TOIFA Awards 2013: SRK launches new awards show

Apart from addressing the media on the ‘Being a Khan’ article controversy, Shahrukh Khan also launched the Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) on Tuesday.

The superstar said “I feel very fortunate to be here. The TOIFA is a fantastic platform. It gives me immense pleasure to be a part of it. There are so many award functions today but TOIFA stands for goodness, honesty and class. These will help us respect and understand awards”

SRK also added that he would be performing at the TOIFA Awards 2013 “I would be performing at the function. It is just a couple of months away. I have just landed and was under the weather with a cold. But as soon as I recover I will be meeting Shiamak (Davar) and planning for the awards.”

The TOIFA Awards will be held in Vancouver between April 4th to 6th. The awards show will be hosted by Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma.

A jury will pick the nominations, after which the public will get a chance to vote and pick the winners.

In a promotional video, Khan said “TOIFA will truly be a Game changer. The Times of India group and the Indian film industry has had a relationship of over a century, over a 100 years, which is way many more years than I have been born. The TOIFA Times Of India Awards will take place in Vancouver. We are going to write history in golden letters. I am extremely excited to be a part of this history in making. I hope all of you are there at Vancouver on the 6th of April 2013″

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Don't need unsolicited advice,we are safe in India: ShahRukh Khan Press Conference on 29th January 2013

After a Pakistani minister expressed concern over the safety of
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and asked India to give him
adequate security, the actor said on Tuesday, "I would like to
tell all those who are offering me unsolicited advice that we in
India are extremely safe and happy. We have an amazing
democratic, free and secular way of life."
The controversy over one of India's biggest and most adored
celebrities is rooted in a magazine article he wrote last week
titled 'Being a Khan'.
Rejecting the debate it has spawned as "nonsense", the actor
said at a press conference in Mumbai, "I don't even
understand the basis of this controversy. Ironically, the article
I wrote - yes it is written by me - was actually meant to
reiterate that on some occasions my being an Indian Muslim
film star is misused by bigots and narrow-minded people who
have misplaced religious ideologies for very, very small gains.
And ironically the same has happened through this article once
again."
In the piece in Outlook Turning Point, the 47-year-old had
written, "There have been occasions when I have been
accused of bearing allegiance to our neighbouring nation rather
than my own country - this even though I am an Indian, whose
father fought for the freedom of India. Rallies have been held
where leaders have exhorted me to leave and return what
they refer to my original homeland."
In reaction, over the weekend, Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz
Saeed, who India holds responsible for its worst-ever terror
attack, said the star could move to Pakistan. Pakistani Interior
Minister Rehman Malik said yesterday, "He (Shah Rukh) is born
Indian and he would like to remain Indian, but I will request
the government of India (to) please provide him security."
The Indian government was cutting in its response.
"We are quite capable of looking after the security of our own
citizens... let him (Malik) worry about security of his own,"
Home Secretary RK Singh told reporters in New Delhi.

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Matru ki bijlee ka mandola 2nd week territorial breakdown

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola grossed 6.50 crore nett approx in week two. The two week distributor share is 18.50 crore approx. Below is the second week territorial breakdown of the film.

Mumbai Circuit - 1.63 crore

Delhi/UP - 2.06 crore

East Punjab - 97 lakhs

West Bengal - 23 lakhs

Bihar - 11 lakhs

CP Berar - 26 lakhs

CI - 23 lakhs




Rajasthan - 39 lakhs

Nizam/Andhra - 24 lakhs

Mysore - 32 lakhs

Others - 17 lakhs

TOTAL - 6.61 crore

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Race 2 1st weekend collection according to BOI

Race 2 Has Good First Weekend

Race 2 did well on its first weekend by collecting around 46.25 crore nett. The breakdown for the weekend was 14.25 crore nett on Friday, 17.50 crore nett on Saturday and 14.50 crore nett on Sunday.

The weekend total is good but the weekend trend is not so good as some centres had less collections on Sunday than Friday. Also the jump on Saturday was not as big as it should have been considering it was one of the biggest holidays of the year. On a national holiday which comes in the first three days, a big film like Race should be 20 crore nett plus.



The performance of the film is best in the North with places like Bihar and CPCI underperforming. Monday is the all important day for the film and if can pull out a 7 crore or higher Monday it is likely to go on and be the first hit of 2013.

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Shahrukh Khan says Indian politicians asking him to return Pakistan

Mumbai: Bollywood king Shahrukh Khan has exposed so-called secular face of world largest democracy: India, expressing his agony he is facing for being born as a Muslim.

SRK shared his pain in an emotive first person article titled Being a Khan for Outlook Turning Points magazine, published in association with The New York Times newspaper.

King Khan revealed that many politicians asked him to go back to his native homeland, Pakistan, after 9/11 incident.

In his article Being a Khan SRK wrote, “I sometimes become the inadvertent object of political leaders who choose to make me a symbol of all that they think is wrong and unpatriotic about Muslims in India. There have been occasions when I have been accused of bearing allegiance to our neighboring nation (Pakistan) rather than my own country – this even though I am an Indian, whose father fought for the freedom of India. Rallies have been held where leaders have exhorted me to leave and return what they refer to my ‘original’ homeland.”


Shahrukh, who married Gauri, a Hindu has two children – Aryan and Suhana. “I gave my son and daughter names that could pass for generic (pan-India and pan-religious) ones – Aryan and Suhana,” said SRK.

“The Khan has been bequeathed by me so they can’t really escape it. I pronounce it with my epiglottis when asked by Muslims and throw the Aryan as evidence of their race when non-Muslims enquire. I imagine this will prevent my offspring from receiving unwarranted eviction orders or random fatwas in the future,” explained Khan.

SRK said that he was pressed to make the film My Name is Khan in a bid to prove a point after being repeatedly detained in US airports because of his last name.

“Ironically, I was interrogated at the airport for hours about my last name when I was going to promote the film in America for the first time,” said King Khan.

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Race 2 first day collection

According to BOI and Taran Adarsh figs in bracket

Race 2 had a very good opening day collecting 13.75( 15.12 ) crore nett as per early estimates on its opening day. The first day collections are the 8th highest of all time. The film collected well all across India with each circuit having good or very good collections.

The opening is the biggest ever for all the actors in the film from Saif Ali Khan to John Abraham to Deepika Padukone.

The film will have a jump in business today as it is a holiday for Republic Day which assures it a huge weekend. A 45 ( 50 )crore weekend looks almost certain and the film can even go towards 50 ( 55) crore if the film jumps 30-40% on Saturday which may be tough but possible as these big holidays have seen huge collections over the last year or so.

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Ek tha tiger vs dabangg 2

All India Comparison: Dabangg 2 v Ek Tha Tiger

According to BOI

The first four week comparison between the all India business Dabangg 2 and Ek tha tiger is as follows. The key first week made all the difference in favour of Ek Tha Tiger.


Week One
Dabangg 2 - 98.92 crore
Ek Tha Tiger - 143.18 crore (9 Days)


Week Two
Dabangg 2 -36.48 crore
Ek Tha Tiger - 29.14 crore


Week Three
Dabangg 2 - 10.74 crore
Ek Tha Tiger - 9.57 crore


Week Four
Dabangg 2 - 2.41 crore
Ek Tha Tiger - 3.10 crore




TOTAL (4 Weeks)
Dabangg 2 - 1,48,55,00,000
Ek Tha Tiger - 1,84,99,00,000

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Matru ki bijlee ka mandola 1st week territorial breakdown

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola Week One Territorial Breakdown



Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola grossed 31.50 crore nett approx in week one. The first week distributor share is 15.75 crore approx. Below is the first week territorial breakdown of the film.

Mumbai Circuit - 10.23 crore

Delhi/UP - 7.97 crore

East Punjab - 3.36 crore

West Bengal - 1.39 crore

Bihar - 48 lakhs

CP Berar - 1.31 crore

CI - 1.32 crore



Rajasthan -2.05 crore

Nizam/Andhra - 1.00 crore

Mysore - 1.67 crore

Others - 82 lakhs

TOTAL - 31.61 crore

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Inkaar 1st day collection

Inkaar grossed around 1.50 crore nett on day with one with collections mainly coming from the bigger circuits as the smaller circuits hardly contributed. Mumbai was around 50 lakhs, Delhi/UP was 40 lakhs and East Punjab was 18 lakhs.

The film may have better totals on Saturday and Sunday but with just 1.50 crore on day one you can't really go anywhere unless the growth is phenomenal on Saturday and collections double up.


Inkaar First Day Territorial Breakdown



Inkaar collected 1.50 crore nett approx on its first day. The first day territorial breakdown is as follows

Mumbai - 45 lakhs

Delhi/UP - 37 lakhs

East Punjab - 18 lakhs

West Bengal - 9 lakhs

Bihar - 2 lakhs

CP Berar - 5 lakhs

CI - 5 lakhs



Rajasthan - 6 lakhs

Nizam - 5 lakhs

Mysore - 9 lakhs

Others - 3 lakhs

TOTAL - 1.44 crore

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Race 2 to release in more than 50 countries

Abbas-Mustan’s action-thriller ‘Race 2′ is set to release in more than 50 countries, including Morocco and Vietnam.
“We have planned a massive international release for ‘Race 2′. The film will be released in more than 50 countries. After many years, a Hindi movie will see a simultaneous release in Morocco in four to five screens, including theatres in Casablanca and Marrakech,” said Amrita Pandey, executive director, Syndication, International Distribution and Disney Media Distribution, Studios, Disney UTV.
“Newer territories like Myanmar, East Timor, Maldives and Vietnam (with as many as seven screens) are also in our release plan. There is very high anticipation and for this sequel from the ‘Race’ franchise, and we are excited!” Pandey added in a statement.
Co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and TIPS Industries, Race 2 is the sequel to 2008 film Race. The film features Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ameesha Patel in prominent roles.

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Jab Tak Hai Jaan Total Worldwide Collections

Yash Chopra’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan is nearing the end of it’s theatrical run in India. The film starring Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma has fared well in the domestic markets, while the overseas business has been record-breaking.

Below, we have the box office collections of the film and verdict (official figures)

Total investment: Jab Tak Hai Jaan was made on a budget of Rs 60 crores, including print and marketing costs.

Jab Tak Hai Jaan Total collections

• India collections – 122 crores
• Overseas collections – 77 crores
• Worldwide Collections (India net + Overseas gross): 199 – 200 crores

Various rights

• Music rights: 8 crores
• Home Video rights: 2 crores
• Satellite rights: 35-40 crores

Records

• Shahrukh Khan’s biggest grosser in India.
• JTHJ is the 3rd highest grosser in the overseas market after 3 Idiots and My Name Is Khan.
• Highest grosser during the Diwali weekend beating the previous record of Ra One.

Verdict – HIT in India, BLOCKBUSTER Overseas

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Race 2 Mp3 Songs Download - 2013

Here Are The MP3 Songs of Race 2. Right Click Anyone And Choose 'Save Link As..' To Download Free MP3 Songs of Race 2.

1: Party On My Mind (K.K, Shefali Alvaris, Yo Yo Honey Singh)
2: Be Intehaan (Atif Aslam, Sunidhi Chauhan)
3: Lat Lag Gayee (Benny Dayal, Shalmali Kholgade)
4: Party On My Mind Remix (DJ Jay Dhabi)
5: Be Intehaan Remix (DJ Suketu, Aks)
6: Allah Duhai Hai (Atif Aslam, Vishal Dadlani, Anushka, Ritu & Michie)

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Chennai Express Posters/First Look

Here Are The Posters and First Look of Chennai Express:

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Dabangg 2 Overseas: Super Hit

Dabangg 2 Is SUPER HIT Overseas

Dabangg 2 is a Super Hit Overseas with around $7 million in ten days. The film should finish at around $8.5 million. The figures from major markets are as follows.

United Kingdom - £740,000

North America - $2,275,000

UAE - $1,800,000

Australia - $550,000

Dabangg 2 is the third biggest hit of 2012 in Overseas after the blockbuster films Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Ek Tha Tiger which both crossed the $10 million mark

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Biggest Bollywood Flops – 2012

Even though 2012 was a year that didn’t really see any major flops, there were still a few films, both big as well as small, which had some notable names involved but still sunk without making much of a mark.

Players

‘Players’ was rejected, and how. Even though the film had suffered a poor weekend, there was still a faint hope of some revival at the least since the word of mouth wasn’t all that negative. However all such hopes were totally quashed as the weekdays hardly showed any improvement and saw a further slide in collections. Resultantly, the film pretty much folded shop after a terrible first week seeing merely 22 crore coming in. What further established the film’s poor run was the fact that the collections were a few lakhs lesser than Abhishek Bachchan’s last release ‘Dum Maaro Dum’.

Tezz

Writing was clear on the wall for ‘Tezz’ when it collected merely 11 crores in the opening weekend. If the he word of mouth was bad, Priyadarshan’s confession about the film being a sub-standard product didn’t help the cause either. The director claimed that he didn’t have any control over the film though the producer (Ratan Jain) felt that he did all that he could to safeguard this much delayed product. Ajay Devgn suffered yet another biggie debacle with Priyadarshan after ‘Aakrosh’, a pity because none of the two films were really bad if one looks at them as core commercial entertainers.

Teri Meri Kahaani

‘Teri Meri Kahaani’ turned out to be a huge flop, hence resulting in a step back for Shahid Kapoor who was really in look out for a long pending clean hit. After a poor start, this Kunal Kohli directed film could never recover. Audience feedback didn’t help the cause either as a result of which the film’s first week read a mere 23 crores. This was quite low for the film which came with the potential of crossing at least 50 crores at the box office. This also meant that Shahid now had a film of his collecting less than the likes of not just ‘Kaminey’ and ‘Mausam’ but even ‘Badmaash Company’.

Rush

‘Rush’ took the poorest opening for an Emraan Hashmi film ever since he was hearlded with the superstar status. This much delayed film saw a sparse release for itself, didn’t quite get too many good shows for itself and was further marred by the fact that the end product was hardly impressive. The film folded up under the 4 crore mark which is less than half of what Emraan’s films earn on their opening day now! Ultimately ‘Rush’ went down as an affair that would be remembered more as a goodwill gesture by Emraan to have completed it than anything else.

Ekk Deewana Tha

‘Ekk Deewana Tha’ failed to take any substantial start at the box office. However an opening in the range of 10% was much lower than even the least occupancy one would have imagined for the film. Yes, the film didn’t have much going in its favour, whether it is the pull of the actors in the film, an overall promotional strategy or the lack of any buzz/hype before the release. Still, the disastrous opening must have been heart stopping for all involved. With barely 4 crores coming in, this was a second disappointment for director Gautham Menon in the world of Hindi films after ‘Rehnna Hai Terre Dil Main’.

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