Will He, Won't He?
After the debacle of Raja Natwarlal, Kunal Deshmukh is taking it very slow before he decides the subject of his next film. Now we hear the director is talking to Sanjay Gupta, who has offered him a remake of a Korean film. Like we said, Deshmukh is taking his own sweet time to decide whether to take up Gupta's offer or direct Tips Entertainment's next, whose script is being reworked at the moment.
Diljit Dosanjh Plays A Cop
Last week, the cast and crew of Udta Punjab had a wrap-up party in Punjab after they finished shooting their film. Abhishek Chaubey with his team is now gearing up for the post-production. Although details about the film are under wraps, we hear that Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh plays a cop in the film. The character also connects the three stories and reveals the truth about drug addiction among the youth in Punjab.
The Fate Of Welcome Back
Anees Bazmee's Welcome Back has been in the news ever since he announced a sequel. But all is not well with the second instalment. The film, which was to release along with PK during Christmas last year, was postponed to May 19, with Bombay Velvet. But it did not release. Reason: The budget has shot up and no corporate house is prepared to step in. As a result, Firoz Nadiadwala has no one to release the film. Bazmee says, "The film has been postponed and I don't know when will it release."
Bhatt Pens For Gada
We all are aware that Mahesh Bhatt has said bye-bye to direction but he recently penned a script for Mohit Suri - Hamari Adhuri Kahani. We also hear that he is writing a script for Jayantilal Gada's Pen India Company. It's an intense love story, which will go on the floors next year. We also hear that the film will not be co-produced by Vishesh Films. Bhatt and Gada will decide whom to rope in to direct this film once they finish scripting it.
Home Production On Hold
A few months ago, Abhinay Deo announced his directorial plans with Irrfan, Aditi Rao Hydari, Divya Dutta, Kunaal Roy Kapur and Vijay Raaz as lead actors. The film was to be produced by Rakesh Roshan but he backed out due to creative differences. So Deo was to produce the film alone. But it seems his production plans are on hold as he is concentrating on Vipul Shah's next, Force 2. A source from his unit reveals, "The film with Irrfan was to start rolling in the middle of this year but after Roshan backed out, he hasn't got another producer. So he has decided to go ahead with Force 2." Abhinay Deo was unavailable for comment.
Flying Sikh Postponed?
Remo D'Souza is busy promoting his upcoming release ABCD 2, and soon after that, he was to start rolling his next Flying Sikh starring Tiger Shroff and Jacqueline Fernandez. Alas, in this industry, things rarely go according to plan. The film was to start rolling in July in Mumbai but Tiger Shroff has allotted dates in June to Sabbir Khan's Baaghi while Fernandez will start shooting for Dishoom.Worse, both actors cannot allot their dates together, at least not till end-August. As a result, D'Souza has no other option than to wait for his leading cast.
PK Opens Big In China
PK has opened to a bumper box office at USD 736,000 across 4600 screens in China yesterday. This is the highest opening for any Indian film in China, and the second highest opening for film for today in China. This is the second highest opening for any Overseas territory for PK (North America was 972 K USD) which went on to do over 10 Million USD! And higher than Gulf which opened at 640 K USD on the 19th of December. The cumulative GBO for PK is now at 27.4 million USD, and is all set to become the biggest Indian film overseas ever.
Sadh To Play A Footballer
Last week, Box Office India told you first that Shivam Nair had signed Amit Sadh for a mountaineering-themed film. Now we hear that Eros International has signed a new director, Mohit Jha, to direct Amit Sadh in a film based on football. And, no, it's not a biopic. The film is based on a Kolkata football club and revolves around five main characters. Rupa Ganguly will be playing one of the lead actresses. Jha confirms, "Yes, I have signed Amit Sadh for my film, which is yet untitled. But football is just the backdrop of the story; the rest is based on the father-son relationship. Ronit Roy will play the father's character and the film will hopefully start rolling in October."
Guess Who?
This is what happens when you don't capitalise on the curiosity of the audience. Right from the first look, to the trailer, to the first song, everything had created a strong buzz around this film. But the buzz is now subsiding.
Reason: the marketing team of this corporate house is not going all out to promote the film. According to them they went flat out for previous movies but those films tanked and the team doesn't want to burn their fingers again.
Who will convince them that if they capitalise on the craze this film has generated, it could be a goldmine for them? Would they even listen?
Guess Who?
This director may not be considered a big director but he sure knows how to build hype. This time, again, he spread the news that this A-lister with whom he has worked in the past has agreed to do his next film. Naturally, corporate houses were very keen on taking him on board. The director has therefore met with all the big studios and has trotted out the same line to each one: the actor has agreed to do the film but will sign the agreement only after the final draft is ready. In the meantime, he hopes, at least one corporate house will sign a deal with him.
His reasoning didn't cut any ice. All the corporate houses told him that they will crack a deal with him only after the A-list actor in question signs the agreement. The director is smart but, it seems, everyone else is even smarter!
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