Vidur’s Film Diary – January 2012

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA           fEBRUARY 01 , 2012           11.45 P.M.

It is the first Film Diary of 2012 . A new year , a new beginning and a new hope for better future , industry is waiting with anticipation .

It is the 33rd Film Diary of mine .

First release of 2012 , ” Players “ was a major disappointment . But the second important film ” Agneepath “ changed the mood . It is the first mega – hit of 2012 .

Go through the tweets of eminent trade analysts Mr. Taran Adarsh and Mr. Komal Nahta to gauge the impact of ” Agneepath ” :

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#Don2 Worldwide total *after 2nd wknd* – India Rs 97.6 cr [incl Mon figures] + Overseas Rs 58.55 cr. Total: Rs 156.15 cr.

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#Players *India* Monday 2.17 cr. 4-day total: approx 17.25 cr nett.

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#Players: Cost to Viacom18 – 65 cr to 70 cr. Recovers chunk of investment by selling India theatrical for Rs 35 cr [with prints] … contd.

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#Players: Money recovered by Viacom18 – India theatrical [35 cr] + Satellite [17 cr] + Music [3 cr] + Digital/Home Video [2.5 cr] = 57.5 cr

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#Players: Viacom18 has to recover balance amount [8 cr to 12 cr] from Overseas to just break-even. Difficult, since Overseas is dull

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At the rate it has *opened*, the only ‘competitor’ for #Agneepath is #Bodyguard. Neck to neck at most places, better at some.

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#Agneepath opening: Vijay Dinanath Chauhan rules. Not just Mandwa. But entire India.

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#Agneepath opening: Not just @iHrithik ’s biggest opener, but also amongst the biggest opener of all times. Should have a record Day 1.

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#Agneepath *early trends* Thursday figure is 24.5 cr +. Creates HISTORY.

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#Agneepath Thursday figure *revised* Rs 23 cr nett.

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#Agneepath – India *actuals*:- Thu 23 cr,Fri 12.75 cr, Sat 15.85 cr. Total: Rs 51.6 cr nett.

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#Agneepath *Overseas* Thu to Sat total stands at approx Rs 12 cr. Excellent.

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Overseas: #Agneepath amongst biggest openers http://bit.ly/zi1mRm

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Internationally, #Agneepath *opening weekend* figures have crossed #ZNMD by a big margin.

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Last week’s releases, CHAALIS CHAURAASI, GHOST and SADDA ADDA, all have bombed at the box-office. No respite for PLAYERS either.

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AGNEEPATH day one final tally: Rs 23 crore. Full report:koimoi.com/box-office/agn…

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AGNEEPATH 5-day total: Rs. 75 cr. Box-office report: http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/agneepath-5-day-total-rs-75-crore/

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Obituary :

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Darshan Sabharwal :

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Father of Suneel Darshan and Dharmesh Darshan , Darshan Sabharwal died on December 31 , 2011 . He was 78 years old . He was a distributor and maker of films like ; ” Yeh Raat Phir Na Ayegi ” , ” Samson ” , Kahin Din Kahin Raat ” , ” Ustaad “ and ” Naya Sansar “ .

Kalpana :

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Yesteryear actor Kalpana died in Pune on January 04 , 2012 . She was suffering from cancer and was 65-year-old at the time of her death .

Shammi Kapoor’s ” Professor “ and Dev Anand’s ” Teen Devian “ were her most memorable films .

Posting link of my blog  , which I wrote as obituary , about her :

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Death of Kalpana ; A ” Gul Badan ” Ceases to Exist wp.me/ptyXI-1AJ

Anthony Gonsalves :

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A renowned music arranger  and  legendary violinist , an inspiration behind Amitabh Bachchan’s name in ” Amar Akbar Anthony “ , Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves died on January 18, 2012 in Goa . He was 84 at the time of his death . He is considered the first music arranger of India apart from being a conductor and composer .

His career began with legendary Bombay Talkies in 1943 and later on he worked with many music directors like ; Naushad , Anil Biswas , Ghulam Haider , Sachin Dev Burman , Laxmikant Pyarelal and Rahul Dev Burman . In total he arranged music for almost 400 films . He even taught music to Pyarelal of Lakshmikant Pyarelal fame and later on taught music to Rahul Dev Burman and also worked with him as an arranger .

“  Mahal ” , ” Naya Daur ” , Dillagi ” and ” Pyasa “ are some of his well – known films as arranger .

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T 628 -Anthony Gonsalves .. passes away .. talented musician with LP and on his name my character name for AAAnthony was put ..prayers !!

Nikhat Kazmi :

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Renowned film critic of Times of India , Nikhat Kazmi died on January 20 , 2012 in Delhi . She was only 53 at the time of her death and was suffering from breast cancer .

Born in 1958 in Allahabad , Uttar Pradesh , she was associated with Times of India for almost 2 decades .  She was one of the few film critics who started star – rating  trends . Despite her ill-health , she continued watching films and writing reviews till the end . Her last reviewed films were last week released ” Ghost ” and ” Sadda Adda “ .

Posting link of my blog , which I wrote as obituary , about her :

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Adieu Nikhat Kazmi : A Film Critic Par Excellence wp.me/ptyXI-1Di

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New Hindi Film Releases & Me :

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First Week  – January 06

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1 – Players ………………………………………….. Neil Nitin Mukesh

…………………………………………………………. Sonam Kapoor

…………………………………………………………. Sikandar Kher

Second Week – January 13

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1 – Chaalis Chauraasi …………………………….. Arbaaz Khan

2 – Ghost …………………………………………….. Sayali Bhagat

3 – Sadda Adda …………………………………….. x

4 – Tutiya Dil ……………………………………….. Sidhant Kapur

Third Week – January 20

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1 – Phir Ek Sazish ………………………………….. x

2 – Sweet Love ……………………………………… x

Fourth Week – January 27

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1 – Agneepath ……………………………………… Hritik Roshan

…………………………………………………………. Priyanka Chopra

…………………………………………………………. Katrina Kaif

In total ……………….. 08   ………………… films got released this month . Out of these ………………….. 08 ………………….. films , there were ………………….. 09 …………………… students of mine , who played important part in them .

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New Regional Films & Me :

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Tamil : 1 – Sameera Reddy is doing lead role in ” Vettai ” .

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