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After the blockbuster beginning of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Box-Office-Humshakals-Strikes-Gold-But-Theres-No-Method-In-ThisMadness/articleshow/37123366.cms">Humshakals</a>, <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> has witnessed yet another runaway success in the <keyword id="1250908" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="romantic-thriller">romantic thriller</keyword> <keyword id="2177024" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ek-Villain">Ek Villain</keyword>, directed by <keyword id="23758" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="mohit-suri">Mohit Suri</keyword> (of Murder 2 and Aashiqui 2 fame) and starring <keyword id="1420" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Riteish-Deshmukh">Riteish Deshmukh</keyword>, <keyword id="1320874" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sidharth-Malhotra">Sidharth Malhotra</keyword> and <keyword id="89958" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shraddha-Kapoor">Shraddha Kapoor</keyword>. And this time, we have an interesting plot, some brilliant acting and an overflowing <keyword id="25892" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="box-office">box office</keyword> – all in perfect sync. Released on June 27 in more than 2,500 screens in India, the flick has netted Rs 50.70 crore at home in the first three days (Friday Rs 16.72 crore, Saturday Rs 16.54 crore and Sunday Rs 17.44 crore; however, trade figure stood at Rs 49.28 crore) – the second highest weekend collection in 2014, behind Salman Khan-starrer <keyword id="6593120" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Jai-Ho">Jai Ho</keyword>. 
 Compared to debut day, earnings dropped 55% on the first Monday but the medium-budget (it cost around Rs 40 crore) movie managed to nett Rs 8.10 crore at home. Tuesday collections also dipped (Rs 6.80 crore) but the movie amassed a total of Rs 65.60 crore from <keyword id="54324" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="india-business">India business</keyword> after Day 5, crossing <keyword id="1718975" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Humshakals">Humshakals</keyword>’ earnings (Rs 61.05 crore). Ek Villain has now become the fifth <keyword id="2385280" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="highest-grosser">highest grosser</keyword> of 2014, surpassing the lifetime collections of <keyword id="6377522" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="queen">Queen</keyword> (Rs 61 crore), Main Tera Hero (Rs 55 crore), Heropanti (Rs 53.40 crore) and Ragini MMS 2 (Rs 47 crore). Going by the trend, it may soon enter Rs <keyword id="6567206" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="100-crore-club">100 crore club</keyword>. The movie was produced by <keyword id="6354597" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ekta-Kapoor">Ekta Kapoor</keyword> and <keyword id="154993" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Shobha-Kapoor">Shobha Kapoor</keyword> under Balaji Motion Pictures and ALT Entertainment. 
 
“Ek Villain passes ‘Monday test’ with flying colours. Weekend 50.70 cr, Mon 8.10 cr. Total: Rs 58.8 cr nett. India biz. MONSTROUS HIT,” tweeted trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh. “Overseas weekend total is approx $2.2 million [Rs 13.24 crore]. EXCELLENT,” he added. 
 
 
 
Although some movie buffs may notice a marked resemblance between Ek Villain and the Korean movie <keyword id="2258746" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="I-Saw-The-Devil">I Saw the Devil</keyword>, director Suri had earlier told the media that it was not so. “That’s just one dialogue that I have taken from the <keyword id="700143" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Korean-film">Korean film</keyword>’s promo, just like I have taken another dialogue from the film <keyword id="796794" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jack-Reacher">Jack Reacher</keyword>,” Suri had told a daily. 
 Coming back to the movie itself, we must say that the ‘chill and thrill’ factor could have been more intense, especially when you have a <keyword id="1261139" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="psychopathic-killer">psychopathic killer</keyword> running loose, while the romantic part of the plot (gangster falling for the good girl) has been done to death by now and meanders a lot. In Ek Villain, all the key characters seem helplessly trapped in their own prisons and cannot get away. <keyword id="6410325" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="guru">Guru</keyword> (Sidharth Malhotra), a former hitman, only undergoes a temporary change when <keyword id="2396273" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aisha-Verma">Aisha Verma</keyword> (Shraddha Kapoor) walks into his life. But he goes back to his original vengeful self when Aisha dies, not of terminal illness but murdered by a serial killer. However, it is Riteish Deshmukh (<keyword id="2396274" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rakesh-Mahadkar">Rakesh Mahadkar</keyword>) who walks away with the honours. He is the perfect psychopath – an oppressed individual, a henpecked husband, a desperate lover and a ruthless killer all rolled in one. 
 Overall, the concoction of drama and <keyword id="1278055" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="melodrama">melodrama</keyword>, romance and terror has diluted the plot. But one still gets to see some fine performance and the flick is certainly a lot different from the routine Bollywood themes. And the best part of it all? Ek Villain has won hearts and set the cash register ringing. 
 
Images: Indiatimes

Box
Office: Ek Villain A Runaway Success, May Soon Enter Rs 100 Crore Club

<keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> has produced plenty of crass slapstick comedies over the years, but <keyword id="1718975" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Humshakals">Humshakals</keyword> seems to beat them all. There’s no method in this madness as <keyword id="136180" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="director-Sajid-Khan">director Sajid Khan</keyword> attempted to create a <keyword id="2368861" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Multi-starrer-entertainer">multi-starrer entertainer</keyword> <keyword id="6485088" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="wit">wit</keyword>hout sparkling wit, intelligence and a tight <keyword id="6371619" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="plot">plot</keyword> that would have produced some rollicking fun and an intriguing escapade. But Humshakals never rose above <keyword id="2368891" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tiresome-gags">tiresome gags</keyword> and <keyword id="2368890" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Banal-humour">banal humour</keyword> in spite of some <keyword id="2368892" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Good-acting">good acting</keyword>. Still, here’s the surprise of surprise, the movie has hit <keyword id="18712" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="80" keywordseo="Gold">gold</keyword> at the <keyword id="827271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Domestic-Box-Office">domestic box office</keyword>, raking in Rs 40.13 crore nett in the first three days (trade figure Rs 34.91 crore). It is the 4th biggest opening weekend this year after <keyword id="6593120" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jai-Ho">Jai Ho</keyword> (Rs 60.68 crore), <keyword id="6427325" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Gunday">Gunday</keyword> (Rs 43.93 crore) and Holiday (Rs 41.32 crore). 
 
“Humshakals Fri 12.50 cr, Sat 12.59 cr, Sun 15.04 cr. Total: Rs 40.13 cr nett India biz,” tweeted Bollywood trade analyst and film critic, Taran Adarsh. Overseas total is approximately $2.02 million or Rs 12.16 crore from 40 countries, according to Adarsh. However, Monday collections at home saw a sheer drop of more than 60%, reaching a little over Rs 5 crore as per industry estimates. Total <keyword id="1996076" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Domestic-collections">domestic collections</keyword> after Day IV stood at Rs 45.23 crore nett, which means the movie is all set to hit the <keyword id="2368887" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rs-50-crore-mark">Rs 50 crore mark</keyword> at home by Day V. Although it is a <keyword id="87291" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="big-budget-movie">big budget movie</keyword> and cost a whopping Rs 75 crore including P&amp;A, <keyword id="106474" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Fox-Star-Studios">Fox Star Studios</keyword> and <keyword id="22777" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vashu-Bhagnani">Vashu Bhagnani</keyword>’s Humshakals has acted smart and already bagged Rs 45 crore by selling its satellite and music rights. 
 
Humshakals hit nearly 3,000 screens and it is the third <keyword id="2368881" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Widest-release">widest release</keyword> of 2014, behind Jai Ho and Holiday. Going by the <keyword id="2368884" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Opening-day-performance">opening day performance</keyword>, it ranks third this year – Rs 12.50 crore nett on Friday (June 20). Salman Khan-starrer Jai Ho tops the list with Rs 17.50 crore while Ranveer Singh-Arjun Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra-starrer Gunday amassed Rs 15.50 crore on <keyword id="2368879" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Debut-day">debut day</keyword>. 
 
 
 Coming back to the critical part of the movie, we were literally at a loss to track the <keyword id="1097560" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="storyline">storyline</keyword>. Here are three male stars – <keyword id="333" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Saif-Ali-Khan">Saif Ali Khan</keyword> (<keyword id="2368848" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ashok-Singhania">Ashok Singhania</keyword>, the tycoon), his best friend <keyword id="1420" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Riteish-Deshmukh">Riteish Deshmukh</keyword> (<keyword id="6358442" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kumar">Kumar</keyword>) and <keyword id="17416" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ram-Kapoor">Ram Kapoor</keyword> (Ashok’s <keyword id="529153" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="80" keywordseo="Wicked">wicked</keyword> <keyword id="2368847" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mamaji-Kunwar-Amarnath-Singh">Mamaji Kunwar Amarnath Singh</keyword> who is after his wealth) – but to complicate matters, you will find them all in triple roles. Also, true to Bollywood ishtyle, Ram Kapoor manages to pack off Ashok and Kumar to a <keyword id="495099" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="mental-asylum">mental asylum</keyword> where their <keyword id="2368862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Doppelgangers">doppelgangers</keyword> are being treated. 
 What follows is pure mayhem, especially when a third set of Ashok and Kumar (this time created with the help of plastic surgery) comes on board to dupe the real duo. The baddie (Ram Kapoor) also gets his fair share of lookalikes and all three <keyword id="2368864" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Male-leads">male leads</keyword> caper around as females in various outfits and hair-dos. The climax at the <keyword id="118569" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="House-of-Commons">House of Commons</keyword> was as muddled and wobbly as the <keyword id="2368854" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Multi-layered-plot">multi-layered plot</keyword> and fails to tickle us. Sajid also got hold of three dazzling female leads – <keyword id="654350" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tamannaah-Bhatia">Tamannaah Bhatia</keyword> (<keyword id="2425" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shanaya">Shanaya</keyword> who is Ashok’s lady love), <keyword id="8112" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bipasha-Basu">Bipasha Basu</keyword> (<keyword id="792912" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="mishti">Mishti</keyword>, Kumar’s love interest) and <keyword id="7427" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Esha-Gupta">Esha Gupta</keyword> (Dr <keyword id="1385858" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shivani-Gupta">Shivani Gupta</keyword> who was taking care of Ashok and Kumar in the asylum) – but they had little to do in this movie. 
 Going by its <keyword id="25892" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="box-office">box office</keyword> performance, the audience must have given a thumbs-up to Humshakals. But even a commercially successful movie may have a great many pitfalls. As film critic Saibal Chatterjee so aptly says, “Humshakals is an execrable comedy of horrors that plumbs the depths of stupidity and crassness... Sorry, Mr Khan, no matter how much money your film ends up with at the box office, the joke is entirely on you!” 
 
Images: Indiatimes

Box Office: Humshakals Strikes Gold But There’s No Method In This
Madness

The much-awaited Golden Kela Awards that honour the worst of Indian Cinema are back. This time around, they would be awarding the worst of <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> in 2014, and as always, have some out-of-the-box awards other than the best, we mean, Worst Actors Awards. 
 
The awards would be announced on March 14, 2015 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. 
 
Have a look at the list of nominees. 
 
Worst Actor (Male) 
 
· Arjun Kapoor for Gunday &amp; Everything Else 
· Saif Ali Khan for Humshakals 
· Salman Khan for Jai Ho &amp; Kick 
· Ajay Devgn for Action Jackson 
· Rani Mukerjee for Mardaani 
 
Worst Actor (Female) 
 
· Katrina Kaif for Bang Bang 
· Sonam Kapoor for everything she did 
· Sonakshi Sinha for Action Jackson, Lingaa and Holiday 
· Tamannah for Entertainment 
· Jacqueline Fernandes for Kick 
 
Worst Film 
 
· Kick 
· Bang Bang! 
· Action Jackson 
· Humshakals 
· Happy New Year 
 
Worst Director 
 
· Sajid Khan for Humshakals 
· Prabhu Deva for Action Jackson 
· Rohit Shetty for Singham Returns 
· Sajid Nadiadwala for Kick 
· Sohail Khan for Jai Ho 
· Siddharth Anand for Bang Bang! 
 
Most Irritating Song * Played Endlessly on Radio and TV 
 
· Blue Hai Paani Paani from Yaariyan 
· Yaar na Miley from Kick 
· Baby Doll from Ragini MMS 2 
· Galliyan from Ek Villain 
· Tu Mera from Bang Bang 
 
Most Atrocious Lyrics 
 
· Sameer for Caller Tune from Humshakals 
· Shabbir Ahmed for Ice Cream from The Xposé 
· Yo Yo Honey Singh for Blue hai Paani paani from Yaariyan 
· Vishal Dadlani for Tu Meri from Bang Bang! 
· Mayur Puri for Johnny Johnny from Entertainment 
 
Worst Debutante 
 
· Tiger Shroff for Heropanti 
· The Xposé Girls for The Xposé 
· Mishti &amp; Kartik Tiwari for Kaanchi 
· The Whole Cast &amp; Crew of Yaariyan for Yaariyan 
· Daisy Shah for Jai Ho 
 
Baawra Ho Gaya Hai Ke Award 
· Raj and DK for Happy Ending 
· Abhishek Sharma for Shaukeens 
· Nawazuddin for Kick 
· Ram Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan for Humshakals 
· Shashanka Ghosh for Khoobsurat 
 
RGV Ki Aag Award for the Most Pointless Remake/Sequel 
 
· Shaadi Ke Side Effects 
· Ragini MMS 2 
· Singham Returns 
· Bang Bang! 
· Khoobsurat 
· The Shaukeens 
· Bhoothnath Returns 
· Hate Story 2 
 
Why Are You Still Trying Award 
· Sonam Kapoor 
· Jackie Bhagnani 
· Himesh Reshammiya 
· Subhash Ghai 
· Ayushman Khurana 
· Yami Gautam 
 
Voting opens on February 18th, 2015 at <a href="http://www.goldenkela.com/" target="_blank">www.goldenkela.com</a>. 
 
“This just keeps getting better every year! Bollywood never ceases to amaze, and we at Golden Kela actually look forward to the bizarre imagination of some of our filmmakers!” says, Jatin Varma, Founder, Golden Kela Awards. “After having to sit through the excruciating screenings of the likes of Jai Ho, Humshakals, Action Jackson and “Xpose” amongst many others, we got to the fun part – having a good laugh and listing the nominations for the crappiest movies of the year!”, he went on to say.

Here Are The Nominees For The Golden Kela Awards 2015

If Brand <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> has wowed us with numerous masterpieces, it has also subjected us to some bad experiences in the name of movies – movies that have managed to elicit reactions ranging from exasperation and annoyance to sheer mental exhaustion although the Indian audience is mostly patient. And the situation becomes all the more grim and cringe-worthy when the person responsible for this misery is an actor or director you love for his/her talent. 
 
In the light of the torture and the blasphemy that we were subjected to when it came to director Sajid Khan’s Humshakals, let us take a look at five other Bollywood movies that made us quite disconcerted. 
 
 
Image by Thinkstock.

5 Bollywood Movies That Made You Cringe

Bollywood has always been the ‘place to be’ by every actress down south. While Bollywood veterans don’t mind having a go at regional cinema, southern beauties essentially vie for a meaty role in Bollywood and a pan-India exposure. As Tamannaah gets ready for her second Bollywood outing with Humshakals, let’s take a look at five hottest southern beauties who have come the Bollywood way. 
 
1. <keyword id="654350" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tamannaah-Bhatia">Tamannaah Bhatia</keyword> 
A popular actress hailing from the Tamil movie industry, Tamannaah has also done remarkably well in Telugu films. Although she made her acting debut in 2005 with Bollywood flick, Chand Sa Roshan Chehra, she found name and fame down South and carved a niche for herself. But life came full circle for Tamannaah when she made a Bollywood comeback in Himmatwala opposite Ajay Devgn. Unfortunately, the film tanked at the box office. Now, the pretty actress is all set for another Bollywood film called Humshakals. 
 
2. <keyword id="88540" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ileana-DCruz">Ileana D’Cruz</keyword> 
She is a leading actress in the Telugu film industry and also won a Filmfare award for Devadasu in 2006. After doing some significant work in Southern cinema, Bollywood was a natural progression for Ileana. She had a dream Bollywood debut opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Anurag Basu’s Barfi, which was a mega hit. Recently, we saw her grooving with Varun Dhawan in Main Tera Hero. 
 
3. Asin 
After winning a number of awards in Tamil and Telugu films, Asin made an impressive Bollywood debut with Ghajini opposite Aamir Khan. The actress won almost all debut awards for the film that year. Although she did a number of Bollywood films post that including Ready, Housefull 2 and Bol Bachchan, but none of them made a mark in the box office. 
 
4. <keyword id="38180" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kajal-Aggarwal">Kajal Aggarwal</keyword> 
With commercial hits like Chandamama and Magadheera to her name, Kajal is one of the most popular actresses in Tamil and Telugu movies. Plus, she has some prominent awards to her name. Kajal had a small part in 2004 Bollywood film, Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... But her big Bollywood break came with Singham opposite Ajay Devgn, which was a massive hit. She has also appeared in Special 26 opposite Akshay Kumar. 
 
5. <keyword id="22532" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shruti-Haasan">Shruti Haasan</keyword> 
Kamal Hassan’s pretty daughter made her Bollywood debut with Luck opposite Imran Khan. Although she is yet to make it big in Bollywood, Shruti has established herself as a leading contemporary actress in Telugu cinema with a number of critically acclaimed movies in her kitty, including Gabbar Singh, Anaganaga O Dheerudu, Oh My Friend and 7aum Arivu.

5
Southern Beauties Who Are Rocking Bollywood

Bollywood actor <keyword id="333" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Saif-Ali-Khan">Saif Ali Khan</keyword> has been announced the brand ambassador of VisitBritian, the national tourism agency of the country. 
 
‘Bollywood Britain’, which is a tourism campaign in India run by the agency, would have the royal actor as its face. Having studied in England, the actor shares a deep connect with the country. 
 
Talking of the campaign, ‘Bollywood Britain’, it is aimed at honeymooners and couples who seek a romantic getaway, and is expected to work because there are over 50 Bollywood movies shot in Britain in a year. Saif himself has several films to his credit, like Cocktail and Love Aaj Kal, which were shot in London. 
 
“My family and I have a deep connection with Britain that spans everything from cricket to culture and education. A number of family holidays across Britain, watching my father and grandfather play cricket at famous cricketing grounds like the Lords, and of course studying there, has created a bond for me with the place that is unlike my relationship with any other country. I think there is so much that Britain has to offer a visitor – from breathtaking countryside, to shared history; the finest in culture that’s so interwoven with our own in many ways, food to thrill any gourmet, theatre, museums, music, festivals and more. This is why Bollywood has so favoured Britain as a destination and the itinerary that takes visitors on a route of Bollywood’s location favourites is sure to delight,” Saif was quoted saying. 
Sumathi 
Ramanathan, who is the regional manager for Asia Pacific and Middle East for VisitBritain, says that the country has welcomed over 375,000 visitors from India in 2013, marking a 10% increase from the last year. This has also contributed in making India the biggest source market for visitor numbers from the BRIC markets. 
 
In other news, the actor was awarded the Ghanta Award for worst acting for his movie Humshakals at a recently concluded ceremony. 
 
Image courtesy BCCL

Saif Ali Khan To Promote British Tourism

<keyword id="106474" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Fox-Star-Studios">Fox Star Studios</keyword>, the media conglomerate between 20th Century Fox and Star Network has been producing and distributing <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> movies since 6 years now. However, when it comes to counting its commercial successes in the recent past, only Bollywood duds like Humshakals, Khamoshiyan, Mr. X and Bombay Velvet come to mind. 
 
But now, their dry spell is about to end, as in a path-breaking development, <a>Star India has initiated a three-year deal with Karan Johar. As per the deal, Johar’s Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios will co-produce and distribute not one or two, but 9 films. </a> 
 
Commenting on this strategic partnership, Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India said,“The Indian film industry is an important market for us and this strategic partnership offers us an excellent opportunity to fundamentally change the content quality paradigm. This venture is the natural step in our progression to create entertaining and eclectic content for a global audience and to grow the business through game-changing innovation in content, marketing and distribution." 
 <keyword id="3778" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Karan-Johar">Karan Johar</keyword>’s not less excited about this recent alliance as well. He said,“Movies for me have always been a blend of artistic and commercial resources. <keyword id="62161" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dharma-Productions">Dharma Productions</keyword> has always endeavoured to attain the highest form of celluloid excellence and entertain simultaneously. I am glad we have found a partner in Star India and Fox Star Studios for a visionary 9 films alliance.” 
 
So, what new would Karan Johar and Fox Star Studios offer to Indian audiences? It would bring movies from some of Bollywood’s most promising directors that would have Bollywood superstars. 
 
Movies, which we believe that this collaboration between two media big shots would give us in near future, are: 
 
Shuddhi: Karan Johar recently announced the star cast of the movie, which had been announced long time back. With Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in the leading roles, this movie is to be directed by Agneepath-fame Karan Malhotra. 
 
Shaandaar: Shahid Kapoor would be seen opposite Alia Bhatt, in what is being called India’s first destination wedding film. The movie would be directed by Vikas Bahl of Queen fame. 
 
An Untitled Superhero Film: Starring heartthrobs Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, this movie is to be directed by Ayan Mukherji, who shares an amazing bond with the actor, having been directed in Wake Up Sid and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. 
 
Kalank: To be directed by 2 States director Abhishek Varman, this movie would be based on Indian partition, and was a dream project of late producer Yash Johar, who himself had been through the ordeals of the partition. 
 
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil: Starring Aishwarya Rai, Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma in Karan Johar’s next directorial venture, this movie is awaited for a lot of reasons, one of them being Aishwarya’s first project with Karan Johar. 
 
Image courtesy: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/foxstarhindi/photos/a.526846007442178.1073741828.520744834718962/699602253499885/?type=1&amp;theater">Fox Star Hindi Facebook Page</a>

5 Movies that will change Fox Star’s fortune in India; thanks to Karan Johar

When the name of the movie itself is “Entertainment”, then there are high expectations that the movie will do just that. The movie is named after a Golden Retriever, who plays a pivotal character in the movie and it comes as no surprise that the movie is getting a warm response from the Indian cinema viewers. 
 Girish Johar, Film Business expert says, “In the opening weekend <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="entertainment">Entertainment</keyword> has managed to rake in 32 crores and seems to be getting a good response even on Monday”. 
 
In addition, Entertainment has also earned the title of being Akshay Kumar’s sixth highest grossing film by collecting approximately Rs 11.57 crores on the first day. In the past, Once Upon At Time In Mumbai Dobaara had managed to garner Rs. 11.25 crores on opening day while Khiladi 786 had managed to collect Rs. 10.40 crores. Nevertheless, the title for the highest grossing Akshay Kumar is still secure with Rowdy Rathore that had collected Rs. 48.30 crore in its first weekend. 
 
Coming back to Entertainment, this movie has been declared this year’s eighth highest opening weekend grosser. The movie is currently trailing <keyword id="6354583" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Salman-Khan">Salman Khan</keyword>'s <keyword id="6362088" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="kick">Kick</keyword>, Jai Ho (Rs 60.68 crore), Ek Villain (Rs 50.70 crore), Gunday (Rs 43.93 crore), Holiday - A Soldier Is Never Off Duty (Rs 41.32 crore), Humshakals (Rs 40.13) and 2 States (Rs 38.06 crore). 
 
Entertainment is directed by debutant duo Sajid-Farhad and is co-produced by Ramesh S. Taurani of Tips Industries Ltd and Jayantilal Gada. The movie that has been made on a budget of 80 crores also stars Tamannaah Bhatia, Sonu Sood and Johnny Lever. 
 
Though Entertainment is enjoying its stint at the Box Office, things might not be as rosy for the movie going forward. On one hand, Salman Khan starer Kick continues to be strong, on the other hand there is <keyword id="2230269" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Singham-Returns">Singham Returns</keyword> releasing on August 15, 2014 . 
 
Kick, starring Salman Khan and <keyword id="6354417" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Jacqueline-Fernandez">Jacqueline Fernandez</keyword>, is currently in its third week and continues to be strong. “The movie has not just entered the Rs. 300 crore club but has also surpassed Chennai Express to become the second highest grosser movie,” observes Johar. 
 
So it will be interesting to see if Kick continues to rule at the Box office in its fourth weekend and whether or not Entertainment manages to break even as Ajay Devgan’s next big movie hits cinema screen in a few days.

Box Office: Entertainment Delivers A Good Opening, Kick Continues To Grow Strong

Kolkata is not called the City of Joy for nothing, and the <keyword id="587833" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="IPL-opening-ceremony">IPL opening ceremony</keyword> that took place last night was a testament of this. 
 
Studded with the who’s who of Indian cricket and elite social circles, the event started a bit late, thanks to the generous water pour in the evening. However, even though the arrangements suffered because of the rain, but it couldn’t dampen performers’ and spectators’ spirit. 
 
Held at the Salt Lake stadium in the city, the event begun with a performance by music composer Pritam. He presented Rabindra Sangeet rendition of Anand Loke. The flavour of Kolkata was seen in the song, with ladies clad in traditional white and red sarees performing what looked like a traditional dance. 
 
The night was hosted by actor Saif Ali Khan, who shares a deep connection with the sport as his late father and grandfather have represented the country in the past. Clad in a plain white Kurta Payjama and a blue Nehru jacket, the actor looked dapper as he called on stage the team captains. 
 
As Saif Ali Khan asked the audience to give a cheer for their favourite cricketer, it didn’t come as a surprise when the loudest cheer came for Gautam Gambhir, captain of the home team Kolkata Knight Riders and the defending champion of the IPL trophy. Through out the ceremony, Saif was seen fumbling, much different from when he used to host award shows with Shah Rukh Khan. The tension of hosting a live show could not be withheld by the Humshakals actor, and a few big mistakes like calling up Shikhar Dhawan at Rohit Sharma’s entry proved to be some irritating moments. 
 
The performance by actor Shahid Kapoor, one of the finest dancers in the industry, looked promising to kick-start the event, as he interacted well with the fans all through his performance. He managed to give an enjoyable act even after a shaky performance, once because of his bike ramming into a platform and once when he almost slipped on the stage. 
 
Next in line was a stunning performance by Anushka Sharma, as she grooved to some of her famous songs. As was expected, the camera zoomed to Virat Kohli, Anushka’s love interest and the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore. For once, he shied away but was later seen enjoying his lady love’s moves. 
 
Following her performance, came the multitalented Farhan Akhtar with his band, and gave the night the much-needed boost. He performed on songs from his movies, and his band complemented him well enough even though he sounded out of breath at times, making way for what would be remembered as the performance of the day. 
 
Towards the end was the sizzling performance given by Bollywood’s very own Greek God Hrithik Roshan, who didn’t only groove to some of his best dance numbers but also electrified the whole night, thus giving the not-so-perfect evening a perfect ending. 
 
Later, all the performers thanked the audience for bearing up with the messy weather and making it an evening to remember. 
 
The first match of the tournament would be played today at 8 PM in Kolkata, between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians. 
 
Picture by Indiatimes

IPL 8 Opening: Rain hampers the ceremony, not the spirit

Gone are the days when the small screen was not a lucrative career option for actors. But today, TV can be your ticket to Bollywood (we need not tell you what SRK and Sushant Singh Rajput have done in this regard) and it also pays big bucks for your efforts. While most of the careers compensate you after a month of slogging, a popular TV star can easily bag thousands at the end of each episode. Here’s a look at eight Indian TV stars who take home the fattest pay cheques. 
 
1. <keyword id="17416" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ram-Kapoor">Ram Kapoor</keyword> 
The BIG man of Indian television, who made his TV debut with the serial Ghar Ek Mandir, where he played husband to Gautami Gadgil (now his wife), is the biggest star on Indian telly. According to media reports he charges a whopping Rs 1.25 lakh per day. After kissing popularity with shows like Kasam Se and Bade Achche Lagte Hain, Kapoor is enjoying his stint on big screen these days with films like Agent Vinod and Humshakals. 
 
2. <keyword id="6360486" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ronit-Roy">Ronit Roy</keyword> 
He started his acting career in movies, but it was television where Ronit Roy struck gold. With shows like Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, he became the hot favourite among audiences. These days, he is seen playing a famous defence lawyer, KD Pathak, in Adaalat and his compensation amounts to Rs 1.25 lakh per day. 
 
3. <keyword id="6378149" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ankita-Lokhande">Ankita Lokhande</keyword> 
Sushant Singh Rajput’s long-standing girlfriend rose to fame after playing Archana in Pavitra Rishta. Ankita was being paid Rs 70,000 per day when she decided to take a break for three months. Buzz was that to bring her back on the show, her fee was hiked to Rs 1 lakh per episode. 
 
4. <keyword id="6358984" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sakshi-Tanwar">Sakshi Tanwar</keyword> 
One of the most coveted actresses on Indian television, Sakshi Kanwar has come a long way. It was the lead role of Parvati in Ekta Kapoor’s soap Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii that made her a household name. Then she topped the popularity chart by playing Priya in the popular show, Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. Her chemistry with Ram Kapoor is the high point of the show. The actress takes home anything between Rs 70,000-1 lakh per day. And she shoots only 15 days in a month. 
 
5. Shivaji Satam 
He is the popular ACP Pradyuman from India’s longest running crime series CID. This popular Marathi actor, who is also seen playing supporting roles in Bollywood, is one of the A-listers when it comes to the TV industry. He earns around Rs 1 lakh per episode. 
 
6. Karan Singh Grover 
This hot hunk of Indian telly got a huge fan following after playing Dr Armaan Mallik in the TV serial Dill Mill Gayye. After that, he participated in a dance reality show and vanished from the scene. However, we saw him making a successful comeback with Qubool Hai. Buzz is that even after the break, the boy demanded Rs 80,000 per day, which he got, and today he is making Rs 20 lakh a month. 
 
7. Drashti Dhami 
Popularly known as Madhubala, from the serial, Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Drashti charges Rs 60,000-70,000 per day and shoots for 20 days a month. Now, that’s indeed some amount. 
 
8. <keyword id="27383" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shweta-Tiwari">Shweta Tiwari</keyword> 
Her stint with the small screen started with the tele serial Kasautii Zindagii Kay that established her as the new queen bee of television. Although the show is now over, Shweta continues to appear in reality and comedy shows. She has also done a couple of tele serials including Parvarish: Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi. Shweta takes home as much as Rs 60,000 per day.

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