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Double WhammyMaking a film with a double role is more difficult than it used to be. Have they gone out of…
CAA KWAN On Signing SpreeAfter roping in actors and models one after another, CAA Kwan is now concentrating on signing…
Three Biggies For Dharma ProductionsThey already had a small release this year in Gippi but the production house is geared up for the…
Sonakshi Sinha In Welcome 2A few weeks ago, we broke the news that Anees Bazmee would start shooting No Entry 2 and the film…
“Love stories will never go out of fashion”The film will release in a few days but we were invited to spend a day on the sets of Kumar…
“Acting is much more than just being a star”After two back-to-back successes – Rockstar and Barfi! – Ranbir Kapoor is all geared up for his…
Ajay Devgn-Katrina Kaif Paired?We’re all aware that Bajirao Mastani is a film that’s very close to Sanjay Leela Bhansali and…
I am the No.1 Dancer of Bollywood: DharmendraThe makers of Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (YPD 2) had decided to make the music launch of the film a…
Tag Archives: Rockstar
Eros Takes Bollywood Films to Russia
After the success of Cockail (2012), Eros will be releasing seven more films Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Rockstar and Desi Boyz (2011), Student of the Year, Vicky Donor and Bhoot Returns (all 2012) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (YJHD) in Russia. YJHD will be the first of the lot, with ...
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Tagged Bhoot Returns, Bollywood, Desi Boyz, Eros, films, Rockstar, Russia, Student of the year, v, Vicky Donor, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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MDKM On March 15
Yash Raj Films’ next venture under the Y-Films banner, Mere Dad Ki Maruti (MDKM) is all set to release on March 15, 2013. The film features Saqib Saleem, Rhea Chakraborty and Ram Kapoor. Saleem had earlier made his debut with Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge under the same banner.
The film is an outrageous comedy set against the ...
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Tagged Imtiaz Ali, Mere Dad Ki Maruti (MDKM), Ram Kapoor, Rhea Chakraborty, Rockstar, Saqib Saleem
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Amitabh Bachchan To Be Honoured
Italian auto giant Piaggio partners with the 12th edition of River to River Florence Indian Film Festival set to take place at Cinema Odeon, Florence, Italy from December 7 to 13, 2012, fortifying its long standing Italian-Indian connect. Commemorating the best of Indian talent, the festival will pay tribute to ...
Ranbir Kapoor’s New Style
We all know that all the Khans work only with actresses who give them bulk dates because they work on only one film at a time. It seems Ranbir Kapoor is also following suit.
His last film Barfi! took way too long to complete because, although Kapoor was working ...
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Tagged Barfi, Besharam, Imtiaz Ali, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Rockstar
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The Big Tease
The first trailer of a film has become closely linked to its commercial success. Experts tell you what it takes to make the perfect cut
In times when competition is razor-sharp, it could take just 30 seconds or 2 minutes to decide the fate of a film. And that’s ...
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Tagged Akiv Ali, Amit Chandrra, Anurag Basu, Asif Ali Shaikh, Balaji Motion Pictures, Binny Padda, Bodyguard, Bunty Nagi, DAR films Distributors, Delhi Belly, Disney UTV, Gauri Shinde, Huzefa Lokhandwala, Jaspal Dhingra, Murli Chhatwani, No one Killed Jessica, Ra.One, Rajesh Thadani, Reliance Entertainment, Rockstar, Rudrarup Datta, Sameer Chopra, Shabdita Shrivastav, Shikha Kapur, Singham, Soumita Sengupta, Tanuj Garg, The Dirty Picture, Trigger Happy, Viacom 18
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Imtiaz, Ranbir , Together Again
They rocked when they worked together in Rockstar, and they’re ready to rock and roll once again. Yes, Imtiaz Ali will be directing Ranbir Kapoor in his next film, again. The said film will be produced by none other than Sajid Nadiadwala. Ali was signed by Nadiadwala a few years ...
Stupid Cupid
Is romance no longer a bankable genre or does the audience simply have more on their plate to choose from? This week, we pit action and comedy against eternal love
“Romance ka toh zamaana hi nahi raha aaj kal,” says Manoj Desai, Executive Director of G-7 and Maratha Mandir ...
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Tagged Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Ek Main Ekk Tu, Hrithi Roshan, Jeetendra, Kajol, Lootera, Mausam, Raj Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Rockstar, Shah Rukh Khan, Shammi Kapoor, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, to Dilip Kumar
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TOP 25 DOMESTIC FIRST DAY; Rowdy Rathore @ 3
TOP 25 DOMESTIC FIRST DAY
Sr. No.
MOVIE
COLLECTIONS
1
Agneepath
22,85,00,000
2
Bodyguard
21,50,14,600
3
Rowdy Rathore
15,10,00,000
4
RA.One*
14,32,00,000
5
Don 2*
14,72,00,000
...
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Tagged Dabangg, Housefull 2, Raajneeti, Ready, Rockstar, Rowdy Rathore, Tees Maar Khan
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Cast System
In a star-biased industry, character artists have always been relegated to anonymity.Can these unsung heroes turn alternative cinema into a launch pad for fame and glory?
Remember the guy who played a cab driver in Jab We Met? Remember how he simply dismissed Kareena Kapoor’s desperation to reach the railway ...
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Tagged 3 Idiots, 99, Aakrosh, Aalap, Agneepath, Boyz Toh Boyz Hain, Chor Chor Super Chor, Dabangg 2, Dekho Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri JaanTanu Weds Manu, Fatso, I am Kalam, Issaq, Jab We Met, Jannat 2, Joker, Khatta Meetha, Kya Dilli Kya Lahore, LSD: Love, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Mithya, No one Killed Jessica, Omkara, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Paan Singh Tomar, Phas Gaya Re Obama, PhasGaya Re Obama, Pranam Walekum, Rockstar, Sex Aur Dhoka, Shanghai, Shor In The City, Super Se Upar, Tina Ki Chabhi, What The Fish
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Technical Award Winners Announced For IIFA 2012
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) announced winners of the Technical Awards categories for the IIFA Awards 2012. The winners will receive their trophies at the IIFA Rocks on June 8, 2012, in Singapore.
The IIFA Awards Voting process is a tough and systematic procedure that is closely monitored ...
ZNMD, TDP Lead IIFA Nominations
Following the industry voting for the upcoming IIFA Awards in Singapore at the IIFA Voting Weekend held in March, nominees across the popular award categories were announced recently.
Zoya Akhtar’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara leads the tally with a whopping 14 nominations followed by Milan Luthria’s runaway success, The ...
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Tagged IIFA, Rockstar, The Dirty Picture, Zoya Akhtar’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
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‘Look’ Who’s Talking!
With actors willing to experiment with their on-screen identities, make-up artists and hair stylists are becoming a central part of the creative process of filmmaking
An actor’s on-screen persona depends not only on the star’s acting skills but on a creative process that will always remain behind the scenes. ...
Sajid Versus Sajid
The hit producer-director duo – Sajid Nadiadwala and Sajid Khan – is back with their latest offering, Housefull 2. This time, we at Box Office India took a back seat and let the witty Khan grill the maverick Nadiadwala. Here’s how it went...
Sajid Khan (SK): Saj, what has ...
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Tagged 3 Idiots, Aamir Khan, Aandolan, Agneepath, Akshay Kumar, Bodyguard, Dabangg, Dabangg 2, David Dhawan, Delhi, Farhan Akhtar, Golmaal, Govinda, Heyy Babyy, Housefull, Housefull 2, jodi, Karan Johar, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Paan Singh Tomar, Rajkumar Hirani, Ready, Rockstar, Rohit Shetty, Sajid, Sajid Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala, Salman Khan, Savera, Singham, Sydney, Wanted, Waqt Hamara Hai, Zulm Ki Hukumat
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Taking The Lead
Her journey in the industry has been like the phoenix… rising from the ashes. From playing a middle aged spinster in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Delhi 6, to supporting roles in Yeh Saali Zindagi and Rockstar, and now leading lady in Goldie Behl and Shristi Arya’s London Paris New York. Aditi ...
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Tagged Aditi Rao, Aditi Rao Hyadri, Ali Zafar, Bittu, Delhi-6, Kajra re, London Paris New York, Rockstar, Sudhir Mishra, Yeh Saali Zindagi
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2nd Weekend Collections; Agneepath Vs Rockstar
Circuit
Agneepath
Rockstar
Collections
Collections
Mumbai
5,65,00,000
3,51,00,000
Delhi-UP
3,30,00,000
2,84,00,000
East Punjab
1,23,00,000
1,24,00,000
C P
88,00,000
32,50,000
C I
54,00,000
31,00,000
Rajasthan
76,00,000
48,00,000
Nizam
64,00,000
...
Ranbir Kapoor To Rock
The initial trailers of Rockstar gave the impression that the film was about the angst of a young lover and no one really expected the film to do well at the ticket counter. But it did, and Rockstar Ranbir Kapoor proved everyone wrong.
When it was learnt that Ranbir ...
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Tagged Anurag Bose, Charlie Chaplin, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Rockstar
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Catch It If You Can
It’s all about the money, dearies! That’s what any filmwallah, down the food chain, will tell you. After all, isn’t the ultimate goal of any filmmaking venture the product’s profitability? You see, the greater the profits, the greater the investments to keep churning out celluloid dreams, right?
Now the ...
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Tagged Bodyguard, Box Office India, Delhi Belly, Don 2, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Ra.One, Ready, Rockstar, Singham, The Dirty Picture, Zindagi Na Mile Dobara
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Biggies Between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011
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Tagged Bodyguard, Delhi Belly, Don 2, Double Dhamaal, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Murder 2, Ra.One, Ready, Rockstar, Singham, Yamla Pagla Deewana, Zindagi Na Mile Dobara
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2nd Weekend Collections; Don 2 Vs Rockstar
Circuit
Don 2
Rockstar
Collections
Collections
Mumbai
6,30,00,000
3,51,00,000
Delhi-UP
3,56,80,000
2,84,00,000
East Punjab
1,52,40,000
1,24,00,000
C P
73,20,000
32,50,000
C I
61,88,000
31,00,000
Rajasthan
1,06,80,000
48,00,000
Nizam
1,20,40,000
19,50,000
...
TOP 10 MUMBAI CIRCUIT LIFE TIME 2011; TDP @ 6
TOP TEN MUMBAI CIRCUIT - LIFE TIME 2011
Sr. No.
Movie
Collections
1
Bodyguard
46,72,28,950
2
Singham
46,25,00,000
3
Ready
44,00,00,000
4
RA.One
42,47,17,015
5
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
33,06,00,000
6
...
The Buzz Around Don 2
We have four movies in our FilmTrac that released today. All the four films show an FTI of less than 10. Hence, I estimate that these films will not be significant in box-office statistics. Both the audience and the film industry will quickly forget these films. This week is a ...
TOP 10 DOMESTIC FIRST DAY 2011; Rockstar @ 4; The Dirty Picture @ 6
TOP 10 DOMESTIC FIRST DAY 2011
TOP 10 DOMESTIC FIRST DAY 2011
Sr. No.
MOVIE
COLLECTIONS
1
Bodyguard
21,50,14,600
2
RA.One
18,50,00,000
3
Ready
13,24,59,179
4
Rockstar
10,70,00,000
5
Singham
9,06,23,175
6
The ...
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Tagged Desi Boyz, Double Dhamaal, Ra.One, Rascals, Rockstar, The Dirty Picture, Yamla Pagla Deewana
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The Buzz Around The Dirty Picture
Rockstar has done better than what the trade had expected and can expect to easily cross the Rs 75 crore mark. The performance of the film augurs well for Bollywood with a new hero steadily carving out a pie of the box-office share. The industry needs new faces, new talent ...
Real Tease
Designing a film’s promo has never been more challenging – how do you cut through the clutter and capture the audience hook, line and sinker
Recent hits suggest that when designing the promos of a film, honesty is the best policy.
Time was when film promotion ...
2nd Week Collections Of Rockstar- Hyderabad
Second Week Collections Of Rockstar In Hyderabad are as follows:
PRASADS (35 shows): 9,24,666
INOX (56 shows): 8,77,150
PVR (21 shows): 4,41,286
CINEPLANET (21 shows) 141180
TALKIETOWN (28 shows): 3,47,373
CINEMAX(28 shows): 5,84,919
BIG CINEMA(21 shows): 1,93,510
TIVOLI (28 shows): 2,46,507
...
Bajaate Raho?
The sale of music rights constitutes an important share of a film’s revenue pie. But is the sound of music on the verge of falling silent? A special investigative report by our sister publication, Sound Box
Music is undoubtedly one of the strongest calling cards of a film before ...
A Tale Of Two Films
I would like to look at two films that have been released in the last couple of weeks - RA.One and Rockstar. RA.one built up a huge FTI number. The numbers came close to Bodyguard and stabilised above its number just before release. With a high hype, a holiday season, ...
Sound Sense
Dolby Surround 7.1 is the better half of cutting-edge cinema formats suchas high-definition and 3D. Go Tech decodes the latest sound experience
The whole country seems to be swooning to the tunes of A R Rahman’s music in Rockstar. By now, we all know that the film, based on a ...
Rockstar Still Charms
This Friday saw the release of two small-budget films, Pammi Somal’s Na Jaane Kabse and Shubh’s Shakal Pe Mat Ja. Both films failed to capture the attention of the audience and went unnoticed at the ticket counter across the country.
However, not all was lost at the box office. ...
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Tagged Na Jaane Kabse, Nargis Fakhri, Ranbir Kapoor, Rockstar, Shakal Pe Mat Ja
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Talk In The Trade
Kareena Kapoor has been the talk of the trade for ...
Kareena Kapoor has been the talk of the trade for ...
Vikram Bhatt Versus Kunal Kohli
Call it a co-incidence! Two films with an uncanny ...
Call it a co-incidence! Two films with an uncanny ...
Shakal Pe Mat Ja Selected
Shakal Pe Mat Ja has been selected for the Officia...
Shakal Pe Mat Ja has been selected for the Officia...
1st Day 1st Show Collections Of Rockstar - Bikanker
First Day First Show Collections of Rascals in Bik...
First Day First Show Collections of Rascals in Bik...
Ranbir Kapoor To Play Romeo
Some time ago, we mentioned in this column that Sa...
Some time ago, we mentioned in this column that Sa...
Shahid To Play Madhavan
Madhavan recently gave a blockbuster in the South ...
Madhavan recently gave a blockbuster in the South ...
Amitabh Bachchan’s Hairstyle In Department Inspired By Lalu Yadav?
Amitabh Bachchan's hairstyle in Department inspire...
Amitabh Bachchan's hairstyle in Department inspire...
RGV’s Next Astra
Count him out and he bounces back stronger. Since ...
Count him out and he bounces back stronger. Since ...
Ranbir Kapoor’s New Style
We all know that all the Khans work only with actr...
We all know that all the Khans work only with actr...
Salman Khan V/s Akshay Kumar
Salman Khan has been delivering blockbusters, one ...
Salman Khan has been delivering blockbusters, one ...
Sanjay Dutt’s New Look
His look in Agneepath was one of the highlights of...
His look in Agneepath was one of the highlights of...
Big Promotion For Rangrezz
It goes without saying that producer Vashu Bhagnan...
It goes without saying that producer Vashu Bhagnan...
