U.K. and U.S Box-Office (Dec. 18 – 20 Weekend)

Aal Wazz Not Well

Aamir Khan was down with fever on 23rd December, the day the premiere show of his film, 3 Idiots, was held at IMAX Wadala, Bombay. If he still made it to the show and stood at the entrance to receive the guests before the show commenced, and at the exit to see them off after the show, it was thanks to the antibiotics he was on.

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Sorry, No Marathi Films!

Believe it or not but Paresh Mokashi, the director of Harishchandrachi Factory, the Marathi film which is India’s official entry to the Oscars this year, had app­roached Juhi Chawla with a view to requesting her to back the project. On her part, Juhi forwarded the project to her ex-partner, Shah Rukh Khan’s company.

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My Name Is Also Khan

While the media has gone in a tizzy once again over who between Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan will prove to be the box-office king in the coming days, it has overlooked the fact that the third Khan – Salman – is also in the race.

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Book Profits

There are very few actors as intelligent as Shah Rukh Khan, who know how to capita­lise on opportunities. For instance, the superstar is said to have charged a whopping Rs. 30 lakh for releasing a book written by management guru Arindam Chaudhari, earlier this month in Delhi.

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Review of 3 Idiots

Bollywood should be dancing, singing, rejoicing, shedding tears of joy…. For, Vinod Chopra Films’ 3 Idiots (UA) has come like a tornado to smash box-office records and create new ones which may not be broken easily, at least in the immediate future.

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U.K. and U.S Box-Office (Dec. 11 – 13 Weekend)

“BRING YOUR BRAINS WITH YOU, PLEASE”

Mahesh Nair, first-time director of Magna’s Accident On Hill Road, insists he has made a decent, realistic, mainstream commercial film and he would like viewers to bring their brains with them when they are watching it. “If my film does well in the first weekend, then I’m sure word of mouth will turn it into a hit,” he says confidently. “I have made a good film and it deserves to be seen.”
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TRADE TALK – ‘My Name Is Khan’: First Look Unveiled

Shah Rukh Khan was his usual witty self at the party to unveil the first look of My Name Is Khan on 16th Dece­mber at Hotel JW Marriott. He fielded questions from the media with the confidence of a seasoned professional which he is. Giving him company were his co-star, Kajol, and producer-director Karan Johar.
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Four, Three, Two, One… Gone!

No past film of Yash Chopra has taken as terrible a beating at the box-office as his latest, Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year. Believe it or become a salesman yourself, the Ranbir Kapoor starrer had to be discontinued from a few cinemas in Saurashtra midweek itself.

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