Bombay Velvet or Gabbar Is Back: Which film will collect more in May?

Q. Is Vivah the biggest hit of Shahid? If Vivah can be a big hit with the support of families, starring Shahid Kapoor, then why are you underestimating Prem Ratan Dhan Payo? - Akbar

A. Yes, Vivah remains the biggest hit of Shahid Kapoor’s career. The film under-performed at major cities, but was a major hit in smaller centres. It was the longest running film in Bihar that year too. However, Vivah was a small film which was released on limited number of screens. The stakes are MUCH higher for a film like Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. For a film to gross more than Rs 200 crore in India, it has to perform well all over country - in every circuit. No question of underestimating the film or Salman Khan’s ability to bring audiences to theatres. The only question we raised through the QnA section was if the youth will come out in big numbers.

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Q. There are many male actors who have bounced back after a bad period, but is there any possibility that a female star can do the same? Like Aishwarya and Kareena Kapoor (just to pick as a example), they have lost their spot in the race, but can they in reality take hold of good movies, give hits and be in the lead again? - Faryal

A. Kareena Kapoor is likely to make a strong comeback. None of her films in 2012 and 2013 worked, but 2014 was a good year for her as ‘Singham Returns’ did well at the box office. She also has ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ with Salman Khan, who is arguably the biggest crowd puller in the country. Kajol has still sustained her popularity, even though she does very few films. She recently signed a big film ‘Dilwale’ directed by Rohit Shetty, starring Shahrukh Khan. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has ‘Jazbaa’ and Karan Johar’s ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. Sridevi is still capable of bringing in the audience in female-centric films like ‘English Vinglish’. So the answer to your question is, yes, female stars can make successful comebacks.

Q. How is the buzz of ‘Gabbar Is Back’ as the trailer? Has it been appreciated by the audience? Can it take 15 or 20+ crore opening? – Vishal Mehta

A. The trailer of ‘Gabbar Is Back’ has been received well. The way the makers have used the character of ‘Gabbar’ has also been liked. It should take a 15 crore+ opening and since May 1st is a holiday in several parts of the country, it could touch the 20 crore mark if the music and other promos are received well.

Q. ‘Bombay Velvet’ or ‘Gabbar Is Back’ which movie will earn more in May this year? – Pratikshya

A. The response to the trailer of ‘Bombay Velvet’ is extremely mixed, but since it would be Ranbir Kapoor’s first film since ‘Besharam’ in 2013, it should take a good opening. As for which film will earn more in May, it’s hard to make such predictions. We’d pick ‘Gabbar Is Back’, since it’s a safer film with a universally-appealing genre and a remake to a very successful Tamil film. A well-made entertaining masala film will still work at the box office. On the other hand, there has been too much negativity around ‘Bombay Velvet’ in the last few months, the 6-month delay hasn’t helped and the trailer hasn’t exactly received a positive response.

Q. Who are the leading ladies of Shhuddhi and Dangal ? – Mani

A. The star cast of both ‘Shhuddhi’ and ‘Dangal’ hasn’t yet been announced.

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52 Comments

  • i hope fan’s release date should be announced in this apr…
    i can assure akki fans 100+ is a warranted one i promise it cheer up.

  • Gabbar will be Akki Sirs biggest hit if the music creates a big enough buzz which could lead to a bumper werkend of near 60cr…. After that repeat audiences in mass centres is assured.

    BV will open huge but it will still in my opinion depend alot on the WOM for it to become RKs biggest film. I doubt it will- I think something has gone wrong with its direction as delayed films dont leave a strong impression on audiences alas a YLJK starring King or Emmis RUSH etc etc

  • i waz waiting for bombey velvet trailer.
    i thought that bv would a worth watching movie. after watching the trailer it will sink at range of 87 crore i don’t have ranbir.
    none of his movies has excited me.
    except barfi and yjhd.

  • Dont know why Indicine wont say PRDP is a content driven film but for Billu Fan it is already being send to the Oscars and being billed as Content Rich Billu Fan…!

    Dont know what magic Maneesh Sharma did in ‘Ladies vs Kshitij Srivastava’ to warrant him being billed as Mr Content who can drive content through a film despite our Kings best efforts to overact and ham loudly….!

    Question is not if youth will watch a family oriented movie like PRDP but will kings Global 3.7billion fans be interested in watching king underacting in a content driven film like Billu Fan where in the past they all avoided Swades in droves…!

  • Kajol, Aishwarya are non factors at box office. Any film starring them would make next to nothing, unless supported by good content and a mega MALE star.

    No one cares for post 30 heroines in Bwood. Stop spreading lies.

  • I hope there is no abuse in Bombay hamlet,like all kashyap movies,sometimes I wonder how this guy has grown up…..please someone stop him from making such movies….all India is not bihar

  • @Sambuddha: Thanks for comparing akki wid michael clarke and let me tell you he is still their best test batsman,injuries have troubled him recently but he’ll bounce back in forthcoming ashes!
    As for Ranbir,yes he has a huge following among teens/youths but to compare him with Akki is still not correct,let him pull audiences without good music,then we’ll know!

  • Still don’t see any basis in comparing Shahid n Salman movies….Nothing to comment about it’s just plain n clear….Shahid n Salman r 2 totally different screen play actors… Not only Salman… Srk Aamir current status in Hindi cinema will remain intact till they retire. Reason is their contribution and dominance in d industry.
    Let’s b honest …their movies esp 2/3 khans of recent has shown that even without content their Names just gives that extra WEIGHT n QUANTITY to their movies.
    So wit due respect Shahid Vivah n Salman next is not an issue for comparism. Though no doubts Shahid is now an established star a current filmfare holder n has shown his versatility already.

  • Gabbar…tops among d 3. My only doubts may b ..his last movies are all terrorism special agent soldier,cop underworld…(in summary security personnel or wanted oriented movies) all of which has an average grosser of 90crores considering rowdy rathode n holiday too. May b audiences wld hop for a new genre movie of Akki more. Cos it’s kind of d same looking @ baby holiday special26 etc..but if they r not tired of it n d world of mouth is good then why not? It can gross around 110-125crores. I think BROTHERS has a better chance of grossing much higher esp wit a fresher character role. No doubt Akki is still a huge star and has d attribute of giving a BIG HIT but wen it comes to anything like BOX OFFICE RECORD it’s gonna b hard. So IMO…let him just fall among d bracket of Bollywood safest superstar wit @least HITS n above but let’s not expect anything like breaking some box office record or aiming for 170+ crores except if d khans were not in d industry and he just had Hritik and Ajay to compete wit. But bitter truth…D khans presence will always have effect wen talking about him breaking or creating some new records. Though acting and career analysis aspect they all fall in d big A list actors league no doubts about that. All d best Akki Sir

  • If only Deepika was in Gabbar is back. Deepika gave Ranveer 1st 100crores before she gave Ranbir Kapoor his 1st 150 crore and above Ranbir highest was 115 crores wit opening >15 crores . Before she gave Shah rukh khan his 1st 200crores his highest opening was >19 crores and 121 crores total! So with Akshay already having 133crores without Deepika defiantly if she was in gabbar is back then expect 240 crores and an opening of 30s like Srk wit Deepika! Only 4 SUPERSTARS who comfortably delivered 30+ crores WITHOUT DEEPIKA which is already in box office history are
    Aamir Khan
    Salman Super Duper Star
    Ajay Devgan
    Hritik Roshan.
    Shah rukh has to prove he can deliver 30+ crore single day without Deepika or Multi starter . Even Akshay can give bigger numbers and more hits than Shah rukh without any Deepika. No 2 ways about that.

  • If eid falls on friday, bajrangi bhaijaan will collect 45-48 crores(trade/actual figures) on its first day.
    Dabangg had collected 14.5 crores on day 1
    Bodyguard saw a 45-50 percent rise,thereby collecting 21 crores
    Ek Tha Tiger collected 31 crores(trade figure) which was again a 50 percent increase.
    Chennai express collected 30.5 crores with no growth.
    If this year on year growth will be managed by bajrangi bhaijaan,even 50 crores on day 1 is possible or on day 2 depending on the moon.

  • That’s d problem wit Akki fans. They love to dream or project Akki into some fantasy status esp wen any of his movies are set to release!! Baby holiday ouatim dobarra boss and so on. Some even project 200 crores ROFL. Pls Akkians before elevating him to that bracket which in simple layman English the Khans Territory. Just think twice again bcos in this presentation era the reality is Akki has to overcome Hritik Roshan and Ajay Devgan. Just forget about d KHANS!!!!
    U can’t even call Akshay a natural actor may be glamorous but that was back then. Forget National Award this guy has not even won best actor in filmfare category after spending decades over decades over decades!!

  • Box office performances acc to trade fig. then the rank if the actors are (Last 3 movies ).
    1) Aamir Khan – 697 crs.
    2) Srk- 490 crs.
    3) Salman – 476 crs.
    4) Hrithik – 459 crs.
    5) Ranbir- 333 crs.
    6) Ajay- 262 crs.
    7) Akshay- 259 crs.

  • PIKU will collect more than Bombay Valvet Sure
    like the first quarter of 2015 Akshay Kumar’s Baby is highest grosser, 2nd quarter highest grosser will be Akshay’s movie Gabbar Is Back.

  • @Viren15 Dilwale 1st day collection will be 50cr plus, more than the lifetime collection of piku n bajirao mastani mark my words

  • Ranbir gave 2 back to back disasters (Besharam and Roy) but both of the movies had good songs which Bombay Velvet does not have. Besharam got a good opening because the film was for mass and but Bombay Velvet is not for mass the opening will be 6cr approximately. Bombay Velvet will be affected by IPL while Gabbar Is Back will be affected by The Avengers 2 and IPL.

  • Gabbar Is Back and The Avengers: The Age of Ultron both will do good at the multiplexes. I used to think that The Avengers 2 will earn higher than The Avengers but I think The Avengers 2 has few action sequences and one of them will last for more than 1 hour+ which feel make the audience feel sleepy and tired like Man of Steel and would not even touch the collections of The Avengers or Iron Man 3.

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