Vidur’s Film Diary – July 2012

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA        AUGUST 01 , 2012           00.35  A.M.

Second half of 2012 has started . Some mega hits , some damp squibs ; run of cinema in India continues unabated .

Among Hindi releases of July , ” Bol Bachchan “ entered the 100 crore club of films . ” Cocktail “ was another super hit of the month . Towards the end of the month ” Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum “ got released and also collected handsome amount at the box office .

Re – producing some relevant tweets of two eminent trade analysts ; Mr. Taran Adarsh and Mr. Komal Nahta :

Tweets

2 Jul taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#TeriMeriKahaani crashed completely. Collected 2.75 cr to 3 cr in Wknd 2, taking 10-day total to approx Rs 25.75 cr to Rs 26 cr nett. Flop.

2 Jul taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#Maximum is very poor. Grossed approx Rs 2 cr + nett in its opening weekend.

2 Jul taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#GOW Weekend 2 *actuals* Fri 1.08 cr, Sat 1.70 cr, Sun 1.92 cr. 10-day total: Rs 22 cr nett.

2h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#GOW‬ maintained very well at multiplexes, despite an opponent like ‘Spider-Man‘. Collected approx 7.5 cr in Week 2. Total: 25.25 cr nett.

2h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#TeriMeriKahaani‬ collapsed in Week 2. Flop.

2h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#Maximum‬ recorded very poor business in Week 1.

4h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#BolBachchan‬ faced stiff competition in North from Punjabi film ‘Jatt & Juliet’ and in South from ‪#Eega‬. Hence, biz affected there.

3h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#BolBachchan‬ has fared very well in international markets. Weekend total *from all markets* stands at approx $ 2.06 million [Rs 11.5 cr].

3h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

EXCLUSIVE DATA: ‪#BolBachchan‬ fares very well, ‪#Eega‬ superb, ‘Jatt & Juliet’ smash hit in Overseas http://bit.ly/NlYjXl

10 Jul taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#BolBachchan‬ *actuals* Mon 7.03 cr nett.

1h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#BolBachchan‬ Tue *actuals* 6.3 cr, total: 56.34 cr nett. Excellent!

10h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#BolBachchan‬ has emerged Rohit-Ajay’s biggest grosser. Had a fabulous wknd [43.10 cr] & maintained excellent biz on weekdays [23.62 cr]…

10h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#BolBachchan‬ collected approx Rs 66.72 cr nett in its Week 1. Business at multiplexes and single screens, both was superb.

4h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#Cocktail‬ [Week 1] Mon 5.75 cr, Tue 4.80 cr. Total: 46.05 cr nett.

3h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

‪#BolBachchan‬ [Week 2]: *actuals* Mon 2.49 cr, Tue 2.20 cr. Total: 87.13 cr nett.

4h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#Cocktail hit by #TDKR wave … #BolBachchan nears 100 cr mark http://bit.ly/Oi5AEL

2h taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#BolBachchan *Week 3* Mon 91 lacs, Tue 85 lacs. Total: Rs 99.51 cr nett.

30 Jultaran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#KyaaSuperKoolHainHum has superb 23.06 cr weekendhttp://bit.ly/ObK2hb 

30 Jultaran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#KyaaSuperKoolHainHum Fri 7.12 cr, Sat 7.03 cr, Sun 8.91 cr. Total: Rs 23.06 cr nett. The youth has taken to the film in a big way!

30 Jultaran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh

#BolBachchan collected 2 cr in Weekend 4, taking the grand total to Rs 102.94 cr nett. Breakup: Fri 35 lacs, Sat 66 lacs, Sun 99 lacs. Hit.

1h Komal Nahta ‏@KomalNahta

BB 1st day approx. 11.5 to 12 crore in spite of an avg start in half of india. Proves that collections picked up as day progressed.

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Obituary :

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July was disturbingly unfortunate for the film world , as three of its giants and luminaries left the world for their celestial journey .

Dara Singh : 

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An iconic figure in his own way , wrestler – actor Dara Singh died on July 12 , 2012 in Mumbai at the age of 83 . I wrote a blog about him and as usual posting link of that blog :

Remembering Dara Singh : Hindi Cinema’s 1st He Man wp.me/ptyXI-2a1

Rajesh Khanna :

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One week after Dara Singh’s death , another iconic star of Hindi film industry Rajesh Khanna died on July 18 , 2012 in Mumbai at the age of 69 . The blog , which I wrote about him is the longest blog of mine having 2,447 words and it was the most difficult to write also . I am posting the link :

In Memoriam Rajesh Khanna : ” Zindagi Kaisi Hai Paheli , Hai ! ” wp.me/ptyXI-2bc

B. R. Ishara :

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Third casualty of this month , B. R. Ishara , died on July 25 , 2012 in Mumbai . An eminent film director , who made some path – breaking and thought-provoking films in 70s was suffering from tuberculosis since one year . Posting link of the blog , which I wrote and posted about him :

B. R. Ishara : Departure of An Avant – Garde Film Maker wp.me/ptyXI-2cR

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New Hindi Film Releases & Me :

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First Week – July 06

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1 – Bol Bachchan ………………………………………………. Krushna Abhishek

………………………………………………………………………. Jeetu Verma

2 – 3 Bachelors …………………………………………………… Riya Sen

Second Week – July 13

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1 – Cocktail …………………………………………………….. Saif Ali Khan

2 – Parthiweshwar Ki Mahima …………………………….. X

Third Week – July 20

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1 – Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai …………………… Udita Goswami

2 – Challo Driver …………………………………………….. X

Fourth Week  – July 27

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1 – Kya Super Kool Hain Hum …………………………… X

2 – Aalaap ……………………………………………………… Gamya Vijayadasa [ Guest ]

3 –  Harud …………………………………………………….. X

4 – Siyaah …………………………………………………….. X

In total …………… 10 …………….. films got released in July . Out of these ………….. 10 ………… released films ……….. 05 ………… films have …………… 06 ……………. actors , who are trained by me .

 

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New Regional Films & Me :

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1 – Tamil : Sudanshu Panday is playing an important role in ” Billa 2 ” .

2 – Marathi : Amruta Patki is playing main lead in ” Satya , Savitree Ani Satyawan ” .

My ………….. 02 ………………. students in ……….. 02 ………….. regional films .

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TV Trivia & Me :

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1 – Ajeet Singh  is appearing in a TV show” Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke  “ on  Zee TV.

2 – Chaitanya Choudhury is essaying an important role in ” Uttaran “ on Colors TV .

3 – Sachin Chhabra has done one episode of ” Fear Files “ on Zee TV .

4 – Vishal Singh is essaying an important role in ” Parvarrish – Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi “ on Sony TV .

My ……………. 04 ……….. students in ………… 04 ……………. various shows on several channels .

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Theatre & Me :

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1 – Samir Soni is playing main protagonist in a new play ” Anything But Love ” .

My …………… 01 ………….. student in ………….. 01 …………. play .

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