Pics: Amrita Rao at NM College’s Umang 2013 festival

The slim and stylish Amrita Rao attended the NM College’s ‘Umang’ fest along with Archana Kocchar in Mumabai. Amrita who will be next seen in Prakash Jha’s political thriller ‘Satyagraha’ was dressed in a striped asymmetrical peplum dress paired with black pumps. The 32 year old Vivah star was last seen in this year’s first hit Jolly LLB.

OUATIMD Collections from ‘Previews’: Official Balaji Press Release

There has been a lot of debate over the opening day collections of OUATIMD. So to clear all the confusion, here is the official press release from Balaji Motion Pictures. Do note that they mention the word ‘previews’ as the film had a restricted release all over. Today (Friday) will be the film’s first day at the box office. Having released in approx. 1600 screens across India, Balaji Motion Pictures’ Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobaara took a flying start on the day of its bank holiday previews (Thursday). Despite a delayed release in Rajasthan (on account of protests), the collections netted a record-breaking Rs. 14.2 Cr for previews. Theatres showed strong occupancy levels (80%-90%) with Housefull status in several centres. On Friday, the film has opened up in approx. 2500 screens (including single screens), with sustained word-of-mouth and great response in the morning and afternoon shows. Going by these trends and with no other new release on the weekend, OUATIM Dobaara is poised to continue its winning streak.

Chennai Express First Week Collections: Box Office

Chennai Express has collected Rs 156.71 crore  in its first week at the box office, to become the first Hindi film ever to cross the 150 crore mark in one week (7 days including paid previews). The previous best first week collection record of Rs 137.15 crore, was held by Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger, which has been trounced!