & KA (Eros)
$439,521
148
$2,970
$439,521
KAPOOR & SONS - SINCE
1921 (Fox International)
$261,970
122
$2,147
$2,373,912
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WORLD CINEMA
Date Of
Release
Country/
Language
Movie/Genre
Cast
Director
First Weekend
March 31, 2016
France (French)
Five (Comedy)
Pierre Niney, François
Civil, Igor Gotesman
Igor Gotesman
Opened at 283 theatres with
the screen average of $ 4,945
Total: $ 13,99,446
March 31, 2016
Greece (Greek/
English)
Suntan (Comedy/
Drama)
Makis Papadimitriou, Elli Argyris
Tringou, Dimi Hart
Papadimitropoulos
Total: $ 53,936
April 1, 2016
Spain (Spanish)
Kiki, El Amor Se Hace
- Kiki, Love To Love
(Drama)
Yaël Belicha, Luis
Bermejo, Luis Callejo
Paco León
Total: $ 9,90,000
April 2, 2016
Turkey (Turkish)
Deliormanlı (Drama)
Birce Akalay, Murat
Akkoyunlu, Hakan Bilgin
Murat Seker
the screen average of $ 726
Total: $ 2,08,396
April 2, 2016
Japan (Japanese)
Gesu No Ai - Lowlife
Love (Drama)
Kiyohiko Shibukawa,
Maya Okano, Shugo
Oshinari
Eiji Uchida
Total: $ 13,75,470
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SYNOPSIS
When the opportunity
arises for five childhood
friends to move in together,
Julia, Vadim, Nestor and
Timothée jump at the chance,
especially when Samuel
offers to pay half the rent.
But when Samuel suddenly
ends up penniless, he decides
not to tell the others and
instead starts selling weed
to pay his share. Eventually,
when the going gets tough,
Samuel has no choice but
to depend on his friends.
As the newly appointed
doctor of a tiny island,
middle-aged Kostis spends
a dreary winter alone. By the
time summer arrives, though,
the island has turned into a
thriving, wild vacation spot.
When Kostis meets the flirty
Anna, he falls hard for her.
Before long, he is spending
nearly all of his time getting
drunk and partying hard
with Anna. But what starts
as a rediscovery with his
lost-long youth, slowly
turns into an obsession.
Five stories of love and
sex unfold over one
hot summer in Madrid,
when the protagonists
discover strange and
unusual sources of
sexual indulgence with
unpronounceable names:
Dacryphilia, Eliphilia,
Somnophilia, Polyamori,
Harpaxophilia… Taboos are
broken one by one as our
horny couples enter into a
thrilling liberation in which
no pleasure is denied,
whatever form it takes.
Deliormanli is a European
national champion boxer.
After his wife dies,
Deliormanli disappears
from the boxing circuit. But
once again he decides to
return to the ring to meet
the medical expenses of his
mother. Hulya a television
presenter wants to do a
story on Deliormanli and
soon falls in love with him.
While preparing for the
final match Deliormanli
faces more challenges.
Tetsuo is an Indie
filmmaker with a minor
hit many years back. He
leeches off family and
friends to make ends
meet. One day, Tetsuo
comes across a promising
actress and a guy with
an interesting screenplay
and is presented with
a chance to redeem
himself as a filmmaker.
– Compiled by Rohini Nag
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9 April 2016
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APRIL 21 – MAY 05, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, US
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Founded in 1957, the San Francisco
International Film Festival (SFIFF) is one
of the longest-running film festivals in the
US. In its 59th edition, the festival hosts
a stellar line-up of films shortlisted to be
showcased offering cinematic discovery
and innovation. The line-up includes
around 200 films and live events, 14
jury awards with $36,500 in cash prize,
and around 100 participating guest
filmmakers. After hosting in the Kabuki
for several years, the festival will now
be based in the Mission, one of San
Francisco’s most storied neighbourhoods.
Apart from the regular Castro Theatre,
four new theatres have been included
for the screening. This year, the fest
will feature nine films produced by Film
Society grantees and residents.
INDIAN CONNECT
This year at the SFIFF, the prestigious
Irving M. Levin Directing Award, which
has been given to the masters of world
cinema since 1998, will be awarded to
Indian director Mira Nair. She will receive
the award on April 25. On April 24, Nair
will also be honored with at the segmet
“An Afternoon with Mira Nair” held at the
Castro Theatre which will be followed by
an onstage conversation and a screening
of her popular film, Monsoon Wedding.
In 2001, the film won the Venice Film
Festival’s Golden Lion. It will also include
an exclusive first look of the special
footage from Nair’s next project Queen of
Katwe, a film about a rural Ugandan girl
with an aptitude for chess, starring Lupita
Nyong’o and David Oyelowo.
Indian film Thithi will also be screened
at the festival’s Golden Gate Award
Competitions category. The film directed
by Raam Reddy is a comedy drama
situated in South India. It is a story
revolving around three generations
and how they react to their grandfather
Century Gowda’s death.
WATCH OUT FOR!
OPENING NIGHT
Love & Friendship
Directed by Whit Stillman, Love &
Friendship is based on Jane Austen’s
novel Lady Susan. The rom-com revolves
around the widowed Lady Susan Vernon
who seeks refuge with her in-laws as
rumours about her private life circulate
through society. Staying at the estate,
Lady Susan decides to find herself and
her daughter, Frederica a husband.
LIVE EVENTS
•Beginnings and Endings: Master Class
with David Thomson
•Chef’s Table: Dominique Crenn
•Irving M. Levin Directing Award: Mira
Nair
•Persistence of Vision Award: An
Afternoon with Aardman Animations
•State of Cinema: Wesley Morris
NARRATIVE FEATURES
•As I Open My Eyes
•Blood of My Blood
• Chevalier
•Cowboys
•The Free World
•Goat
•Happy Hour
•Home Care
•Love & Friendship
•Thithi
Thithi
CENTREPIECE
Indignation
This James Schamus directed film is
about a Jewish teen (Logan Lerman)
who falls for the first young woman
(Sarah Gadon) who shows him attention
at college. The film is based on Philip
Roth’s novel Indignation (2008) and the
character of Logan is inspired from Roth
himself.
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•And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead
•Paths of the Soul
•Presenting Princess Shaw
•The Return
•Salero
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•Sonita
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The Bandit, directed by Jesse Moss,
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AWAY & BEYOND
San Francisco International
Film Festival
LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION
Raees
A
nother schedule of Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainments’ Raees
is under way in Mumbai. Directed by Rahul Dholakia, the film stars Shah Rukh
Khan, Mahira Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Raabta
T
T
he first schedule of T-Series
and Maddock Films’ Raabta is
under way in Budapest. Produced by
Bhushan Kumar, Homi Adajania and
Dinesh Vijan, who has also directed the
film, Raabta stars Sushant Singh Rajput
and Kriti Sanon.
Banjo
Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil
A
A
Pink
he first schedule of Rising Sun Films and Rashmi Sharma Films’ Pink recently
concluded in Delhi. Produced by Shoojit Sircar, Ronnie Lahiri, Rashmi Sharma, and
directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, the film features Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee
Pannu, Kirti Kulhari and Andrea Tariang.
nother schedule of Eros International’s Banjo is in progress in Mumbai. Produced
by Krishika Lulla and directed by Ravi Jadhav, the film features Riteish Deshmukh
and Nargis Fakhri in the lead. Music: Vishal-Shekhar.
1920 London
T
he Digital Intermediate of Phantom Films’ 1920 London is under way at Pixel Digital
Studios. Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, the film features Sharman Joshi, Diganth
and Meera Chopra.
Kaabil
A
schedule of FilmKRAFT Productions’ Kaabil is under way in Mumbai. Produced by
Rakesh Roshan and directed by Sanjay Gupta, the film stars Hrithik Roshan and
Yami Gautam.
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nother schedule of Dharma
Productions’ Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
is in progress in Rajasthan. Produced
by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar,
and also directed by Karan Johar, the
film stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,
Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and
Fawad Khan.
Phobia
T
he VFX of Eros International,
NextGen Films’ Phobia is under
way at Pixel Digital Studios. Produced
by Viki Rajani and directed by Pawan
Kriplani, the film features Radhika Apte
in the lead.
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Dishoom
Rustom
A
nother schedule of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment’s Dishoom is under way
in Mumbai. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Rohit Dhawan, the film
stars John Abraham, Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez.
A
nother schedule of Friday
Filmworks, Zee Studios and KriArj
Entertainment’s Rustom is under way in
London. Produced by Neeraj Pandey,
Shital Bhatia, Nittin Keni and Arjun N
Kapoor, and directed by Tinu Suresh
Desai, the film stars Akshay Kumar, Esha
Gupta and Illeana D’Cruz.
Yet Untitled
T
he first shooting schedule of Maddock Films and T Series’ yet untitled film will go
on floors from August. Produced by Dinesh Vijan and Bhushan Kumar, directed by
Saket Chaudhary, the film features Irrfan and Saba Qamar.
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MUMBAI
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES
KI & KA
(EROS INTERNATIONAL)
ROCKY HANDSOME
(AAS FILMS)
KAPOOR & SONS
(NARSIMHA ENTERPRISES)
1
3,92,00,000
95
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
3,92,00,000
2
19,00,000
55
1,79,00,000
3
77,00,000
62
7,96,00,000
EAST PUNJAB
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
(MARUDHAR ENTERTAINMENT)
ROCKY HANDSOME
(AKSHAR DISTRIBUTORS)
KAPOOR & SONS
(SUNIL ENTERPRISES)
CI
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
(INDRA FILMS)
ROCKY HANDSOME
(RAJSHRI FILMS)
KAPOOR & SONS
(INDRA FILMS)
NIZAM-AP
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
(INDRA FILMS)
ROCKY HANDSOME
(RAJSHRI FILMS)
KAPOOR & SONS
(INDRA FILMS)
1
1,45,00,000
53
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
1,45,00,000
2
11,00,000
36
1,00,00,000
3
16,00,000
22
2,32,00,000
1
2,05,00,000
72
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
2,05,00,000
2
14,00,000
30
1,34,00,000
3
15,00,000
20
3,58,00,000
1
2,05,00,000
72
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
2,05,00,000
2
14,00,000
30
1,34,00,000
3
15,00,000
20
3,58,00,000
WEST BENGAL
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
(AUM MOVIEZ)
KAPOOR & SONS
(SHREE VENKATESH FILMS)
ASSAM
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
(VARDHAMAN FILMS)
ROCKY HANDSOME
(AZAAN FILMS)
KAPOOR & SONS
1
1,79,00,000
146
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
1,79,00,000
2
12,00,000
62
1,12,00,000
3
26,00,000
47
3,43,00,000
1
31,00,000
42
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
31,00,000
2
1,00,000
30
26,00,000
3
1,50,000
9
42,50,000
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FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
(MARUDHAR ENTERTAINMEN)
KAPOOR & SONS
(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)
CP
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
(UNITED CHARU CHITRA)
KAPOOR & SONS
RAJASTHAN
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
(AJAY FILMS)
KAPOOR & SONS
(GOLDIE FILMS)
MYSORE
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
(AJAY FILMS)
KAPOOR & SONS
(GOLDIE FILMS)
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(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
(AUM MOVIEZ)
KAPOOR & SONS
ORISSA
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)
KI & KA
(PRAKASH FILMS)
ROCKY HANDSOME
(AUM MOVIEZ)
KAPOOR & SONS
(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
(SPI CINEMA - E4 ENTERTAINMENT)
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58,00,000
30
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
58,00,000
2
3,00,000
20
33,00,000
3
8,00,000
16
1,33,00,000
1
1,40,00,000
60
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
1,40,00,000
2
18,00,000
68
1,73,00,000
3
19,00,000
32
2,46,00,000
1
2,09,00,000
55
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
2,09,00,000
2
13,00,000
35
1,23,00,000
3
23,00,000
26
3,22,00,000
1
2,35,00,000
40
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
2,35,00,000
2
10,00,000
20
1,10,00,000
3
42,00,000
33
5,17,00,000
1
2,35,00,000
40
TOTAL
COLLECTIONS
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2
10,00,000
20
1,10,00,000
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42,00,000
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84,00,000
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78,00,000
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2,50,000
11
80,50,000
1
35,00,000
46
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FILM
PRODUCER
WEEK
NETT. LAST WEEK THEATRES
TOTAL NETT.
Ki & Ka
Sunil Lulla, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, RK Damani, R Balki
1
37,23,00,000
1,235
37,23,00,000
Love Chakra
Dheeraj Films...Entertainment
1
4,27,050
26
4,27,050
Kung Fu Panda 3*
Melissa Cobb
1
13,00,00,000
590
13,00,00,000
Rocky Handsome
Sunir Kheterpal, John Abraham
2
2,21,00,000
843
23,69,00,000
Crime Affairs Aur Badlaa
N.B. Entertainment
2
40,000
4
1,05,000
Munni Metric Pass 2
Mourya Films
2
10,000
1
20,000
Batman v Superman: Dawn of*
Justice*
Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder
2
50,00,000
300
32,24,00,000
Kapoor & Sons
Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta
3
5,66,00,000
671
69,46,00,000
Dare You
Red Berry Entertainment, Blue Berry Films
3
1,09,473
9
8,93,361
Cute Kameena
Simmi Karna
3
1,64,538
17
15,67,172
Miss Teacher
Jai Prakash
3
1,95,733
11
15,97,284
Dawat E Shaadi
Sayed Waseem Yaba, Samiulla Fayaz
3
1,58,976
4
6,98,197
Teraa Surroor
Vipin Reshammiya, Sonia Kapoor, T-Series Films
4
1,53,504
12
10,70,58,945
Jai GangaaJal
Prakash Jha Productions, PLAY Entertainment
5
3,70,275
24
30,64,25,375
Neerja
Fox Star Studios, Atul Kasbekar, Shanti Sivaram Maini
7
17,55,250
52
69,75,00,250
*Including all formats
PVR CINEMAX
FROM APRIL 01ST TO APRIL 07TH, 2016
444 SCREENS
501
NO
FILMS
1
KI & KA
2
ROCKY HANDSOME
3
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
AUDIENCE
NETT
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
WEEK
6639
618095
8,77,28,286
12,27,06,064
12,27,06,064
1
544
19553
23,02,598
31,58,190
4,11,56,130
2
2054
108214
1,57,08,460
2,19,84,800
21,01,47,499
3
INOX
402 SCREENS
NO
FILMS
1
KI & KA
2
ROCKY HANDSOME
3
KAPOOR & SONS
AUDIENCE
NETT
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
WEEK
6202
510394
6,70,44,327
8,85,43,032
8,85,43,032
1
471
14410
15,62,703
20,48,070
3,46,38,959
2
1952
85209
1,18,48,200
1,57,04,539
17,71,15,994
3
349 SCREENS
FILMS
1
KI & KA
2
ROCKY HANDSOME
3
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
AUDIENCE
NETT
GROSS
3193
207068.48
2,63,44,607
551
11494.68
10,60,800
769
22729.68
32,33,292
82 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
9 April 2016
Box Office India
SHOWS
2784
208
692
(COLLECTION FROM 123 STATIONS)
GROSS TOTAL
WEEK
3,78,76,587
3,78,76,587
1
15,92,795
2,38,39,380
2
46,59,863
6,22,43,763
3
FUN CINEMAS
NO
1
2
3
SHOWS
CARNIVAL / BIG / GLITZ
NO
AUDIENCE
233471
8613
31815
NETT
3,09,84,072
10,32,070
42,49,945
GROSS
4,17,45,081
14,49,570
57,96,368
GROSS TOTAL
4,17,45,081
1,58,05,014
-
WEEK
1
2
3
35
SRS CINEMAS
59 SCREENS
NO
1
2
3
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
898
186
361
AUDIENCE
68163
4018
14099
NETT
68,23,859
3,53,226
14,56,791
GROSS
1,05,80,903
6,20,875
22,78,945
GROSS TOTAL
1,05,80,903
78,82,164
2,42,12,322
WEEK
1
2
3
WAVE INC.
35 SCREENS
NO
1
2
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
SHOWS
889
84
AUDIENCE
86675
3677
NETT
-
GROSS
1,53,17,999
6,27,510
GROSS TOTAL
1,53,17,999
71,63,899
WEEK
1
2
3
Kapoor & Sons
251
10401
-
18,68,711
3,21,16,017
3
CITY PRIDE
30 SCREENS
NO
1
2
3
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
313
56
50
AUDIENCE
33026
2302
3258
NETT
40,28,210
2,01,226
3,74,365
29 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
518
49
280
AUDIENCE
50649
1212
15919
NETT
95,14,683
2,46,847
31,40,522
36 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
413
105
159
AUDIENCE
25097
2213
3598
NETT
20,48,928
1,67,685
2,89,159
SHOWS
478
116
69
AUDIENCE
29116
3137
1999
NETT
25,69,330
2,44,691
1,43,559
SHOWS
297
34
55
NETT
35,16,698
1,98,641
5,86,765
SHOWS
-
NETT
10,20,394
1,17,204
1,15,311
36
SHOWS
607
84
140
GROSS TOTAL
37,57,280
27,97,222
20,22,750
WEEK
1
2
3
GROSS
52,04,960
2,94,000
8,64,040
GROSS TOTAL
52,04,960
34,60,434
90,78,139
WEEK
1
2
3
GROSS
-
GROSS TOTAL
10,20,394
8,12,218
21,24,920
WEEK
1
2
3
29 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
37,57,280
3,87,630
2,37,940
AUDIENCE
-
MOVIE TIME
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
2
3
10 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS TOTAL
20,48,928
19,31,544
40,86,532
AUDIENCE
30254
1728
4708
SILVER CITY
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
2
3
30 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
-
E-SQUARE
NO
1
2
3
GROSS TOTAL
1,34,28,165
43,38,213
4,21,55,583
37 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
1,34,28,165
3,49,611
44,62,208
GOLD CINEMA
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
2
3
MUKTA A2
NO
1
2
3
GROSS TOTAL
59,37,140
27,96,975
1,03,48,090
DT CINEMAS
NO
1
2
3
GROSS
59,37,140
3,02,465
5,53,470
AUDIENCE
41859
1704
4540
NETT
41,44,657
1,96,063
5,11,812
GROSS
62,29,748
2,78,832
7,23,660
GROSS TOTAL
62,29,748
22,39,133
1,19,61,506
Box Office India
WEEK
1
2
3
9 April 2016
M2K CINEMAS
5 SCREENS
NO
1
2
FILMS
KI & KA
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
84
42
AUDIENCE
9401
2090
NETT
13,78,630
3,07,357
10 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
Cinemas
NO
1
2
3
SHOWS
189
14
56
AUDIENCE
11064
326
3155
NETT
16,48,788
38,850
4,33,026
19 SCREENS
SHOWS
243
70
53
AUDIENCE
18591
1687
1715
NETT
20,11,886
1,78,685
1,93,891
SHOWS
966
154
84
AUDIENCE
62519
3065
1941
NETT
58,49,713
2,60,059
1,76,076
SHOWS
133
63
35
NETT
9,19,404
1,22,034
1,01,166
AUDIENCE
2360
236
NETT
1,49,164
13,864
SHOWS
93
15
AUDIENCE
1430
1079
NETT
1,50,308
1,41,459
SHOWS
-
AUDIENCE
3629
376
483
NETT
2,74,187
16,845
21,638
1
2
3
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
9 April 2016
Box Office India
WEEK
1
2
3
GROSS
15,32,340
2,03,390
1,68,610
GROSS TOTAL
15,32,340
17,88,260
25,68,940
WEEK
1
2
3
GROSS
2,08,898
19,414
GROSS TOTAL
2,08,898
1,79,077
WEEK
1
2
GROSS
2,01,331
1,88,210
GROSS TOTAL
9,24,414
12,43,087
WEEK
2
3
GROSS
3,42,734
21,056
27,048
GROSS TOTAL
3,42,734
2,58,538
5,90,904
WEEK
1
2
3
19 SCREENS
FILMS
GROSS TOTAL
80,32,495
44,74,755
99,90,705
CITY GOLD
NO
5 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
80,32,495
3,50,800
2,37,020
CITY PULSE
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
2
3
18 SCREENS
FILMS
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS TOTAL
30,48,220
18,73,240
37,60,170
SHOWS
85
16
Q CINEMAS
NO
1
2
8 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
GROSS
30,48,220
2,72,060
2,93,400
AUDIENCE
9627
1408
1019
KT VISION
NO
1
2
WEEK
1
2
3
5 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS TOTAL
27,47,980
10,59,270
67,84,100
IP CINEMAS
NO
1
2
3
58 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
27,47,980
64,750
7,21,710
MIRAJ
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
3
MAXUS CINEMA
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS TOTAL
13,78,630
28,53,542
SPICE
NO
1
2
3
GROSS
-
SHOWS
AUDIENCE
NETT
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
297
56
105
23061
1396
3586
22,73,163
1,24,650
3,90,090
31,10,718
78,742
5,34,110
31,10,718
9,61,950
54,29,894
WEEK
1
2
3
37
WIDE ANGLE
9 SCREENS
NO
1
2
3
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
119
33
35
AUDIENCE
7086
1029
1677
NETT
9,34,997
1,30,642
90,693
12 SCREENS
FILMS
1
2
3
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
AUDIENCE
NETT
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
101
97
77
3876
1643
1625
3,44,292
1,02,453
1,13,091
6,31,960
1,95,400
2,12,860
6,31,960
12,32,990
13,61,970
SHOWS
342
112
44
AUDIENCE
29530
3501
1093
NETT
24,02,959
2,44,052
1,02,750
SUNCITY
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
196
73
28
AUDIENCE
8223
1523
656
NETT
9,07,716
1,68,420
70,399
SHOWS
225
5
33
AUDIENCE
6343
30
162
NETT
6,87,296
2,869
18,953
SHOWS
42
5
AUDIENCE
2125
97
NETT
2,44,982
10,448
SHOWS
147
70
56
NETT
7,20,434
1,27,269
1,26,691
AUDIENCE
2255
293
140
NETT
1,33,424
20,206
10,336
38
WEEK
1
2
3
GROSS
2,50,821
10,519
GROSS TOTAL
2,50,821
1,04,611
WEEK
1
2
GROSS
9,00,420
1,59,088
1,58,366
GROSS TOTAL
9,00,420
6,41,920
20,76,576
WEEK
1
2
3
SHOWS
28
14
7
GROSS
1,98,350
29,360
14,880
GROSS TOTAL
1,98,350
1,93,730
3,81,410
WEEK
1
2
3
6 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS TOTAL
9,03,924
4,01,550
3,85,590
SHOWS
35
13
7
CINE PARK
NO
1
2
3
3 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
9,03,924
4,430
23,440
AUDIENCE
11035
1713
1981
DEVI
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
2
3
11 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS TOTAL
11,07,790
11,15,896
17,68,613
CINEMARC
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
2
3
2 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
GROSS
11,07,790
2,16,157
1,04,074
OHM CINEMA
NO
1
2
GROSS TOTAL
33,03,804
-
20 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
33,03,804
3,37,266
1,41,542
K SERA SERA
NO
1
2
3
1
2
3
8 SCREENS
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
20 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
WEEK
1
2
3
SHOWS
RAJHANS
NO
1
2
3
GROSS TOTAL
12,38,470
9,06,352
21,89,884
STAR WORLD
NO
GROSS
12,38,470
1,74,392
1,21,372
AUDIENCE
2485
290
174
NETT
1,40,095
21,216
12,920
GROSS
1,99,966
29,914
18,217
GROSS TOTAL
1,99,966
4,50,926
2,02,981
Box Office India
WEEK
1
2
3
9 April 2016
PICCADILY SQUARE
4 SCREENS
NO
1
2
FILMS
KI & KA
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
56
14
AUDIENCE
9036
1316
NETT
11,31,698
1,62,465
11 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
112
32
84
AUDIENCE
5958
716
2751
NETT
5,78,845
60,361
2,46,447
6 SCREENS
FILMS
1
2
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
1
2
3
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
22
3
324
16
22,931
1,146
29,810
1,490
29,810
49,340
SHOWS
-
AUDIENCE
-
NETT
1,79,703
56,751
10,301
TOP 3
NO
FILMS
1
2
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
AUDIENCE
NETT
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
-
-
-
19,91,892
1,19,513
1,24,386
19,91,892
11,15,459
18,21,932
AUDIENCE
3128
387
509
NETT
3,62,848
44,892
54,679
NO
1
2
3
SURAJ
OM
NO
1
FILMS
KI & KA
9 April 2016
GROSS
4,69,200
58,050
70,890
GROSS TOTAL
4,69,200
3,93,900
7,96,410
WEEK
1
2
3
AUDIENCE
NETT
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
28
7
-
1,74,583
41,611
2,46,162
58,671
2,46,162
5,60,725
AUDIENCE
WEEK
1
2
NETT
5,18,240
37,094
10,126
OM
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
5,18,240
3,46,214
-
WEEK
1
2
3
2 SCREENS
SHOWS
AUDIENCE
NETT
3,38,844
20,336
12,775
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
3,38,844
1,89,758
5,23,803
WEEK
1
2
3
SURAJ
2 SCREENS
SHOWS
34
Box Office India
1
2
3
SHOWS
SHOWS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
WEEK
7 SCREENS
4 SCREENS
OM
WEEK
1
2
3
TOP 3
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS TOTAL
1,79,703
4,53,710
1,18,892
(Collection from 15 stations)
SEVEN SKY MULTIPLEX
NO
1
2
3
GROSS
-
SHOWS
SHOWS
56
13
21
1
2
4 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
WEEK
SSR RUPASI
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
2
3
NETT
23 screens
FILMS
GROSS TOTAL
7,52,646
6,39,087
21,44,766
AUDIENCE
EYLEX FUN N FILMS
NO
SHOWS
8 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
7,52,646
78,492
3,20,457
MOVIE WORLD
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
3
E4U
NO
GROSS TOTAL
11,31,698
17,98,128
PRIYA ENTERTAINMENTS
NO
1
2
3
GROSS
-
AUDIENCE
1909
NETT
1,51,771
GROSS
2,16,440
GROSS TOTAL
2,16,440
WEEK
1
39
COSMOPLEX
5 SCREENS
NO
1
2
3
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
AUDIENCE
-
NETT
11,66,116
69,966
1,65,305
2 screens
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
SHOWS
AUDIENCE
NETT
2,04,808
11,004
2 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
SHOWS
GROSS
NETT
1,60,936
9,656
GROSS
SHOWS
1
AUDIENCE
13
NETT
1,948
EOS CINEMAS
SHOWS
154
NETT
14,74,038
AUDIENCE
1561
NETT
2,47,260
AUDIENCE
4297
268
313
NETT
4,69,184
18,374
30,655
SHOWS
-
AUDIENCE
-
NETT
1,78,614
14,907
10,203
40
WEEK
1
GROSS
6,97,711
28,270
45,890
GROSS TOTAL
6,97,711
4,77,100
9,95,870
WEEK
1
2
3
SHOWS
-
GROSS
-
GROSS TOTAL
1,78,614
1,82,325
2,19,429
WEEK
1
2
3
2 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS TOTAL
2,73,900
BMG CINEMA
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
1
2 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
2,73,900
SHOWS
73
12
14
PDR
NO
1
2
3
GROSS TOTAL
16,02,216
5 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
16,02,216
SM5
NO
1
2
3
WEEK
2
5 SCREENS
SHOWS
78
GROSS TOTAL
18,716
AUDIENCE
15708
REDROCK
FILMS
KI & KA
GROSS
2,476
8 SCREENS
NO
1
WEEK
1
2
FILMS
ROCKY HANDSOME
FILMS
KI & KA
WEEK
1
2
GROSS TOTAL
1,60,936
90,124
8 SCREENS
NO
1
GROSS TOTAL
2,04,808
1,02,704
AUDIENCE
SURYA CINEMAS
NO
2
WEEK
1
2
3
MOVIEPLEX
NO
1
2
GROSS TOTAL
11,66,116
6,53,024
12,67,339
BALAJI
NO
1
2
GROSS
AUDIENCE
-
NETT
4,77,519
93,890
31,377
GROSS
-
GROSS TOTAL
4,77,519
5,80,131
6,65,468
Box Office India
WEEK
1
2
3
9 April 2016
PACIFIC
3 SCREENS
NO
1
2
3
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
-
AUDIENCE
-
NETT
1,96,167
30,294
21,417
2 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
ROLLING
OMREELS
NO
1
2
NO
1
NO
1
2
3
NO
1
2
SHOWS
-
M4U
OM
SHOWS
-
RAGINI
OM
RAGINI
1
2
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
OM
NO
FILMS
1
2
3
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
9 April 2016
Box Office India
GROSS TOTAL
2,10,224
1,21,353
4,27,777
WEEK
1
2
3
NETT
2,74,507
28,452
GROSS
-
GROSS TOTAL
2,74,507
5,28,566
WEEK
1
3
SHOWS
AUDIENCE
-
-
NETT
12,804
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
12,804
-
WEEK
1
SHOWS
-
AUDIENCE
-
NETT
2,39,164
36,816
40,430
GROSS
-
GROSS TOTAL
2,39,164
1,83,918
4,58,942
WEEK
1
2
3
2 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
FILMS
AUDIENCE
-
2 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS
-
2 SCREENS
OM
WEEK
1
2
3
M4U
STAR X
NO
NETT
2,10,224
15,532
24,045
3 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
OM
AUDIENCE
-
ROLLING REELS
FILMS
KI & KA
KAPOOR & SONS
GROSS TOTAL
1,96,167
2,48,715
3,11,100
MOVIE LOUNGE
NO
1
2
3
GROSS
-
SHOWS
-
AUDIENCE
-
NETT
1,74,520
8,042
GROSS
-
GROSS TOTAL
1,74,520
-
WEEK
1
2
MAHARAJA
2 SCREENS
SHOWS
AUDIENCE
NETT
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
-
-
2,08,702
12,522
-
2,08,702
1,16,873
WEEK
1
2
MAXX
2 SCREENS
SHOWS
AUDIENCE
NETT
GROSS
GROSS TOTAL
-
-
2,73,896
11,475
17,988
-
2,73,896
1,70,538
4,75,250
WEEK
1
2
3
41
VINAY CINE COMPLEX
2 SCREENS
NO
1
NO
1
2
3
FILMS
KI & KA
SHOWS
42
AUDIENCE
1693
NETT
1,71,246
GROSS
2,14,058
OM
3 SCREENS
SHOWS
35
7
28
AUDIENCE
1506
5
302
NETT
1,82,286
385
38,045
GROSS TOTAL
2,36,980
1,34,500
4,28,660
WEEK
1
2
3
2 SCREENS
FILMS
KI & KA
KAPOOR & SONS
WEEK
1
GROSS
2,36,980
500
49,460
LONDON PARIS
NO
1
2
GROSS TOTAL
2,14,058
FUN STAR
FILMS
KI & KA
ROCKY HANDSOME
KAPOOR & SONS
SHOWS
35
35
AUDIENCE
1708
1030
NETT
2,53,451
1,35,681
GROSS
3,34,804
1,79,519
GROSS TOTAL
3,34,804
10,78,862
WEEK
1
3
KI & KA - DAYWISE COLLECTION
KI & KA
1st Day
2nd Day
3rd Day
4th Day
5th Day
6th Day
7th Day
1st week
MUM
2,30,00,000
2,72,00,000
3,02,00,000
1,10,00,000
1,00,00,000
DUP
1,65,00,000
1,90,00,000
2,10,00,000
77,00,000
75,00,000
85,00,000
72,00,000
11,70,00,000
63,00,000
59,00,000
8,40,00,000
EP
77,00,000
87,00,000
98,00,000
36,00,000
35,00,000
30,00,000
28,00,000
3,92,00,000
CP
30,00,000
30,00,000
35,00,000
13,00,000
12,00,000
CI
27,00,000
28,00,000
39,00,000
15,00,000
14,00,000
10,00,000
9,00,000
1,40,00,000
12,00,000
11,00,000
1,45,00,000
RAJ
38,00,000
45,00,000
56,00,000
20,00,000
19,00,000
16,00,000
15,00,000
2,09,00,000
NIZ-AP
40,00,000
46,00,000
53,00,000
MYS
46,00,000
53,00,000
61,00,000
19,00,000
18,00,000
15,00,000
14,00,000
2,05,00,000
22,00,000
20,00,000
17,00,000
16,00,000
2,35,00,000
WB
35,00,000
40,00,000
B&J
19,00,000
20,00,000
46,00,000
17,00,000
16,00,000
13,00,000
12,00,000
1,79,00,000
20,00,000
7,00,000
7,00,000
6,00,000
5,00,000
84,00,000
ASM
6,00,000
7,00,000
8,00,000
3,00,000
3,00,000
2,00,000
2,00,000
31,00,000
ORI
7,00,000
8,00,000
9,00,000
3,50,000
3,00,000
3,00,000
2,00,000
35,00,000
TNK
10,00,000
15,00,000
15,00,000
5,50,000
5,00,000
4,00,000
3,00,000
58,00,000
Total
7,30,00,000
8,41,00,000
9,52,00,000
3,48,00,000
3,27,00,000
2,76,00,000
2,48,00,000
37,23,00,000
KAPOOR & SONS - DAYWISE COLLECTION
KAPOOR &
SONS
1st Week
2nd week
15th Day
16th Day
17th Day
18th Day
19th Day
20th Day
21st Day
3rd Week
Grand Total
MUM
14,84,00,000
5,54,00,000
30,00,000
40,00,000
50,00,000
21,00,000
25,00,000
17,00,000
15,00,000
1,98,00,000
22,36,00,000
DUP
10,65,00,000
3,89,00,000
21,00,000
28,00,000
35,00,000
15,00,000
17,00,000
11,50,000
10,00,000
1,37,00,000
15,91,00,000
EP
5,15,00,000
2,04,00,000
11,00,000
14,00,000
20,00,000
9,00,000
10,00,000
7,00,000
6,00,000
77,00,000
7,96,00,000
CP
1,70,00,000
57,00,000
2,00,000
3,00,000
4,00,000
2,00,000
2,50,000
1,50,000
1,00,000
19,00,000
2,46,00,000
CI
1,60,00,000
56,00,000
2,00,000
4,00,000
5,00,000
2,00,000
2,50,000
1,50,000
1,00,000
16,00,000
2,32,00,000
RAJ
2,22,00,000
77,00,000
3,00,000
5,00,000
6,00,000
3,00,000
3,00,000
2,00,000
1,00,000
23,00,000
3,22,00,000
NIZ-AP
2,55,00,000
88,00,000
2,00,000
3,00,000
4,00,000
2,00,000
2,00,000
1,00,000
1,00,000
15,00,000
3,58,00,000
MYS
3,50,00,000
1,25,00,000
5,00,000
10,00,000
10,00,000
5,00,000
5,00,000
3,00,000
2,50,000
42,00,000
5,17,00,000
WB
2,32,00,000
85,00,000
4,00,000
6,00,000
7,00,000
3,00,000
3,00,000
2,0,0000
1,00,000
26,00,000
3,43,00,000
B&J
65,00,000
13,00,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
25,000
25,000
2,50,000
80,50,000
ASM
35,00,000
6,00,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
1,50,000
42,50,000
ORI
40,00,000
8,00,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
1,00,000
49,00,000
TNK
1,00,00,000
25,00,000
1,00,000
2,00,000
2,00,000
1,00,000
1,00,000
75,000
75,000
8,00,000
1,33,00,000
Total
46,93,00,000
16,87,00,000
82,00,000
1,16,00,000
1,44,00,000
64,00,000
72,00,000
48,00,000
40,00,000
5,66,00,000
69,46,00,000
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