Thursday, August 29, 2013
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Chennai Expess will cross £2 million in UK
After shattering many a records in India, #ChennaiExpress is on the verge of creating another, albeit this time in UK.
Chennai Expess will cross £2 million in UK and it is after three years that a film has managed to breach the figure. The last being My Name Is Khan. Only fiive films have reached £2 million and all are shahrukh Khan starrers. The market which was super hot from when the overseas market opened up in the mid 90's till around 2008 has been on the downward slide since then.
The top grossers in UK till date are as follows.
1. My Name Is Khan - £2.630,000
2. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham - £2,500,000
3. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna - £2,061,000
4. Veer Zaara - £2,012,000
5. Chennai Express - £1,925,000 (still running)
6. 3 Idiots - £1,860,000
7. Devdas - £1,690,000
8. Kal Ho Naa Ho - £1,675,000
9. Jab Tak Hai Jaan - £1,621,000
10. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - £1,502,000
The top five films now are all Shahrukh Khan starrers and nine of the top ten are SRK starrers with 3 Idiots being the only non SRK film.
#Complete_Dominance
Chennai Expess will cross £2 million in UK and it is after three years that a film has managed to breach the figure. The last being My Name Is Khan. Only fiive films have reached £2 million and all are shahrukh Khan starrers. The market which was super hot from when the overseas market opened up in the mid 90's till around 2008 has been on the downward slide since then.
The top grossers in UK till date are as follows.
1. My Name Is Khan - £2.630,000
2. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham - £2,500,000
3. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna - £2,061,000
4. Veer Zaara - £2,012,000
5. Chennai Express - £1,925,000 (still running)
6. 3 Idiots - £1,860,000
7. Devdas - £1,690,000
8. Kal Ho Naa Ho - £1,675,000
9. Jab Tak Hai Jaan - £1,621,000
10. Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - £1,502,000
The top five films now are all Shahrukh Khan starrers and nine of the top ten are SRK starrers with 3 Idiots being the only non SRK film.
#Complete_Dominance
Andaaz Apna Apna 2?
Reports suggest that Rajkumar Santoshi is working on a sequel to Andaaz Apna Apna.
He is planning to bring Aamir and Salman together.
Do you want Andaaz Apna Apna 2?
He is planning to bring Aamir and Salman together.
Do you want Andaaz Apna Apna 2?
!['Madras Cafe' earnings skyrocketed: @[430574846985665:274:John Abraham]
Actor-producer John Abraham is thrilled by the box-office collection of his second production venture 'Madras Cafe'. He thanked everyone for "putting faith in my vision for cinema to get progressive".
"I thank all of you for putting faith in my vision for cinema to get progressive. Collections on this film have skyrocketed. A big thank you," John, who has acted and co-produced the Madras Cafe, posted on Twitter.](https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/p320x320/1229815_613238928697364_1956264955_n.jpg)
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
I was clueless after ‘Rockstar’: Nargis Fakhri
Nargis Fakhri’s acting career has got a fresh lease of life with Madras Cafe. In this interview, the US-born actress talks about the culture shock of working in her debut Bollywood film Rockstar and the disappointment that followed.
US-born Nargis Fakhri, whose poised confident screen presence and a deep understanding of her role in Shoojit Sircar's Madras Cafe is winning praise for her, says she was "clueless" after her Bollywood debut "Rockstar".
The period of exile after her 2011 debut was confusing for the actress. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, actor Ranbir Kapoor and the rest of the Rockstar team had taken Nargis under their wings. But after the release, when she and performance were rejected, Nargis found herself isolated and disoriented in a city and profession she knew nothing about.
"I was clueless," she said.
"It was a disappointing time for me. I couldn't share it with my mother. Because she would've just ordered me home. But there was no dearth of work. I was getting these endorsements, shooting magazine covers. But very frankly, 'Rockstar' was too vast an experience and culturally too distanced from where I come from, for me to handle," said Nargis Fakhri, who was born in New York.
PHOTOS: Desi Nargis Fakhri at LFW
"I didn't understand the culture or the milieu. Just imagine - if tomorrow you're offered the main lead in a big Chinese film where they tell you, you are the ideal choice. That's exactly how I felt when I was did 'Rockstar'," she added.
Nevertheless, the deglamourised role of a war correspondent in the recently released John Abraham-starrer "Madras Cafe" fitted Nargis' personality, she believes.
"I play a journalist. And I was required to speak only in English. My Hindi is still rusty. But at least now I understand Hindi, so when John Abraham speaks to me I am not lost.
"And I got to speak in my voice in 'Madras Cafe'. So it's one consistent performance visually and vocally. Speaking in someone else's voice in 'Rockstar' was very confusing for my performance. I should've insisted on using my own voice. I guess I am not the kind of who girl who throws a tantrum to get her away," she said.
What Nargis enjoyed most in "Madras Cafe" was her role's austere minimalist approach.
"The girl I play is a no-nonsense professional. I didn't have to wear heavy makeup and false eyelashes. I was required to behave as naturally as possible," she added.
The movie, based on the Sri Lankan civil war, released Aug 23.
US-born Nargis Fakhri, whose poised confident screen presence and a deep understanding of her role in Shoojit Sircar's Madras Cafe is winning praise for her, says she was "clueless" after her Bollywood debut "Rockstar".
The period of exile after her 2011 debut was confusing for the actress. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, actor Ranbir Kapoor and the rest of the Rockstar team had taken Nargis under their wings. But after the release, when she and performance were rejected, Nargis found herself isolated and disoriented in a city and profession she knew nothing about.
"I was clueless," she said.
"It was a disappointing time for me. I couldn't share it with my mother. Because she would've just ordered me home. But there was no dearth of work. I was getting these endorsements, shooting magazine covers. But very frankly, 'Rockstar' was too vast an experience and culturally too distanced from where I come from, for me to handle," said Nargis Fakhri, who was born in New York.
PHOTOS: Desi Nargis Fakhri at LFW
"I didn't understand the culture or the milieu. Just imagine - if tomorrow you're offered the main lead in a big Chinese film where they tell you, you are the ideal choice. That's exactly how I felt when I was did 'Rockstar'," she added.
Nevertheless, the deglamourised role of a war correspondent in the recently released John Abraham-starrer "Madras Cafe" fitted Nargis' personality, she believes.
"I play a journalist. And I was required to speak only in English. My Hindi is still rusty. But at least now I understand Hindi, so when John Abraham speaks to me I am not lost.
"And I got to speak in my voice in 'Madras Cafe'. So it's one consistent performance visually and vocally. Speaking in someone else's voice in 'Rockstar' was very confusing for my performance. I should've insisted on using my own voice. I guess I am not the kind of who girl who throws a tantrum to get her away," she said.
What Nargis enjoyed most in "Madras Cafe" was her role's austere minimalist approach.
"The girl I play is a no-nonsense professional. I didn't have to wear heavy makeup and false eyelashes. I was required to behave as naturally as possible," she added.
The movie, based on the Sri Lankan civil war, released Aug 23.
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