Saif Ali Khan’s home production “Agent Vinod” has earned Rs.10 crore on the first day, and is the actor’s biggest solo opening so far.

Made at a budget of Rs.50 crore, the film has been shot in Morocco, Russia and Latvia.

“Saif Ali Khan has grown as an actor and also grown as a box-office power. The number of screens first decide the craze for the film and the first day business is an indicator of its strength at the box office,” said trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

“The massive figures only go to show that Saif has a rare combination of talent and box office pull,” added Adarsh.

Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the spy thriller also features Kareena Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Ram Kapoor. While it is produced under Saif’s “Illuminati Films” banner, Eros International has distributed it.

Saif says it was the best time to release a film like “Agent Vinod”. More

For Khiladi Akshay Kumar, returning to the signature series with the same title after more than a decade, is a deja vu moment.

The actor is returning to the Khiladi series through Khiladi 786, twelve years after he had played a con man in Khiladi 420 in 2000.

“It (Khiladi) is a title for me. Wherever I go people call me Khiladi. I have always been referred to as Khiladi (sic),” the actor said.

Khiladi 786 is an upcoming action comedy film directed by Ashish R Mohan starring Ileana D’Cruz, Paresh Rawal and Himesh Reshammiya.

“It has been 12 years that I haven’t done that kindof a film.I think the role it was written for me… I am happy to be doing action films again,” Akshay said.

The 44-year-old began his acting career with action films but later took a break to dabble mainly in comedy. More

PVR Pictures’ Emraan Hashmi and Abhay Deol starrer SHANGHAI is all set to release on June 8, 2012. The film is directed by Dibakar Banejee and also stars Kalki Koechlin and Prosenjit Chatterjee in prominent roles.

The movie is based on the life of politicians and their greed and has been inspired from Costa Gavras directed movie Z, released in 1969. SHANGHAI portrays the present political scenario and how common man gets his revenge back.

Dibakar is thrilled at the way SHANGHAI has shaped up. “Frankly I have been stunned by the performances from our stars and our character artistes. I can safely say that all preconceived notions that people have about both Abhay and Emraan are going to be shattered by this movie,” avers Dibakar.

Hrithik Roshan is all set to wear the shoes of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan in front of the audience as his film Agneepath releases today. Sanjay Dutt’s look and Katrina Kaif’s Chikni Chameli act has also been the talk of town. Last but not the least, Priyanka Chopra is also expected to deliver her best. Overall, Karan Johar is ready to strike gold.

Once she was ‘Chirpy Chawla’, who excelled in light-hearted roles in films like Bol Radha Bol (1992), Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993), Duplicate (1998) and Jhankaar Beats (2003). But in the last few years, happy Juhi has turned unhappy in offbeat cinema like My Brother Nikhil (2005), Sukhmani (2010)
and I Am (2011).

“Yes, it’s been a while since I’ve done a regular commercial movie,” the actor agrees. “The last one was Bhootnath (2008). So, it was a welcome relief to shoot for SOS—Son Of Sardar in Patiala last year. It’s a comedy with lots of cute, quirky characters and funny lines.”

The rom-com revolves around two Punjabi families living in havelis (bungalows) out in the country. Juhi is a slightly dehati (rustic) Sardarni opposite Sanjay Dutt. “It’s such a coincidence that the last film I shot with Sanju, Safari (1999), also had Tanujaji (actor Tanuja), and now I’m working with both of them again,” she says, remembering how on a rainy morning during an outdoor shoot in Tekri on the Kerela-Tamil Nadu border, Sanjay had made tea for the unit. “I pretended to be a spot boy, holding an umbrella over his head while he poured the tea from the kettle into little glasses.” More

UTV Motion Pictures today announced the release date for BARFI! as July 13, 2012.
The film is directed by Anurag Basu and the cast is Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and newbie Ileyana, who are playing the lead roles. The music of the film is composed by Pritam.

BARFI! is a story of a young man who is cute but shrewd as well. The girls love him. The cops hate him. He can’t speak but is always talked about. His naughty antics will make you scream, but he will never listen. Because he can’t!

BARFI! is a rollercoaster of emotions. Source

A general assumption in Bollywood is that films that release in January are not blockbuster hits. But, NO ONE KILLED JESSICA came in with a bang in January 2011 and broke the conventional January curse. The Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan film, which had no male superstar, grossed nearly Rs. 30.220 crore.

Now the Abbas – Mastan film PLAYERS, which is an official remake of THE ITALIAN JOB, is releasing on January 6, 2012. Stupendous action stunts, glamorous scenes and more importantly the Abbas – Mastan style thriller stand as the ultra selling points of the film. Moreover, the promotional events have also created a certain amount of buzz.

The multi-starrer film which casts Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bipasha Basu is expected to mint money. Source

There has lately been much talk about Salman Khan’s actioner Kick getting postponed. But now it looks like the film will roll on time.

The movie will feature Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles. There was a strong buzz that Salman Khan doesn’t want to overdo his pairing with Sonakshi Sinha, because he’s already slated to do Dabangg 2 with her. Moreover, Khan’s date diary has been chockfull, with projects like Ek Tha Tiger, Dabangg 2 and Sher Khan, leaving no time for Kick which is to be directed by Shirish Kunder.

Now, a source tells us that Kunder is pulling out all the stops to make sure that Kick rolls on time in the latter half of 2012. He is apparently very gung-ho about directing Salman Khan again. He first directed the star in his debut film Jaaneman. More

Come 26th January 2012 and audiences will be in for a double treat. As the big day will not only see the release of the keenly anticipated film AGNEEPATH starring Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra in pivotal roles but also the first look of Akshay Kumar’s ROWDY RATHORE.

Buzz is that Karan Johar’s AGNEEPATH will carry the first theatrical trailer of Prabhu Deva directed ROWDY RATHORE. So the makers of ROWDY RATHORE are getting the trailer readied to attach with hi-octane action-packed film AGNEEPATH.

So this Republic Day get ready to experience a heavy dose of action in the form of Hrithik’s AGNEEPATH and Akshay’s ROWDY RATHORE! Source

Aamir Khan, who has ruled the Christmas season for three consecutive years, is being replaced by none other than Shahrukh Khan this year as he’s all geared up to enthrall the audience with his December 23, 2011 release DON 2. But, will King Khan’s DON 2 surpass the astonishing Box-office record of Aamir’s Christmas releases like TAARE ZAMEEN PAR, GHAJINI and 3 IDIOTS?

Aamir’s 2007 release TAARE ZAMEEN PAR made an approximate collection of Rs. 60.835 crore while the 2008 release GHAJINI made around Rs. 115.000 crore and 3 IDIOTS, which released in 2009, grossed nearly 208.000 crore. Since then Aamir is recognized for December bonanzas. But, this year it is superstar Shahrukh who’s taking a chance to taste the success.

Interestingly, the dialogue promos and songs of SRK’s DON 2 have created the required buzz. A series of DON 2 dialogues have been released which people have liked. Moreover, DON is an established franchise. So SRK can take a sigh of relief. However, his last release RA.ONE which received mixed responses from both critics and audiences may have an adverse effect on DON 2. More

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is a bunch of nerves these days, and it seems he will remain so till his much-awaited film “Don 2: The King Is Back” hits the screens Friday. However, he says this nervousness gives him a big high.

“Greatest high of filmmaking is the nervousness the team shares before release. Nobody else understands the pain, the stakes, love and letting go,” Shah Rukh posted on his Twitter page.

The actor has been city hopping to promote the Farhan Akhtar-directorial, which also features Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani and Sahil Shroff.

The movie is a sequel to the 2006 film “Don: The Chase Begins”, which was a modern day remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer “Don”. Source

Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited film, Don 2: The King is Back will release in 41 countries.

Don 2 is directed by Farhan Akhtar, who also helmed the first installment Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006), a box-office hit and a remake the 1978 Hindi cult classic ‘Don’, starring Amitabh Bachchan.

“Learnt yesterday that Don 2 will release in 41 countries worldwide. Wow!! I guess that’s the number of countries now out to catch him!!,” Farhan wrote on twitter.

Don 2 will release in UK two days before its December 23 opening in India and the rest of the world.

“Feel so proud to see the extent to which interest in Hindi movies has grown.. Thanks to you.. the Fans (pat yourself on back moment),” Farhan said.

The film is set to release on 23 December, in both 2D and 3D formats and will also be available in Tamil and Telugu. Source