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Mogul Is Happening But At The Moment Delayed Due To Laal Singh Chaddha - Bhushan Kumar
1562 days ago
Bollywood

Mogul Is Happening But At The Moment Delayed Due To Laal Singh Chaddha - Bhushan Kumar

Mumbai, February 28 - The dream project of Bhushan Kumar titled Mogul shooting date has been delayed again Mogul the biopic of T-series founder Gulshan Kumar. The story will be based on his journey to the top of the music business, mainly how he established T-series and played a significant role in its expansion. ## This project is close to Bhushan Kumar's heart according to him. He doesn't want to hurry and create a blunder, he wants pure perfection in this project which is why he is waiting till Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha to release so that the actor can prepare himself in all aspects to essay this role, said by Bhushan Kumar in an interview.## Aamir is to play the role of Gulshan Kumar in this movie. At the moment he is busy with his current project Laal Singh Chaddha which will hit the big screens on 11th August this year. So it's almost certain that the next project of Aamir Khan after Laal Singh Chaddha will be Mogul. The life of Gulshan Kumar was inspirational and his death was so controversial which made headlines for a long time then. It is speculated that through Mogul Bhushan wants to take a daring step of unraveling many unknown secrets about his father's death in front of the public.## Bhushan Kumar wants to make Mogul on a large scale because it's his most ambitious project. He will not compromise on any part of the movie. He is at the moment waiting for Aamir Khan to be free and immediately after that the shooting is speculated to begin at the start of 2023. ## Stay tuned...

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Gangubai Kathiawadi Hits Big Screens, Huge Expectations From The Movie
1566 days ago
Bollywood

Gangubai Kathiawadi Hits Big Screens, Huge Expectations From The Movie

Mumbai, February 25 - The Industry has huge expectations from Alia Bhatt-starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi movie. Bollywood has been in a low phase ever since the outbreak of the pandemic. Apart from Akshay Kumar's Sooryavanshi, all movies failed to perform well at the box office. Now distributors and exhibitors are expecting Gangubai Kathiawadi to do good business. ## It is a female-oriented movie directed by a prominent director of Bollywood Sanjay Leela Bhansali. ## Advance bookings of this movie are good and trade experts are expecting a double-digit opening. Many female-oriented movies came before without any pull or support from male stars. These movies include Kahaani, Veere di Wedding, Queen, and Raazi. All these movies did well at the box office Raazi had hit the 100 cr mark in the domestic box office.## Alia Bhatt is one of the most popular actresses in India at the moment. It will be interesting to see the role she makes to bring people to the theatres. The core audience for this movie is confined to the state of Maharashtra. ## Gangubai Kathiawadi is produced and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Apart from Alia, there is Vijay Raaz in another important role and Ajay Devgn will be seen in a cameo appearance as Kareem Lala.## Stay tuned...

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Starting Salaries Of Prominent Bollywood Stars
1573 days ago
Bollywood

Starting Salaries Of Prominent Bollywood Stars

Mumbai, February 18 - The Hindi film industry has given the audiences many stars who right now may be so rich, but they had to endure a struggling phase to reach where they are today. The Salary which the biggest stars used to get at the starting phase of their careers shocking for today's fans. ## Here is the information about the actor's fees for their first movie.## 1. Dilip Kumar - He had got Rs 1250 per month for the first movie Jwar Bhata## 2. Dharmendra - He had got Rs 51 for Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere (had three producers each gave Rs 17)## 3. Amitabh Bachchan - The biggest superstar of Indian cinema had got Rs 5000 for Saat Hindustani. ## 4. Sanjay Dutt - Sanjay Dutt had got Rs 11000 for Rocky.## 5. Salman Khan - One of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood had got Rs 31,000 for Maine Pyar Kiya. After the success of the movie, producers gave him additional Rs 44,000.## 6. Aamir Khan - Mr perfectionist had got Rs 1,000 per month for Qyamat Se Qyamat Tak.## 7. Shahrukh Khan - His journey from a normal Delhi boy to the king of Bollywood who had humble beginnings. He had got Rs 25,000 for his first signed movie Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman. ## 8. Akshay Kumar - One of the highest-paid actors of today as per Forbes magazine had got Rs 5000 for his first Signed movie Deedar.## 9 . Ajay Devgn - He had got Rs 5000 for Phool Aur Kante.## 10. Saif Ali Khan - Saif had received Rs 11,000 as his first fee.## Stay tuned...

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Analysis Of Salman Khan And Shahrukh Khan's Upcoming Lineup
1573 days ago
Bollywood

Analysis Of Salman Khan And Shahrukh Khan's Upcoming Lineup

Mumbai, February 17 - Salman Khan vs Shahrukh Khan topic is almost equally engaging like Indo - Pak cricket rivalry or El Clasico in football. In reality, both of them apart from being rivals in the box office maintain a very healthy relationship with each other and their families. This bond ages back to more than 3 decades. ## Both actors started their careers three decades ago. Salman Khan debuted first in 1988 and became a heartthrob for the audiences from Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) meanwhile Shahrukh Khan debuted as a supporting actor in the movie Deewana (1992) and got his first big break with Superhit movie Baazigar (1993).## The 90's period witnessed Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan ascending the ladder of stardom from being just newcomers. In the present day, both of them are the top 2 active actors in Hindi cinema. Both have built themselves a large fan following in India as well as overseas. ## Both of them will be seen next in Yash Raj biggies Pathan and Tiger 3 respectively. ## Shahrukh Khan is all set to make a big comeback after a bunch of unsuccessful movies in the latter half of the last decade. His lineup is well stacked with directors who have a tremendous track record. Apart from a few cameos in movies like Rocketry and Brahmastra, he will be seen in the lead role next in YRF biggie Pathan directed by Siddharth Anand. Also, he has movies Lion and Rajkumar Hirani's next in his kitty too. There is also speculation about a possible collaboration of king khan with the creators of the ott sensation 'The Family Man 'Raj and DK. ## Salman Khan's movies have lost a bit of momentum in the last 3-4 years barring Tiger Zinda Hai and Bharat. The expectations for his movies were not met and he is hoping to come back with the next installment most commercially successful franchise in Bollywood, The Tiger Franchise. The movie is tentatively titled Tiger 3, the new name plus the announcement is expected to happen soon once the final phase of the shoot is done. Apart from Tiger 3, he has Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali and also potentially Ravindra Kaushik biopic and the Sequel of Bajrangi Bhaijaan in his lineup.## Salman and Shahrukh Khan have a well-stacked lineup balancing mass as well as class movies. It will be interesting to see who will rule the box office in Bollywood this decade. As of now, all we can wish is both of the actors through their movie provide unlimited entertainment to movie lovers.## Stay tuned...

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The April Box Office Clash - Jersey VS KGF 2
1575 days ago
Bollywood

The April Box Office Clash - Jersey VS KGF 2

Mumbai, February 15 - Jersey makers have Selected a new date for the Shahid Kapoor starrer. It came just a few hours after the news of Laal Singh Chaddha getting postponed to August 11, Independence day weekend. ## Jersey was initially supposed to release on 31 December last year but got postponed due to the increase in covid cases, it will now come on 14 April. ## This date 14 April is already booked by the biggest event movie of the year KGF-Chapter 2 and now jersey makers are trying to release their movie too on this date, thereby making it a clash. ## Is it a good move or a blunder by the makers only time will tell. At the moment we can only hope and pray both movies do justice to their producers and emerge as a hit.## As of now, the clash is official. It will be Kgf- Chapter 2 vs Jersey on 14 April 2022.## Stay tuned...

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Ranbir Kapoor - The Next Big Thing? (A Lineup Analysis)
1577 days ago
Bollywood

Ranbir Kapoor - The Next Big Thing? (A Lineup Analysis)

Mumbai, February 14 - Bollywood youth star Ranbir Kapoor is one of those stars who have the most exciting lineups. He was last seen in Raj Kumar Hirani's directorial Sanju in 2018 which became the highest-grossing movie of that year. Now he is ready to make a big comeback with the period drama SHAMSHERA. This movie will release on 22 July this year. Apart from SHAMSHERA Ranbir will be seen as the main lead in the much-awaited Dharma productions fantasy action movie BRAHMASTRA part 1 . ## Trade experts have very high hopes for this biggie. This is one of the most expensive projects of Bollywood in the making for the last 8 years. It faced many hurdles like VFX delay and of course the coronavirus pandemic which resulted in the delay. Ayan Mukerji the director has dedicated and sacrificed many things for this venture hoping to set new standards in Bollywood cinema.## Other than Shamshera and Brahmastra Ranbir has movies like Animal and Luv Ranjan's next rom-com in his kitty. Ranbir is potentially one among many who can challenge khan's supremacy in Bollywood. The khans have been ruling the industry since the '90s and by the end of this decade the new superstars may take over. ## Currently, Ranbir Kapoor is the front runner along with Ranveer Singh to get the no 1 Star tag towards the end of this decade. It is generally the openings that indicate the pull the star has on the box office. That's the reason why Salman Khan is currently no 1, his average movie takes a huge opening. Now with a solid lineup of upcoming movies, Ranbir Kapoor too can consolidate his fan base and potentially take huge openings too afterward. If all these movies meet expectations Ranbir can end up challenging Salman Khan for the No1 spot.## Salman khan movies will mainly come next year. Ranbir Kapoor has a good fan following among the youngsters especially among girls - the main negative thing being that he is still labeled as a newcomer even though he has been in the industry for 15 long years.## Stay tuned...

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Laal Singh Chaddha - A Dramatic Tale
1578 days ago
Bollywood

Laal Singh Chaddha - A Dramatic Tale

Mumbai, Feb 13, 2022: Mr perfectionist Aamir Khan will be next seen in his much-awaited movie - Laal Singh Chaddha. There are rumours that the teaser of this movie will release on 14 February ie, Valentine day. LSC initially was targeting Valentine day weekend release but due to delay in post-production now it will be releasing on April 14 at Baisakhi. ## Laal Singh Chaddha is a romantic / drama genre movie that is adapted from the Hollywood movie Forest Gump which was released in 1994 and was well appreciated by the audiences. ## The Exhibitors of Laal Singh Chaddha have high expectations from this movie because it's the first event movie of Bollywood post corona and this year. Aamir Khan is all set to make a huge comeback after his last unsuccessful venture Thugs of Hindostan. ## The audience too is eagerly waiting for this one. This movie is the third collaboration between Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor after 3 Idiots and Talaash. The movie will clash with the south biggie PAN Indian movie KGF - chapter 2. Aamir Khan is so confident about the final product that he is still on with the clash. ## Stay tuned.

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The February clash ( Valimai vs Gangubai Kathiawadi)
1580 days ago
Bollywood

The February clash ( Valimai vs Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Mumbai, 11th Feb 2022: South Superstar Ajith Kumar Starrer Valimai is all set to take the theatres via storm on 24 February. It will be an action thriller film written and directed by H. Vinoth and produced by Boney Kapoor. The trailer of Valimai was well appreciated by all audiences. Ajith Kumar will essay the role of a police officer in the movie. It will also have a release in Hindi. Zee studios bought the theatrical rights of this movie. ## It will clash with Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt. The trailer of this movie too was lauded by the audience as well as the crtitics. Both movies are aiming at different types of audiences. Valimai is a pure commercial action thriller that the masses like to watch the other hand Gangubai Kathiawadi is a female-centric movie that is more for the classes. It will be very much interesting to see which movie creates the best impression on the public. ## Nowadays Bollywood vs South debate is much more relevant and getting intense by the day. The trade analysts are keeping an eye on this big clash keenly to track the Indian audience preference of movies. In these tough times if both movies can get good WOM and do excellent business then it will be a big relief to the exhibitor sector which is facing losses in the current times. ## Ajith is one of the most popular south actors in the northern belt and Valimai is looking auspicious and all set to ignite BO on fire. On the other hand, SLB is on back to back hit streeks after Bajirao Mastani and he wishes to maintain the same. We are hoping both movies become successful. ## Stay tuned.

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25 Years of Cult Classic Judwaa
1584 days ago
Bollywood

25 Years of Cult Classic Judwaa

Mumbai, 7th Feb 2022: Judwaa starring Indian Megastar Salman Khan was released 25 years ago on this day. It was an eid holiday weekend and it emerged as a big hit all across the country. There were big strikes just days before the release of this movie nationwide because of the Entertainment Tax issue. But this didn't go on to impact the performance of the film in theatres. ## It emerged as a path breaker in the comedy genre which set the tone for future comedy movies. It features Karishma Kapoor, Rambha alongside Salman khan as the leads. The supporting cast consisted of veteran actors Kader Khan and Anupam Kher. The movie faced a clash in the form of Nana Patekar starer Yashwant but it didn't impact Judwaa much. Both movies became successful, but Judwaa became more. ## Judwaa after successfully overcoming the clash played a major role in consolidating the fan base of Salman Khan in the rural areas. The film received an excellent opening and did business of 13 Cr Nett with footfalls of 1.36 Cr. ## Judwaa was the Tenth highest-grossing movie of Bollywood in that year (1997). Govinda was initially approached for the lead role but he rejected the role which lead the makers to approach Salman khan and eventually cast him for the lead role. His performance was highly appreciated and celebrated by the critics as well as the audiences. ## Judwa was the 9th clean hit movie in the career of Salman Khan and his first major hit in the comedy genre. 20 year's later a sequel to this movie titled Judwa 2 was released in 2017. It featured Varun Dhawan And Tapsee Pannu in the lead roles. ## It did excellent business at the box office and emerged as a clean hit. Judwaa movie enjoys cult status among television Audiences, whenever it is telecasted on television it gains a huge number of views. ## Stay tuned.

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R.I.P Lata Mangeshkar: Greatest Singer Ever
1585 days ago
Bollywood

R.I.P Lata Mangeshkar: Greatest Singer Ever

Mumbai, 6th Feb 2022: Lata Mangeshkar Was born on 28 September 1929. She was an Indian Playback singer Popular known as 'Sur Kokila" and also Nightingale. She was one of the greatest singers ever in India. ## She was born in a Musical family, her father Shree Deenanath Mangeshkar was also a singer. After the death of her father, her father's friend helped her to pursue her career in singing . ## Later she became famous for songs "Dil Mera Toda", "Mujhe Kahi Ka Na Chhoda" which was composed by the Haider. Her song 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo' is considers as one of the most evergreen songs in the history of Indian music. ## She sang this song in front of the first prime minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. This song caught Nehru emotionally that he wasn't able to control his tears. ## She started the trend of the modern style of singing putting it above the Mehfil type singing tradition which was more relevant at that time. ## She sang more than 25 thousand songs in 30 languages throughout the course of her career Those were the days when the Indian film industry was enjoying the golden era of music and Lata Mangeshkar was absolutely ruling that era. ## Lata Ji was the voice of a top actress like Madhubala, Hema Malini, Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit. ## The trio of Lata Ji, Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar was very popular during that time. A few of her top Hits included ' Ajeeb Dastan Hai Ye', Lag Ja Gale', 'Meri Awaaj Meri Pehchan Hai', to name a few. Her voice will forever be remembered as one of the most melodious voices ever. ## Her voice through her songs has power that can reduce your stress and anxiety and will take you to a different world after hearing them. She was a big inspiration for many of the later year's talented playback singers like Alka Yagnik, Shreya Ghoshal and Sunidhi Chauhan. Bollywood's biggest production house uses her voice in the intro score of their movies where the logo of the production house is displayed. ## Her achievements were simply phenomenal. In 2001, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour for her contribution to the Indian film fraternity. She was awarded the national award and film fare award for the best singer three and four times respectively. ## She was a living legend We lost our Sur Kokila on 6 February Sunday morning at 8:12 am. The whole nation was filled with sorrow. Tribute's poured in from all over the world. She will forever be remembered as one of the pioneers of Modern-day Indian music. Our prayers and well wishes are with her family and loved ones through these tough times. ## Stay tuned.

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THE FATE OF BIG SCREENS (OTT vs Theatres - Analysis)
1585 days ago
Bollywood

THE FATE OF BIG SCREENS (OTT vs Theatres - Analysis)

Mumbai, Feb 5, 2022: A movie theatre which is otherwise known as a movie hall, picture house, the silver screen is the place where the audience watches movies of their interest. Indian film industry stands itself among one of the top industries in the world, having produced a large number of movies of each genre. ## Capital Cinema Hall in Mumbai is the oldest cinema theatre in India established in 1879. Currently, there are around 9000 movie theatres in India which include 6327 single screens 3200 multiple plexes as per stats. Movie halls are the best places where the audiences are accustomed to a marvellous experience which helps them overcome their daily stress, anxiety etc. ## The Theatre viewing experience establishes a connection between the viewer and the fantasy movie character. Big screens provide wholesome entertainment that the viewers gets locked in an imaginary world throughout the duration of the movie. ## During the '50s, '60s and the 70's decade movie theatres were the only sources to view movies and they enjoyed a non-competitive and dominant run in business. ## Movies used to run for over a year during these times as there was no competition from ott, television etC. Due to these reasons movies used to generate very High footfalls back then. Movies used to get reruns during that time and a prime example is Sholay which was successful in its all reruns. But as the times passed theatres began to experience competition from other platforms. ## It all started in the 80's decade when piracy came into existence, which eventually lead to people watching movies in VCR doing piracy which affected the silver screens. The footfalls of the movie's started to decline to post this and this was a matter of deep concern for the producers and the theatre owners then. ## The movie Maine Pyar Kiya busted this mythical the belief that footfalls can't be rosen back after it generated more than 4 cr footfalls the main reason for which being its extraordinary content. ## After Maine Pyar Kiya the industry struggled to even touch 3 Cr footfalls until movies like Hum Aapke Hain Kon, DDLJ and Raja Hindustani arrived. Around this time the popularity for television was also increasing rapidly, as a result of that, the producers began to telecast the movie immediately after the theatrical ended which put full stops on re-run trend. ## A larger number of people used to wait till the movie appeared on television as a result of the increase in television demand which further affected the theatre business. The years 2002-2007 witnessed a large increase in multiplex audiences and decline in single Screen audiences reason being the urban friendly content movies which were produced in large amount during this time. ## Rural audiences prefered massy actions movies which were limited during this period due to which single screens had a tough time. Due to this trend in more urban-friendly movies they struggled very much to hit 2 cr footfalls. These instances lead to single screens being on the verge of extinction. ## The movies like Ghajini (2008), Wanted (2009) and Dabangg (2010) broke this dogma and the single screens were revived once again. This encouraged the makers to make such types of the movie's as the audiences were more into this type of stuff. The business was revived very well but it didn't meet the craze it used to have before the 90's because of competition from the rival platforms. ## With the help of content and their mass fan following actors like Salman Khan and Aamir Khan were able to drive mass audiences into the theatres. With its unique storytelling and extraordinary visual experience the movies Bahubali and its sequel Bahubali 2 recreated the magic which the movies of the The '60s and 70's used to do. ## At the present times we are living in an era where theatres are facing huge competition from cheap internet, old enemy television and the biggest enemy Over the top television (ott) in the recent years have established itself as a formidable force to be reckoned with. ## The surge in covid cases and the lockdown helped them in doing so. Many of the movies which were ready for theatrical the release was forced to release in ott. Movies like Radhe and Laxmii which featured Megastar Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar helped out accelerate its growth. ## Many of the theatres are in closing state post-pandemic and theatre owners are facing difficulty in the business The audiences have started shifting themselves to ott platforms more often as it provides quality content at affordable rates within the four walls safety of their homes. The only thing well-wishers of theatres can do right now hopes that situations get better as time passes as the theatre owners are facing huge debts and all the more ott cannot be an alternative for the big screen Visual experience in anyways. ## It's a fact that during this tough unfavourable situation and also senseless content worsening the scenario movies will struggle to even hit 1 cr footfalls in the upcoming times. Actors like Salman Khan and Aamir Khan who enjoy a large solid fan base are in their last lap. ## Actors like Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh are labelled as new comers despite working in the industry for Over a decade. The industry can save itself only if they produce quality content and also the future of the covid pandemic will also play a major role in this. ## The public too should pledge that they'll avoid piracy and try to watch movies in theatres to get the irreplaceable visual spectacle experience which can relieve them of any mental ailments they are facing which are exactly the purpose of cinema and entertainment industry. ## Many people who work in the entertainment industry and the theatres are going through very rough patches in their lives and are struggling to meet their livelihoods. ## Our audiences can do our bit to contribute towards helping these people, some who are on the verge of suicide due to financial issues by taking an oath to avoid piracy and watch movies at theatres so that these people get their bit. ## Stay tuned.

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