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Box office analysis-April 19 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseThere was absolutely no surprise in which the three releases of the Friday gone by - BIG BROTHER, LIFE MEIN KABHIE KABHIIE and BHEJA FRY - behaved. Though some heads turned in surprise to see BIG BROTHER meeting with…
Box office analysis-April 12 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseTwo distinct films released last Friday - SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM and PROVOKED. While SLBB looked safe due to its multistarrer appeal, popular music and good vibes that the film's subject was generating, PROVOKED was always meant to be a…
ADLABS turns messiah for small films
ADLABS is soon turning out to be the corporate house to visit if you have a film ready for release. Even more so if it is small budget and is waiting to get a presenter.After picking up films like EIK DASTTAK and SAY SALAAM…
After SALAAM NAMASTE, Saif and Javed back with TRRP
One and a half years after the release of SALAAM NAMASTE, Saif Ali Khan, Javed Jaffri and director Siddharth Anand are reuniting with TA RA RUM PUM.In the film, Javed plays the character of Harry, a team manager. It is him who discovers the…
Box office analysis-April 05 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseFirst things first - there was something strange about the way 3 releases of the Friday gone by were promoted. While DELHII HEIGHTS came from the producers who have a monumental success in the form of Rajnikanth starrer mega-film…
Adnan Sami returns with 'Kisi Din'
After a hiatus, Adnan Sami would be returning to the singing scene with his latest album 'Kisi Din'.Slated for release later this month, the album comes in the wake of his super successful albums 'Kabhi To Nazar Milao', 'Tera Chehra' and 'Teri Kasam'.Sami…
Vishal-Shekhar and Pritam are mutual admirers
In world of cinema where back biting and professional rivalry is an order of the day, it comes across as quite a pleasant surprise to see some of the top composers in Bollywood being so kicked about each others work.There are two high profile…
First weekend performance of latest release
In last week's column, there were three things clearly mentioned regarding the fate of NAMASTEY LONDON at the box office.a) The film would open well on Friday (though not excellent which means 80% above) and then take a dip in the evening shows when…
'Roobaroo' singer croons anthem song of SAY SALAAM INDIA
Everyone who loves Hindi film music would surely have heard of the immensely popular tracks 'Roobaroo' and 'Paathshaala' that were an integral part of last year's best film RANG DE BASANTI. The singer who made it possible? Naresh Iyer.The young guy, who has been…
Box office analysis-March 23 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseOne thing that continued to puzzle me over the last few weeks was a lackluster promotion and hype building around HAT TRICK. After all it came from one of the biggest film making house of the country, UTV, had…