Star? But Where’s The Pulling Power?!? The unexpectedly unexciting opening of Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai this week has sent shivers down the spines of trade people. Salman Khan has had a hit in Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya , and this is his first release after that. One would have expected JPKHH to open to bumper houses. Why, PKTDK has had a fantastic initial. But JPKHH did not draw full houses on the opening day or even in the opening shows in Bombay, parts of U.P., Bengal, C.P.C.I. and Nizam. In East Punjab and Rajasthan, even the main cinemas weren’t full! The opening of JPKHH once again underlines the fact that today, no stars — repeat, no stars — are worth their prices. Two weeks back, Duplicate had opened to houses which were way below expectations. The high expectations were born out of the super-success of DTPH and the success of Pardes , the two releases of Shah Rukh Khan prior to Duplicate . So, the conclusion is: no star deserves the price he is demanding, wheth
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Last Year proved to be one the most successful year of Bollywood as one another after film were successes. To name few Dil , Ghayal , Aaj Ka Arjun , Baaghi , Pratibandh and Kishan Kanhaiya . And even record breaking 22 crores grosser Maine Pyar Kiya technically was a 1990 release . Now lets come to 1991. Despite huge stiff competition and box-office pressures, the year 1991 brought good tidings to the industry. Many films have struck gold at the box office. The first in line was Saawan Kumar Tak's medium budgeted blockbuster hit Sanam Bewafa starring heartthrob of millions Salman Khan. The film did worth business of 2.5 crores in Delhi-U.P. and 1.5 crores in East Punjab, Rajasthan and Nizam. The film netted around 7.25 crores at box-office. Sanam Bewafa has proved a lottery for distributors considering the fact that it was sold at a ratio of 20 lakhs per circuits. Amitabh Bachchan once again proved his mega star power at box-office by carrying Hum on his mighty shoulder
Is Shah Rukh Khan finished? With three super successive disasters in a row — Zamana Deewana, Guddu and Oh Darling Yeh Hai India, it seems that Shah Rukh is going through an extremely low patch. Shahrukh last successful film was blockbuster Karan Arjun but his detractors are now crediting another Khan, Salman for the success of Karan Arjun. The star power of a star is judged when even his badly made films also got great initial but in Shah Rukh case none of his three films even had a single decent opening. Shah Rukh after his super successful portrayal in superhits Baazigar and Darr was considered to be next big thing. But now it seems that now he may find though as Sunil Shetty and Akshay Kumar has taken over industry and other two Khans, Salman and Aamir are also doing superbly well. His downfall started when much hyped Anjaam failed to live upto expectations was a big box-office dud and even Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na after a poor opening failed to sustain except Bombay where it did go
Angaaray has not found appreciation. 1st week Bombay 20,01,430 (60.56%) from 9 cinemas (8 on F.H.); Ahmedabad 2,76,671 from 3 cinemas (1 unrecd.), Rajkot 1,07,265 (1 in matinee unrecd.); Delhi 14,86,349 (43.03%) from 8 cinemas (1 on F.H., 1 unrecd.); Kanpur 1,84,528 from 2 cinemas, Lucknow 1,83,452, Allahabad 63,500, Varanasi 1,22,068, Bareilly 63,669 (41.36%); Calcutta 11,76,360 from 16 cinemas; Nagpur 2,00,729 from 4 cinemas; Indore 2,46,803 from 2 cinemas (2 on F.H.), Bhopal 1,47,872 from 2 cinemas; Jodhpur 1,62,000; Hyderabad 16,24,303 from 9 cinemas (7 on F.H.), share (including F.H.) 11,25,000.
Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya has done very well despite examination period. Is poised to become class A in Bombay. Is a commission-earner in East Punjab, Bengal and Rajasthan and overflow in the other circuits. It is also doing very well in Overseas. 1st week Bombay 48,07,493 (92.88%) from 13 cinemas (7 on F.H.); Ahmedabad 12,06,439 from 5 cinemas, Rajkot 2,16,780 from 2 cinemas (1 in matinee); Kolhapur 2,22,634 (98%), Solapur 3,09,999 from 2 cinemas (1 in 14 shows), Nasik 1,64,934 (100%); Belgaum 1,16,508; Delhi 49,71,705 (91.31%) from 11 cinemas; Lucknow 4,13,599 (100%), Agra 2,70,938 (94.52%), Allahabad 1,61,000, Varanasi 2,41,279, Meerut 2,32,373 (98.28%), Bareilly 1,96,079 (87.11%), Dehradun 2,07,764 (100%), Saharanpur 1,76,454 (83.26%), Moradabad 1,71,836, Gorakhpur 1,73,235, Aligarh 1,85,568; Calcutta 26,21,229 (91.32%) from 16 cinemas; Nagpur 6,71,138 from 4 cinemas, Jabalpur 2,00,382, Akola 1,57,151, Raipur 2,00,580 (82.82%), Bhilai 1,47,674, Durg 1,35,530, Chandrapur 1,93,004
Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha has done very well in the 1st week and is particularly excellent in major cities of the various circuits, but a drop was noticed in several other places from 5th/6th day onwards. 1st week Bombay 22,60,634 (100%) from 5 cinemas (6 on F.H.), Vashi 2,67,750; Ahmedabad 11,13,784 from 6 cinemas (1 unrecd.), Vapi 6,19,710 from 2 cinemas, Padra 2,03,464, Rajkot (matinee) 36,697 (1 unrecd.), Jamnagar 1,29,282 from 2 cinemas (1 in matinee); Pune 11,83,723 from 5 cinemas, Solapur 2,30,726 from 3 cinemas (1 in matinee); Belgaum 1,16,507; Delhi 39,85,872 (86.65%) from 9 cinemas; Kanpur 4,10,924 from 2 cinemas, Lucknow 4,18,769, Allahabad 2,07,370, Varanasi 1,85,603, Meerut 2,05,644, Hardwar 1,05,562; Rohtak 41,215; Calcutta 20,04,361 from 12 cinemas; Nagpur 8,26,157 from 4 cinemas, Amravati 1,81,427, Akola 2,07,640, Raipur 1,75,612, Chandrapur 1,63,531; Indore 2,38,013 (3 on F.H.), Bhopal 4,29,711 from 2 cinemas; Jaipur 12,07,588 from 4 cinemas, Ajmer (29 shows) 1,66,938; H
CENTRE PYAR KIYA TOH DARNA KYA PYAR TOH HONA HI THA DIFFERENCE WINNER BOMBAY 48,07,493 22,60,634 PKTDK DELHI 49,71,705 39,85,872 PKTDK HYDERABAD 40,72,338 15,58,445 PKTDK AHMEDABAD 12,06,439 11,13,784 PKTDK JAIPUR 10,77,188 12,07,588 PTTHT CALCUTTA 26,21,229 20,04,361 PKTDK RAJKOT 2,16,780 36,697 PKTDK LUCKNOW 4,13,599 4,18,769 PTTHT MEERUT 2,32,373 2,05,644 PKTDK VARANASI 2,41,279 1,85,603 PKTDK BHOPAL 5,43,684 4,29,711 PKTDK SOLAPUR 3,09,999 2,30,726 PKTDK BELGAUM 1,16,508 1,16,507 PKTDK 14 Average 15 Average 16 Flop 17 Average 18 Average 19 Below Average 20 Below Average 21 Below Average 22 Below Average 23 Flop 24 Flop 25 Flop
Do Chor 1st week Novelty 36,461 , Lotus 33,792, Rex 31,845, Palace 30,090, Kohinoor 31,203, Rupam 31,340 , Badal 32,020, Deepak 25,691, Nandi 23,030, Star Mazgaon 24,740, Milan Santacruz 24,846, Ambar Andheri 32,850, Sangam Andheri 30,450, Hanjer Jogeshwari 30,105, Samrat Goregaon 39,791, New Era Malad 26,560, Ajanta Borivli 30,056, Sahkar Chembur 24,560, Kalpana Kurla 26,560, Shreyas Ghatkopar 44,850, Vandana Thana 29,670, Prabhat Thana 34,560, Joker Kalyan 28,090, Sapna Ulhasnagar 30,104, Haseen Bhiwandi 42,691 ; total on 25 prints
Film - Dil Toh Pagal Hai Starcast - Shah Rukh Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar Collections (INR) - 39,88,183 Per Cent - 100% Number Of Weeks - 1 Cinemas - 8 (6 on F.H.) Note - Released in less cinemas compared to other two releases. • Film - Bhai Starcast - Sunil Shetty, Sonali Bendre Collections (INR) - 41, 25,035 Per Cent - 85.55% Number Of Weeks - 1 Cinemas - 15 (8 on F.H.) Note - First Four Days were 100%. Dropped from 5th day. • Film - Ghulam E Mustafa Starcast - Nana Patekar, Raveena Tandon Collections (INR) - 46,30,157 Per Cent - 87.55% Number Of Weeks - 1 Cinemas - 16 (7 on F.H.) Note - Surprisingly fared better in Bombay compared to other circuits.
(Average per print: 1,37,709) Total collections for Week 4: 2,33,47,611 Total Collections (Till Date): 35,43,72,766 FILM STAR CAST Avg. Per Print % change since last week Dil Toh Pagal H 2,21,900. NA Ghulam-E-Mustafa 2,33,47,611 1,37,709 -49.80 Bhai 19,28,36,389 8,51,387 +725.94 DIL 9,16,75,787 5,30,408 Total Gross 35,43,72,766 Archives : (Average per print: 1,37,709) Total collections for Week 4: 2,33,47,611 Total Collections (Till Date): 35,43,72,766 (85.55%) FILM STAR CAST COLLECTIONS (INR) NOTE Dil Toh Pagal Hai Shah Rukh Khan, Karishma Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Akshay Kumar 39,88,183 (100%) Released with lesser cinemas compared to other two releases. Ghulam-E- Mustafa Nana Patekar, Raveena Tandon 46,30,157 (87.55%) Surprisingly fared better in Bombay compared to other circuits. Bhai Sunil Shetty , Sonali Bendre 41,25,030 100% collections for first four days. Dropped after that. Week 2 9,16,75,787 5,30,408 -52.46 Total Gross 35,43,72,766 Archi
2 captures 18 Jan 2000 - 22 Jan 2000 DEC JAN FEB 18 1999 2000 2001 About this capture GOSSIP FEATURES INTERVIEWS NOSTALGIA HOTSHOTS CURTAIN RAISER PHOTO GALLERY STAR BIRTHDAY QUOTES REVIEWS TRADE NEWS QUIZ FEEDBACK INTERVIEWS HOME Shah Rukh: Khan no.3? Is Shah Rukh's status as the hottest Indian star being threatened by the other two Khans ? Whereas Aamir has churned out superhits Sarfarosh and Salman has entertained with Biwi No 1 and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam respectively, Shah Rukh will have no release until Badshah and Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani hit the market; almost a year-and-half after his last film and bumper hit KKHH . While he is in the freezer, have the other top Khans marched ahead? First he dismisses any talk of the war of the Khans . "It is supposed to be a full-scale fight to the finish among the three of us. Come on, we're merely doing our jobs for different directors and production h