Vidur’s Year End Musings : Films – 2012

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           FEBRUARY  25 , 2013         05.00  P.M.

2012 gave us only 10 super hits and some major flops . ” Ek Tha Tiger ” , ” Dabangg 2 ” , ” Rowdy Rathore ” , ” Agneepath ” , Jab Tak Hai Jaan ” , ” Barfi ” , ” Housefull 2 ” , ” Son Of Sardar ” , ” Bol Bachchan ” and ” Talash “ were declared hits . ” Talash “ could not make it to the 100 crore club . It earned only 93 crores . But all the other 9 movies earned more than 100 crores . ” Ek Tha Tiger “ became the most successful film of 2012 . It raked in 198 crores .

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Bollywood’s Fastest 100 Crore Grosser of All Times

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(all-India net collections) (in Rs. crores)

Position Movie No. Of Days to Reach 100 Crores Total Collections

1 Ek Tha Tiger 6  198

2 Dabangg 2 6 158.50

3 Bodyguard 8 142

4 3 Idiots 9 202

5 Ra.One 10 115

6 Dabangg 10 145

7 Agneepath 11 123

8 Rowdy Rathore 11 131

9 Jab Tak Hai Jaan 11 120.65

10 Ready 12  120

11 Don 2 13 106

12 Race 2 14 102*

13 Son Of Sardaar 16 105.03

14 Ghajini 16  114

15 Barfi! 17 120

16 Golmaal 3 17 107

17 Housefull 2 17 114

18 Singham 37 100

19 Bol Bachchan 45 102

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Top grosser of 2012 :

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(all-India net collections) (in Rs. crores)

Bollywood 2012  Box Office Positions	Movie	Lead Stars	Directors	India Nett Collection in Crores
1	Ek Tha Tiger	Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif	Kabir Khan	198
2	Dabangg 2	Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Prakash Raj	Arbaaz Khan	158.50
3	Rowdy Rathore	Akshay Kumar, Nasser	Prabhu Deva	131
4	Agneepath	Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor	Karan Malhotra	123
5	Jab Tak Hai Jaan	Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma	Yash Chopra	120.65
6	Barfi!	Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra	Anurag Basu	120
7	Housefull 2	Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Mithun Chakraborty	Sajid Khan	114
8	Son Of Sardaar	Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, Juhi Chawla	Ashwni Dhir	105.03
9	Bol Bachchan	Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan	Rohit Shetty	102
10	Talaash	Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji	Reema Kagti	93

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Classification of Top grosser of 2012 :

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SUPER HITS :

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” Dabangg 2 ” , ” Jab Tak Hai Jaan ” , ” Student Of The Year ” , ” OMG Oh My God ! ” , ” Barfi ” , ” Raaz 3 ” , ” Ek Tha Tiger ” , ” Bol Bachchan ” , ” Rowdy Rathore ” , ” Vicky Donor ” , ” Housefull 2 ” , ” Kahani ” & ” Agneepath “

HITS :

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” Talaash ” , ” Son Of Sardar ” , ” 1920 Evil Returns ” , ” English Vinglish ” , ” Cocktail , ” Ishaqzaade ” , ” Jannat 2 ” &  ” Paan Singh Tomar “

AVERAGE :

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” Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi ” , ” Gangs Of Wasseypur 2 ” , ” Ferrari Ki Sawaari ” , ” Agent Vinod ” & ” Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu “

PLUS :

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” Khiladi 786 ” , ” Jism 2 ” , ” Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum ” & ” Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya “

So the final tally of hits in 2012 comes to 13 super hits , 8 hits , 5 average and 4 plus films .

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Stalwarts Who Left Us in 2012

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2011 was definitely a cruel year for the Hindi film industry . In total 34 stalwarts left us for their final journey .

Actors :

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Dev Anand , Shammi Kapoor , Rasika Joshi , Vivek Shauq , Navin Nishchol , Bob Christo , Goga Kapoor , Rami Reddy , Pratap Sharma and Sunil Rege .

Singer – Music Directors :

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Jagjit Singh , Bhupen Hazarika , Srinivas Khale , Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Sultan Khan .

Producer – Directors :

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Radhakant Sharma , Mani Kaul , Jagmohan Mundhra , Surinder Kapoor , Tony Walker , M. F. Husain and Shandar Amrohi .

Writers : 

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Sachin Bhowmick , K. K. Singh and Kumar Shailendra .

Cinematographer :

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Somak Mukherjee and Harish Patel .

Choreographer :

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Subal Sarkar ,

Art Directors :

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Samir Chanda and Shanti Das .

Photographers :

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Gautam Rajadhyaksha and Durga Prasad .

Film Historian :

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B. D. Garga .

Theatre Personality  :

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Pandit Satya Dev Dubey .

2012 was equally harsh . In total 29 luminaries and stalwarts of film industry left us in 2012 . Except month of November , almost 2/3 people died every month . In just 2 years 33 stalwarts , who made indelible mark in the industry , left this world .

Actors :

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Kalpana , Joy Mukherjee , Achla Sachdev , Taruni Sachdev , Gavin Packard , Dara Singh , Rajesh Khanna , A. K. Hangal , Jaspal Bhatti

Singer – Music Directors – Arrangers :

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Anthony Gonsalves , Anil Mohile , Ravi , Varsha Bhosle , Pandit Ravi Shankar

Producers – Directors :

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Darshan Sabharwal , Raj Kanwar , O. P. Dutta , Mona Kapoor , B. R. Ishara , Yash Chopra

Writers – Lyricists :

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Shahryar

Cinematographers :

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Ashok Mehta , Rajen Kothari , Bobby Singh

Art Directors :

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Ashish Lakhia

Editor :

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M. S. Shinde

Film Critic :

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Nikhat Kazmi , B. K. Karanjia

Theatre Personality :

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Dinesh Thakur

 

I deeply mourn the departed souls , who left us for their heavenly abode . I congratulate all the successful actors , producers and directors , who gave hits and super hits in 2012 . Vidur’s Kreating Charakters  expresses happiness at the turn of events .

[ I have taken some of the facts & figures from http://www.koimoi.com . I express my gratitude .]

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Vidur’s Year End Musings : Films – 2011

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           JANUARY 15 , 2012           02.15  A.M.

Clap of Films

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 accruing to the overall earning of a film and making it profitable . Subsidies from foreign countries are also very substantial .

As usual 2012 looks promising . Film historian and critic Bhawana Somaaya tweets :

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2011 proved a lucrative year for cinema. 2012 has some more to look forward to. Abbas Mastan known for craft n suspense start with Players

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Top grosser of 2011 :

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Bodyguard ………………………………… 3.15

Ready ……………………………………….  2.80

Singham …………………………………….  2.40

Ra.One ………………………………………  2.30

The Dirty Picture …………………………  1.65

Yamla Pagla Deewana …………………..  1.35

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan ………………..  1.25

Rockstar …………………………………….  1.20

Murder 2 ……………………………………  1.15

Delhi Belly ………………………………….  1.15

Double Dhamaal ………………………….  1.10

Desi Boyz …………………………………..  1.00

Haunted ……………………………………  0.80

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Classification of Top grosser of 2011 :

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AA – SUPER HIT : ” Bodyguard “

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A 1 – HIT : ” Ready ” , ” Singham ” , ” Murder 2 ” , ” The Dirty Picture “

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A – SEMI HIT : ” Yamla Pagla Deewana ” , ” Ragini MMS “

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B B – OVERFLOW : ” Tanu Weds Manu ” , ” Mere Brother Ki Dulhan ” , ” Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl “

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B 1 / B B – COMMISSION EARNER TO OVERFLOW : ” Delhi Belli ” , ” Don 2 ” , ” Ra.One ” , ” Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge ” , ” Double Dhamaal “

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B 1 – COMMISSION EARNER : ” Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ” , ” Dhobi Ghat ” , ” Haunted ” , ” No One Killed Jessica ” , ” Pyaar Ka Panchnama “

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B / B 1 – COVERAGE TO COMMISSION EARNER : ” Desi Boyz ” , ” Chalo Dilli ” , ” Bheja Fry 2 ” , ” Yeh Saali Zindagi ” , ” Saheb Biwi Aur gangster ” , ” Stanley Ka Dibba ” , ” Damadamm “

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B – AVERAGE : ” F.A.L.T.U. ” , ” Force ” , ” Dil To Baccha Hai Ji “

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So in 2011 total 229 films were released . And out of 229 film , only 38 films were money earners . Rest 191 were flops . Success ratio of the films released in 2011 is 17 % .  It means 83 % films were flop . This year’s 229 films are less in numbers than 250 films of 2010 . It is 21 less than last year .

According to trade analyst Mr. Taran Adarsh following is the ranking of stars in 2011 :

taran_adarshtaran adarsh

India ranking – based on *Boxoffice*:  1 – Aamir Khan , 2 – @BeingSalmanKhan  , 3  - @iamsrk  ,  4  – Ranbir  , 5  - @ajaydevgn  , 6  – @iHrithik  , 7  - @akshaykumar … contd.

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India ranking – based on *Boxoffice*:  8  – Emraan Hashmi  , 9  -  Saif  , 10  – Imran Khan  , 11 – @shahidkapoor  , 12  – John Abraham  , 13  – @juniorbachchan

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Overseas ranking – based on *Boxoffice*:  1 – @iamsrk  , 2  – Aamir Khan  , 3  - @iHrithik  , 4  - @BeingSalmanKhan  , 5  – Saif  , 6  – Ranbir  , 7  -  @akshaykumar … contd.

taran_adarshtaran adarsh

Overseas ranking – based on *Boxoffice*:  8  – Imran Khan  , 9  – @ajaydevgn  , 10  – John Abraham  , 11  - @shahidkapoor  , 12  – @juniorbachchan  , 13  – Emraan Hashmi

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Stalwarts Who Left Us in 2011

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So many luminaries and stalwarts of film industry left us in 2011 .

Actors :

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Dev Anand , Shammi Kapoor , Rasika Joshi , Vivek Shauq , Navin Nishchol , Bob Christo , Goga Kapoor , Rami Reddy , Pratap Sharma and Sunil Rege .

Singer – Music Directors :

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Jagjit Singh , Bhupen Hazarika , Srinivas Khale , Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Sultan Khan .

Producer – Directors :

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Radhakant Sharma , Mani Kaul , Jagmohan Mundhra , Surinder Kapoor , Tony Walker , M. F. Husain and Shandar Amrohi .

Writers : 

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Sachin Bhowmick , K. K. Singh and Kumar Shailendra .

Cinematographer :

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Somak Mukherjee and Harish Patel .

Choreographer :

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Subal Sarkar ,

Art Directors :

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Samir Chanda and Shanti Das .

Photographers :

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Gautam Rajadhyaksha and Durga Prasad .

Film Historian :

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B. D. Garga .

Theatre Personality  :

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Pandit Satya Dev Dubey .

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Highlights / Achievements of 2011

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1 – In 2011 Yash Raj Productions ‘ ” Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ” completed 850 weeks in Maratha Mandir of Mumbai .

2 – In 2011 Aditya Chopra launched a New Banner Y Films . It will cater to youth films .

3 – In 2011 Aditya Chopra launched another banner , Yash Raj Entertainment . It will cater to Hollywood films .

4 – In 2011 Hritik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor were immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds Wax Studio , London .

[ Some of the statistics of this blog are taken from " Film Information "  , a trade magazine . I express my gratitude . ]

[ I have quoted tweets of Ms. Bhawana Somaaya and Mr. Taran Adarsh to illustrate my point of view . I am indebted . ]

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