Q.You say that KANK
has collected a net of 46 crore when it has collected 44 crore in the overseas.
Does that mean that it did really bad business in India?
A.No, it means it did
outstanding business overseas and good business in India.
Minesh, New Zealand
Q.The record USA
earner is Om Shanti Om not Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna! U can check it on
Boxofficemojo. Om Shanti Om is $3,597,372 in US Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna is
$3,275,444 in US.
A.The figures are
correct, numbers on our site are in rupees so you have to allow for currency
fluctuations. When calculated in Ind Rupees, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna is still
tops.
Pranay Sharma, India
Q.Hi, iam a big Ajay
Devgan fan, can Halla Bol pick up and be a hit?
A.It did pick up on
Saturday and Sunday to record around 55%+ collections but it needed to do much
better. It has tough task becoming a success let alone hit.
Raja Bakshi, India
Q.You said that
Rajendra Kumar had a record of 6 consecutive, but honestly, Dilip Kumar had 7
consecutive straight hits in the form of Naya Daur, Yahudi, Madhumati, Paigham,
Kohinoor, Mughal-E-Azam and Ganga Jamuna.
A.You are correct,
Dilip Kumar also had six consecutive hits with Madhumati, Yahudi, Paigham,
Kohinoor, Mughal E Azam and Ganga Jamuna. Naya Daur cannot be counted as
Musafir was released after Naya Daur and it was not a hit. Thanks for bringing
this to our notice.
Ramona Lall, Canada
Q.With TZP grossing
63 crore worldwide and its cost at 11 crore. Does this not make TZP one of
the biggest profit earners of 2007.
A.Profitwise, Taare
Zameen Par will be the second biggest with Chak De India first. This is when
all revenues are taken into account from theatrical to satellite to music. TZP
will make around 32 crore profit with CDI at 35 crore.
Mujahid Mir, Pakistan
Q.What is wordwide
gross of Om Shanti Om?
A.Around 170 crore
Sateesh Ramchandani,
Spain
Q.Hi, Does not the
name Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi seem like passe. Would it not be better for Adi Chopra
to make a more contempary film?
A.Its all about
content, lets see what happens, if content is good then it will be a big winner
irrespective of name.
Shashi Dubey, India
Q. Can you tell me
what will be the diwali releases of 2008
A.Nothing is
confirmed yet as it is too early but Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Kambhakkt Ishq and
Aamir's next directed by A R Murgodass are trying to come on the coveted date.
Kirti Samik, UAE
Q.How much are the
protests by the right wing groups making a dent into the the collections of
Jodhaa Akbar?
A.Obviously it is
hurting collections but most of the protests are in areas that Jodhaa Akbar was
always likely to struggle anyway because of its pace. If we look at places like
Indore, Bhopal and Patna the opening was about 50% lower than the national
average of 75%. The film is stronger in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengal and South and so
far these areas have been more or less trouble free. If the problems occur in
these areas then the damage will be bigger. Moreover the bigger problem was the
multiplex revenue sharing problem as the film is going to get most of its
revenue from plexes.
Naresh Gupta, UK
Q.How well with
Jodhaa Akbar sustain from Monday and will it be a hit?
A.The early morning
shows this morning have gone at 50% capacity in the big cities which means
Monday business will be about 60% as later shows normally have better
occupancy. As for hit its hard to say, if it remains at 55-60% in the weekdays
and then shows the 15-20% rise for the weekend it will mean hit or better, if
it drops further and ends Thursday with 40% means anything from coverage to
Above Average. But it seems small centres will not sustain.
Akhil Himani, India
Q.Which film is the
biggest interior hit of recent times and last year?
A.This decade it is
Gadar, in the multiplex era (from 2004) it is Vivah and last year it was
Welcome.
C. Dewan, India
Q.How much business
will Jodhaa Akbar lose because of no release in Rajasthan
A.Business would have
been about 2.50 crore nett in Rajasthan so that means UTV have lost a share of
1.40 crore approx
Raj Kaushal, USA
Q.Who is the biggest
star in overseas market?
A.Overseas has three
major markets. UK and Middle East have similar tastes while North America is
different. In UK and Middle East the ranking is 1.Shahrukh Khan, 2.Akshay
Kumar, 3.Salman Khan while in USA it is 1.Shahrukh Khan 2. Aamir
Khan 3. Hrithik Roshan. Overall it is 1.Shahrukh Khan, 2.Akshay Kumar 3.
Salman Khan/Aamir Khan (too close to call).
Rashid Butt, UK
Q.How much do you
think Tashan can make in first week?
A.Definitely over 40
crore and maybe close to 45 crore but the film will have to have merits as well
as the hype.
Pradeep Vaman, UK
Q. Who is the biggest
Director in India?
A. Commercially its
is Anees Bazmee today but Rakesh Roshan is still the best story teller who
knows the pulse of the Indian audience universally.
Lokesh Salvi, India
Q. Everybody is
putting Akshay Kumar up there with Shahrukh Khan now after Singh Is Kinng but
the business of Singh Is Kinng was 10 crore lower than Om Shanti Om and it came
a year later. So why the big fuss?
A. The reason for
this is because the industry believes that Akshay Kumar has made huge inroads
in the overseas markets. A film like Singh Is Kinng was expected to do 20-25
crore in Overseas but the 35 crore business surpassed all expectations as
comedies do not have a big market overseas. The extra business is being
credited to Akshay Kumar's spiralling popularity Overseas.The Indian market is
pretty close between the top stars but Overseas makes Shahrukh Khan untouchable
but after Singh Is Kinng many believe Akshay is getting close to Shahrukh
Overseas so you have the actors being pitted against each other.
Narendra Verma, India
Q. What
is the budget of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini?
A. Rab Ne Bana Di
Jodi has a budget of 20 crore but this does not include the fee of Shahrukh
Khan which may in the form of a share of some territorial rights or a one off
fee. There is some deal between Yashraj and Shahrukh Khan but exact details are
not known. The cost of SRK in the film could be anywhere between 10-20 crore.
Ghajini has a budget of 45 crore.
M. Gupta,
USA
Q. Which film will
have a 1000 cinema release Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Ghajini or Chandni Chowk To
China?
A. Rab Ne Bana Di
Jodi has already been released an around 950 cinemas. Ghajini will definitely
be over 1000 cinemas and Chandni Chowk To China will probably be even bigger
than Ghajini in terms of release.
Satish Patil, USA
Q. Do you think
Ghajini and Chandni Chowk to China may also go the Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi way and
start slow in the mornings in some areas.
A. No these films are
aimed for universal audience while Rab Ne Bana Di jodi is for families and
families prefer later shows. Ghajini and Chandni Chowk To China should start
huge from first show as both are action films for the masses. The only way the
start could be lower is if the release is well over the top in terms of shows
and cinemas.
Q. What
will the profits for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi?
A. The film will make
huge money. The costs of the film are 40 crore including release costs and the
minimum returns are 30 crore in India, 20 crore Overseas, 20 crore satellite
and around 10 crore+ from other revenue sources. So thats around 80 crore
revenue on 40 crore costs and the revenue figures are minimum and will
probably end up being higher.
