Papa Roshan's Statement on Krrish 3 Collections

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• November 21st, 2013.

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Right from the day Krrish 3 released in theatres, the producers of the film have been accused of over-reporting' the domestic box office collections of Krrish 3.

In a statement, producer-director Rakesh Roshan has said that most in the trade only go by assumptions and only know about 70% of the box office.

The veteran filmmaker said "Till Tuesday the all India net collection was Rs 237 crore (actuals till Tuesday Rs 236.52) while the international gross collections was Rs 54 crore. I don't know about Krrish 3 breaking the records of Chennai Expressbut I know my figures and I feel elated."

"We have put in so much of honesty and sincerity in the film. I am sure other films will break our records, but that doesn't matter. It gives me an incentive to make better films, that's all."

"I'm not in a position to fudge the figures by Rs 40-50 crore. People don't know the exact figures but I get all the figures from all over India in the morning. People just go by assumptions and know only 70% of box office while I know 100%. We opened at 4300 screens"

Do read our article on the controversial box office collections of Krrish 3.

UPDATE: Rakesh Roshan has also spoken to Bollywood Hungama about the controversy.

I really don't know what their intentions were, but when they asked me for the figures, I willingly gave them the same. Now they say that the figure of Rs. 237.15 crores is gross and not nett.

I don't know where this buzz about fake figures has emerged from, but I feel that there are some people who really don't bother to go to the interiors and other sectors in a more detailed way to find out the actual numbers. I know the real figures; I have been getting updates from all my distributors, exhibitors and from places where my film is running right from the first day itself. So, I don't really care about this line of thinking

How can I fudge Rs. 40-50 crore? Is it really that simple or is it a joke to change and pump up the collections? Besides they say that the figures I have shared are gross figures. In fact if I look at the gross figures that include the entertainment tax, and everything else, then Krrish 3s collection has crossed Rs. 500 crores. I think they really need to go back and learn the difference between gross and nett figures first.