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Write Direction?

In an industry which doesn’t always give credit where due, even talented writers are turning to direction Without a doubt, the Indian film industry and the psyche of the audience are loaded in favour of actors and directors – the former give a film its face value and the ...
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Return Of The Native

The spectacular box-office success of films like Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dil To Pagal Hai in the mid and late ’90s set in motion a virtual conveyor belt of so-called ‘NRI cinema’. The essential ingredients of the NRI-friendly recipe comprised ...
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“At UTV, we have a very action oriented approach”

Siddharth Roy Kapur, MD – Studios, Disney UTV in conversation with the Box Office India team How was the last year for Disney UTV? 2012 was a great year for us. We had an interesting mix of films across diverse genres, like Barfi!, Paan ...
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2012 TOP 10 DOMESTIC FIRST WEEK; Dabangg 2 @ 2

2012 TOP 10 DOMESTIC FIRST WEEK Sr. No. MOVIE Collections 1 Ek Tha Tiger (9 Days) 1,38,84,78,934 2 Dabangg 2 1,00,36,92,658 3 Jab Tak Hai Jaan (9 Days) 98,41,00,000 4 Agneepath (8 ...
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Just Entertainment!

They call him the ‘The Mass Maharaja’ down South. But thanks to the dubbed (Hindi) versions of his movies airing on satellite channels, he’s popular across the country too. Why, Rowdy Rathore, which was a big success in Bollywood, was a remake of one of his films Vikramarkudu. Soon, we’ll ...
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Small Is BIG

2012 saw a number of successful films, many of them breaching the Rs 100 crore mark. But the real success stories came wrapped in small budgets – high-concept films that surprised us all. So, whether Vicky Donor, Kahaani, Gangs Of Wasseypur or Barfi!... it was a profitable 12 months for ...
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It’s A (Wo)Man’s World?

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. That could well summarise the situation our leading men have found themselves in over the nearly century-long history of our industry’s existence. And with every poor box-office performance that a star delivers, he finds himself subject to much theorising and many ...
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Top This

A territory-wise report card on the top three films of the year with ROI as a reference point It has undoubtedly been the most remarkable year in a long time, a year when Rs 100  crore’ became part of our everyday lexicon, a year when there were many hits ...
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Short Takes

• After Prakash Raj began doing film after film in Bollywood, it’s another South star’s turn to do the same. Nasser, who we saw in Rowdy Rathore as Baapji, is carving a niche in the industry. After the massive success of Rowdy Rathore, Nasser has been signed by Nikhil Advani for ...
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Rowdy Rathore Television Premiere Promotion

MAX - the Hindi movie channel from the MSM group promoted the television premiere of the latest film – Rowdy Rathore at  Nirmal Lifestyle Mall in Mulund. The Akshay Kumar - Sonakshi Sinha hit was aired on the channel on Sunday, November 4 at 1 pm and 9 pm. ...
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Now Rowdy Rathore 2

Well, director Prabhudheva and actor Akshay Kumar aren’t making Rowdy Rathore 2. As we know, the original, Vikramarkudu (in Telugu), was made by genius filmmaker  SS Rajamouli and he’s decided to make the sequel in Telugu. The sequel will be produced by Rajamouli but it will not be directed ...
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Lucky Date For Akshay Kumar

Considering his success with Rowdy Rathore, it seems Akshay Kumar will have a release every year post-IPL, a la Salman Khan during Eid. So next year, it will be Naam Hai Boss, which will release the week after the last ball of the IPL is bowled. Jointly produced by ...
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Contrarian Bet, Anyone?

Our industry has often been criticised for exhibiting a certain herd mentality. In droves, filmmakers latch on to the last hit film or star and then try to create multiple clones of that success. While it is easy for outsiders to deride this trait, the fraternity itself would justifiably ...
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No Smiles For Joker

Today marks the release of Shirish Kunder’s Joker along with Jalpari – The Desert Mermaid, I Am 24 and From Sydney With Love. The only film that has received an opening worth mentioning is Joker, which features Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. The Rowdy Rathore jodi is back but they ...
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Exclusive Club Getting Crowded… And We Aren’t Complaining!

A crore’ is a numerical unit unique to India. While the rest of the world rather uniformly deals in thousands and millions and then on to billions and trillions, we Indians, always one to dance to a different drumbeat, go along with the rest of the world till the thousands ...
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UTV Motion Pictures Refutes Claims In A Media Article

UTV Motion Pictures refuted claims in a media article which appeared in a leading business daily dated August 21, 2012: Here's what the company had to say: "This is with regard to the article which appeared today in Business Standard dated 21 August 2012 titled Companies ...
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Rowdy Rathore DVD Launch

Reliance Home Video and Games released UTV Motion Pictures' recent release Rowdy Rathore on home video. Director Prabhudheva and lead actors Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha were present at the launch  which took place in the western suburbs of Mumbai. The Blu-ray  and DVD offering also contain bonus material which provides the viewer with insight into ...
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Mind Your Language

The Hindi film industry likes to think of itself as being synonymous with the Indian film industry. And it therefore often views the regional cinema industry like one treats one’s distant, not-so-well-off relatives: with a mix of amusement and condescending patronisation. However, taking the same analogy further, over time, ...
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Open Sesame

Move over blockbusters… Out-of-the-box marketing strategies are tapping thebusiness potential of a wide range of Hindi films in the overseas market The foreign markets have becomea potentially juicy source of revenuefor the Hindi film industry. But there’s a change in focusas well, as a variety of films is drawing ...
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Boom, Boom Bollywood!

As we hit the half-way mark of 2012, we take stock of the hits and misses during the first six months of the year. Here’s the report card Could it get any better? We are a superstitious industry and it may not be a good omen to count our chickens ...
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Half Time

The year 2012 began in the wake of quite a spectacular 2011 for the trade. And the question on everyone’s mind was whether this year would be as good, if not better, than last year. With half the year behind us, now is as good a time as any to ...
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Unbelievable But True

Everyone said his time was up. But, like he’s done before, Akshay Kumar has bounced back once again. And his latest release Rowdy Rathore is still breaking records at the box office. Now, Kumar is set to rewrite history. For his next film, being produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah ...
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3rd Week Collections Of Rowdy Rathore: Lucknow

The Third week collections of Rowdy Rathore in Lucknow are as follows: Wave 2 - 3,30,778 PVR Sahahra 2 - 4,42,981 FUN 2 - 3,23,124 INOX 2 - 1,69,650 Umrao - 1,67,880 Shubham - 2,67,816 Prathibha - 3,06,020
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Rowdy Rathore Success Bash

The success party of UTV Motion Pictures and SLB Production's Rowdy Rathore was a starry affair held at a suburban hotel yesterday. It was a double celebration of sorts as the film is not only a hit but has also managed to enter the elite Rs 100 crore club in its ...
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FKS Disappoints But Will The Weekend Help?

Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films and Eros Internationals’ Ferrari Ki Sawaari (FKS) has started the weekend on a disappointing note. Though tradewallahs are still hoping the film might do better business over the weekend, it is Rowdy Rathore that is still rock solid at cinemas. Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines says, “The pan-India collection ...
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Rowdy Rathore Extends June’s Spree

Let’s face it, we film folk are a superstitious lot… clinging to ‘auspicious’ clutches –‘lucky’ mascots, astrological and numerological vetting of film titles, mahurat timings, release dates and the like. And so there are certain commonly held beliefs about the last week of December or the first week of January ...
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2nd Week Collections Of Rowdy Rathore: Delhi

Delite - 10,97,608 Abbishek - 1,59,204 Shiela - 6,48,748 Regal - 3,24,149 Liberty - 11,57,232 Vishal - 8,10,564 3c's - 4,91,008 Eros - 2,85,390 Sapna - 2,33,610 Batra - 2,26,503 Seble - 1,96,346 Amba - 2,50,638 Batra - ...
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Slow Start For Ferrari Ki Sawaari, Rowdy Rathore In 100-Cr Plus Club

This week’s big release Ferrari Ki Sawaari helmed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra was a huge disappointment, while the other two films, Qasam Se Qasam Se and Chakradhaar, were total washouts. But there was good news – Prabhudheva’s Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha starrer Rowdy Rathore created waves by crossing the ...
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2nd Week Collection Of Rowdy Rathore: Varanasi

2nd Week Colection Of Rowdy Rathore in Varanasi are as follows: IP Sigra - 6,84,928 JHV - 6,74,796 IP Vijaya - 4,40,571 P D R - 3,25,305 Spice KCM - 2,06,485
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Rowdy Rathore – Second Week – Sixth Day

Rowdy Rathore 6th Day NBOC Mumbai 1,09,00,000 Delhi UP 55,00,000 East  Punjab 20,00,000 CP 21,00,000 CI 14,00,000 Rajasthan 22,00,000 Nizam 10,00,000 Mysore 4,00,000 West ...
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