MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA SEPTEMBER 07 , 2011 06. 00 P.M.
This is the 28th edition of my film diary.
Priyanka Chopra has become a singer and her debut album was released by Universal Music Group and Desi Hits.
” Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge “ entered 825th week of uninterrupted run in the first week of August.
After some box office duds , Salman Khan starrer ” Boduguard “ took the nation by storm. It is now the biggest first day grosser of all times as for as Hindi films are concerned .
As usual , to show trends of the industry , I am reproducing relevant tweets from the twitter handles of two eminent trade analysts ; Mr. Komal Nahta and Mr. Taran Adarsh.
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Bodyguard nets a record breaking Rs. 21 cr on opening day. It will easily cross d 70 cr mark in 1st weekend. Report:
http://goo.gl/KLa3a
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Not A Love Story: Started on a weak note. Business did increase marginally at few places, but the jump was missing. Overall, poor.
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Chatur Singh 2 Stars: Despite starring well-known stars, fetched a shockingly low start and remained poor all through the weekend. Flop.
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Like I had predicted yesterday afternoon, the 1st day estimates of ‘Bodyguard’ are 20 cr + nett. Almost 21 cr, as per early tracking.
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Okay, here are the *actual* figures of ‘Bodyguard’ in India on Wednesday: Rs 21.51 cr nett. That’s a new record!
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#Bodyguard – Friday *rough estimates* Rs 13.5 cr. 3-day total stands at Rs 54.5 cr nett. Sat should be big, Sun should be bigger.
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Bodyguard actuals: Wed 21.60 cr, Thu 19.50 cr, Fri 14.08 cr, Sat 15.07 cr, Sun 18.68 cr. Total 88.93 cr nett.
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Obituary :
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Shammi Kapoor : On August 14 , 2011 , with the death of Shammi Kapoor , not only an artiste was dead , but an era ended. This glorious era started in 1953 with ” Jeevan Jyoti ” , a film which he signed first but ” Rail Ka Dibba “ was released first in the same year. This era will soon be part of history with the release of ” Rockstar “ in 2011 .
I am just mentioning about Shammi ji here . I will soon write a separate blog on him and his 58 year long career.
Shanti Das : Well known art director Shanti Das died in Mumbai on August 14 , 2011 . He had worked with Shammi Kapoor in many films and its an uncanny coincidence that he died on the same day .
In his 40 year long career he worked in 200 films with stalwarts like ; Raj Kapoor , Bimal Roy , Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Subodh Mukherjee . Shammi Kapoor’s ” Junglee “ was his first big hit . He won many Filmfare award for his films and he got Dada Sahab Phalke Award also in 2000.
Samir Chanda : Another eminent art director Samir Chanda died on August 18 , 2011 in Mumbai. He was only 54 at the time of his death. He began his career with Subhash Ghai’s ” Ram Lakhan “ and continued till “ Black & White ” . His other works were ” Raavan ” , ” Rang De Basanti “ and ” Delhi 6 ” . It is sad that a promising life ended at such a young age .
Shandar Amrohi : The elder son of film – maker Kamal Amrohi and step son of legendary Meena Kumari died in Goa on August 21 , 2011 at the age of 68.
Shandar Amrohi worked as an actor in ” Razia Sultan “ , a film directed by his father Kamal Amrohi . Though his acting career was short – lived. At the time of his death he was in Goa shooting a music vedio in memory of his stepmother Meena Kumari .
Barkha Roy was penning his biography ” Nowhere To Somewhere ” , which is now complete .
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New Hindi Film Releases & Me :
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First Week – August 05
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1 – I Am Kalam……………………………………………….x
2 – Chala Mussaddi – Office Office……………………….Vinay Jain
3 – Hair Is Falling…………………………………………….x
4 – Mr. Majnu………………………………………………….x
5 – Aagaah The Warning…………………………………….x
6 – Just 47 – Hum Bhi Insaan Hai…………………………x
Second Week – August 12
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1 – Aarakshan…………………………………………………..Saif Ali Khan
2 – Phhir………………………………………………………….Rajneesh Duggal
3 – Milta Hai Chance By Chance……………………………x
Third Week – August 19
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1 – Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande………………………………..Preeti Jhangiani
………………………………………………………………………..Narendra Jetley
2 – Chatur Singh – Two Star……………………………………x
3 – Not A Love Story…………………………………………….x
Fourth Week – August 26
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1 – Shabri…………………………………………………………x
2 – Yeh Dooriyan……………………………………………….x
3 – Chitkabrey – Shades of Grey…………………………….x
4 – Stand By……………………………………………………….Hazel Croney
Fifth Week – August 31
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1 – Bodyguard…………………………………………………….Kareena Kapoor
………………………………………………………………………..Hazel Keech
………………………………………………………………………..Katrina Kaif
………………………………………………………………………..Alvira Agnihotri
2 – Bol………………………………………………………………..x
3 – Mummy Punjabi………………………………………………Divya Dutta
…………………………………………………………………………Viraf Patel
………………………………………………………………………….Urvashi Gandhi
………………………………………………………………………….Michael Joseph
4 – That Girl In Yellow Boots……………………………………x
5 – Bas Ek Tamanna………………………………………………..Samir Aftab
In total ……………………. 21 ………………. films got released in September. Out of these ………………………..21 ………………. films , ………………. 15 …………………… actors trained by me were working in………………… 08 ………………..films . Out of these …………………… 15 ………… students ………..14 .……………….are actors and ………………………….01 ……………. Alvira Agnihotri is co – producer of Bodyguard .
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T. V. Trivia & Me :
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1 – Sameer Soni is appearing in a new show ” Parichay – Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka “ on Colors TV .
2 – Aryamann Seth is appearing in a show ” Preeto “ on Imagine TV .
3 – Akshay Sethi is appearing in a new show ” Sasural Genda Phool “ on Star Plus.
4 – Umar Wani is appearing in a show ” Dharampatni “ on Imagine TV .
5 – Ashmit Patel is anchoring a show ” Bindass Buddies “ on UTV Bindass.
Out of many shows running on various channels , above mentioned ……………. 05 ………………….shows have ………………… 05 ……………….. students trained by me . Out of them …………………. 04 ……………… are serials and ………….. 01 ……….. is reality show .
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Theatre & Me :
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1 - Perizaad Zorabian Irani and Vinay Jain are working in ” Dinner With Friends “ , a play by Feroz Abbas Khan .
2 – Manav Gohil and Asif Ali Beg are working in ” Kennedy Bridge “ , a play by Khalid Mohamed .
3 – Saunil Daruwala is working in a play ” Kishan Kanhaiya “ with Paresh Rawal .
4 - Adhir Bhatt is working in ” Bus Itna Sa Khwab “ , a play by Chandrakant Kulkarni .
5 – Mahabanoo Mody – Kotwal and Sonali Sachdev are working in ” The Vagina Monologue ” , a play directed by Mahabanoo Mody – Kotwal .
Above mentioned ……………….. 05 …………………. new and repeat plays have ………. 08 ……………… students of mine .
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