TRADE TALK – Wake Up, Mr. Sibal!

The new Copyright Amend­ment Bill, if passed, will be nothing short of a Dra­conian law for film producers and it needs to be fought tooth and nail by them. It is actually a mystery why the cabinet passed the Bill (now awaiting the approval of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha) without so much as taking the film industry into confidence.

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TRADE TALK – ‘MNIK’ Versus ‘3 Idiots’

The whole of the week gone by has had the trade people talk about just one thing – whether Shah Rukh Khan’s My Name Is Khan is a hit or a flop and whether its box-office collections have been bigger than those of Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots.
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Black Day For Bollywood

Friday, the 12th of February, will go down in Indian film history as a black day for Bollywood. For, al­though superstar Shah Rukh Khan valiantly fought a political party known for its violent ways and managed to release his most am­bitious film, My Name Is Khan, without bowing down to the dictates of the supremo of the political party for an apology, the rele­ase was so haphazard that it exposed the vulnerability of the film industry.

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‘MNIK’ Makes It To Bombay Cinemas Amidst Threats Of Disruption

It is with a lot of trepidation that multiplexes and cinemas of Bombay screened the controversial My Name Is Khan on Friday, February 12. Till late Thursday night, it was almost certain that the city would give the Rs. 90 crore film a miss in view of the open threats issued by Shiv Sena to cinemas, asking them to re­frain from running the film.

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TRADE TALK- ‘3 Idiots’ Brings Cheer, Other Idiots Don’t!

What a brilliant end to an otherwise bad year! The Hindi film industry couldn’t have asked for a better or bigger blockbuster than 3 Idiots to end year 2009. So huge is the business of the Rajkumar Hirani film that this film alone has changed the complexion of the year gone by.

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“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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TRADE TALK

How important marketing and promotion have become today is underlined by two recent releases – Paa last week, and Rocket Singh – Salesman Of The Year this week. As is well-known, the initials of both these films were disappointing.
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TRADE TALK – ‘Blue’ In The Red…

The start of Shree Ashta­vinayak Cine Vision Ltd.’s Blue on Friday, October 16, was a dream start. Consi­dering that the adve­nture thriller open­ed on the last day of pre-Diwali, the initial was historic.
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TRADE TALK – …As ‘All The Best’ Shoots Up After A Shaky Start…

Ajay Devgan’s All The Best must have had all the luck in the world to reach where it has after the dismal start on 16th October. Pre-Diwali and the formidable oppo­sition of Blue took their toll on the comedy fare to make its collections seem like a perfect recipe for inducing tears.
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