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| While the nation is still swinging to the joint festivities of Eid and Ganesh Chaturthi, Salman Khan`s `Dabangg` is smashing domestic records of `3 Idiots` left right and centre. The first Friday milestone of 13 crore has gone and the weekend record of 41 crore (including Thursday paid previews) set by `3 Idiots` will also be surpassed by `Dabangg`. The film is also doing exceedingly well in UK, Middle East and Australia. |
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| We Are Family |
Verdict: Coverage |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£162,863 ; US$366,354 |
Total Earnings: UK£162,863 ; US$366,354 |
| PB Rating: 5.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 400 unique users): 5.2 |
| Director: Siddharth Malhotra |
Producer: Karan Johar |
| Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy |
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil and Anvita Dutt |
| Starring: Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal |
| Genre: Family |
Recommended Audience: General |
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The opening of Karan Johar’s 32 crore (Release costs included) `We Are Family` was never expected to be great but no one expected it to be so much below the mark. Except for Gujarat the Kajol, Kareena and Arjun starrer has had a very ordinary (extended) weekend to show and will just about break even. Even more shocking is the performance of the Dharma Production venture in the Overseas.
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| Aashayein |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 2.75 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 2.75 crore |
| Director: Nagesh Kukunoor |
Producer: Elahe Hiptoola |
| Music: Salim Sulaiman |
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| Starring: John Abraham, Sonal Sehgal, Vikram Inamdar, Sonali Sachdev, Farida Jalal, Girish Karnad and Anahita Nair |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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The poor fate of Nagesh’s John Abraham starrer `Aashayein` was obvious from day one. The film had a poor week.
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| Hello Darling |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 2.25 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 2.25 crore |
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Even Mukta Arts’ Hello Darling went the `Aashayein` way.
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| Lafangey Parindey |
Verdict: Average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 4.50 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 21.50 crore ; UK£29,359 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 400 unique users): 5.24 |
| Director: Pradeep Sarkar |
Producer: Aditya Chopra |
| Music: R Anandh |
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire |
| Starring: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika Padukone, Namit Das, Manish Chaudhary, Kay Kay Menon |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: General |
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The collections of Yash Raj’s Pradeep Sarkar directed Deepika-Neil starrer `Lafangey Parindey` fell heavily. Thankfully, with all rights of the 12-13 crore film resting with the makers Yash Raj Films (who are also the distributers), `Lafangey Parindey` will manage to earn some profits. Unfortunately the film is a washout in the Overseas.
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| Peepli Live |
Verdict: Hit plus |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 2 crore ; US$36,403 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 30 crore ; US$754,837 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 400 unique users): 5.25 |
| Director: Anusha Rizvi |
Producer: Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, B. Shrinivas Rao |
| Music: Indian Ocean, Nageen Tanvir, Bhadwai Village Mandali |
Lyrics: Noon Meem Rashed, Sanjeev Sharma, Gangaram Sakhet, Swanand Kirkiree |
| Starring: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
| Genre: Social |
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Meanwhile Aamir Khan’s 10 crore `Peepli [Live]` still has some fire power left in its arsenal. The starless film is doing wonders in the Overseas, thanks to brand Aamir!
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| Once Upon A Time in Mumbai |
Verdict: Hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.10 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 55.80 crore ; UK £126,696 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 403 unique users): 5.28 |
| Director: Milan Luthria |
Producer: Balaji Telefilms |
| Music: Pritam |
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil, Nilesh Mishra, Amitabh Bhattacharya |
| Starring: Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai, Kangana Ranaut, Randeep Hooda |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Ending this week’s column yet again with Milan Luthria’s `Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai`, the film continues to trickle in low level collections. The film though has been rejected in the Overseas.
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