PK swamps theatres, Ugly, Lingaa run for cover ...

Raj Kumar Hirani's PK released last Friday, has become a much bigger hit than expected. This leaves this week's two releases Anurag Kashyap's Ugly and the Hindi version of the Rajinikanth starrer Lingaa a little short of breath.

PK's collections are, to put mildly, awesome. On Tuesday it collected Rs. 18.85 crore rupees, bringing the total collection in India until Tuesday to Rs. 135.4 crore rupees. 

"See the attractive poster here"

 
Apparently, theatres across the country have refused to vacate ample shows for the two new releases.

A prominent exhibitor from Bihar argues, "Why should we give up PK when every show is going full? Even in the chilly winter nights we are getting full houses for PK in the night shows. Ugly may be a good film. But it doesn't look like the kind of film people want to see during the festive week of Christmas and New Year. As for Lingaa, it has already flopped in Tamil. We aren't releasing it in Hindi in Bihar."

A source closely associated with Ugly says, "We are struggling to get screens. But it's difficult. The year has been bad for the trade. The exhibitors won't let go shows of PK for a new film."

Arun Rangachari the co-producer of Ugly says, "No doubt PK is a very good film. We just hope Ugly will offer audiences a distinctive choice specially given the holidays. We've tried our best to showcase Ugly as a film that crosses formulistic frontiers while entertaining the audience."

Adds Rahul Bhat who plays the lead in Ugly, "Ugly is a different genre of a film. Its audience is niche. We know this only too well. We just need 5 percent of PK's audience."

Mumbai's prominent distributor and exhibitor Anil Thadani says, "If Ugly is a good film it will sustain itself at the box office, as it is an unusual film. As for Lingaa, its fate is in any case decided in Tamil and Telugu."

 

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Top 5 Jodis Of The Year 2014, Who Won Our Hearts

From Shah Rukh Khan - Deepika Padukone and Salman Khan-Jacqueline Fernandez's chemistry to Shahid Kapoor - Vishal Bharadwaj's camaraderie, the filmy jodis this year have taken our breath away. Here's a list of the top 5 jodis who won our hearts. –

Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Farah Khan (Happy New Year): Director choreographer Farah Khan's third venture with Shah Rukh Khan and second with Deepika Padukone brought her another superhit in her kitty. The trio first worked together in 'Om Shanti Om' that also happens to be Deepika's debut film.

SRK and Deepika worked again in Rohit Shetty's 'Chennai Express' and more than the action, the story, it was the chemistry of the lead pair that was appreciated in the movie.
'Happy New Year' was filled with comedy, dance and music, but this time too SRK Deepika's chemistry took our hearts away.

Salman Khan - Jacqueline Fernandez (Kick): Salman Khan's Eid release 'Kick' made over Rs 100 crores within four days of its release and catapulted Jacqueline Fernandez to instant success. Her chemistry with the 'Dabangg' Khan was much appreciated. And the Jodi was a hit among the masses.

Katrina Kaif - Hrithik Roshan (Bang Bang): Starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, the official Hindi remake for the Hollywood movie 'Knight and Day', 'Bang Bang', with high octane action sequences and foot tapping music was a wholesome potboiler. Song like 'Meherbaan' and 'Bang Bang' could only force one to draw comparisons between the pair of Tom Cruise and Cameron and Hrithik and Katrina, and mind you! Hrithik and Kat don't fall any shorter.

Deepika Padukone - Arjun Kapoor (Finding Fanny): Quite unusual by many terms, the jodi of Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor was indeed a surprise. Possibly because of a common best friend (wink! wink!), their camaraderie in the movie, out and about, was adorable.

Shraddha Kapoor - Sidharth Malhotra (Ek Villain): 'Ek Villain' was a revelation in more than one way. Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor's chemistry oozed out of every single frame and made us fall in love with Guru and Ayesha.

From Shah Rukh Khan - Deepika Padukone and Salman Khan-Jacqueline Fernandez's chemistry to Shahid Kapoor - Vishal Bharadwaj's camaraderie, the filmy jodis this year have taken our breath away. Here's a list of the top 10 jodis who won our hearts. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/top-10-jodis-of-2014-shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukone-salman-khan-jacqueline-fernandez/#sthash.Sbqyhw1r.dpuf

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Bold Mallika Sherawat in ‘Dirty Politics’

Watch the trailer of ‘Dirty Politics’ embroiled by Mallika Sherawat and Om Puri ....
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Mallika Sherawat plays Anokhi Devi in the trailer of the coming film Dirty Politics, starring Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah. The film is purported to be based on the life of Bhanwri Devi, even though director K C Bokadia has denied that to be the case. Dirty Politics tells the tale of Anokhi Devi who gets into a sleazy relationship with a powerful politico played by Om Puri. Not just that, she makes a CD of his sexual acts with her as a deterrent against threats. She’s an ambitious woman and wants to have her way. Supporting roles in 'Dirty Politics' are played by Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Atul Kulkarni, Ashutosh Rana, Rajpal Yadav, Sushant Singh, Govind Namdev, Charu Sharma and Naseeruddin Shah.

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Box Office Collection: 'Action Jackson' Dull; Can Aamir's 'PK' Surpass 200 Crore by this Year End?

Aamir Khan's "PK" has opened well at the Indian box office, with the film raking in more than ₹50 crore in two days. It is likely to end the opening weekend by minting around ₹90 crore in India.

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The film is expected to cross the ₹100-crore club by Monday (22 December) and beat "Kick," which achieved the feat in five days.
While the Aamir starrer will easily surpass ₹100 crore, the question will now be whether it enters the  ₹200-crore club. So far, six Bollywood films have entered the ₹200-crore club, including Aamir's "Dhoom 3." All eyes will be focused on "PK" to find out if it crosses the ₹200-crore mark in India box office collections.
Trade experts seem confident that the film will enter the ₹200-crore club, but it needs to be seen if the Aamir starrer will be able to breach the mark by this year end. If it does, "PK" will beat "Chennai Express," which achieved the feat in 15 days.
There are possibilities that the comedy drama film might even beat "Kick," "Krrish 3" and "Dhoom 3," which minted over ₹200 crore in 11, 10 and nine days respectively.
Action Jackson
Ajay Devgn starrer "Action Jackson" has failed to pick up in its second week and its performance has remained dull at the box office. The film minted ₹2.65 crore in four days (15-18 December) and its two-week collections amout to ₹55.25 crore, reported Koimoi.
"Action Jackson" carried big buzz prior to its release, but its performance has dipped after the first day as a result of average reviews. The Devgn starrer was doing poorly in multiplexes, though its performance in single screens was decent. With the release of Aamir Khan's "PK," "Action Jackson" is likely to witness further drop in collections and might end its business soon.

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Salman Khan bows out of last four episodes of Bigg Boss 8..

Fights, love stories, nasty break-ups and this time around, even pregnancy rumours have made it to the controversial show Bigg Boss season 8. Salman Khan who has been hosting it for the past couple of years won't be able to continue his anchoring stint after January 2015.

Though Salman Khan hasn't divulged any details about the episodes, the actor assured that he won't be a part of the show for the last four episodes. The reason behind this is his ongoing shoot schedule for the Kabir Khan directorial Bajrangi Bhaijaan. In fact, the superstar mentioned that he will be shooting for the film in Rajasthan and hence travelling would be an issue for the last four episodes of the season. He further added that choreographer turned director Farah Khan might fill in for him, after he resumes shooting for the film.

There have also been rumours about the show receiving an extension of a month, in a bid to maintain the current rise in TRPs. However, the actor did not mention any of those changes.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan also stars Kareena Kapoor along with Nawazuddin Siddiqui in a prominent role and it is slated to release on July 16, 2015.

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Bigger the stars, similar the roles, feels Bipasha....

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu who has been tagged as the horror queen of Bollywood feels she is not the only one to be typecast in a a particular genre.

Alone is slated to release on January 16, 2015.
Speaking to a leading daily, Bips said, "The biggest stars of this industry have been typecast. Every single actor, except Aamir Khan, keeps doing the same kind of films for years. They repeat genres for which they have been accepted."
The leggy lass has in the past acted in Creature 3D, Aatma, Raaz series, Darna Zaroori, Rakht and now will be seen in Alone, all of which are horror flicks.
Known for her sexy and old image, Bipasha Basu considers Alone as her boldest film ever.
Directed by Bhushan Patel, the film is a story of conjoined twins Anjana and Sanjana played by Bipasha Basu. The death of one sister leads to a series of chilling incidents.
The film is slated to release on January 16, 2015.

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Alia Bhatt signed for Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab..

Readers may recall that HMH had reported about Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab, for which he had signed Shahid Kapoor. Now, the news is that the director has signed up the firebrand actress Alia Bhatt as the leading lady of the film.

Confirming the story, Abhishek said was that the film will go on floors in February next year and that the film will be dealing with the subject of rampant drug abuse happening in Punjab. Besides this, he refused to divulge any details.

Besides Udta Punjab, Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt will also be seen together in Vikas Bahl's Shandaar.

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