Baahubali 2 Reviews and Box Office Report - Page 24

Originally posted by: -FreeLancer-

The Kalakeya clan attacked Amarendra B, because Bhallal joined hands with them? their attack seemed out of place unless they were called upon by Bhallal?

Yes it was called upon by Bhalla on order of Shivgami as she dint want Praja to come to know that someone from family is involved in Bahu's death so Kalakeya gang was called so people will think that it's them who killed Bahu.

Ohh the Bhalla holding his father and them releasing to "Aag lagao at right time " was Fantastic and Brilliant touch to Bhalla's character .

Am so glad I watched this movie. It has been such a terrific experience.

Originally posted by: RollingStones

Yes it was called upon by Bhalla on order of Shivgami as she dint want Praja to come to know that someone from family is involved in Bahu's death so Kalakeya gang was called so people will think that it's them who killed Bahu.

Ohh the Bhalla holding his father and them releasing to "Aag lagao at right time " was Fantastic and Brilliant touch to Bhalla's character .

The sword exchanging dynamic was such an important part of the film. It was there when Kattappa and Baahu were in a playful mood and it was also there in one of the most crucial scenes of the movie where Kattappa kills Baahubali. Even then it is the latter who throws the sword for him to catch. I realized it was a part of the first installment as well, when Kattappa calls for the horse and Shiva grabs the sword from the scabbard in Kattappa's hands. Love how he has kept some details intact in both the installments.

Baahubali 2 (Hindi) on Monday has simply set the box office on blaze by collecting more than other Hindi film has on its first day barring itself. In terms of Monday it has smahed all records by leaps and bounds. It has beaten Krrish 3 Monday which was the Diwali holiday (biggest day for collection sin the year) by a huge 10 crore nett margin. A 40 crore nett Monday is beyond words. This film is going to set many more records as it goes on to become the highest grossing film in the Hindi language. Below are the top ten first Monday collections of all time.

1. Bahubali (Hindi) - 39.75 crore nett apprx (Partial Holiday, Enhanced Ticket Rates)

2. Krrish 3 - 29.64 crore (Holiday)

3. Bajrangi Bhaijaan - 26.78 crore (Holiday)

4. Dangal - 24,98 crore(Enhanced Ticket Rates)

5. PK - 21.15 crore (Enhanced Ticket Rates)

6. Dhoom 3 - 19.87 crore (Enhanced Ticket Rates)

7. Ek Tha Tiger - 18.96 crore (Holiday)

8. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil - 17.68 crore (Holiday)

9. Rustom - 17.48 crore (Holiday)

10. Shivaay - 15.59 crore apprx (Holiday)

This thread is so full of the spoilers...

@Freelancer- Am glad you liked it more the second time. I realised am creepily obsessed with this film 😆 I don't remember the last time I wrote so many essays on a film and obsessively read all the member reviews. And am still not sick of it cos am planning to watch it again 😆 There are just so many subtle moments of brilliance in the film which you don't instantly notice. I think Bhalla was an extremely fascinating character and it's sad that they din have enough time to dwell on his shades. He was one of the few who understood every character perfectly well and knew what to say when to get his work done. The whole sibling rivalry, that constant feeling of being shortchanged by his own mother, the fact that his brother always got what he felt was rightfully his, his obsession with Devasena etc. were fascinating to watch. He knew when to guilt trip Shivagami and when to use his dad to cause the maximum damage. I find it intriguing that there was not one reference to his wife and despite everything that happened, the one fact that affected him the most was that Devasena was missing and she was no longer his prisoner. I sometimes wish an entire film was dedicated just to explore the dynamics and shades of all these characters. I would be happy to get rid of Avantika-Shivudu and SSR could have just mentioned in one line that Shivudu came all the way to rescue Devasena for the sake of his girlfriend 😆

@Rogerrocks..ditto! Bhalla deva was such an intriguing character with many layers tht were left to be explored. I was pissed at how they literally sidelined him. Oh yea n I wish his wife was shown, it would be interesting to see him as a husband.

@TheekThaak - 😆😉 thats a very interesting observation you brought up..yes there is a nice flow maintained in many ways..

@rogerrocks: That's been the concept since ages. All great movies have amazing antagonists. If the antagonist is weak, the movie falls flat. Sadly, off late film-makers have become pretty lazy to write kickass viliians who can outdo the hero. Reason why we don't have iconic villian characters in commercial movies these days. All are forgettable.