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Irrfan's METRO arrives as his NAMESAKE completes 50 days
It's 'Sirf Khushi No Gham' for Irrfan Khan.On one hand his THE NAMESAKE completes 50 days today, on the other his next film LIFE IN A..METRO hits the screens as well!A Mira Nair film, THE NAMESAKE opened to immense critical acclaim but an…
Box office analysis-May 03 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest releaseTrade is agog with speculations/doubts/surprises about the box office outcome of TA RA RUM PUM. I am not. After all was it really reasonable to expect a mind boggling/stunning/phenomenal opening for the film? In fact I can distinctly recollect…
UTVs distribution strategy makes THE NAMESAKE a huge crossover success
UTV's distribution strategy has acted as a catalyst to help 'The Namesake' break box office records in India!After giving us 'Mississippi Masala' and 'Monsoon Wedding', Mira Nair has once again struck the right chords and created reverberations that will be heard across the globe…
Box office analysis-April 26 , 2007
First weekend performance of latest release'Kya Pakaau Story Hai', 'Kya Bore Story Hai', 'Kya Flop Story Hai'.....headlines all over were unanimous in screaming aloud that KYA LOVE STORY HAI was easily one of the most forgettable films to have released this year. There have…
Adnan-Yana song debuts
The wait of watching Yana Gupta in a music video is over.After seeing her gyrating to raunchy tracks like 'Babuji' [DUM] and 'Oh What A Babe' [RAKTH], it is quite a pleasant surprise to see her emoting to an overtly romantic number 'Kisi Din'…
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…
Over 50% of our film revenues will come from International markets - UTV
UTV Software Communications Ltd has resolved to transfer all its Motion Picture Production activities -Domestic and International - into one of its overseas subsidiaries, which will move to get listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange.UTV's present Hollywood motion…
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…
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…