~*Sushant's Bollywood Debut*~ #8 - Page 87

Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che! kept on making steady business after a successful 2 week run at the Box Office. Not only on the domestic front, but the film did very well at the International arena. Post 2 Weeks run,KPC crossed $ 2.2 million mark i.e 12 crore INR at the Overseas Box Office. The overseas numbers are indeed impressive for a film which starred all 'not-so-known' faces on the International front.

Coming to the Indian Box Office, KPC collected approx 4 Crores in its 3^rd Weekend, despite facing competition with the new release Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns. The movie now stands at a Domestic total of about 49.75 crores at the Box Office.

Kai Po Che! Collection Breakup Till Date:

1st Week: 29.35 crores

2^nd Week: 16.40 crores

3^rd Weekend: 4 crores

Total: 49.75 crores

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Before Kai Po Che

Referring to the uncertainties of the business and its ability to surprise even veteran players, William Goldman, the Oscar- winning screenwriter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, had once famously said: "In Hollywood, no one knows anything." This is true of Bollywood as well.

The success of Kai Po Che has reinforced the fact that even successful stars and established producers can be wrong in their assessment of a script's potential. Director Abhishek Kapoor is being lauded for his decision to cast non-stars as his leads, but few are aware that he had, in fact, approached big actors for the film before having to settle for a relatively unknown ensemble.

According to industry sources, Imran Khan, Shahid Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor were all presented with the script. But each of them is believed to have separately said 'no' to Abhishek on the grounds that the story didn't convince them. Ranbir, in particular, who has displayed a knack for picking quality projects so far, not only turned down the film, but also allegedly told Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani that he was "surprised" they were thinking of producing the movie (Abhishek was originally developing the project for Excel Entertainment).

It is hard to tell how much Farhan and Ritesh were influenced by Ranbir's feelings when they finally decided to pass on Kai Po Che. Insiders say the truth is that the two were never comfortable with the script's final act, which revisited the Godhra massacre and subsequent communal riots of 2002.

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