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Karan Malhotra has finally pulled off a dream cast for his next directorial venture "Shuddhi". Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor team up again after a long hiatus. The director says a cliche it may sound, but the two will be seen in a completely new avatar in the movie. "Yes, finally we have confirmed Kareena for the role. I feel she is a stunning looking girl and she suites the character best. I am sure she will do justice to the film," said Malhotra. "I am not allowed to talk much about my film, but all I can assure you is Kareena and Hrithik will be seen in a never before role in 'Shuddhi'. I know it's the most cliche line ever, but I can assure you on that," added the director who made "Agneepath" remake with Hrithik. Was it a conscious effort to reunite Hrithik-Kareena on screen almost after 10 years? "No, it was not a conscious decision, it was just a coincidence. They both look lovely together, the script demanded them and I am lucky to have them on board," he said. Kareena-Hrithik last outing together was 2003 release "Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon". They were also seen together in "Mujhse Dosti Karoge!" and "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" and "Yaadein". Talking about Kareena, Malhotra said: "Kareena is a thorough professional and she took it as any other job. I don't think there are any differences." "Shuddhi", which will be produced by Karan Johar, will go on floors by early next year.
Box office analysis-March 21 , 2008
First weekend performance of latest release There was no new notable films release last weekend. Last week's movies Though initial reports indicated a washout status for BLACK & WHITE, the first week numbers do not quite compliment the horror stories. The medium budget film eventually did manage to earn close to 3.5 crores which means it is far away from being called a trade disaster. However, the film's collections do not make BLACK & WHITE a safe preposition, nor do they promise a coverage status. The film couldn't touch the 1 crore mark anywhere, something which is a must for any film worth it's salt, and stopped at 75 lakhs in Mumbai and 40 lakhs in Delhi. Delhi NCR got another 22 lakhs odd though. Yes, the film is a flop hence making it three in a row for Subhash Ghai (YAADEIN, KISNA and now BLACK & WHITE) but his production house still has a hope of recovering money through DVD and satellite rights. There is absolutely no hope for the film in it's second week in spite of no competition while from third week on, it is expected to be totally out of circulation with RACE leading the charge. Silver lining though is that if Anurag Sinha takes his next steps carefully, he has a good future ahead of him in a star/actor starved industry which currently is relying on 7-8 big male leads. From the past JODHAA AKBAR has completed one month at the box office and even though it had BLACK & WHITE for competition in the week gone by, it has managed to not just sustain quite well but also record impressive collections. In the week gone by, just from it's Hindi version, the film collected another 5 crores at theatres across the country. The film fell by less than 50% when compared to 9 crores odd that it earned in it's third week. This means that the film has now crossed the 53 crores mark and has brought together one and all in agreement with film's HIT box office standing. The film has been excellent in Mumbai where it has earned 1 crore more while Delhi NCR too is in the excess of 1 crore. With one more open week to be enjoyed for JODHAA AKBAR, 55 crores milestone being crossed is a given. As for Hrithik and Ash, it is yet another big success for them together after DHOOM 2! MITHYA continues to hang on and sees a standard 50% fall in it's 5th week. With 20 lakhs more coming in, this Rajat Kapoor film now stands at 5.5 crores. The film's theatrical run is looking at an end as it completes 50 days in a fortnight but on satellite medium, this Ranvir Shorey starrer is all set to enjoy a repeat viewing. Meanwhile SUNDAY is bowing out in the week where it completes 50 days at the box office. With less than a million added to it's total, this Rohit Shetty film is an average success at 22.5 crores. TAARE ZAMEEN PAR continues to earn mega bucks and sustains itself amongst the Top-3 money spinners of the week. With a mere 25% fall and showing immense sustaining power at the box office, the film saw another 40 lakhs coming in. With 60 crores milestone being crossed, Aamir Khan would now be looking at his GHAJINI remake to surpass these collections by a big margin. The actor has already started the film's publicity, courtesy his semi-bald look which he revealed in RACE premier! Meanwhile WELCOME is now more or less out of circulation with only 8 lakhs more coming in. A blockbuster success at 76 crores with DVD sales ruling from the top! In the future After a string of comedies in 2007, it has started raining action flicks this year with Abbas Mustan turning to some serious action with RACE. A high adrenalin ride which comes with actors jumping from 20 floors, fast moving cars tumbling on highways, aerial stunts being the order of the day and one lover boy (Saif Ali Khan) getting an image makeover, RACE is already carrying great reports. With hot bods like Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif and Sameera Reddy going all out to soar temperatures, RACE is creating some heat already en route to it's release this Friday. The film is all set to take a mega start and is looking comfortably placed amongst the Top-5 box office openers of all times!
Jagjit Singh is back
A few weeks back Ghazal king Jagjit Singh was hospitalized. He was suffering from low blood circulation in the brain. Though there were rumors around him suffering from paralytic attack, they thankfully turned out to be untrue. He is now pretty much fit and back with a 'ghazal' show YAADEIN. Jagjit Singh would be coming up with 'YAADEIN - A Journey through timeless classics', which is hosted by Spastics society "AADI". The event was held at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi on 25th December.
It's London again for 'I See You'
The way films are being shot in London at a break neck speed these days, one wonders if the locations used in the films may soon get dried up in the same way as was in the case of Switzerland a few years back after Yash Chopra made them fashionable. The latest film to be shot in London is Arjun Rampal's debut production 'I See You'. Starring Rampal [of course] along with his invisible love (new find Vipasha), the film has been shot extensively in London, though the film still manages to give fresh vibes. In recent times, some of the high profile films that have been shot in the city are 'Rocky', 'Aap Ki Khatir', 'Dil Diya Hai' and 'Aksar'. Before this, Chopras and Johars too have visited the city for a major schedule for films like 'Lamhe', 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge', 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Mohabbatein' and 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge'. Even Subhash Ghai couldn't resist the city's charm as he shot his 'Yaadein' there. Well, this is not all as some of the smaller films like 'Umar', 'Katil Kab Kyon Kahan', 'To The London Calling' and 'Naughty Boy' too have taken their entire cast and crew to London and shot their films there! In the coming days, there would be a lot of London to see when major films like Akshay Kumar/Govinda starrer 'Bhagam Bhag', Milan Luthria's 'Hat Trick', Big B's 'Cheeni Kum', Sanjay Gupta's 'Dus Kahaniyaan', Shaad Ali's 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom', Abbas-Mustan's 'Mr. Fraud', Vipul Shah's 'Namastey London' [obviously] and Suneil Shetty's 'Amar Joshi Shahid Ho Gaya' release.