Box Office India Records

Q. Will Ranbir Kapoor have to commercial masala film to really fulfill his potential as a big star as he is the best out of the young ones but his numbers are more or less tha same as others.

A. Masala films don't mean anything, some can be good and some can be bad and the results at the box office will be as per the film. A poor masala film is not going to do big numbers which is the same for a film about any genre. Its about making good films with story telling which the audience understands. You don't have to do a masala film to put up a big grosser, it can be a drama, love story or action but it has to have good content which is relatable to the audience. Also every artiste has to make choices as to what they think is good and hope the audience thinks the same, you can't prempt as that way you may do something you don't believe in and that will show in performance.

R. Mallik

Q. You have said that the cash crunch is not the reason for the huge disaster of Rock On 2 but although the the first Rock On may not be much at the box office it was a respected film and would that not have been an advantage?

A. Respected by who? Cinema audience in India did not take to it, ditto cinema audience for Overseas, the television audience rejected it outright. So when none of the audience is respecting it, there is no respect. You are probably coming from what is written in media but that may be 500 or 1000 people, lets say there are even 100,000 but when the public has spelled it out these vagye opinions mean nothing. Respect only comes from the audience and Rock On!! (2008) did not get it so results were inevitable for Rock On 2 though on a normal release it could have done 15 crore nett instead of 10 crore nett but that would still be a disaster.

N. Ramana

Q. Can Robot 2 smash all records box office records in hindi also due to the presence of Akshay Kumar?

A. Robot 2 is a Rajnikant film, not an Akshay Kumar film, he is the villain a bit like what Sanjay Dutt was in Agneepath and Vivek Oberoi was in Krrish 3. Even in the Hindi belt the audience will see it as an Rajnikant film as you can't change the theatrical trailer and present it as Akshay Kumar film who is villain. The plus will be that Robot was a huge hit on television so recall value is there and the key will be how grand is the scale of film. These things could make the opening like a big Hindi release in the hindi markets despite it being dubbed. At an all India level it can be anything with a star like Rajnikant there as South records will be shattered.

Anil Gharde

Q. Who would you say is the biggest star out of John Abraham, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor

A. Out of the three it would be Shahid Kapoor though bad choices like Haider, Shaandar and Udta Punjab has meant potential has not been fulfilled and younger stars have raced past with better films. There is still a chance for some redemption with Padmavati because if the film is like the original story then the story is such that the audience can only be with one of the heroes and if it is Shahid Kapoor they relate with more and the film is a hit it would be a huge shot in the arm. Of course if it goes the way of Ranveer Singh then that will be it as far as becoming a real star goes.

K.Saluja