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@pksanam

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Posted: 16 years ago

#61

they look good.. they should do a movie together..

LOL.. typical SRK.. he would say that.. hehehe..

when it comes to witty answers, hardly anyone can beat him at that.. he's too good with words.. 😉

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Posted: 16 years ago

#62

now let's make another topic

"All the topics ralated Amir-SRk PATCH UP go here"😆😆

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@Cheetara

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Posted: 16 years ago

#63

Aamir-Shahrukh Finally Together!

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Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan may be arch-rivals but they came together for a cause - first time! They were out to take a stand on the producers-multiplexes war going on. For those of you who do not know - Multiplex owners are demanding a share in the profits that the producers earn while producers are retaliating. Aamir and Shahrukh came together with solutions, check what they had to say!

Aamir said, "Today is a sad day for the film industry. We're sorry, as entertainers we feel we need to explain to the audiences why this is happening."

Aamir elaborated, "The industry can survive only if all the sectors earn in fairness. Until that happens, the industry cannot be healthy and happy. Traditionally, distributors and exhibitors had a 80:20 sharing ratio. Sometimes, it was 70:30 and so on. Now, we have the new corporates and multiplexes. We value them…the quality of the screening."

"But there is a need share much more with the exhibition sector. A partnership of equality, 50:50, is what I feel is fair. Multiplexes have to figure out how to make the business profitable for them," Aamir said, coming to the point. "No producer thinks he's making a bad film. It's a volatile business, and the newcomers (multiplex owners) need to understand that. We're here for a solution, and it should be a fair solution."

Shahrukh had something to say too. He made four important points to the media. "First, this is just a repair job in our relationship. It's not a strike or embargo. Second, Fair Rights for Friday nights. Third, this is not a deadlock and fourth, multiplexes should not have much say in whether a film is good or bad."

Shah Rukh Khan was emphatic in his defence of 'content' which has often been a bone of contention between filmmakers and multiplex owners. "We are not employees of the multiplexes, we are employees of the audiences."

"We want a 50:50 share across the board for all films. Not a per cent more, not a per cent less". Aamir said for years the creative arm of a film got a greater chunk of the profit share. "But this is a new order; and we recognize the importance of multiplexes in enhancing the business of movies". Aamir added that neither party should have a superiority complex and work in partnership of equals.

"Aamir is far more intelligent than I am, is what you and I both have realised in the past hour. So I don't have much to add… The entire chain from production to exhibition has just stagnated a bit. So we are currently in repair mode, which might take some time. Nobody wants to deprive the public of films as we are employees of the fans and not the muliplexes".

Shahrukh Khan said 50:50 was a fair standard they wanted to implement "for many Fridays to come, for films of all budgets… fair rights for Friday nights."

Finally they are together and it feels - Khantastic!!!

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Abdul Rahman Ansari

@ar78655

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Posted: 16 years ago

#64

Aamir Khan Speaks out!

The Hindi film industry has come to a grinding halt. The standoff between multiplexes and producers and directors is still on and there seems no end in sight. On the evening of April 7, filmmaker-actor Aamir Khan, actor Shah Rukh Khan and filmmakers Karan Johar, Yash Chopra, Ronnie Screwwala addressed the media about the ongoing strike. This is the text of Aamir Khan's speech.

Today is not a happy day for us. It is our responsibility, as the film industry, to entertain people. But there are certain issues in front of us that prevent us from doing that. We won't be able to run our films at multiplex chains across the nation. As entertainers, it is our responsibility to be honest to our audience. And that is why we are here. We all feel very bad but it's important for us to convey to our audience why we are doing what we are doing and why some of our audience won't be able to see films for a while.

The most important issue right now is that producers, distributors and all of us believe that this is one industry where everyone can earn and survive. That is our primary thought. Every sector of the industry has to earn what it deserves. Till that happens, I don't think the industry can be healthy and happy. All of us producers and distributors think that if any sector, including the exhibition sector is not happy and healthy, then the film industry as a whole will not be healthy and happy.

How it works

Traditionally, what has happened is that a producer makes a film; the distributor buys it from him and sells it to the single screen theatres where they run it for audiences to see. Our seniors like the late Raj Kapoor and the late BR Chopra and others started a system where the creative or production side kept a share of the profit and passed the film to the distributor. Traditionally, the distributor and exhibitor had an understanding of profit sharing at 80:20 where the distributor kept 80 per cent and the exhibitor kept 20 per cent. At some places the ratio was 70:30 or 65:35. That was the tradition. Our seniors must have found something viable in this ratio because the industry has followed this tradition for years. In my mind, the value and respect we have for creative minds is in favour of the greater good.

Required change

But now, things are changing. We have corporate companies among us, in the production and exhibition sector. We value and respect the change the multiplexes have brought in. They have built multiplexes with a lot of hard work and expertise and we value and respect that. I feel happy that my film is being screened in an environment where the sound is good, quality of screening is good and the food is good. So the traditional formula of 80:20 needs to be redefined. We need to understand and value what the new multiplexes are bringing in and share much more with them than we did traditionally because there is a lot of investment in the exhibition sector.

The change that is required. Every sector, be it the multiplexes or the producers, everyone makes an investment. In the film industry, things are changing with the corporate companies coming in the creative and exhibition sector. Some people will make films while the others will show films. There is a huge investment and effort from the sections: the creative section and the exhibition section. My common sense says that it should be a partnership of equals even though creative people may think that they are crazier and greater than everyone else. As a creative person, I want that equality and I feel that two people need to shake hands: one person makes the film and the other exhibits it. A fifty percent partnership of equality is what I think is fair.

Partnership of equals

In the 50 per cent share, the multiplex has to figure out how to make the business affordable and profitable for them. The distribution and production side has also figure out how they will derive profit from their 50 per cent share. Even if I make a film at a budget of Rs 500 crore or Rs 1,000 crore, I cannot go the multiplex and ask for an 80:20 share. It is my problem to figure out the profit. This is a partnership of equals. As far as affordability is concerned, my investment is my problem as a producer, my investment is my problem as a distributor and my investment is my problem as an exhibitor. I have to make my business viable and reduce costs accordingly. The person who doesn't do that needs to bear the brunt of it.

Many times, I have heard that films haven't lived up to expectations because of poor content. No producer thinks or wants to make an exceptionally bad or flop film. We all persevere to make good, entertaining and successful films. When I was young, I would see my father making films. As I grew up, I wanted to become an actor. My family told me not to enter this line because it is a very volatile business; one day you are on top, the next you are not and one film may do well while the other won't. There is no stability or consistency. My parents asked me to join a steady profession like engineering or accountancy. That was the concern of my parents but I came here because I loved films and filmmaking. All of us here love films.

I think it is very important for the new entrants in this business like the national multiplex chains to understand the volatile nature of this business. No matter how hard you work, you will know the result only on a Friday. Even after a few weeks of its release, you will wonder that why your film didn't work in spite of it being a good film. Mera Naam Joker was a very good film, but it didn't work and there is no reason (why it did not work). The newcomers need to understand that there is no steadiness here and you can't exactly predict the fate of a movie. There is no steady flow of business. This business needs heart, emotion and we need to know that there is no specific or particular reason as to why films work or don't work.

Tough stand on multiplexes

A few days ago, we were calculating how multiplexes have contributed to our business and made films more successful. We realised that the gross and net figures are bigger but the distributors' share is the same before and after the entry of multiplexes. No matter how big or small the film, it has made no difference to the share of the distributor. So where has the business increased? It is not for the production or distributions sector. As an industry, we need to understand what the multiplex issues are that are bordering on illegal like the INR being charged at 1 per cent instead of 2 and the entertainment tax being levied where it isn't supposed to be. We have to deal with these practices very seriously.

My suggestion as a member of the industry is to find a solution. Attempts have been made through negotiations. I would recommend strongly that before we set up a committee for the producers' and distributors' side and from the multiplex's side, we need to set up a committee that does research on the problem and finds a solution. This solution should be presented to the two committees. At this time, we should not be fighting and we should unite to find a solution that is fair and contributes to every sector.

Link http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2009/April/News_20090408_44

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Abdul Rahman Ansari

@ar78655

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Posted: 16 years ago

#65

SRK: We want fans to see our films!

Filmmaker-actor Shah Rukh Khan shares his views on the multiplex owners versus producers and distributors standoff. Speaking at a press conference, Khan said he agreed with Aamir Khan and why he felt equality is the best solution to the problem.

First of all, I would like to say that none of us, whether Aamir, Karan, Rakeshji (Rakesh Roshan), Ratanji (Ratan Jain), me or Yashji (Yash Chopra) or our seniors is the leader of this forum. We are here to share our collective thoughts for a clear perspective.

On calling for a gathering

We are not here to prevent our fans, supporters and well wishers from seeing films. We don't want to do that at all. I speak very honestly for everyone here. We love films and making them. Our biggest wish is to die making films. The entire fraternity is here because we love to make films and show it to an audience. We are not here to stop showing the films to the audience. Filmmaking is what we do as we know how to do it. Films are being made as we speak.

The problem is, we know how to make films but we don't know how to take it to the audience. That is why we have partners. There are distributors, theatres and the media for that. This partnership, bond, pipeline or marriage is now suffering. So we are here to repair the problem.

This is not a strike at all. It is a halt due to repairs that we are working towards and we apologise for this halt. This is not a strike and we need to repair the pipeline.

On why the profit sharing ratio must change

We are not doing for this greed or profits or for an extra one or two per cent. None of us are here for that. Some of us are very senior and legendary filmmakers. We are not here to loot anyone. The basic fight is for equality to create a platform for all sorts of films whether big or small, whether good or bad, whether made by an independent producer or by a studio. This fight is more for small films because somewhere along the line, they get left behind in negotiations. They don't know anything about profit sharing so they just plead to the multiplexes to release the film. In the long run, the rightful path or our slogan, Fair Rights for Friday Nights, will benefit small films more than the big films.

On his take on the multiplexes

We are not here for a power show; (to show) that powerful people have come together on a platform. We will not use our 'power' to shake multiplexes. There is nothing like that at all. This is a marriage where we all are partners. The film federation has directors, producers, technicians, actors, studios, distributors, exhibitors and multiplexes as partners. We work together to show films to an audience. This is a show of coming together and of uniting.

A certain part of our family is not on the right path and we want to bring this issue to the forefront. We want a fair dialogue.

This is not a deadlock. We are not saying, "This is it. Take this or leave this. It is our way or the highway". Not at all!

We have had discussions in good spirit with the multiplex owners for months, but we have not reached a final solution. That is why we have united to present our opinions and thoughts to them. We want to sit across with the multiplex and talk about getting fair rights for Friday nights for everyone.

I am saying this with a lot of humility. As Aamir rightly said, reasons such as bad films or bad content are cited for films not being played at multiplexes. I don't think that is an issue multiplexes can discuss. No one tries to make a bad film. No matter how the film, it has the right to be seen by the audience that decides the verdict. By the second show on Friday, we know in very clear terms (whether) the film is good or not. I think all these little issues about creativity should be left to the creative people and the audience. The connecting pipeline should not have much say in it.

I would like to say that this issue is not confined to the studios, producers and distributors. It is going to impact everyone. For some time, we will see fewer films. Sadly, we are coming to a halt to repair the pipeline. The media and the audience need to unite.

On wanting fair rights for Friday nights

We are here to repair the problem. We stand by all films and we want equality for all films. We want Fair Rights for Friday Nights. This is not a deadlock; it is a panel that is available for discussion to the multiplex owners over coffee 24 x 7 throughout the year.

We don't think the multiplex is the mafia. We aren't badmouthing the multiplex owners at all. This is a temporary problem in our family and at the end of it, we will all be united. No one is a leader here and we are followers of what the audience wants and what they dictate.

We are living because the audience tells us what they want. Unfortunately, we are not listening or succumbing to the demands of the multiplexes. We are employees of the audience. We need to understand that this is a partnership and the issue needs to be sorted out quickly so we go back to making good or bad films that get released for audiences to see and judge.

Link http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2009/April/News_20090408_45

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Abdul Rahman Ansari

@ar78655

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Posted: 16 years ago

#66

Our name is khan

The United Producers and Distributors Association Forum show their strength and star power as Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan address a press conference on the multiplex issue

It doesn't get bigger or better than this.Last evening, when Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan walked in at the head of, what was finally, a unique gathering of the best creative talent the Indian film industry has today, media persons which covered the gamut of options available (radio, print, electronic, web), newbies and hardened professionals, collectively held their breath and gazed.

It has been many many moons since two of our most charismatic and successful actors have been seen on the same platform. In fact, one almost can't remember when was the last time.

Suddenly nothing mattered. Not the gross collections of their last films, not any power list, not the number game. If the occasion were not so serious and dignified one would be tempted to stand up and cheer. But since they were here representing the directors and producers collective forum, The United Producers and Distributors Association forum, to explain their stand in the face-off with multiplex owners, it seemed wiser to just listen as each presented a keynote address. Yash Chopra, Sandeep Bhargava of TV 18, Ronnie Screwvala of UTV, Mukesh Bhatt, distributor Ramesh Sippy and Jyoti Deshpande of Eros, shared the stage along with the two Khans. Even the federation and the Mazdoor union representatives were present to show their solidarity to the forum.

Karan Johar was the host of the evening. Aamir went first and like with everything he does he was completely prepared, often referring to the many discussions he had had with the team, including SRK, often deferring to him in fact. Aamir said, "We don't want to call it a strike but an inability of the two parties to come to a logical conclusion. We are extremely unhappy over the failure to deliver films at the moment and deprive the audience of the cine experience, but the only motive behind this is to ensure that everyone in the film industry make money." Aamir said that various unfair means were adopted by multiplexes to gather extra money like faulty DCR (daily collection report), pocketing of INR subsidies and even entertainment tax in many cases where films were tax free or in states where multiplexes had a tax holiday. Aamir also stressed that in the past, films have become blockbusters in single screens and if the situation does not improve, they will work towards a system where films will be released in single screens. However, the industry is firm that they would not budge from the fact that they want an equal 50:50 sharing for all the films.

Shah Rukh was more casual in his approach and made his points very clearly joking that all the meetings were held at midnight because that was when Aamir had time usually. SRK, at his charming best, stressed on some important points. He said, "The only reason for all of us to get together should not be misconstrued as a power show and a move to threaten the multiplexes. We are one big family and are open to dialogue."

SRK also insisted that the multiplex owners were wrong in criticising their films as good or bad and should instead leave this job to the audience. The relation between the producers and the exhibitors is like a wedding and there is no divorce on the cards. "This is like a blockage in the pipeline and once the repair work is done everything will be back on track," he added.

He emphasised that the fight was for equal terms for all films, big and small and if they were successful everyone would benefit from it.

When Aamir and Shah Rukh were together, the bonhomie and camaraderie was obvious, as they helped each other with answers, often scribbling notes to one another and whispering in each other's ears when one was at a loss about some fact. Their body language loudly proclaimed 'friends'. If this was an act, boy, these guys are thespians.

But the defining moment, and perhaps the one that everyone was waiting for, came when the duo were asked if they would have ever come together if it were not for the issue. SRK quipped that there was no reason they could not be on the same dais, in the same car, on the same page or in the same film...

He brought the house down.

Link http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2009040820090408030305701a08ce94b/Our-name-is-khan.html?pageno=1

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Zareena

@Zareena

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Posted: 16 years ago

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Srk - Aamir: Dosti ho gayi??

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Bollywood-Week/3K40Zy9/3/BTW-Aamir-SRK-Shilpa-Shetty-Celina-Shabina.html

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guddusingh469

@guddusingh469

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Posted: 16 years ago

#68

Amir and SRK both are great acterss SRK is the king khan of the film industrey and Amir is one of most sucessful acter in bollybod his last movie gajini break all record all record of earning money but the cotroversy they create is not good like that SRK name his dog amir and Amir name his dog Saharukh this thing would not be happened

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Abdul Rahman Ansari

@ar78655

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Posted: 16 years ago

#69

Unnoticed, Aamir-SRK snipe at each other

Even as Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan did their huggy-huggy, kissy-kissy act at the producers' PC, what passed unnoticed was their cold verbal attacks on each other's biggest hits.

The exchange began when SRK described how "small films" took time to gather momentum and spread by word of mouth among audiences. What he said next must have left Aamir squirming. "Small films like Taare Zameen Par and A Wednesday took three months to start making money."

TZP of course was a huge hit, though its success was limited to mostly big cities and multiplexes.

Aamir retorted immediately, talking about the lack of transparency in the distributors' accounting. "Bollywood's biggest films like Gadar and Lagaan didn't get the exact return they should have got," he said. He left unmentioned SRK's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and DDLJ, both of which rank high on the biggest grossers list in history before Ghajini.

"And Gadar and Lagaan along with Sholay are the historical hits of the industry," Aamir added, rubbing it in. He mentioned these two movies three times as being the biggest hits.

After that, Aamir fielded all the questions the journalists asked, not letting SRK get a word in.

An irritated Shah Rukh said: "I used to think this, but today I realised it, that Aamir is more intelligent than I am. He knows everything and answers every question."

An alarmed Karan Johar intervened at the next question, saying: "OK, let Shah Rukh answer this."

The stars were addressing the media and voicing their support for the producers against multiplex owners, demanding an equal share in profit, and a drop in ticket prices.

Both the Khans have spent the last couple of years running each other down, but it has been Aamir - saying he has a dog called Shah Rukh and denying that SRK is a king - who has made most comments.

Despite the recent public displays of affection, it certainly looks like the Khan war is far from over!