Daily Archives: November 17, 2012
Film shows cancelled in Mumbai ‘in honour’ of Bal Thackeray
November 17, 2012 | fenil_seta 53
Mumbai: With emotions running high following Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray’s death, cinema house owners in the city have decided to keep the theatres closed Saturday night and Sunday for security reasons. Film screenings in city theatres were cancelled on Saturday as soon as the news of Sena chief’s demise spread. “For the time being, we have cancelled all the shows in Mumbai. We will decide about running the shows tomorrow after assessing the situation,” an official of PVR cinemas said.
Manoj Desai, owner of Gaiety, Galaxy and Maratha Mandir said, “Yes, we have cancelled all the shows from 6 pm today till tomorrow, as we fear that anything might happen tomorrow. We don’t want to cause any trouble. From Monday, we might run it normally.” Girish Wankhede, deputy GM-Corporate Communications and Public Relations of Cinemax said, “The moment we heard the news, we cancelled all the shows for today and tomorrow across Maharashtra. We have around 56 screens in the state. We have given refund of the tickets.”
Ashish Saxena, Chief Operating Officer- Big Cinema “For today we have suspended all the shows and also advance bookings. We will decide upon tomorrow depending upon the inputs provided by the local police.”
Son of Sardaar: How the film has become a hit despite criticism
November 17, 2012 | wall-D 36‘Son of Sardaar’ is minting money at the box office despite receiving poor reviews from the critics. As per trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film collected Rs 26.93 crore in first two days. The film is expected to continue its good run at the ticket window for some more days and that is likely to turn it into a hit film, but this situation gives birth to a question that what exactly is making ‘Son of Sardaar’ a cash magnet?
‘Son of Sardaar’ did not lose the first battle of publicity against ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ and that paid back the film in a good way. Firstly, it gained the faith of the public that the film could be good because they are not bowing down against a bigger film.
Secondly, the legal between Ajay Devgn Films and Yash Raj Films got ‘Son of Sardaar’ the much needed attention.
“Jab Tak Hai Jaan”… The Endlessness of the Affair : Baradwaj Rangan
November 17, 2012 | wall-D 1At first, we think it’s empty hero-giri. Samar (Shah Rukh Khan), a classic loner, is not with the others of his bomb-defusing team, one of whom struggles to make sense of the tangle of wires in an explosive device at a Leh marketplace. Samar rides in on his motorbike alone, a little later, and when he gets to work, an onlooker remarks that he will not wear a bomb suit. After all, he hasn’t worn one while defusing close to 100 bombs thus far – a record, which fetches him the title The Man who Cannot Die. More remarks follow that build Samar up, in our eyes, as some sort of outrageous superhero. The onlooker says, “Iski aankhon mein aaj tak maut ka dar nahin dekha,” that he’s never seen in Samar’s eyes the fear of death, and he adds that Samar walks up to explosive devices as if walking into a girlfriend’s arms. It all seems to be little but empty hero-giri, the kind of image-stoking, ego-massaging scenario that every big star writes into his contract.
But slowly we see that Samar is no reckless hero, that he has a death wish, that he’s really The Man who Wants to Die. For love, naturally. Yash Chopra’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan (co-written by Aditya Chopra) is something of a companion piece to Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (which the younger Chopra directed). Here too, we’re treated to two flavours of Shah Rukh Khan – one silent and withdrawn, one the exuberant embodiment of life itself. Here too, we have Anushka Sharma, playing a Discovery Channel filmmaker named Akira, torn between these two personas – except that, this time, she falls for the introvert. And here too, the big guy up in the sky plays a pivotal part. This time, though, it’s a different god, one who hangs on a crucifix and whom Samar refers to as Sir Jesus. In other words, we’re watching Christ Ne Bana Di Jodi, which could be the title of the translation of Graham Greene’s novel The End of the Affair.
That’s where this film’s plot comes from – at least, a portion of it. But the changes weaken this adaptation. Instead of saving the crucial revelation for the end, which is how we realise how much love there was, we’re clued in to the fact as it happens. And while the heroine of the novel was a married woman, and therefore had more to lose, Meera (Katrina Kaif) is merely engaged to an Englishman named Roger, whom she calls “a really nice guy.” (Translation: he doesn’t stand a chance.) But most puzzlingly, we’re never clued in to why this Punjabi girl worships at the altar of Jesus. We are all free to choose our own deliverers, of course, but wouldn’t it have helped to show how this bond was forged in the first place? (The novel’s Catholic guilt, on the other hand, is instantly understandable.) All we see is Meera transacting with Sir Jesus: “Give me this, and I’ll give up that.” It sounds like child’s play, not a deep-rooted belief system. And how does Samar – someone who does odd jobs in London before becoming a waiter at a restaurant – join the army and turn into a bomb expert?
Jab Tak Hai Jaan: Spot the plothole
November 17, 2012 | wall-D 1While die-hard Shah Rukh Khan fans have been queuing up at the theatres to watch his latest release Jab Tak Hai Jaan, several of our cinephiles wrote to us pointing to some of the obvious loopholes in the storyline. Here’s food for thought then…
At the beginning of the film, Anushka Sharma’s perfect ‘dry’ body has been captured jumping off a small island in the middle of a lake. How did she reach the island without getting wet? Also, how did she almost drown when she claims to be a national level swimming champion and even a deep-sea diver later in the film?
A young Katrina in the film looked like a foreigner. Did her skin and hair colour change over the years?
How was SRK hired by the Indian Army after the age of 25. That too directly in the elite bomb defusion unit without prior training? What luck!
Rangan on JTHJ
November 17, 2012 | SCHOLESBaradwaj Rangan, on JTHJ.
At first, we think it’s empty hero-giri. Samar (Shah Rukh Khan), a classic loner, is not with the others of his bomb-defusing team, one of whom struggles to make sense of the tangle of wires in … Read More
Son of Sardar happened to be the ideal Diwali entertainer!
November 17, 2012 | wall-D 1
Who said that only Prabhu Deva can be the master maker of movies and only original movies can do well at box offices? Remakes, inspirations or pickups without Prabhu’s charm can also do wonders as it has happened in the case of Son of Sardar which is helmed by Ashwni Dhir.
But the universal truth of Indian film industry dialogued in The Dirty Picture about entertainment aspect of movie has once again been proved. The rib-tickling romcom is referred as a complete entertainment package and has already rung cash registers with hefty amount of 27 crores in just two days.
Ajay Devgn (Jassi) is a resident of London but flees to India to solve a family tussle between Sandhus and Randhawas and falls for Sonakshi Sinha (Sukh) who belongs from opponent family. The movie is a rollercoaster ride of whether Ajay passes the love test. Besides Ajay and Sonkashi, role of Sanjay Dutt, Juhi Chawla, Vindu Dara Singh and many more written quite well with equal credit in taking the story ahead.
If a ride taken in history of Bollywood romcoms, this movie somehow resembles with Priyadasrshan’s Hulchul starring Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Khanna. Pinch of romance, rib tickling gags and tinge of drama and action, what else is needed to make the viewer capture in the fairytale charm and detaching them from the hustle and bustle of outside world. A rivalry of families and love struggling to bloom amidst the animosity is what SOS depicts.
Sanket’s review: “Son of Sardaar” suffers from second half syndrome.
November 17, 2012 | sanket porwal 1Cast: Ajay devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Juhi Chawla.
Director: Ashwini Dhir
Length: 2.15 hours approximately
It’s not a bad thought to make a film which has everything going over-the-top be it action or comedy or dialogue delivery. But that will be accepted only if it’s done with conviction and coherency. SON OF SARDAAR, the much awaited Diwali outing is disappointing a film which promises so much fun in first half but gets totally on different route when the lights are off after the interval.
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Jab Tak Hai Jaan’: Inspired by Graham Greene’s novel ‘The End of the Affair?
November 17, 2012 | ank_16nBollywood, Updated Nov 17, 2012 at 05:25pm IST
A rising writer in London during the World War II falls in love with the wife of a civil servant. She refuses to leave her husband, much to the frustration of her lover. But when their apartment is bombed and her lover is nearly killed, she disappears mysteriously. The writer finds out years later that she had made a bargain with God that she would never see him again if he spared his life.
Sounds familiar?
The plot of ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ is somewhat similar to that of the 1951 novel ‘The End of the Affair’ by British author Graham Greene. Though it can’t be said that Yash Chopra’s swansong is entirely adapted from the novel, but the plot seems to be inspired by it, if only in part. Read More
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena founder, dies at 86 in Mumbai
November 17, 2012 | ank_16n 3PTI | Nov 17, 2012, 06.18 PM IST
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PTI File photo of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his 82 birthday celebrations at his residence, Matoshree at Bandra in Mumbai.
Will JTHJ cross Ra.one 114.5 cr and SOS Reach 100 cr like Bol Bachchan??
November 17, 2012 | ank_16n 17JTHJ has collected 55 cr in 4 days.
Even if we add 23-25 cr Maximum in next two days.
as Ra.one collected 14 cr on Friday while 14.5 and 14.5 cr on Saturday and sunday Respectively in 2011 Diwali.
JTHJ will have a 78-80 cr 6 days weekend.
Now let see how many JTHJ can make in weekdays—
If—-
Weekdays come around 15 cr
Total 1st Week(10 days)—95 cr.
Ra.one total after 1st Week(9 Days)–97.5 cr
Now Ra.one collected 15.5 cr in 2nd week(2nd weekend was 8.5 cr) with 2nd Monday being a National Holiday.
and
ETT collected –29 cr in its 2 nd week.
Considering SOS as an opposition let take 20 cr 2nd week for JTHJ(considering ok.ok WOM for JTHJ not good-not Bad)
Total after 2nd Week–115 cr.
Ra.one after 2nd week –113 cr
‘Thuppakki’, a double treat after ‘Ghajini’-TOI
November 17, 2012 | ank_16n
AR Murgadoss entered bollywood with his remake of his Tamil hit ‘Ghajini’and looks like he would be doing a repeat with his latest hit ‘Thuppakki’. While Aamir Khan replaced Suriya for ‘Ghajini’ it could well be Akshay Kumar who would take over Vijay’s role in Thuppakki’s remake.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan Fourth Day Business-BOI
November 17, 2012 | ank_16nSaturday 17th November 2012 12.30 IST
Jab Tak Hai Jaan collected around 10.25 crore nett on its fourth day. The total for four days is 55 crore nett plus
The film held up better at multiplexes of all the big cities as compared to Son of Sardaar. Gujarat is a holiday so that circuit is holding up best. The best business is in Mumbai circuit where the film has grossed over 21.50 crore and Mysore where it has crossed 3.50 crore nett.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan should show a healthy jump on Saturday as its stronger circuits like Mysore tend to show huge jumps on Saturday though being a Tuesday release could curtail the jump. The film at the moment is on course to hit a century over its extended ten day first week.
Son Of Sardaar Fourth Day Business-BOI
November 17, 2012 | ank_16nSaturday 17th November 2012 12.30 IST
Son Of Sardaar collected around 8 crore nett on its fourth day. The total for four days is 42 crore nett approx.
The film had a fall in multiplex areas as it was a working day but areas like UP, Rajasthan and CI held up strongly. The film is doing its best business in Rajasthan, the desert state is even better than East Punjab comparatively as Jab Tak Hai Jaan is doing better in some parts of East Punjab circuit.
Gujarat is still a holiday so the film is holding up strong there enabling Mumbai circuit to put strong numbers. Rajasthan has comfortably crossed 3 crore nett while CI is at 2.25 crore which are fantastic numbers for four days and a big Sunday still to come.
RAJASTHAN: Jab Tak Hai Jaan And Son Of Sardaar-BOI
November 17, 2012 | ank_16nFriday 17th November 2012 13.00 IST
Rajasthan has gone the way of Son Of Sardaar. The daily four day collections of both films are as follows.
Tuesday
Jab Tak Hai Jaan – 56,00,000
Jab Tak Hai Jaan took all the ‘Jaan’ in me to Sit through
November 17, 2012 | Aditya007 1I miss Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) the actor’. ‘SRK the star’ has overshadowed SRK the actor for quite some time now.
Let me explain.
SRK the actor is the one we saw in Chak de India and Dil se. SRK the
star is the one we saw in Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Om Shanti Om. I
like the former but I have serious issues with the latter. I haven’t seen
any SRK film since My Name Is Khan. I chose not to watch Ra One, Don
2, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi etcetera, as quite clearly they did not belong to
SRK the actor. The day I saw the first promo of Jab Tak Hai Jaan (JTHJ), I became excited on the prospect of seeing the actor again. Add to it the
combination of AR Rehman and Gulzar saab in the music department
and Yash Chopra at the helm of the affairs and rest assured something
special should have been in the making.
Meanwhile, Yash Chopra passed away and it became impossible for me to not watch it.
Unfortunately, I regretted it
If I takeout SRK’s acting during the second half and the dance off in the
first half before the Ishq Shawa song, JTHJ turned out to be a colossal disappointment. Had it been some other team behind the creation of
JTHJ, I would have walked out of the film at the half time.
we have Problem :
Friday update (official numbers from makers)Gurgaon for SOS & JTHJ
November 17, 2012 | Tango 37Friday update (official numbers from makers) for SOS & JTHJ (Gurgaon)
JTHJ – 16.10 lakhs
SOS – 12.67 lakhs
The totals (official) from the makers (3 -days)
JTHJ – 49.22 cr
SOS- 39.11 crore
Jab Tak Hai Jaan loopholes – Do You Agree?
November 17, 2012 | fenil_seta
Jigar Shah (MID-DAY; November 17, 2012)
While die-hard Shah Rukh Khan fans have been queuing up at the theatres to watch his latest release Jab Tak Hai Jaan, several of our cinephiles wrote to us pointing to some of the obvious loopholes in the storyline.
Dedicated to utkal Sir for whom Logics are Sub, oh ! hold, STARjective.
November 17, 2012 | Dj 4Utkal Sir put so much effort to make sure that everyones (except Aamir’s) films are illogical. He even take so much hard work to find logic in 3 idiots and illogic in JTHJ. So it is our (a little younger) responsibility to find logic in JTHJ. So here i am..
1- Bombs in ladakh – As Tangi sir already said there is something called Stratigic location. Some blast are just used for fear. Low intensity blast. In JTHJ first bomb is in market place. 2 are under or around bridges. I belong to Uttrakhand and if someone blow 2 bridge our district will cut from the rest of the country.
2- Katrina belive in Jesus – Ask Rakhi Sawant despite being a marathi mulgo she swear by jejas now ask lakh of Hindus who go Ajmer sharif, Fatehpur sikri or Haji ali. Yes if Katreena were a muslim in the film(Mumtaz and not Meera thapar) then we can question because Muslim religon doesn’t allow permit to bow down thier head before anyone except allah.
3- Katrina’s superstitions – Ask those cricketer who wear left pad fast. Ask those cricketer who keep a particular colors hanki in pocket. Ast Gautam Gambhir who kept pad up till the KKR match didn’t finished. I am one among them who doesn’t go for a hair cut on Tuesday. I am one among them who doesn’t eat egg on Thursday.I am one among them who belives don’t cut nails if your parents are alive. Don’t know about south but in north many didn’t wash cloths in thursday. Bottomline All have some superstitious and i think we all are living in 21st century just like Meera Thapar. 4
SRK’s Lip Lock in Jab Tak hai Jaan!!!
November 17, 2012 | wall-D 1Shahrukh Khan, who has shied away from kissing his leading ladies on screen, has reportedly kissed Katrina Kaif in his latest movie Jab Tak Hai Jaan and lost image of a family guy.
Who is the “BEST KISSING STAR” in BW??
November 17, 2012 | rockie 15Now that Jthj has released we all know that there is a kissing scene between Srk and Kat. I have not seen the movie but definitely its all over the place that there is a kissing scene. So lets see who is the “BEST KISSING STAR” in BW?
1) Srk – Jthj, Maya Memsaab
2) Emraan Hashmi – All movies
3) Shahid Kapoor – Jab We Met
4) Aamir Khan – Raja Hindustani, 3Idiots
5) Hrithik Roshan – Dhoom2, Znmd
6) Saif Ali Khan – Kurbaan, Love Aaj Kal
7) Ranbir Kapoor – Anjaana Anjaani
8) Abhishek Bachchan – Jhoom barabar Jhoom
9) Amitabh Bachchan – Black
11) Other – Specify
Actress
1) Aishwarya Bachchan – Dhoom2
2) Katrina – Jthj, Znmd, Boom
3) Vidya Balan – Almost all movies
4) Kareena Kapoor – Jab we met, 3Idiots
5) Karishma Kapoor – Raja Hindustani
6) Priyanka Chopra – Anjaana Anjaani
7) Rani Mukherjee – Black
8) Priety Zinta – Jhoom b Jhoom
9) Mallika Sherawat – Almost all movies
10) Other – Specify
—- I think Salman, Ajay D and Akshay Kumar have never done a kissing scene. I am sure about Salman but not so sure about Ajay D and Akki. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Gurgaon Day Three: Jab Tak Hai Jaan v Son Of Sardaar
November 17, 2012 | Tango 8Gurgaon Day Three: Jab Tak Hai Jaan v Son Of Sardaar
(This center is in East Punjab)
The first three day figures of Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son Of Sardaar in Gurgaon are as follows.
Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Active Threads
Feast your eyes: This may be last time ever you’ll see Puja Gupta in a bikini?
(8)"danish main tharak nahi raha hoon, I am surprised at the excitement generated by this flab (charbi) filled heroine, because as you..." - Tango
"ek bikini foto dekh ke sab itne tharak rahe ho. sex.com, modelmayhem.com, pornhub.com ke links doon kya?" - danish
Salman Khan does it again, calls Shah Rukh Khan an over actor!
(43)"@ved – aur dekha hai maine fan wars ke alaawa luchh likho to kitne log aate hain usse padhne. did u urself read my post on best..." - danish
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Truck runs over Akshay Kumar’s foot; rushed to hospital
(6)"@ank – “spoke too soon”?????? 6kki ko bhi english language mein Malaprop karne ki aadat hai kya? ‘spoke too..." - danish
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Komal nahata declares war against Taran Adarsh & Sanjay Gupta
(94)"@ank – ek simple answer and many comples ones! simple – nahin tum dumb ho. complex answer 1 . sirf football match mein hi..." - danish
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Daily Bhaskar on Salman khan-Vindoo Dara Singh-Dawood Ibrahim Connection
(17)"@ank – that fake salman tape has already been rejected by the court." - danish
"“but its strange that closest freind of gansters, sanjay dutt had no any pic with dawood ibrahim ” abe yaar usski poori ek..." - ank_16n
My Wish List Of Bollywood Boxoffice Results For 2013
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SALMAN KHAN IS A DAWOOD IBRAHIM’S AGENT
(15)"@ank, ABP News channel is saying that mumbai police will not investigate bollywood stars.. ABP also saying that most IPL team..." - Angry Young Man
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Chennai Express – Title Track Teaser
(7)"catchy tune" - akash
"youtube is not working here." - fazal
Suitable Caption Contest
(31)"Vindu re vindu re Mera pyara Vindu mere bhole balam, mere pyaare balam mera jeevan tere binaa, o mere piyaa, hai vo diya..." - L (Rue Ryuzaki)
"Dulhan hum le jayenge..!!" - ank_16n
Ghadi chor (Watch Theif) Akshay’s Kumar’s Conman Friend Vindoo Arrested
(50)"@bucket – so thats top of ur bucket list, isnt it?" - danish
"@alfa.one – wo thailand nahin thigh-land hai aur 6kki sir rehte the bang-cock mein." - danish
NG’s scoop on Akki-Vindu connection picked by Daily Bhaskar
(19)"But you are still in media industry right?" - shetty
"@shetty – abhi bhi wahaan hota to haath bandhe hote aur khul kar ng par apne dil ki bhadaas kahana nikaal paata. ek ek qadam phoon..." - danish
OUATIM 2 v/s Chennai Express – Who will blink first?
(45)"danish. I never said i did not like bodeyguard as a film,it was sweet ,innocent love story .yes script was unusual but not a blockbuster..." - peter
"CE promotions starts with this …. get on the train baby….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =TbjLv5Loito" - rajeev singh
Man Of Steel – Trailer 3 (most kickass trailer this year)
(1)"WOW! mind blowing trailer
Ranbir ‘Bombay Velvet’ release at christmas 2014
(3)"danish.Really?" - fazal
"@akash – pehle bane to sahi. ye anurag kashyap aise hi chxxxya banaata rehta hai market se paisa uthaane ke liye aur dope karke..." - danish
“I want to do negative roles” – Akshay Kumar(Full Interview with Filmfare)
(9)"danish.Really?" - fazal
"” What I want is that when the media or public talk about Akshay Kumar, they shouldn’t give him a label. They shouldn’t limit..." - danish
Its Confirmed:Akshay kumar Starrer OUATIMA Trailer Attached with YJHD and will release on 31 st may..!!
(7)"?@milanluthria 2h :Now for the good news: we are ready with our teaser! Catch it from 31 may in cinemas and on the Internet!" - ank_16n