Very Good - 1st Day Wednesday Box Office Collections Of BOSS (Early Estimate)

Wednesday, 16th October 11:00 PM IST

BOSS takes a TODU FODU Opening at Box Office

Akshay Kumar starrer "Boss" opened on a festival with 2750 screens across the country and faced almost nil competition at box office. The film has achieved tremendous response at box office.

The film kick started at a very good note in single screens and managed to maintain it throughout the day. The film recorded close to 90% occupancy across single screens. Multiplexes saw average to good response at box office but good word-of-mouth should ensure good numbers in next few days.

The film is garnering better numbers in mass centers like CI, CP, UP and North. The South and East  are relatively average at box office.

If everything goes as per trends, the film should be able to clock a number between 18.5 to 20 cr nett at domestic box office on day one.

'KHILADI' sequel without Akshay Kumar?

 Wednesday, Oct 16 2013, 09:00 PM

‘Khiladi’ a superhit 1992 movie produced by Ratan Jain was Akki’s first Khiladi movie - since then  he has become synonymous with the term ‘Khiladi’.

 Ratan Jain is planning to make a sequel to 1992 superhit film `Khiladi` with a newcomer.

"I don`t know about remake, but we are planning to make a sequel to `Khiladi`. It`s in a very early stage, we are still scripting," says the filmmaker.

Talking about the cast for the movie, Jain commented that he wanted to rope in a new face for the movie.

Directed by Abbas-Mustan, ‘Khiladi’ featured Ayesha Jhulka and Deepak Tijori, among others.

 

Akshay’s ‘BOSS’ Gets In Customs Controversy

Wednesday, Oct 16 2013, 08:00 PM

Akshay Kumar was all set to unveil the gigantic poster of his movie ‘Boss’ at a gala event on Tuesday.

However, the event had to be cancelled at the last moment after the poster which was shipped from the UK to Mumbai was stuck at Nhava Sheva port after it failed to get clearance from the Customs Department.

A source explains, "Team Akshay's fan club in UK made the poster and it took over 3 months to be completed. It is 58.87 meters wide and 54.94 meters high. This was measured by Guinness officials and it was verified that it beat Michael Jackson's record for the biggest poster."

A spokesperson from Viacom 18, the producer of the film said, "The poster is stuck at Nhava Sheva port and we are waiting for clearance. We hope to get it by tomorrow."

 

A Film On Amrita-Sahir Romance?

Wednesday, Oct 16 2013, 07:00 PM

Plenty has been written about Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi’s affair with Punjabi writer and poet Amrita Pritam. The much discussed love story between two literary experts will soon be adapted in a movie.

Ashi Dua, the producer of ‘Bombay Talkies’ is planning her next film which will be a romantic drama. According to the news reports, the project will be inspired by the affair of these two poets.

A source reveals, "Ashi thought that their lives have immense potential to translate on celluloid. She started reading about them and now she is completely taken by the idea."

The source added, "Ashi is still in talks with the family members and is trying her best to get a green light from the respective families. Ashi still has to decide whether she will officially use their names."

A young Amrita Pritam, madly in love with Sahir, had once written his name hundreds of times on a sheet of paper while addressing a press conference. Ludhianvi remained unmarried till his last days but had a much talked about and long relationship with pioneering poet and writer Amrita Pritam.

"Anushka Makes Me A Better Actor" - Ranveer Singh

Wednesday, Oct 16 2013, 06:00 PM

Ranveer Singh rumoured to be presently dating Deepika Padukone was once in the limelight for his alleged link up with his first co-star Anushka Sharma.

However, Ranveer Singh still seems to be connected to Anushka on the emotional front. The ex-couple are all set to return opposite each other in Zoya Akhtar's next, a film which revolves around the relationship between a woman and her younger brother.

Ranveer recently commented – "I have always expressed the desire to reunite with her because she is the most brilliant and talented actress I have collaborated with so far. She is somebody who was born to be a performer. She is somebody who makes me a better actor.”

The question now is: Does Ranveer still feel for her ex-girlfriend Anushka Sharma?

Sushant Singh Rajput Refuses Abhishek Kapoor’s FITOOR

 Wednesday, Oct 16 2013, 04:30 PM

Sushant Singh Rajput is reportedly on a stupendous high after his recent films 'Kai Po Che' and 'Shuddh Desi Romance' performed well at the box office. With huge success, the scarcity of time factor has come along for Sushant. It is quite evident too as he has gone ahead and refused to work in his mentor Abhishek Kapoor’s ‘Fitoor’, opposite Katrina Kaif.

The reason for declining Abhishek’s ‘Fitoor’ is because of clash with another of Sushant’s project with Shekhar Kapur which is based on the global water crisis situation.

A close source revealed -  "Sushant went to meet Abhishek this week to request him to shift the shooting dates of Fitoor. The dates were locked for the middle of next year. Gattu turned down the request and told Sushant that no date changes will happen now. He told him very clearly that if he does not want to work with Katrina, another actor will happily fill his place."

Meanwhile, a leading tabloid recently reported that Sushant is going to perform in Manali on the coming new year’s eve and is charging Rs.1 crore as remuneration.

Sanjay Dutt's Leave Gets Extended By 14 Days

Wednesday, Oct 16 2013, 04:00 PM

Actor Sanjay Dutt, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, was recently granted a 14-day extension of his leave from the jail. Sanjay has already been out of the jail for a period of around 14 days for the treatment of his leg.

Sanjay Dutt came out of the Yerawada prison on October 1 after being granted a 14-day leave of furlough. The actor is now slated to return to his prison on October 29.

Sanjay Dutt was sentenced jail for 42 months because of his illegal possession of arms and ammunition during the 1993 Mumbai blasts.