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If ghajini made 300 cr and TZP made over 100 cr as Mr Aamir Khan is declaring, MNIK must have crossed 100 cr by now!
Bollywood is the most dishonest industry filled with dishonest guys like this.
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Fox have reported 9.2 million USD gross from India over the weekend. At this moment 1 USD = 46.5 INR.
9.2 Million USD = 42.8 cr Gross = 0.6*42.8 = 25.7 cr NETT
BOI has straightaway reported 29.5 cr Nett. BOI supporters may now say well the conversion factor is 65% , but that bull was never [...]
“A PRINCE had once told the princess the moon was a white pearl caught in a fishnet of stars, or that it was a slice of melon eaten away by the souls of the dead. ‘Make up your mind,’ she told him, ‘I happen to know it is a cabbage.”
This from W. B. Yeats.
The thing [...]
The past 12 months have seen a silent renaissance of Indian films on the global stage. From Vietnam to Trinidad and Tobago via Russia, Iran and Egypt, Indian films have cornered glory everywhere. Even as media attention is riveted on sundry film awards in Bollywood, Indian films of all languages have been quietly winning acclaim [...]
Wanted: Brains with originality and backbone.
If this ad ever hit the Bollywood-specific glossies, chances are, blind panic would ensue. “Original script? What’s dat Boss?”
To the howling fans who drool and salivate over sexy, glam and glitzy stars and shimmering, seductive fantasies that Bollywood dream-merchants dish out, it may come as a surprise, but truth [...]
3 Idiots
Week No – Nett Collections- %Fall
Week 1 – 79.2 cr
Week 2 – 54.8 cr – 30.8%
Total = 134.0 cr
Details
Paa
Week 1 – 15.9 cr
Week 2 – 8.0 cr – 49.7%
Week 3 – 4.6 cr – 42.5%
Week 4 – 1.5 cr – 67.4%
Week 5 – 0.8 cr – 46.7%
Total = 30.8 cr
Details
‘3 Idiots’ Brings Cheer, Other Idiots Don’t!
What a brilliant end to an otherwise bad year! The Hindi film industry couldn’t have asked for a better or bigger blockbuster than 3 Idiots to end year 2009. So huge is the business of the Rajkumar Hirani film that this film alone has changed the complexion of the [...]
KI raged the biggest debate on BO this year … lot of threads were dedicated to the same on NG. Here is the media narrative after the dust has settled down:
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With DDD failing to do even 50 cr and been classified as a Flop by Nahata and just Average by Adarsh – Akki did [...]
3 Idiots
OPENING WEEK ANALYSIS
3 Idiots vs. Ghajini
In Priority I centers, 3 Idiots is 142.5% of Ghajini.
In Priority II centers, 3 Idiots is 117.7% of Ghajini.
In Priority III centers, 3 Idiots is 112.4% of Ghajini.
On Weighted Comparison, 3 Idiots week 1 is 122.2% of Ghajini.
3 Idiots Week 1 Nett collection is 79.2 cr.
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PAA
Week No – Nett Collections- %Fall
Week 1 – 15.9 cr
Week 2 – 8.0 cr – 49.7%
Week 3 – 4.6 cr – 42.5%
Total = 28.5 cr
De Dana Dan
Week 1 – 33.8 cr
Week 2 – 9.8 cr – 71.0%
Week 3 – 3.1 cr – 68.4%
Week 4 – 1.4 cr – 54.8%
Total = 48.1 cr
The writer here seems to be confused between nett/gross amounts and also domestic/worldwide totals .. but still an interesting narrative here.
By far the biggest hit of the year is undoubtedly Rajkumar Hirani’s latest magnum opus “3 Idiots’. The film has witnessed unprecedented opening collections including the paid preview collections. Perhaps for the first time in [...]
Unequivocally, 2009 has been one of the worst years for Bollywood, compounded by the two-month-long ban on new film releases from April 4 till June 5.
When the face-off between the multiplex cinema chain owners and filmmakers was resolved, there was a backlog of new films which then rained on the viewers mercilessly. The estimated [...]
As a not-so-exciting year for the Hindi film industry comes to a close with Aamir Khan’s superhit 3 Idiots, Bollywood is looking forward to a better year with some of the big budget releases in 2010.
Shah Rukh Khan, who had done a brief role in Billu this year, is coming with My name Is Khan [...]
OPENING WEEK ANALYSIS
Paa vs. TZP
In Priority I centers, Paa is 88.9% of TZP.
In Priority II centers, Paa is 115.6% of TZP.
In Priority III centers, Paa is 99.7% of TZP.
On Weighted Comparison, Paa week 1 is 99.6% of TZP.
Paa Week 1 Nett collection is 16.1 cr.
Paa vs. WUS
In Priority I centers, Paa is 99.5% of WUS.
In [...]
The Hindi film industry never had it so bad. Recession, a producer-multiplex strike, and a string of duds led to one of the worst years for Bollywood. Experts say it suffered a loss of about Rs 700 crore in 2009.
“2009 has been a disastrous year for the Hindi film industry. We’ve had everything, from [...]
OPENING WEEK ANALYSIS
DDD vs. KI
In Priority I centers, DDD is 99.8% of KI.
In Priority II centers, DDD is 109.1% of KI.
In Priority III centers, DDD is 96.9% of KI.
On Weighted Comparison, DDD week 1 is 100.1% of KI.
DDD Week 1 Nett collection is 33.7 cr.
DDD vs. Blue
In Priority I centers, DDD is 116.1% of Blue.
In [...]
When Amitabh Bachchan Corporation’s (ABCL) Paa released on December 4, it had a clear run till the next big-ticket release Yash Raj Films’ Rocket Singh-Salesman of the Year on December 11. Paa, which was released with 500-odd prints, and made at a cost of Rs 14.5 crore, according to industry estimates, opened weak but picked [...]
Mumbai: Looks like the close friendship that Gauri Khan and Sussanne Roshan have shared for some time now has also cemented the relationship between their respective husbands — Shah Rukh and Hrithik. While both stars are technically competitors in the industry, they’ve developed a camaraderie that’s becoming obvious to Bollywood watchers. And it’s especially significant [...]
Bottom Line: This would-be tearjerker without the musical numbers of typical Bollywood fare is for die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fans only.
NEW YORK — The latest pairing of 67-year-old Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and his movie-star son Abhishek Bachchan, the tear-stained soaper “Paa” (“Dad”), seems designed to evoke the frisson of Henry and Jane Fonda together in [...]
MUMBAI: The Amitabh Bachchan starrer Paa managed to raise enough curiosity among the public before its release. With Bachchan donning a completely different avatar in the film, there was a lot of interest among the public to go and watch the film.
While the movie opened to a dull response on Friday and took in net [...]
DDDhit- Don't worry MNIK has recovered its money from Indonesia, Yeman etc. LOL !!! 
You really believe that MNIK is not a flop street? :) 
Sachin in full form:
I hope you are feeling better
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