Bollywood is gearing up for its busiest – and most important—season. A staggering 29-odd films will be released in October, November and December, with crores of rupees riding on at least half a dozen, including Golmaal 3 (Ashtavinayak/Eros), Action Replayy (PVR), Guzaarish (UTV) and the year-ender block-buster hopeful Tees Maar Khan by Farah Khan. At least Rs 500 crore is riding on the films set for release in the next three months.
Debutant director Habib Faisal, who wrote Salaam Namaste and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, created a buzz by persuading yesteryear’s hit pair Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh to return to the big screen in Do Dooni Char. Rishi Kapoor has been playing character roles in films like Delhi 6 and Luck By Chance, but this is the first time Neetu Singh acts in a movie in decades, where
Rishi Kapoor plays a teacher. “It’s a very interesting time for the industry. Budgets are skyrocketing, but one wishes a little more money was spent on scriptwriting,” says Faisal, who hopes people are thoroughly entertained with his slice-of-life offering, but also “walk away with an understanding that will help them relate to teachers better.” For Faisal, “every film is a commercial film; the only difference is the budget. We must get returns to make the next film.” Bollywood has been keeping tabs on its finances ever since the meltdown led to an acute cash crunch. Gone is the euphoria of pre-2008 and spiraling costs. This year, barring films like Raajneeti, I Hate Luv Storys and Dabangg, films which were expected to score big with the box office like Kites and Raavan flopped.
Indian Express
Debutant director Habib Faisal, who wrote Salaam Namaste and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, created a buzz by persuading yesteryear’s hit pair Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh to return to the big screen in Do Dooni Char. Rishi Kapoor has been playing character roles in films like Delhi 6 and Luck By Chance, but this is the first time Neetu Singh acts in a movie in decades, where
Rishi Kapoor plays a teacher. “It’s a very interesting time for the industry. Budgets are skyrocketing, but one wishes a little more money was spent on scriptwriting,” says Faisal, who hopes people are thoroughly entertained with his slice-of-life offering, but also “walk away with an understanding that will help them relate to teachers better.” For Faisal, “every film is a commercial film; the only difference is the budget. We must get returns to make the next film.” Bollywood has been keeping tabs on its finances ever since the meltdown led to an acute cash crunch. Gone is the euphoria of pre-2008 and spiraling costs. This year, barring films like Raajneeti, I Hate Luv Storys and Dabangg, films which were expected to score big with the box office like Kites and Raavan flopped.
Indian Express
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