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93 days ago

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Akshay Kumar's 'OMG 3' Is In Early Development

Mumbai, May 20 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's social comedy drama OMG (Oh My God) has established itself as one of India's most successful film franchises. The series has two films so far, which emerged as big hits at the box office while delivering important messages. ## According to the latest report by Pinkvilla, Akshay Kumar and director Amit Rai have already started working on OMG 3. It is said that Rai had accompanied Akshay Kumar to Kerala for the last leg of Bhooth Bagla to discuss the third instalment of OMG. ## As per the report, Amit Rai has multiple ideas for the upcoming film, and he discussed all the plot points with Akshay Kumar throughout the stay. "The duo brainstormed on all the ideas and also discussed possible new routes that could be taken in OMG 3. The intent is to continue with the most loved franchise, and take the third part on floors in 2026", says the report.## The makers understand the huge responsibility on their shoulders, hence, they are in no hurry to just rush through the process of OMG 3. They are expected to start working on the script soon, and if all goes well, the film may go on floors by the second half of 2026. ## Meanwhile, Akshay has multiple films lined up for release. He will next be seen in Housefull 5, which is scheduled to hit the big screen on June 5 this year. After this, he has Jolly LLB 3 in September this year, followed by Bhooth Bangla (April 2026) and Welcome 3 (2026). He has also played a cameo role in the Pan India movie, Kannappa, which releases on June 27 this year. ## Stay tuned...

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278 days ago

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Shahid Kapoor's 'Ashwatthama' Shelved?

Mumbai, November 16 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor was roped in to headline Pooja Entertainment's mega-budgeted epic Ashwatthama: The Saga Continues. Kannada director Sachin B. Ravi of Avane Srimannarayana fame was on board to direct the film. ## Since the announcement, the film, however, has faced delays and challenges and now, according to the report by Mid-Day, the project has been put on hold indefinitely due to budgetary constraints. It is said that the movie was planned to be made for 500 crores but it was escalating as pre-production advanced. ## The report quoted an insider saying that the project's scale was enormous and was supposed to be shot across multiple countries. However, after they started working on it, the makers felt it was a massive challenge to make it within the planned budget.## Pooja Entertainment, on the other hand, has reportedly been in a financial crisis with back-to-back major box office flops and considering all these things, the team led to a decision to pause production until these issues could be resolved.## Shahid Kapoor, on the other hand, has reportedly moved on from this ambitious project and has started preparation for Vishal Bhardwaj's action thriller film. The actor also has OMG 2 director Amit Rai's historical action drama based on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Shahid, meanwhile, will next be seen in director Rosshan Andrrews' action thriller Deva, scheduled to be released in February 2025. ## Stay tuned...

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439 days ago

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Rana Daggubati In Talks To Play Aurangzeb With Shahid Kapoor as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj In 'OMG 2' Director Amit Rai's Next

Mumbai, June 8 - Earlier this year, it was reported that Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor would be headlining OMG 2 director Amit Rai's next film on the legendary warrior, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Now, the makers have initiated talks with other actors to come on board. ## According to the report by Pinkvilla, Amit Rai and his team are in talks with Telugu actor Rana Daggubati to play the role of Aurangzeb in the historical drama film. The actor is said to be the top priority of the makers, however, the logistics need to fall in place for the actor to come on board the film. ## It is said that the movie will chronicle key chapters of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's life and the makers plan to treat it as a thriller, as the backdrop of the feature film is more on the lines of a jail-break by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the era gone by rather than treating it as a biopic. ## The shoot of the movie is expected to commence by the end of this year or early 2025. Shahid, meanwhile, will next be seen in director Rosshan Andrrews' action thriller Deva, scheduled to release in October 2024. The actor also has Pooja Entertainment's film based on the epic Mahabharata. ## Stay tuned...

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533 days ago

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Director Sooraj Barjatya Approaches Shahid Kapoor To Headline 'Prem Ki Shaadi'

Mumbai, March 6 - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and director Sooraj Barjatya were supposed to reunite for a family drama film Prem Ki Shaadi, however, it was recently reported that the actor has backed out from the project over creative issues. ## Later, it was reported that the filmmaker would be tweaking the script and would make it with younger actors. Now, according to Peepingmoon.com, talented actor Shahid Kapoor, who just scored a box office hit in the form of Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, has been approached to headline the film. ## Shahid and Sooraj Barjatya have previously worked on the romantic drama Vivah which was a box-office hit and later earned a cult status with immense popularity in every household on television. It is said that when Salman backed out from Prem Ki Shaadi, the filmmaker immediately approached Shahid and things have been processing in the right direction. ## The duo has met multiple times and Barjatya is hopeful of getting Shahid on board the film which is an ambitious family drama and will be mounted on a grand scale. Interestingly, Shahid's character name in Vivah was also Prem who is quite popular in Barjatya's films. ## If all goes well, Prem Ki Shaadi will go on floors by the end of this year or early next year. Shahid, meanwhile, has a few big films in the pipeline. The actor currently shooting for the thriller film Deva, and has a historical film based on Ashwatthama from Mahabharta with Pooja Entertainment. The actor is also in talks for a film on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with OMG 2 director Amit Rai. ## Stay tuned...

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564 days ago

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Shahid Kapoor Sets Up Three Films After 'Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya'

Mumbai, February 4 - Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor is gearing up for the release of romantic-comedy Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, directed by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah. Billed as an impossible love story, the movie has Kriti Sanon as the female lead and it is scheduled to release on February 9. ## After TBMAUJ, Shahid Kapoor will be seen in Malayalam director Rosshan Andrrews' cop action thriller Deva. Produced by Roy Kapur Films in association with Zee Studios, Deva is said to be the official remake of the Malayalam movie Mumbai Police. Shahid plays a police officer while Pooja Hegde is the female lead. It will be hitting theatres on October 11 this year. ## Besides the confirmed TBMAUJ and Deva, the Kabir Singh star has reportedly locked two more films. It is said that Shahid will be headlining Pooja Entertainment's epic film based on Mahabharata. The actor will be playing the role of great warrior Ashwatthama who was the son of Guru Dronacharya and had received the boon of immortality from Lord Shiva himself. ## The yet-to-be-announced film will reportedly be directed by Kannada filmmaker Sachin Ravi, known for directing Rakshit Shetty's action adventure, Avane Srimannarayana (2019). The movie is expected to start filming in August this year for a grand 2025 release in multiple languages. ## According to the latest reports, Shahid is also in advanced talks with the OMG 2 director Amit Rai for a historical action drama film based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It will be produced by Ashwin Varde under his banner Wakaoo Films and a top studio is expected to come on board for the same. The shoot timeline is not known yet.## Stay tuned...

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665 days ago

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Superhit 'OMG 2' Final Worldwide Box Office Collection and Records

Mumbai, October 26 - When things were going bad to worst, it was a sequel to a superhit movie that brought Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who used to be a box office guarantee a couple of years back, back in the game in the form of social comedy-drama OMG 2. ## Though Akshay Kumar only played an extended role the movie sold on his name and the brand value of the "OMG" franchise. "OMG 2" was released during the Independence Day weekend of 2023 and was up against a tsunami-like "Gadar 2", still, it managed a take a decent opening before word of mouth spread its magic. ## Directed by Amit Rai, the sequel minted over 72 crores net during its extended 5-day Independence Day weekend after taking the opening of over 10 crores. The movie scored the opening week collection of 85 crores net and from there on, it performed consistently well to take the final collection past 150 crores net and became only the 6th film of the year to do so. ## Overseas, "OMG 2" performed reasonably well and grossed approximately 43 crores, for over 221 crores worldwide collection. Made on a controlled budget of around 60 crores, the film emerged as a super hit at the box office. ## Here is the final box office breakdown of OMG 2 -## India Net Collection - 151.16 Cr## India Gross Collection - 178.75 Cr## Overseas Collection - 43.00 Cr## Worldwide Collection - 221.75 Cr## Box Office Verdict - Superhit## Things weren't easy for "OMG 2" as it faced many challenges before hitting screens. The movie got an adult certificate from CBFC though the makers wanted a 'U/A' certificate as the movie had an important social message to tell. The makers relied on the brand value of the franchise and didn't promote much and this strategy worked for the movie that scored a triumph against all odds. It also scored a few milestones at the box office which are as follows - ## - Became the second highest-grossing film for Akshay Kumar in the post-Covid-19 era, after Sooryavanshi (2021).## - Became actor Pankaj Tripathi's highest-grossing film worldwide and the first 100 crores net grosser in a lead role. ## - Became director Amit Rai's highest-grossing film worldwide and first 100 crores net grosser.## - Became Akshay Kumar's 16th 100 crores net grosser, joint highest for an Indian actor with Salman Khan.## Stay tuned...

Digital Media

680 days ago

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Akshay Kumar Box Office Hit 'OMG 2' Debuts On Netflix With 2.4 Million Views

Mumbai, October 11 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama OMG 2, in which he played the extended cameo role as Lord Shiva's messenger, debuted with super impressive viewership on Netflix. The movie was originally released in theatres and was a big box office success with a worldwide gross collection of over 220 crores. ## Directed by Amit Rai, "OMG 2" was made available to stream on Netflix on October 8, eight weeks after the theatrical release. The movie scored 6.4 million viewing hours with 2.4 views on its opening day, which is one of the biggest opening day viewerships for an Indian movie on Netflix.## "OMG 2" was the 7th most-watched non-English movie worldwide during the week of October 2-8. It was basically just one day of viewership for the movie, otherwise, it could have easily been in the top 3 movies. The movie is trending in the top 10 in 10 countries, including Pakistan, Qatar, and Sri Lanka, among others.## Apart from "OMG 2", Vishal Bhardwaj's spy thriller "Khufiya" debuted at number 5 among the most-watched non-English films on Netflix. Starring Tabu in the lead role, the movie scored 13.2 million viewing hours with 5 million views during October 2-8 week after releasing on October 5. It is trending in the top 10 in 15 countries.## Meanwhile, Kareena Kapoor's "Jaane Jaan" continued with strong viewership in its 3rd week on the streamer. The movie generated 4.4 million viewing hours in the last week, for a total of 38 million viewing hours with 18.9 million views. It is the most-watched Indian movie on Netflix in the first 17 days. ## Stay tuned...

Digital Media

686 days ago

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Sunny Deol's Mega Blockbuster 'Gadar 2' and Akshay Kumar's 'OMG 2' Announce OTT Release Dates

Mumbai, October 4 - The biggest Independence Day weekend box office blockbuster of the Indian cinema ever, Sunny Deol's period action drama film Gadar 2: The Katha Continues has set the streaming release date.## Directed by Anil Sharma, the movie was released on August 11 this year and grossed 685 crores at the worldwide box office. The mega blockbuster movie has almost completed its box office run and now, it will be streaming on ZEE5 from 6 October, 8 weeks after the theatrical release date.## Gadar 2 is the sequel to 2001's all-time blockbuster, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Produced by Anil Sharma in association with Zee Studios, the latest blockbuster stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma, who reprise their roles from the previous film. Simrat Kaur made her Bollywood debut with this while it also features Manish Wadhwa and Gaurav Chopra in crucial roles.## Apart from Gadar 2, Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam's social comedy-drama OMG 2, released on August 11 theatrically, has announced its digital release. Directed by Amit Rai, the movie will be streaming on Netflix from October 8. ## Based on sex education in India, OMG 2 is a spiritual sequel to OMG – Oh My God! (2012). Despite the clash with Gadar 2, the movie was a super box office success and grossed over 220 crores at the global box office. Akshay plays the extended cameo appearance as Lord Shiva while Pankaj Tripathi takes the central role with Yami Gautam.## Stay tuned...

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713 days ago

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Box Office: Akshay Kumar's 'OMG 2' Nears 150 Crores Net Domestically

Mumbai, September 8 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's A-rated social comedy drama film OMG 2 has emerged as big box office hit at the domestic as well as overseas. Directed by Amit Rai, the movie has already crossed the 200 crores gross mark at the global box office, and now, it is heading to 150 crores domestic net collection.## OMG 2 had a good 4th week despite the heavy competition as it scored approximately 7.40 crores net, dropping just around 52% from the third week which is very good hold. This takes the total collection to around 149.25 crores net in 28 days and it could add another 1-2 crores more to take its total past 150 crores mark.## The film dropped heavily on the last day (4th Thursday) of the 4th week due to the arrival of Shah Rukh Khan-fronted "Jawan" which took most the screens away of the movie, plus the holdovers are also performing really well. Nonetheless, OMG 2 has done its job despite releasing with the age restriction by the censor board.## OMG 2 also has a good outing at the overseas box office with gross collection approximately 43 crores, which helped the worldwide cume of the movie to reach over 219 crores gross. It is the highest-grossing Akshay Kumar movie since "Sooryavanshi" and the highest-ever for Pankaj Tripathi as well as for director Amit Rai of all-time. ## Stay tuned...

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723 days ago

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Box Office: Gadar 2 Crosses 600 Crores And OMG 2 Hits 200 Crores Worldwide

Mumbai, August 29 - Sunny Deol-fronted period action drama film Gadar 2: The Katha Continues continuing its heroic run and crossed 600 crores mark at the worldwide box office on its 18th day. It has become the second Indian movie of the year to achieve this milestone.## Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 has so far scored approximately 544 crores gross collection in India (460.65 crores net) while its overseas collection is excellent 61 crores through 3rd Monday (18 days). The worldwide box office collection of the movie has reached 104.60 crores to-date.## Gadar 2 has become the 12th Indian movie and 7th outright Bollywood movie of all-time to top 600 crores worldwide gross. Post the covid-19 pandemic, it the 4th Indian movie and 2nd Bollywood film to reach this box office figure. ## Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar's social comedy drama OMG 2 also having a very good run despite competition and not-so mass friendly film. On its first Monday (18th day), it topped 200 crores gross mark at the global box office and becomes the first movie of Akshay since Sooryavanshi (2021) to achieve this feat.## In India, the Amit Rai's directorial movie has minted 161 crores gross while overseas, it has grossed around 39 crores so far. The worldwide collection of the movie now stand at around 201 crores, which makes it the 6th highest-grossing outright Bollywood movie of the year.## Stay tuned...

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727 days ago

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Akshay Kumar's 'OMG 2' Post-Theatrical OTT Release To Have Director's Version

Mumbai, August 25 - Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama film "OMG 2", which features Pankaj Tripathi in the central role along with Yami Gautam, is having a very good run at the box office. It has hit 176 crores gross collection at the worldwide box office in two weeks and emerged as a big success.## "OMG 2", which is based on sex education in India, was heavily censored as reports suggest that CBFC asked for as many as 27 cuts in the film to avoid any controversy. It was still censored with an "A" certificate (adults only) despite these many cuts but the good thing is that these things didn't affect much as far as the box office is concerned though it kept a section of the audience away from theaters.## While the movie was released in cinemas with a censored version, director Amit Rai has confirmed that the post-theatrical OTT release of the movie will have a complete director's version. The filmmaker said in a recent interview with the team was forced to make changes for its theatrical release but assured that the OTT release will have the uncut version and the scenes that were not in the theatrical print will be included in the streaming version.## Produced by Akshay Kumar's Cape of Good Films in association with Viacom18 Studios and Wakaoo Films, "OMG 2" is the story of Kanti Sharan Mudgal, whose son is blamed for immoral conduct and is thrown out of school. Upon confrontation, Kanti realizes that his son has been a victim of misinformation and misguidance and to avoid any crisis, Kanti decides to leave the town with his family, until he has a divine intervention that steers him towards the truth. Kanti then decides to take on everyone responsible by taking them to court. ## Stay tuned...

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730 days ago

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Box Office: OMG 2 Second Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, August 21 - Akshay Kumar's social comedy-drama OMG 2 has a drop of around 70% today on its second Monday which is a bit higher but the overall collection remains decent considering various factors.## Directed by Amit Rai, OMG 2 scored an estimated 3.75 crores net collection on its second Monday/11th day. This takes the total collection to around 117.50 crores net to date. The trend in multiplex centers is strong while mass centers continue to perform low for the movie.## OMG 2 will reach around 125 crores net mark by the end of the second week. The movie will have additional competition in the coming weekend in the form of Dream Girl 2, however, it should be able to retain maximum screens, especially in multiplexes.## It will be interesting to see if OMG 2 can go near the 150 crores mark as that should be its target from now on. Nonetheless, the movie has already emerged as a big box-office success against all odds and should add another 20-30 crores or maybe more to its total which will be a fantastic result. ## Stay tuned...