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Fenil's Bollywood Talk # 755
9:14 AM
CINEMAS BRACE FOR A POOR WEEK BEFORE THE BIG FESTIVE RELEASES
Last week, An Action Hero was released in cinemas. It starred Ayushmann Khurrana and despite great response, the collections were quite low. There was hope that it’ll have a strong Monday but that didn’t happen. This Friday will see the release of multiple films and their collections are expected to be worse. My analysis:
SALAAM VENKY: It stars Kajol and Mardaani 2 actor Vishal Jethwa and is a story of a mother and her terminally ill son. It is directed by Revathy and also stars some interesting names in supporting roles like Rahul Bose, Prakash Raj, Priya Mani and Rajeev Khandelwal. In fact, Aamir Khan also features in a cameo. Despite the presence of such actors and Kajol in the lead, the excitement is minimal due to the subject and trailer.
MAARRICH: It stars Tusshar Kapoor in a leading role and he’s also one of the producers. The film is a murder mystery cum investigative drama. Such films usually find takers but because of the star cast and not-so-exciting trailer, the film is all set for a very bad opening.
VADH: It stars Neena Gupta and Raghubir Yadav and though it rests on an interesting concept, there’s near-zero awareness around it.
LIFE IS GOOD: Directed by Ananth Mahadevan, it stars Jackie Shroff. Due to the subject and very limited promotions, its chances to succeed at the box office are not there.
KHATRA DANGEROUS: It is directed by Ram Gopal Varma and is a lesbian love story. Due to the steamy scenes, it may find acceptance in B and C Centres.
VIJAYANAND: It’s a Kannada film which has been dubbed in Hindi. It is the biopic of Dr Vijay Sankeshwar, the owner of the largest fleet of commercial vehicles in the country. However, the Hindi belt is not aware of this gentleman and hence, collections will be negligible.
Fortunately, collections will improve from next week thanks to the release of Avatar: The Way Of Water on December 16 followed by Cirkus on December 23.
Last week, An Action Hero was released in cinemas. It starred Ayushmann Khurrana and despite great response, the collections were quite low. There was hope that it’ll have a strong Monday but that didn’t happen. This Friday will see the release of multiple films and their collections are expected to be worse. My analysis:
SALAAM VENKY: It stars Kajol and Mardaani 2 actor Vishal Jethwa and is a story of a mother and her terminally ill son. It is directed by Revathy and also stars some interesting names in supporting roles like Rahul Bose, Prakash Raj, Priya Mani and Rajeev Khandelwal. In fact, Aamir Khan also features in a cameo. Despite the presence of such actors and Kajol in the lead, the excitement is minimal due to the subject and trailer.
MAARRICH: It stars Tusshar Kapoor in a leading role and he’s also one of the producers. The film is a murder mystery cum investigative drama. Such films usually find takers but because of the star cast and not-so-exciting trailer, the film is all set for a very bad opening.
VADH: It stars Neena Gupta and Raghubir Yadav and though it rests on an interesting concept, there’s near-zero awareness around it.
LIFE IS GOOD: Directed by Ananth Mahadevan, it stars Jackie Shroff. Due to the subject and very limited promotions, its chances to succeed at the box office are not there.
KHATRA DANGEROUS: It is directed by Ram Gopal Varma and is a lesbian love story. Due to the steamy scenes, it may find acceptance in B and C Centres.
VIJAYANAND: It’s a Kannada film which has been dubbed in Hindi. It is the biopic of Dr Vijay Sankeshwar, the owner of the largest fleet of commercial vehicles in the country. However, the Hindi belt is not aware of this gentleman and hence, collections will be negligible.
Fortunately, collections will improve from next week thanks to the release of Avatar: The Way Of Water on December 16 followed by Cirkus on December 23.
I was very young when my brother died. I was broken and sorrowful for days on end-Jackie Shroff
8:22 AM
Playing a man mourning his mom’s demise in Life Is Good, Jackie says film’s sorrowful theme resonated with him
Uma Ramasubramanian (MID-DAY; December 7, 2022)
It’s evident that Jackie Shroff is enjoying his current phase in the movies, choosing projects by the excitement they evoke rather than their commercial viability. Only months after playing the antagonist in Phone Bhoot, the actor is exploring a human drama in Life Is Good. Ananth Mahadevan’s directorial venture, which deals with loneliness and grief, struck a chord with Shroff for personal reasons.
“I found this film relevant. I was very young when my brother died. I was broken and sorrowful for days on end; only slowly did I come out of the despair. Likewise, in this film, my character Rameshwar is grieving the loss of his mother. When he thinks that everything is over, a five-year-old girl Mishti brings light into his life,” he states.
At 65, the senior actor is happy with the offers coming his way. Shroff’s four-decade career has enabled him to witness the constant changes in Hindi cinema, and he is glad to note that films have a more realistic flavour of late. “I have always played different characters. You see my characters in Border [1997], Mission Kashmir [2000] or Devdas [2002]. I am happy that filmmakers write good parts for me. Now, cinema has become realistic, and the characters are also taken from the life of the common man.”
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