My Name Is Khan has kicked up a new frenzy in the UK where he is no less than a king among film goers, upon the release of the film there. In Australia the February 11 preview collections for the film were ranked at #11. In the Gulf countries the movie fared 50 per cent better opening collections than other competing releases. Middle East countries have an established fan base for King Khan. In Egypt, Syria, Oman and Lebanon, where also the film was released, the response was phenomenal.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
My Name Is Khan sets new US box-office record
Photo: Berlinale/Cinema for Peace. The photo shows Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol waving to fans during the Berlin International Films Festivals. The tickets for My Name Is Khan were sold out in five seconds flat in Berlin and each ticket was auctioned of at the rate of Euro 1000 or more on e-Bay.
My Name is Khan (MNIK), starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, overshot film industry trade analysts’ expectations in North America by becoming the biggest grossing Bollywood film ever in terms of the first week collections. The film, opened on February 12, has in its first weekend made US$1.94 million in three days surpassing a record set in 2007 by Om Shanti Om, another film with SRK as the lead actor. Fox Star Studios, the overseas distributor of MNIK, released it in 121 theatres in USA and Canada. Also MNIK earned $2,275,000 in four days crossing the $2 million mark faster than any other Indian movie in North America, beating the record of the Aamir Khan-starrer Three Idiots that grossed $2,149,227 over five days.
“We had sold-out shows during the weekend in a lot of theatres. There has been a buzz about MNIK - it has scored reviews in LA Times and CBS News which is unprecedented for an Indian movie,” said a rep of Reliance’s Big Cinemas which operates 181 screens in the US.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
My Name Is Khan bags Rs 25 crores on opening day
At the Berlin International Film Festival: (L-R) Actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Kajol and director Karan Johar attend the 'My Name Is Khan' Photocall during day two of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 12, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.
IANS reported from New Delhi on Feb 14 that the 'My Name Is Khan', Bollywood's favourite onscreen couple Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol's first film together after eight years, has raked in around Rs.250 million (about US$5.3 million) across the globe on the opening day. Vijay Singh, CEO of Fox Star Studios India that distributes the film in India, said, “We are delighted with the performance and audience reactions across demographics. More so, because this is only phase one of the film release… In addition to the release across 45 countries, MNIK will be rolled out in a phased manner across 25 non-traditional markets from April onwards.”
In New Zealand the opening day collection for the film was about $9727. In the Middle East the movie is already 50 per cent higher than any other previous film in Bollywood with the earning estimated at $300,000. For paid previews ‘My Name Is Khan’ earned about $193,000 from 89 sites in Britain which is the highest for a single-day preview there. In Australia, on Thursday, paid previews collected around $34,000, ranking number 11.
Fox, the distributor, says the film will be released in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Oman and Lebanon in the coming week.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
SRK and Kajol in My Name Is Khan
My Name Is Khan, starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles and directed by Karan Johar, is opening in Mumbai this Friday. Produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan, the film is being distributed by Hollywood’s Fox Searchlight Pictures that purchased the distribution rights in India and worldwide for Rs 100 crores. With reports of rampage by Shiv Sena against the 63 theatres in Mumbai where the films are being released, the stakes are very high for both SRK and Karan Johar who are liable for the distribution as, generally Mumbai accounts for about 40 per cent of the collection.
The film is noted for the coming together of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in the lead roles after many years. Tanay Chheda, who portrays Shah Rukh Khan's character as a child, is internationally recognizable as he portrayed the "middle Jamal" in Slumdog Millionaire that won eight Oscars last year. Also, American actor Christopher B. Duncan, who portrays President Barack Obama, is known for his interpretation of Obama on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The film was shot in India and the United States.
Before the current trouble in Maharashtra, SRK already had some trouble in connection with the film on 14 August 2009 as he arrived in USA to promote My Name Is Khan and to participate in other events around the country including Indian Independence Day, at Newark Airport in New Jersey, he was pulled aside by Immigration Officers after his name popped up on their computers. He was questioned for over an hour -- Khan claims it was at least two hours -- about the purpose of his visit, and he was later released.
The present trouble relates to Shah Rukh Khan’s on his criticism of the fact that players of the Pakistani Cricket Team were not bought by the clubs that took part in the 2010 Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions of cricketers. On this, he was condemned by Shiv Sena, following which there have been protests and demonstrations against him and the party demanded that cinemas in India should refuse to screen My Name Is Khan. Shiv Sena also demanded that Khan (who owns the Cricket team ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’) apologise for his comments, but he said, "I have no idea what I am supposed to apologise for…” On Tuesday January 10, 2010 when theatres opened for advanced bookings there were attacks by alleged Shiv Sena cadres on theatres and booking centers in Mumbai.
My Name Is Khan tickets sold out in 5 seconds in Berlinale
It was smoothening to read the IANS news reported by Meenakshi Shedde, the India Consultant to the Berlin Film Festival, reporting from Berlin on February 12 that the online tickets of Shah Rukh Khan's movie My Name is Khan were sold out in five seconds in Berlin, Germany. She also reported that the film's tickets were being auctioned on e-Bay for 1,000 Euros (approximately Rs.60,000) each.
Shedde quotes Jenny Watkinson, who is assigned the 'Shah Rukh Khan Department' in the International Relations office of Dieter Kosslick, Berlin Film Festival director, as saying, “I've never seen anything like it. This year it's expected to be even bigger than in 2008 (during Om Shanti Om). The online tickets for ' My Name is Khan ' were sold out in five seconds.”
SRK’s film premieres in Berlin on Friday with a red carpet at the famous Berlinale Palast theatre on Potsdamer Platz. Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Karan Johar are in Berlin for the premiere of the film. This year India has a record number of nine feature films at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Berlinale, during the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Film Festival.
This report comes while there have been reports of widespread vandalism directed against theatres in Mumbai that are to screen My Name is Khan by Shiv Sena following Shah Rukh Khan’s opinion that Pakistani players should also participate in the Indian Premier League’s Twenty20 cricket matches, in spite of the presence of as much as five companies of the Maharashtra State Reserve Police Force deployed for security. The 63 cinema halls in Mumbai where the film is being released this Friday are threatened, though over 1000 protesters have been arrested as reported by the media.
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi - Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma
The Bollywood movie, “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” was released on 12 December 13, 2008. It is the story of an odd couple played by Shah Rukh Khan and the newcomer Anushka Sharma.
Surinder Sahni (Shah Rukh Khan) is a simple, honest man working in a company named Punjab Power. Taani (Anushka Sharma) is just his opposite, flamboyant, fun-loving, vivacious and young. She wants to marry a guy whom she loves. Unforeseen circumstances unite Surinder and Taani in matrimonial knot. They lead a dull, routine life as they had a huge difference of age and there was no romance between them.
Then Taani wants to take part in a reality dance show, "Dancing Jodi," but she feels that her husband is old and if she dances with him, she will lose the competition and become the laughing stock of her friends who are taking part in the show. Sahni understands his wife's problem. With the help of a friend and he takes on the role of a person named Raj who is quick-witted, outspoken, smart, dashing and fun-loving and becomes Taani's partner in the competition. Taani does not recognize that Raj is the same man who married her. She feels that Raj is the type of person for her. They fall in love and plan to elope on the eve of the dance competition. But before the competition, Tanni understands the truth and Raj tells her who he is.
The newcomer Anushka Sharma is a 19 year old Bangalore based model. The main cast of the film includes Vinay Pathak, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal, (and Kajol, Rani Mukerjee, Preity Zinta and Priyanka Chopra, all in special appearances). Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is written and directed by Aditya Chopra and co-produced by him with Yash Chopra. Music is by Salim-Sulaiman and the lyrics by Jaideep Sahni.
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