Vidur’s Film Diary – March 2012

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           APRIL 16 , 2012           05.00 P.M. It is 35th edition of my film diary . Next month my film diary will complete 3 uninterrupted years . I normally post my film diaries on the 1st of every month . This time I was in Manali and there was no network [...]

Vidur’s Film Diary – February 2012

 -MUMBAI MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           MARCH 03 , 2012           08.00 P.M. This is 34th film diary . 2 more to go and it will complete 3 momentous years . As usual I am re-posting some relevant tweets of the eminent trade analysts Mr. Komal Nahta and Mr. Taran Adarsh : 23h Komal Nahta @KomalNaht GALI GALI [...]

Vidur’s Year End Musings : Films – 2011

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           JANUARY 15 , 2012           02.15  A.M. 2011 ended on a mixed note .  A very disturbing trend emerged in 2011 . Revenue from theatres went down . Revenue from other sources like ; audio , video and satellite rights are [...]

Aah Shammi Kapoor ……….” Tum Sa Nahi Dekha ” !!

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA          NOVEMBER 16 , 2011          08.15 P.M. When I got the news of Shammi Kapoor‘s sad demise on August 14 , 2011 at the age of 79 , flood of memories engulfed me and inundated me completely . Though , initially , I was not a huge [...]

Immortality at Madame Tussauds

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA         NOVEMBER 03 , 2011           10.40 P.M Last week as I was scrolling through my Twitter timeline , www.twitter.com/VidurChaturvedi    ,I got the news that Kareena Kapoor‘s wax statue was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Wax Studio , Blackpool . Before Kareena Kapoor ,  Hritik Roshan‘s wax statue [...]

Vidur’s Film Diary – October 2011

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           NOVEMBER 01 , 2011            00.25A.M. This is the 30th edition of my film diary . Films released in the beginning of this month failed to create any magic at the Box Office . Though ” Force “ collected some decent [...]

Vidur’s Film Diary – August 2011

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 [...]

80 Years of ” Alam Ara ” : India’s First Talkie

NIGHT……………………………….11.00 On March 14 , 1931 Indian cinema created history . First Hindi talkie ” ALAM ARA “ made by Ardeshir Irani was released on this very day in the Majestic cinema of Bombay [ now Mumbai ] Though , ” RAJA HARISCHANDRA ” , first ever full – length silent feature film of India [...]

Vidur’s Film Diary – September 2010

Its September and ” Dabangg “ is creating history at the box office.It becomes the second highest grosser of all times. It is next only to ” 3 Idiots “. To emphasise my points and to show latest trends in the industry, I am quoting few relevant tweets of eminent trade analyst Mr. Taran Adarsh [...]

Vidur’s Film Diary – July 2010

Its July and half the year is gone. First half of the year ended and there is not a very heartening news for the industry.. Industry suffered losses to the tune of 300 crores. ” RAAVAN “,  “KITES “, ” VEER “, ” PRINCE “, ” TEEN PETTI ” and ” RANN “ were some [...]