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Akshay Kumar's 'Gorkha' Put On Hold Indefinitely

Mumbai, January 6 - In October 2021, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar announced war-drama Gorkha with director Anand L Rai. The movie was announced with first-look posters and was supposed to go on floors in 2022. ## Over the last year since the announcement, there hasn't been any update on the film which led to many speculations about the movie getting shelved. Over the last couple of days, there have been many reports stating that the ambitious movie has been canceled due to some issues. ## As per the latest reports, "Gorkha" hasn't been shelved but postponed indefinitely and filmmaker Anand L Rai has reportedly confirmed the same. "Yes, it is true. We are not making this film for now. There are technical issues. There are factual clarifications that need to be made", Rai said, as per Bollywood Hungama. ## There were reports that Akshay Kumar had backed out from the mega project but Rai denied such reports and said that they mutually agreed to set aside the project until the factual ambiguities are cleared. The filmmaker confirmed that the movie will definitely be made at some point. ## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn-Fronted Sports Biopic 'Maidaan' Postponed To May 2023

Mumbai, January 5 - Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn is flying high with the mega-blockbuster success of the suspense thriller "Drishyam 2", which is nearing 350 crores gross at the global box office. Ajay will have multiple releases this year, and one of them is the sports biopic

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Sunny Deol's Much-Anticipated 'Gadar 2' Release Date Revealed

Mumbai, January 5 - The sequel to Sunny Deol-fronted "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" has been in production since last year as the makers are giving their all to re-create the magic. Directed by Anil Sharma, "Gadar 2" is carrying huge buzz among the fans and they are eagerly waiting for the film's release date. ## According to reports, the shoot of "Gadar 2" is in the last leg and will be wrapped in the next couple of weeks. There have been speculations about the release date of the movie and it has been revealed that the makers have locked August 11, 2023, release date for the film during Independence Day week. ## "Gadar 2 is all set to release on August 11, 2023, coinciding with the Independence Day 2023 weekend. It's a film that celebrates the sense of being an Indian and there's no better period than Independence Day for its release. The edit work is underway and an official announcement on the release date shall follow soon", reports Pinkvilla. ## "Gadar 2" will be clashing with Ranbir Kapoor's most hyped actioner "Animal" which is already confirmed to hit theaters on August 11. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, "Animal" also stars Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead alongside Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol in prominent roles. ## The story of "Gadar 2" will reportedly take place 20 years after the events of the first "Gadar" movie which was released in 2001. Sunny Deol as Tara Singh will go back to Pakistan, this time to protect his son, Jeete, played by Utkarsh Sharma. It is produced by Zee Studios and Anil Sharma Productions.## Stay tuned...

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Gadar 2: Director Anil Sharma Is Elated With Overwhelming Response On Social Media; Gives Update On Release Date

Mumbai, January 5 - Director Anil Sharma is elated with the blockbuster response his upcoming directorial Gadar 2 is getting on social media. The movie is the sequel to one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of all time "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001), featuring Sunny Deol in the leading role. ## The sequel was announced in 2021 with Sunny Deol as Tara Singh returning to reprise his role along with Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma. Zee Studios recently shared a video clip of the films it will be releasing this year, and in between, there was a blink-and-miss appearance of Sunny's first look, lifting a cartwheel to fight baddies. ## The first look of Sunny's Tara Singh stormed social media as fans started trending #Gadar2 on Twitter and expressed their excitement to watch the movie on the big screen. Anil Sharma noticed this blockbuster response and thanked the fans for the same. The filmmaker also confirmed that the release date will be announced very soon. ## "#GADAR is not just a film .. #TARASINGH is just not a character, it's emotions of billions. people of ind n abroad..they are trending #Gadar2 every day .. posting photos n their emotions..we love n respect them, pls wait little more, announcement of release date will cm soon", he wrote on Twitter along with sharing the screenshots of the first look of Sunny's Tara Singh. ## #GADAR is not just a film .. #TARASINGH is just not a character,it’s emotions of billions. people of ind n abroad..they are trending #Gadar2 every day .. posting photos n their emotions..we love n respect them,pls wait little more, announcement of release date will cm soon 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/oKNGMj5QQ7— Anil Sharma (@Anilsharma_dir) January 5, 2023 ## "Gadar 2" is produced by Zee Studios and Anil Sharma Productions. It is a romantic period action-drama film, a sequel to "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", which grossed a whopping approx. 133 crores worldwide in 2001. ## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' Trailer To Be Launched On January 10

Mumbai, January 4 - The highly-anticipated Bollywood movie of 2023, Shah Rukh Khan-fronted spy action thriller Pathaan is getting ready to hit screens on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. The movie is part of Yash Raj Films' ambitious spy universe. ## Directed by Siddharth Anand, the "Pathaan" teaser was launched a few weeks ago and the fans are now eagerly waiting for its trailer. According to the latest reports, YRF will launch the trailer on January 10, prior to two weeks before the release to keep the buzz high unlike its previous films. ## It is said that the trailer is around 2 minutes 37 seconds and is packed with action sequences, scale, music, and heroism. The trailer is expected to enhance the buzz of Pathaan which is already high due to chartbuster songs and teaser. ## "Pathaan" is touted to be one of India's biggest action spectacles. It marks Shah Rukh Khan's comeback to the big screen after more than 4 years and he is now set to take the box office by storm. The movie features Deepika Padukone as the female lead while John Abraham plays the baddie. Salman Khan is also there as Tiger aka. Avinash Singh Rathore.## Stay tuned...

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Sunny Deol's First Look From Much-Awaited 'Gadar 2' Revealed

Mumbai, January 3 - One of the all-time blockbusters of Indian cinema, director Anil Sharma's "Gadar" announced its sequel in October 2021. The eagerness to watch Sunny Deol as Tara Singh has been there among the fans for a long time and they finally got their wish when the makers confirmed the blockbuster. ## On Tuesday (Jan. 3), Zee Studios released a 50-seconds-long montage video teasing the audience with its upcoming movies of 2023. The studio will be releasing 28 films across languages this year and one of them will be Gadar 2. In a blink-and-miss appearance in the video, the studio revealed the first look of Sunny Deol from the movie. ## In "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha", Sunny Deol had a theater-shaking moment when he uprooted a water pump to dodge a violent mob, and now, in the sequel, director Anil Sharma going to recreate that iconic moment with a slight change. As seen in the video clip shared by Zee Studios, Sunny Deol can be seen lifting a cartwheel to fight baddies. ## Soon after the video was shared online, fans took to Twitter and share their excitement over Sunny's first mass look and started trending #Gadar2. The story of "Gadar 2" reportedly takes place many years after the first part. In the first installment, Tara Singh crossed the border to bring his wife Sakeena (Ameesha Patel) back. Utkarsh Sharma plays the role of their son, Jeete.## Gadar 2 is scheduled for release in the first half of 2023. ## With the biggest stars and power-packed releases, #Zeestudios is all set to make 2023 a blockbuster!✨#2023 #ZeeStudioslineup #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/3mRVpoSWJX— Zee Studios (@ZeeStudios_) January 3, 2023 ## Stay tuned...

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Ajay Devgn Says Rohit Shetty's 'Singham Again' Script Is Fire

Mumbai, January 2 - Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn will soon start director Rohit Shetty's 3rd installment of the Singham franchise, and the actor is mighty impressed with the script of the film titled Singham Again. ## Ajay Devgn, who is currently filming for his directorial venture "Bholaa", shared on social media that he starts the year by hearing the narration of "Singham Again" and the script he heard is fire. The actor is hopeful that the upcoming movie will become a big blockbuster. ## "Made a good start to the New Year with #RohitShetty's narration of Singham Again. The script I heard is 🔥 God willing this will be our 11th blockbuster", Ajay wrote on Twitter and also shared a picture with director Shetty. ## Made a good start to the New Year with #RohitShetty’s narration of Singham Again. The script I heard is 🔥 God willing this will be our 11th blockbuster 🙏 pic.twitter.com/hyUvhGelnY— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) January 2, 2023 ## "Singham 3" will start filming in April this year and will release in 2023. Deepika Padukone has been confirmed as the female lead opposite Ajay who plays the titular role of Singham. The first two films in the Singham franchise were huge hits and Shetty promises to take things a notch higher with the third installment. ## Meanwhile, Ajay Devgn is fresh from mega-blockbuster "Drishyam 2" which has so far grossed over 330 crores worldwide and still going strong at the box office. Earlier in 2022, he played powerful extended cameos in Alia Bhatt-fronted "Gangubai Kathiawadi" and SS Rajamouli's "RRR", which became huge hits. Shetty, on the other hand, had one release in 2022 in the form of "Cirkus" which has been underwhelming at the box office, resulting in the first box office failure of the maverick filmmaker in many years. Shetty is now keen to bounce back with a bang with "Singham 3". ## Stay tuned...

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The Most Promising Bollywood Films Of 2023

Mumbai, January 2 - The year 2022 has proved to be not much successful as the industry just witnessed only 5 hit films. They are The Kashmir Files, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Bhool Bhulaiya 2, Drishyam2, and Brahmastra. Not only the year 2022 witnessed very fewer hits but also there have been so many huge disasters like Circus, Laal Singh Chaddha, Ram Setu, Thank God, Bachchan Pandey, Heropanti2, and Jersey among others.## 2023 is a very important year for the Hindi film industry. There will be many huge event films released on the big festive weekends of 2023 but we have picked up 5 films that carry the maximum potential and if the content of these films clicks the sky will be limited in terms of business at the box office.## Tiger3 is the biggest event film of 2023. It's 3rd part of the Blockbuster franchise which started in 2012 with Ek Tha Tiger which went on to become the second-highest-grossing film in history. Tiger Zinda Hai repeated the same phenomenon in 2017 and the expectations from the third part are similar. The star cast looks massive with Salman Khan playing the title role of legendary spy, Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi. The film will be produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films which is the biggest banner. The film will be directed by Maneesh Sharma who has earlier directed Shah Rukh Khan in Fan who will also be part of Tiger3 reprising his role of Pathaan. Tiger3 will see a grand release on Diwali 2023.## Dunki directed by Raj Kumar Hirani who has earlier directed mega-blockbusters like 3 idiots, PK, and Sanju will return at the box office with Shah Rukh Khan. The film is carrying huge expectations due to the Raju Hirani factor as to date he has directed five major hits at the box office with a 100% ratio. Dunki will release on Xmas 2023 weekend.## Adipurush which has been in the news for multiple reasons is seen as a potential box-office blockbuster. The Om Raut-directed is based on the epic Ramayana and features Prabhas as Lord Rama along with Kriti Sanon as Sita and Saif Ali Khan as Raavan. It is scheduled to release on June 16, 2022.## Animal whose first poster was just released and getting immense positive feedback is another film that might do wonders in 2023. The film is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga who earlier directed the super blockbuster Kabir Singh which was the biggest hit of 2019. Ranbir Kapoor who is the most popular star of the young generation might deliver another blockbuster next year. The film will release on 11th August 2023 coinciding with Independence day weekend.## Pathaan which will start at the 2023 box office from 25th January onwards is probably the hottest film in the first half of 2023. Directed by Sidharth Anand who has earlier directed War which became the highest-grossing film of 2019 Pathaan stars Shah Rukh Khan in the title role along with Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. Salman Khan will also reprise his iconic role of Tiger in Pathaan making it a true multi-starrer event film.## Bade Miyan Chote Miyan directed by Ali Abbas Zafar who has earlier directed two huge blockbusters in the form of Sultan (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) will team up with two action superstars Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. The film will be released on Xmas 2023 clashing with Shah Rukh Khan and Raj Kumar Hirani's Dunki.## These aforementioned films are the biggest event Bollywood films of 2023 but there are a few more huge films like Bholaa, Tu Jhuti Main Makkar, Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, Jawan, Selfie, Oh My God, Ganapath, Bawaal, Sam Bahadur, among others. ## Stay tuned...

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BY Sunit Jangir 📰 News

Indian Box Office Witnesses Excellent First Day of 2023

Mumbai, January 1 - The Indian film fraternity must be hoping for a massive turnaround at the box office in 2023 and the industry must be happing seeing an excellent response in theaters on the very day of the new year. ## Despite no new movie release this new year's weekend, the Indian box office witnessed an excellent number of footfalls on January 1st, Sunday, with a gross collection of over 40 crores for the movie running in theaters for the last couple of weeks, led by Hollywood movie "Avatar: The Way of Water".## The James Cameron-directed sci-fi epic continues its exceptional run at the box office in India as it grossed another approx. 20 crores today. It has crossed the 400 crores gross mark in India in just 17 days and it will be crossing "Avengers: Endgame" during the next weekend to become the highest-grossing non-Indian film in India. ## The second biggest grosser of the day is Ravi Teja's latest Telugu blockbuster "Dhamaka", which witnessed an unreal jump of over 100% for 8+ crores gross on its 10th day, pushing its total collection to over 60 crores gross worldwide.## Meanwhile, Ritiesh Deshmukh's Marathi movie is turning out to be a big success as it is giving stiff competition to mainstream films and is the 3rd biggest grosser of the day with approx. 6 crores gross. The total gross collection of the film after the opening weekend is over 12 crores gross. ## The other big scorers on the opening day of 2023 are "Cirksu" with approx. 2.60 crores gross, blockbuster "Drishyam 2" with over 2 crores gross, along with Telugu movie "18 Pages", Malayalam film "Malikapurram", and Bengali" blockbuster "Projapati" among others. ## Stay tuned...

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Indian Box Office Crossed 10K Crores Gross Collection For 2022 Movies

Mumbai, December 31 - It was a great year for the Indian film industry which witnessed 6 films crossing the 400 crores gross mark at the global box office, which happened for the first in Indian cinema in a single year. The total box office collection in India for 2022 films has also crossed the 10,000 crores gross mark. ## The domestic gross box office of 2022 was dominated by Southern Indian films with 12 South Indian films making it to the top 20 highest-grossing Indian films of 2022 list. Yash-fronted "KGF 2" remained the highest-grossing Indian film of the year with approx. 1210 crores gross in all languages, including approx. 1000 crores at the domestic box office. ## The 10,000 crores box office mark for 2022 films in India is set to be breached, thanks to the late strike by James Cameron's mega movie "Avatar 2" which is nearing 400 crores gross in India in all languages. The total collection this year witnessed a rise of approx. 200% from the last year and approx. 400% from 2020. The last two years were hit by the covid-19 pandemic. ## Total gross collection of 2022 movies (language-wise/approx.) - ## Hindi - 3800 Cr.## Telugu - 2200 Cr.## Tamil - 1810 Cr.## English - 900 Cr.## Kannada - 750 Cr.## Malayalam - 510 Cr.## Other languages - 250+ Cr.## The biggest film in Hindi was "KGF 2" which grossed approx. 515 crores while biggest Telugu grosser was "RRR" which made approx. 505 crores, Mani Ratnam's "PS-1" led the Tamil box office with approx. 260 crores, "KGF 2" was again biggest hit in Malayalam language with approx. 59 crores, and the biggest Kannada language hit was "Kantara" with approx. 190 crores gross. "Avatar 2" is dominated the English version in India with approx. 196 crores gross (so far).## The Hindi box office in 2022 largely benefitted from the dubbed versions of South Indian films, led by "KGF 2" and "RRR". The other big contributors in Hindi were "Kantara", "Karthikeya 2", "PS-1", and "777 Charlie", among others.## Stay tuned...

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Hindi Language Dominated Indian Box Office For 2022 Movies

Mumbai, December 31 - The year 2022 is coming to an end but not before scripting a memorable story for the Indian cinema despite a mixture of disappointment. It was a year when the Indian box office witnessed a sharp rise though it is still behind the pre-pandemic level.## 2022 was another rare year when Southern Indian film industries dominated the Indian box office, climbing ahead of Bollywood which must be ruing the lost opportunity. However, it was the Hindi language that contributed the most to the Indian box office, followed by Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages. ## The Hindi language films of 2022 have netted approx. 3250 crores to date, which is 432% of the collection of Hindi language films contributed in 2021, and approx. 75% more than the second-placed Telugu language which has netted approx. 1850 crores this year. The large contribution to the Hindi language collection came from the South Indian tentpoles along with some of the biggest Bollywood grosser of the year.## Kannada biggie, "KGF: Chapter 2" remained the biggest contributor to the Hindi language with a net collection of approx. 435 crores, which is the second highest ever after "Baahubali 2". SS Rajamouli's "RRR" is currently the second-biggest Hindi grosser of 2022 with approx. 266 crores net. It was Vivek Agnihotri's "The Kashmir Files" that threw the biggest surprise as it scored a whopping approx. 253 crores net when no one was expecting it to reach even 50 crores net.## The top 10 movies of 2022 with Hindi Net Collection are as follows - KGF Chapter 2 (435 Cr), RRR (266 cr.), The Kashmir Files (253 cr.), Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (249 cr.), Drishyam 2 (232 cr.*), Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (184 cr.), Gangubai Kathiawadi (132 cr.), Avatar: The Way of Water (97 cr.*), Kantara (85 cr.), and JugJugg Jeeyo (84 cr.). ## 2022 has been the year of self-re-examination for the Bollywood film industry which went wrong on many fronts. The industry was expected to witness a massive number in the second half of 2022, but the underwhelming performances of films like "Vikram Vedha", "Raksha Bandha", "Laal Singh Chaddha", and "Ram Setu" made the Bollywood box office look less nice. However, 2023 is looking super promising and is expected to score more than double 2022's film collection. ## Stay tuned...

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Sooraj Barjatya's 'Uunchai' Completes 50 Days In Theaters; Sets Streaming Date On ZEE5

Mumbai, December 30 - Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya's first directorial in seven years, Uunchai has completed 50 glorious days in theaters and still playing over 140 screens across the country in its 8th week.## The friendship drama has been a successful venture for the makers at the box office with a worldwide gross collection of around 50 crores to date. While most films run out of fuel, "Uunchai" is holding its fort strongly despite being a mid-budget film. ## Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, and Parineeti Chopra among others, "Uunchai" is now gearing up for its digital release. ZEE5 snapped up streaming rights to the film and will be streaming it from January 6, 2023, in 190+ territories across the globe.## Produced by Rajshri Productions in association with Mahaveer Jain Films and Boundless Media, it follows the journey of three aged friends, Amit (Bachchan), Javed (Boman Irani), and Om (Anupam Kher), who decide to embark on a trek to the Everest Base Camp to fulfill the wish of their late friend Bhupen (Danny Dengzongpa). ## "Uunchai is a labor of seven years of passion, hard work, and above all, love, and after a successful run at the box office, it will now stream on ZEE5 from 6 January, so I appeal to all our fans to start the new year with this film which is a heartfelt ode to friendship", said Barjatya per Deadline.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, SS Rajamouli Feature In Variety's Most Influential People In 2022 In The World

Mumbai, December 30 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been featured in Variety's 500 most influential people in the world in 2022. The superstar marks 30 years in Bollywood this year since his debut movie "Deewana".## Famously known as King Khan, the superstar over the years has become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet with extraordinary fan-following across the world. After a break of 4 years, SRK will be making his big-screen comeback with YRF's highly anticipated spy actioner "Pathaan", due on January 25, 2023, and will also feature in two more films in the year in the form of Atlee's "Jawaan" and Rajkumar Hirani's "Dunki". ## Another Bollywood superstar, Akshay Kumar has also been featured in the 500 most influential people in the world in 2022. Akshay is the country's busiest star who works in 4-5 films per year and has a good pull at the box office. Khiladi Kumar is one of the highest-paid actors in the world and has been the favorite among producers. Even though it wasn't a great year for him as far as the success of his films is concerned, the actor remained in the news throughout the year for various reasons. ## Akshay had 5 releases in 2022 in the form of "Prithviraj", "Bachchan Pandey", "Raksha Bandhan", and "Ram Setu" along with Disney Plus Hotstar's "Cuttputli". In 2023, the superstar will be having at least 6 releases at the box office, including the big-budget entertainer "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan". ## Probably India's biggest filmmaker at the moment, SS Rajamouli has also been featured in the list for the first time. 2022 has been Rajamouli's year with the mega-blockbuster "RRR" which is still making waves in the West even after 9 months after the original release. The maverick filmmaker has raised the bar of Indian cinema with path-breaking films like "Baahubali" and "RRR". ## Rajamouli has been traveling to multiple countries this year in order to promote "RRR" along with participating in award shows. He will now focus on his next, which is with superstar Mahesh Babu. The director recently billed it as "a kind of James Bond or Indiana Jones film with Indian roots". ## Among the other Indian personalities who have been featured in Variety's 500 most important people in the world are - producers Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, Kalanithi Maran of Sun Group, Siddharth Roy Kapur of Roy Kapur Films, N.P. Singh, managing director/CEO of Sony Pictures Networks India, and the chairman/managing director of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Cirkus First Monday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 26 - Cirkus had a very poor first weekend with collections around the 21cr mark and now, it has fallen on its face on the first Monday of its box office run. The film has seen rejection all over the country with the Mumbai circuit leading the way as the film was expected to put big numbers due to its genre and actor-director appeal in this circuit.## The first Monday early estimate collections are set to be around 2.50 crores net box office mark which is a disaster collection for this film. The first Monday collections will take the total collections of the film to a little over the 23cr net box office mark. The first week of business might be in the range of 30-32cr for Cirkus.## Overall, Cirkus has turned out to be the worst box office performer of Rohit Shetty's career who had an insane box office run till this film with a series of hits, super hits, and sometimes even blockbusters. The overseas numbers are as shocking as domestic especially if you consider that this film stars Ranveer Singh who is one of the biggest overseas stars though only with the correct film.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Cirkus First Sunday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 25 - Cirkus, which had poor collections in the first two days, continues its low business at the box office on Sunday despite being a national holiday. The film is probably the biggest disappointment of the year as it had a superhit director and a massive star cast and was released on one of the best weekends of the year, Christmas. ## As per the early estimates, the movie scored an estimated approx. 7.50 crores which is just a 15% jump when the film needed a 70-80% jump to record decent first weekend collections. The first Sunday collections will take the weekend collections of the film to around 20cr net depending on the final Sunday collections. The weekend collections will be less than the opening day collections of the previous Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh starrer "Simmba" which was released on the same weekend in 2018 and was a blockbuster.## Mumbai circuit is the only circuit where the film has found some audience but that is due to the insane track record of Rohit Shetty and not because of the content. Rest all other circuits have seen disaster collections. The first weekend has proved to be a killer for the film and it will lose most of its shows from Monday onwards. Avatar 2, which is simply running riot at the box office will get the maximum number of shows. Drishyam 2 whose run was almost ended might become the second choice now and the film might add some extra crores to its lifetime total. ## Overall 2022 proved to be one of the worst years ever for the Hindi film industry and the hope is that the industry should be back on track in 2023 with mega-event films lined up. Though 2022 witnessed some unexpected Blockbusters like The Kashmir Files, Bhool Bhulaiya2, and Drishyam2.## Stay tuned...

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Shah Rukh Khan's Spy Actioner 'Pathaan' To Become The First Indian Film To Release In ICE Theater Format

Mumbai, December 25 - Yash Raj Films is gearing up to kickstart 2023 by releasing one of its biggest films, Pathaan starring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the title role. The movie is a part of YRF's ambitious spy universe and it also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in prominent roles along with the cameo of Salman Khan as Tiger.## "Pathaan" is scheduled to release on January 25, and to make the theater experience memorable for audiences, YRF will also release the movie in ICE theater format. PVR Cinemas, India's largest film exhibitor in partnership with French exhibitor CGR Cinemas, recently opened India's first premium ICE Theatres auditorium in two of its leading cinemas in Delhi NCR. Pathaan will be the first Indian film to release in this format.## "Yash Raj Films has been the front-runner to adopt path-breaking technology that pushes the envelope to give audiences an immersive movie-going experience. We are proud to announce that Pathaan will be the first Indian film to release in ICE format to give audiences an immersive experience", says Rohan Malhotra, Vice President, Yash Raj Films.## The ICE theater format includes side panels which along with the main screen, create a peripheral vision, giving a sense of enhanced immersion with a background contrast of colours and motion. Hollywood films like Doctor Stange 2, The Batman, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Top Gun: Maverick and Morbius have been released in ICE THEATERS in this high-end format. ## The PVR ICE theater is currently screening James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar: The Way of Water". Rohan Malhotra said that YRF will continue to be the first adopter of premium formats in India like it has done in the past like Dhoom 3 (2013) – 1st Indian film in IMAX, Thugs of Hindostan (2018) – 1st Indian film in 4DX and MX4D, War (2019) – 1st Indian film in D-Box.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Cirkus First Saturday Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 24 - Cirkus, which had poor collections on its opening day as it collected just 6.75cr net, remains flat on its first Saturday with little to nothing growth.## The movie scored an estimated 6.75-7 crores net and in an ideal case scenario, the second-day number should have been twice or thrice higher than what it is collecting now. The biggest shocker for the film is that Mumbai, Pune, and Thane all these places which do blockbuster business for Rohit Shetty films are seeing awful collections.## The first Saturday collections will take the first two days' collections of "Cirkus" to around the 13.50 crores net box office mark which should have been the opening day collections of the film. Tomorrow is a huge national holiday and if Circus fails to see huge growth then the film is likely to be a disaster which will be the first for Rohit Shetty who has an incredible career as a director with a close to 90% success ratio. ## There is a huge week full of holidays to follow which would have helped the film but seeing limited growth on the second day indicates that the Circus is a rejected film. This will be the third consecutive major flop of Ranveer Singh who is one of the most promising upcoming generation stars but the popularity will surely be affected after three duds.## Stay tuned...

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Varun Dhawan Opens Up On The Box Office Performance of 'Bhediya'

Mumbai, December 24 - Varun Dhawan was recently seen in Maddock Films' creature comedy Bhediya, co-starring Kriti Sanon as the female lead. The actor had undergone rigorous prep sessions to step into the shoes of a man slowly turning into a mythical wolf. ## "Bhediya" was shot in real locations and was mounted on world-class VFX shots. However, despite all the efforts by the makers, the film couldn't bring in the makers of the number had thought at the box office. It grossed approx. 93 crores at the global box office, including approx. 77 crores in India.## Varun Dhawan, during a recent interview, expressed his views on the film's box office performance and said, "It has been such a strange year, (with films) trying to get people back to theatres. I expected Bhediya to do better box-office numbers than it did. Having said that, I am grateful that people have seen the film in cinemas and its collection is higher than that of many. It tells you that you should try and do better". ## Despite the underperformance of "Bhediya", Varun Dhawan said that he was creatively satisfied with it and would love to experiment in the future as well.## "Bhediya" was Varun Dhawan's second release of the year. Earlier, he was seen in Dharma Productions' "Jugjugg Jeeyo", which did fairly well at the box office and grossed over 130 crores worldwide. The actor will next be seen in director Nitesh Tiwari's "Bawaal" which is scheduled to release in April 2023.## Stay tuned...

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Box Office: Cirkus First Day Early Estimates

Mumbai, December 23 - The last big release of the year for the Hindi film industry, "Cirkus" has been released today at the box office. The film was much anticipated as it stars Ranveer Singh and it is directed by Rohit Shetty who is probably the most successful director of the last 15 years. The film has been made on a huge scale and also the first film of this actor-director combo Simmba became a blockbuster at the box office so it was carrying tremendous expectations. ## Cirkus opened to lukewarm response in the morning shows all over the country which was expected from the advance booking of the film as the advances were the lowest of all the major releases of 2022. But generally, Rohit Shetty's films open well at the box office, especially in Mumbai and Gujarat circuits as his films give the local Maharashtrian vibes but this time even Mumbai and Gujarat have seen dull occupancies throughout the day which is nothing but a shocker for the Industry.## As per the early estimates, "Cirkus" has scored around 7.00 crores net which is average collections but when you bring the scale and budget of the film into consideration then the opening is poor. No circuit in India collected well barring Mumbai but even Mumbai is not collected as it should have been for this Rohit Shetty comic caper. Rest all the circuits have seen a disaster turnout.## There is a huge Saturday and Sunday to follow for Cirkus and the film should show big gains in the next two days to record healthy first-weekend collections. The big plus for Circus is that there is a huge holiday week lined up from 25 Dec to 1 January and with no other film being released this makes Circus the only film in the theater other than Avatar2 so it will get an advantage but the content has to be there to satisfy the audience.## Stay tuned...

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Rohit Shetty Strongly Counters Bollywood Criticism

Mumbai, December 22 - Blockbuster Bollywood filmmaker, Rohit Shetty has responded to the unfair criticism the Bollywood film industry is receiving for its failure at the box office. The industry has gone through a rough phase over the last couple of years due to the covid-19 pandemic as films have failed to make a mark barring a few blockbusters.## There have been films this year that were expected to perform well, but couldn't spread magic at the box office. The underperformance of the films like "Bachchan Pandey", "Laal Singh Chaddha", and "Vikram Vedha", and others, led to criticism of the industry. ## Rohit Shetty, who is busy with the promotion of his upcoming comedy film "Cirkus", was asked a question about the poor run of Bollywood in comparison to southern industries which have delivered mega-blockbusters in 2022. ## Shetty stated that Bollywood is going through a phase due to the pandemic though it is not doom and gloom as there have been blockbusters films from Bollywood like Gangubai Kathiawadi, Brahmastra, The Kashmir Files, Bhool Bhulaiyya 2, and Drishyam 2. ## The filmmaker points out that Bollywood has been the synonym for blockbusters over the years and has been known to churn out one blockbuster after another since the 1970s. He listed out past blockbusters like Deewar, Don, Hum Aaapke Hai Kaun, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, Singham, Suryavanshi, Amar Akbar Anthony among several others. ## Rohit Shetty further said that Bollywood will be back with a bang with films like "Pathaan", "Tiger 3", "Fighter", "Dunki", and his own "Singham Again", among many others. ## Man of the moment strikes back with a statement that should have been said a long time ago. A great thought and speech there #RohitShetty 💯 pic.twitter.com/xeuiuO6fXo— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) December 22, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

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A Sequel To 'Desi Boyz' And A Remake of 'Omkara' Is In The Development

Mumbai, December 22 - Bollywood film producer Anand Pandit joins hands with Eros International and Parag Sanghvi to produce the sequel to Desi Boyz and the remake of Omkara. Interestingly, both the original films underperformed but gained viewership on television and have a cult following for some reasons.## Sharing the news, Anand Pandit said in a statement, "Yes, it is true that I have collaborated with Eros International & Parag Sanghvi to make a sequel and a re-make of two iconic films. Each of these two films Omkara and Desi Boyz were trailblazers in their respective eras for their storytelling, star cast, and music. They have a cult following for different reasons and it seemed like the perfect time to revisit these hits and take their stories forward for a new generation of viewers". ## The star cast of both movies is yet to be announced. Both, "Desi Boyz 2" and "Omkara" remake are currently in the scripting stage and are likely to roll out by the end of next year. ## "We are excited to collaborate with Anand Bhai to revive the magic of these films that have remained indelible in our memories. We have often wondered what happened to our favorite cinematic characters and if their journey took them in surprising directions. We will work together to ensure that the essence of these classics remains untouched even as we infuse new energy and fresh vibrance in them", said Sunil Lulla, Chairman of Eros Motion Pictures.## Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, "Omkara" is adapted from William Shakespeare's classic drama Othello and it starred Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Vivek Oberoi, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Bipasha Basu. The movie was released in 2006 and made over 42 crores at the global box office.## On the other hand, "Desi Boyz" is a romantic comedy film, starring Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, and Chitrangada Singh in lead roles. The film marked the directorial debut of Rohit Dhawan, son of director David Dhawan. It was released in 2011 and grossed approx. 80 crores at the worldwide box office.## Stay tuned...

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Ram Setu Digital Premiere Date Announced On Amazon Prime Video

Mumbai, December 21 - Akshay Kumar-fronted action-adventure film Ram Setu was released on October 25 amid much anticipation. The Abhishek Sharma-directed movie was expected to be one of the biggest grossers of the year, but it couldn't live up to the expectation and underperformed at the box office with a worldwide collection of around 97 crores gross. ## "Ram Setu" was co-produced by Amazon Prime, marking its production debut in India. On Wednesday, Akshay Kumar took to social media and announced the digital premiere of the movie. The film, which also stars Jacqueline Fernandez, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Satya Dev in key roles, will start streaming on Prime Video on December 23 in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages. ## Get on this high-octane expedition with us 🔍🌊#RamSetuOnPrime, Dec 23 only on @PrimeVideoIN . pic.twitter.com/vrjF1m0a3U— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) December 21, 2022 ## The movie follows an archeologist named Dr. Aryan Kulshrestha (Akshay) who is investigating the nature of Ram Setu, also known as Adam's Bridge. In the movie, Dr. Kulshrestha has been tasked to investigate the historical validity of Ram Setu. Being a non-believer, Dr. Aryan doubts Ram Setu is a man-made structure, however, upon conducting scientific research, he finds that the structure is actually human-made, implying that Rama was a historical figure after all. ## The movie received mixed to positive responses from audiences. It is now expected to draw a huge audience on Prime Video. ## Stay tuned...

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Rohit Shetty Promises Next-Level Stuff In Ajay Devgn's 'Singham Again'

Mumbai, December 21 - Maverick filmmaker Rohit Shetty gears up for the release of his next, which is a comedy film titled Cirkus. The Ranveer Singh-fronted movie is scheduled to release on December 23 during the Christmas weekend, and it also features Varun Sharma, Pooja Hegde, and Jacqueline Fernandez, among many others in key roles. ## After the "Cirkus" release, Rohit Shetty will start pre-production work on Ajay Devgn-fronted Singham Again, and this time, he has set standards high for triquel. Shetty, during a recent interaction with Pinkvilla, revealed that the 3rd Singham installment will be next-level stuff and will go on floors by April 2023.## "We are very excited for Singham Again because the script has turned out really well. It is larger than life. We took it to a different level in Sooryavanshi and this is like 10 times bigger than Sooryavanshi. The kind of scripting that has happened and the kind of story it is... it's something".## Shetty further said that when he narrated the story to Ranveer, who will also be a part of the film as Simmba, he had goosebumps while listening to this. The filmmaker added that he is very excited to start the shooting of "Singham 3". ## Ranveer Singh, who is now part of Shetty's cop universe as Simmba, also shared his views on the upcoming Singham movie and said, "The kind of moments he described; my mind was just racing forward picturizing what the scenes in the cinema halls will be when those moments unfold in Singham Again. It will be pandemonium in the halls with the kind of stuff that he has planned".## "Singham 3" will have Deepika Padukone playing the female lead opposite Ajay Devgn who is currently filming for his next directorial "Bholaa" in which he also plays the lead. Akshay Kumar, who played Veer Sooryavanshi in "Sooryavanshi", will be playing an extended cameo in "Singham 3" along with Ranveer. ## Stay tuned...

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Book My Show Reveals Top Ten Movies With Highest Number of Tickets Sold On Its Platform In 2022

Mumbai, December 20 - Book My Show, the leading ticketing platform in India, has unveiled the list of the top ten movies with the highest number of tickets sold on its platform in 2022. This year, the Indian film industry witnessed some of the biggest all-time blockbusters which scored huge collections at the box office. ## BMS didn't reveal the number of tickets sold but confirmed that Kannada biggie KGF: Chapter 2 led its ticket counts in 2022. The Yash-starrer is the highest-grossing Indian film of the year with over 1200 crores at the global box office. The movie scored an all-time record of selling 2.1 million tickets in a single day on BMS. ## SS Rajamouli's path-breaking period action drama film RRR is the second most-watched Indian movie this year, and also sold the second-highest number of tickets on BMS. The Jr. NTR and Ram Charan-fronted has so far grossed over 1140 crores at the worldwide box office and is the second highest-grossing Indian movie of the year. ## Hombale Films has been the most profitable production company of 2022 and along with "KGF 2", the studio's Kantara stunned everyone with its phenomenal box office run globally. Made on a budget of approx. 16 crores, the Rishab Shetty-starrer grossed approx. 410 crores worldwide and is at number 3 on BMS in the ticket sold. ## Vivek Agnihotri's drama The Kashmir Files, which shocked the nation by showing one of the darkest chapters of Indian history, scored the 4th highest number of tickets sold on BMS. The movie grossed over 335 crores worldwide against a budget of around 20 crores and is currently the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022. ## Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Part - 1, which grossed approx. 490 crores worldwide, is at number 5 on BMS. Director Ayan Mukerji's ambitious Brahmastra Part One: Shiva sold the 6th highest number of tickets and grossed approx. 431 crores globally. Kamal Haasan's biggest box office blockbuster Vikram sold the 7th highest number of tickets on BMS and grossed approx. 414 crores worldwide. ## Two of the biggest blockbusters, Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhuliayaa 2 (₹ 266 Cr) and Ajay Devgn's currently in theaters Drishyam 2 (₹ 315 Cr***) are currently at number 8 and 9, respectively, on BMS. Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange 2 sold enough tickets to take the 10th spot on BMS. ## Stay tuned...

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