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Mumbai: No one sells like Shah Rukh Khan in Bollywood. Even before the release of ‘My Name is Khan’, his film is being seen as a hit considering the hype surrounding every little detail of the film.
Latest news has it that Fox Star Studio has reportedly bought the rights of the film for a whopping Rs 100 crores! Added to this, the film is said to be rich on music side as well with songs having chartbusting potential.
Critics, who have seen the rushes of MNIK, were overwhelmed by what they saw and heard. They were all praises for the trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, the music composers and director Karan Johar.
‘My Name is Khan’ has been in news for all the right reasons. Super hit onscreen couple SRK and Kajol will be seen together after a long time. Written by Shibani Bathija, the film is about a Muslim (Shah Rukh) who suffers from the Asperger syndrome, a form of autism that impacts social interaction abilities, and he is arrested as a suspected terrorist in post-9/11 Los Angeles after authorities mistake his disability for suspicious behaviour.
After distributing ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ in India, Fox Star Studio is hopeful about this much-awaited biggie which has all the potential to be a blockbuster.
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The price and involvement of Fox itself made MNIK one of the most hyped movies ... there were fan expectations ...
MNIK made its collection on curiosity factor that did under perform at the box office for the so called 'huge' ...
MNIK was huge movie, made hugely, meant to do huge everywhere.
It was probably most hyped movie of last 20 years(since ...
Achilles... Blasting KANK and MNIK on their domestic gross is like blasting Gadar and D2's overseas gross..
These two movies ...
Quite strange.. Taran reports 16.33 Million USD for MNIK in the international Market and claims highest ever collections in overseas.. ...
I am sure once Gayle and McCullum join,KKR batting will get some boost.Batting is their major worry. 
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It use to be fun site when Mom use to pick "dhaan" from rice and bunch of "Goraiya" would flock ...
Well, I will not get into this but Karan's film will end its run in India between 73-75 crore, ...
That was a BOI ploy doga.rnbdj didnt beat sik opening week.They were with 42 cr for rnbdj for 2 weeks ...
Housefull ATTBB,
BOI claimed 43 cr for SIK and 45 cr for RNBDJ..Then they cgnaged it to 39 cr for SIK ...
neelu 25 July 2009
09:09:52 am
Two questions come up in my mind. Does this include ALL rights, and is it even possible to recover this kind of money and make a profit in addition?
Angels and Belds 25 July 2009
09:10:53 am
i think this is a steal. I believe this will be the biggest movie of SRK to date. This movie will gross about 60-80 cr abroad and net 100 +- 10 in India. btw – isnt it ironic this news comes out on the same day as the other one that says Kites has no buyers
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ACHILLES 25 July 2009
09:21:01 am
Neelu – the 100 cr is for ALL rights .. not just theatrical revenue … thats what these package deals essentially are.
Tango Bhai and me were discussing the price of this biggies, and i guess no one was expecting it to be less than 100 cr … a SRK movie after a long gap is a big deal.
When Akshay’s movies are failing to recover investments of 75 cr … SRK movie is still getting 100 cr in such bad times … and I will be surprised if Fox does not end up with a neat profit on this … 100 cr for MNIK is cheap!
And yes its ironical, specially when Kites is failing to get any international distributors … but i also feel Roshans are being too greedy with Kites … they got the movie sold to Reliance for a good amount of 100 cr+ … why be so desperate to get some more from international buyers? They are unlikely to have invested anything more than 50-60 cr in the movie as budget.
Doga 25 July 2009
09:21:20 am
Yes neelu, usually these deals include all rights.
100 cr is recoverable but the movie needs to be huge, as beld pointed out.
Also i would like to add that these deals are made by corporates even sometimes knowing there will be losses, its more of an effort to gain ground in new territory.
So as much value i didnt give to KI 62 cr, i will not give much importance to 100 cr MNIK.
Doga 25 July 2009
09:25:08 am
MNIK is a biggie in all sense, the budget will be humongous( going by KJO standards, 50 cr atleast).
But this adds an extra pressure too but i guess it the nature of the beast.
neelu 25 July 2009
09:25:27 am
I am happy about ONE thing. Finally there will be a SRK film with decent DVDs – EROS is the crappiest DVD producer ever, they manage to destroy even the Blu-Ray format.
neelu 25 July 2009
09:28:38 am
The BO reporting on this one is going to be crazy – I can tell already! I doubt Fox will provide a break-up on what the various sector costs are.
Doga 25 July 2009
09:32:50 am
The release of the movie still will be just like normal hindi movie. In USA it will release in the usual 100 odd cinemas.
Doga 25 July 2009
09:34:59 am
I am basing the above comment on the following two:
Saawariya(Sony Pictures) : 85 Cinemas.
CCTC(Warner Bros) : 130 Cinemas.
neelu 25 July 2009
09:37:00 am
One hears that the film is >50% in English. This could hurt the Indian market but may make it more acceptable abroad.
Angels and Belds 25 July 2009
09:41:12 am
doga good point – but this movie will be monstrous abroad and in India. People are underestimating the Kjo-SRK-Kajol combo – there is going to be craze like never before when this movie releases. I am already itching to see this one! kites and 3I will be timepass for sure but this will be a gem – wait and watch. (where is sandy – looking for the retort
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Doga 25 July 2009
09:47:45 am
Where did you hear that neelu(>50%) thing, i hope its not true.
Beld dont worry MNIK will do fine(though little less than your monstrous expecations – which are scary at the least, lol)
Angels and Belds 25 July 2009
09:51:04 am
lol Doga – i am just following the tried and tested Gorilla model of hyping your fav star’s film
. I hope it has different end results though 
neelu 25 July 2009
09:51:15 am
It is true according to all reports Doga. Mostly it is coming from the casting extras used in the California shoot. I think the US parts will be extensively in English and it will hurt the film in India, but at least it will be true to the setting.
Tango 25 July 2009
10:01:05 am
Anubhav had told me almost ayear back that MNIK was being offered 125 crores, and I told a few ppl on SB and at another site abt it.
Let us wait for exact details.
neelu 25 July 2009
10:05:48 am
I think the deal with Fox is done – SRK mentioned it too in his BBC interview. The exact details may never surface…..
Gorilla 25 July 2009
10:35:55 am
hahaha….this film will be a colossal flop if news of 100Cr is true. Ideally it should not have sold for more than 45 Cr because considering its genre, it is a losing proposition from the word go. what a losing business sense?
Blue, Kites and MNIK…all will be flops.
3I will survive.
Angels and Belds 25 July 2009
10:39:03 am
boy – this is wierd. I am behaving like Gor…a bhai and Gor…a bhai is behaving like me…. wtf!
Gorilla 25 July 2009
10:40:53 am
Som 25 July 2009
11:37:36 am
Big deal, big risk if the report is true. The genre concerns me much more than anything.
Som 25 July 2009
11:48:15 am
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan speaks on BBC
manoj16_391 26 July 2009
02:52:55 am
“i also feel Roshans are being too greedy with Kites … they got the movie sold to Reliance for a good amount of 100 cr+ … why be so desperate to get some more from international buyers?”
I dont think its just about the money,its about the reach.International buyers,like MNCs, have much bigger market reach.Had RR found one,Kites would have got a really big platform to soar but it was not to be.
ritz 26 July 2009
04:52:32 am
Neelu, contrary to what you think, I beleive this movie has tremendous pontential not in India alone but lot of other non-english speaking contries as well.
The way I see it, “Khan Naam Hai Mera” has much much wider audience and universal theame than any other forthcoming movie.
Som 26 July 2009
05:03:40 am
Agree on the universal theme Ritz. But the bigger point is Karan has to make it believable so that it can connect the audiences at an emotional level.This requires a well thought out and well realized screenplay. It’s not a film where you would have the luxury to put random songs, random jokes/gags (I don’t mean humor) in between to make it a so called “crowd pleaser” because that may just take away the seriousness and genuineness of the issue the film is interested to deal with.
ritz 26 July 2009
05:21:36 am
Right Som, but even if it is half decent – it will do good.
Som 26 July 2009
05:40:27 am
MY NAME IS KHAN audio in the news already!
It was way back in June 2008 when we had told you about the chartbusting potential and class of the audio album of the Karan Johar directed, Shahrukh Khan-Kajol starrer, MY NAME IS KHAN. We had broken the news about the scratch tunes of two background scores, one of which was then titled ”Sajda” and was to be rendered by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Whether the title of the song has remained ”Sajda” or not, is not confirmed but yes, our US based sources confirm that Rahat has indeed rendered the song and it has already been picturised on SRK and Kajol.
In fact, a well known critic (print and broadcast media) who has recently seen the rushes of MNIK and also heard the songs was overwhelmed by what he saw and heard. He was all praises for the trio of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, the music composers of MY NAME IS KHAN.
Well, we are not surprised; keeping in mind the excellent audio track record of the SRK-Karan team and KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI, KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM, KAL HO NAA HO and KABHI ALVIDA NAA KEHNA are standout examples of that!
While still on MNIK, it is believed that Fox Studio has picked up the worldwide rights of the film for Rs. 100 crores.
RAJ 27 July 2009
05:34:55 am
A SRK-Kajol-KJO combo have big big fan base in India and abroad…
somehow i have a feeling that KJo is going to pull this off…
MNIK alongwith 3 idiots are the movies i am waiting to watch…
neelu 27 July 2009
09:29:05 am
Som – do not know about the rest but K Jo has already spoken numerous times that there are no random lip-sync songs and dances in MNIK.
Som 27 July 2009
10:32:50 am
That would be a welcome change on the part of Karan, Neelu. Anyway those are some of the concerns I have with My Name Is Khan.I’ll be glad if he sticks to what he has been saying all along about My Name Is Khan.This is completely a new territory for Karan, if he succeeds, he can only get better.I am sure Karan would not have been too happy with what he could manage with Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna,he some how could not really translate what he had visualized in his mind which he himself has admitted in few interviews that he could have done a lot better.I second to that.”Sexy Sam” character to me was one of the loose, contrived ends in the film. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna with out “Sexy Sam” and the typical Karan Joharish exuberance and grandeur would have been a much better film.Hopefully Karan has learnt from his mistakes,does not repeat them in My Name Is Khan.
Don 27 July 2009
11:41:14 am
MNIK update from KJo (from twitter)
“MNIK is releasing either end of jan or in feb…still working that out!! i have a month shoot still left!! its never ending….”
Som 27 July 2009
11:43:42 am
He may just go for the Republic Day weekend if it is in end of January.
rks 27 July 2009
01:43:07 pm
Fox bags rights for My Name Is Khan in Rs 100 crore deal
Asked about the deal, Vivek Krishnani, head of distribution, Marketing and Syndication at Fox Star Studio, said: “We have been in talks with Karan Johar for movie rights. That is the stated position. I do not know if any deal has been struck on this matter nor do I know if something has been worked out in Los Angeles.”
Angels and Belds 27 July 2009
07:00:22 pm
if kites releases on dec 18 and mnik releases on jan 26 – 3I is royally screwed. aamir may just have to go bald again!
lalsub 28 July 2009
12:20:08 am
My feeling is that both Kites and 3 Idiots will be moderate hits, while My name is Khan may become bigger hit than these two.Mind you,this is box office prospect talk–not critical consideration–which to me, seems as important as box office–but that’s just me. Even fans seem more interested in box receipts– judging by the talk here.
Obviously the stars and producers involved–these people would seem to prefer their film s to be firstly BO hits and then critical success as an addon. I hope they don’t think that way–but considering the amounts involved–I suppose money returns matter more.
Critically–I’m expecting, hoping Hirani’s film will be a topper, even if it doesn’t top Box office. Problem is, not much has been revealed about this film, except for the fact that it is based on the characters from 5 point someone.
My name is Khan looks like a winner in every way, considering the reports streaming in all over the media.
Kites looks like a winner for three reasons–Hritik returns after a long time, the girls Barbara and Kangana and finally Rakesh Roshan’s cinema history.
My final evaluation, at this point–
MNIK–Blockbuster.
Kites–super hit.
3Idiots–hit,if lucky, superhit.
Gorilla 28 July 2009
12:25:14 am
Kites: Average
MNIK: Superhit
3 Idiots: Blockbuster
[All are as per Abid's rating]
RAJ 28 July 2009
01:16:29 am
All the three movies mentioned here have equal chanace of being a hit,superhit ,BB or a flop.
Critically MNIK and 3I have better chanace of getting good reveiws…Kites have less chance of getting good reviews…
RAJ 28 July 2009
01:17:46 am
“”"Critically–I’m expecting, hoping Hirani’s film will be a topper, even if it doesn’t top Box office”"
It may be other way round…may top the BO but may not top the critical acclaim la ghajni….
“”Problem is, not much has been revealed about this film, except for the fact that it is based on the characters from 5 point someone”"
What more to reveal….We all know the story…
ritz 28 July 2009
01:23:17 am
I, the boss of BO predictions (Bossobop) will speak at right time (BEFORE each movie’s release of course)
But..what do you mean by hit and superhit here? According to Gorilla KI is a HIT. Be specific pls – talk in numbers.
Leave it, its too early.
ritz 28 July 2009
01:29:56 am
Only one thing is certain as of now..Patang 18Dec ko kategi.
Angels and Belds 28 July 2009
01:43:04 am
kategi zaroor aur bahut upar jayegi