Detective Byomkesh Bakshi Teaser

The teaser of Detective Byomkesh Bakshi, directed by Dibaker Banerjee is out.  The film is a contemporary interpretation of war torn Calcutta during the 1940’s, it follows the first adventure of Byomkesh (character of a detective played by Sushant Singh Rajput), fresh out of college, as he pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world. It’s his wits against the most villainous arch criminal the world has seen, in a world of murder, international political intrigue and seduction.

Here’s what a big film needs to collect Rs 300 crore in India

Shahrukh Khan’s Happy New Year and Aamir Khan’s PK are both potential 300 crore grossers in India. But it would take much more than just a earth-shattering opening for the two films to become the first to the 300 crore mark. Below are some factors that we think are important for any film hoping to collect 300 cr.

The super logo of Action Jackson!

The makers of Ajay Devgn’s Action Jackson have unveiled the logo of the film. The theatrical trailer of Prabhu Deva action film will be out online on 23rd October.

The lull before the storm: Industry awaits Shahrukh Khan’s Diwali release

The industry is going through its pre-Diwali period. Most filmmakers don’t release their films during this period, but two new films did release last weekend – Sonali Cable and Mumbai 125KM – both failed at the box office. The latter got a decent release, especially at single-screens, but fared poorly collecting around 1.12 crore in its first weekend. Sonali Cable was a washout all over, the film won’t even recover its release cost.

Clash between Hollywood film ‘Gone Girl’ and ‘Happy New Year’ averted

The clash between Hollywood star Ben Affleck’s “Gone Girl”, which was scheduled to release alongside Shahrukh Khan’s Happy New Year, has been averted. The acclaimed film directed by David Fincher will now release on October 31. “Ben Affleck’s much-awaited and much-acclaimed ‘Gone Girl’ to release in India Oct 31,” said a statement.