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Talented and renowned singer Shankar Mahadevan was hospitalised yesterday, after he suffered two back-to-back heart attacks. He was rushed and admitted to the ICU in Delhi after he complained of severe chest pain. "It was mainly due to exhaustion. Dad underwent angioplasty on the first day itself when he was hospitalised. Thankfully, there weren’t any major blockages. He is recuperating well and the doctors said he would be discharged within a day or two," said his son Siddharth. Singer Shankar took to Twitter and said; "My dearest friends and well wishers, I have no words to express my gratitude for the amount of love and prayers I’ve received in the past few days when I was going through a health problem. By God’s blessings, your positive energy and some excellent doctors, all the procedures were successful and I’m recovering very well. Waiting to come and rock with ya’ll soon! Lots of love and hugs, Shankar Mahadevan." Shankar's upcoming performances in Rajkot and Mumbai were cancelled due to his health problem. The singer was last seen performing at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s daughter Sonali’s sangeet on Saturday night, after which he felt unwell.
Few weeks back we heard that, ‘PK’ star Aamir Khan was injured on the sets of the movie ‘Dangal’ that held the movie for some time. It was also known that Aamir Khan took off to the US to meet his son Junaid. He only returned back to the city on Monday and he seems to be all set to resume the shooting of the film, in Pune from today. According to sources, "The team will be shooting in Pune stadiums. The schedule will last eight to 10 days and he will be back in the city before Christmas.” After this, about 40 per cent of the shoot will be complete. We also got to know that, Aamir is following a less strenuous workout regimen because of his muscle sprain for which his doctor has told him to take complete bed rest. The movie ‘Dangal’ is a biopic that is based on the life of Haryana wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat. The shooting was previously done in Ludhiana in the villages of Gujjarwal, Kila Raipur, Narangwal, Dango and Leel for 40 days. This movie will only be released by next year.
Stylish and renowned filmmaker Karan Johar and actress Rani Mukerji have been close friends from the beginning. Karan Johar feels so proud and excited right now about the news that his close friend Rani Mukerji has become a mother of a cute little daughter. The news that, Rani Mukerji and husband Aditya Chopra became parents today headlines all over. They both are so proud and happy with their first child a baby girl, who they have named Adira. Happiness and excitement is all over the industry, when Karan took to Twitter saying that he has become an uncle to a beautiful baby girl. After Uday Chopra broke the news on social site about Rani’s daughter. Then, Karan also wrote, "Am an uncle to a beautiful baby girl today!!!!! @udaychopra !!! Rani and Adi had a baby girl!!" Rani made her debut in the industry in filmmaker Karan Johar’s super hit movie ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ which also featured Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan. They also worked in movies like ‘Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna’, ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ and many more.
Rani Mukerji and Aditya Chopra have been blessed with a baby girl today. Adira, a healthy and feisty daughter was born at Breach Candy Hospital this morning. On this good news, mummy Rani sent out an official statement, that read thus, "I would like to thank all my well wishers and fans." The actress added further, "Today life has given us God's greatest gift with Adira. We thank fans our friends and well wishers for their unconditional support and blessings. With joy we begin this new chapter in our lives." If one notices, the baby's name is a combination of Aditya and Rani. Awww so sweet! God bless the angel and hearty congratulations to the newly parents....
A disappointing year can only end on a high if both of last two major releases Dilwale and Bajirao Mastaani become super hit films but recent history suggests that in a clash there can be only one winner or two under performers. Though it is made out that if films are not similar and different genres they can co exist but that is not the case. The last time a clash gave out real super hit films was ages back in the day of staggered releases where despite releasing on the same day, one film would release in Mumbai and the other in North or vice versa, this even saw three super hit films coming together. The little exception was Dil v Ghayal in 1990 but even here the former had raced ahead in first six months though Ghayal more than made up in repeat runs as the Sunny Deol action image got stronger and stronger in the 90's. If it was not for this only Dil would have been the blockbuster film. Gadar v Lagaan in 2001 is another example normally used to show that two films can co-exist but here Lagaan was a loser in many circuits due to Gadar, it managed to survive due to super hit business in Mumbai and South but if it did not clash it would have become a major hit. This happened in the days of 300 screen releases when films could easily get the amount of screens needed which is not the case today when films are looking for 4000 screens. In 2001, the perception was not through numbers so Lagaan got away with it due to media perception but today its totally different scenario and neither Dilwale or Bajirao Mastaani will want or rather can't afford to be a Lagaan and loose the battle by a landslide as numbers will be there for all to see. In 2012 there was Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son Of Sardaar where both under performed but numbers were respectable but with the costs involverd here respectable numbers won't be enough. Obviously its Dilwale that holds the upper hand, not just because of the star power but also because the director of Bajirao Mastaani makes films that only only do well (if they do well) in some parts of the country and when you clash this limited market becomes even smaller. The film will have tobe super strong in content to have any chance of recovery. The issues for Dilwale are different as it has potential to put up some records and that is what is expected from these event films but the clash is sort of irritation as the way business is today only a solo release can only hope of record be it opening day, weekend or circuit records. The likely scenario will be one real winner and one loser or two under performers though they can give the industry major hope that clashes can happen and go on to do 400 crore nett plus between them but that would be biggest surprise of the year and chances are slim.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is the sixth highest grossing film ever as it looks to finish with a Worldwide GROSS of 365 crore. Earlier this year Bajrangi Bhaijaan had grossed 600 crore plus. The film has managed to edge past another Salman Khan starrer Kick (352 crore) due to better business overseas. . There film has also gone past last years Diwali release Happy New Year (343 crore). Three films have crossed 500 crore and nine films have crossed 300 crore. The 200 crore mark has been crossed by 21 film with Salman Khan having six of these films meaning almost 30%. Salman Khan has number one and number two this year with only Dilwale with a chance to change the order before year end. Below are the all time top ten Worldwide grossers of all time. Top Ten Worldwide Grossers All Time Rank Film Release Date Nett Gross 1 PK 19 Dec 2014 7,41,00,00,000 2 Bajrangi Bhaijaan 17 Jul 2015 6,03,00,00,000 3 Dhoom 3 20 Dec 2013 5,36,00,00,000 4 Chennai Express 08 Aug 2013 3,95,00,00,000 5 3 Idiots 25 Dec 2009 3,91,00,00,000 6 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo 12 Nov 2015 3,65,00,00,000 apprx 7 Kick 25 Jul 2014 3,52,00,00,000 8 Happy New Year 24 Oct 2014 3,43,00,00,000 9 Ek Tha Tiger 15 Aug 2012 3,08,00,00,000 10 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 31 May 2013 2,96,00,00,000
What are the budgets of Dilwale and Bajirao Mastaani and how will they share 5000 screens? Ans. Bajirao Mastaani landing cost will be around 125 crore and Dilwale 100 crore without Shahrukh Khan remuneration. Both films combined should get more than 5000 screens together but will be sharing screens and its here where timings come into play. Both films will want shows in the peak periods rather than getting the early or late shows when screens are shared. It should be a 60-40 share in favour of Dilwale but as above mentioned above its more about the better screens and the potential capacity built rather than number of screens. Q. Would it be better if Bajirao Mastaani released on Christmas Day so it can get benefit of holiday and be a solo release? Ans. Its not really important as its coming on 18th December. A week late would only benefit it if Dilwale does not work, if it works it will give competition like a new release and the window is shorter with a 25th release. Ideally it should be coming on Republic Day week. Q. Which film was a bigger grosser in Overseas Singh Is Bling or Shaandaar and were they hits in Overseas? Ans. Singh Is Bling was $4 million plus while Shaandaar grossed $3.25 million. Shaandaar was flop in Overseas while Singh Is Bling was decent. There have been only five hits in Overseas this year Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Dil Dhadakne Do and Piku Q. The links of the records are not working on the website, will they comeback again? Ans. They will be up live soon probably in the new year.
