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Agneepath seems to have set a new record for highest first day collections of all time with early collections coming in from all around India.
The film could even challenge the highest single day collection ever of 23 crore nett by Ra.One on its second day. The early figures suggest that the first day collections of Agneepath are at least 21 crore nett and it remains to be seen how much further they can go from there.
The Maharashtra belt is simply phenomenal with Pune going towards a day one billing of 65-70 lakhs and Nagpur collecting an unbelievable 25 lakhs. Mumbai and Nizam are looking at new first day highs.
The North may set new records as figures coming in from Delhi/UP and East Punjab are very similar to Bodyguard so the film could go a bit higher than Bodyguard or remain a bit lower in the North.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Agneepath broke my father's heart: Karan Johar
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Karan Johar on what made him decide to remake his dad's film
Yash Johar made Agneepath, starring Amitabh Bachchan, 22 years ago. Today, son Karan is releasing the remake of the film. In a chat, he tells BT why the film is so special to him.
What made you remake Agneepath? It has been on my mind ever since dad's film released 22 years ago. My father was very disillusioned with the commercial outcome of the original, even though the film garnered plenty of critical acclaim. Dad had pinned a lot of hopes on it as the previews had been full of praise, but when the film didn't do well at the box office it broke his heart. Dad always wanted to remake it. One day Karan (Malhotra), who was my associate director on My Name Is Khan, and I were chatting when I told him about dad's desire to make it again. Karan told me he was a huge fan of the original so I asked him if he would revisit it again. He agreed immediately.
Why didn't you direct it yourself? I am incapable of directing a film like Agneenath. I can do only what I am good at, so I would have been the worst choice to direct it. It has aggression, action and an inherent violence in it - things I am not capable of directing in my films. Karan is an exceptionally talented and angry boy, and for this film one requirement was anger. There's an inherent sense of suppressed anger in Karan and Agneepath was the platform to express that.
Do you have any special memories of the original film? I was 18 years old then and in college. I remember dad had a trial show for all his close friends, including Yash (Chopra) uncle and Javed (Akhtar) uncle. Farhan and Zoya Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Aditya Chopra and I sat on the floor of Ajanta theatre watching it with mom and dad. All the boys loved the film. Adi told me that dad had produced a superb film. When I expressed my apprehensions about it doing well, Adi told me not to worry about that. he said, 'Yash uncle has produced a great film and you should be happy about that.' My father was very proud at all the screenings as the audience would stand up and applaud. I remember his face being full of joy and pride at the compliments. He was like a proud parent, so when the commercial success didn't live up to that a part of him just broke. I want to resurrect that part again.
Who is your favourite character - Vijay Dinanath Chauhan or Kancha Cheena? Karan Malhotra! He's made it everyone's film. I would want everyone to accept the love that has gone into the making of the film.
Agneepath Opens At Record Pace
(Box office India)
Agneepath has taken an extraordinary opening all over India and is on course for a record first day going by the unbelievable initial. The film has taken the biggest start in recent history in Mumbai city.
Mumbai city never opens to huge occupancies at multiplexes as there are too many multiplexes in the city but Agneepath has managed a 80-85% opening which is huge for the city as Bodyguard was in the 70% region.
The rest of the country has seen a huge 95-100% opening be it North India or South India. Its the first time a Hrithik Roshan starrer has taken a bumper opening since Dhoom 2 released in 2006.
The Bodyguard first day record is 20.60 crore nett and the advantage for Bodyguard was that its second day was a holiday at places and these places showed big collections in late evening and night shows.
Agneepath has taken an extraordinary opening all over India and is on course for a record first day going by the unbelievable initial. The film has taken the biggest start in recent history in Mumbai city.
Mumbai city never opens to huge occupancies at multiplexes as there are too many multiplexes in the city but Agneepath has managed a 80-85% opening which is huge for the city as Bodyguard was in the 70% region.
The rest of the country has seen a huge 95-100% opening be it North India or South India. Its the first time a Hrithik Roshan starrer has taken a bumper opening since Dhoom 2 released in 2006.
The Bodyguard first day record is 20.60 crore nett and the advantage for Bodyguard was that its second day was a holiday at places and these places showed big collections in late evening and night shows.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Katrina as Chikni Chameli in Agneepath
(NDTV)
Karan Johar has just tweeted news guaranteed to make a great Tuesday.
"Katrina kaif is doing a full on item song in AGNEEPATH....its a total swinging number called CHIKNI CHAMELI....we shoot it in a week!!" he tweets.
Agneepath is the remake of the original 1990 flick starring Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi and Rohini Hattangadi with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Karan Johar's father Yash Johar and directed by Mukul Anand.
The remake is directed by Karan Johar's former assistant, Karan Malhotra. It stars Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor with Sanjay Dutt as the super villain.
On Sunday, Priyanka Chopra's tweets on Agneepath landed it on the trending topics list on Twitter.
"Saw the new trailer of Agneepath that's gonna come out!Wow!Take a bow karan malhotra!look forward to some sexy surprises u don't expect!fun! " she tweeted.
"Music dance and other 'items' are on the cards...can't say more...except it's sooooper exciting!" she added.
Priyanka's "sexy surprise" has just been revealed by Karan Johar. "Surprise revealed! RT @kjohar25 Katrina kaif is doing a full on item song in AGNEEPATH...it's a total swinging number called CHIKNI CHAMELI!!" Priyanka tweeted a short while ago.
Agneepath is scheduled to release on January 26, 2012.
Karan Johar has just tweeted news guaranteed to make a great Tuesday.
"Katrina kaif is doing a full on item song in AGNEEPATH....its a total swinging number called CHIKNI CHAMELI....we shoot it in a week!!" he tweets.
Agneepath is the remake of the original 1990 flick starring Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi and Rohini Hattangadi with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Karan Johar's father Yash Johar and directed by Mukul Anand.
The remake is directed by Karan Johar's former assistant, Karan Malhotra. It stars Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and veteran actor Rishi Kapoor with Sanjay Dutt as the super villain.
On Sunday, Priyanka Chopra's tweets on Agneepath landed it on the trending topics list on Twitter.
"Saw the new trailer of Agneepath that's gonna come out!Wow!Take a bow karan malhotra!look forward to some sexy surprises u don't expect!fun! " she tweeted.
"Music dance and other 'items' are on the cards...can't say more...except it's sooooper exciting!" she added.
Priyanka's "sexy surprise" has just been revealed by Karan Johar. "Surprise revealed! RT @kjohar25 Katrina kaif is doing a full on item song in AGNEEPATH...it's a total swinging number called CHIKNI CHAMELI!!" Priyanka tweeted a short while ago.
Agneepath is scheduled to release on January 26, 2012.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Karan Johar gets a free title
(Mumbai Mirror)
Since the title for the filmmaker's next bore similarities to the 1972 film Jawani Diwani, Johar approached the original
Karan Johar found an apt title for his upcoming film, which is a story about a young couple in love. While Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, describes the film perfectly, it is also very similar to Goldie Behl's father Ramesh's 1972 romantic movie, Jawani Diwani. And so, KJo reportedly made a call to Goldie's sister Shrishti Arya to ask if he could buy the rights of the film.
According to a source the filmmaker would have had to choose an alternate title for the film, if Shrishti declined. However, the Drona producer did not object and instead gave the title away to Johar for free.
The source explained, "Shrishti had the title Jawani Diwani. Karan had added two words 'Yeh' and 'Hai' to his film's title. However, it would not have been very professional of him to get away on a technicality. And so, he spoke to Shrishti about the predicament he was in, especially since director Ayan Mukerji was keen on the title as well."
When contacted, Shrishtri said, "Haan, Karan spoke to me. He and I are close friends. His dad Yash Johar and my dad Ramesh Behl were close friends too and so, I didn't feel it was right to have him pay for the title."
Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani, which will see Ranbir and Deepika back on-screen after Yash Raj Films' Bachna Ae Haseeno, will go on floors in January 2012.
Since the title for the filmmaker's next bore similarities to the 1972 film Jawani Diwani, Johar approached the original
Karan Johar found an apt title for his upcoming film, which is a story about a young couple in love. While Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, describes the film perfectly, it is also very similar to Goldie Behl's father Ramesh's 1972 romantic movie, Jawani Diwani. And so, KJo reportedly made a call to Goldie's sister Shrishti Arya to ask if he could buy the rights of the film.
According to a source the filmmaker would have had to choose an alternate title for the film, if Shrishti declined. However, the Drona producer did not object and instead gave the title away to Johar for free.
The source explained, "Shrishti had the title Jawani Diwani. Karan had added two words 'Yeh' and 'Hai' to his film's title. However, it would not have been very professional of him to get away on a technicality. And so, he spoke to Shrishti about the predicament he was in, especially since director Ayan Mukerji was keen on the title as well."
When contacted, Shrishtri said, "Haan, Karan spoke to me. He and I are close friends. His dad Yash Johar and my dad Ramesh Behl were close friends too and so, I didn't feel it was right to have him pay for the title."
Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani, which will see Ranbir and Deepika back on-screen after Yash Raj Films' Bachna Ae Haseeno, will go on floors in January 2012.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Overseas My Name Is Khan v Three Idiots : Neck to Neck Clash
(Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network)
My Name is Khan and Three Idiots have continued to perform strongly in the overseas markets well after their initial release as they release in in many new markets. The business till date is $19.50 million for Three Idiots and $21.50 for My Name Is Khan. Ra.One will be expected to do this kind of business.The approx business till date for the films is as follows and the films.
UK/Europe
Three Idiots - $3.10 million
My Name Is Khan - $5.55 million
North America
Three Idiots - $6.54 million
My Name Is Khan - $4.02 million
Middle East
Three Idiots - $3.10 million
My Name Is Khan - $3.50 million
Far East
Three Idiots - $4.70 million
My Name Is Khan - $5.50 million
Oceania
Three Idiots - $1.19 million
My Name Is Khan - $1.16 million
Asian Sub-Continent (exc India)
Three Idiots - $500,000
My Name Is Khan - $950,000
Africa
Three Idiots - $320,000
My Name Is Khan - $910,000
Worldwide
Three Idiots - $19.55 million
My Name Is Khan - $21.59 million
My Name is Khan and Three Idiots have continued to perform strongly in the overseas markets well after their initial release as they release in in many new markets. The business till date is $19.50 million for Three Idiots and $21.50 for My Name Is Khan. Ra.One will be expected to do this kind of business.The approx business till date for the films is as follows and the films.
UK/Europe
Three Idiots - $3.10 million
My Name Is Khan - $5.55 million
North America
Three Idiots - $6.54 million
My Name Is Khan - $4.02 million
Middle East
Three Idiots - $3.10 million
My Name Is Khan - $3.50 million
Far East
Three Idiots - $4.70 million
My Name Is Khan - $5.50 million
Oceania
Three Idiots - $1.19 million
My Name Is Khan - $1.16 million
Asian Sub-Continent (exc India)
Three Idiots - $500,000
My Name Is Khan - $950,000
Africa
Three Idiots - $320,000
My Name Is Khan - $910,000
Worldwide
Three Idiots - $19.55 million
My Name Is Khan - $21.59 million
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Ranbir Kapoor replaces SRK
(Upala KBR, TNN)
Shah Rukh Khan was to star in Sajid Nadiadwala's Two States based on a Chetan Bhagat's novel.
The film was to be directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. However now that's changed. The film will be produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala starring Ranbir Kapoor.
Says an insider, "Karan approached Sajid to co-produce the film." This is the first time that KJo is co-producing a film with another banner. SRK"s banner Red Chillies is almost home ground, so it doesn't count.
Karan admits, "Abhishek Varman who assisted me on My Name Is Khan and is now creative director on Student Of The Year has written a simple and fantastic adaptation of Two States. Sajid has the rights of the book and we are in discussions about an association."
Sajid confirms, "Karan and I are in talks to produce a film together. He approached me but nothing has been finalised as yet. What gives me a high is that if the marriage between the two production companies do happen, it won't be for financial reasons but pure creativity where the intention is to produce a good film."
Shah Rukh Khan was to star in Sajid Nadiadwala's Two States based on a Chetan Bhagat's novel.
The film was to be directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. However now that's changed. The film will be produced by Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala starring Ranbir Kapoor.
Says an insider, "Karan approached Sajid to co-produce the film." This is the first time that KJo is co-producing a film with another banner. SRK"s banner Red Chillies is almost home ground, so it doesn't count.
Karan admits, "Abhishek Varman who assisted me on My Name Is Khan and is now creative director on Student Of The Year has written a simple and fantastic adaptation of Two States. Sajid has the rights of the book and we are in discussions about an association."
Sajid confirms, "Karan and I are in talks to produce a film together. He approached me but nothing has been finalised as yet. What gives me a high is that if the marriage between the two production companies do happen, it won't be for financial reasons but pure creativity where the intention is to produce a good film."
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