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History Revisited
Freewheeling chat with Akshay Kumar and
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Nimrat Kaur on the sets of Airlift

Market Round-Up
Highlights of the recently concluded NFDC
Film Bazaar that trained the spotlight on how
the government can facilitate international and
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domestic shoots in India

Thrills & Spills

Director Vishal Pandya and lead actors
Sharman Joshi, Zarine Khan and Karan
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Singh Grover of Hate Story 3 @BOI

Feminine Mystique
Spotlight on actors Sandhya Mridul, Pavleen
Gujral, Rajshri Deshpande and Anushka
Manchanda, as their upcoming film, Pan
Nalins Angry Indian Goddesses gears up
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ver the years, on this page, we have had many a reason to express our dismay,
disapproval or disappointment at the actions and in some cases, inaction of
the official machinery, that have had an adverse impact on the process and
commerce of filmmaking.
The lack of incentives and tax relief in virtually every annual Budget, the frequent
unreasonable and arbitrary diktats of the CBFC, the often perplexing personnel
appointments in bodies relating to cinema, the alarming tendency of state governments
to impose bans on certain films despite them being cleared for exhibition by the
censors unfortunately, it is virtually a given that if a governmental measure features
on this page, then good news is unlikely to be on offer. Indeed, just last week, this note
expressed our anguish at the imposition of the Swachch Bharat Cess that has a direct
impact on our costs and profits (Pay Dirt, issue dated November 21, 2015).
However, for criticism or disapproval to carry any credibility and authority, it must be
accompanied by an equally vocal willingness to convey our appreciation and approval
when things, for a change, do move in the right direction and are likely to be beneficial.
We must, therefore, all commend and welcome the recently announced initiative by
the Information & Broadcasting Ministry of setting up the Film Facilitation Office (FFO)
that is envisaged to be the nodal agency providing single-window clearances to feature
and non-feature filmmakers as also those involved in making television software and
ad films both here and from abroad.
It is a sad irony that while our finished products feature films are much loved and
avidly followed by the countrys populace, the process of their production is very often
a nightmarish obstacle race, involving dealing with multiple levels of officialdom and
civic agencies to secure permission for film shoots. So much so that, very often, the
decision to shoot abroad is based primarily on the relative ease of filming there rather
than any narrative or aesthetic rationale for the locale.
One cannot stress enough, therefore, the enormous necessity and utility of a onestop-shop like the FFO that would hopefully act as the filmmakers ally in securing
permits and clearances from various state governments, ministries and departments.
What is also encouraging is that the FFO shall operate under the aegis of the National
Film Development Corporation (NFDC), a body that in recent years has often
demonstrated that traits like receptiveness and efficiency can exist in government or
semi-government organisations.
The process of setting up the FFO is off to the right start, with the announcement
being immediately followed by a series of interactions between leading filmmakers
and senior officials from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of
Tourism, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Ministry of Home Affairs and
the Ministry of Railways.
We hope these interactions helped the officers concerned understand the film
producing communitys requirements and pain points and that the same shall be
suitably addressed while formulating the policy directives that will govern the working of
the FFO once it becomes operational. In fact, it may be a good idea for NFDC to actively
seek further representations and recommendations by all involved in film production
perhaps by creating a dedicated section on its website where interested parties can
directly upload their suggestions so that those involved in designing the modalities of
the FFO are well aware of all the practical problems that filmmakers face.
Further, while it will be undoubtedly be a massive relief to the industry if the process
of getting permissions and clearances is centralised and expedited, it is also important
that some mechanism exists to enforce the sanctity of these permissions. All too often,
we have witnessed that despite having complied with all the red-tape that precedes a
film shoot, our schedules are still held to ransom by multiple extraneous forces usually
local hooligans who enjoy political patronage. One hopes that the avowed new thrust
to make life easier for filmmakers will also involve far greater sensitivity and prompt
responsiveness by the law and order machinery in stamping out these extortionists.
That said, full marks for launching this much-needed initiative and though its early
days yet, the atmospherics and approach seem to be on the right track. The rub, as
always, shall lie in the efficiency of execution rather than the sincerity of intention. And
truth be told, the default tendency on hearing of any measure involving the government
is to be sceptical and cynical.
However, we, the filmmaking fraternity, shouldnt allow negativity to colour our
response as that is the surest way of making it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Instead, let
us extend our wholehearted support in making this work because if the FFO does
succeed in accomplishing its stated objectives, the real beneficiary will not be NFDC
or any ministry or regime, but we ourselves.

Nitin Tej Ahuja

28 November 2015

Box Office India

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TAKE ONE

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Indias Premier Film Trade Magazine

GOLD REVIEWS

Tamasha
Banner: Nadiadwala Grandson

Entertainment
Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika
Padukone, Javed Sheikh, Piyush Mishra
Writer: Imtiaz Ali
Music: AR Rahman
heres Ranbir Kapoor and theres
Deepika Padukone. Cherry
on the cake Imtiaz Ali is the
director. And, as far as expectations go,
the sky is the limit. After all, we all know
what a team like this can deliver. And
Team Tamasha has scored. Not only is
everything about this film beautiful but
Ali, who is known for making romantic
films, has given a new dimension to
romance in Tamasha.
Every time he decides to make a film,
you wonder what he has left in his quiver.
And every time he decides to make a
film, he surprises you by giving romance
a new look. As soon as the movie starts,
you fall in love with his two protagonists,
and when you walk out of the cinema,
you take both of them along with you.
Thats the best way to describe the
impact of this film on the audience. The
entire film is so real that you feel its all
unfolding around you.
The story: In the hills of Shimla, a little
boy, Ved (Ranbir Kapoor), is entranced by
an old storyteller (Piyush Mishra). Later,
as an adult, Ved meets Tara (Deepika
Padukone), a damsel in distress when
she loses her passport and money while
on vacation in Corsica, France. The two
decide not to share their real names and
identities with each other. They have a
platonic relationship and decide to never
meet again after the holiday ends.
When Tara returns home to Kolkata
in India, she realises that she is in love
with Ved. Four years down the line, Tara,
still smitten, moves to Delhi for work and
chances on meeting Ved, who is now a
dull and mediocre product manager. It
is only when Veds life intertwines with
Taras that he embarks on a journey
that unmasks his true nature. How their
relationship and Veds life evolves forms
the crux of the story.
The concept is unpretentious from the

04

word go. Who doesnt have suppressed

emotions that havent been dealt with?
Sometimes, the mere presence of
someone in your life helps you be the
person you want to be. And, sometimes,
you find yourself on a path, where you
have no control over circumstances. So,
when your emotions are usually muted
and you suddenly find yourself on the
cusp of something dramatic, everything
comes alive. You can drop your mask and
reveal your true self and be free. This is
the crux of Tamasha.
Directorially, Imtiaz Ali has made a
brilliant film with beautiful thoughts
conveyed with conviction. Imtiaz Ali once
again proves hes THE STORYTELLER.
Every single frame of this film bears his
signature style and the result is nothing
short of awesome. The songs have been
beautifully woven into the screenplay and
take the story forward while strengthening
your connect with the protagonists.
The way Ali has handled the subject
and brought it to the big screen is
stupendous. He allows each frame to
slowly sink in and the outcome is rousing.
There are some films that stay with
you hours after watching them. Others
emotionally entangle the audience in
the humblest ways. And, sometimes,
a film blends the narration with the
conviction of the storyteller to mould the
final product into perfection. Imtiaz Alis
Tamasha does just that. Take A Bow, MR
IMTIAZ ALI!!!
Although the story is simple, its the
scripting that makes the movie truly
an experience. Some may feel that too
much negativity in the lead actor could
go against the film but Ali has deliberately
avoided the tried and tested. Its a
debatable debate; every filmmaker has
his own way of narrating a story. This is
Alis way and he succeeds in striking a
chord.
The first half of the film is very
entertaining and peppered with sweet
and tender moments but the second half
is quite the reverse. But the way Ali has
handled those scenes makes them worth
watching. Many scenes, which portray
Ved and Taras emotional outbursts, are
superbly executed, especially where

Veds office life is concerned and when

Ved narrates a story to his family. Other
memorable scenes are those where
Tara asks Ved to meet and the two have
an emotional outburst. This scene is
followed by the song Agar tum saath ho.
The dialogue has been fabulously
written. Editing by Aarti Bajaj is another
USP of the film. Bajaj must have had a
tough time editing this film but shes done
a FANTASTIC job. This may not be AR
Rahmans best music but after watching
the film, you are sure that no one could
have done a better job. Cinematography
by S Ravi Varman is fabulous. He not
only beautifully captures scenic Corsica
but also the locations of Delhi.
Performance-wise, Ranbir Kapoors
character is layered and complicated yet
presented in an unpretentious manner,
and he presents it very convincingly.
Kapoor plays his part so credibly that you
forget hes anything but the character.
During his outburst, he makes you laugh
and cry at the same time. You cant
imagine anyone else essaying the role of
Ved. This is his best performance to date
and it is definitely award-worthy!
Deepika Padukone delivers another
award-winning performance, which is
another asset to the film. She not only
looks stunning but has proved yet again
that she is UNDOUBTEDLY an actor par
excellence. Javed Sheikh is fantastic.
Piyush Mishra is good. Others lend
adequate support.
Verdict: A must watch for any and
every movie-goer! If you love cinema,
Tamasha is the movie for you.

Box Office India

28 November 2015

NEXT ATTRACTION

DEC 2015 - DEC 2017

Dec 04, 2015

Hate Story 3

Kajarya

Angry Indian Goddesses

Dec 18, 2015

Dilwale

Bajirao Mastani

Jan 08, 2016

Wazir

Sanam Teri Kasam

Love Shagun

DILWALE

BAJIRAO MASTANI

GHAYAL ONCE AGAIN

JAGGA JASOOS

WAZIR

SANAM RE

Chauranga
Jan 15, 2016

Ghayal Once Again

Ishq Ne Krazy Kia Re

Loveshhuda

Chalk N Duster

Jan 22, 2016

Airlift

Jugni
Jan 29, 2016

Ishq Forever

Saala Khadus

Feb 05, 2016

BHK Bhalla@Halla.Kom

Feb 12, 2016

Fitoor

Sanam Re

Feb 19, 2016

Neerja

Yeh Laal Rang

Mar 04, 2016

Jai GangaaJal

Mar 18, 2016

Kapoor And Sons

Mar 25, 2016

Rocky Handsome

Apr 01, 2016

Love Games

Rustom

Apr 15, 2016

Fan

Aug 19, 2016

Bombay Mumbai

Apr 29, 2016

Baaghi

Diwali, 2016

Shivaay

May 13, 2016

Azhar

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Mirzya
May 20, 2016

28 November 2015

Sarbjit

Box Office India

June 03, 2016 Jagga Jasoos

Housefull 3

Raaz 4

Eid, 2016

Raees

Sultan
Aug 12, 2016

Mohenjo Daro

Christmas, 2016 Dangal

Diwali, 2017

Son Of Sardaar 2

AZHAR

05

TRADE GUP

Aman Gill Is CEO Now

man Gill has been named CEO of Balaji Motion Pictures. He

will assume his new post in early December, as announced
by Sameer Nair, Group CEO, Balaji Telefilms Ltd, to whom he will
directly report. Aman brilliantly balances creativity with commerce
and is most deserving of this post and role. He has a vast amount
of experience in developing, producing, marketing, distributing and
syndicating films in the past with various studios, and has worked
closely with talent in the agency business, said Nair.
In his new post, Gill will oversee all aspects of development,
creative, production, marketing, distribution and syndication, and
will have all the division heads reporting directly to him. Aman
has proved himself to be the perfect leader to head Balaji Motion
Pictures. Hes a wonderful addition to the senior management
team were building at Balaji and its crucial that we have a leader
of his calibre to oversee our entire feature film activities as we
aggressively plan to scale up our movie business, said Ekta
Kapoor, Joint MD, Balaji Telefilms.
Aman says, Im honoured that Ekta and Sameer have entrusted
me with this responsibility and position. I hope to further the

formidable brand Balaji Motion Pictures

has built over the years and take it to
newer heights.
Aman is serving his notice with
Junglee Pictures in the interim,
where he was Chief Content Officer
since June 2014. During his
tenure, the company successfully
released two of the most critically
and commercially acclaimed films
of the year, Dil Dhadkane Do and Talvar.
Prior to his stint with Junglee Pictures, Gill setup the Film Talent
& Literary business at CAA-KWAN from June 2012 - June 2014,
and he previously headed the Acquisition & Domestic Distribution
functions at Viacom 18 Motion Pictures from November 2006 to
March 2010. He started his career with Applause Entertainment,
where he was AVP Content, from April 2003 to November 2006,
and where he earned his first film credit as Executive Producer on
Sanjay Leela Bhansalis critically acclaimed film Black.

AB In Shoojits Next?

fter the success of Piku, Amitabh Bachchan was very impressed with Shoojit Sircar. He has
also done many ads with the director and has always been very fond of him. We now hear
that Sircars production house, Rising Sun Films, has signed Senior Bachchan once again. But
this time, Sircar will not direct the actor; the makers have locked a script which will be helmed by
a new director. The film is about Delhi and its lifestyle. In all probability, the film will start rolling in
February 2016. Producer Ronnie Lahiri said, We are working on three to four scripts and nothing
has been finalised.
PS: We hear that the director chosen to make his Hindi debut under Rising Sun Films is
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury.

Jagga In
Morocco

ow that Tamasha has

released, Ranbir Kapoor
will head to London for the last
schedule of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,
and, in January, will start his
long-pending film Jagga Jasoos.
Director Anurag Basu has
started working on the preproduction. The footage that
has already been shot is being
edited so that they get a fair
idea of what needs to be reshot.
Another short schedule of Jagga
Jasoos will start in Mumbai and
then the entire team will head to
Morocco, where they will shoot
at a stretch. Katrina Kaif will join
the team at the end of January
in Mumbai. The film will wrap
up by March as it releases on
June 3, 2016.

Finally,
A
Release

ikram Bhatts
third franchise of
his film 1920 London
has been ready since
last year and is with
Reliance Entertainment, which had
put it on hold as it was going through
a crisis. Now that the company is
back in form with Phantom Films, we
hear that the makers are planning to
release the horror movie in February
2016. Sharman Joshi, the lead actor
of the film, reveals, When 1920
London was offered to me, I took up
the film as it is very different and also
new for me. The makers are planning
to release it by February-March next
year. Thats what I have heard so far.

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Srijit Mukherji To Debut

irector Srijit Mukherji is known for his content-rich films in the Bengali
film industry. The director has a lot of hit films in his kitty like Autograph,
Baishe Srabon, Hemlock Society and Chotushkone, to name a few. Mukherji
has redefined Bengali cinema as his content-rich films are just not content
heavy; they also do good business at the ticket counter! His last release
Rajkahini, which was a superhit, will now be remade in Hindi. The director
reveals, I am all set to make my debut in Hindi with Rajkahini. The film
will be produced by Shree Venkatesh Films and Vishesh Films, and will be
presented by Mahesh Bhatt himself. We are currently working on the script.
My Bengali film was based in West Bengal and Bangladesh but, for Hindi,
we are planning to change the set-up to Pakistan and India. The
film starts rolling from mid-2016. We are talking to some established
Bollywood actresses.
PS: We hear that the makers are keen on casting Vidya Balan. Its a womanoriented film and Rituparna Sengupta played the lead in the Bengali film.

SLB Assistant To Debut

ishant Chandrashekhar, who was assisting Sanjay Leela Bhansali on his television show Saraswatichandra, is all set to make his
directorial debut in feature films. Chandrashekhar has directed a few television shows and is also a writer. Now, after a long stint in
the television industry, he has decided to make his first feature film. Although titled Mahatma, the film has nothing to do with Mahatma
Gandhi, and is set in the interiors of Uttar Pradesh. Its a thriller comedy.

Now PKP 3?

KSG Signs Comedy

fter the tremendous success of Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, we hear

the makers have already decided to start the third instalment
in the superhit franchise. Although the films director, Luv Ranjan, is
planning to direct another film with a big star cast, the producers are
determined to make a third instalment in the PKP franchise.

aran Singh Grover has a huge fan following among

the television audience
and the star became bigger
when he made his debut in
films with Alone opposite
Bipasha Basu. The actor
will be seen in Hate Story
3. After that bold film, the
actor has signed a comedy
film titled Three Dev directed
by Ankush Bhatt. The film is
about three gods Bramha,
Vishnu and Mahesh. Along
with Grover, the film features
Kunal Roy Kapur, Ravi
Dubey, Kay Kay Menon and
Tisca Chopra. The film will
hit cinemas mid-2016.

Guess Who?

orking in this industry is like treading on shifting sands. Neither success nor failure is here to stay. Similarly, people change
with time, and, it seems, not even the most generous person in this industry is immune to this inevitability.
So this director, known for his extremely down-to-earth nature, had tasted success earlier too but the most recent dose was so
intoxicating, it changed his perspective. After a super-successful film, he is playing hard-to-get by refusing to take phone calls and
has also announced a clutch of films with some really big stars. But get this the stars claim they have only heard a narration from
the director, nothing more. Lets wait and see how long this director feeds this fantasy image of himself!

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STRAIGHT NEWS

Mover & Shaker

Ashit Kukian
Joins

T
SRK Unveils Assocham
Knowledge Report

hah Rukh Khan along with Rana Kapoor, President of Assocham and MD &
CEO of Yes Bank; and Venugopal Dhoot, former President of Assocham and
Chairman & MD of Videocon Industries; unveiled the Assocham knowledge report
recently. The report, titled Digitisation & Mobility: Next Frontier of Growth for
M&E, offers key insights into evolving trends, challenges and opportunities across
broadcasting digitisation, the film industry and the mobile entertainment segment.
The Media & Entertainment industry, pegged at `1,026 billion in 2014, is projected
to grow at a CAGR of 13.9 per cent, to reach `1,964 billion by 2019. The advent of
the central governments initiatives such as Make In India and Digital India will
further help to achieve substantial growth, the report states.

Bollyshake.com Ties Up

ance portal Bollyshake.com has tied up with Sanjay Leela Bhansalis Bajirao
Mastanifor a one-of-its kind contest. The contest will give dancers from
around the world an opportunity to showcase their talent by uploading and sharing
a video on the portal, of their own dance version of the songsPingaandDeewani
mastani. The top five candidates will be shortlisted by Deepika Padukone and
Priyanka Chopra to advance to the final round. Winners will get a chance to
interact with the actresses and the rest of the cast of the film.

Bajirao Mastani In Tamil

And Telugu

ros International and Sanjay Leela Bhansalis forthcoming magnum opus

Bajirao Mastani will also be released in Tamil and Telugu. The period drama
starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh is slated to release worldwide
on December 18. Renowned lyricist Madhan Karky, who has penned songs and
dialogues for Tamil films like Bahubali and Enthiran, will be working on the Tamil
and Telugu dubs.

Zee Acquires

ee Music Company has purchased the music rights of upcoming filmIshq

Forever, for an exorbitant sum, a first for a film with newcomers. The music of
the film is composed by Nadeem Saifi, who is making his comeback to Bollywood
with this film. Produced by Ajay Shah, Harry Gandhi and Shabeer Boxwala under
their banner Friday Cine Entertainment,Ishq Foreverstars Ruhi Singh, Krishna
Chaturvedi and Lisa Ray along with Zakir Hussain, Chetan Pandit, Arif Zakaria and
Jaaved Jafferi. The film is slated to release on January 29, 2016.

08

imes Network has

announced the
appointment of Ashit
Kukian as President,
Revenue. This is his
second stint with
the network, after a decade. Kukian
will interact closely with the content,
distribution, marketing and other enabling
functions to ensure that business
objectives are met. The ad sales and
branded content teams of Times
Network will directly report to him, while
he will report to MK Anand, Managing
Director and CEO, Times Network.
Kukian has cumulatively had a 13-year
stint across various roles with Bennett,
Coleman and Company Limited.

PVR Icon
Unveiled

VR, Indias largest cinema exhibition

chain, has revamped its Versova
property at Infinity mall, Mumbai under
a new brand name called PVR Icon.
PVR Icon, as the name suggests, is the
iconic property of PVR cinemas offering a
luxurious cinema viewing experience with
advanced technologies and an impressive
ambience all under one roof.
PVR Icon was inaugurated by superstar
Shah Rukh Khan along with Ajay Bijli,
CMD, PVR Ltd. and Sanjeev Bijli, JMD,
PVR Ltd. The re-launch of the property
was also witnessed by Kajol, Rohit Shetty,
Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon, star cast
of Dilwale to launch the new track Manma
emotion jaage.
Located strategically in one of the best
malls of the city, the property is in close
proximity to the up-scale Andheri-Versova
residential belt, which is also a hub of many
film studios and production houses.
PVR Icon is an amalgamation of
magnificent lobby space, chandeliers, classic
wall arts and digital cinema environment
with interactive kiosks and large video walls.
To provide film connoisseurs with best
technology and premium experience, PVR
Icon is equipped with 4K projection system
and 3D 2nd Gen. It is the only cinema in the
country to incorporate 4K digital projection
and the most revolutionary sound technology
of Dolby Atmos in all its auditoriums. PVR,
with its robust expansion plans, presently
has a screen count of 477 screens at 107
locations across 44 cities in the country.

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All figures in crores (rupees)

Last Week

Current Week

Weekly Change

Rel date

Movies

Box Office

Exh

Dist

Bookies

Exh

Dist

Bookies

Exh

Dist

Bookies

November 27,
2015

Tamasha

Weekend

26

30

28

27

30

28

First Week

42

47

44

40

45

42

-2

-2

-2

Total

60

70

65

55

65

60

-5

-5

-5

Weekend

20

24

22

21

24

22

First Week

25

30

28

30

36

35

Total

28

34

32

36

40

40

Weekend

15

18

15

15

18

15

First Week

24

28

24

24

28

24

Total

30

45

35

30

40

35

-5

Weekend

22

28

26

15

20

18

-7

-8

-8

First Week

35

40

38

24

32

28

-11

-8

-10

Total

45

55

50

30

40

35

-15

-15

-15

Weekend

20

28

24

First Week

35

44

40

Total

50

60

70

December 4,
2015

Hate Story 3

January 8, 2016 Wazir

January 15, 2016 Ghayal Once Again

January 22, 2016 Airlift

TRADE TRAC

Dynamic Trade Estimate of Box Office

ON LOCATION

History Revisited
Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur talk about recreating a piece of Indian
history, on the sets of Airlift
Q SOUMITA SENGUPTA

t was a Monday morning and we

were rushing to an on-location shoot.
Why the tearing hurry? Because the
actor shooting is known for his punctuality
and is always on the sets ahead of time.
Its one of the reasons hes called a
producers actor.
As soon as I entered Filmistan Studio,
I spotted a bunch of vanity vans and
heard peals of laughter. I turned and
noticed Akshay Kumar making his way
to give his shot. I was on the sets of
Airlift, where Kumar is shooting with
Nimrat Kaur. After a bit of a wait, he and
Kaur entered the room where the media
was waiting. It was a conversation over
lunch, hosted by the makers of the film,
so that the media could get a sense of
what the movie is all about.
Kumar was in great spirits. He said,
"Airlift is based on the biggest-ever
evacuation, of Indians from Kuwait, in
1990, when Iraqs Saddam Hussain
invaded his neighboring country. When
the Iraqi Army took over, Kuwait was home

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I think this piece of history

has to be in the textbooks.
What India did was
hugesomething that
was unbelievable. Even
commercial pilots went into
the war zone and brought
people back
Akshay Kumar

to almost 1,70,000 Indians. Since India

had a good relationship with Hussain,
India was able to bring them home. But
the story of that massive evacuation
remained largely untold!" Kumar added
that it was covered only by a couple of

newspapers while, in fact, it should form a

chapter in school textbooks.
In Airlift, Kumar plays Ranjit Katyal, a
character based on a real-life individual
currently living in Kuwait. The filmmakers
have changed the name of the character,
but Kumar said the man played an
instrumental role in helping the Indian
government safely evacuate 1,70,000
Indians. He stayed back to help, in fact,
until the last Indian evacuee had boarded
the last flight home. Airlift traces that
journey of evacuation too, from Kuwait to
Jordan, and from Jordan, home to India.
Kumar revealed, I think this piece of
history has to be in the textbooks. What
India did was hugesomething that was
unbelievable. Even commercial pilots went
into the war zone and brought people
back. Today those pilots, and those
people, are alive. This is a real story. This
story was hidden from all of us. Indias
evacuation of 1,70,000 Indians is in The
Guinness Book of World Records. It is the
biggest airlift evacuation undertaken by

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any country and thats why we want to tell

this story.
Asked if he drew on any inspiration
for his role, Kumar said, I had seen in
Balraj Sahinis Waqt how a happy family is
affected by an earthquake. That film stuck
in my mind since childhood and it was my
point of reference. When the Iraqi people
attacked, they were hunting down Kuwaitis
and asking everyone, Are you Kuwaiti?
Because expats have to submit their
passports to their respective companies,
many Indians had no way of proving they
were Indian and not Kuwaiti. And, as a
result, many were killed.
Airlift is Kaurs second film after The
Lunchbox. Asked what has kept her from
choosing other projects, she revealed,
I was away for half a year, shooting
(the American TV series) Homelandin
the United States. After I came back
sometimes it just happens that you are
waiting to start work but the script doesnt
come at the right time, and what you
like doesnt take off at the right time. So
it is just a matter of chance that I had a
two-year gap. When I heard about Airlift, I
knew I had to do this film. I was not aware
of this story at all. Our director Raja Menon
told us about it. All the research was
available through Raja, whose uncle was
in Kuwait, at the time of the evacuation.
On working with Kumar after having
worked with Irrfan, Kaur said, Actually, I
never worked with Irrfan; we didnt have
any scenes together (in The Lunchbox).
So, logically, I have only worked with
Akshay Kumar. In fact, I was very
intimidated before meeting him. He is
a huge star Kumar cuts in to say,
Bol do bachpan se dekh rahi ho, and
Kaur adds, During our school and
college days, there was always this one
GK question asked about Bollywood
What is Akshay Kumars original name?

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Those are the memories I have of you

during my childhood. I have watched so
many of his films. In fact, I was waiting to
see him doing some action on the sets,
but there is no out-and-out action in this
film. But I have had the most amazing
time with him.

Speaking of the plot, Kaur revealed,

Its a dramatic film. It is about the trials
and tribulations these people had to
face. This man did not come up with
a plan in one go. There were a lot of
disappointments, a lot of back and forth.
Asked where songs fit in, in such a
serious film, Kumar added, The song
we are shooting currently is a party song.
In real life, that man was partying the
night before Saddams army invaded
Kuwait. So this song happens before the
drama begins. All credit goes to Bhushan
Kumar, who has created some brilliant
music for the film.
Airlift is slated for release around
Republic Day. Since Bollywoods
Khans are known to have Eid, Diwali
and Christmas sort of reserved for
their releases, we asked Kumar if he
wanted to become the Republic Day
star. Dates bache toh hum le na
do saal pehle se book ho jaati hai
dates. And I release after every three
months, he replied.
Produced by T-Series, Abundantia,
Cape of Good Films and Emmay
Entertainment, Airlift is directed by Raja
Krishna Menon. The film is slated for
release on January 22, 2016.

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Thrills & Spills

Director Vishal Pandya and lead actors Sharman Joshi, Zarine Khan and Karan
Singh Grover of Hate Story 3 in conversation with Team Box Office India
Vishal Pandya (VP): Let me start by
asking each of you, was this role difficult
for you? I mean everything action,
erotic scenes and drama.
Karan Singh Grover (KSG): It was not
as difficult as I thought it would be and
that was because of you, actually. I
remember you told me dont create it in
your head; come, we will create it right
there. All I had to do was follow your
vision. That made it easier for me.
VP: That is why I asked this question, so
that you praise me. (Laughs)
KSG: (Laughs) So you knew what I
was going to say. I tell everyone what
you told me, which was, dont draw a
sketch from home and come because
if you do that, by the time you reach,
it will be permanent. If we dont like it,
we will make it there and erase it and
make another sketch. If I arrive on the
sets with a sketch that I drew at home, it
becomes a permanent marker.
VP: Zarine, what about you?
Zarine Khan (ZK): What about me?
VP: I mean, the same things especially
lovemaking scenes with two actors.
ZK: Yes, the thing is, before I could
start filming, I had a lot of reservations
about how I would go about this since

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it was the first time I was doing it, and

I had completely no idea about this
genre. But thanks to you and thanks
to my co-actors, the whole experience
was very comfortable and there was
no awkwardness at all. Once we stared
shooting, it went very smoothly.
VP: Sharman?
Sharman Joshi (SJ): In the beginning,
you mentioned that I am very good at
drama. You said, Koi mera haath nahin
pakad pata hai drama mein. When you
said that, I thought, Lets just go with the
flow. I think it was on the second or third
day of the shoot that I understood the
nuances, that there was plenty of drama.
So the little tips and pointers you gave
me were fabulous. After a long time, I
felt I was being directed while working in
a film. I think the way you have directed
is commendable, especially at such a
young age.
VP: Thank you. I want to ask you
Sharman Apart from drama, when we
were shooting the lovemaking song, I
think you were not comfortable.
SJ: I was very comfortable. I was at
peace with it.
VP: I think you were showing that you
were okay with it but you werent.

SJ: Since I have known Zarine for a

while, there was a comfort level in terms
of what I was to play out there. Because,
after a point, we just went with the flow.
I was not uncomfortable, maybe it is just
the person that I am. You know me, I am
rather reserved, which leads people to
think, Oh, he is thinking something else
or he is nervous. Even during the shoots,
after delivering my dialogue in a scene, I
return to being quiet off camera. Its the
same during action scenes. After we do
our little number, I return to being the
person that I usually am.
Box Office India (BOI): Sharman, when
Vishal offered you the film, were you
apprehensive about taking up such a
project?
SJ: No, I had no doubts. As an actor, I
want to explore all kinds of genres. There
are a few left and hopefully I will get a
chance to work on those soon. But this
was a genre I always wanted to work on.
Offers had come by in this same space
earlier but nothing had worked out as
I always felt something was amiss. But
with this one, I felt everything was in the
right place and my instinct was to do it. I
had no second thoughts about it.

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BOI: Vishal, coming back to Sharman,

it is very unconventional for him to be
a part of a project like this. What made
you choose him?
VP: When you have a thriller and
particularly an erotic thriller, people want
to see those actors in the films that they
have not seen in such a genre before.
Even in Hate Story and Hate Story 2,
the actors were who had never done a
film of this genre. I wanted the same
thing for Hate Story 3. In this film, we
have a fantastic story and all the three
characters that Sharman, Zarine and
Karan are playing are complex and
difficult roles. And I wanted actors who
had never done this kind of film before
and people too wanted to see them do
something they had never done before. It
was the same for Sharman.
Lately, Sharman has done comedy and
other genres. So I wanted an actor who
had not done something on the same
lines. But I also needed an actor who
was right for the role. So Sharman was
the first choice, I was a little sceptical
about asking Sharman as I thought he
might say no. I was not sure whether he
would be comfortable doing a film like
this or not. But, to be honest, when I was
writing the script, I was sure he would
suit the character and that the audience
would be shocked to see him doing
something like this. When I narrated the
script to him, he loved the story, and
thats how it happened.
BOI: What was it about the other actors
that made you cast them?
VP: Initially, I had neither Karan nor
Zarine in mind. There were a few other
actors I had in mind and I
am very happy they
said no to the film.
Some said it may
not turn out to
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others suggested we remove the Hate

Story tag, and some even demanded
that we delete the lovemaking scenes.
If I removed the soul of the film, what
would remain? Thank goodness they
said no and I reached out to Karan and
Zarine.
BOI: Coming to each one of you, what
made you take up this film?
KSG: I have never done a role with
negative shades before. The story is
extremely interesting and my character
plays a very central part in it. When
you have a very strong character and
a strong storyline, it becomes your film
and its your responsibility to take it
forward. Its a challenge as negative
roles are not very easy to play. But the
script by Vishal sir was fabulous. I was
offered something that I have not done
before and so I took up the film.
BOI: But werent you worried about
taking up a negative role so early in
your career?
KSG: No, as an actor, I want to do all
kinds of roles. I am looking for roles that
allow me to go into a different zone. My
character plays an important role in the
film and thats all that matters. And I
am very happy that other people are not
taking up this negative role; maybe they
are not secure in their own careers at
this stage or maybe they think they cant
pull them off. But I am determined to try
out roles that I have not done so far. This
will challenge me to bring out another
side of me.
ZK: For me, its same as Karan. I took up
this role because it was different from
what I have done so far. The characters
I have played in the film have different
shades to them. Also, the story was
really good. I did not know Vishal
very well but when we started
shooting the film, I got to know

him and he was the captain of the ship.

So we followed his vision. Another reason
I did this film was Sharman. I have
known him for a few years and when I
heard that he was featuring in the film, I
knew I had to say yes. I was not aware
of the other Hate Story instalments. I
knew T-Series was a big brand and, as
far as the cast was concerned, I knew
only about Sharman. So I was very
kicked that I would be working opposite
him.
BOI: Hate Story 2 released in 2014 and
you are releasing the third part within
a year. Was there any pressure to
complete the film within a specific time
frame?
VP: When your film does well, it makes
the producers very happy. Hate Story
was already a hit franchise and then
Hate Story 2 also did well. So you dont
have to look for a title for your film. Also,
if its a hit franchise, theres already
a buzz around the film. Thats what
happened after Hate Story 2. Bhushan
said he wanted to make a film with
me. And I was, like, which film? He
said, Hate Story 3, of course. Then we
started working on the script. We were
supposed to start in January but we
started in July.
BOI: The earlier two instalments
had one female protagonist and two
male protagonists. This time, you
tweaked it to two female and two male
protagonists.
VP: Actually, it is one female and two
male protagonists. Daisy (Shah) does
play
a very important
role in it. So we
took a year
to finish the
film.

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BOI: What kind of marketing strategies
are you going to use to maximise your
reach?
VP: This is an out-and-out commercial
film. It is also not only a multiplex
film but also a single screen movie. I
think more than us, this is a question
for Bhushanji because of the way he
has planned it. I have never had a fan
following before but now I do, because
of Hate Story 2. I mean, the way he has
planned it Actually I dont even know
half the things that are happening. I get
to know when I read about it. Would
you believe that people went to Pune
yesterday and I wasnt even aware of
that? But I pretend to know everything
and not act dumb so they are, like, today
is Box Office India, and I am, like, Its
today? Okay fine.
BOI: You guys have started doing city
tours. What kind of response are you
getting from live audience?
ZK: They are very kicked about the
film, especially the songs, which have
become quite a hit. The response is
fabulous; they are asking us questions
about the film, they know the story has
a kind of thrilling element and thats
what they are looking forward too.
BOI: What about you, Sharman?
SJ: The response has been amazing.
None of the films we have done so
far, except the films I have done with
Aamir, of course, has carried this kind
of excitement way before the release.
We have 10 or more days to go and
the hysteria built up three weeks ago.
Actually, with the very first trailer, it
went through the roof. It was when I
stepped out that I realise the impact it
was making. I would meet
my aunts, uncles and
friends, and sense
the excitement
among them.

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BOI: Vishal, it is said that for a director,

his second film is the most important
film. Was there any additional pressure
regarding the response you would get?
VP: No, there is pressure for every film
that you make. So I dont agree that a
director feels additional pressure when
he is making a franchise film. You have
to give every film you make 100 per
cent. But, sure, with a franchise, you
want to make it big. I knew this film
would be big because of the producer
we have, which is Bhushan Kumar. So
all my doubts were dispelled, whether
about the production or getting good
locations or fantastic songs. When
Bhushan Kumar backs a film, you have
all your answers.
BOI: Was there any creative
involvement from T-Series?
VP: No, Bhushanji said I would handle
the shoot planning and he would handle
the music. He said, just give me the
situation and I will give you the song.
And the best thing about Bhushanji was
that I was wondering how I would
speak my mind since I was working with
Bhushanji for first time, independently.
But he knows how to work with new
directors, how to work with big directors
and
how to handle both. So
whenever songs
used to come, I
used think that,
yaar there is
no script, I
used to spend
half a day just
wondering how I
would explain that
him.
And he would
be,

like, have you listened to the song?

What do you think of it? Did you like
the lyrics? I would be, like, no, and
immediately he would be, like, okay
fine, I will change the lyrics. I think he
can sense whenever there is a problem
with a song. He has a fantastic ear for
music, yet he said, Vishal, in music,
I am 90 per cent. And I was, like,
Sir, you are 100 per cent. And he
something beautiful, he said, Vishal,
I know that I am 100 per cent but I
always leave out 10 per cent so that I
can give good music. He never, never
interferred. After the edit was complete,
he asked how it had turned out and
said he would like to see it. He did
not interfere at all. In fact, we used to
ask him when he was planning to be
present on the sets whenever we use
to shoot. He called me and the actors,
saying this was the first film where he
hadnt received any calls saying there
was a problem and something was not
happening. He was very happy with the
shoot and there was no interference.
BOI: Talking about interference Were
there any concerns with the Censor
Board about what to show and what not
to, especially with this kind of genre?

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VP: When a James Bond film suffers

a cut over a kissing scene The best
part is, we have ensured that the cuts
didnt affect the content of the movie.
Otherwise the feel of the story and
what we were trying to convey would be
lost. Whether the songs, or the scenes,
the cuts have not majorly affected the
storyline of our film. I will not say that I
have no complaints. At present, people
have only complaints, complaints and
complaints about the Censor Board.
But I have none. We had amicable
discussions with the board on our film,
and sometimes we agreed with their
views and sometimes it was the reverse.
Actually, it was more the former!
(Laughs). But yeah, it went very well.
BOI: Karan, you have a big fan
following, especially after a film like
Alone and now this one Are there any
particular genres that you want to do
that your fans would like to see you in?
KSG: I think they want to see me do
good work and thats all I keep in mind
when I choose roles doing good roles
and good films. And with Hate Story 3,
we also have a message that we want to
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BOI: Sharman, with the kind of films you

do, say 3 Idiots or Ferrari Ki Sawaari,
you have a certain fan following among
kids. While choosing Hate Story 3, did
it concern you that this film didnt cater
to that set of fans?
SJ: Every film has its type of audience
and fan following. This film is not meant
for kids, so they can stay home and
chill! (Laughs)
ZK: (Cuts in) The kids can watch it
when they grow up!
SJ: Yes, they can watch it when they
grow up.
VP: Yes, you cant watch this film with
your family but you can make a family
after watching this film! You see these
government ads which say Hum Do
Humare Do. This film can be part of the
campaign to help the government.
BOI: Everyone wants their film to do
well at the box office. How much trade
tracking do you do to help your film clock
good numbers?
SJ: I dont follow the trade at all.
ZK: I have no idea about it.
VP: I have started following it after Hate
Story 2, but when someone asks me
about it, I say, No, I dont because I
dont want to be wrong (Laughs). So, yes,
I follow the trade but dont admit it to
others.
SJ: I do the same thing.
VP: When I estimate that a particular film
will do a particular amount of business,
and then someone mentions a different
estimate, I generally keep quiet and then
understand that, yes, so much business

can be expected!
KSG: Yes, I do because, at the end of
the day, it is important for a film to make
money. I follow it to that extent.
BOI: Vishal, the second half of the year
is full of festivities and people want to
release their films during this period.
How important is it to choose a release
date at this time?
VP: Yes, it is really important. I have
started following all the release
dates, months and everything after
the release of Hate Story 2. I have
studied all the big December releases
of the last five years. So even if its
a small film, people will say that
December mein badi film aa rahi hai.
BOI: Is there anything you want
to say to the trade on what to
expect from this film?
VP: No, I think they have already
assessed it when they watched the
trailer. For those who say we dont want
to watch the film, I know they will and
those who want to watch it will do so!
In both cases, I know the film will be
watched, and I am very happy as that
would add to the collections. I am not
overconfident but positive that it will
attract movie-goers.

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IN NEWS

Shy

Prakash Jha and Sunil Arora

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Nina Lath Gupta

Bar

Highlights Of The NFDC

Film Bazaar
NFDC Film Bazaar 2015 held in Goa trained the spotlight on how the
government can facilitate international and domestic shoots in India and also
discussed ways to hone talent via Knowledge Series and Screenwriters Lab
Q SHIKHA SAROJ GUPTA

his year, the key topic of

discussion at the NFDC Film
Bazaar was all about film
tourism, with prominent people from
different government bodies and the
film industry attending the four-day
event in Goa.
Following the Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting initiative to set up
theFilm Facilitation Office(FFO),which
has been set up as a one-stop shop
for facilitating film shoots in India,the
Ministry of Tourism in association with
the I&B Ministry and theNFDCheld
a symposium on Film Tourism,
which was designed to encourage
dialogue between members of
the film fraternity and government
bodies, on the current challenges
faced by filmmakers in India.
Day One witnessed a session
with acclaimed filmmakers, Indian
and international producers, line
producers, state tourism bodies,
international professionals with
experience in functioning of film
commissions along with Sunil Arora,
Secretary, Ministry of I&B; Vinod
Zutshi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism;
K Sanjay Murthy,Joint Secretary
(Films) Ministry of I&B;Joint Secretary,
Suman Billa, Ministry of Tourism
and Nina Lath Gupta, MD,NFDC.
The session welcomed the film

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fraternity and the foreign film

experts to talk about their needs
with government representatives to
create a synergy between the film
community and various authorities to
facilitate an eco-system that would be
sensitive to the needs of filmmakers
as well as the administration.It was
concluded that the FFO would adapt
the best practices already present in
India and abroad, and identify and
recommend such policy changes
at the central and state levels.
Sunil Arora said, There was a need
to conduct a well-structured workshop
between the fraternity and the central
government, various state governments
and relevant government departments.
Theoutcome of this workshop, which
is a first among many such interactive
sessions, would be to lay down the
required changes that may be done
by various ministries and government
departments, so as to develop afilm
friendlyenvironment. He further
emphasised that state initiatives need
to be synergised from the point of view
of the overall coordination mechanism.
TheNFDCwould be responsible for
holding these dialogues and the first
such workshop would be held at the
end of this year.
Day Two saw a session with the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI),

chaired by ShharatSharma, Additional

Director General, ASI, and Nina Lath
Gupta. It was attended by prominent
filmmakers, line producers and
international delegates, who discussed
how filming at ASI sites could become
easier without impinging upon the
principal concern of the ASI, especially
with regard to protecting national
monuments from damage. The ASI
and film industry delegates also had
a discussion on the current guidelines
for filming/shooting at different heritage
sites/monuments that belong to the
ASI and the existing ground realities in
securing filming permissions at such
ASI sites.
AsShharatSharma, said, ASI
acknowledged the role that films can
play in spreading Indias historical
legacy and culture to different parts
of the world and thereby spread
the message of preservation of the
countrys national heritage. He added
that the symposium was a good
learning process for the ASI, as it
helped in knowing the problems faced
by the film industry and in turn the
filmmakers committed tohonorthe
guidelines that ASI would issue towards
the preservation of the national
monuments. Many new areas of cooperation were discussed between
the parties to further collaborate so

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Shyam Benegal

Vikas Bahl

Bardroy Barretto, Anurag Kashyap and Amit Masurkar

as to make India a better film tourism

destination.
Sharma assured the film fraternity
that the ASI would consider some of
the key issues that filmmakers face
while shooting at ASI sites, this includes
setting up an online mechanism to
accept applications for permissions to
shoot at monuments, giving filmmakers
a three hour time slot for setting up for
sunrise and sunset shots, appointing
a liaison officer to be available with
the film unit to help implement the
permissions given.
Day Three witnessed a session with
the Ministry of Home Affairsto discuss
issues pertaining to issuance of an
exclusive visa for film shootings in India
and faster clearances and permissions
from the various competent authorities
under the aegis of the Ministry while
day four was a session with the Ministry
of Railways,represented by Narendra
A Patil, Chief PRO, to discuss existing
issues while shooting at various
locations owned by the railways and
deliberate on the possible solutions for
speedier clearances for filming.
It was suggested in the meeting that
an unused railway yard be dedicated
for film shoots across selected
geographies, which could also be
leveraged for tourism purposes. For
this, art directors, production managers
and other relevant crew would be
roped in to create such a suitable
facility. The dialogue also included
recommendations such as having
different fee structures for features,
documentaries, television shows,
regional films and other such verticals
for preserving rolling stocks from the
bygone eras for period films, exploring
the facilitation of guerilla shoots in
crowded stations amongst many other
valuable propositions.
Industry delegates at the Film
Symposiumincluded Shyam Benegal,
Ramesh Sippy, Prakash Jha, Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra, Sudhir Mishra,

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Kabir Khan

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Anubhav Sinha

Anurag Basu

Rajkumar Hirani, Anubhav Sinha,

Kabir Khan, Vani Tripathi Tikoo, Bharat
Bala, Sanjay Suri and also well-known
producers and line producers, Iqbal
Kidwai, Pravesh Sahni, Raman Lamba
and DeborahBennatar, among others.
The international community was
represented by Ruth Harley (Former
CEO, Screen Australia, and New
Zealand Film Commission), Gisella Carr
(Chief Executive, Film New Zealand),
James Weyman from Ontario Media
Corp, German producer Michael
Henricks and French Producer Marc
Irmer, among others.
State tourism bodies like MP Tourism,
TN Tourism, Film Cell Gujarat,Daman
Diu & Dadra Nagar Haveli, were also
present at these discussions.
Nina Lath Gupta said, It has
been our endeavour over the years
to facilitate the ease of shooting
films in India. WhileNFDChelps the
central and state Governments and
their various agencies to establish
parameters of efficiency to build an
effective single window eco-system,
tangible outcomes would happen in the
coming months.
Apart from the four-day symposium
on film tourism, Film Bazaar also had
a few Knowledge Series sessions with
Kabir Khan, Vikas Bahl, AR Rahman,
Shoojit Sircar, Shekhar Kapur and
others. The Knowledge Series touched
upon some relevant topics including
marketing and positioning films in the
right manner, translating real stories to
reel, and the journey of telling stories
on screen.
Coming to the WIP Lab,
Shanker RamansGurgaon(Work
In Progress-Fiction) and Rahul
JainsMachines(Work In ProgressDocumentary) won the Prasad DI
Award for the best WIP projects in
their categories. The awards were
presentedbyMarco Mueller(Mentor,
WIP Lab-Fiction) andDerek
Malcolm(Mentor, WIP Lab-

Shoojit Sircar

Nasreen Munni Kabir and AR Rahman

Documentary) to the winners.While

announcing the award, Derek Malcolm
said,Every year, I come here and the
documentaries get a little bit better and
this year, in particular, has been a very
good year.
Jaiprakash Naidu, Executive Director,
Prasad Film Labs,said,Its been
five years that we have supported this
initiative ofNFDC. We are honoured
to be associated with this initiative
byNFDCto encourage fresh talent.
The top international delegates
included The Lunchbox
producers,Rohfilm (Germany)
and ASAP Films (France); theUS
Distributor,Zeitgeist,which
also distributedCourt;Arte
France;Magnolia Pictures;andSamuel
Goldwyn Films, with a view to finding
new South Asian films. Film Bazaar also
promoted co-productions by facilitating
collaborations among potential
domestic and international partners.
A maximum number of157new
South Asian films were submitted in the
Viewing Room and thehighest number
of37 participantsfrom five countries
were in theProducers Labthis year.
Nineteen projects were selected in the
Co-Production Market; 18 scripts were
selected in the three screenwriters
labs (Screenwriters Lab Film,
Romance Screenwriters Lab and newly
introduced Childrens Screenwriters
Lab); and 31 films were in the Film
Bazaar Recommends section.
Kabir Khan, Rajkumar
HiraniandPrakash Jhamet
the participants from all the
threescreenwriters labs whilethe
Producers Lab had a few interesting
sessions includingThe Importance
of Film Festivalsconducted
by MarcoMueller, Film Critic
and Historian and Professor at
the Academy of Architecture UniversitdellaSvizzeraItaliana;and
Wearing the Creative Hatconducted
byOlivia Stewart, Creative Collaborator.

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SPOTLIGHT

Feminine Mystique
Pan Nalins upcoming Hindi film Angry Indian Goddesses is up for release. The film, which is all
about female bonding, is a rollercoaster ride with myriad emotions and many a spilled secret
as an impromptu bachelorette party gets underway. This week, the four 'Goddesses' Sandhya
Mridul, Pavleen Gujral, Rajshri Deshpande and Anushka Manchanda share their
experiences during the making of this film. Over to them:
SOUMITA SENGUPTA

Poles Apart
SANDHYA MRIDUL
ON BAGGING THE ROLE

I met Dilip (Shanker), our casting

director, at a party and I was talking to
him about the predicament of actors like
us, why we dont have women bonding
films, where do we stand in the industry.
Pan Nalin was also at the party although
we didnt meet at the time. One day,
Dilip called me and said I must meet
him. To date, I call Nalin the tirchhi topi
walen because he wears his hat at an
angle. They said they wanted to make a
film on female bonding. They didnt have
a story or a script but they worked on it.
Thats how my journey with Angry Indian
Goddesses began.

ON HER CHARACTER

I play a character called Suranjana, a

business woman. I had to do a lot of
research on mining because thats what
my work is all about. My character is of
a strict woman and a mother of a small
girl. It was quite tough for me because
neither am I a strict woman nor a mother.
So I got into the character, I studied
about mining, and everything else I had
to know. In fact, while we were shooting,
everyone else had a fun role, where they
were cracking jokes and laughing but
I had to wear a serious look. It was a
challenging role because in real life I am
not like Suranjana but yet the soul of the

character was that

of Sandhya Mridul.

ON WORKSHOP

I have been an actress for

a very long time and have worked with
many directors. But with this film, I have
experienced something totally different.
During the workshop, we were told to do
breathing exercises and we acted based on
our breath. So if I breathe in a certain way, I
was naturally getting angry; and in the other
way, I was crying. I was wondering why I was
going through all these emotions but the
director explained it was an exercise. It was
a wonderful experience.

Just Like Me
PAVLEEN GUJRAL
ON BAGGING THE ROLE

I am a model and, lately, I have been

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working as a media consultant where I

host shows and events. One of my friends

told me about the film and suggested that

I audition for it. She said it didnt matter

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whether I
bagged
the part
or not; I
should
just try.
So I went
and it was
nothing like
an audition, it
was just
conversations. I chatted with the director,
who wanted to know something about
me as a human being. After a few days, I
learnt that I was doing the film.

ON HER CHARACTER

I play Pamela Jaswal, a character who is

pretty close to me as a person because
she is a scholar. I too have studied a
lot and have studied law and computer
engineering. She is the most relatable
character in the film. She wears expensive
clothes, she goes to kitty parties, and she
is obsessive about looking pretty.

ON WORKSHOP

Those workshops were custom made for

us. We had a lot of exercises to do, like
meditation and yoga. We had to learn to
let go of ourselves during those sessions.

The theory behind Dilips workshops

was that we had to go through our own
personality traits and face our personal
demons so that we can work on it. Thats
why he got all of us talk about our personal
lives, our personal demons and things we
are coping with, to let the emotions out.
We also worked on character bonding.
Anushka and my character play best
friends. So the director gave us a back
story, where we have been friends since
college. So during the workshops, we
played out scenes like Anushka meeting
me for the first time in college, to see how
she would react.

Always In Turmoil
RAJSHRI DESHPANDE
ON BAGGING THE ROLE

Someone suggested that I forward

my profile to Dilip. He called me for a
meeting, we met for dinner, and our
director was also present there. We
were chatting casually but there was
this guy with a camera who was also
shooting us. Prior to this meeting, I
had filled out a form at their office
which required me to write about
my personal life. So Dilip asked me
about my travelling experiences
rather than my acting experiences. He
was more interested in my personal
life experiences. As that was more
important to them. And then, just like
that, they told me I was doing the film.

ON HER CHARACTER

I play a character called Lakshmi. She

is nothing like me but the character
has traits which are very relatable to
a woman of today. Somewhere, all of
us experience the same emotions. My
character is very reserved about her
internal journey. Lakshmi is in constant
struggle. But she is also fun and the
coolest person I have ever known.

ON WORKSHOP

Nalin used to give us homework, lots of

homework. For instance once we all had to
go out for dinner while in character. With
Sarah (Jane Dias) and I play childhood
friends, so we had to go back 15 years

and
behave
like 16-year-olds would during the
workshop. I didnt know Sarah at all, so
we developed a bond, we discussed
our respective childhoods, about how
we were and how we could create some
chemistry between us. Some scenes had
no dialogue and we communicated only
with our eyes.

On Song
ANUSHKA MANCHANDA
ON BAGGING THE ROLE

A friend told me Pan Nalin

had called me for
an audition.
I was, like,
Who is Pan
Nalin? And
what was I
supposed to
do? When he
told me who
Pan was, I said
why would I meet
him? But I went

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anyway and we chatted. The script

demanded a musician and thats how I
bagged the role.

ON HER CHAR ACTER

Mine was the easiest character to play

as I am a singer in the film. I didnt
have to do any research. They made
us write our characters ourselves. The
writer and the director met us, they
understood us, they got the vibe from
us and then sketched our characters.
My character is kind of a rebel, she is
aggressive and speaks her mind.

ON WORKSHOP

In our workshops, we were taught

not to act but simply react while
being in character. They put us
through various situations and we
had to react accordingly, just as
a common man would react to a
certain situation. Our workshops
helped us bond on a personal level
which is reflected on the screen.
Thats why, when you watch the
film, you will notice a lot of great
chemistry between us. Its due to the
workshops, which lasted 10-12 days.

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PARTY

WHAT: Masaba Gupta-Madhu Mantena Wedding Reception

Kangana Ranaut

Mira and
Shahid Kapoor

Alia Bhatt

Bosco Martis and

Anurag Kashyap Vikas Bahl

Jeetendra

Athiya Shetty and

Sooraj Pancholi

Two Good

Madhu Mantena and Masaba Gupta

Krishan
Riteish Deshmukh Kumar

Nikhil Dwivedi with

Gauri Pandit
Neha Dhupia

Anshula Kapoor

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Tushar Hiranandani, Chetan Bhagat with wife Anusha and Mukesh Chhabra

Kumar Mangat and Vivek Oberoi with

Abhishek Pathak
Priyanka Alva

Dia Mirza and

Sahil Sangha

Harry Baweja with

wife Pammi
Sikander Kher

Jackky Bhagnani with Honey Maria Goretti and

and Dheeraj Deshmukh
Arshad Warsi

Zoa Morani

Rakesh Bedi with wife

Aradhana and daughter
Ridhima

Manish Goswami
with wife

Vikramaditya
Motwane with wife
Ishika Mohan

Rhea Kapoor and

Sonam Kapoor

Krishika and
Sunil Lulla

Shirish Kunder and

Farah Khan

Mini Mathur

Raj Kaushal with

Mandira Bedi

Bejoy Nambiar and Sheetal Ramesh Sippy with

Menon
Kiran Juneja

Satish Kaushik with

wife Shashi
Nafisa Ali

Arun Bajpai with

Ila Arun

Neelima Azim

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WHAT: Manma Emotion Jaage Song Launch

Shah Rukh Khan

Rohit Shetty

Kajol

Varun Dhawan

Kriti Sanon

Ajay Bijli

Sanjeev Bijli

WHAT: Sajid Nadiadwala Hosts Sajid Khans Birthday Bash

Sajid Khan

Boman Irani

Sajid Nadiadwala

Naina
Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan
and Kunal Kapoor

Akshay Kumar

Sonali Bendre and

Goldie Behl

Tammannah

Riteish Deshmukh Saif Ali Khan

Vashu Bhagnani

Wardha
Nadiadwala

Deepti and
Shreyas Talpade

Shirish Kunder with

Farah Khan

Zarine Khan, Chunky Pandey

with wife Bhavna

FRAME2FRAME

Vinod Bhanushali, Amaal Mallik, Bhushan Kumar, Armaan Malik, Esha Gupta and Emraan Hashmi at the
launch of their new single Main rahoon ya na rahoon

Amitabh Bachchan at the campaign launch of

Hepatitis-B

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Wave Group Chairman Raju Chadha with daughter Tanya, actor Jimmy Sheirgill and Wave Cinemas CEO
Rahul Mittra promote the film Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai

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News, analysis and results from North America

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MARKET RECAP
A LOOK AT LATIN AMERICAS EXHIBITION
MARKET IN 2015
Part II: Mexico & South America
By Daniel Loria

Barco Escape uses multiple

projectors and screens to create
a panoramic viewing experience.

n The big news from Mexico continues to occur overseas. 2015 will be
looked back upon as a key year for the international expansion of Cinpolis;
the Mexican exhibitor extended its reach in the United States while looking to surpass 400 screens in India by 2017 and strengthening its reach in
Central and South America. The companys biggest headline, however, was
the acquisition of Spains Cines Yelmo, marking the companys arrival in
Europe.
Back in domestic territory, the Mexican box office enjoyed another
strong year led primarily by family-focused titles like Minions ($45.7M) and
Inside Out ($31.7M) and cross-quadrant fare like Furious 7 ($51.4M) and
Avengers: Age of Ultron ($51.4M).
In September, the Cinpolis Acoxpa Mexico City location became the first
Latin American cinema to offer the immersive Barco Escape format with the
release of Foxs Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. It might very well prove to be
more than just a simple expansion for Barco Escape; Mexico has proven itself
to be a pioneer of several of todays trends in U.S. exhibition, with amenities
such as 4D, luxury seating, and cinema dining already being firmly established in the market. As weve seen with several other immersive formats, audiences best respond to innovations inside cinemas when they deliver with the
product on screen. In this context, introducing Barco Escape into the region
with a film like Foxs Maze Runner sequel, which was crafted specifically with
this format in mind, might prove to be a driving force in the expansion of the
immersive-screen concept across Latin America.
Its an up year across the board for territories covered by Ultracine, the
Argentina-based box office data tracking company that has emerged as
one of the leading sources for exhibition news in Spanish-speaking South
America. Ultracine currently provides coverage for Argentina, Bolivia,
Chile, Paraguay, and Peru and is working to expand to Brazil and Mexico
in 2016. The company saw various admissions records shattered this year
since it began collecting data in 1997, in large part thanks to the success of
UIP, the distribution outfit representing films from Universal, Paramount,

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and others, depending on the country. The only other company that was
able to claim a significant portion of the market share was Disney, with hits
like Inside Out and Avengers: Age of Ultron, reports Ultracine Director of
Content Gabriel Giandinoto.
Minions was a force to contend with across South America, breaking
admissions records in Argentina (4.94M) and Chile (2.1M) while registering as the top grosser so far this year in Uruguay and the second biggest film
of the year in Paraguay. Fellow UIP release Furious 7 claims the top spot in
Paraguay while Avengers: Age of Ultron takes the same honor in Bolivia. The
Hollywood dominance wasnt unanimous, however, with a domestic title,
Asu Mare 2, coming in as the biggest film of the year in Peru by reaching
2.7 million admissions.
The big news of the year on the exhibition front comes from the continued expansion of regional players Cinemark and Cinpolis. They are
competing at a continental level, stresses Giandinoto, highlighting the sale
of Hoyts locations in both Argentina and Chile. The Argentine government
finally approved the deal this year, giving Cinemark control of around 45
percent of the market. A similar situation is developing in Chile, continues Giandinoto. Cinpoliss acquisition of Hoyts locations in the country
will increase its presence to around 40 percent of the market.
The growth in Latin America is reflected in the success of Ultracines
annual exhibition convention, Vista, which is preparing to celebrate its sixth
edition in Buenos Aires on November 24 and 25 of this year. The event, traditionally held in May, will be moved permanently to November beginning
in 2016. Having the event scheduled between CinemaCon and Cannes
required executives to spend too much time away from the office and
made it difficult for people wanting to make the trip down south, explains
Giandinoto. Moving the event to November solves that problem and will
allow studios to showcase films for the holiday season and their slates for
the following year. It will also create an exciting synergy with our friends at
ExpoCine in So Paulo. n

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11/25/15 10:40 AM

BXIn

:40 AM

THE HUNGER GAMES: MONKINGJAY PART 2

TOP 10 GROSSING FILMS IN NORTH AMERICA

TITLE
(Distributor)
1 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (Lionsgate)

Weekend of Nov. 20Nov. 22, 2015

WEEKEND
GROSS

(U.S. Dollars)

LOCATION LOCATION CUMULATIVE

COUNT AVERAGE
GROSS

$102,665,981

4,175

$24,591 $102,665,981

2 SPECTRE (Sony/Columbia)

$15,043,729

3,659

$4,111 $154,146,608

3 THE PEANUTS MOVIE (Fox)

$13,203,590

3,671

$3,597

$99,346,727

4 THE NIGHT BEFORE (Sony / Columbia)

$9,880,536

2,960

$3,338

$9,880,536

5 SECRET IN THEIR EYES (STX Entertainment)

$6,652,996

2,392

$2,781

$6,652,996

6 LOVE THE COOPERS (CBS Films / Lionsgate)

$4,134,130

2,603

$1,588

$15,128,355

7 THE MARTIAN (Fox)

$3,797,770

2,086

$1,821 $213,137,212

8 SPOTLIGHT (Open Road)

$3,528,384

538

$5,900

$5,804,495

9 THE 33 (Warner Brothers)

$2,342,030

2,452

$955

$10,002,722

10 BRIDGE OF SPIES (Disney/DreamWorks)

$2,006,155

1,532

$1,310

$65,238,567

TOP 10 GROSSING FILMS IN UNITED KINGDOM

TITLE
(Distributor)
1 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (Lionsgate UK)

Weekend of Nov. 20Nov. 22, 2015

WEEKEND
GROSS

(U.S. Dollars)

LOCATION LOCATION CUMULATIVE

COUNT AVERAGE
GROSS

$14,101,912

941

$14,986

$14,176,038

2 SPECTRE (Sony)

$5,835,782

618

$9,443 $130,454,652

3 THE LADY IN THE VAN (Sony)

$2,456,774

546

$4,500

$9,810,615

4 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 (Sony)

$821,576

521

$1,577

$29,411,918

5 BROOKLYN (Lionsgate UK)

$620,773

350

$1,774

$5,747,851

6 STEVE JOBS (Universal Pictures)

$615,697

373

$1,651

$2,694,667

7 THE DRESSMAKER (Entertainment)

$357,207

202

$1,768

$357,207

8 PAN (Warner Brothers)

$351,736

423

$832

$13,347,898

9 PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO (Fox)

$331,899

94

$3,531

$1,837,792

10 THE MARTIAN (Fox)

$156,222

133

$1,171

$35,580,730

NORTH AMERICAN GROSSES FOR INDIAN FILMS

as of Nov. 22, 2015, 2015 (U.S. Dollars)

TITLE (Distributor)
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO (Fox International)

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GROSS

LOCATION COUNT

$3,961,221

283

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SOUND BOX

Keeping It Simple
Album: Hate Story 3
Banner: T-Series Films
Producer: Bhushan Kumar
Music Composer: Meet Bros,

Amaal Mallik, Baman

Lyrics: Kumaar, Manoj Muntashir,

Rashmi Virag, Shabbir Ahmed

Label: T-Series

hile the trailer of Hate Story

3 has already set the theme
for the soundtrack, the
composers, Meet Bros and Amaal Mallik,
have managed to squeeze in a few
different sounds. Unlike its predecessor,
the short and sweet album of four tracks
packs a mixed bag of sensuous and
melodious tracks.
Dont be surprised if Tumhe apna
banane ka reminds you of the nostalgic
feel of Tumhe apna banaane ki kasam
khayi hai from the 90s hit Sadak.
With this album opener, Amaal Mallik
includes his own musical sensibilities in
the Nadeem-Shravan-Sameer classic
song. Mallik has built his own version
by adding a few contemporary sounds
and a completely different antara. The
composition is quite simple yet engaging,
matching the standards of T-Series.
The lyrics penned by Rashmi Virag
for the antara complement the writing
of Sameer and also flow along with the
erotic theme of the film. Neeti Mohan

and Armaan Malik seamlessly emote the

feel of the song. Since the classic track
was highly addictive, the revised version
will need some heavy promotion to sit
well with listeners.
The sensuous number Tu isaq mera
starts with an interesting rap by Earl
Edgar. Straying from their regular sound
of Baby Doll, composers Meet Bros have
experimented with the fusion of Middle
East themes and club music. The song
is quite a refreshing offer from Meet Bros
and is escalated further by a perfect
rendition from Neha Kakkar. With the
instantly catchy tune and dance beats,
the song will receive a definite place on
the clubs playlists.
Wajah tum hi ho introduces new
composer Baman to the Bollywood
music scene. Without much
experimentation, the composition is
light and breezy, complementing the
romantic flavour of the song. The tune
suits the vocals of Armaan Malik, who
has effortlessly rendered this melodious
song. The simple treatment of the song
doesnt stand out and since Bollywood
is loaded with some of the best
harmonious romantic tracks, this song
doesnt impress.
After experimenting with a new tune,
the team of Meet Bros and singer Kanika
Kapoor is back for the concluding
naughty number Needein khul jaati

hain. The lyrics are quirky and it seems

lyricist Shabbir Ahmeds imagination
has run wild with this song. Although
quirky, the tone and flavor of the song
suit the theme of the film and dont seem
forced. The musical arrangement reflects
the composers trademark zest and
high-spirited tunes, which are clubbed
perfectly with the high-powered vocals
of Mika Singh and Kapoor. The basic
sound palette of the composition loosely
matches Shamshad Begum and Asha
Bhosles Kajra mohhabbat wala from
Kismat.
Verdict: The album stays true to the
films theme
Swagata Panjari

Benny Dayal Turns Mentor

is interest in singing spiked

when he heard AR Rahmans
Dil se and now, nine years
later, Benny Dayal has become one
of the most sought-after singers in
Bollywood. Discovered by Rahman
himself, Dayal has crooned several
chartbusters not only for the maestro
but for several other composers as
well. From Pappu cant dance saala
to Badtameez dil, Bang bang, ABCD,
Daru desi and many more, the singer
has expanded his reach to other
languages such as Tamil, Punjabi,
Malayalam, Kannada, Bangla and
Marathi.
Although Dayal has been flooded
with film offers, he prefers not to
reveal details about them right now.
But the multi-lingual singer believes in
exploring different platforms and has
been quite active in the film space as

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well as the non-film space. He also

has a few singles lined up for release
and is working on their music videos.
I am working on a few singles and
have explored different genres like
ballads and indie-pop mix. They are in
Hindi and Tamil. I believe that a songs
language doesnt matter. If listeners
like the music, then the song is a hit,
says Dayal.
Exploring the digital medium, Dayal
has also become part of Indias first
and one-of-its-kind singing contest,
Close-Up Websingers, whose quest is
to find Bollywoods Singing Jodi. The
contest has been initiated by the multichannel network #Fame. The Uff singer
will be mentoring the participants along
with Pritam.
The concept of this initiative is
fresh and innovative. It is not like your
regular singing reality TV show. Here,

every upcoming singer across the

world gets an opportunity to showcase
their talent on the digital platform.
They ultimately get a global reach as
the videos are promoted on social
media. In fact, most youngsters these
days upload their music videos on
YouTube, and Websinger gives them
an opportunity to be judged. Also they
get an opportunity to work with some
renowned Bollywood composers and
musicians. The hunt is divided into
five rounds and the participants will be
mentored and groomed by me, Pritam,
Raghu Dixit, Aditi Singh Sharma and
Monali Thakur, Dayal reveals.
With the concert season kicking off,
Dayal has been travelling across cities,
performing chartbusters along with his
band Funktuation.
Swagata Panjari

Box Office India

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This Week

This Week

BLACK

ONYO OPALAA

SYNOPSIS

November 27, 2015

November 27, 2015

Banner: DAG Creative Media

Producer: Rana Sarkar
Director: Raja Chanda
Cast: Soham Chakraborty, Bidya
Sinha Saha, Mim

Banner: SCUD
Producer: SCUD
Director: Satarupa Sanyal
Cast: Rupa Ganguly, Ritabhari,
Bhaswar Chatterjee

Opalaa is married into an

aristocrat family and gets
to know that her husband is
sexually involved with Ananta,
the family priest. Opalaa insults
the priest which causes her
husbands death.
Remark: A must watch!

PUNJABI
This Week
MUKHTIAR CHADHA

SYNOPSIS

November 27, 2015

Mukhtiar Chadha is a thrifty man who

lives in Delhis lower middle class
society with his parents. Mukhtiar is a
property dealer and dreams to be rich.
His life is hunky dory until one day his
own ancestral land gets in trouble.
Remark: Comic caper!

Banner: Ohri Productions, Wahid

Sandhar Showbiz
Producers: Vivek Ohri, BM Dhri,
Sukhbir Sandhar
Director: DirectorGifty
Cast: Diljit Dosanjh, Oshin Sai,
Kiran Juneja

TELUGU
This Week

This Week

SIZE ZERO

THANU NENU

SYNOPSIS

November 27, 2015

November 27, 2015

Banner: PVP Cinema

Producer: Prasad V Potluri
Director: Prakash Kovelamudi
Cast: Anushka Shetty, Arya,
Prakash Raj

Banner: Sunshine Cinema

Producer: P Ram Mohan
Director: P Ram Mohan
Cast: Avika Gor, Santosh Sobhan,
Allari Ravi Babu

The film follows a boy who

hates America and NRIs and
mistakenly falls in love with a
girl who wants to go to America.
To add to his woes even the
girls father dreams of sending
his daughter to America.
Remark: Interesting Plot

MARATHI
This Week

This Week

URFI

SHINMA

November 27, 2015

November 27, 2015

Banner: NBS Entertainment,

Brainwave Production
Producers: Yuvraj Verma, Sartej
Mirza, Mahelaka Shaikh
Director: Vikram Pradhan
Cast: Prathamesh Parab, Mitali
Mayekar, Upendra Limaye

Banner: Vedaant Entertainment,

Out Of The Box Films
Producer: Aanil Joshi
Director: Milind Kavade
Cast: Ajinkya Deo, Kishori Shahane,
Gurleen Chopra

Compiled by Rohini Nag

28 November 2015

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REGIONAL TIMES

BENGALI

WORLD CINEMA

Date Of
Release

Country/
Language

Movie/Genre

Cast

Director

First Weekend

November 18, 2015

France (French)

L'hermine - Courted
(Drama)

Fabrice Luchini, Sidse

Babett Knudsen,
Eva Lallier

Christian Vincent

Opened at 161 theatres with

the screen average of $ 7,848
Total: $ 12,63,488

November 19, 2015

South Korea (Korean)

Haeegyeseo
Sonyeonegye - Under
The Sun (Drama)

Shin Yeon-Woo, Kim HoWon, Kim Young-Sun

Ahn Seul-Gi

Opened at 288 theatres with

the screen average of $1,073
Total: $3,09,161

November 20, 2015

Spain (Spanish)

Ocho Apellidos
Catalanes - Spanish
Affair 2 (Romance/
Comedy)

Dani Rovira, Clara Lago,

Karra Elejalde

Emilio Martnez
Lzaro

Opened at 548 theatres with

the screen average of $ 8,664
Total: $47,48,134

November 21, 2015

Italy (Italian)

La Felicit Un
Sistema Complesso
- Happiness Is A
Complex System
(Comedy)

Giuseppe Battiston,
Paolo Briguglia,
Teco Celio

Gianni Zanasi

Opened at 302 theatres with

the screen average of $12,592
Total: $38,02,676

November 21, 2015

Japan (Japanese)

Gekijourei - Ghost
Theater (Horror)

Haruka Shimazaki,
Mantaro Koichi,
Riho Takada

Hideo Nakata

Opened at 117 theatres with

the screen average of $2,624
Total: $3,07,025

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SYNOPSIS
On the first day of a trial
revolving around a man
accused of kicking his baby to
death, the judge is stunned to
see a woman he has silently
admired from afar for years,
enter the courtroom as one
of the jurors. What follows
is a tale of unrequited love.

Si-Wans mother, obsessed

with religion, commits
suicide. His journey
crosses paths with the
religious leader he believes
is responsible for his
mothers suicide, and a
woman who was close to
his mother. Soon, SiWans world changes.

Rafa and Amaia have

parted ways and now
she is dating a Catalan
man named Pau. When
Amaias father finds out his
daughter plans to marry a
foreigner, Koldo ventures
outside Euskadi for the first
time to search for Rafa in
Seville and convince him to
win Amaias heart back.

Hired as a special consultant

by a leading financial group,
Enrico approaches executives
who are incompetent and
convinces them to leave.
He performs a useful but
absurd job but theres
one more thing he has to
confront: his own life.

Sara is cast to play a small

role in a play directed by
Gota Nishikino. Aoi and
Kaori are the lead actresses.
Then, a female staff
member is found dead in
the theatre. Aoi falls down
and loses consciousness.
Sara is then chosen to
take over her lead role.

Compiled by Rohini Nag

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AWAY & BEYOND

Cambodia International
Film Festival
DECEMBER 4-10, 2015
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
WHATS IT ALL ABOUT?
Launched in 2010, the relatively new
Cambodia Film Festival receives a
star-powered boost this year from
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie Pitt. The
actress will serve as President of the
festivals honorary committee. The
programme highlights movies made in
or about Cambodia and also features
a selection of films from the world
in diverse formats documentaries,
animation, short and long fictions. The
goal of the festival is not only to present
other cultures and exchange ideas but
also to be a crossroad for young and
more experienced film professionals to
expose their work.
CIFF has been organised by the
Cambodia Film Commission (CFC) and
the Bophana Center.

INDIAN CONNECT
In its sixth year, CIFF will screen AFAA
Film Roadshows under the category
of Asian Cinerama-AFAA Roadshow,
to develop regional film industries
and markets in Asia. AFAA is a nonprofit organisation created by Busan
International Film Festival, Hong Kong
International Film Festival and the Tokyo
International Film Festival, to develop
Asian cinema and its talent.
This year, the festival will feature
Ritesh Batras 2013 hit film The
Lunchbox starring Irrfan, Nimrat Kaur
and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. It is about
a lonely housewife Ila (Nimrat) who
feels neglected by her husband, and

The Lunchbox

a widower Saajan (Irrfan). The story

progress as Ila and Saajan connect due
to a mistaken lunch box delivery.

FEATURE FILMS
Asian Cinerama AFAA Roadshow
Echoes Of The Rainbow
Beast Stalker
Dragon
Cart
Ilo Ilo
Bwakaw
The Lunchbox
Spotlight On Malaysian Cinema
The Journey
Kil
Nova
Take Me To Dinner
Japanese Cinema Panorama
Pale Moon
The Light Shines Only There
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
The Blind Swordsman: Zatochi
Psycho Pass
Exquisite Shorts of Kihachiro
Kawamoto: The Living Puppet
Animations

Last Of The Elephant Men

Stories in Cambodia
Lilting
Dream Land
Before The Fall
Listening
Where There Is Shade
Debt

DOCUMENTARIES
A Glimpse Of Cambodia
Last Of The Elephant Men
One Dollar Project
Cambodian Son
A Tomb For Khun Srun
Last Of The Elephant Men

DOCUMENTARY WORLD
Beautiful Planet
Human
Once Upon A Planet
Ice And The Sky
World In Motion
1989
The Look Of Silence
Lighter Than Orange
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HUNT IS OVER

Going Dutch
The Netherlands is a land of castles, windmills and medieval magic
contrasting with ultramodern architecture and a picture-postcard natural
landscape every element mouthwatering for filmmakers
Q ROHINI NAG

he Netherlands, in northwestern
Europe, is known for its flat
landscape, canals, tulip fields,
windmills and cycling routes. It has a
stunning range of film locations, from
broad beaches, extensive forests and
water to the widest variety of architecture
styles. From medieval towers, gates,
streets and castles to ultramodern
buildings and anonymous, ultramodern
cities with international appeal.
Visionary architecture, vintage-meetscontemporary fashion and interiors,
street markets selling rainbows of fresh
flowers, drinks at canal-side cafs are
all reasons to take your production to
Netherlands.
Over the ages, generations of painters
and artists have ensured that the
impressive meteorological play of water,
land and sky came to international fame
as Dutch Light. It can be admired all
year: often sharp shadows, at sunset
and sunrise, romantic deep red colours
provide great production value. The total
number of sun hours in the Netherlands
is about 1,521 per year. The peaks are in
the months of May and June, with over
12 hours of available light per day. In

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the winter, the sun shines an average of

1.3 hours a day, which is seven hours of
available light.
The working culture in the Netherlands
is very dynamic and flexible. The country
has thousands of highly qualified,
prize-winning professionals with the
widest possible range of expertise from
location scouts, production crew, coproduction companies, casting, technical
positions, post-production, animation
and photography to low budget rental
equipment.
Throughout the Netherlands you can
find attractive, modern, well-maintained
and often freely accessible spaces like
parks, bridges, tunnels, beaches, tulip
fields, dikes, cinemas and museums,
sports fields, swimming pools, libraries
and city halls. Thanks to this finely
meshed infrastructure, all destinations
can be reached by car from Amsterdam
Schiphol airport in about two hours.
The capital Amsterdam is a
cosmopolitan city known for its world
famous museums, unique modern
architecture, the royal palace, canals,
leaning buildings, coffee shops and a
vibrant Red Light District.

Outside Amsterdam, film locations

of particular interest to filmmakers and
photographers include Rotterdam, The
Hague, Maastricht, Utrecht, Afsluitdijk,
windmills, castles, palaces, breweries
and North Sea beaches. The tulip farms
around Lisse offer spectacular, colourful
aerial shots. Amsterdam and Rotterdam
are the main production centres.
WHEN TO SHOOT?
The Netherlands has a maritime climate.
Winter (December to February) is mild
with occasional frost and snowfall. Spring
(March to May) is dry, with tulip fields
in full bloom. Summer (June to August)
is relatively mild and the best time to
film for weather. Fall (September to
November) is rainy.
FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVES
The new Netherlands Film Production
Incentive scheme, effective since May
2014, is based on a system of cash
rebate. It aims at promoting a healthy
film production environment in the
Netherlands and is designed to reinforce
the international competitive position of
the Dutch film industry as a whole.

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The Netherlands Film Fund awards

grants for production costs to films of
cultural value. These production costs
must be demonstrably spent in the
Netherlands. The applicant is legally
represented by a producer who has, as
majority producer, been responsible for
at least two film productions over the past
seven years.
If the film production applied for
is an international co-production, it
should meet the criteria of the European
Convention on Cinematographic Coproduction, or the criteria of bilateral
agreements with the Netherlands or
agreements with the Netherlands Film
Fund. The Netherlands should be one
of the countries of origin among the
co-producers. In order to ensure the
cultural objectives of the measure, a
test of qualifying characteristics will be
conducted. Applications should meet at
least three of the ten cultural criteria to
be eligible.
The production expenses that
are taken into consideration for the
calculation of the financial contribution
must be directly related to the filmmaking
process. The Incentive guidelines
indicate the specific costs that are not
considered eligible, such as internal
costs, financing costs and insurance
costs.
The amount of the grant is determined
by the production costs that are both
eligible and demonstrably spent on film
professionals or film companies based
in the Netherlands, multiplied by 30 per
cent. The maximum award is 1 million
Euro per application. The maximum
amount per year per applicant is 2 million
Euro. A grant will only be awarded if there
is a minimum of 1,00,000 Euro of eligible
production spend in the Netherlands.
Fact File
Capital: Netherlands
Area:

41,543 sq km

Population: 1,69,71,452
Currency: 1 Euro (EUR) = 70.71
Indian Rupee (INR)

Films Shot In Netherlands

Queen (2014)
The Fault In Our Stars (2014)
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer
(2006)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)

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LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION

Dilwale

Ghayal Once
Again

Mirzya

Baaghi

nother shooting schedule of Red Chillies Entertainment and Rohit Shetty

Productions Dilwale is underway at Yash Raj Studios. Directed by Rohit Shetty, the
film features Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Varun Sharma, Boman
Irani, Vinod Khanna, Kabir Bedi, Sanjay Mishra, Johnny Lever, Chetna Pandey, Mukesh
Tiwari, Murli Sharma and Jahangir Khan. Music: Pritam.

he Digital Intermediate of Cinestaan Film Company and ROMP Pictures Mirzya is

in progress at Prasad Labs. Produced by Rohit Khattar and Rakeysh Omprakash
Mehra, and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film features Harshvardhan
Kapoor and Saiyami Kher.

Hate Story 3
T

he Digital Intermediate and VFX of T-Series Hate Story 3 are underway at Pixel
Digital Studios. Produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar, and directed by
Vishal Pandya, the film features Daisy Shah, Zarine Khan, Sharman Joshi and Karan
Singh Grover.

Rock On 2
T

he VFX of Excel Entertainments Rock On 2 is in progress at Riva Digital Studios.

Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, and directed by Shujaat Saudagar,
the film features Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai, Shraddha Kapoor and
Purab Kohli.

Rustom
T

he first shooting schedule of Friday Filmworks, Zee Studios, KriArj Entertainments

Rustom will commence mid-December. Produced by Neeraj Pandey, Shital Bhatia,
Nittin Keni and Arjun N Kapoor, and directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, the film stars
Akshay Kumar.

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he Digital Intermediate and VFX of

Sunny Sounds Ghayal Once Again
are in progress at After Studio. Produced
and directed by Sunny Deol, the film
features Sunny Deol, Soha Ali Khan,
Shivam Patil, Aanchal Munjal, Diana Khan
and Rishabh Arora.

nother shooting schedule of UTV

Motion Pictures and Nadiadwala
Grandson Entertainments Baaghi is
underway in Thailand. Produced by
Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Sabbir
Khan, the film features Tiger Shroff and
Shraddha Kapoor in the lead.

Shivaay
T

he first shooting schedule of Ajay

Devgn Films Shivaay recently
concluded in Mussoorie. Produced and
directed by Ajay Devgn, the film features
Ajay Devgn and will introduce Sayesha
Saigal as the leading lady.

Jai Gangaajal
T

he VFX of Prakash Jha Productions

and Play Entertainments Productions
Jai Gangaajal is in progress at After Studio.
Produced and directed by Prakash Jha,
the film features Priyanka Chopra and Jha
in lead roles.

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Dangal
T

he first shooting
schedule of Aamir Khan
Productions and Disneys
Dangal recently concluded
in Punjab. Produced by
Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao and
Siddharth Roy Kapur, and
directed by Nitesh Tiwari,
the film stars Aamir Khan,
Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana
Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra.

Dinesh Vijans Next

T

he first shooting schedule of Maddock Films yet untitled film will go on the floors
from early next year. Produced by Homi Adajania and directed by Dinesh Vijan, the
film features Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon as the lead pair.

Airlift

Great Grand Masti

nother shooting schedule of T-Series,

Abundantia, Cape Of Good Films and
Emmay Entertainments Airlift is underway
in Mumbai. Directed by Raja Menon, the
film features Akshay Kumar and Nimrat
Kaur as the lead pair.

he last shooting schedule of Balaji Motion Pictures and Maruti Internationals Great
Grand Masti recently concluded in Mumbai. Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha
Kapoor, Ashok Thakeria and Indra Kumar, and directed by Indra Kumar, the film features
Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Mishti and Shraddha Das.

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DELHI - UP
WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

9,43,00,000

287

9,43,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)

8,06,00,000

557

64,88,00,000

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

4,39,00,000

100

4,39,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(FOXSTAR STUDIOS)

5,15,00,000

248

31,49,00,000

CP

EAST PUNJAB
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

2,31,00,000

70

2,31,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)

2,06,00,000

125

14,96,00,000

FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

84,00,000

45

84,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)

2,11,00,000

220

13,02,00,000

RAJASTHAN

CI
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

69,00,000

26

69,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)

1,36,00,000

125

9,14,00,000

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

91,00,000

42

91,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)

2,02,00,000

100

14,19,00,000

MYSORE

NIZAM-AP
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

3,15,00,000

85

3,15,00,000

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

4,60,00,000

60

4,60,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(FOXSTAR STUDIOS)

1,09,00,000

80

8,39,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(FOXSTAR STUDIOS)

70,00,000

36

6,68,00,000

BIHAR & JHARKHAND

WEST BENGAL
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

1,01,50,000

45

1,01,50,000

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

42,50,000

12

42,50,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)

1,18,00,000

118

7,78,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)

1,25,00,000

142

6,31,00,000

ORISSA

ASSAM
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

16,50,000

11

16,50,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)

32,00,000

63

1,79,00,000

FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

24,50,000

24,50,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(RAJSHRI PRODUCTIONS)

34,00,000

67

2,49,00,000

TNK
FILM
(DISTRIBUTOR)

WEEKS COLLECTIONS THEATRES

TOTAL
COLLECTIONS

SPECTRE
(SONY PICTURES)

2,95,00,000

80

2,95,00,000

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

(FOXSTAR STUDIOS)

28,00,000

21

1,28,00,000

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FILM

PRODUCER

WEEK

NETT. LAST WEEK THEATRES

TOTAL NETT.

X Past Is Present

Manish Mundra

37,16,693

222

37,16,693

Dirty Prem Galat Sambandh

Kalpana Movies

10,000

10,000

27th December 1987 Final Match

Devkripa Entertainment

20,000

20,000

Spectre**

Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson

31,12,00,000

870

31,12,00,000

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo*

Ajit Kumar Barjatya, Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Rajkumar Barjatya

25,92,00,000

1902

1,82,40,00,000

Runbhuumi Champs Don't Cry

Prashant Singh Rathore

5,000

75,000

Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein

Karan Arora

98,462

77,72,943

Yaara Silly Silly

Subhash Sehgal

61,841

25,16,151

Four Pillars Of Basement

Gautam Bafna, Praveen Chudasama

28,437

15,77,249

Ranbanka

Ajay Yadav, Dasrath Singh Rathore, Suman Shukla

7,843

8,63,032

Blood Relation

Reinforce Academy Of Film & TV Pvt. Ltd.

10,000

45,000

Main Aur Charles

Raju Chadha, Amit Kapoor, Vikram Khakhar

69,085

6,04,98,836

Titli

Dibakar Banerjee

52,237

1,80,00,387

Shaandaar

Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Madhu Mantena,

Vikramaditya Motwane

62,428

37,66,88,956

Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2

Abhishek Pathak

14,98,195

45

57,87,19,495

*Excluding dubbed versions

** Including all formats and dubbed language versions

PVR CINEMAX

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

444 screens
474

NO

FILMS

1
2
3

X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

748
3808
87

10912
241321
3497

14,60,616
2,95,96,632
5,71,549

20,58,703
4,13,09,687
7,71,193

20,58,703
35,36,50,835
19,03,86,768

1
2
6

INOX

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

372 screens

NO

FILMS

1
2
3

X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

34

(Collection from 106 stations)

(Collection from 96 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

341
4281
20

3813
243375
892

5,44,295
2,85,64,316
1,09,700

7,45,599
3,73,75,132
1,49,290

7,45,599
29,06,86,795
12,52,04,619

1
2
6

Box Office India

28 November 2015

CARNIVAL / BIG / GLITZ

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

349 screens

NO

FILMS

1
2
3

X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

84
4107
21

814
200849
840

75,720
1,88,59,117
73,268

1,17,587
2,67,17,253
1,13,820

1,17,587
21,58,65,162
9,25,26,224

1
2
6

FUN CINEMAS

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

82 screens

NO

FILMS

1
2
3

X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

17
1006
7

239
56619
388

25,699
67,71,969
40,469

42,320
94,58,133
49,403

42,320
7,11,52,937
4,10,47,761

1
2
6

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

57 screens

FILMS

X: PAST IS PRESENT

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

1
2
3

X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

18,441

33,768

33,768

40,32,979

63,43,282

4,62,86,856

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

27
665
63

576
35719
1401

96,060
59,20,009
1,83,705

96,060
4,55,01,453
3,13,81,361

1
2
6

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

1
2
3

X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

273

19283

18,53,943

26,29,122

2,00,40,526

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

56
406
14

282
12842
409

76,971
23,79,375
1,09,653

1,07,750
32,59,152
1,53,300

1,07,750
2,79,62,804
2,43,10,463

1
2
6

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

31 screens

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

417

28684

20,10,962

1,12,33,420

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

30 screens

NO

FILMS
X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

28 November 2015

Box Office India

(Collection from 11 stations)

SHOWS

E-SQUARE
1
2

(Collection from 7 stations)

SHOWS

MUKTA A2
NO

(Collection from 10 stations)

SHOWS

29 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 10 stations)

SHOWS

DT CINEMAS
NO

WEEK

219

30 screens

FILMS

GROSS TOTAL

42402

CITY PRIDE
NO

GROSS

77

35 screens

FILMS

NETT

(Collection from 20 stations)

893

WAVE INC.
NO

(Collection from 24 stations)

SHOWS

SRS CINEMAS
NO

(Collection from 123 stations)

SHOWS

(Collection from 11 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

15
256

421
22533

47,966
24,13,535

69,571
32,74,618

69,571
1,43,60,981

1
2

35

BOX OFFICE COLLECTION

SILVER CITY

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

10 screens

NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

5,17,987

47,53,443

MOVIE TIME
FILMS

1
2
3

X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

21
463
57

371
14889
1364

41,943
15,23,999
1,58,574

60,821
20,55,093
2,14,421

60,821
1,81,50,097
1,17,97,455

1
2
6

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

89

4278

6,28,251

49,15,691

FILMS
X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

Cinemas

NO

FILMS

1
2

X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

28
140
7

361
5646
380

45,756
7,27,290
50,352

76,260
12,12,150
83,920

76,260
84,67,960
70,13,310

MAXUS CINEMA

1
2

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

19 screens

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

36

(Collection from 4 stations)

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

30
197

478
11057

42,942
11,88,894

66,230
17,90,310

66,230
1,38,06,530

1
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

(Collection from 20 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

740
17

46505
195

43,02,555
20,560

58,97,150
28,430

4,71,51,720
1,04,15,040

2
6

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

8 screens

FILMS

1
2
6

SHOWS

EOS CINEMAS
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

52 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 2 stations)

SHOWS

MIRAJ
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

10 screens

1
2
3

(Collection from 2 stations)

SHOWS

SPICE
NO

(Collection from 9 stations)

AUDIENCE

5 screens

FILMS

SHOWS

M2K CINEMAS
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

29 screens

NO

(Collection from 3 stations)

SHOWS

(Collection from 5 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

208

20384

19,12,835

20,79,168

50,41,758

Box Office India

WEEK
2

28 November 2015

IP CINEMAS

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

5 screens

NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

161

9950

8,80,782

14,67,970

1,01,92,060

KT VISION

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

8 screens

NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

55

1596

97,338

1,36,299

12,03,591

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

207

3775

3,81,335

5,05,659

52,45,604

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

1879

1,92,059

2,40,074

29,09,308

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

158

12224

11,24,577

15,04,340

1,05,63,240

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

102

4699

5,78,867

7,52,214

86,37,482

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

248

6875

4,80,759

9,04,390

55,92,836

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

28 November 2015

Box Office India

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

20 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 5 stations)

SHOWS

RAJHANS
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

12 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 2 stations)

SHOWS

STAR WORLD
NO

(Collection from 5 stations)

AUDIENCE

9 screens

FILMS

SHOWS

WIDE ANGLE
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

19 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

CITY GOLD
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

5 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 5 stations)

SHOWS

CITY PULSE
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

18 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 2 stations)

SHOWS

Q CINEMAS
NO

(Collection from 2 stations)

SHOWS

(Collection from 9 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

325

29813

26,54,430

36,68,992

2,42,33,299

37

BOX OFFICE COLLECTION

K SERA SERA

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

18 screens

NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

172

3548

3,84,742

4,80,523

32,05,163

OHM CINEMA
FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

36

1324

1,45,109

1,49,596

12,92,537

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

35

1809

2,14,312

2,78,620

19,50,330

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

WEEK

509

24751

21,98,587

32,35,304

1,82,09,986

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

46

2123

2,17,193

3,24,250

22,03,890

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

50

4526

3,46,645

4,96,670

32,39,380

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

51

3145

2,74,272

3,86,870

22,87,716

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

38

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

4 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 2 stations)

SHOWS

PICCADILY SQUARE
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

6 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

CINE PARK
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

3 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

DEVI
NO

(Collection from 22 stations)

AUDIENCE

5 screens
FILMS

SHOWS

SM5

NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

35 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 6 stations)

SHOWS

GOLD DIGITAL
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

16 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

ERA CINEMAS
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

NO

(Collection from 9 stations)

SHOWS

(Collection from 2 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

48

3987

4,82,603

25,98,174

Box Office India

WEEK
2

28 November 2015

PRIYA ENTERTAINMENTS

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

11 screens

NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

167

4284

3,22,412

4,19,228

30,07,228

MOVIE WORLD
FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

1,70,124

24,58,177

1
2

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

TOP 3
NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

55
7

2101
172

2,45,964
13,072

3,17,960
17,200

13,85,760
10,19,250

TOP 3

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

OM
NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

SURAJ
OM
NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

7 screens

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

24

5001

3,86,755

5,45,324

39,60,238

1
2

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

28 November 2015

Box Office India

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

21

2093

2,26,926

3,12,960

24,84,790

OM

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

28

2618

3,67,135

4,58,918

26,18,480

SURAJ

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

38

3089

3,20,243

4,43,550

29,09,930

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

5 screens

FILMS

2
6

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

COSMOPLEX
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

4 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

SEVEN SKY MULTIPLEX

NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

4 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 3 stations)

SHOWS

SSR RUPASI
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

8 screens

NO

(Collection from 9 stations)

SHOWS

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

84
7

4547
118

6,42,144
12,766

8,02,682
15,958

77,74,734
11,63,520

WEEK
2
5

39

BOX OFFICE COLLECTION

BALAJI

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

32

1256

1,11,644

1,58,540

13,23,740

MOVIEPLEX
FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

35

2192

1,82,505

2,28,132

19,00,968

SHOWS
79

AUDIENCE
1010

REDROCK
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

1
2
3

X: PAST IS PRESENT
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO
PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 2

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

127

774

1,17,745

1,29,830

12,26,450

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

12
54
11

109
6953
344

7,067
5,53,576
27,195

8,834
6,91,418
33,994

8,834
81,89,404
22,76,432

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

40

WEEK
1
2
6

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

1,42,578

15,20,625

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 2 stations)

SHOWS

BMG CINEMA
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens
FILMS

WEEK
2

(Collection from 2 stations)

NETT

PDR

NO

GROSS TOTAL
6,68,390

AUDIENCE

7 screens

FILMS

GROSS
1,18,120

SHOWS

CINEMARC
NO

NETT
1,11,602

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

5 screens

(Collection from 4 stations)

FILMS
PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

FILMS

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

8 screens

NO

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

SURYA CINEMAS

NO
1

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

NO

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

3,38,690

24,97,177

Box Office India

WEEK
2

28 November 2015

ROLLING
OMREELS
NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

ROLLING REELS

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

3 screens

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

1,50,843

13,92,145

PACIFIC

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

1,06,380

11,91,135

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

72,958

EYLEX FUN N FILMS

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

M4U
OM
NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

OM
NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

RAGINI
OM
NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

OM
NO

FILMS

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO

28 November 2015

Box Office India

(Collection from 1 stations)

GROSS TOTAL
5,56,529

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

(Collection from 15 stations)

23 screens
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

FILMS

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

MOVIE LOUNGE
NO

WEEK

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

3 screens
NO

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

11,30,145

69,68,968

M4U

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

27,792

2,49,129

STAR X

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

1,08,871

9,63,151

RAGINI

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

28

1508

1,38,542

1,73,177

8,15,248

MAHARAJA

WEEK
2

FROM NOVEMBER 20TH TO NOVEMBER 26TH, 2015

2 screens

(Collection from 1 stations)

SHOWS

AUDIENCE

NETT

GROSS

GROSS TOTAL

28

86,685

7,91,773

WEEK
2

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BOX OFFICE COLLECTION

PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO - DAYWISE COLLECTION

PRDP

1st Week

9th Day

10th Day

11th Day

12th Day

13th Day

14th Day

15th Day

2nd Week

Grand Total

MUM

56,82,00,000

1,42,00,000

1,72,00,000

2,10,00,000

95,00,000

74,00,000

68,00,000

45,00,000

8,06,00,000

64,88,00,000

DUP

26,34,00,000

1,00,00,000

1,20,00,000

1,48,00,000

42,00,000

42,00,000

44,00,000

29,00,000

5,15,00,000

31,49,00,000

EP

12,90,00,000

26,00,000

41,00,000

57,00,000

16,00,000

20,00,000

28,00,000

18,00,000

2,06,00,000

14,96,00,000

CP

10,91,00,000

28,00,000

38,00,000

50,00,000

26,00,000

26,00,000

26,00,000

17,00,000

2,11,00,000

13,02,00,000

CI

7,78,00,000

20,00,000

26,00,000

35,00,000

18,00,000

18,00,000

20,00,000

13,00,000

1,36,00,000

9,14,00,000

RAJ

12,17,00,000

25,00,000

35,00,000

55,00,000

20,00,000

22,00,000

27,00,000

18,00,000

2,02,00,000

14,19,00,000

NIZ-AP

7,30,00,000

18,00,000

25,00,000

34,00,000

6,00,000

9,00,000

10,00,000

7,00,000

1,09,00,000

8,39,00,000

MYS

5,98,00,000

12,00,000

15,00,000

16,00,000

8,00,000

7,00,000

7,00,000

5,00,000

70,00,000

6,68,00,000

WB

6,60,00,000

16,00,000

22,00,000

28,00,000

12,00,000

15,00,000

15,00,000

10,00,000

1,18,00,000

7,78,00,000

B&J

5,06,00,000

15,00,000

18,00,000

21,00,000

14,00,000

16,00,000

16,00,000

11,00,000

1,25,00,000

6,31,00,000

ASM

1,47,00,000

4,00,000

6,00,000

7,00,000

3,00,000

3,00,000

5,00,000

4,00,000

32,00,000

1,79,00,000

ORI

2,15,00,000

5,00,000

7,00,000

8,00,000

4,00,000

1,00,000

5,00,000

4,00,000

34,00,000

2,49,00,000

TNK

1,00,00,000

3,00,000

5,00,000

5,00,000

4,00,000

4,00,000

4,00,000

3,00,000

28,00,000

1,28,00,000

Total

1,56,48,00,000

4,14,00,000

5,30,00,000

6,74,00,000

2,68,00,000

2,57,00,000

2,75,00,000

1,84,00,000

25,92,00,000

1,82,40,00,000

SPECTRE - DAYWISE COLLECTION

SPECTRE

Paid Preview

1st Day

2nd Day

3rd Day

4th Day

5th Day

6th Day

7th Day

1st Week

Grand Total

MUM

70,00,000

1,75,00,000

2,00,00,000

2,25,00,000

68,00,000

70,00,000

75,00,000

60,00,000

9,43,00,000

64,88,00,000

DUP

28,00,000

85,00,000

1,00,00,000

1,05,00,000

34,00,000

32,00,000

35,00,000

20,00,000

4,39,00,000

31,49,00,000

EP

14,00,000

45,00,000

50,00,000

55,00,000

18,00,000

17,00,000

20,00,000

12,00,000

2,31,00,000

14,96,00,000

CP

5,00,000

17,00,000

17,00,000

24,00,000

6,00,000

5,00,000

6,00,000

4,00,000

84,00,000

13,02,00,000

CI

4,00,000

13,00,000

14,00,000

18,00,000

5,00,000

5,00,000

6,00,000

4,00,000

69,00,000

9,14,00,000

RAJ

5,00,000

18,00,000

19,00,000

25,00,000

6,00,000

6,00,000

7,00,000

5,00,000

91,00,000

14,19,00,000

NIZ-AP

30,00,000

65,00,000

62,00,000

67,00,000

26,00,000

22,00,000

25,00,000

18,00,000

3,15,00,000

8,39,00,000

MYS

35,00,000

90,00,000

1,05,00,000

1,00,00,000

35,00,000

35,00,000

40,00,000

20,00,000

4,60,00,000

6,68,00,000

WB

6,00,000

18,00,000

24,00,000

28,00,000

6,50,000

6,00,000

7,00,000

6,00,000

1,01,50,000

7,78,00,000

B&J

2,50,000

7,50,000

11,00,000

11,50,000

3,00,000

2,50,000

2,50,000

2,00,000

42,50,000

6,31,00,000

ASM

1,00,000

3,00,000

4,00,000

4,50,000

1,00,000

1,00,000

1,00,000

1,00,000

16,50,000

1,79,00,000

ORI

1,50,000

4,50,000

6,00,000

7,00,000

1,50,000

1,50,000

1,50,000

1,00,000

24,50,000

2,49,00,000

TNK

14,00,000

70,00,000

76,00,000

60,00,000

25,00,000

20,00,000

20,00,000

10,00,000

2,95,00,000

1,28,00,000

Total

2,16,00,000

6,11,00,000

6,88,00,000

7,30,00,000

2,35,00,000

2,23,00,000

2,46,00,000

1,63,00,000

31,12,00,000

1,82,40,00,000

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