Bollywood’s Reaction Over Pakistani Film ‘BOL’

 

After ‘Khuda Kay Liye’ Shoaib Mansoor’s second film ‘BOL’ has broken all the previous records of Business at the box Office, Pakistan. The film has made 25.038 million rupees in its first week of release. The film was released in India on 31st August, 2011.

Here’s what the bollywood celebs said after watching ‘BOL’:

• Vidya Balan:

“Loved Bol! Love the performance of the father. The boy who played Saifuddin was cute. My heart went out to him.”

• Sudhir Mishra:

“It’s a fantastic film making, very brave, very inspiring, wonderful, everyone should see this film. It’s amazing, brilliant.”

• Sonu Nigam:

“I loved the earlier movie also, it’s Khuda Kay Liye, I did not expect anything less than what I saw in ‘Khuda Kay Liye, and this is a tremendous effort, very bold effort. I hope the movie get this too, it’s a very big message and a very very hard hitting.’”

• Anu Malik:

“Very thought provoking and very different from the rest of the films that we had seen. It’s very bold attempt. The director is a very talented man he know’s what he’s doing.”

• Divya Dutta:

“Very hard hitting, beautifully made, very sensitive. I’m loving every shot of the film. Very very talented director.”

• Archana Puran Singh:

“It is so nice to see something that is totally un-bollywood like. Very refreshingly, differently shot.”

• Sukhwander Singh:

“I’ve highly regard for Mansoor sahab. He is on of the best and he is international director.”

• Bhagyashree:

“It is very sensitive subject. Done with lot of intricacy and handle very well. I think the director’s motive really comes out in this and the performances are simply mind blowing.”

• Chitrangada:

“Loved the film completely blown away, amaze a fabulous director and I’m still like kind of you know taking in the film right now, just walked out, so fabulous and I think I just hope, it’s a huge hit in Pakistan and I hope with it gets filmed everywhere and everybody goes to watch this.”

• Vinay Pathak:

“I think its a brilliantly folk tale. It’s a wonderful graph of the story, very strong beginning, middle and the end and at the same time it’s very entertaining, so I would say congratulation Mr. Shoaib Mansoor.”

• Samir Soni:

“To coexist and prosper we need to have a better understanding of each other and issues that affect us. It is only then we realise how similar we truly are and this ends fear and resentment. Cinema is perhaps the most important medium that takes you up close and personal and should not be bound by political boundaries.”

Record opening day collection for Salman Khan’s ‘Bodyguard’

 

The festival of Eid has once again proved to be lucky for Bollywood superstar Salman Khan whose new release “Bodyguard” has earned a record Rs.22 crore net as first day collections — surpassing blockbusters “Dabangg” and “3 Idiots”.

The action-packed drama, in which Salman has teamed up with Kareena Kapoor, was released on Eid-ul-Fitr Wednesday. His “Wanted” and “Dabangg” too released on Eid in 2009 and 2010, respectively.
“Bodyguard” has not only surpassed first day collections of “Singham” (Rs.9.1 crore), “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” (Rs.8.15 crore), “Delhi Belly” (Rs.7.15 crore), “Ready” (Rs.13.5 crore) and “Dum Maaro Dum” (Rs. 6.2 crore), it has also overtaken the box office earnings of “Dabangg” and “3 Idiots”, which collected Rs 14.5 crore and Rs.13 crore, respectively, on the first day.
“The response to the film has been amazing. We had estimated the collection to be Rs.20 crore on the first day and it went on to be Rs 21.5-22 crore net, which are phenomenal figures for the first day,” Priti Shahani, chief strategy and marketing officer, Reliance Entertainment, told IANS.
“Salman, no doubt, is the biggest driving factor as he has a huge fan following. A good release date is extremely crucial on the theatrical side and Salman and Eid are indeed a lethal combo,” she added.
Made at an approximate budget of Rs.60 crore, the film released in India with 2,600 prints and 325 prints overseas. Shahani said they haven’t yet got the figures for overseas collection.
A Hindi-remake of the Malayalam film of the same name, “Bodyguard” has been directed by Siddique and co-produced by Salman’s brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Reliance Entertainment.
Shahani predicts that the film will cross the Rs.100-crore mark in the very first week.
“Looking at the unprecedented response to the film, ‘Bodyguard’ is likely to cross the Rs.100-crore mark in its first week,” she said.
With an extended weekend, multiplex owners are hoping to make good business.
“The opening has been nice, the occupancy has gone up to 80 percent. People are liking the film. We are hoping for a good weekend and expect the occupancy to go up to 100 percent,” said Munish, managing director (marketing) of Satyam Cineplex.
Yogesh Raizada, of Waves Cinemas calls the film a treat for Salman fans.
“It’s a complete Salman Khan with lots of action and some comedy. People are enjoying the film. On the first day, the occupancy was around 80 to 90 percent in the suburbs and in the NCR region. We hope an equally good response over the weekend,” he said.