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6 June 2015 Vol. 6 Issue 39 ` 200 The Rainmakers Big Is Better In conversation with producer Krishika Lulla The much-awaited trailer of Bahubali – The of Eros International and Sneha Rajani, Deputy Beginning has been unveiled. Apart from President and Head, MSM Motion Pictures, who being one of the most-awaited films of the year, are racing ahead after their respective films, Tanu this film also brings two exceptionally talented Weds Manu Returns and Piku, brought a smile professionals together – filmmakers SS Rajamouli to the faces of everyone – from cine-goers, to the and Karan Johar. In-depth interview with trade and the industry at large the two stalwarts PAGE 12 >> PAGE 16 >> Volume 6 • Issue 39 • 6 June 2015 PUBLISHER Nitin Tej Ahuja [email protected] EDITOR Vajir Singh [email protected] CHIEF SUB-EDITOR Carol Lobo PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENT Rohini Nag [email protected] CORRESPONDENT Soumita Sengupta [email protected] Swagata Panjari [email protected] DESIGN CONSULTANT Sajid Moinuddin www.hbdesign.in PHOTOGRAPHER Yogen Shah AD SALES Amey Salvi [email protected] Mob: 91-9930908083 SUBSCRIPTIONS Kalpesh Jadhav [email protected] Mob: 91-9930689459 CIRCULATION Vaibhav Adivarekar [email protected] Mob: 91-9769396866 EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING OFFICE 303, Morya Classic, Off New Link Road, Andheri West, Mumbai 400 053 Tel.: +91 22 42129129 Fax: + 91 22 26730111 Email: [email protected] Printed and Published by Nitin Tej Ahuja on behalf of Select Publishing Company and Printed at Parksons Graphics, Off New Link Road, Andheri West, Mumbai 53 and Published at 303, Morya Classic, Off New Link Road, Andheri West, Mumbai 400 053 Publisher & Printer: Nitin Tej Ahuja Editor: Vajir Singh All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any matter published in this magazine, in part or whole, in any language or format, without the express written permission of the Publisher is strictly prohibited and will be liable for legal action. Drought Relief At The BO? T he abnormally severe summer has not yet been alleviated by delayed monsoon showers and the meteorological department has issued the worrying forecast that we are in for deficient rainfall this year, leading to a drought. At the Hindi film box office, however, it seems that the tide maybe turning, and after an extended period of disappointment and disasters, the trade finally has something to cheer about. In the week that went by, Tanu Weds Manu Returns stormed into the ` 100-crore club, the first Hindi film to do so this year. And it has done so in style – sailing past the coveted milestone well before its second week was through, and still going strong. Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ success follows the stellar performance of Piku which wowed the critics and trade alike when it released barely a month ago. While both films boasted storied pedigrees, featured more-than-decent star casts and were generally expected to do well, it is the scale of both films’ success that has pleasantly surprised the trade. Despite the presence of such stalwarts as Mr Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan, a film that doesn’t really have a plot and revolves around the relationship between a constipated senior citizen and his daughter and the road trip they undertake with the owner of a private taxi company isn’t prima facie the kind of project that has ‘super hit’ written all over it. Yet Piku soared above the seemingly meager storyline and forged a very strong and personal connect with the many who watched it. And for this, rich credit is deserved by all concerned, especially the actors, the writer and the director. While it may seem that as the follow-up to a successful prequel, Tanu Weds Manu Returns had an easier ride, the reality is that Tanu Weds Manu was a surprise hit, perhaps aided by the fact that it released to little or no expectations. TWMR didn’t have that luxury and even if it had collected say, a healthy ` 60 crore, it would have still been deemed a disappointment despite achieving a more than 50 per cent increment on the first part’s collections. Moreover, as we all know, the history of cinema – both in India and worldwide – is replete with sequels that may have managed to cash in on the popularity of the franchise but failed to live up to the artistic standards of the original part. It is therefore a remarkable achievement indeed that TWMR is set to not only triple the business of its predecessor, but is also widely acknowledged as an even better film than the previous installment. Kudos, therefore, are in order to all those involved in creating what is the highest grossing film of the year so far, and special mention must be made of the leading lady, Kangana Ranaut’s performance (or rather, performances) in bringing to life perhaps Hindi cinema’s most credible double role. While Tanu Weds Manu Returns and Piku are very different films – both in tone and in sensibility – what is common to both is that each has a very strong female character at the heart of the narrative. And both films chose to take a detour from the oft-beaten path to dish out content that seems fresh without being abstract. Finally, both are backed by strong writing. Undoubtedly, there are very important lessons to be learnt from both of these successes that have proven that it wasn’t as if the box office had dried up in recent months; it was our failure to feed it with the right content that led to its stinginess. With both Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns striking gold in quick succession – with just a fortnight’s gap between the two – we finally have something that we didn’t for a very long time: momentum. The good news is that there are quite a few films waiting in the wings to take that impetus forward, starting with the just-released multi-starrer, Dil Dhadakne Do, that has opened decently. Coming up are Hamari Adhuri Kahani and ABCD 2 (3D), respectively, on the upcoming two Fridays. We then move on to the closest we can to a ‘sure-shot hit’ in this risky business – Salman Khan on Eid – with Bajrangi Bhaijan. And with the Ajay Devgn starrer, Drishyam, releasing on the last day of the quarter, Q2 2015 will hopefully present a much healthier balance sheet for the trade than Q1 did. And if we do end the quarter on a much happier note than we entered it, it will only go to prove the old adage about there being a woman behind every success… in this case there were three – Piku Banerjee, Tanuja Trivedi and Kusum Sangwan! REG: MAHENG/2009/56446 Nitin Tej Ahuja 6 June 2015 Box Office India 03 TAKE ONE India’s Premier Film Trade Magazine GOLD REVIEWS Dil Dhadakne Do Banner: Excel Entertainment, Junglee Pictures Producers: Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar Director: Zoya Akhtar Cast: Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Rahul Bose, Zarina Wahab, Ridhima Sud, Vikrant Massey, Parmeet Sethi, Manoj Pahwa Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy D il Dhadakne Do is the perfect example of a film that proves that subtlety is the best way to convey a story. Right from the first frame till the end credits roll, this film keeps the audience entertained. The pace does dip in places, especially in the first half, but the overall result is superb. From the way the film has been constructed, visualised, presented and blended with sterling performances by one and all, this film is a treat for cinema lovers. The Mehras are a leading business family whose patriarch Kamal Mehra (Anil Kapoor) is the quintessential, self-made business magnate married to Neelam (Shefali Shah), who silently endures her husband’s pompous behaviour. Their daughter Ayesha (Priyanka Chopra) runs a successful business but is unhappily married to Manav (Rahul Bose). The son Kabir (Ranveer Singh) will inherit the family business and is forced to follow the path his father has chosen for him. Then there is their pet Pluto (voiceover by Aamir Khan). To celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary, the Mehras invite their friends for a luxurious Mediterranean cruise. Kamal, although a millionaire, is facing bankruptcy with his company and along with Neelam decides to get their son Kabir married to Nuri (Ridhima Sud), their arch rival’s only daughter. On the cruise, Kabir falls in love with a free-spirited Farah Ali (Anushka Sharma), who is attracted to him too. And Ayesha meets her long-lost boyfriend Sunny (Farhan Akhtar). Thus, the cruise turns out to be an eye-opener for many relationships as emotions come out in the open for this classy Punjabi family. How the film unfolds forms the crux of the story. The dysfunctional family’s superficial emotions when peeled to the bone has the essence of love. That’s what this film is all about. Subliminal emotions are portrayed expertly and the realisation of what each character wants out of life is conveyed beautifully. Just like Zoya Akhtar’s previous film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara had picturesque locations as another hero, Dil Dhadakne Do has another protagonist – the cruise ship and amazing locations. Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s idea of making a film based on a dysfunctional family is both novel and interesting. And as a director, Akhtar has handled some of the scenes brilliantly. She has done her homework with the script and character sketches. The flow of the storyline is precise and the pace of the story is good. Also, as the writer of the film, she knows how to handle delicate scenes beautifully. For instance, the brother-sister bond between Singh and Chopra is perfectly showcased and there are no unnecessary interactions. Instead, subtle glances and a few poignant lines bring out the unspoken differences between the couple, Kapoor and Shah. Each relationship is elusive, making their interaction very natural. Many scenes have been handled with confidence by the director, like the one where the Mehra family argues with each other at the cruise’s medical centre and the scene where Kamal reacts to Manav’s behavior. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy has come up with average tunes but the songs go well with the narrative. The background score adds to the story’s flow. Aamir Khan’s voiceover is another highlight of the film. Cinematography by Carlos Catalan is spectacular. He captures the scenic locations and the cruise journey beautifully. Dialogue is simple but injects realism into the film. Locations and costumes are breathtaking. Editing by Anand Subaya and Manan Mehta is precise even though the flow of the screenplay dips in places. With a runtime of 170 minutes, the film could have been 15 minutes shorter. Performance-wise, Anil Kapoor plays his part with sheer conviction. Kapoor fills his role with an air of arrogance mixed with ignorance. Shefali Shah is the soul of the film and delivers a bravura performance. Priyanka Chopra subtly portrays her part and delivers an endearing performance. Ranveer Singh delivers his career-best performance. He is lovable in this role. Although Anushka Sharma doesn’t have much screen time, she does deliver an impressive act. Farhan Akhtar has only a few scenes but he manages to leave a mark. Rahul Bose is fabulous. Ridhima Sud is good. Vikrant Massey impresses. Zarina Wahab is superb. Parmeet Sethi, Vandana Sajnani Khattar and Manoj Pahwa play their respective parts well. The rest of the supporting cast is excellent. Verdict: A must-watch and a sure-shot winner at the ticket counter! Karo Dil Ki 04 Box Office India 6 June 2015 NEXT ATTRACTION JUN 2015 - DEC 2016 Jun 12, 2015 Hamari Adhuri Kahani Jun 19, 2015 ABCD 2 (3D) Jun 26, 2015 Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho Bezubaan Ishq Jul 03, 2015 Guddu Rangeela Second Hand Husband I Love NY Eid 2015 Bajrangi Bhaijaan Jul 24, 2015 Masaan Jul 31, 2015 Drishyam Aug 07, 2015 Calendar Girls Aug 14, 2015 Brothers Bangistan Gour Hari Dastaan Aug 21, 2015 All Is Well Mmirsa Ishq Click Aug 28, 2015 Phantom Sep 04, 2015 Shandaar Sep 11, 2015 Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 Madari Bhaag Johnny Sep 18, 2015 Katti Batti Meeruthiya Gangster Fraud Saiyaan Sep 25, 2015 Hero Oct 02, 2015 Wazir MISS TANAKPUR HAAZIR HO Rocky Handsome Mar 25, 2016 Baadshaho Singh Is Bliing Apr 15, 2016 Baaghi May 13, 2016 Azhar Talwar Oct 09, 2015 Jazbaa Oct 30, 2015 Tere Bin Laden - Dead Or Alive Nov 11, 2015 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Ghayal - Once Again Nov 27, 2015 Tamasha Dec 11, 2015 Hate Story 3 X-mas, 2015 Dilwale Bajirao Mastani June 03, 2016 Jagga Jasoos Housefull 3 Eid, 2016 Raees Aug 12, 2016 Mohenjo Daro Diwali 2016 Shivaay Nov 2016 Shuddhi Dec 23, 2016 Ranbir-Alia-Ayan’s Next Dangal Jan 22, 2016 Airlift Feb 12, 2016 Fitoor 2016 Ram Lakhan Feb 12, 2016 Sanam Re Diwali 2017 Son Of Sardaar 2 06 MASAAN DRISHYAM Box Office India 6 June 2015 POST PRODUCTION STUDIOS PVT.LTD. www.pixeldstudios.com DI BASELIGHT RESOLVE 4K PROJECTION VFX Destination of Cinema... 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DI - Baselight / Resolve VFX Two 7.1 30 Seater Preview Theater’s - 4k Projection DCP Mastering Edit - Smoke / FCP Animation 2D to 3D Conversion Marketing, distribution & Syndication Film Restoration TV & Broadcast Post Book Now : www.pixeldstudios.com Ankur Sachdev +91 8422922999 SHRUTI +91 8422822922 Brijmeet Singh +91 8422822900 TRADE GUP Eros Acquires WB and HP 3 T he buzz in the trade is that Eros International, which is having a great run at the box office this year, has acquired two more films – Feroz Nadiadwala’s Base Industries Group’s Welcome Back and Hera Pheri 3. Both films are sequels to super hit franchises. Accordingly, the deal is worth ` 130 crore. Welcome Back, directed by Anees Bazmee and featuring a multi-star cast, will now probably release in September. Hera Pheri 3, directed by Neeraj Vora and featuring John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan, Esha Gupta and Neha Sharma, will probably release early next year. Eros Acquires A anand L Rai set up his production house Colour Yellow Pictures in 2008 because getting producers on board was difficult for him at that time. But over the years, after Tanu Weds Manu became a hit, offers were pouring in for him. At the time, Eros International came on board for his Raanjhanaa, which became a super hit. Now Tanu Weds Manu Returns is their most recent release. We now hear that Eros International has acquired Colour Yellow Pictures. Krishika Lulla confirms, “We have stakes in the company and from now, we will be co-producing films.” Will He Won’t He? T Ahmed To Direct Jr Shroff? C horeographers-turned-director usually turn out to be massy directors in our Hindi film industry. And if they get to direct a dance film, it’s the cherry on the cake. Ahmed Khan, who recently directed Tiger Shroff in a music album by T-Series, has narrated a script to the actor. The script is based on dance and we hear the actor has given it the nod. But a source close to the film reveals, “Tiger will be working under Sajid Nadiadwala Productions and Ahmed is in talks with Sajid Nadiadwala to co-produce the film. The film is based on dance but will go on the floors only next year as Tiger has his plate full right now.” here was talk that Bhushan Kumar and Ahmed Khan would team up once again after jointly making Ek Paheli Leela, to produce Abhishek Dogra’s (Dolly Ki Doli fame) next which features Huma Qureshi and Ali Zafar in the lead. The yet untitled film is based on a road trip but we hear that Bhushan Kumar is not very happy with the script and have asked the director to draft a fresh version. Yes, creative differences seem to have cropped up between T-Series and Ahmed Khan’s production house. A source close to the director reveals, “Though the film has the potential to have some good songs as it’s a film based on a road trip but the first draft didn’t have sufficient sequences to use songs in the film. So the director is reworking the draft.” Bhushan Kumar from T-Series was unavailable for comment. Guess Who? S ome films work, others don’t. And when a film becomes a hit, everyone is eager to take credit; but when it doesn’t work, it’s always the director who takes the fall. This recently released film was drafted with huge expectations and when the producer stepped in, he promised the moon. But creative differences loomed and the film underwent many changes before it went on the floors. And that includes the star cast and dialogue. And get this – the director was not allowed to oversee the entire post-production process. Now that the film has bombed badly, the producer is blaming the director for poor content and poor direction! For more trade news please log on to www.boxofficeindia.co.in 08 Box Office India 6 June 2015 Watch Out For Main Aur Charles W hen your trailer manages to impress the audience, it’s half the battle and won, and the trailer of Prawaal Raman’s Main Aur Charles starring Randeep Hooda, Richa Chaddha and Adil Hussain is one of them. Watch the first scene of the trailer and you’re convinced that this film will be a thorough entertainer. Moreover, every frame has been shot and executed stylishly and brilliantly. And double-whammy is Hooda’s various looks in the film, and the way he delivers his lines. And, of course, the way he interacts with the women in the film has been shown in the trailer is one of film’s USPs. We have watched the trailer and confidently predict that the people involved with this film have a winner on their hands. Sridevi’s Next Postponed S ridevi, who made her comeback with English Vinglish in 2012, is taking her own sweet time to choose projects. She doesn’t want to take up just about any script she is offered. Last year, she said yes to Kona Venkat, a South writer for a Tamil-Telugu film currently titled Puli, which also features South superstar Vijay. The film is being shot in Tamil and Telugu but will release in Hindi too. But a source close to the film reveals, “It’s a sci-fi film and 80 per cent of it has been shot. The actress was to finish shooting by the first half of this year but the rest of the schedule has been postponed to July. The film will now release early next year.” An Unusual Love Story H awaizaada might not have worked at the box office but Vibhu Puri, a veteran of this industry, is ready with his second story. The director has drafted a beautiful love story between two physically challenged people. This story offers a sensitive and unique perspective of romantic love. We also hear that the director has approached Dhanush and Vidya Balan to play the lead. Watch this space for more! Sohum Shah To Direct Jr Bachchan B unty Walia has signed Sohum Shah to direct a film which will feature his close friend Abhishek Bachchan in the lead. We hear that Walia was looking for scripts to produce and was talking to many directors. But it was Shah’s script that Walia liked most. We hear that it was during the first narration itself that Walia suggested close friend Abhishek Bachchan’s name for the lead and a meeting was fixed. Bachchan, who is currently shooting for Hera Pheri 3 in Mumbai, took time out for a narration and then agreed to be a part of the film. It’s a solo hero project and has a love angle. In all probability, the film will start rolling early next year. We tried getting in touch with Sohum Shah and Bunty Walia but both were silent on the developments regarding the film. Guess Who? T his director is known for his creative vision and many producers would endorse his work. Initially, he started with small-budget films with solo producers and those films did well. Soon he was signed by a big production house, and there was a lot of buzz around his off-beat film which bombed at the box office. Next, he signed a two-film deal with another BIG production house, where the latter will release one of his films as producer. The big production house went all out with the film this director directed but the film failed to attract attention. Now hear that the director is blaming the marketing division as it was not promoted the way it should have been. The director has also decided to hire his own team to market his next film, which the production house has to release anyway. 6 June 2015 Box Office India 09 STRAIGHT NEWS Vidya Balan Conferred I n a special convocation ceremony, Rai University of Ahmedabad has honoured National Award-winning actor Vidya Balan with an honorary doctorate for creating a new space of empowered thinking for women in society. They applauded the actress’ outstanding contribution to Indian cinema and her unconventional and strong female roles that have paved the road for women-centric cinema. The university also introduced a three-year higher education scholarship programme named ‘Vidya Balan’ for underprivileged girls. Fox Star, Dharma Partner F ox Star Studios has initiated a path-breaking deal with Dharma Productions, with a creative partnership that would see Dharma and Fox Star Studios co-produce and distribute films worldwide. The deal is to produce nine films across three years. The venture will provide a much-needed impetus to the Hindi film industry that is witnessing a rapid metamorphosis with audiences becoming more judicious given the varied entertainment preferences accessible to them. Cinepolis Launched C inepolis has launched its third state-of-the-art multiplex in Bengaluru’s ETA Namma Mall. With the unveiling of this multiplex on June 2, the Mexican multiplex operator has crossed the 200-screen landmark in India. Cinepolis had recently acquired 100 per cent of the share equity capital in Mumbai-based Fun Cinemas (E-City Ventures), a subsidiary of the Essel Group. With this purchase, Cinépolis’s screen count in India rose to 193, across 41 multiplexes and 31 cities. After the launch in Bengaluru’s ETA Namma Mall, the total number of screens has hit 201. Now Mobi-Serial N exGTv from Digivive Services, has entered into a strategic tie-up with CA Media Digital’s first venture Fluence to create celebrity-led mobi-serials. Taking the next step in digital entertainment, Fluence will create and produce for the first time in India clutter-breaking, original content for nexGTv. To help create the mobi-series, Fluence has partnered with Endemol Shine India, a CA Media investee company, to co-produce shows and utilise their expertise in the field of production. Known for producing creative and clutter-breaking content for TV broadcasters and film entertainment, Endemol Shine India will help elevate the level of programming in the digital space which is currently inundated with amateur productions. 10 PK Scores In China C hina is now the highest-grossing market for any Indian film outside India. PK, which released in China on May 22, has crossed PK’s North America’s collections and is pegged at USD 10.87 million, taking the cumulative overseas collections of PK to USD37.6million. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film features Aamir Khan and Anuhska Sharma in the lead. The film released in India on December 19, 2014. Carnival Launches C arnival Cinemas has launched a three-screen multiplex in Kadi on June 5, with the release of Dil Dhadakne Do. This is Carnival’s tenth cinema in Gujarat with Carnival V World Cityplex being the first in the city. With a seating capacity of 561, Carnival V World Cityplex is equipped with world class 2K Digital Projection Technology, Dolby 5.1 surround sound, luxurious seating arrangements and a wide array of F&B. The Carnival Group recently bought Big Cinemas, Broadway and Glitz Cinemas, and with 344 screens across the country, it is one of the top three multiplex chains in India. Box Office India 6 June 2015 Last Week Current Week Weekly Change Rel date Movies Box Office Exh Dist Bookies Exh Dist Bookies Exh Dist Bookies June 5, 2015 Dil Dhadakne Do Weekend 35 40 38 38 40 40 3 0 2 First Week 55 64 58 58 72 64 3 8 6 Total 73 80 76 80 95 85 7 15 9 Weekend 28 32 30 24 30 28 -4 -2 -2 First Week 45 52 48 38 48 45 -7 -4 -3 Total 56 65 60 55 65 60 -1 0 0 Weekend 50 55 52 50 55 52 0 0 0 First Week 80 88 82 80 88 82 0 0 0 Total 110 115 120 110 115 120 0 0 0 Weekend 6 8 7 5 8 7 -1 0 0 First Week 10 12 11 9 12 11 -1 0 0 Total 12 15 13 12 15 13 0 Weekend 82 86 83 75 88 85 -7 2 2 First Week 148 153 150 140 135 150 -8 -18 0 Total 210 220 215 220 225 240 10 0 25 June 12, 2015 June 19, 2015 July 3, 2015 Hamari Adhuri Kahani ABCD 2 (3D) Guddu Rangeela Eid 2015 Bajrangi Bhaijaan 0 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that our clients are in the process of purchasing (1) Exclusive Satellite Broadcasting Rights including but not limited to Free TV, Pay TV, DTH , PPV, NVOD, SVOD, FVOD, TVOD and the rights for redistribution via any means; (2) Exclusive Cable Television Rights (3) Exclusive Terrestrial Television Rights (4) Exclusive On- Demand rights (5) Exclusive IPTV rights (6) Exclusive Mobile Rights (7) Exclusive Internet Rights (8) Exclusive subtitling and dubbing rights in all languages of the world (9) Exclusive Syndication Rights for multiple telecasts, of the Film in the Territories and for the Period detailed in the Schedule herein below. 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Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001 6 June 2015 Box Office India TRADE TRAC All figures in crores (rupees) 11 PUBLIC NOTICE Dynamic Trade Estimate of Box Office @BOI The Rainmakers With their eyes firmly on quality content, these two worthies – producer Krishika Lulla of Eros International and Sneha Rajani, Deputy President and Head, MSM Motion Pictures – are racing ahead. And with good reason, for their respective films, Tanu Weds Manu Returns and Piku, brought a smile to the faces of everyone, from cine-goers, to the trade and the industry at large. Here are the two winners in conversation with team Box Office India Krishika Lulla (KL): How did your association with Piku begin? Sneha Rajan (SR): NP (Singh) and I were discussing Kaun Banega Crorepati and, at the time, he narrated a one-liner of Piku to me and said Amitabh Bachchan was working on it. Two months later, I moved to the motion picture division of the company. NP asked me what I would like to work on first and I said, ‘Piku’. He asked me to go ahead with the project and I heard the full narration from Soojit (Sircar) and Juhi (Chaturvedi). They also sent me the script, which was outstanding. We announced the film just two weeks after I moved to the filmmaking side of the company. 12 SR: And your association with Tanu Weds Manu Returns? KL: When I met Aanandji (L Rai), I wanted to make Tanu Weds Manu Returns as he had the seed of the film. I had just heard a one-liner of the film and I was eager to do the film. At that time, Raanjhanaa was also developing and it too had a beautiful script. I wanted to do both films and I was waiting for Raanjhanaa to be completed so that we could start working on Tanu Weds Manu Returns. SR: And what a stupendous film! KL: I knew it would be bigger than the first one. SR: You knew it? KL: Yes, because the concept was so strong. I can never forget the one liner that I heard in the initial stages. I fell in love with it and loved it so much that I wanted to do it first. But I am glad we did Raanjhanaa first. SR: And the casting? KL: The film is a continuation of the first part, so the casting had to be the same. SR: Was it easy to get everyone back together? KL: It was actually beautiful to not only get the cast but all the technicians together for the sequel. There were just a few new people like Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. Each character came back like the actress who plays Pappi’s love interest. She got back and had a better role too. Each actor Box Office India 6 June 2015 performed brilliantly, from the father to the mother to even the uncles and aunts. It is hard for me to pick my favourite scene as each one is so well scripted and executed. Even the scene where Manu’s mother is blabbering in the background even as Manu, Pappi and the father are talking. Everything is so real. I found it brilliant and even the audience found it brilliant. SR: Yes, clearly. KL: Earlier I would have said this is our film but it’s wiser to say that is the audience’s film. Box Office India (BOI): Both films were expected to do well but the scale of success surprised even the trade. Were both of you surprised too? KL: That happens only when you do something with total honesty and believe in content-driven cinema. I think Bollywood is also evolving just like Hollywood has. Hollywood films impress the audience with their trailers even when half the actors are unknown. It is the concept and the gist of a film in the trailer that attracts the audience. That is why I feel that the first trailer is make-or-break for your film. Our audience has evolved and they are smart enough to pass judgment on a film by the trailer alone. So you should always make sure that your trailer is the best. Along with box-office success, the kind of respect and love I am receiving is phenomenal. From Twitter to Facebook to phone calls, people are giving me so much affection. It is overwhelming to get a reaction like this from the audience. Amitji (Amitabh Bachchan) sent me a beautiful message. He is a superstar and he didn’t the kind of respect and love I am receiving is phenomenal. From Twitter to Facebook to phone calls, people are giving me so much affection. It is overwhelming to get a reaction like this from the audience – Krishika Lulla need to message me. He could have just messaged Kangana (Ranaut) and Madhavan but he messaged me too and that is just so beautiful. BOI: Were you surprised with Piku’s scale of success? SR: Frankly no, because in my head I had always believed that the film would do great and my entire team thought I was cuckoo. I always said ` 100 crore worldwide. And everyone in my team thought sathiya gayi hai koi baat nahi dekhte hai. When we got the numbers, they all but touched my feet. (Laughs) So the numbers didn’t surprise me but I was surprised with the love that we got, the reaction from the audience and the way they connected with the story. Everyone could relate to Piku and realised that either their father or grandfather is like him. Everybody had a situation to narrate which connected them to the story. That strong reaction from across the world is what really touched us and was unexpected. BOI: It is a proud moment for both of you, backing the right content and going all out to make and promote what you believe in. KL: I believe that when you make a film with honesty, the audience will react positively to it. I have been producing films for a long time and I have done only realistic cinema, like Desi Boyz, which was a commercial film, and Chalo Dilli, which was a slice-of-life film. People enjoy my films and connect with them. Even NH10. Despite being a dark film, people connected to it. Undoubtedly, content is king right now. BOI: What’s your take on the changing taste of the audience? SR: I keep saying this over and over again, that 2014 will be considered the lowest year in the industry because it was such a terrible year. The fact that a lot of big films did not do well was a wake-up call. I am glad that a lot of producers sat back and analysed the situation and figured out what 6 June 2015 Box Office India was working and what was not. I think we have all concluded that it’s the script that matters most, not the projects. You have to make a film, not a project. I think things will only get better. So I am glad that the wake-up call of 2014 has worked for the films releasing in 2015. For the audience, it is a good time as they are finally getting content-driven films. It is obvious that they were hungry for good content but nobody was giving it to them. Now films are doing well back-to-back. KL: (Cuts in) Hollywood films do well because they have different content. The Indian audience goes to watch an English film because they are different. Now Bollywood is stepping up and offering the kind of content that the audience wants. In 2015, many films have been doing well and I think this year is good for all of us. BOI: What was your reaction when you watched Piku? KL: I loved the film and I told Deepika (Padukone) too. As Sneha said, the film has the ability to connect emotionally with the audience. The problems in the film are so relatable… we all know someone like Amitji’s character. It is a common problem but no one likes to talk about it, especially a touchy subject like constipation. (Laughs) BOI: Share your journey while making Tanu Weds Manu Returns and Piku. KL: It was fabulous. It was always like a party on the sets with Aanandji. Apart from it being a learning experience, it was a great shoot because in the break, Aanandji orders all kinds of cuisine and it is like a big celebration with so much food. Sometimes, he literally blackmails me to eat and would say, ‘I will only take this shot if you try this jalebi.’ When you see something you read in a script coming to life before your very yes, it is a different kind of high. Some producers feel it is not important to be on the sets but I personally feel it is very important to stay connected with the team and be a part of the making of the film, especially when you have an inkling that the film will do well. So to see the transformation of a script to a feature film is overwhelming. I think we have all concluded that it’s the script that matters most, not the projects. You have to make a film, not a project. I think things will only get better – Sneha Rajani 13 @BOI SR: It has been really wonderful for me as well. With Piku… with Deepika, Irrfan and Amitji, you just didn’t want the shooting to end. They even said it in many interviews. When Amitji was shooting on the last day, I was in Mumbai and his pack-up shot was being shot in Ahmedabad, they were shooting the road trip sequence. I got a call from Shoojit, saying, ‘We are all in tears and will you please speak to Boss?’ He calls Amitji ‘boss’. So I spoke to him and he asked me if we could shoot for a couple more days. So I asked him what we would shoot. He said, ‘I don’t know, just make up something, let this not end.’ And Irrfan too agreed as Deepika and Irrfan had a few more days to shoot. Nobody wanted to leave the set. The film was shot in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Benaras and the unit became like a family. Then the editing process started and, after every few days, I kept calling Shoojit to show us some footage and he asked us to wait. In January, he showed us a rough cut. It was fabulous! I saw the film without the music and it was a very rough cut but I gave it a standing ovation. It was just a collection of scenes at that stage. Now it feels like a vacuum; we are not doing anything for Piku. We were so consumed by Piku for the last nine months that it feels odd to not be doing something for that film. It feels strange to see the standee in my office with me not working on the film. It’s a huge void. stories and want to hear more movies like that. The audience wants to watch powerful woman doing well. And it’s just not woman-oriented stories… female directors, female DoPs… everyone is growing. So male and female are equal, there is no comparison. Earlier, the industry was male-driven but things have changed and both are equally appreciated. BOI: What’s your take, Sneha? SR: My take is similar to what Krishika just said. I also agree that it started with The Dirty Picture but I also believe women Some producers feel it is not important to be on the sets but I personally feel it is very important to stay connected with the team and be a part of the making of the film, especially when you have an inkling that the film will do well – Krishika Lulla have always been very important in our films. What was Mother India all about? As long as your story and script are strong enough, every gender-oriented film will work. Mother India is a woman-oriented film and it worked. KL: (Cuts in) But there was a lull in this subject after that, for a very long time. SR: I agree but there was Seeta Aur Geeta and many more films like that. KL: (Cuts in) But only a few. SR: Nobody knew the strength or the courage because the numbers were not added clearly. And, more than the numbers, it was content which was lacking or maybe we never would have said that suddenly women-oriented films are doing well. I don’t think anybody gave it a chance. But I am glad that these kinds of films have finally started doing well. BOI: This was the first film after you taking over MSM. What is the studio’s line-up? SR: Our main focus will be scripts. I am not looking at actor-oriented script. I mean, we get calls which say, ‘We have an actor already in for the project’. But, no, we are not looking for such films. KL: (Cuts in) Yes, they call and say, ‘This ‘A’ list actor has been signed in.’ And I am like, hello, what about the script?’ Without listening to the script, how can I say yes to a film? As a producer, I also need to look at the budget. Otherwise, what will you enjoy at the box office? SR: So, yes, the primary focus is the script; second is casting; and then costing. So we have announced our second film, which is Azhar with Balaji Motion Pictures. That film has been in discussions with Ekta (Kapoor) for the last six months. But until all three boxes were ticked off, we didn’t announce any project. Going forward, there will be three more announcements, which we have BOI: Both films had a very strong female character. In fact, it was the female characters around which each film revolved. Personally, was it especially gratifying for you to see the films doing well as you are women producers? KL: Yes, woman-oriented subjects are being appreciated more and more. I believe it all started with The Dirty Picture. In the end, it’s content that works. If the content demands a woman in the story, then why not? A female lead can justify a character as much as a male-oriented script can. It’s about telling stories from different point-of-views. Nowadays, see people love women-oriented scripts and 14 Box Office India 6 June 2015 been cooking for the last year. BOI: Any specific genres that you want your studio to stand for? SR: No, strictly the script. If it’s a Piku type of film, fine; if it’s a biopic like Azhar, good. But the script has to stand out. We are doing a couple of comedies as well so there is no hard-and-fast rule on a particular genre. KL: (Cuts in) I think we should attempt different genres because sections of the audience have different tastes. Everybody likes variety, so why not give them variety in content? Even with women-oriented films, we should not get fixated on one kind of film. One should always try different types of content because you never know what will work on a Friday. Also formula-oriented films are no longer working because the audience is open to a wide variety of films. They watch Hollywood films and world cinema too. So they want different genres from us too. As producers, we have to keep in mind that content should be good and the budget must be right. If a film high on content goes over budget, you don’t make any money. And if the content is very strong and you can make the film in a given budget, you can plan your marketing strategy accordingly. BOI: Is it difficult to make a film on a targeted budget? KL: While shooting, working backwards helps. When you can make a film within a specific budget, why would you increase your budget? So working backwards always helps. We work on dates, shooting on location… everything has to be done beforehand. SR: It also helps when you are working with someone like Shoojit Sircar and maybe Aanand L Rai because they stick Television is like fast food and films are like a seven-course meal, which you need to prepare and prepare. So I don’t think you can compare the two mediums at all, especially in our country where television is the only form of entertainment for the masses – Sneha Rajani to their budgets. Also, when you work with directors like them, the scope of reshooting is nil. I believe we are both lucky to work with directors who were clear about what they wanted. Sometimes, I would ask Shoojit for songs if he has some scenes. There was nothing extra shot, there was no lip-sync song, it was all in the background. When we would ask him if he had anything in the bank and he would be, like, ‘I didn’t shoot anything extra.’ BOI: Your movie stint happened after a successful career in television. How much does the television experience translate while making films? How are the two mediums different? SR: They are totally different, like chalk and cheese. Television is like fast food and films are like a seven-course meal, which you need to prepare and prepare. So I don’t think you can compare the two mediums at all, especially in our country where television is the only form of entertainment for the masses. The kind of soaps that work on TV will never work in films. BOI: When you know you have strong content, does it change the marketing strategy of the film in any way? KL: Why would it change? One always needs to believe in what one is doing and go all out to promote it. BOI: How much does it help when your director is a co-producer? KL: It helps in a lot of ways, especially because we know he will not go overbudget as he is also trying to maximise his profits. So it’s good, in a way. BOI: Anything specific you want to tell the trade? SR: We are here to make content-driven cinema. We already announced Azhar and in the next couple of months, we will announce a few more films. There is lot of expectation from us after Piku just like people must have started asking her (Krishika) about Tanu Weds Manu 3. KL: Totally, after NH10 released, people said, ‘Now make NH12.’ And now everyone is talking about Tanu Weds Manu Returns 3. Someone said, ‘Datto Ki Shaadi Hai.’ People want to watch more of Datto and what happens to her character. It would be extremely challenging to write a third instalment as expectations are insanely high. BOI: What next for you, Krishika? KL: I am planning to get into regional cinema and have signed a few directors. I am also planning some films with Aanand L Rai. Then I am doing Banjo, which will be directed by a Marathi director Ravi Jadhav, who has won four National Awards. His fifth film, which released along with Gabbar Is Back did equally well at the box office. So I am looking at the regional slate. We are also locking some other projects. It’s a surprise. BOI: Any regional plans for MSM? SR: Not right now. We want to sort out Hindi first, then we will move to other languages. 6 June 2015 Box Office India 15 INTERVIEW Big Is Better The much-awaited trailer of Bahubali – The Beginning was unveiled earlier this week. Apart from being one of the most awaited films of the year, this film also brings two exceptionally talented professionals together – SS Rajamouli and Karan Johar. Here’s the duo in conversation with Rohini Nag Rohini Nag (RN): What kind of response have you received for the trailer from the audience and the film fraternity? SS Rajamouli (SS): It is phenomenal. It is overwhelming as it’s not just nationwide but worldwide. Karan Johar (KJ): We just launched it a few hours back and already I can feel my phone buzzing non-stop. I think the strength of its visuals and, of course, sir (SS Rajamouli)’s legacy has created this entire phenomenon that is Bahubali. I can just tell that unusually for our belt and the fact that it is a dubbed film, I don’t think any film has ever generated so much curiosity and excitement. I feel this is the first of many more such collaborations. I feel our cinema should finally come together and become one strong platform. RN: Do you plan to release a series of trailers of the film or is this ‘the’ trailer? SS: As of now, this is ‘the’ trailer but as we go forward, then why not? We will think about it. Since we have already had such a tremendous response to the trailer in a matter of hours, why not? KJ: (Cuts in) I think while we are at it, we should actually discuss it. Maybe pre-release, we could have a trailer which will be another kind of take on the film. Very smartly and intelligently, the element of holding back the plot from the trailer was a conscious decision that 16 Rajamouli sir concentrated on and made it a visual spectacle so that when you go and see the film, you realise there is a story, a beat and an emotional heartbeat that the film also has. RN: Typical Bollywood cine-goers sat up and took notice of Rajamouli sir when he made Eega. Was it the same for you? KJ: I am a student of cinema along with being a part of the world. So I have been completely aware of his work. And apart from a few films that I haven’t watched, I have seen a lot of his films. He is somebody I had heard about and I am sure we were aware of each other’s work but hadn’t really interacted much. The awareness was there, for sure. At least at the business end and the creative end of our industry, he was one filmmaker that everyone was very aware of and reveres. RN: Your film Eega not only enjoyed commercial success but it also went to many film festivals, breaking the barrier of only non-commercial films going to festivals. Does Bahubali also have the same potential? SS: Actually, if you present a film well and it works with one section of the audience, it should work with the rest of the audience as well. That is how I look at it. Human emotions are the same, whether in Mumbai or Hyderabad or Japan or the US. But the relationships and the emotions remain the same. If you base your films on those emotions, they will work everywhere. How you present it is a completely different issue. I don’t know how to present my films here, so Karanji is here to do that as he is the master of that. He will probably do that worldwide. RN: When did Dharma Productions step in and become a part of the film? KJ: I think talks were on for over a year but everything shaped up and was finalised in the last six to eight months. RN: What was it about Bahubali that attracted you to present the film? KJ: Just the fact that it is a first of its kind in terms of visuals and narrative. Also, the fact that I don’t think that a feature film has been made on this level and this scale, with this kind of hold to integrate technology. When you see the visuals, the first thing that comes to mind is ‘who has made this film?’ That is, if you don’t know anything about him. I was so keen that the Hindi belt, the Hindi film-watching audience, also gets a feel of the scale of the film. They should also feel the kind of pride that I feel because it is integral that the cine-goer and every living Indian and Asian should see this film to know that India is totally capable of walking the path of an international arena of filmmaking. He is one filmmaker who gets his vision translated to celluloid Box Office India 6 June 2015 and I think his level of discipline and the tenacity to do so is commendable. RN: Creatively, were you involved… KJ: (Cuts in) Not at all. I have nothing to do with the film but I so wish I was involved. I so desire that I was a part of the making of the film, not only as a student of cinema but also as a filmmaker. I feel I would have learnt so much and I wanted to be on the sets but couldn’t manage it because of the timeline. But maybe when sir makes his next film, I will assist him for a week or something. And we have young filmmakers at Dharma like Ayan (Mukerji) who is making a computer graphic film. I want him to come and meet sir just for a chat. There is so much for young filmmakers to learn from him. SS: (Cuts in) Please don’t send him or he will get to know what a novice I am (Laughs). KJ: No I am sending him (Laughs). RN: Will we see Karan sir assisting you in your next film? KJ: Well, ‘assisting’ might be pushing it. But I would very happily sit as an observer on his set. That is something I really aspire to do. SS: Bahubali is a two-part film. In the second production, we will take his valuable advice in the production aspect of the film. KJ: (Cuts in) And I really believe this collaboration is core essential because it will open many doors. Not every film warrants this kind of nationwide viewing. But I am sure there are more films that do and I think it is wonderful that we are being given this opportunity to take his vision and give it a larger platform. Which filmmaker doesn’t want maximum eyeballs? I mean, that is what we all aspire for. When you work this hard and create this kind of labour of love, the biggest dream of a filmmaker is that more and more people see it. I don’t think any of us, even Rajamouli sir himself, aims to walk the red carpet at the Academy Awards. I mean, it is not everyone’s dream. The dream is maximum viewership of their film. RN: So this is not a one-off for Dharma Productions? KJ: When I really feel passionate about something, I go ahead with it. Like with The Lunchbox, we did the same thing. The Lunchbox was the exact opposite of Bahubali. While Bahubali is the biggest motion picture, The Lunchbox is the tiniest film. But it is never about scale, it’s about soul. Sometimes even a scale shot can be soulless. But in 6 June 2015 Box Office India his world, every opulent shot has a heartbeat, it connects to something larger emotionally. I think that has to resonate. Just putting in big shots and spending money… anyone can do that. But not everybody can connect with the audience with that level of opulence. RN: Is that the common thread between Dharma Productions and Rajamouli sir… your films always connect emotionally with the audience? KJ: I think filmmakers don’t need to be compared. I wish I could be compared to him but I don’t think I have the talent or the totality or the ability. But what I do have is the passion and I think that is what we have in common. I am sure he would agree with me that it is the sincerity and passion to tell a story, and to tell it with the utmost conviction that you have. Rajamouli sir himself has said that his characters have been with him since a long time and he had visualised this world a long time ago. It had become a part of his ethos. Like I grew up loving Yash Chopra’s films but we all tell our stories in our own different ways. RN: How was Bahubali conceived? SS: That is a long story but to cut it short, right from my childhood, I was raised on Amar Chitra Katha. My father would take me to the library in our small town, so that I could read comics. I don’t know what I learnt in school because these stories were what I grew up with! Even in college, these are the things I learnt from, whether our history or our folklore or our human emotions and even our mythology. All the larger-thanlife characters stayed with me. So from childhood, I have been living in those fantasies. Becoming a filmmaker, getting these characters and getting the story happened in the course of time. But I am living there, I was always living there. As far back as I can remember, I was living in that world. But bringing that world to celluloid took a lot of money and luckily I had a string of successful films and I had producers who believed in my world. Everything fell into place. RN: How tough was the pre-production and production of the film? SS: Everything was very tough in a way but also not very tough. Tough because a film like this was never made and tough because we were shooting with different technologies and used visual effects that were never done before. So there were so many new things that we were doing and that was tough. But I had a set of technicians who are masters of their craft and each one of them has knowledge of every other department. Thanks to the team I had, we were able Hindi films have a larger audience and I would be lying if I said I don’t have any ambitions to direct a Hindi film. But, right now, I have commitments down South and I need to fulfill them before I plan to make a Hindi film to make Bahubali. RN: Why didn’t you opt for Hindi film stars to dub for the Hindi dubbed version of the film? KJ: Because then there would be a level of heftiness for no rhyme or reason. I think the story is the hero and the narrative is the strength of the film. The scale of the film is a huge add-on and I did not want to make it gimmicky by asking well-known Hindi artists to dub. In animation, you can do these things because it is a created pop culture world. But, here, they are entities in their own right and to add the voices of known actors would have only confused the audience. I think it is nice to have alien voices so that you focus on the story and the narrative and not something that people would feel, arey, yeh Shah Rukh (Khan) ki awaaz hain or Salman (Khan) or Aamir (Khan) ki awaaz hain. RN: What kind of marketing strategy will you use to promote the Hindi version of the film? KJ: I think the visuals are doing the marketing. I have branded it but I really don’t think that we need to make sure it is visual all over the place, like on television or online. Our job, as Dharma Productions, is that we make it visible but I think the film’s visuals are doing the talking. I think there is no better marketing tool than the film itself. I feel sometimes we go to unnecessary cities and television shows, which don’t add up to anything. I think the film is its own 17 INTERVIEW marketing tool and the first promo is doing all the talking. I would request sir to have one more trailer, which I think would help the spike before the release. I think that will be a supplementary addon because in his zone, he doesn’t need anything else. All he needs to do is put his name out and he has an audience waiting, an audience which can’t wait to get inside the auditorium to watch his film. We are spreading awareness here and despite with his backlog of work, the media has been very supportive. They already know of his vision and his existence in the world of cinema. I think that has given a great head-start. RN: The story of the film has been written by your father V Vijayendra Prasad. Creatively, how involved was he while making the film? SS: For this film, particularly, I had a lot of help from him while editing. We had such a lengthy shoot and we had hours and hours of footage. He used to give me so many options and he used to sit with me on the edits and give me options. RN: The film has been dubbed in languages other than Hindi. With regard to the narrative, is there any difference between the various versions? SS: No, the narrative is the same. We shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil and we have dubbed the film in Hindi and Malayalam. All four versions are the same. RN: Your association with AA Films goes back a long way. Was it easy for you to get Anil Thadani on board for Bahubali? KJ: Anil and I are college friends. He was actually very excited about it. When he heard that I was interested in this film and that I was already talking with the producers Prasad (Devineni) and Shobu (Yarlagadda), he said ‘you can’t do this film without me’. Since he had done Shankar’s film I, he had heard about this film a long time ago. There is no doubt he is exceptionally knowledgeable about how to release a film. I always respect his judgment on all our films and also on his release strategy. I am a producer and I can give a platform to a film but for the physical job of distribution I needed that resource with me. Anil and I work together and I like the fact that he is a decision maker and I am a decision maker, we don’t have to go through a studio and the rigmarole of listening to another 60 people. It’s like it is sir’s vision, I am giving it a platform for Hindi language and Anil is providing the infrastructure. It is very simple and we don’t complicate it. 18 RN: So there is no collision of ideas with both of you being decision makers? KJ: On a film like this, no. Having said that, we collaborated with UTV on The Lunchbox but on this film I felt we needed a lot of conviction. The Lunchbox was tinier whereas this film is larger and I feel the larger the film, the more conviction plays an important role. And for conviction to play an important part, there should be very few heads (Laughs). RN: There are about 17 VFX studios with 600 artists working on the film. Creatively, how tough is it to handle the post-production of the film? SS: More than creatively, it was physically tough. Every day, you would need to make 10 to 15 important decisions regarding the shots and sequences. Some scenes are 80 per cent okay and 20 per cent not okay. When a shot is 20 per cent okay and 80 per cent not okay, it is easy to take that call but when a shot is 95 per cent okay and five per cent not okay… KJ: Those were tough decisions. SS: Yes, and when you have the release date fast approaching... And when there is a small mistake in a shot that the audience can spot, decisions like that take a toll. But managing 17 studios and 600 artists is not a difficult job because my visual effects supervisor Srinivas Mohan is an exceptionally talented man. He is very soft-spoken but when it I have nothing to do with the film but I so wish I was involved. I so desire that I was a part of the making of the film, not only as a student of cinema but also as a filmmaker Bahubali comes to his job, he knows how to get the job done. RN: During your 15 years in the industry, has the thought of making a Hindi film ever crossed your mind? SS: (Laughs) The same question was asked when Makkhi released. As a storyteller, you want your stories to be heard by the maximum number of people. That is the ultimate dream of every storyteller. A filmmaker wants the maximum number of people to watch their film and emote to their characters and their story. Obviously, Hindi films have a larger audience and I would be lying if I said I don’t have any ambitions to direct a Hindi film. But, right now, I have commitments down South and I need to fulfill them before I plan to make a Hindi film. KJ: (Cuts in) But you promise if you make a Hindi film, you will make it with me. I will not allow you to work with anybody else (Laughs). RN: Where does this film stand in Dharma Productions’ filmography? KJ: It is our first release of the year. We have three releases this year and Bahubali is our first release. Our entire team is excited because it flags off our year. And when you flag off something well, it sets the tone for the rest of the year. We are very excited and we have kept this zone clear as we want to our focus our energies on Bahubali. RN: What can the audience expect from Bahubali? SS: A world they have never seen before. We have really transported a world that they have never experienced before. That is what I promise the audience. RN: How large a release are you planning for the Hindi version of the film? KJ: Anil and I are going to sit on it much later. It all depends on the other releases before and after the film. But it will have the biggest release for a dubbed language. Fortunately, we are the solo release of the week. At least, I hope we are, and I think we have got the exhibitors very excited. Box Office India 6 June 2015 PARTY WHAT: Wazir Trailer Launch Amitabh Bachchan Farhan Akhtar Rajkumar Hirani Vidhu Vinod Chopra Bejoy Nambiar WHAT: Bahubali Trailer Launch SS Rajamouli Karan Johar Prabhas Rana Daggubati Anushka Shetty Tamannaah Prasad Devineni Anil Thadani Ravi Kishan and Krushna Abhishek Manvinder Bal and Amolak Singh Gakhal Kapil Sharma WHAT: Second Hand Husband Trailer Launch Gippy Grewal and Tina Ahuja Govinda and Dharmendra Smeep Kang Geeta Basra WHAT: Dil Dhadakne Do Special Screenings Aamir Khan and Anil Kapoor Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone Anushka Priyanka Chopra Sharma Varun Dhawan with Karan Johar and parents Laali and David Dhawan Alia Bhatt Zoya Akhtar Kangana Ranaut FRAME2FRAME Ritesh Sidhwani with Neetu and Rishi Kapoor Ronnie Screwvala 6 June 2015 Box Office India Sridevi and Boney Kapoor Shristi Arya Dil Sandhu with Navraj Hans and model Himanshu Gabdhi during the shooting of their album, Ghaint Jeha Munda 19 INDIA’S FIRST CAS WWW.BOMBAYC f : WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BOMBAYCASTING CASTING PORTAL AYCASTING.COM t: WWW.TWITTER.COM/iBOMBAYCASTING HIT YA MISS Business Watch Name of the Film Welcome 2 Karachi P Se PM Tak Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 7,06,00,000 (1107) 2,29,988 (27) Tanu Weds Manu Returns 70,02,00,000 (1763) 46,71,00,000 (1692) Bombay Velvet 21,15,00,000 (1752) 95,77,500 (765) 1,91,550 (15) Piku 40,82,00,000 (833) 22,83,00,000 (795) 9,44,00,000 (686) 3,43,73,000 (470) Kuch Kuch Locha Hai 3,22,00,000 (1169) 2,37,713 (29) 1,06,970 (13) 48,136 (5) 55,76,00,000 (2235) 17,73,00,000 (1474) 3,99,81,000 (730) 1,23,89,000 (480) 55,75,050 (216) Sabki Bajegi Band 18,37,823 (225) 2,75,673 (33) 1,24,052 (14) 55,823 (6) Discontinued Jai Ho! Democracy 12,55,626 (155) 1,13,006 (17) 50,852 (7) Discontinued Kaagaz Ke Fools 35,86,910 (365) 1,22,821 (19) 55,269 (8) Discontinued 18,14,27,000 (1337) 2,20,30,000 (619) 4,35,510 (50) 1,95,979 (22) 88,190 (9) 39,685 (4) 2,96,99,000 (226) 1,59,46,525 (203) 49,32,804 (88) 12,33,201 (32) 1,10,988 (9) 49,944 (5) 71,49,864 (328) 1,42,997 (11) 64,348 (5) 28,956 (2) Discontinued 18,35,00,000 (1330) 2,09,25,000 (633) 23,00,250 (192) 2,07,022 (18) 93,159 (8) 41,921 (4) Dharam Sankat Mein 7,29,16,600 (962) 1,06,44,371 (481) 21,28,874 (96) 2,34,176 (11) 1,05,379 (6) 47,420 (3) Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! 18,62,00,000 (818) 4,70,50,000 (710) 1,41,15,000 (355) 35,28,750 (160) 3,88,162 (15) 1,74,672 (6) Hunterrr 7,95,50,000 (986) 2,15,58,500 (657) 22,28,188 (63) 8,02,684 (28) 3,61,207 (22) 1,62,543 (10) Dum Laga Ke Haisha 9,97,00,000 (769) 9,52,00,000 (734) 4,80,00,000 (663) 2,23,67,000 (457) 1,78,82,000 (387) 23,98,048 (61) Gabbar Is Back Mr. X Margarita With A Straw Nanak Shah Fakir Ek Paheli Leela (Theatres) Bombay Velvet 22 Gabbar Is Back Welcome 2 Karachi Box Office India 6 June 2015 W Week 7 Piku Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 TOTAL 7,06,00,000 Total 2,29,988 • Tanu Weds Manu Returns collected ` 1,16,73,00,000 in 2 weeks 1,16,73,00,000 • Bombay Velvet collected ` 22,12,69,050 in 3 weeks • Piku collected ` 76,52,73,000 in 4 weeks 22,12,69,050 • Gabbar Is Back collected ` 78,28,45,050 in 5 weeks 76,52,73,000 • Dum Laga Ke Haisha collected ` 28,60,74,241 in 10 weeks 3,25,92,819 78,28,45,050 22,93,371 14,20,484 37,65,000 (4) Discontinued 20,43,16,364 (5) Discontinued 4,19,72,462 73,86,165 (4) Discontinued 22,53,53,517 (3) Discontinued 8,60,76,820 (6) 78,602 (3) Discontinued 25,15,35,186 10) 72,144 (5) Discontinued 10,77,35,266 61) 3,59,707 (17) 1,61,868 (8) Kuch Kuch Locha Hai 6 June 2015 72,840 (4) 32,778 (2) Discontinued 28,60,74,241 Mr X Box Office India 23 HIT YA MISS Tanu Weds Manu Returns News, analysis and results from North America www.BoxOffice.com JULY PREVIEW PART 2 TEEN LOVE, VIDEO GAME MONSTERS & MORE FROM ETHAN HUNT by BoxOffice® Pro Staff / North American release dates Paper Towns July 24 Adapted from John Green’s young-adult novel of the same name and starring Nat Wolff from The Fault in Our Stars, another Green adaptation, Paper Towns focuses on Quentin “Q” Jacobsen (Wolff), who takes a road trip with his best friends to find his missing next-door neighbor and also the girl of his dreams, Margo Roth Spiegelman (Cara Delevingne). Clearly aiming for fans of The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns looks to duplicate its successful run of $307 million worldwide. Pixels July 24 (3D) Who hasn’t felt like they’re saving the world while playing a video game? In Pixels, Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), William Cooper (Kevin James), Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad), and Eddie Plant (Peter Dinklage) live out that fantasy as a team of supergamers tasked with saving humanity from aliens who are bent on destroying us with weaponry inspired by 1980s video games. Space Invaders, Centipede, Pac-Man, Frogger, and Donkey Kong have all been licensed for use in the film. 24 BXIndia_June6.indd 2 Southpaw July 24 Originally intended as a vehicle for Eminem, Southpaw now stars Jake Gyllenhaal as oncesuccessful prizefighter Billy Hope, clawing his way back into the ring with the help of trainer Titus “Tick” Wills (Forest Whitaker) in order to reunite with his daughter. The film could get a huge push from its prominent advertising campaign during the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight in May. Vacation July 29 Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) decides to take his own family on a road trip to Wally World before it shuts down forever in this reboot of the classic 1983 National Lampoon’s Vacation. Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo reprise their roles as Clark and Ellen Griswold, with Leslie Mann playing a grown-up Audrey. The film’s trailer was premiered at CinemaCon this spring to huge applause and laughter and looks to score big across several demographics. The Gift July 31 Jason Bateman’s first foray into the horror/thriller genre, The Gift follows young married couple Simon (Bateman) and Robin (Rebecca Hall), whose nice upper-middle-class life is thrown into disarray after they run into Simon’s old classmate, Gordo (writer/director Joel Edgerton). Gordo’s harmless attempts at befriending his new neighbors quickly descend into creepy stalking, but is there something lurking in Gordo and Simon’s past that can shed some light on their relationship? Mission: Impossible–Rogue Nation July 31 (IMAX) Ethan Hunt (Cruise) assembles his team for their most impossible mission to date: taking down the Syndicate, a rogue organization of assassins with skills that rival their own and bent on destroying the IMF. Cruise rejoins director Christopher McQuarrie, whom he first worked with on 2012’s Jack Reacher, which pulled in $217 million worldwide. This is the fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible series, which has grossed nearly $2.1 billion globally since 1996. JUNE 6, 2015 BOXOFFICE 6/4/15 2:30 PM BXIn 30 PM CARLA GUGINO AND DWAYNE JOHNSON IN SAN ANDREAS TOP 10 GROSSING FILMS IN NORTH AMERICA TITLE (Distributor) Weekend of May 29–31, 2015 WEEKEND GROSS (U.S. Dollars) LOCATION LOCATION CUMULATIVE COUNT AVERAGE GROSS 1 SAN ANDREAS (Warner Bros./New Line) $54,588,173 3,777 2 PITCH PERFECT 2 (Universal) $14,823,140 3,660 $4,050 $147,521,860 3 TOMORROWLAND (Disney) $14,303,679 3,972 $3,601 4 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Warner Bros.) $14,178,236 3,255 $4,356 $116,467,770 5 AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Disney) $11,401,402 3,228 $3,532 $427,551,427 6 ALOHA (Sony/Columbia) $9,670,235 2,815 $3,435 $9,670,235 7 POLTERGEIST (Fox) $8,059,126 3,242 $2,486 $38,525,772 8 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (Fox Searchlight) $1,459,138 902 $1,618 $8,401,576 9 HOT PURSUIT (Warner Bros./New Line) $1,402,067 1,446 $970 $32,382,654 10 HOME (Fox/DreamWorks Animation) $1,251,611 1,088 TOP 10 GROSSING FILMS IN UNITED KINGDOM TITLE (Distributor) $14,453 $63,689,330 $1,150 $170,510,141 Weekend of May 29–31, 2015 WEEKEND GROSS $54,588,173 (U.S. Dollars) LOCATION LOCATION CUMULATIVE COUNT AVERAGE GROSS 1 SAN ANDREAS (Warner Bros.) $7,088,848 505 $14,037 $7,088,848 2 PITCH PERFECT 2 (Universal) $2,869,555 541 $5,304 $22,488,134 3 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Warner Bros.) $2,674,083 536 $4,989 $21,256,192 4 TOMORROWLAND (Disney) $1,594,786 541 $2,948 $6,285,005 5 THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Disney) $1,353,613 436 $3,105 $70,552,325 6 POLTERGEIST (Fox) $1,125,639 439 $2,564 $5,147,876 7 MAN UP (StudioCanal) $809,830 357 $2,268 $809,830 8 HOME (Fox) $699,626 450 $1,555 $35,214,950 9 OOOPS! NOAH IS GONE… (E1 Films) $405,182 436 $929 $3,171,537 10 DANNY COLLINS (E1 Films) $345,082 353 $978 $345,082 NORTH AMERICAN GROSSES FOR INDIAN FILMS as of May 31, 2015 (U.S. Dollars) TITLE (Distributor) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (Eros) GROSS LOCATION COUNT $2,258,996 136 FACEBOOK & TWITTER TRACKING FOR INDIAN FILMS Weekend of May 29–31, 2015 FACEBOOK “LIKES” TITLE (Distributor) PIKU (Yash Raj) JUNE 6, 2015 BOXOFFICE BXIndia_June6.indd 3 NEW 2,472 TOTAL TWEETS 297,916 5,126 25 6/4/15 2:30 PM SOUND BOX Put On Your Dancing Shoes Album: ABCD 2 Banner: UTV Motion Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures Producer: Siddharth Roy Kapur Music Director: Sachin-Jigar Lyrics: Mayur Puri, Priya Saraiya, D.Soldierz, Rimi Nique Label: Zee Music Company O ver the years, Sachin-Jigar has delivered some of the most versatile albums, whether ABCD, Go Goa Gone, Happy Ending or Badlapur. After the success of Remo D’Souza’s dance-inspired movie ABCD, a lot is riding on the sequel. Once again, the composer duo has been entrusted with the responsibility of creating a dance album that justifies the flavour of the film. Have the composers succeeded a second time and risen above the pressure of anticipation or have they succumbed to it? Well, let’s see. While one expects the dance album to start on a groovy club track, the soundtrack of ABCD 2 takes an unusual route. Rather, the album boasting of ten tracks, kicks off with a soft song Chunar, which is probably an ode to mothers. As the ever-dependable Arijit Singh impresses with his vocals, the musical arrangement does equal justice to the number. The composers have played with a blend of contemporary and classical music, emphasising the longing feel projected through Mayur Puri’s lyrics in the song. The jugalbandi between guitar and mridangam is commendable. Sachin-Jigar turn up the sound of the album a notch with the track Sun saathiya, a song that was left out of the previous instalment. Sung by Priya Saraiya and Divya Kumar, the song picturised on Sharaddha Kappor is already receiving accolades, not only for flawless dance moves but also for harmonious singing. The vocals, which have been the focus of the track, have been beautifully justified by the Western and Indian orchestration. The chartbuster Bezubaan is back with a complete new look as Bezubaan phir se. Increasing the intensity of the track, the composers have roped in Vishal Dadlani with Madhav Krishna and Anushka Manchanda. Krishna and Manchanda’s soft vocal act to Dadlani’s gruelling rendition. The amalgamation of percussion beats with EDM- style music towards the climax escalates the track to another level. While the earlier track was a plea of expectance, this highlights one’s desire and fervor. This number will definitely find a place on every dancer’s playlist. Up next is the quirky racy hip-hop track Happy birthday sung by SachinJigar, Varun Dhavan and D Soldierz. With previous songs like Khooni monday and G phadke, it seems like having at least one quirky track in an album has become a signature style of SachinJigar. The song tickles the funny bone, especially where the Jai mata di chant is replaced with Happy birthday. On the same lines is the track Happy hour by Mika Singh. The laidback singing is asserted with musical arrangements that navigate multiple genres and sounds. But, overall, the song isn’t all that impressive and is better viewed as a situational track. Benny Dayal goes behind the mic for If you hold my hand and Nach meri jaan. While the first one is a typical boy-band song, the latter is a lively dance track. Nach meri jaan ensues a mixture of various dance routines including Latino, thanks to its musical arrangement. The orchestration flows from club electronic beats into hip-hop beats to Latino tunes. The number guarantees excellent choreography. Be ready to hear Hey ganaraya blasting through every speaker in the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival. The composers have taken the famous Ganesh bhajan with the classical raaga. The track is easily one of the best songs of the album and walks side by side with famous Shambu Sutaya. Divya Kumar has done a great job on this rendition, complimenting the grueling musical arrangement. Tatoo by Shefali Alvares is an item number featuring a mix of contemporary and folksy language and tunes. Vande Mataram is a situational track and possibly the finale song. The number, laden with dramatic and flashy music, and doesn’t impress. Verdict: The album endorses SachinJigar as one of the most versatile composers – Swagata Panjari Back After 14 Years S onu Nigam has teamed up with music composer Sandesh Shandilya for the upcoming film Chalk N Duster. The singer and the composer will be working together after 14 years. They have earlier worked together for Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., where Nigam had crooned two songs Suraj hua maddham and Deewana hai dekho. For Chalk N Duster, he will sing a song penned by Javed Akhtar. It is said to be a heartwarming number. The movie revolves around the apathy of teachers in India and focuses on the commercialisation 26 of the education system. On the collaboration, Shandilya says, “I got my first break as a composer in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and my first composition Suraj hua maddham was sung by Sonu. It was an exhilarating experience. I hope we can recreate the same magic in this one, too.” Written by Ranjeev Varma, the film is directed by Jayant Gilatar and stars actresses Shabana Azmi, Juhi Chawla, Zarina Wahab and Divya Dutta in major roles along with Anupam Kher, Jackie Shroff, Sameer Soni and Arya Babbar in pivotal roles. – Swagata Panjari Box Office India 6 June 2015 Last Week Upcoming Release GADDAR - THE TRAITOR SARDAAR JI June 26, 2015 May 29, 2015 Banner: Unisys Infosolutions, Maan Five Production Producer: Sumeet Singh Director: Amitoj Maan Cast: Harbhajan Mann, Manpneet Grewal, Evelyn Sharma Banner: White Hill Productions Producers: Gunbir Singh Sidhu, Manmord Sidhu Director: Rohit Jugraj Cast: Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa, Mandy Takhar Verdict: Below Average TAMIL Last Week This Week MASSU ENGIRA MAASILAMANI KAAKA MUTTAI May 29, 2015 Banner: Aadnah Arts Producer: KE Gnanavel Raja Director: Venkat Prabhu Cast: Suriya, Nayanthara, Pranitha Subhash Verdict: Hit SYNOPSIS June 5, 2015 When a pizza parlor opens on their old playground, Banner: Fox Star Studios, two carefree slum boys are Wunderbar Films, Grass Root Films consumed by the desire to Producers: Dhanush, Vetrimaaran taste this new-fangled dish. Director: M Manikandan Realising that one pizza Cast: Ramesh, Vignesh, costs more than their family’s Iyshwarya Rajesh monthly income, they begin to plan ways to earn more money. Remark: Interesting plot! TELUGU Last Week This Week PANDAGA CHESKO ANDHRA PORI May 29, 2015 June 5, 2015 Banner: United Movies Producer: Paruchuri Kireeti Director: Gopichand Malineni Cast: Ram, Rakul Preet Singh, Jagapathi Babu Banner: Prasad Productions Producer: Ramesh Prasad Director: Raj Madiraju Cast: Aakash Jagannadh Puri, Ulka Gupta, Arvind Krishna Verdict: Good MARATHI This Week This Week SATA LOTA PAN SAGLA KHOTA SANDOOK June 5, 2015 June 5, 2015 Banner: Moving Pictures Producers: Nitin Tej Ahuja, Ashok Bhushan Director: Shrabani Deodhar Cast: Adinath Kothare, Siddharth Chandekar, Makarand Anaspure Banner: Orangen Entertainment Producers: Vishwajeet Gaikwad, Mandar Keni Director: Atul Kale Cast: Sumeet Raghavan, Bhargavi Chirmule, Sharad Ponkshe – Compiled by Rohini Nag 6 June 2015 Box Office India 27 REGIONAL TIMES PUNJABI DESI TADKA Three Cheers Yesterday marked the release of National Award-winning director Shrabani Deodhar’s Marathi film Sata Lota Pan Sangla Khota. We spoke to the three protagonists of the film – Adinath Kothare, Siddharth Chandekar and Pooja Sawant. Here’s the trio in conversation with Box Office India ADINATH KOTHARE Your Marathi film Sata Lota Pan Sangla Khota released yesterday. How does it feel? I am really excited about the film. We are promoting it in the best way possible. School and college vacations are almost over so people will start to get busy with work and kids, especially, will be busy resuming college and school. This film is the last refreshing dose of entertainment for them as it is an out-an-out family entertainer. This film is very close to my heart as I am very close to the 28 producers. My blockbuster film Zappatlela 2 was produced by them and hence I hold them in a very high regard. What was it like working with director Shrabani Deodhar? It was a privilege working with her as she is just amazing with her work. She knows how to get performances out of her actors. She gave us the liberty to be ourselves and suggested that we don’t try to force our characters to be funny. The script was funny in any case, so we didn’t have to do much to make our characters funny. A fabulous script which is written well is half the battle won and the way Shrabani tai narrated it to me is exactly what we did during the shoot. She is one of the main reasons I signed the film and the other, of course, is the content. Actually, she and I have worked together before, when she was Star Pravaah’s channel head and I had produced a serial for the channel. But, here, the experience was totally different. What is your character in the film? What was the brief given to you to approach your role? My character’s name is Jay and he Box Office India 6 June 2015 has a best friend whose name is Veeru, who is played by Siddharth Chandekar. The camaraderie between the characters was exceptional. We are good friends off screen as well, so it was not tough to translate that friendship on screen. Jay is really sweet as he’s good at heart and honest but his innocence gets him into all sorts of trouble. You have always chosen different roles. How do you choose your films? First, the script should inspire me and the second criterion is the team – director and the producers. I have also played a supporting character in many films, thanks to the scripts and the way they inspired me. Being part of good, content-driven films gives me creative satisfaction. I am a passionate actor and it is very important for me to get creative satisfaction from the roles I play. Marathi cinema is known for commercial and content-oriented films. How do you balance your career between the two genres? I feel the Marathi industry is very content-driven and it is the content that is the real star. And this is why we have good viewership. I also feel that our cinema is realistic and translates real stories on celluloid. Diverse content gives us actors the liberty to experiment with a greater range of roles too. What’s your next project? I am doing a bilingual Hindi film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The title is yet to be finalised. POOJA SAWANT Your Marathi film Sata Lota Pan Sangla Khota released yesterday. How does it feel? I am super excited about the release. It’s a romantic comedy filled with thriller elements as far as the genre of the film goes. I have mixed emotions along with excitement and I am nervous too. But it is a good kind of nervousness. What was it like working with director Shrabani Deodhar? It’s a privilege to work with her and I feel lucky to be a part of this film. She trusted me and encouraged me to play this character, which is the opposite of who I really am. She was more like a mother on the sets and not like a typical director. I noticed that when we were not shooting, most of us used to relax in vanity vans but she would be on the set, working and discussing with the DoP about the next scene. She is inspirational. What is your character in the film? What was the brief given to you to approach your role? My character Ishika is a bubbly character and she belongs to a rich family. She enjoys all the luxury she could want but she witnesses poor people and their lifestyle and starts to like it. She starts doing things that a poor person would. Finally, she meets Jay and when she gets to know that he is an orphan and teaches in a small school, she falls in love with him. You have always chosen different roles. How do you choose your films? I never choose my films. I am blessed as I have always got good films. I chose this film because of Shrabani tai. I was sure she would give me a good role and flesh out my character beautifully. Marathi films are known for commercial and content-Oriented films. How do you balance your career between the two genres? Marathi films always have strong content and directors always study the subjects of their films just like Shrabani tai does. There aren’t too many Marathi films without good content. What’s your next project? My next films are Dagndi Chawl and Vrindawan. 6 June 2015 Box Office India SIDDHARTH CHANDEKAR Your Marathi film Sata Lota Pan Sangla Khota released yesterday. How does it feel? I’m really happy, especially happy for Shrabani tai, as she’s coming back after a long time to Marathi cinema. She was more excited than any of us were. What was it like working with director Shrabani Deodhar? It was a superb experience. She is an amazing director and one of the best I have ever worked with. When Adinath, Pooja and Mrunmayee were together on the sets, it was like a house on fire. We gave her some hard times but, in the end, we regard her like a mother and we respect her even more. She is young at heart and is a caring director but at the same time she knows how to draw performances out of her actors. What is your character in the film? What was the brief given to you to approach your role? My character’s name is Veeru, who comes up with ideas ranging from crazy to awful. It was great to play a character with notorious antics. You have always chosen different roles. How do you choose your films? I always go by instinct. Whenever the film or a character brief is narrated to me, I step into the character’s zone to see whether I would suit the role and be able to justify it. I take up a project only if it appeals to me. Marathi cinema is known for commercial and content-oriented films. How do you balance your career between the two genres? I feel 95 per cent of Marathi cinema has beautiful content, and most Marathi commercial films have the ability to connect with the audience, which makes our industry a win-win for both commercial and content-driven films. What’s your next project? My upcoming film is Online Binline, which is set to release on July 3. It’s an Internet generation film targeted at the young audience. 29 LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION Sarbjit Brothers The first shooting schedule of Blue Lotus Pictures’ Sarbjit will commence in Punjab from October. Produced by Sandeep Singh, Zeishan Quadri, Omung Kumar and directed by Kumar, the film features Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead. T ABCD 2 he VFX of Dharma Productions’ Brothers is underway at Prime Focus Studios. Produced by Hiroo Johar and Karan Johar, and directed by Karan Malhotra, the film features Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff. Bajirao Mastani A he VFX of Disney’s ABCD 2 is in progress at Riva Digital Studios. Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and directed by Remo D’Souza, the film features Prabhudheva, Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor. Music: Sachin-Jigar. nother shooting schedule of Sanjay Leela Bhansali Productions’ Bajirao Mastani is underway in Mumbai. Produced and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film features Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra. Great Grand Masti Phantom T T T he first shooting schedule of Balaji Motion Pictures and Maruti International’s Great Grand Masti is underway in Mumbai. Produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Ashok Thakeria and Indra Kumar, and directed by Kumar, the film features Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasini in the lead. Gun And Goal he Digital Intermediate of UTV Motion Pictures and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment’s Phantom is in progress at Prime Focus Studios. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Siddharth Roy Kapur, and directed by Kabir Khan, the film features Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead. Music: Pritam. T he Digital Intermediate of Sarao Films’ Gun and Goal is underway at Pixel D Studios. Produced by Surinderjeet Singh Sarao and directed by Simranjit Singh Hyundal, the film features Sumeet Sarao, Rishita Monga, Mukesh Tiwari and Sezal Sharma. Shandaar T he Digital Intermediate and VFX of Phantom Films and Dharma Productions’ Shandaar are underway at Prasad Labs. Produced by Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Karan Johar, and directed by Bahl, the film features Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in the lead. Mohenjo Daro T he last shooting schedule of Disney and Ashutosh Gowariker Productions’ Mohenjo Daro recently concluded in Bhuj. Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Sunita A Gowariker, and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, the film features Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde in the lead. 30 ABCD 2 T he VFX of Disney’s ABCD 2 is in progress at Riva Digital Studios. Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and directed by Remo D’Souza, the film features Prabhudheva, Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor. Music: Sachin-Jigar. Box Office India 6 June 2015 WORLD CINEMA Date Of Release Country/Language Movie/Genre Cast Director First Weekend May 27, 2015 France (French) Neiges D'Automne Autumn Snow (Comedy/ Drama) Armelle Berengier, Marie Petiot, Alice Dessuant Hugo Bardin Opened at 242 theatres with the screen average of $ 4,310 Total: $ 10,42,910 May 28, 2015 South Korea (Korean) Koinrakeo - The Coin Locker Son Yeo-Eun, Lee (Drama/ Action) Young-Hoon, Jung Wook Kim Tae Kyung Opened at 362 theatres with the screen average of $ 1,470 Total: $ 5,32,149 May 29, 2015 Mexico (Spanish) Una Ultima Y Mos Vamos One Last And We’re Going (Comedy) Héctor Bonilla, José Sefami, Hernán Mendoza Noé Santillán-López Opened at 470 theatres with the screen average of $ 1,338 Total: $ 6,28,915 May 29, 2015 Turkey (Turkish) Hayalet Dayı - Uncle Ghost (Comedy) Settar Tanriögen, Ozan Ozcan, Caner Özyurtlu Ali Yorgancioglu Opened at 625 theatres with the screen average of $ 1,342 Total: $ 8,38,529 May 30, 2015 Japan (Japanese) Guddo Sutoraipusu - Good Stripes (Romance) Akiko Kikuchi, Ayumu Yukiko Sode Nakajima, Asami Usuda Opened at 316 theatres with the screen average of $ 3,255 Total: $ 10,28,656 For more cinema news please log on to www.boxofficeindia.co.in SYNOPSIS Juliet, Charlotte and Helen are sisters and total opposites of each other. Helen is a snobbish gallery owner; Charlotte is in a relationship with an introverted computer engineer; and Juliet is a musical prodigy mourning for her fiancé. Each one goes through a period of doubt that shadows their future together. Yeonui’s sole purpose for living is her autistic son. One day, a loan shark threatens her to recover her gambling husband’s debt. To protect her son and keep him away from her violent husband, she puts her boy in a subway coin locker before she sets off to return the money. A Mexican folk music group is to perform at a national competition in Mexico City but they have to find an eighth member to qualify. They decide to recruit the son of one of the members. The eight men endure many challenges which could become the beginning of the end for the band. Ozan and Caner end their time search for a house with a cheap, furnished and dilapidated mansion. They befriend the ghost who lives in it and begin to see other spirits. Along with ‘Uncle Ghost’, they help other ghosts who are in purgatory and need assistance. Midori and Masao have fallen out of love but when Midori becomes pregnant, the couple decides to get married despite their differences. As they become more familiar with each other’s backgrounds, they begin to understand each other better. – Compiled by Rohini Nag 32 6 June 2015 Box Office India FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (EROS INTERNATIONAL) PIKU (YASH RAJ FILM DISTRIBUTOR) WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 3,08,00,000 400 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 3,08,00,000 2 11,75,00,000 560 31,77,00,000 4 1,00,00,000 178 24,78,00,000 EAST PUNJAB FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (EROS INTERNATIONAL) PIKU (YASH RAJ & PURI CO. PVT LTD) CI FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (MARUDHAR ENTERTAINMENT) PIKU (YASH RAJ KHAJANCHI FILM ) NIZAM-AP FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (INDRA FILMS) PIKU (YASH RAJ VANDANA FILM ) WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 70,00,000 70 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 70,00,000 2 7,22,00,000 135 17,32,00,000 4 22,90,000 29 7,10,90,000 WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 39,00,000 36 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 39,00,000 2 1,67,00,000 85 4,24,00,000 4 10,75,000 13 2,25,50,000 WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 36,50,000 55 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 36,50,000 2 88,00,000 53 3,15,00,000 4 16,65,000 14 3,29,65,000 WEST BENGAL FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (EROS INTERNATIONAL) PIKU (YASH RAJ JALAN DISTRIBUTORS) ASSAM FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (SONAM PICTURES) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (VARDHAMAN FILMS) PIKU (YASH RAJ JALAN DISTRIBUTORS) WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 21,50,000 80 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 21,50,000 2 1,71,00,000 92 4,61,00,000 4 56,00,000 55 6,89,50,000 WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 4,75,000 48 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 4,75,000 2 22,00,000 45 64,00,000 4 1,13,000 4 45,38,000 DELHI - UP FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (EROS INTERNATIONAL) PIKU (YASH RAJ P.P ASSOCIATES PVT LTD) CP FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (MARUDHAR ENTERTAINMENT) PIKU (YASH RAJ KHAJANCHI FILM ) RAJASTHAN FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (MARUDHAR ENTERTAINMENT) PIKU (YASH RAJ JAI PICTURES PVT LTD) MYSORE FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (EROS INTERNATIONAL) PIKU (YASH RAJ PAL FILMS ) FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (A A FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (EROS INTERNATIONAL) PIKU (YASH RAJ JALAN DISTRIBUTORS) ORISSA FILM (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI (RAJDHANI FILMS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS (PRAKASH FILMS) PIKU (YASH RAJ JALAN DISTRIBUTORS) mber 20 Septe 6 June 2015 Box Office India TOTAL COLLECTIONS 4,25,000 2013 Premier Film Trade Vol. 5 Issue 141 2 15,61,00,000 244 34,66,00,000 4 58,50,000 71 16,35,50,000 WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 30,50,000 68 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 30,50,000 2 2,20,00,000 140 5,30,00,000 4 15,90,000 37 2,40,90,000 WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 34,50,000 56 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 34,50,000 2 2,70,00,000 95 7,20,00,000 4 4,90,000 14 2,64,90,000 WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 27,00,000 40 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 27,00,000 2 1,60,00,000 60 4,53,00,000 4 38,00,000 28 7,38,50,000 2014 Vol. 6 Issue WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 9,50,000 47 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 9,50,000 2 50,00,000 88 1,55,00,000 4 6,45,000 9 1,14,95,000 WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 1 5,50,000 46 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 5,50,000 2 30,00,000 50 81,00,000 4 3,70,000 8 60,70,000 150 2 ` 150 2 ` 2014 Magazine ass ercl in conversation Shoojit and Bachchan Shetty Mast with Sircar Amitabh Ali, Rohit Imtiaz 2013 2010 Vol. 2 Issue Premier Film Trade at your fingertips. 2012 150 1 Rs 18 September Magazine 1 ST ANNIVERSARY 2011 SPECIAL ISSUE 1,18,35,000 1,15,00,000 21 September India’s India’s 95,00,000 1 TOTAL COLLECTIONS 1,15,00,000 BIHAR & JHARKHAND TNK FILM WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES (DISTRIBUTOR) WELCOME 2 KARACHI 1 4,25,000 20 (SPI CINEMA-CAPTAINS MOVIE MAKERS) TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS 2 35,00,000 45 (SPI CINEMA-CAPITAL FILMS) PIKU 4 8,85,000 10 (YASH RAJ SPI CINEMA-JAWAHAR FILMS) WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES 2010 Log on to www.boxofficeindia.co.in 33 BOX OFFICE COLLECTION MUMBAI BOX OFFICE COLLECTION FILM PRODUCER WEEK NETT. LAST WEEK THEATRES TOTAL NETT. Welcome 2 Karachi Vashu Bhagnani 1 7,06,00,000 1107 7,06,00,000 P se PM Tak Dhaval Jayantilal Gada, Reshmaa Kadakia, Akshay Jayantilal Gada 1 2,29,988 27 2,29,988 Ishqedarriyaan Rajesh Banga 1 15,97,039 185 15,97,039 Chor Bazaari Narrayan Goel, Sunil Omprakah 1 1,31,987 19 1,31,987 I Love Desi Rocky Daswani 1 1,72,005 35 1,72,005 Chaar Cutting Jamuura Talkies 1 2,74,772 31 2,74,772 Yarro Samza Karo Take It Easy Sunil Prem Vyas 1 10,000 1 10,000 SSC Fail Kishan Shah 1 20,000 1 20,000 San Andreas* Beau Flynn 1 7,00,00,000 500 7,00,00,000 Tanu Weds Manu Returns Krishika Lulla, Aanand L Rai 2 46,71,00,000 1692 1,16,73,00,000 Extraordinaari Sunil Kumar Bansal 2 1,25,000 3 1,25,000 Bombay Velvet Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane, Fox Star Studios 3 1,91,550 15 22,12,69,050 Piku NP Singh, Ronnie Lahiri, Sneha Rajani 4 3,43,73,000 470 76,52,73,000 Kuch Kuch Locha Hai Mukesh Purohit 4 48,136 5 3,25,92,819 Gabbar Is Back Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Viacom18 Motion Pictures 5 55,75,050 216 78,28,45,050 *Including all formats and dubbed language versions PVR CINEMAX FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 444 screens 471 NO FILMS 1 2 3 4 5 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 2682 55 373 5614 1007 128135 246 2765 785265 69179 1,56,41,128 25,749 3,31,882 10,92,64,333 91,10,520 2,15,02,922 38,700 4,75,267 14,69,95,677 1,23,33,526 2,15,02,922 38,700 4,75,267 35,80,89,853 27,14,95,464 1 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 INOX 365 screens NO FILMS 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 2331 352 4824 904 108187 3266 614618 60660 1,27,38,702 3,30,580 7,60,97,159 77,29,826 1,71,52,507 4,49,448 10,15,06,835 1,01,96,139 1,71,52,507 4,49,448 24,76,75,344 22,21,53,302 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 236 screens FILMS 1 2 3 4 5 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 2092 30 130 3441 330 71982 157 560 354971 18159 69,61,586 10,519 48,478 3,68,65,209 21,71,490 1,00,96,000 16,530 73,210 5,41,56,509 31,36,921 1,00,96,000 16,530 73,210 12,98,72,441 7,72,50,264 1 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 82 screens FILMS 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU 34 (Collection from 94 stations) SHOWS FUN CINEMAS NO (Collection from 94stations) SHOWS BIG CINEMAS NO (Collection from 106 stations) (Collection from 24 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 495 2 941 112 20139 10 127809 7200 23,47,624 1,185 1,72,51,960 8,72,887 32,85,769 1,540 2,29,89,213 11,87,751 32,85,769 1,540 6,84,81,233 4,41,72,513 1 1 2 4 Box Office India 6 June 2015 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 SRS CINEMAS 54 screens NO FILMS SHOWS 1 WELCOME 2 KARACHI 2 TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS 3 PIKU AUDIENCE NETT 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU 15196 14,30,086 22,50,323 22,50,323 1 153141 1,55,17,689 2,37,25,597 5,56,75,076 2 91 4317 4,22,242 6,74,580 2,48,60,490 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 413 126 896 56 17731 1575 141810 4186 - 30,01,368 2,31,740 2,44,76,449 8,08,860 30,01,368 2,31,740 6,02,41,007 2,67,25,277 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 29 screens FILMS 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 210 14 518 105 7072 36 82986 6877 15,04,286 11,666 1,53,81,344 13,80,444 18,52,965 14,000 1,90,24,438 17,11,314 18,52,965 14,000 4,61,68,574 2,98,28,298 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 31 screens NO FILMS WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 236 384 7844 28892 6,54,554 24,19,128 - 6,54,554 57,13,436 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 55 307 35 2683 47528 3099 3,13,585 56,04,627 4,03,482 3,81,270 82,74,980 5,92,790 3,81,270 1,78,94,040 1,50,15,430 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 104 166 42 6059 32656 4013 2,89,504 33,48,894 4,18,013 8,69,270 49,89,690 6,21,470 8,69,270 1,22,07,440 1,02,97,669 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 10 screens FILMS 1 2 3 4 5 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - - 3,05,910 4,734 10,646 15,33,372 47,734 - 3,05,910 4,734 10,646 43,27,483 18,29,335 1 2 3 4 5 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU 6 June 2015 Box Office India WEEK 1 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 29 screens FILMS (Collection from 3 stations) SHOWS MOVIE TIME NO (Collection from 9 stations) SHOWS SILVER CITY NO (Collection from 10 stations) AUDIENCE 21 screens FILMS 1 2 SHOWS E-SQUARE NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 30 screens FILMS (Collection from 11 stations) SHOWS CITY PRIDE NO (Collection from 7 stations) SHOWS MUKTA A2 1 2 (Collection from 10 stations) SHOWS DT CINEMAS NO WEEK 539 35 screens FILMS (Collection from 19 stations) GROSS TOTAL 1308 WAVE INC. NO GROSS (Collection from 9 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 213 7 35 468 63 9094 21 318 54914 2136 8,87,965 2,766 35,959 62,05,520 2,37,569 12,03,474 4,011 37,687 79,73,645 3,17,219 12,03,474 4,011 37,687 1,96,47,151 1,11,39,584 1 1 1 2 4 35 BOX OFFICE COLLECTION FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 M2K CINEMAS 5 screens NO FILMS 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 65 137 1482 29073 2,23,468 46,21,429 - 2,23,468 97,05,523 10 screens FILMS 1 2 3 4 5 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU 1 2 3 4 5 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU Cinemas NO FILMS 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 70 21 21 182 42 2561 109 150 25374 3316 3,39,432 13,614 20,718 34,15,782 4,26,108 5,65,720 22,690 34,530 56,92,970 7,10,180 5,65,720 22,690 34,530 1,30,18,840 94,17,220 1 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 346 25 38 524 118 13677 80 193 49711 5069 11,11,959 6,398 17,208 41,77,818 4,62,298 15,18,415 8,819 22,152 57,41,806 5,89,873 15,18,415 8,819 22,152 1,51,02,757 1,26,37,792 1 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 MAXUS CINEMA 19 screens 1 2 3 4 5 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 95 2 218 32 5096 26 24667 1117 4,78,353 1,332 22,74,412 1,16,312 7,34,298 2,360 34,82,881 1,75,901 7,34,298 2,360 83,05,037 52,52,475 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 430 12 18 667 87 17004 88 61 71293 2668 13,36,232 8,102 5,517 57,49,435 2,29,768 18,21,980 11,360 7,750 77,16,780 3,14,380 18,21,980 11,360 7,750 1,90,69,730 1,15,29,510 1 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS 36 (Collection from 2 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 84 14 140 7 3402 111 15819 302 2,95,500 8,232 14,10,330 30,516 4,92,604 13,720 23,51,770 50,860 4,92,604 13,720 56,73,590 23,60,870 WEEK 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 8 screens FILMS (Collection from 18 stations) AUDIENCE KT VISION NO 1 1 2 4 SHOWS 5 screens FILMS WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 IP CINEMAS NO (Collection from 4 stations) SHOWS 48 screens FILMS (Collection from 11 stations) SHOWS MIRAJ NO (Collection from 2 stations) AUDIENCE 41 screens FILMS 1 2 SHOWS CARNIVAL CINEMAS NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 SPICE NO (Collection from 2 stations) SHOWS (Collection from 2 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 44 40 1367 2066 84,822 1,40,351 1,18,791 1,96,556 1,18,791 4,58,514 Box Office India WEEK 1 2 6 June 2015 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 Q CINEMAS 18 screens NO FILMS 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 122 249 36 1439 16222 1094 1,56,633 18,11,433 1,45,947 2,00,306 23,05,279 1,88,700 2,00,306 61,74,865 33,53,358 5 screens FILMS 1 2 3 4 5 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - 717 45 37 2770 336 80,954 3,816 3,138 3,40,104 27,213 1,01,192 4,770 3,922 4,25,130 34,016 1,01,192 4,770 3,922 10,04,342 11,11,474 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 131 27 168 24 4528 52 12694 1110 3,69,853 3,512 10,95,138 1,05,968 5,04,654 4,756 15,16,456 1,46,894 5,04,654 4,756 1,08,77,290 61,30,148 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 78 76 21 2090 6722 301 2,76,191 7,43,001 31,764 3,60,262 9,90,198 43,066 3,60,262 20,61,838 16,30,946 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 123 24 146 7 2305 355 9983 278 1,48,887 11,379 8,08,188 30,546 2,82,720 24,290 14,96,950 55,080 2,82,720 24,290 36,90,870 10,28,520 1 2 3 4 5 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 205 16 42 258 55 14248 283 576 24634 2111 9,72,038 6,490 19,663 21,23,443 1,68,461 13,35,154 8,490 25,462 28,98,954 2,29,588 13,35,154 8,490 25,462 70,04,430 53,32,714 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU 6 June 2015 Box Office India WEEK 1 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 8 screens FILMS 1 1 2 4 (Collection from 9 stations) SHOWS SUNCITY NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 20 screens FILMS 1 2 4 (Collection from 5 stations) SHOWS RAJHANS NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 12 screens FILMS (Collection from 2 stations) SHOWS STAR WORLD NO (Collection from 5 stations) AUDIENCE 9 screens FILMS 1 1 1 2 4 SHOWS WIDE ANGLE NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 19 screens FILMS 1 2 4 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS CITY GOLD NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 CITY PULSE NO (Collection from 5 stations) SHOWS (Collection from 4 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 79 1 147 14 1714.606067 8 11209.44927 522.0856522 1,91,306 923 12,48,664 60,040 2,38,586 1,200 15,74,264 78,052 2,38,586 1,200 - WEEK 1 1 2 4 37 BOX OFFICE COLLECTION OHM CINEMA FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 2 screens NO FILMS 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 22 42 606 4289 72,284 5,25,359 77,442 5,31,038 77,442 11,86,095 16 screens NO FILMS WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 56 78 7 1127 6179 123 85,440 5,53,968 8,643 1,44,000 8,41,636 16,250 1,44,000 22,02,914 6,30,300 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL WEEK 326 11 482 10 12363 223 36027 633 10,07,062 12,568 34,89,146 36,838 15,16,666 25,080 49,84,070 71,440 15,16,666 25,080 1,28,84,026 60,22,960 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 78 106 42 5931 16179 2667 4,24,100 12,09,094 1,83,884 5,43,606 15,30,434 2,35,812 5,43,606 30,75,062 29,03,126 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 34 43 7 1477 4226 190 1,00,978 2,81,077 14,664 1,46,900 4,10,510 20,990 1,46,900 8,73,660 5,66,110 WEEK 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 6 screens FILMS 1 2 4 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS CINE PARK NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 3 screens FILMS (Collection from 2 stations) SHOWS DEVI NO (Collection from 20 stations) AUDIENCE 7 screens FILMS 1 2 4 SHOWS CINEMARC NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 32 screens FILMS 1 2 (Collection from 6 stations) SHOWS GOLD DIGITAL NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 ERA CINEMAS 1 2 3 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS (Collection from 2 stations) GROSS TOTAL WEEK 1 WELCOME 2 KARACHI 28 - 50,067 - 50,067 1 2 TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS 28 - 1,09,928 - 3,61,018 2 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 PICCADILY SQUARE 4 screens NO FILMS 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 21 2 68 14 1594 33 15960 1483 1,93,741 4,758 19,47,483 1,91,171 - 1,93,741 4,758 45,24,915 26,90,455 11 screens FILMS 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU 38 WEEK 1 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 PRIYA ENTERTAINMENTS NO (Collection from 2 stations) SHOWS (Collection from 9 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 98 10 84 70 2701 126 4658 4232 1,98,850 9,582 4,55,174 3,55,594 2,56,733 12,462 5,84,640 4,61,700 2,56,733 12,462 20,26,893 - Box Office India WEEK 1 1 2 4 6 June 2015 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 E4U MULTIPLEX 6 screens NO FILMS SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS (Collection from 2 stations) GROSS TOTAL WEEK 1 WELCOME 2 KARACHI 14 217 26,000 - 26,000 2 ISHQEDARRIYAAN 14 346 25,700 - 25,700 1 3 TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS 42 468 1,04,000 - 2,88,700 2 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 MOVIE WORLD 8 screens NO FILMS 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - - 2,00,547 2,82,756 - 2,00,547 9,31,050 FILMS WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 51 7 98 1274 8 8241 68,244 504 3,77,071 1,33,130 960 10,45,400 1,33,130 960 29,14,705 FILMS WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - - 5,11,555 25,943 15,07,101 1,42,807 - 5,11,555 25,943 50,65,924 30,35,322 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS TOP 3 NO FILMS 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS MADHUBAN NO FILMS 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 28 6 26 545 65 1717 63,220 7,540 1,99,172 81,750 9,750 2,57,550 81,750 9,750 5,79,300 1 TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS 6 June 2015 Box Office India WEEK 1 1 2 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 TOP 3 7 screens (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 28 28 - 2,02,309 1,74,396 2,69,070 2,31,946 2,69,070 5,71,198 WEEK 1 2 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 MADHUBAN 3 screens (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 30 23 24 588 37 510 51,126 3,289 51,912 72,140 4,630 72,030 72,140 4,630 1,97,220 WEEK 1 1 2 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 4 screens FILMS 1 1 2 4 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS SEVEN SKY MULTIPLEX NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 4 screens FILMS 1 1 2 (Collection from 15 stations) SSR RUPASI NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 23 screens NO 1 2 (Collection from 2 stations) SHOWS EYLEX FUN N FILMS 1 2 3 4 WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 5 screens NO (Collection from 3 stations) SHOWS GALAXIE MULTIPLEXES 1 2 3 1 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 29 2517 2,70,937 3,73,910 8,16,790 WEEK 2 39 BOX OFFICE COLLECTION OM FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 OM 2 screens NO FILMS 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS SURAJ OM NO FILMS 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 26 30 1797 1318 2,16,865 1,43,070 2,71,082 1,78,838 2,71,082 6,41,752 2 screens 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 20 33 702 2977 58,825 2,51,937 83,360 3,56,600 83,360 7,20,160 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 35 56 7 1827 13261 703 1,59,403 12,08,449 60,765 2,93,077 22,12,997 1,11,820 2,93,077 55,14,386 27,48,885 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - 2038 4272 365 2,73,478 6,09,489 41,656 3,41,848 7,61,862 52,070 3,41,848 17,31,852 14,45,082 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 21 18 836 797 68,252 67,113 97,020 95,050 97,020 2,08,070 AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 21 18 836 797 68,252 67,113 97,020 95,050 97,020 2,08,070 1 2 TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU OM NO FILMS 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS 40 1 2 (Collection from 4 stations) SHOWS 1 4 34 AUDIENCE 7 24 753 NETT 800 2700 1,14,730 GROSS 800 2,700 1,14,730 GROSS TOTAL 800 2,700 - WEEK 1 1 2 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 8 screens FILMS WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 EOS CINEMAS NO 1 2 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS 8 screens FILMS P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 SURYA CINEMAS NO 1 2 3 1 2 4 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS 2 screens FILMS WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 MOVIEPLEX NO 1 2 4 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS 2 screens FILMS WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 BALAJI NO 1 2 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS 5 screens FILMS WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 COSMOPLEX NO 1 2 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS 3 screens FILMS WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 SURAJ JAM SHIPRA NO (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS (Collection from 5 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 138 36 12696 2074 9,57,786 1,38,875 10,41,072 1,49,328 23,73,600 9,41,005 WEEK 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 MAHARAJA 2 screens (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 28 28 - 41,500 23,846 - 41,500 99,609 Box Office India WEEK 1 2 6 June 2015 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 REDROCK 5 screens NO FILMS 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 50 62 615 2282 86,409 3,37,502 99,820 3,73,540 99,820 9,47,510 5 screens FILMS 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL 24 5 48 11 1051 56 2536 217 1,02,488 3,042 2,85,469 27,384 1,53,470 4,790 4,23,760 40,400 1,53,470 4,790 10,88,050 11,23,820 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - - 51,453 2,12,871 - 51,453 5,30,400 1 2 3 4 WELCOME 2 KARACHI P SE PM TAK ISHQEDARRIYAAN TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - - 1,43,131 1,354 18,591 8,94,802 - 1,43,131 1,354 18,591 19,96,092 1 WELCOME 2 KARACHI AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - - 1,39,929 - 1,39,929 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - - 15,852 2,47,080 12,555 - 15,852 6,33,006 3,02,397 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS PIKU M4U OM NO FILMS 1 2 WELCOME 2 KARACHI TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS OM NO FILMS 1 2 3 WELCOME 2 KARACHI ISHQEDARRIYAAN Tanu Weds Manu Returns 6 June 2015 Box Office India WEEK 1 2 3 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 2 screens FILMS 1 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS MOVIE LOUNGE NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 3 screens FILMS 1 1 1 2 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS PACIFIC NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 2 screens FILMS 1 2 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS KAMAL NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 2 screens FILMS 1 1 2 4 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS BMG CINEMA NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 2 screens FILMS 1 2 (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS PDR NO WEEK FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 SM5 NO (Collection from 2 stations) SHOWS SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS - - 33,517 3,39,423 59,041 - (Collection from 1 stations) GROSS TOTAL 33,517 8,78,293 - WEEK 1 2 4 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 M4U 2 screens (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - - 12,174 21,240 - 12,174 59,658 WEEK 1 2 FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 04TH, 2015 STAR X 2 screens (Collection from 1 stations) SHOWS AUDIENCE NETT GROSS GROSS TOTAL - - 68,307 10,565 4,14,597 - 68,307 10,565 10,52,563 WEEK 1 1 2 41 BOX OFFICE COLLECTION WELCOME 2 KARACHI - DAY WISE BREAK-UP WELCOME 2 KARACHI 1st Day 2nd Day 3rd Day 4th Day 5th Day 6th Day 7th Day 1st Week Mumbai 84,00,000 70,00,000 95,00,000 35,00,000 27,00,000 20,00,000 18,00,000 3,08,00,000 Delhi UP 28,00,000 28,00,000 37,50,000 14,25,000 11,00,000 9,00,000 8,00,000 1,15,00,000 East Punjab 14,00,000 16,00,000 19,00,000 7,25,000 6,50,000 5,00,000 4,00,000 70,00,000 CP 7,00,000 7,00,000 8,00,000 3,00,000 2,50,000 2,00,000 1,00,000 30,50,000 CI 6,00,000 7,00,000 9,00,000 3,00,000 2,50,000 2,00,000 1,00,000 39,00,000 Rajasthan 8,00,000 8,00,000 9,00,000 3,50,000 3,00,000 2,00,000 1,00,000 34,50,000 NIZAM 7,00,000 8,00,000 11,00,000 4,00,000 3,50,000 2,00,000 1,00,000 36,50,000 MYSORE 5,00,000 6,00,000 8,00,000 3,00,000 2,50,000 1,50,000 1,00,000 27,00,000 West Bengal 4,00,000 5,00,000 6,00,000 2,25,000 2,00,000 1,25,000 1,00,000 21,50,000 Bihar-Jharkhand 2,00,000 2,00,000 3,00,000 1,00,000 75,000 50,000 25,000 9,50,000 ASSAM 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,50,000 50,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 4,75,000 ORISSA 1,00,000 1,00,000 2,00,000 75,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 5,50,000 TNK 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 50,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 4,25,000 Total 1,68,00,000 1,60,00,000 2,10,00,000 78,00,000 62,00,000 46,00,000 37,00,000 7,06,00,000 TANU WEDS MANU RETURNS - DAY WISE BREAK-UP TWMR 1st Week 2nd Week 15th Day 16th Day 17th Day 18th Day 19th Day MUM 20,02,00,000 1,47,00,000 2,44,00,000 3,11,00,000 1,37,00,000 1,28,00,000 1,17,00,000 1,12,00,000 11,75,00,000 20th Day 21st Day Grand Total 31,77,00,000 DUP 19,05,00,000 2,32,00,000 3,15,00,000 4,10,00,000 1,68,00,000 1,51,00,000 1,48,00,000 1,43,00,000 15,61,00,000 34,66,00,000 EP 10,10,00,000 1,18,00,000 1,35,00,000 1,90,00,000 78,00,000 70,00,000 66,00,000 65,00,000 7,22,00,000 17,32,00,000 CP 3,10,00,000 32,00,000 45,00,000 58,00,000 24,00,000 21,00,000 19,00,000 18,00,000 2,20,00,000 5,30,00,000 CI 2,57,00,000 24,00,000 30,00,000 40,00,000 17,00,000 15,00,000 14,00,000 13,00,000 1,67,00,000 4,24,00,000 RAJ 4,50,00,000 40,00,000 55,00,000 70,00,000 29,00,000 26,00,000 24,00,000 23,00,000 2,70,00,000 7,20,00,000 NIZ-AP 2,27,00,000 11,00,000 18,00,000 23,00,000 10,00,000 9,00,000 5,00,000 5,00,000 88,00,000 3,15,00,000 MYS 2,93,00,000 20,00,000 47,00,000 38,00,000 16,00,000 14,00,000 13,00,000 13,00,000 1,60,00,000 4,53,00,000 WB 2,90,00,000 26,00,000 36,00,000 46,00,000 18,00,000 16,00,000 15,00,000 15,00,000 1,71,00,000 4,61,00,000 B&J 1,05,00,000 6,00,000 8,00,000 15,00,000 6,00,000 5,00,000 5,00,000 5,00,000 50,00,000 1,55,00,000 ASM 42,00,000 2,00,000 3,00,000 7,00,000 3,00,000 2,50,000 2,00,000 2,00,000 22,00,000 64,00,000 ORI 51,00,000 3,00,000 4,00,000 9,00,000 4,00,000 3,50,000 3,00,000 3,00,000 30,00,000 81,00,000 TNK Total 60,00,000 4,00,000 5,00,000 8,00,000 5,00,000 4,00,000 4,00,000 70,02,00,000 6,65,00,000 9,45,00,000 12,25,00,000 5,15,00,000 4,65,00,000 4,24,00,000 4,00,000 35,00,000 4,21,00,000 46,71,00,000 95,00,000 1,16,73,00,000 PIKU - DAY WISE BREAK-UP PIKU 1st week 2nd week 3rd Week 29th Day 30th day 31st day 32th Day 33rd Day 34th Day 35th Day MUM 13,70,00,000 7,25,00,000 2,83,00,000 13,00,000 23,00,000 DUP 8,90,00,000 5,15,00,000 1,72,00,000 6,50,000 12,00,000 30,00,000 9,00,000 18,00,000 6,00,000 EP 3,90,00,000 2,30,00,000 68,00,000 2,70,000 5,00,000 7,50,000 CP 1,27,00,000 65,00,000 33,00,000 2,00,000 2,50,000 CI 1,28,00,000 63,00,000 23,75,000 1,50,000 RAJ 1,53,00,000 80,00,000 27,00,000 NIZ-AP 1,72,00,000 95,00,000 MYS 3,80,00,000 WB 9,00,000 8,00,000 8,00,000 1,00,00,000 24,77,00,000 5,00,000 5,00,000 6,00,000 58,50,000 16,33,50,000 2,00,000 2,00,000 2,00,000 1,70,000 22,90,000 7,10,70,000 5,00,000 1,60,000 1,70,000 1,60,000 1,50,000 15,90,000 2,40,90,000 1,70,000 3,50,000 1,15,000 90,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 10,75,000 2,25,50,000 50,000 80,000 1,60,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 4,90,000 2,64,90,000 46,00,000 1,75,000 3,50,000 4,00,000 2,00,000 2,80,000 1,30,000 1,30,000 16,65,000 3,29,35,000 2,06,00,000 1,14,50,000 5,00,000 10,00,000 11,50,000 3,00,000 3,30,000 3,20,000 2,00,000 38,00,000 7,39,50,000 3,05,00,000 2,12,00,000 1,16,50,000 7,00,000 10,50,000 18,00,000 5,00,000 5,00,000 5,00,000 5,50,000 56,00,000 6,89,00,000 B&J 55,00,000 35,00,000 18,50,000 70,000 1,20,000 1,80,000 70,000 70,000 75,000 60,000 6,45,000 1,14,85,000 ASM 25,00,000 12,00,000 7,25,000 10,000 20,000 35,000 10,000 10,000 18,000 10,000 1,13,000 45,38,000 ORI 32,00,000 15,00,000 10,00,000 50,000 80,000 1,00,000 40,000 35,000 35,000 30,000 3,70,000 60,65,000 TNK 55,00,000 30,00,000 24,50,000 1,20,000 1,70,000 2,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 1,00,000 95,000 8,85,000 1,18,40,000 9,44,00,000 42,45,000 72,90,000 1,04,25,000 32,45,000 32,35,000 29,88,000 29,45,000 3,43,73,000 76,49,63,000 Total 40,82,00,000 22,83,00,000 4th Week Grand Total DISCLAIMER: Box Office Information/Figures/Collections contained in this magazine are compiled from a number of sources, including our own research. 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