Thursday, December 12, 2013

Box-Office Verdicts of Major Bollywood Releases of 2013


Hit: Film which doubles the investment; Super-Hit: Film which more than doubles the investment by additional 50%; Average: Film which only recovers investment;Plus: Film which recovers investment & yields some profit; Flop: Film which loses 50% or more of investment; Losing: Film which does not recover the investment but loses less than 50% of it. *Still Running.


FilmRelease dateOpening DayOpening WeekendOpening weekLifetimeBox-office verdict
R… Rajkumar6 Dec 09.50 29.00 34.50* 34.50* Not Declared*
Bullett Raja29 Nov 07.0023.0033.0033.00*Not Declared*
Singh Saab The Great22 Nov05.5016.2524.0036.00* Average
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein!22 Nov03.2510.0014.0014.00Flop
Ramleela15 Nov15.8552.6082.00110.00*Super-Hit
Rajjo15 Nov00.5001.5002.0002.00Flop
Satya 28 Nov00.4001.50 02.00 02.00Flop
Krrish 331 Oct24.2568.00164.50240.50Hit
Mickey Virus25 Oct01.5005.0007.0007.00Losing
Shahid18 Oct00.3001.7503.2003.75Flop
Boss16 Oct 13.00 42.5049.5054.00Flop
War Chhod Na Yaar11 Oct01.4005.00 06.7506.75Flop
Besharam2 Oct21.5648.0055.0059.80Flop
Warning 3D27 Sept00.8003.00 03.0003.00Flop
Prague27 Sept00.1000.80 00.9000.90Flop
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero20 Sept06.0022.0032.0037.85Flop
The Lunchbox20 Sept01.2507.0011.0022.21Hit
Horror Story13 Sept 00.7002.0005.0005.00Flop
John Day13 Sept 00.45 01.5002.5002.50 Flop
Grand Masti13 Sept12.5040.0067.00102.50Super-Hit
Shuddh Desi Romance6 Sept06.4523.0037.0046.80Plus
Zanjeer6 Sept03.5010.0015.0015.00Flop
Satyagraha30 August 11.0039.0055.0067.85Average
Madras Cafe23 August 04.9021.0034.0045.00Plus
Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobaara!15 August11.5041.0054.2565.00Losing
Chennai Express9 August33.10100.35156.60226.70Super-Hit
B.A. Pass2 August01.5004.2506.0006.00Average
Bajatey Raho26 July01.5004.7507.0007.00Flop
Issaq26 July01.0003.0005.0005.00Flop
Nasha26 July01.1003.0005.0005.00Flop
D Day19 July02.9012.9024.0030.00Losing
Ramaiya Vastavaiya19 July03.5014.7026.0031.00Losing
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag12 July08.5033.3553.70103.50Hit
Lootera5 July05.1519.0027.0030.50Average
Policegiri5 July02.5008.0014.0016.30Flop
Ghanchakkar28 June07.2022.7532.0038.40Average
Raanjhanaa21 June05.1519.9034.0062.75Plus
Fukrey14 June02.7509.5018.5037.10Super-Hit
Yamla Pagla Deewana 27 June07.1023.0035.0036.80Average
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani31 May19.4562.11107.61190.03Super-Hit
Aurangzeb17 May03.9012.8020.0023.00Losing
Go Goa Gone10 May03.7512.9020.0025.00Plus
Gippi10 May 00.7503.0004.5004.50Average
Shootout At Wadala3 May10.1030.8045.8062.00Hit
Bombay Talkies3 May1.055.057.5007.50Plus
Aashiqui 226 April6.0020.0038.5085.40Super-Hit
Ek Thi Daayan19 April6.2418.0026.0026.00Plus
Nautanki Saala12 April3.2513.2517.8521.00Plus
Commando12 April3.7011.1518.0021.00Plus
Chashme Baddoor5 April5.1819.0030.0040.00Hit
Himmatwala29 March12.0031.0045.0045.00Losing
Aatma22 March1.505.758.0008.00Flop
Rangrezz21 March1.04.006.0006.00Flop
Mere Dad Ki Maruti15 March1.304.508.0012.50Average
Jolly LLB15 March3.1212.5119.5032.00Super-Hit
3G15 March0.753.635.7505.75Flop
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns8 March3.5012.7518.2519.00Plus
The Attacks Of 26/111 March1.455.508.0011.50Flop
I Me Aur Main1 March1.505.408.0009.00Flop
Kai Po Che!22 Feb4.5018.0029.3550.00Hit
Zila Ghaziabad22 Feb3.5010.0016.0016.00Flop
Murder 315 Feb4.5213.3120.8620.86Super-Hit
Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story15 Feb0.502.504.0004.00Flop
Special Chabbis (26)8 Feb6.5025.7544.0070.00Plus
ABCD – Any Body Can Dance8 Feb5.5018.0032.0045.50Super-Hit
Vishwaroop (Dubbed Hindi Version)1 Feb1.908.0011.0013.68Average
David1 Feb0.702.503.8504.00Flop
Race 225 Jan15.1051.3075.50102.00Plus
Inkaar18 Jan1.655.808.5008.50Flop
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola11 Jan7.0222.4033.1542.00Plus
Table no. 214 Jan1.506.009.5011.50Average

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Salman, Madhuri recreate 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!' days on the sets of Big Boss 7

Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit and 'Dabangg' Salman Khan recreated their famous 'Didi Tera Dewar Deewana' dance from 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!' on the sets of 'Bigg Boss'. 
Madhuri Dixit was on Bigg Boss' Weekend Ka Wow to promote her upcoming film 'Dedh Ishqiya'. 




Madhuri Dixit was accompanied by her 'Dedh Ishqiya' co-star Huma Qureshi.

Friday, December 6, 2013

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Movie review: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela



Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Gulshan Devaiah, Richa Chadda and Supriya Pathak

The first aspect that really stands out about Ram Leela is just how sexual, and how intensely physical the film is without any actual sex or skin show. A good indication is that early first kiss between the lovers, even before they've uttered a word to each other. Bhansali's reading of the movie-going public at large is not off the mark here: the constant stream of bullets, the unapologetic sexual innuendos and entendres, and the uninhibited passion the actors bring to their not-sosubtle love story is precisely what viewers in a country gasping for freedom, whether it is physical or emotional, want. For a young generation that doesn't have the elbow room, Ram Leela might just be their opportunity to vent. 

However there is fatigue. There is Romeo and Juliet fatigue (Ishaqzaade last year, Issaq this year - it's just the same old tragic love story isn't it - one too many coincidences, balcony scene and the utterly predictable end included); song and dance fatigue (now matter how bewitching Deepika Padukone looks, by the last song you're just exhausted); and the fancy-look fatigue (most viewers will tune out the exoticness after a while). You've not really seen such visuals, but you've experienced the story before. 

Bhansali doesn't even bother with anything too deep in the first half -that is all mere foreplay - and in the second when the plot tries to excise the excess and scrape together some emotion it's already been over two hours of sitting through a movie with no climax in sight. And that's the other problem - at 162 minutes including a redundant Priyanka Chopra item number - Ram-Leela is much too long. 

Certainly the stand-out aspect of Ram-Leela is the acting department. The second line of defense - the support cast - Richa Chadda, Gulshan Devaiah, Barkha Bisht Sengupta, Abhimanyu Singh, and Supriya Pathak as the matronly mobster Ba, are all pitch perfect in their comprehensively defined roles. The women, especially, have really understood their bits to the last detail. But the canvas belongs to Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone who match each other's energy and conviction with relentless chemistry, making it look easy and natural. 

And finally, as with all SLB movies -the craft is something to look forward to. It is evident that every technical department - Ravi Varman's cinematography, Wasiq Khan's art direction, and Anju Modi's costume design - has worked hard and in consonance to realize Bhansali's meticulous, ravishing frames, a signature single-source backlighting bursting through doors and windows. Sound, however, gets the short stick with scratchy sync-recording and a final mix that will damage speakers across the country with its loudness. 

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone as the lead pair are sizzling hot. Both give it their all in the role. Alas, all this is of no avail. Had Bhansali given careful thought in plotting their meeting and eventual falling in love, this would have been a different love story. He was in a hurry to get them locking lips and having their hands over each other in a jiffy. 

Apart from the lead pair, Supriya Pathak, Gulshan Devaiah and Richa Chadda stand out in their respective roles. 


Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela Cast & Crew:

  • Status

  • Released
  • Release Date

  • 15 Nov 2013
  • Genre

  • Drama
  • Censor Details:

  • Censor Dates

  • 1 Nov 2013
  • Censor Certificate No

  • DIL/2/226/2013
  • Runtime

  • 154 Minutes
  • Certification

  • U/A
  • Reels

  • Not Available.
  • Length in metres

  • 0.0
Pics credit: Glamslam.com

Music Director

Color

C

Language

Hindi

Lyricist

Cinematography

Production Designers

Action

Dialogue

Publicity Designers

  • Shooting Location(City & Country)

  • India