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406 days ago

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Producer Ronnie Screwvala Hints At The Re-Release of Shah Rukh Khan's 'Swades'

Mumbai, July 9 - Over the last few months, many old classic Bollywood films have been re-released in theatres, giving a chance to movie lovers to revisit them on the big screen, and a few of the films even went on to do well at the box office. ## With cinephiles getting a chance to re-watch iconic films, there has been a frequent request from fans for Shah Rukh Khan's Swades to be re-released in theatres, and this might turn into a reality as per the latest development. ## In a recent interview with IndianToday.in, producer Ronnie Screwvala hinted that the 2004 film may get another chance on the big screen as he feels that the movie was ahead of its time and that it needs its second time around. ## Screwvala further added that Swades is an evergreen story and inspired a lot of people, and he also mentioned how the film represents the spirit and mood of the nation in today's time. "Shah Rukh Khan is a NASA scientist, and he comes back to rural India and wants to light the bulb, quite literally. Today, younger generations connect to that. You may go abroad to study, but eventually, you want to come back to your country", the filmmaker said.## Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, Swades is considered as a jewel in Shah Rukh Khan's filmography. The film is about a successful Indian scientist working at NASA who returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots. ## Stay tuned...

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697 days ago

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Ashutosh Gowarikar Announces A Film Based On Adi Shankaracharya, Titled 'Shankar'

Mumbai, September 22 - Bollywood filmmaker Ashutosh Gowarikar has announced a film based on the life of Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya), Adi Shankaracharya in collaboration with Acharya Shankar Sanskritik Ekta Nyas. ## The movie, titled "Shankar" was announced at the unveiling of the monumental 'Statue of Oneness' in Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh. The movie will be produced and directed by Gowarikar. The cast and the other details regarding the movie will be announced in due course.## ASHUTOSH GOWARIKER ANNOUNCES FILM BASED ON ADI SHANKARACHARYA… In collaboration with Acharya Shankar Sanskritik Ekta Nyas, #AshutoshGowariker announces an epic feature film - titled #Shankar - based on #AdiShankaracharya.The film was announced at the unveiling of the… pic.twitter.com/Y6BJcOKXCL— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 22, 2023 ## Adi Shankara, also called Adi Shankaracharya, was an 8th-century Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya). His works present a harmonizing reading of the sastras, with liberating knowledge of the self at its core, synthesizing the Advaita Vedanta teachings of his time. ## Stay tuned...

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719 days ago

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'Kantara' Star Rishab Shetty To Team Up With 'Lagaan' Director Ashutosh Gowariker For A Pan India Movie

Mumbai, September 1 - Kannada star Rishab Shetty delivered an unexpected all-time box office blockbuster last year in the form of "Kantara". In Hindi, the movie turned out to be a sleeper hit with gross collection of around 100 crores and now, the actor is working on the "Kantara 2" which will go on floors later this year.## "Kantara" helped Shetty to rose to fame in Hindi market which could take his popularity to next level with "Kantara 2". It is not the only movie for the actor to arrive in Hindi as according to Pinkvilla, the talented actor will be collaborating with "Lagaan" director Ashutosh Gowariker for a Pan India movie.## It is said that Shetty and Gowarikar have been discussing a story for a while now and things have finally fallen into place. "Ashutosh has been working on a subject that warrants a rooted treatment and he felt that Rishab is the best fit for his subject. He met the actor multiple times over the last few months and both jammed very well with regards to their take on cinema", the report says.## The script for this untitled movie has been locked and the pre-production will commence in the next 2 months. The makers want to take the movie on floors by mid-next year but it depends on the progress of "Kantara 2". It will be a multi-lingual movie and will release in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. ## Meanwhile, apart from "Kantara 2" and Gowarikar's movie, Shetty also has "Ricky", "Bell Bottom", and "Avane Sriman Narayana" under his kitty. ## Stay tuned...

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733 days ago

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Director Amit Rai Reveals How Akshay Kumar's Courage Saved 'OMG 2'

Mumbai, August 17 - The sequel to Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal-starrer 2012's film "Oh My God - OMG" was finally released on August 11, 2023, and against all odds, it is set to emerge a big success. Directed by Amit Rai, "OMG 2" features Akshay as Lord Shiva in an extended appearance while this time, Pankaj Tripathi takes the central role with Yami Gautam.## "OMG 2" has had its own struggle story before hitting cinemas. The makers had to fight an internal battle with the censor board as board members were initially not willing to grant a censor certificate to the movie. However, after continued efforts, the movie got censored but not the way the makers would have liked. It was granted an "A" rating (18+ only) while the team wanted "U/A" which was denied.## During a recent interview with ETimes, Amit Rai said that he is still trying to convince the censor board members to change their decision and give the movie "U/A" certificate. He also revealed that he took some intelligent steps to save the film from so many cuts for which, the VFX team worked continuously to make certain changes. ## Censorship issues aside, Amit Rai revealed that "OMG 2" would have never been made had Akshay Kumar not backed it. The movie deals with sex education in India and it has been given a religious angle to convey the message. Rai said that due to its subject, filmmakers like Karan Johar, Ashutosh Gowariker, Sony Pictures, and others had rejected the script and it was on the verge of getting shelved.## After many filmmakers rejected it, Akshay Kumar came forward and showed the courage to back it. "He was very open to the script and said that the film needs to be made. Because of him, we're still standing strong otherwise 'OMG 2' wouldn't have got made. I met Ashwin Varde, Vipul D Shah, and Rajesh Bahl and through them, I reached Akshay Kumar. If I hadn't managed to reach him, the script would have remained in some corner", the filmmaker said.## Produced by Akshay's Cape of Good Films, Viacom18 Studios, and Wakaoo Films, "OMG 2" is going strong at the box office and scored approx. 108 crores gross collection worldwide in just 6 days. The movie has managed to withstand the "Gadar 2" wave and script its own story to emerge as a success.## Stay tuned...

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1400 days ago

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Rakul Preet Singh To Star Alongside Farhan Akhtar In Ashutosh Gowariker's Action Flick!

Mumbai, October 19 - Earlier this year, it was reported that filmmaker Ashutosh Gowarikar would be making an action film with actor Farhan Akhtar in the lead role. While there is no official confirmation on the same yet, it is now reported that the movie is slated to go on floors in December this year and Akhtar's production house Excel Entertainment is backing it. ## According to Peepingmoon, the makers have roped in the busy bee Rakul Preet Singh to play the female lead along with South Indian actor Jagapathi Babu, who will mark his Bollywood debut with this as the antagonist. The movie has reportedly been titled Pukar. ## "Ashutosh Gowariker's film with Farhan Akhtar has been titled Pukar. It's a contemporary action film set in a forest and will see Akhtar playing the role of a forest ranger. South sensation Rakul Preet Singh has been roped in to play the female lead in this film. She will start shooting for it after completing Ronnie Screwvala's Chhatriwali that goes on floors shortly", a source close to the development told peeping moon.## Jagapathi Babu, who has been approached by Hindi filmmakers in the past on many occasions, will finally be marking his debut in Hindi with this film. Babu's role in Pukar is said to be a parallel lead alongside Akhtar. The report claims that he is excited about his Hindi debut and will join the sets from the very first schedule. He is currently filming for Prabhas starrer Salaar which is being directed by Prashanth Neel. ## Legendary writer, Javed Akhtar will mark his comeback as a story and screenplay writer after 15 years with this film, which will be made on a huge scale and will have all the elements of action, drama, and emotions Javed Akhtar is widely known for. ## Stay tuned...

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1471 days ago

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Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, And Katrina Kaif To Feature In Farhan Akhtar's Directorial Return - Jee Le Zaraa

Mumbai, August 10, 2021: Farhan Akhtar is all set to return to the direction with a bang. The star filmmaker announced his next directorial, titled - Jee Le Zaraa, boost with a solid cast including Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, and Katrina Kaif, coming together for the first time. ## Having already explored the road trip films with Dil Chahta Hai and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Farhan Akshatar's Jee Le Zaraa falls in the same genre with the girls this time. The announcement came on the 20th anniversary of Akhtar's directorial debut movie, Dil Chahta Hai. ## Jee Le Zaraa is written by Zoyaa Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, and Reema Kagti while it will be produced by Reema Kagti, Zoya Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, and Farhan Akhtar under their banners Tiger Baby, and Excel Entertainment. The shooting will commence in 2022 and it will be released in 2023. ## Check out the movie announcement video - ## ## Jee Le Zaraa marks Farhan's first movie as a director since Don 2 (2021). The movie also marks Priyanka Chopra Jonas' comeback to Bollywood after The Sky Is Pink (2019), in which, she starred alongside Farhan Akhtar. The actress is currently busy working on two Hollywood movies - Matrix, and Text for You. ## Meanwhile, apart from Jee Le Zaraa, Excel Entertainment's upcoming film slate also includes the action crime thriller "Yudhra" starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Malavika Mohanan. It will go on floors in Portugal on Sept. 5. The production house also has the adventure drama "Pukar" by Ashutosh Gowariker, which kicks off in November while Mrigdeep Singh Lamba will commence the third part of the "Fukrey" comedy franchise in Jan. 2022 under Excel. ## Stay tuned...

Bollywood

1475 days ago

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Farhan Akhtar To Team Up With Ashutosh Gowariker For A Contemporary Action Film?

Mumbai, August 5, 2021: Farhan Akhtar's recently released "Toofan" on Amazon Prime Video and opened with mixed responses from the viewers. The actor is now gearing up for his next, which is said to be a contemporary action flick with director Ashutosh Gowariker. ## Gowariker, who is known for making intense period dramas, is looking to embrace other genres. Recently, it was revealed that he was working on his next Hindi film for Akhtar's Excel Entertainment banner. The yet-untitled film is said to be set in a forest and will see Akhtar playing the role of a forest ranger, an officer charged with the patrolling and guarding of a forest. ## The movie has been planned as a big-budget venture and will reportadly see another prominant Bollywood actor to play the villain. Farhan's father, the legendary Javed Akhtar himself is writing this film with a team of writers. The movie is expected to be announced soon and it will go on floors by the year-end. ## Akhtar's film with Gowarikar was planned to roll out in the first half of 2021. However, due to the covid-19 pandemic, the movie couldn't go on floors. Meanwhile, Farhan also has Mahesh Mathai's Rakesh Sharma biopic that has been hanging in the air since its announcement in 2018. ## Stay tuned...

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1686 days ago

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Veteran Actress Zeenat Aman To Feature In Murder Mystery 'Margaon: The Closed File'

Veteran Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman who was last seen in a cameo role in Ashutosh Gowariker's 2019 historical drama Panipat, will be back on screen in a new avatar in the upcoming film Margaon: The Closed File.## The film is a murder mystery that tributes Agatha Christie's genre of work, and casts the 69-year-old actress as head of an Anglo Indian family who is an independent woman, a mother as well as an entrepreneur.## Talking about the same, director Kapil Kaustubh Sharma shared, "Zeenatji will be seen in a strong role of a woman named Sylvia. It's a complex and unconventional character with various shades".## "It's too early to talk much about the project. I have grown up on Agatha Christie's stories. My original work will be a tribute to her genre of work", added Sharma who has also written the story of this movie.## The murder mystery, set against a Catholic backdrop, will have an ensemble cast and is expected to go on floors in March. ## Stay tuned...

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1717 days ago

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1 Year of Panipat: Kriti Sanon Reminisces About Her Role and Action Sequence in The Movie

Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker's film Panipat, starring Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, and Sanjay Dutt was released one year ago on this day (December 6). The movie depicts the events that took place during the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan army of Ahmad Shah Abdali played by Sanjay Dutt.## Kriti Sanon, who played the role of Parvati Bai, wife of Sadashiv Rao Bhau played by Arjun Kapoor in the movie, gets nostalgic remembering her role and the action sequence filmed on her in the movie. Kriti posted two videos from the film on Instagram. She shared the stills from her fight sequence in the movie.## For the caption, she chose her dialogue from the film. She wrote, "All I could think of while doing this sequence was: Duvidha ke aage, Jab naari jaage, Himmat se kaam le. Choodi utaare, Kangan utaare, Talvaar thaam le!"## She further added, "P.S. All the kilos of “mitti” that went into my mouth while shooting this sequence was all worth it— Swipe left to see Why! #1YearOfPanipat".## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kriti (@kritisanon) ## Gowariker too wrote about the film on the occasion of its one-year anniversary. "On this Celebration Day of #OneYearOfPanipat I'd like to once again thank the CAST & CREW for all their hard work, passion & talent poured in the making of the film! A big shout of gratitude to the MEDIA for their appreciation and support! And a warm thank you to the AUDIENCES!"## The movie, however, couldn't spread the magic at the box office and declared a disaster. It was made in the budget of around Rs. 80 crore but could recover just Rs. 49 crores worldwide. It was released with Pati Patni Aur Woh which was hit at the box office. ## Click here to know Panipat's Day Wise Collection ## Stay tuned...

Box Office

2101 days ago

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Panipat Box Office Collection | Day Wise | Worldwide

Here is the Hindi movie Panipat box office collection which is a historical war film. This film is directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and produced by Sunita Gowariker, Rohit Shelatkar. ## Panipat stars Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor, and Kriti Sanon in key roles. ## Panipat Review ## Panipat got decent reviews from critics and audiences. ## Panipat Box Office Collection Day Wise DayIndia Net Collection Change(+/-) Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 4.12 Cr - Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 5.78 Cr 40.29% Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 7.78 Cr 34.60% Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 2.59 Cr -66.71% Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 2.21 Cr -14.67% Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 1.70 Cr -23.08% Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 1.50 Cr -11.76% Week 1 Collection ₹ 25.68 Cr - Day 8 [2nd Friday] ₹ 0.69 Cr -54.00% Day 9 [2nd Saturday] ₹ 1.26 Cr 82.61% Day 10 [2nd Sunday] ₹ 1.48 Cr 17.46% Day 11 [2nd Monday] ₹ 0.45 Cr -69.59% Day 12 [2nd Tuesday] ₹ 0.49 Cr 8.89% Day 13 [2nd Wednesday] ₹ 0.88 Cr 79.59% Day 14 [2nd Thursday] ₹ 1.03 Cr 17.05% Week 2 Collection ₹ 6.28 Cr -75.55% Day 15 [3rd Friday] ₹ 0.11 Cr -89.32% Day 16 [3rd Saturday] ₹ 0.23 Cr 109.09% Day 17 [3rd Sunday] ₹ 0.32 Cr 39.13% Day 18 [3rd Monday] ₹ 0.15 Cr -53.13% Day 19 [3rd Tuesday] ₹ 0.18 Cr 20.00% Day 20 [3rd Wednesday] ₹ 0.30 Cr 66.67% Day 21 [3rd Thursday] ₹ 0.15 Cr -50.00% Week 3 Collection ₹ 1.44 Cr -77.07% Week 4 Collection ₹ 0.47 Cr -67.36% Total ₹ 33.87 Cr - ## India Net Collection ₹ 33.87 Cr ## Worldwide Collection ₹ 49 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 9 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 40 Cr ## Panipat Budget: ₹ 80 Cr * Approx ## Panipat Verdict: Disaster ## Panipat Screen count ## India: 2400 ## Overseas: 400 ## Worldwide total: 2800 ## Release Date: 6th December 2019 ## Panipat Records (Hindi) ## - ## As of 6th December 2019 ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

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2157 days ago

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Baazi Box Office Collection | Day Wise | Worldwide

Here is the movie Baazi box office collection which is an Indian action film. This film is directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, produced by Salim Akhtar under the banner Aftab Pictures Pvt. Ltd. ## Baazi stars Aamir Khan, Mamta Kulkarni, Paresh Rawal, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raza Murad, and Asrani in key roles. ## Here is Baazi Day Wise Collection DayIndia Net Collection Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 0.37 Cr Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 0.42 Cr Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 0.46 Cr Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 0.34 Cr Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 0.31 Cr Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 0.25 Cr Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 0.20 Cr Week 1 Collection ₹ 2.35 Cr Week 2 Collection ₹ 1.27 Cr Week 3 Collection ₹ 0.90 Cr Week 4 Collection ₹ 0.33 Cr Week 5 Collection ₹ 0.10 Cr Week 6 Collection ₹ 0.03 Cr ## Total Net Collection ₹ 4.98 Cr ## Worldwide Collection Gross ₹ 7.71 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 0.31 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 7.40 Cr ## Baazi Budget: ₹ 3.25 Cr ## Baazi Verdict: BELOW AVERAGE## Release date: 14 April, 1995 ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.

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2246 days ago

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Swades Box Office Collection | Day Wise | Worldwide

Here is the movie Swades box office collection which is an Indian drama film. This film is directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, produced by Ashutosh Gowariker, and Ronnie Screwvala under the banner Ashutosh Gowariker Productions and UTV motion pictures. ## Swades stars Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, and Kishori Ballal in lead roles. ## Here is Swades Day Wise Collection DayIndia Net Collection Day 1 [1st Friday] ₹ 1.52 Cr Day 2 [1st Saturday] ₹ 1.67 Cr Day 3 [1st Sunday] ₹ 1.78 Cr Day 4 [1st Monday] ₹ 1.19 Cr Day 5 [1st Tuesday] ₹ 0.91 Cr Day 6 [1st Wednesday] ₹ 0.74 Cr Day 7 [1st Thursday] ₹ 0.66 Cr Week 1 Collection ₹ 8.47 Cr Week 2 Collection ₹ 3.38 Cr Week 3 Collection ₹ 2.40 Cr Week 4 Collection ₹ 1.25 Cr Week 5 Collection ₹ 0.53 Cr Week 6 Collection ₹ 0.10 Cr ## Total Net Collection ₹ 16.13 Cr ## Worldwide Collection Gross ₹ 33.61 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 11.03 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 22.58 Cr ## Swades Budget: ₹ 20.00 Cr ## Swades Verdict: FLOP## Release date: 17 December, 2004 ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood Box Office Collection, Stay tuned to us.