Post by Amz on Jun 28, 2006 19:00:11 GMT
Is the party over for Bollywood after 'KRRISH'?
Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, June 28, 2006]
In last few weeks there has been a sudden splurge of 30-40-50 crore hits! While 'Malamaal Weekly' and '36 China Town' have turned out to be approximately 25 crore runners, 'Rang De Basanti' and 'Fanaa' have simply gone through the ceiling with former already crossing 50 crores and latter looking all set to repeat the act.
Meanwhile 'Phir Hera Pheri' has come and surprised the world with an outcome that has clearly indicated that this Akshay Kumar-Paresh Rawal-Suneil Shetty film would comfortably cross the 35 crore mark. And to think of it, the recent release 'Krrish' may be able to accomplish this in 2 weeks flat!
So what does this indicate? Whether upcoming biggie 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' followed by films like 'Dhoom 2', 'Don', 'Lagey Raho Munnabhai', 'Umrao Jaan' etc. would be in the same league? Looks pretty possible! But then would one have to wait till August for the fate to be repeated once KANK arrives? Would the party be over after the euphoria around 'KRRISH' settles down?
The answer is a BIG NO!
That's because if one looks at the releases over next few weeks, there are number of flicks that look promising to be good box office grossers. While 'GOLMAAL' and 'ANTHONY KAUN HAI' should be able to spin money in a big way due to their funky theme and a good buzz around them already, one should not forget 'OMKARA' that has all the potential to be yet another film that should take a good opening, especially in the heartland of India. The way it is being promoted, one expects another intense film with a good commercial appeal from an Ajay Devgan starrer.
In addition the dark horses could be films like CORPORATE, AHISTA AHISTA and THE KILLER that may not break the ceiling by entering the league of 20-25-30 crore grossers but should still keep their investors happy if they enter the 10 crore bracket!
No wonder Bollywood never had it any better!
-IndiaGlitz
Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, June 28, 2006]
In last few weeks there has been a sudden splurge of 30-40-50 crore hits! While 'Malamaal Weekly' and '36 China Town' have turned out to be approximately 25 crore runners, 'Rang De Basanti' and 'Fanaa' have simply gone through the ceiling with former already crossing 50 crores and latter looking all set to repeat the act.
Meanwhile 'Phir Hera Pheri' has come and surprised the world with an outcome that has clearly indicated that this Akshay Kumar-Paresh Rawal-Suneil Shetty film would comfortably cross the 35 crore mark. And to think of it, the recent release 'Krrish' may be able to accomplish this in 2 weeks flat!
So what does this indicate? Whether upcoming biggie 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' followed by films like 'Dhoom 2', 'Don', 'Lagey Raho Munnabhai', 'Umrao Jaan' etc. would be in the same league? Looks pretty possible! But then would one have to wait till August for the fate to be repeated once KANK arrives? Would the party be over after the euphoria around 'KRRISH' settles down?
The answer is a BIG NO!
That's because if one looks at the releases over next few weeks, there are number of flicks that look promising to be good box office grossers. While 'GOLMAAL' and 'ANTHONY KAUN HAI' should be able to spin money in a big way due to their funky theme and a good buzz around them already, one should not forget 'OMKARA' that has all the potential to be yet another film that should take a good opening, especially in the heartland of India. The way it is being promoted, one expects another intense film with a good commercial appeal from an Ajay Devgan starrer.
In addition the dark horses could be films like CORPORATE, AHISTA AHISTA and THE KILLER that may not break the ceiling by entering the league of 20-25-30 crore grossers but should still keep their investors happy if they enter the 10 crore bracket!
No wonder Bollywood never had it any better!
-IndiaGlitz
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