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Whenever the duo of <keyword id="6357912" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="amitabh-bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</keyword> and Balki (short and more popular name of R Balakrishnan) come together, they are expected to create a magic on the screen. Cheeni Kum and Paa were testimonials of the fact. It was expected that their latest release together, <keyword id="2268710" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="shamitabh">Shamitabh</keyword>, will take this jodi to all new heights. 
 
However, the box office reports of this weekend share a different story. As per koimoi.com, the movie managed a mere 30% opening, which is not what we would expect from a movie that has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. The report further states that in the first weekend, the movie managed to collect a modest Rs 13 crore. The movie has been made <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamitabh">with a budget</a> of Rs 40 crore and also stars Akshara Haasan. 
 It is noteworthy that last weeks’ releases – <keyword id="2528710" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hawaizaada">Hawaizaada</keyword> and <keyword id="1119087" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Khamoshiyan">Khamoshiyan</keyword> – too could not cash register ringing. However, Baby, which is currently in its third week, is still holding to its ground. The movie has managed to collect around Rs 89.60 crore from ticket sales in India. It may not be able to make its presence felt in the Rs 100-crore club, but it has still managed to cover good ground so far. 
 Now our eyes are on Roy, which stars <keyword id="2180" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arjun-Rampal">Arjun Rampal</keyword>, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ranbir Kapoor in the leading roles. As the movie is releasing just before Valentine’s Day, we expect it to have a good opening, which might end the current dry spell of Bollywood. The songs of this movie are already getting noticed, so that should be another plus for this movie.

Box office report of Shamitabh

Last week, two movies were released at the box office: Hawaizaada and Khamoshiyan. But did these movies woo audiences’ hearts? Take a look at their BO collections and decide for yourself. 
 
Hawaizaada managed to collect a mere 57 lakh on the first Friday. It is a biopic based on Indian scientist Shivkar Bapuji Talpade and tells his tale, which is: how he built the first unmanned plane that unfortunately crashed even before it took off! Even the star cast of Ayushmann Khurana, Pallavi Sharda and <keyword id="14672" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mithun-Chakraborty">Mithun Chakraborty</keyword> couldn’t pull more audiences to theatres. The collections for the weekend stand at a mere Rs 2 crore. 
 
On the other hand, Khamoshiyan managed a decent opening at the box office and garnered collections to the tunes of Rs 7 crore over the weekend. This movie has been made on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamoshiyan">budget of Rs 15 crore</a> and is expected to recover its cost by the end of this week. We feel Khamoshiyan owes its success to the tried and tested Horrex (horror +Sex) formula. It is produced under the <keyword id="359695" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vishesh-Films">Vishesh Films</keyword> banner, which has been associated with plenty of Horrex movies, including the Raaz series. Also, this horrex movie marks the debut of Gurmeet Choudhary in <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword>, who is sharing screen space with Ali Fazal and <keyword id="1595362" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sapna-Pabbi">Sapna Pabbi</keyword>. 
 
The last week’s release Baby continues to go strong. The movie has managed to collect Rs 76.47 crore till Sunday (Feb 1, 2015). 
 
Now, we are eagerly looking forward to Shamitabh, which stars Amitabh Bachchan and <keyword id="6358373" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="dhanush">Dhanush</keyword>. The movie is directed by R Balki and looks a little hatke from other commercial ventures. We do hope that this Amitabh Bachchan starter will get off to a flying start. What are your views of the movies this week and are you too looking forward to Shamitabh. Do share your views in the comments below. 
 
Box Office Collections courtesy koimoi.com

Box Office Collections For Hawaizaada and Khamoshiyan A Mixed Bag

In the first long weekend of 2015, we had two big starrer movies - <keyword id="6358733" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="baby">Baby</keyword> and <keyword id="2017547" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dolly-Ki-Doli">Dolly Ki Doli</keyword> trying their luck at the box office. There were huge expectations from Baby as this is the second time that Neeraj Pandey has teamed up with <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> action hero <keyword id="2823" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar">Akshay Kumar</keyword>. Their first movie together was Special 26. 
 
Baby had a slow start at the box office as it managed to collect Rs 9.30 crore on Friday. However, the collections picked up from Saturday onwards. In the four-day weekend, the movie has managed to have collections worth Rs 50.97 crore. If all goes well, the action thriller is expected to net about Rs 70 crore in the first week and give good competition to the other movies releasing next week. 
 
Moving on To Dolly Ki Doli, the movie is made under the banner of Arbaaz Khan and stars <keyword id="710" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sonam-Kapoor">Sonam Kapoor</keyword>, Raj Kumar Rao and Varun Sharma. This flick is giving stiff competition to Baby; and in this four-day weekend it has managed to net Rs 15.29 crore. 
 
The coming Friday too, two new movies, Khamoshiyan and Hawaizaada, will hit the big screen. Hawaizaada, which stars Ayushmann Khurana, Pallavi Sharda and Mithun Chakraborty, is being touted as the story of India's first unmanned plane. On the other hand, Khamoshiyan is another movie set to release under the Horrex (horror +Sex) category. The movie is produced under the banner of Vishesh Films, which has been associated with plenty of movies in this category including Raaz series. With this movie, TV star Gurmeet Choudhary is all set to make his Bollywood debut. Sharing screen space with him are Ali Fazal and Sapna Pabbi.

Box office Collections of ‘Baby’ and ‘Dolly Ki Doli’

<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

June is at the fag end and we almost have a mid-year report card of Bollywood. Though the year started on a dismal note, it picked up towards May and June. 
 
This year, January was like a drought month and even movies starring big names did not interest the audience. As Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha starrer-'Tevar'- failed to take off, even the Horrex (horror + sex) formula did not work out for ‘Alone’ and ‘Khamoshiyan’. 
 
Other movies that released in January and failed to make a mark included Sonam Kapoor-starrer ‘Dolly Ki Doli’, 'Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene', ‘Crazy Cukkad Family’, ‘Hawaizaada’ among others. 
 
The only respite that the Bollywood lovers got was from Akshay Kumar’s ‘Baby’, which also became the first movie of 2015 to enter the Rs 100 crore club. 
 
But the jinx did not end in January as February continued to bring more bad news for the industry. 
 
The big shocker came in the form of ‘Shamitabh’. The movie, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush, was directed by R Balki, the maker who has given us movies like Pa and Cheeni Kum. 
 
Later in the month, ‘Roy’ released, which recorded a good start but by weekend the movie fizzled out. Most trade pundits pegged the crucial India-Pakistan match at the World Cup as the reason for the drop of sales on Sunday but the movie could not recover much post this phase also because of negative word of mouth. 
 
Thankfully, later in the same month we had movies like ‘Badlapur’ and ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’. Both managed to gather decent collections at the Box Office. In fact, ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ was a complete surprise package and managed to pull crowds even in its third week . 
 
March threw a mixed bag as Anushka Sharma starrer 'NH-10' received critical acclaim. April again was a dry month as Bollywood had nothing to offer that could have clicked with the Bolly buffs. 
 
However, Bollywood saw a turnaround in May. It started on a high note with Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Gabbar is Back’, which went to collect Rs 86.55 crore at the Box Office. This was followed by Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan Khan’s 'Piku', which struck a right chord with the audience and collected Rs 111 crore worldwide. 
 
Later in the month, Kangana Ranaut wowed the audience with her spectacular acting in ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’. As per reports, the movie managed to collect Rs 190.87 crore worldwide. Given that the movie was made with Rs 31 crore budget, it stood out and is the most profitable movie of 2015 till date. 
 
But, the disappointment came from ‘Bombay Velvet’. Everybody had high hopes from Ranbir Kapoor’s flick but it fell flat. 
 
The momentum seems to continue with ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ and ‘ABCD 2’. ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ has managed Rs 37.05 crore in the first weekend and is holding the fort well. Also ABCD 2, sequel of ABCD, managed to get the biggest opening for 2015 and continues to do a good business over the week. 
 
The later half will see a slew of big- starrer movies such as Salman Khan starrer ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, Vikas Bahl of Queen fame’s ‘Shaandaar’, ‘Singh is Bling’ featuring Akshay Kumar, Nikhil Advani’s ‘Katti Batti’, Aishwarya Rai’s comeback movie ‘Jazbaa’ and also ‘Dilwale’ in which fans will see Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol paired together. In addition, there will also be a third installment of ‘Hate Story’, ‘Hera Pheri’ and ‘Kya Kool Hai Hum’ to look forward to. 
 
Commenting on the movie sentiment of 2015, Komal Nahata, Trade Analyst shared, “It has been a good 2015 so far. Sure there were some upsets in the start of the year but May has been extremely kind and the rest of the year looks really promising." 
 
We hope that the forthcoming movies get the cash ringer buzzing for Bollywood and we continue to see some entertaining movies in the latter half of the year. 
 
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