The live ‘QnA’ session begins at 4PM today, post your questions in the comments section below:
Q. How was 2.0 posters and 3D teaser? Can it open huge like 20+ crore in Hindi?
A. The response is mixed because the teaser was shown in 3D and many in the audience did not have 3D glasses, even those watching the event live on Youtube were disappointed. As for the opening, it’s the biggest and most expensive film of 2017. Diwali falls on Thursday next year and the big holiday is on Friday. Perfect time to release the film. The combined collections from all versions could well be nearly two times more than the highest single-day of all time. Even a 70-75 crore total on the first day is a possibility, because ticket prices will be insanely high and the hype will be bigger than ‘Kabali’. Unlike ‘Kabali’, ‘2.0’ has Akshay Kumar to add star value in the North Indian markets. If ‘Golmaal 4’ opts for a different date, then records across the country will be decimated by a distance.
Films in the last few years haven’t really taken advantage of the Diwali period in the last few years, next year will be huge if films like ‘Robot 2.0’ and ‘Golmaal 4’ release. It’s these kind of films that the audience want to watch during Diwali.
Q. Who has the best line up of films for 2017?
A. Almost all actors have a good and varied line-up. Salman Khan obviously has two of the biggest films of 2017 in Tubelight and Tiger Zinda Hai, he takes the Top 2 festive weekends too. He should dominate and maintain his lead in the industry, as his films will appeal to every section of the audience.
Our next pick is Akshay Kumar. Huge line up. Jolly LLB 2, Toilet Ek Prem Katha, Crack and Robot 2.0.
Shah Rukh Khan has one massy film (Raees) and the other (Imtiaz Ali directorial) which should hold wider appeal. But Shah Rukh doesn’t have good release dates. Among the younger actors, Varun Dhawan and Arjun Kapoor have good films. Varun has Badrinath Ki Dulhania and Judwaa 2, both potential 100 crore grossers. Arjun has Half Girlfriend (Chetan Bhagat – Mohit Suri) and Mukarakan (Anees Bazmee).
Ajay has two big films too, Baadshaho and Golmaal 4. Rest of the actors have one film each, which cannot really be called a ‘line-up’. Our pick in order of preference (from a box office point of view) – Salman, Akshay, Shah Rukh, Varun, Ajay, Arjun.
Q. Which kind of movies Hrithik should do to get the old form. we know he is extremely talented but when he try to experiment his movie fails or under performs like Lakshya, Guzarish and Mohenjo Daro.
A. Experiments can go wrong, but films like Lakshya and Guzaarish will never be big earners at the box office. Lakshya opened at 100% at the box office, which in itself was a major achievement, but it didn’t sustain. It has found cult status now, as many find the film to be very inspiring. So it all comes down to the choice of films and knowing the vision of the director, because a film like ‘Mohenjo Daro’ was probably signed because of the director and the end result was very poor when it comes to scale and setting. The perception that he is no longer in form is normal when a film has just failed at the box office. If ‘Kaabil’ does well, all will be well again.
Q. What about Hrithik – Kabir Khan project which was announced on Nov 2015 to be produced by Sajid N ? Is it happening after Tubelight or Hrithik has opted out of it ?
A. We haven’t heard about this in a long time now. Doesn’t seem to be happening.
Q. Any chance of Raees vs Kaabil to be averted now? Or is it a deadlock now?
A. The clash is on. Both films are coming on 26th January.
Q. Rank these actors as star power SRK, AAMIR And Salman?
A. Salman, SRK, Aamir. In terms of initial pull, irrespective of content. Domestic box office.
Q. What is the word-of-mouth for Dear Zindagi?
A. It’s positive at major cities, average elsewhere. Although it’s certainly not overwhelmingly positive anywhere.
Q. What can be the combined total of Raees and Kaabil in the best case? Can Airlift’s record be challenged if both of turn out to be very good films?
A. For one film to collect more than ‘Airlift’, the other film has to be rejected. Or one film has to be extraordinary and the other has to be average. If both films get equal response, it’ll be difficult for either to beat ‘Airlift’. It’s not that big a weekend. ‘Kaabil’ has costs in its favour, so the break-even point is at 85-90 crore. ‘Raees’ due to the delay, has higher costs, it needs to collect more and expectations are always higher from someone like SRK too.
Q. Your take on Ashutosh Gowariker as a director? Is he that bad director to deliver 3 disaster in a row?
A. We would put him in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s league. Good director when in form, but chances of going wrong and delivering a disaster is high too. All the profits that they make in 2-3 films, can be lost with one debacle. But to Bhansali’s credit, he’s been able to give scale to his vision. Ashutosh has failed in that department.
Q. SRK’s ranking in worldwide popularity in actors of whole world?
A. SRK is by far the most widely recognised Indian actor in the world.
Q. What is your take on Alia Bhatt being considered “Too good too soon”?
A. To her credit, she is one of the few female actors in the industry who can actually act. She was tremendous in roles that require acting histrionics (Highway, Udta Punjab) and can do the usual glam-roles too. We do not have too many female stars in the industry, so when someone like an Alia comes and does the kind of films she’s been doing, she’ll obviously walk away with a lot of praise and accolades.
Q. Do you think there is any chance of dear zindagi to collect more than 100cr as it has collected 20cr in 2days and audiences has given thumbs up to this movie….It has also 2 weeks to earn….
A. Highly unlikely, but it can surprise if it holds well Monday onwards. There is ‘Kahaani 2’ this week and if that film is anywhere close to as good as the first film, it won’t be easy for Dear Zindagi to collect 2nd week onwards.
Q. First ADHM, then 2.0 and now Meri Pyari Bindu. Why are everyone being so harsh towards Ajay Devgn?
A. No one wants to unnecessarily announce a film on a day which is already occupied by another film. But there are only 52 weeks in a year and most weeks have already been taken. Recently, a big name in the industry came to us asking for a good release date for his film in May – June period next year, but that period is packed. So even if actors have a film ready for release 8-9 months from now, they do not have good dates, which makes clashes inevitable. Meri Pyaari Bindu is a small film, it won’t affect Ajay’s Baadshaho.
Q. World has only seen 10% from SRK; he is much more talented. In future Bollywood will try & extract remaining portion from him. Personally, I also do feel so – what is Indicine opinion about SRK?
A. 10% etc are vague figures for someone who has been in the industry for 25 years. But SRK has wasted his talent in the last few years by doing films that fall in the category of ‘silly’. As an actor he has much more to offer, even in a film like ‘Dear Zindagi’ he was fabulous. ‘Raees’, depending on Excel (it’s a banner that cannot be trusted to do mass films) and Dholakia, could be a film where his performance will carry the film. Apart from that, the Aanand L Rai film will give him a lot of scope to perform.
Q. What are your predictions for Deepika’s Hollywood debut? How much do you think it could make in India?
A. Her presence will add value to the film, but we cannot make predictions for Hollywood films. It’s very unpredictable. If it opens above the 6-7 crore mark, then the credit could probably be given to Deepika. It has helped the film be in news for sure.
Q. Do you think the makers of Raabta chosen the right date?
A. Not the best of dates – Feb 10 was a better date as it’s a romantic film as the Valentine’s Day on Tuesday would have helped the film. Now it’s coming during Ramzan period, a week after Toilet and two weeks before Tubelight. It’ll have to be a good film to make the audience spend 3 times in the same month, else they would save up for Tubelight.
Q. Rank them on d basis of d better directing capability among these – Kabir Khan, SLB, Anand L Rai, Imitiaz Ali, Neeraj Pandey.Give ur reasons too.
A. Kabir Khan and Anand L Rai are the Top 2, because they do universally appealing family films. Followed by Neeraj Pandey and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Imtiaz Ali’s best work was Socha Na Tha (his debut) and Jab We Met, after that it’s been downhill. Tamasha and Rockstar were acclaimed film, but only a small section of the audience watched it.
Q. With only 7 successes this year out of so many releases… what is going wrong with Bollywood ?
A. It’s been a tough year because there seems to be a big disconnect between what the audience wants to watch and what our filmmakers are giving them. Sultan apart, there hasn’t been a film that appeals to the audience that comes out for films like ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’. The second film that has found audience at smaller centres was ‘The Jungle Book’, which did nearly 190 crore. When Tamil and Telugu film industries are doing films like ‘2.0’ and ‘Baahubali’, we are busy with 5-city urban films.
Q. How is the buzz & hype for Raees currently?
A. Nothing on the ground right now. It’ll start only after the trailer is released. Social media and fans aside, most people (general audience) don’t even remember the film now, it’s been a long time since the teaser came out.
Q. Do you think Kaabil will get enough screens as compare to Raees?
A. Yes, Rakesh Roshan will ensure the film gets a good release.
Q. If you had the power to release THE RING to release whenever you want to, which best possible date will you select, along with reason?
A. All major dates in 2016 are gone, so it’ll be about taking someone on and risking another clash.. or pushing the film to 2017. Independence Day release is a possibility, because the audience for Neeraj Pandey films is restricted to big cities. Diwali is no longer an option. Normal weekend may not give SRK a big 200 plus grosser, so they’ll have to work something out because the costs will be on the higher side
Q. You havent updated your L.B.O for kaabil and Raees. Why ? Please update that.
A. We’ll update it soon. Predictions for the first 6 months of 2017 will be added.
Q. How much Demonetisation affected the collections and verdict of the recent released movies?
A. Rock On 2 was the most affected film, but it wouldn’t have made much difference because there was no interest to watch the film. If there was interest, there were many ways to watch the film.. since the audience was urban, almost all of them have credit / debit cards. Force 2 was affected at smaller centres, impact was probably around 20% on Day 1 and 10-15% overall.
Q. You said Force 1 was a flop and they made a sequel Force 2.. now you are saying Force 2 is a flop but they are having a success bash and John has said he will be making Force 3 soon.. What’s going on?
A. Force 1 and Force 2 have both gone the same way at the box office. The trend in the first weekend was better for Force 2, but both films were poor during the weekdays. These success parties are meaningless. Deepika Padukone celebrated the success of ‘Tamasha’, but two weeks later she was talking about the film’s failure in an interview (Read). Force 2 has probably recovered costs for the producers from various rights and rebates, but if the net collections (half of which the distributors get) are not even close to the budget of a film, it’s a theatrical failure.
Q. The overseas figures of ADHM and Shivaay show that Shivaay was a total washout. Did Shivaay really ad a chance in Overseas or i was just over hyped?
A. We’ll let the numbers do the talking – ADHM has crossed the 85 crore mark overseas, 2nd highest overseas grosser this year after Sultan. Shivaay has wrapped under 10 crore.
Q. What can be the possible reason behind releasing Raees trailer on 7th December and not along with Dear Zindagi ?
A. They probably wanted the focus to be on ‘Dear Zindagi’ before moving on to ‘Raees’. We had revealed in QnA session two weeks ago that the trailer would be out with Befikre. Releasing with Dangal would be too late. The decision is good. 6-7 weeks before release is a good time to release trailer of a film like ‘Raees’.
Q. With Dear Zindagi performing very well and having a great performance by Alia, who do you think can be termed as the best actress of the year : Anushka Sharma (ADHM), Alia Bhatt (DZ, Udta Punjab), Tapsee Pannu (Pink), Sonam Kapoor (Neerja) or any other actress ?
A. Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab is the top contender to win awards this year, we think.
Q. Varun Dhawan’s films are mostly mass oriented. What kind of multiplex following does he have?
A. He’s had a good mix of releases, both mass friendly and movies that worked with the urban multiplex audience. Student Of The Year, Humpty Sharma Kil Dulhania, Badlapur worked mainly in big cities, ABCD 2 and Main Tera Hero clicked with the masses. He does have a good following amongst city audience, the kids love him too. But long way to go as far as the masses and family audience are concerned. Like someone in the trade said, for an actor to be the next Salman or Shah Rukh Khan.. the younger stars need to do films for the family audience and also action-oriented entertainers.
On that note, we end today’s QnA session. Do join us again next week. Thank you.
When will movie release in pakistan .. im from pakistan and a big indicine and bollywood/srk fan . Cenima owner are dying of losses and no commercial upcoming paki film any news on this issue when will bollywood movies will release in pakistan ?
@indicine thanx for answering my question… Hope Bollywood understands this and comes out with more universally appealing movies
@indicine plz do not create an opinion as if srk is second to Salman as far as initial pull is concerned release a Dhoom 4with srk in lead with dabang and u will come to know who is still the biggest puller
In every Q&A session Indicine try their level best to save Srk….Every time Indicine answer only Srk related questions, even today they did the same…..that’s why everyone calls him Media Made Star…..
On the other hand in Salman’s bad phase no one support him, and media always against him, even now they try to find some reason to criticize him, but they fail all the time because his fans and even general audience are with him, and top of that GOD is with him……
I remember one line from Salman’s song “Bang Bang” (from movie Hello) which suits here very well:
“Mujhko To Mili Hai Dua Hi Dua, Mera Koi Na Kuch Kar Paayega”
Srk never Did action entertainers.. he became superstar by romantic/negative/comic kinda roles .
According to me good comic timing is most important to become big star and ranbir/ranveer have this quality and they are going well So does varun …
When Akshay announced 2.0 it got huge buzz everywhere, when his pics leaked , they became viral everywhere so Whtvr the buzz 2.0 got before poster is all because of akshay Kumar and according to some idiots it’s not akki movie . lol
Its not only Ajay who is facing clash .
Hrithik will be facing 3rd consecutive clash this year…so when big stars like hrithik srk Akshay are facing clash than it should be normal to see Ajay facing clash .
As ek tha tiger was one of the most anticipated movie of all time at the time of its release, do you think tiger zinda hai could generate such type of hype at its time of release
As ek the tiger was the most anticipated movie of all time at the time of its release, do you thing tiger zinda hai would generate same kind of hype after the launch of its trailer
@indicine, why are u ranking directors on the basis of family audience??? Every movie has different target audience, u should rank directors as per their skills not on the basis of what’s the directors of target audience.
How can you say Varun and Srk have better line up than Ajay when already you just stated your quote
1. Mpbindu will not affect Ajay movie.
2. 2.0 and g4 are the big movies audiences wants.
Meaning you have already answered the questions.
I think only both Varun movie will gross around 80 CR’s at best.
Badshao too but has a big chance for 100c while g4 minimum should be 115.
Indicine do ban questions being related to people asking how come Akshay is a superstar? That is an insult for someone entertaining us for 2.5 decades and still has 6 100 cr to his name. Yes Box office India already answered a question relating to if 2.0 is Akshay movie and they were so plain and spot on that no its Rajnikant movie relating Sanjay duty Vivek and Arun in Agneepath k3 and r1 but damn ofcourse his fans would storm theaters some may come because of Akki like how they are doing for Shah rukh Zindagi.. They are certain stars that their career has proven almost everything and therefore doubting their superstardom is childish.
Salman
Aamir
Shah Rukh
Ajay
Akshay
Are confirmed superstars .
Hrithik to be candid has been over hyped though he is a fabulous actor but still He should be included after these big 5 entertaining us for decades. Hrithik does very few movies so for me he has a lot to prove and don’t forget ladies and gentlemen that at Hrithik age Shah Rukh Akshay and Ajay experimented 3.5 times more versatile roles than Hrithik in that the 3 have numerous National Filmfare, Cinema hall of games accolades between them. Salman was off for some period esp when Srk akki ajay were doing tones of movies. My respect goes still more towards Akki-Ajay despites ups and downs their clean hits are just fewer than Salman Srk as both have 12 100 cr between them (most likely Shivaay must have crossed 100cr today). Akki has done over 100 movies that alone speaks a lot about how far Akki has gone. Ajay purposely indulged himself in parallel cinema , which people like Hrirhik had tried but failed while Srk fans now want Srk to be involved more in critically acclaimed movies. My round up of these great actors no specific order
1. Salman khan Charisma supersedes his Acting but if that’s what you call lucky than be it that let other charisma work at box office if its that easy!
2. Aamir khan. Seasonal Magician!
3. SRK a Worldwide brand
4. Akshay Kumar Popular Commercial Risk taking Superstar!! The Khiladi!
5. Ajay Devgn talented Risk taking Critically Acclaimed Superstar! Versatile Dilwale
6. Hrithik media created Superstar but has justified it 65%.
Varun young going Salman way
Ranbir going Srk way
Tiger/Ranveer going Akshay way
Arjun going Ajay way
Sushant going Aamir way
Sid going Saif way chocolate boy ,good looking but Acting needs improvement and multicasts fits him more.
My honest take
what if salman would have been star of dear zindagi rather than srk?how would collection diifer?
@Mithoon Siagla
lol… HR is media created superstar joke of the era … he dont even interact wid media properly..
Akki and SRK r more versatile then listen… in just 21 movies
Romance ,War drama ,inspirational ,Mentally challenged guy ,Badass ,Historical ,Superhero(First and only) ,Physically handicapped Magician ,Fun loving guy ,Intense …. Wake me up when ur fav star has done all these roles Successfully.. he has played terrorist in his 2nd movie in the era of romance & u r saying he isnt versatile….
Even khan trio failed badly in Historical roles and Superhero movies and he got International award for that…
Akki has done just one challenging role in OUATIMD and failed badly (he is gr8 im comedy though)….
Coming 2 the Superstar status he has…
4 record breaking opening ,3 HGOTY ,1 ATHG ,Most consistent performance in overseas after Srk and aamir (sallu is ahead after 2014 ,HR is more consistent in whole career),
Most successfull actor in last Decade(2000-09) ,What else do u want from a superstar???….
He has world recognitions by his statue in madamme tussauds ,and recently he has been declared 3rd most handsome man in the World ,known as greek god for his gr8 personality and good looks… He had been offered lead roles in movies like Prince Of Persia and Pink panther…
Isn’t it enough 2 be a Superstar….?
@deadpool when did they say Republic day is a big weekend lol kuch bhi?? Give me the link…
@jolly but ur fav site BOI saying 2.0 is not an akshay film …so wht can we do?? Is BOI fake?
Dear Indicine
You claim to be totally unbiased site for any star but in most of the Q&A section you only select maximum question regarding Srk (And maximum question are like where you can defend or prove that he is biggest or one of the biggest star ever)…
Don’t you think it is good if you also include other actors like Aamir (a big release like Dangal is expected to release within 30 days) , Ranbir Kapoor (Who just give a hit with ADHM) or Ranveer Singh – Befikre about to release in 2 week after mega success of Ranveer last film Bajirao Mastani where he badly beat Srk?
@indicine,i think 2.0 is being highly overrated by u.no doubt rajnikanth is the supreame star down south, u are predicting such figures for 2.0 by looking towards kabali opening,so i was in tamilnadu in june and july month so i know how it open such huge no.no doubt rajnisir one of the reason but there is rule in tamilnadu that u-rated film will get tax free status that help kabali collection by 4crore due to which ajith’s vedalum doing same biz netted only 15cr while kabali 21cr in the state,2nd reason kabali makers had bulk booking which boost the collection by approx 10cr u can check this fact.several company,coorperate house had booked for screening.the ticket prices were as high as 300 to 500 despite the rule of 120/- per ticket.so the absolute collection if the above factor taken into consideration is approx 32 to 34 cr.so i think 2.0 wil collect 50cr on day1 35cr from south and 15cr from north.
@indicine please reply
Jolly when last Makki went with a run of 2 back to back clashes? Apart from Hrithik and Ajay who normally clashes with big stars or producer brands (Yash,Srk,dhrma,Neeraj,Shankharnow) Akki big clash was with hrithik apart from that he clashes with Prabudeva, Tushaar, Sonam kapoor.. Reality!!
@Abhisheak
So comedy is not a genre ????
Has Hrithik even tried sitcom or slapstick one in his entire career ????
No isn’t
Can Hrithik do a comedy film or even try to match Akshay’s comic timing????
And btw after crack Akshay Kumar-Neeraj pandey will again come for “ghalib danger”
which will be baap of OUATIMD..
@Abhishek agreed to some extent but honestly speaking Shah Rukh has done all of those except a cop role with uniform which I doubt Hrithik has done. But yeah I think Ajay Devgn has done almost all and even more. So I will pick Shah Rukh and Ajay Devgn if you are honest to yourself you should not doubt the 2 of them.
@AISHA IQBAL IS BACK AS???@SUMEET@MITHUN ..TAKING AKSshays name with Ajay To Show Ajay as big star As Akshay…her Old habit .
@Jolly,One more thing apart from being a Proud Bengali I don’t enjoy my name being linked with other castes not that I disrespect them but I am very happy with my tribe so never call me other names.
When I say that which Die hard Adian will compare Ajay a fantastic actor with Arjun?
I meant it. Akshay Ajay I repeat both have a similar career graph with ? and ? both started as mass action stars and gradually matured into versatile actors even Ajay comic timing was a surprise to me but overall I still give it to him because he has nothing to prove again just like Akki and their box office rankings one is just above the other so next time think before accusing and Satarka theko let’s live in peace in this forum.
@Jolly Akkiholc you are really a very bad man. You follow twitter and despite @Aiqbal told all of in twitter you are still making fun of her and suspicious on her.
@Aisha Iqbal lost her Dad for over a month as she is mourning him in Istanbul at this trauma how can.you even think she is here? You hate Ajay ok but let me tell you as Akki has fans in mass india so does Ajay she bashes Akshay because of you. And you are here being so heartless and rude when last did she appear on our Fanbase twitter 2dayy before Adhm! she is doing 40 days mourning and instead of texting or posting on her that you were sorry you still behave like a kid sorry to say.
Indicine please post this comment advise aisha to bear all pains. Sunny you are a very bad and heartless guy.wish.the poor girl atleast posting sorry for your loss instead of bringing stupid words from.your mouth.
@aisha may his gentle soul.rest in.peace Amin.
@JSA 4.18 hey bro take it easy. If you have some shame please stop playing this joke. Before I use to think you are just one the wannabees that make people laugh and kind of took you quite sound with the industry. Never expected such comments from you. You very well know Aisha Dad passed away some 6 weeks ago. We even posted the news here indicine on Twitter and AD istagram but hatred has so much turned you into a beast. Never expected you calling someone’s name who has been off for over a month on all the her 3 socio media accounts except through Facebook which she comments seeking for public to keep her Dad in their prayers which I know you know but such a shame instead of giving her some decency at least at this terrible period she is facing you are making fun of her because you hate her favorite man? Listen all these our fans idols are those we grew up watching that’s why loyalty comes first but my friend there’s what we call Insaaniyat sharafat and co. Without any doubt Aisha has been one of the most honest and easy going person we have here maybe because of your envy with Ajay sir you just keep on mocking abusing him. Who the f do you think Akshay is that will make one confused,she was just doing her normal before people like you am sure just from nowhere started acting as a Puppet.
Bro reduce your frustration and envy one side and remember you are human and can never be perfect talk more of concluding because Aja and Aks nnames were being mentioned.
Indicine am very sorry but I thought we posted the news here about the demise of Aisha Iqbal Dad if you did not receive please I request all of you people to put had dad into prayers. Since she has lots of friends do you mind if I post it on the other new articles may be really @Jolly too is unaware. Thanks guys
@Nishant. Oh our @Aisha. God so sad. Poor girl I know she must be still not be herself I too lost my Dad January this year. Please if there’s any means we can communicate with her either of her accounts, please tell her on behalf of Indicine we Pray to God for her test in peace. Missed her comments best wishes.
@Nishant @Darshan@Summeet …similar kind of Language… are you all 3 DIfferent Ppl or just One guy ? Lol
@Sumeet by mistake you answered on what I said 2, mithun ..means you are Mithun yourself.. FAKE AISHA
Jolly not at all I know how much you hate Ajay and how much you don’t miss an opportunity to bash him am answering behalf of your so called threesome you are illuded man. I answered on Mithoon Behalf why not did you not say we are 1? Am taking the game back to you codedly. Though main reason is am an Indian and I don’t tolerate someone calling me a girls name that too from Pakistan!! Think what you want to think your conscious will tell you the truth I owe nobody explanation just reality am new commenting but always read indicine everyday and know who is who. Shockingly I feel pity for you to think this is a joke. No man don’t think like that they are thousand fans who never underestimate Ajay and that’s what I was trying to pull off but you are a loser indeed you still think we have all the time to join hands??