Category - Bollywood

Bombay Velvet Screen Count, Runtime, Budget

We answer a few ‘Bombay Velvet’ related questions: Q. What is the screen count of Bombay Velvet? A. Bombay Velvet is releasing on approximately 2600-2700 screens across India. The film will have a limited single-screen release. Even at multiplexes, the number of shows is much lower than what mega-budget films usually get. Q. How much does the film need to collect to be a profitable venture and what is the budget of ‘Bombay Velvet’? A. From its theatrical business (overseas and India), Bombay Velvet has to collect around Rs 150 crore just to recover costs. Assuming that it does fairly well overseas, the film would have to collect around 125-130 crore in India. Cost of production is Rs 90 crore, the makers have spent around 20 crore on marketing. Total costs – 110 crore approx.

Shivaay First Look Poster featuring Ajay Devgn

Ajay Devgn had promised to surprise his fans with a teaser poster of his ambitious directorial venture ‘Shivaay’. Even though the film releases in theatres during the Republic Day weekend in 2017, i.e nearly 18 months from now, Ajay has released the poster of his film. The poster also highlights the fact that the film will only go on floors during winter this year.

Sonam Kapoor gets ready for Cannes 2015: Photos

Actress Sonam Kapoor, who has been a regular at the Cannes International Film Festival since 2011, is going all out to compete against the likes of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Katrina Kaif. The Global brand ambassador of L’Oreal Paris is ensuring all’s perfect before she heads to the French Riviera on May 15.

After Shamitabh, R Balki’s next project to start in August

Filmmaker R. Balki’s next film is set to go on floors in August, according to ace lensman P.C. Sreeram, who had teamed up with the former in his last directorial “Shamitabh”. “Balki’s next project will start from August 2015. Expect the unexpected very soon,” Sreeram posted on his Twitter page.

If court permits, Salman Khan to perform at AIBA 2015 in Dubai

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who is currently out on bail in the 2002 hit-and-run case, is expected to perform at the ‘Arab Indo Bollywood Awards 2015’ (AIBA 2015) in Dubai in the last week of May. The AIBA 2015 event has been organised by ‘Benchmark’ in association with ‘Al Bustan Group’. The glittering awards ceremony will be held at Dubai’s ‘Meydan Racecourse’ on May 29.

Salman Khan returns to Kashmir to shoot for ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’

After getting relief from the Bombay High Court in the 2002 hit-and-run case, Salman Khan returned back to Kashmir to complete the final schedule of his upcoming film ’Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ in Sonamarg. The director of the film, Kabir Khan, tweeted ”Salman Khan is back in Kashmir… last 5 days of shooting left for Bajrangi Bhaijaan.”

Celebrities react to Nepal’s second earthquake this year

After the destruction that was caused by the devastating earthquake on April 25th, an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale has struck Nepal again. Tremors have also been felt in North West India, including Delhi. Parineeti Chopra tweeted “Ok what the F just felt another earthquake in Mumbai again!!” Shahid Kapoor, who is currently shooting for ‘Udta Punjab’ in Amritsar, said ”Strong tremor here in Amritsar.”

Katrina Kaif denies wedding plans

Earlier this week, there were reports that Ranbir Kapoor had confirmed that he and his girlfriend Katrina Kaif will tie the knot in 2016. However, Katrina’s spokesperson has issued a statement clarifying that there’s no truth to rumours about her wedding plans.

10 National Award winners get together for Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam

What happens when 10 National Award Winners come together in one film? Ever since Drishyam was announced earlier this year, the buzz for the film has been building with heightened anticipation for the July release. Promising to have audiences at the edge of their seats, Drishyam will see Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran and Rajat Kapoor in what is touted to be 2015’s most riveting thriller.