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"I have focused on Milkha’s love for his country, not his records"Legendary Indian long-distance runner Milkha Singh was appropriately the star of the event that…
Salman Khan With YRF AgainThe first time this lethal combination worked together, they produced a huge success in Ek Tha…
3D Film For Salman KhanHe’s not signed a film that will be shot in 3D but Salman Khan is toying with converting a film…
First Half Of Disney UTVAt the end of the day, it’s the numbers that count, right? And judging by the numbers, Disney UTV…
Rajkumar Santoshi To Direct Ghayal 2It’s no news that Rahul Rawail is no longer part of Sunny Deol’s Ghayal 2. When this happened,…
Blessing In DisguiseShe made her foray into filmdom with a disaster, Teen Patti, and everyone said her career was over.…
Blockbuster ExpressIt would be no exaggeration to call her ‘blockbuster actress’ as the collections of her films…
Fukrey Lukewarm; YJHD Continues Winning StreakThis week, Hollywood release Man Of Steel has taken over our box office counters, leaving behind…
Tag Archives: My Name Is Khan
“India is a great place to do business in…”
As Chairman and CEO of Twentieth Century Fox Film, he is among the most powerful men in the movie business globally. And the film studio he heads is not only one of the largest in the world but also one with a growing presence in India through Fox Star Studios ...
After MNIK, I needed to make a larger-than-life film: Johar
Dharma Productions is always full of surprises and if the film is directed by Karan Johar himself, expectations are sky high. No wonder, the cinema hall was packed to capacity with the media on August 2, when Johar showcased the theatrical trailer of one of the most eagerly awaited films ...
Karan Johar’s Student Of The Year To Release On Oct 19
Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is currently in Bangkok shooting Student Of The Year, has fixed the release date of the film, which features newcomers Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt. The film, which is Johar’s first directorial outing since his 2010 My Name Is Khan starring Shah Rukh Khan, ...
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Tagged Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, My Name Is Khan, Siddharth Malhotra, Student of the year, Varun Dhawan
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Don 2 Creates Records Overseas
*** North American gross - US$ 550K on Friday from 164 locations. The film opened on Friday and beat My Name Is Khan’s opening day gross of US$ 445K and is also higher than the sum of the first three days of RA.One.
*** In UK the film debuted ...
Top 10 Domestic Festival Openers (NBOC Day 1)
Sr No
Movie
Release Date
Festival
Collections Day 1
1
Bodyguard
August 31, 2011
Eid Ul-Fitr
21,50,14,600
2
RA.One
October 26, 2011
Diwali
18,50,00,000
3
Dabangg
September 10, 2010
Eid Ul-Fitr
14,38,90,311
4
3 Idiots
December 25, 2009
Christmas
...
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Tagged 3 Idiots, Blue, Bodyguard, Dabangg, Golmaal 3, Golmaal Returns, My Name Is Khan, Om Shanti Om, Ra.One, Yamla Pagla Deewana
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ALL TIME TOP 20 DOMESTIC SECOND WEEK; BODYGUARD @ 9 ; MBKD @ 20
ALL TIME TOP 20 DOMESTIC SECOND WEEK
Sr. No.
MOVIE
COLLECTIONS
1
3 Idiots
55,49,38,724
2
Dabangg
35,58,52,180
3
Golmaal 3
31,35,08,959
4
Ready
30,88,17,188
5
Ghajani
26,50,00,000
6
Singham
25,05,42,122
...
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Tagged 3 Idiots, Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani, All The Best, Bodyguard, Ghajani, Krissh, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, My Name Is Khan, Partner, Raajneeti, Wanted
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All Time Top Ten Grossers
Singham has taken the seventh highest all India net collections in its opening week. Ranking amongst other films like Ghajini, Raajneeti and the more recent Ready. After Golmaal 3, this is Ajay Devgn's second entry to the top ten list.
...
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Tagged 3 Idiots, Dabangg, Ghajini, Golmaal 3, Golmaal3, Housefull, My Name Is Khan, Raajneeti, Ready, Singham, Tees Maar Khan
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My Name Is G.One
Shah Rukh Khan discusses G.One, the name of his character in his next film Ra.One, and also why he’s not revealing Ra.One, the character Arjun Rampal plays in this film. He also discusses what made him begin the promotion of the film nine months in advance. In short, ...
Posted in Interviews
Tagged 3 Idiots, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Anubhav Sinha, Boman Irani, Box Office India, Dabangg, Don 2, Farah Khan, Farhan Akhtar, G.One, IPL, Jurassic Park, Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, MNIK, My Name Is Khan, Om Shanti Om, Priyanka Chopra, Ra.One, Shah Rukh Khan, Spiderman, SRK, Yash Chopra
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February Se February Tak
This week, Shah Rukh Khan invited international pop singer and composer Akon to India to record a song for his ambitious venture Ra.One being directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film, we hear, will mount the sets from March 22 in Goa. Earlier, there were plans to build a massive set ...
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Tagged Akon, Anubhav Sinha, My Name Is Khan, Ra.One, SFX, Shah Rukh Khan
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Thumbs-up for KCK, Teen Patti Falters
It was a foregone conclusion. In the clash of the biggies, Vivek Lalwani’s Karthik Calling Karthik won hands-down, leaving Leena Yadav’s Teen Patti trailing in second place. It was a unanimous outcome across territories for Karthik Calling Karthik featuring Deepika Padukone and Farhan Akhtar versus Teen Patti starring Amitabh Bachchan, ...
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Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, BRA Enterprises, Deepika Padukone, Farhan Akhtar, Hemant Shah, Jeetu Khandelwal, Karthik Calling Karthik, Leena Yadav, Movie Pioneers, Mukta arts, My Name Is Khan, R Madhavan, Ramesh Sippy, Sanjay Ghai, Shah Rukh Khan, Sir Ben Kingsley, Sunil Bansal, Teen Patti, Tilak enterprises, Vivek Lalwani, Yasraj Jai Pictures
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MNIK Slays New Releases
Neither did both films, Toh Baat Pakki and Click, open well, nor did they pick up at the box office at the weekend. Meanwhile, My Name Is Khan did fantastic business at its second weekend.
Suniel Wadhwa of BSK Entertainment Network says, “Toh Baat Pakki was not up to ...
Chalo Seoul
Two of this year’s biggies – 3 Idiots and My Name Is Khan – have already sent everyone concerned laughing all the way to the bank. Now, everyone’s looking expectantly to the big releases scheduled in the coming months – Raajneeti, Kites and Ravan.
And here’s some good news for ...
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Tagged 3 Idiots, IIFA Awards, Kites, My Name Is Khan, Raajneeti, Ravan, Seoul
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‘I’ve become a habit’
Shah Rukh Khan on the overwhelming response he’s flooded with
I never calculate or call up distributors and exhibitors to find out the business of my films. I make a film, go out in public and sense the feedback from my audience.
I’ve been travelling a lot these ...
“MNIK is India’s first global film”
Vijay Singh, CEO of Fox Star Studio talks business
We at Fox Star Studio are ecstatic with the performance of My Name Is Khan at the box office, not only in India but across the world. I take pride in announcing that MNIK is the number one Bollywood ...
Posted in Columns
Tagged BBC talk show, Fox Star Studio, Global Project, Jonathan Ross, Karan Johar, MNIK, My Name Is Khan
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MNIK Still Rules
Two small-budget movies – Toh Baat Pakki and Click – released this week and both had a monumental struggle with Shah Rukh Khan blockbuster My Name Is Khan still going strong.
According to leading distributors and exhibitors, My Name Is Khan is breaking and creating new records with each show, ...
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Tagged Aakhari Decision, Click, Indra Films, Movie Pioneers, Mukta arts, My Name Is Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Shri Rang Films, Toh Baat Pakki, VIP Movies
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Kuchh Break Ho Jaaye
Last week, we told you how Akshaye Khanna, despite being injured, decided to go ahead with the shooting of Garam Hawa.
Perhaps to return the gesture, director Priyadarshan has sprung a surprise on both Khanna and Ajay Devgn, who is also playing a leading role in the film.
Priyadarshan, who ...
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Tagged Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Garam Hawa, Kajol, My Name Is Khan, Priyadarshan, Rajdhani
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Copy Protection Follies
Copy protection has never worked and never will. Just don’t bother
Producers and exhibitors are an embattled lot at the moment. Sometimes before a movie is even released you can get a DVD copy of the film at pavement shops. In fact, Shah Rukh Khan’s latest, My Name Is ...
Magical trio
It’s the most-awaited film of the year – My Name Is Khan – and it has had a terrific opening all over, despite the protests. Directed by Karan Johar and starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, My Name Is Khan is the first film of 2010 to run almost houseful ...
Naam Bade Darshan Chhote
We all know that the theatrical trailer of the much-awaited Kites, produced by Rakesh Roshan and directed by Anurag Basu, was leaked even before it was to be shown along with My Name Is Khan. Mischievous whispers in the film industry are that Reliance BIG Pictures was to send a ...
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Tagged akesh Roshan, Anurag Basu, DVD, Kites, My Name Is Khan, Reliance BIG Pictures, Roshan
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Outa-Site!
Apart from increasing mobile and broadband penetration, what makes the online movie ticketing business a virtual sell-out?
Selling movie tickets online is passé but ticketing portals are increasingly embellishing the experience to hook more and more movie buffs to the virtual domain.
So all but savouring the caramel popcorn and ...
Posted in Future Of Entertainment / Go Tech
Tagged 3 Idiots, above-the-line, Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani, Bangalore, Bigtree Entertainment Pvt Ltd, bookmyshow.com, download film posters, Hyderabad, IDBI Bank, Inox Leisure, IPL, JP Morgan, Kambakkht Ishq, Karan Johar, Kyazoonga, mobile applications, multiplex, My Name Is Khan, nternet, online movie ticketing, prithvi Theatre, Quickgun Murugan, Rajkumar Hirani, Reserve Bank of India, soundtracks, South – Chennai, TV18, Utpal Acharya, videos
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Controversy Ho!!
Karan Johar’s My Name Is Khan is in the news. Going by the headlines, some political parties are dead against releasing the film, and at this point, it’s hard to say what will happen. The film is scheduled to release on February 12. We, at Box Office India, present a ...
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Tagged Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepa Mehta, Ek Chhotisi Love Story, Fanaa, Fire, Ghulam-e-Mustafa, habana Azmi, Jo Bole So Nihaal, Karan Johar, Khalnayak, Mangal Pandey, Manisha Koirala, My Name Is Khan, Nandita Das, Rang De Basanti, Sanjay Dutt, Shahenshah, Sins, Subhash Ghai, Water, Yash Raj Films
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Games Producers Play
Film producers who use gaming as a viral marketing tool are sitting on a goldmine. But, experts warn, creative strategy and better broadband penetration is the key to playing it right
Is gaming the next big thing in the film producer’s marketing arsenal? Going by the trend, the ...
Posted in Future Of Entertainment / Go Tech
Tagged 3 Idiots, 3D epic Avatar, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, Aurona Technologies, Dus Ka Dum, Hanuman, Hungama, ibibo.com, Indiagames, Kurbaan, MTV Roadies, My Name Is Khan, PlayStation, Rahul Razdan, Rakhi Ka Swayamwar, Sony Computer Entertainment, Ubisoft, Veer, Zapak, Zapak Digital Entertainment
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His Name Is King
Everyone in the trade was more than a little surprised when Reliance BIG Pictures (of course, it was Aamir Khan’s idea) decided to flood the overseas market with 344 prints of 3 Idiots. But the film is going great guns despite the inundation of ...
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Tagged Aamir Khan, Fox Star Studios, My Name Is Khan, Reliance BIG Pictures
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HNY 2010…(Part 2)
Kites
Banner: Filmkraft Productions (I) Pvt Ltd, Reliance BIG Pictures
Producer: Rakesh Roshan
Director: Anurag Basu
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Kangana Ranaut
Expected Release: April
Plus: Obvious – the Roshans are back
Minus: This time, it’s not Papa Roshan who called the shots
LSD Alias Love ...
First Ramayana Then Mahabharata
We all know that two bigges releasing on the same date always end up eating into each other’s business. Time and again, it has been proved and accepted that a solo release always helps as the audience does not have the spending power to ...
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Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, avtaar, Farhan Akhtar, Karthik Calling Karthik, Mani Ratnam, My Name Is Khan, Prakash Jha, Raavan, Rajneeti, Ramayana, Rann, Teen Patti
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Aaj ka Ra1
You’ve seen Shah Rukh Khan wearing a super hero costume in a song sequence of Om Shanti Om. Gear up to see him in another one but this time throughout the film, almost! Sources ...
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Tagged Anubhav Sinha, Badshah Khan, My Name Is Khan, Om Shanti Om, Ra1, Shah Rukh Khan
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Numbers Game
We’ve heard about movies releasing with 1,200 and 1,500 prints. Now, hold your breath! Fox Star Studios has decided to release their first mega-Hindi venture, My Name Is Khan, with over 2,000 prints across the world. And why not? The film has three aces up its sleeve – Shah Rukh ...
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Tagged director Karan Johar, Fox Star Studios, Kajol, My Name Is Khan, Shah Rukh Khan
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Together Again
Hats off to Yash Chopra! After all these years, the evergreen king of romantic movies is set to wield the megaphone again. Come early 2010 and the said film is all set to go on the floors. No prizes for guessing that Shah Rukh Khan has been signed on to ...
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Tagged Farah Khan, IPL, Karan Johar, My Name Is Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Yash Chopra
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Now 10.40 Ki Last Metro
It’s been five years since Sanjay Khanduri made hi...
It’s been five years since Sanjay Khanduri made hi...
Chikni Chameli To Be Out Next Week
Only a few days ago, we warned that you would be b...
Only a few days ago, we warned that you would be b...
DAR Motion Pictures To Go Solo
After venturing into filmdom and then getting thei...
After venturing into filmdom and then getting thei...
When Hrithik Hugged Vivek
Not surprisingly, Vivek Oberoi’s super-excited abo...
Not surprisingly, Vivek Oberoi’s super-excited abo...
Short Takes
• Vivek Oberoi has been roped in by director Sagar...
• Vivek Oberoi has been roped in by director Sagar...
New Release Date For English Vinglish
When one film is postponed, it has a domino effect...
When one film is postponed, it has a domino effect...
Short Takes
• Deepika Padukone was first offered Diana Penty’s...
• Deepika Padukone was first offered Diana Penty’s...
Yash Chopra’s Next
The Digital Intermediate of Yash Raj Films’ yet un...
The Digital Intermediate of Yash Raj Films’ yet un...
A kids’ channel should entertain as well as educate – Farah Khan
Farah Khan on motherhood, her favourite childhood ...
Farah Khan on motherhood, her favourite childhood ...
Why Nautanki Saala On April 12
Everyone knows that Bhushan Kumar’s next, Nautanki...
Everyone knows that Bhushan Kumar’s next, Nautanki...
Vidyut Jammwal Scores
The film has taken a flying start considering it w...
The film has taken a flying start considering it w...
Disney-UTV Acquires PK?
Sources at UTV Motion Pictures claim the studio ha...
Sources at UTV Motion Pictures claim the studio ha...
