Shahrukh's MNIK rakes in 174.60 crore worldwide

In spite of the reports that the collections of My Name is Khan featuring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol have dipped after the release weekend, it is continuing to rake in revenue big time. Believe it or not, it has already earned Rs.174.60 crore worldwide and still counting.

Film distributors said that MNIK grossed Rs.102.2 in Indian alone and Rs.72.4 crore from abroad, which is an all time high for a Hindi film at the international market.

It earned USD 3.3 million in the Middle East, which is the highest for a Bollywood film. The collections are nearly on par with Hollywood biggies like Dark Knight, Transformers 2, Spider Man 3 and Twilight: New Moon.

Vijay Singh of Fox Studios said that the revenue is expected to shoot up when it hits the screens in countries like Jordan, Lebanon and Syria on March 10. He added that it is spreading to other markets and even crossed over to non-diaspora audiences. It has increased from six to 14 screens even in Indonesia.

Shahrukh Khan promises not to kiss

Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan created quite a stir at the very outset of his career with an explicit sex scene in Maya Memsaab. It was way back in early 1990s. Interestingly, this very actor has now promised not to kiss his co-stars in films.

Actors from Hrithik Roshan to Akshay Kumar to Abhay Deol to Emraan Hashmi have kissed on the screen but Shahrukh is not in the mood to do so. He said that he doesn't kiss his heroines on screen because he feels shy.

Well, it's a big surprise that Shahrukh, who has a romantic image, refuses to kiss his co-stars.

Shahrukh Khan sports funky hairdo

Aamir Khan is known for his hairdos – remember his look in Ghajini? It seems Bollywood Baadshah Shahrukh Khan too doesn't want to lag behind in this hairy race. He rarely try out weird hair styles but it was different Shahrukh at the recent 55th Filmfare Awards function. He sported a funky hairdo that is hot amongst the youngsters today.

Yes, Shahrukh gave a sauve and sexy touch to his hair style. He has cut his long locks and chosen a short-spiked hairdo. In fact, he looked young and hot in the new porcupine-style hairstyle.

Shahrukh said that he looked a bit like a shorn sheep in short hair and is learning to comb this porcupinish headset. He humorously said that water bounced off his head during Holi and that he has less hair to wash and comb now.

It is said that the actor has gone for an army-cut for his role in the film Ra.1.

My Name Is Khan: Losing lustre in the very first week

It came into the battle field like a brave Gladiator, but now its condition is like Gone-with-the-Wind (not like the movie of course!). Being pitted with the brilliant 3 Idiots, which has broken all the previous box office records, My Name Is Khan has started huffing & puffing within 4-5 days of release.Many single screen theatres which saw a full occupancy during the first weekend, are now almost empty.

‘There is a huge fall in ‘My Name Is Khan’ ticket sales. While it was just 30 percent Wednesday, it is only 20 percent Thursday. The film is not being appreciated because of the content,’ said Amit Awasthi, manager (programming and operations) of Spice Cinemas.In fact people have started saying that, this ‘SRK-Kajol’ starrer is a big time bore, and it has zero entertainment value, and that is why people are staying away from it.’The entertainment aspect in the movie is zero. Thought is has some emotions, there is nothing much to offer,’ added Mr. Awasthi.

As the stats goes, the normal occupancy in multiplexes are 20%-30%, where as the PVR are noticing only 50% foot falls now. In fact they havestarted saying that the movie the movie will run, at max, for one more week only.’Our occupancy has fallen from around 90 percent to 50 percent Monday onwards because of the content of the movie. We are guessing it will stretch to one week more,’ said the source.

Many distributors are saying that it’s another ‘Kurbaan’ from K Jo camp. It has less entertainment value for the youngsters, who want to see entertaining movies on the big screen, rather than an inspirational & subtle love story. All thanks to 3 Idiots, the youngsters want a fun loving, bright and entertainingmovie.

But there are some people, who think that MNIK is the movie of SRK-Kajol, the most successful pair in our country, and it will speed up in the next weekend.

‘Footfalls for ‘My Name Is Khan’ have fallen but the weekend is expected to be good. The occupancy at present is about 30 percent which is decent enough considering it is a working week and that there are close to 12-14 shows per day across different properties for themovie. The movie will sustain business and occupancy will be close to 70-80 percent over the weekend. ‘said Yogesh Raizada, corporate head (cinemas) of Wave Cinemas.

Shahrukh Khan is losing out To Aamir Khan

‘My Name is Khan ’was what SRK was screaming from his rooftop to the Berlin Wall; but after a phenomenal start the film got on its opening weekend; its downfall has already begun. Reports are pouring in that since Monday i.e. only at its 4th day, the collections started to peak southwards and as the week progressed, the cash box is not exactly jingling.

It’s true that the film’s 1st weekend collection outscored 3 Idiots’ 1st weekend collection overseas but now that the steam is fizzing out; there are lesser takers for the Karan Johar film. A source from PVR cinemas said that the occupancy has fallen from 90 percent to 50 percent on Monday.

Not that the film is not doing well; it’s still being watched as there hasn’t been any other big release this week (only a lowly-hyped ‘Toh Baat Pakki’), but the frenzy and the familiar queue that one noticed for ‘3 Idiots’ is surprisingly absent. And frankly speaking, Shiv Sena did a huge favour to the film by raging a war of words for SRK as fans stormed into theatres for lending out sympathy and support to ‘King Khan’. Tongues had started wagging that it’d break the record set by 3 Idiots but now it seems a distant dream. The film is good but not as fresh or brilliant as 3 Idiots and just by yelling ‘My Name is Khan’ won’t help SRK as even Aamir can shout ‘My Name is Khan’ for he, too, is one.

Kareena Kapoor: The Aamir Khan, ShahRukh Khan Factor

Ask Kareena what inspires her to do better work and she will tell you the khans do. Now, that does not mean that she does not want to work with the other actors, but lately, this damsel is all gaga over Saif Ali Khan of course and professionally it is Aamir and ShahRukh.

After having worked with Aamir in 3 Idiots she is looking forward to act with him in another romantic film which he has promised her. The film would be made sometime next year as reports suggesting that Aamir will be resting throughout 2010 are pouring in from all fronts.

As far as ShahRukh is concerned, he has been Kareena’s personal favourite always and so her wish is going to be fulfilled again with the film ‘Ra 1’. The shooting of the film will take place in Miami USA. Kareena is soon to join the rest of the unit there.

As is known, she and Saif were not so successful as reel partners in ‘Kurbaan’, but her pairing has been very well received by the audience with Aamir in 3 Idiots.

With ShahRukh she had come early in her career in the film ‘Asoka’, which had not been as successful.

Nevertheless, this time round things do seem different with new storyline and exotic locales and ‘Ra 1’ being a sci- fi movie all eyes are surely on this one Starring ShahRukh Khan and the hot Kareena Kapoor.

Shahrukh Khan or Aamir Khan

After having heard it innumerable times that the Khan war has finally ended the two are almost at the opposite ends of each other after the battle of their films ‘My Name Is Khan’ and ‘3 Idiots’ has finally shown results. According to reports ‘My Name Is Khan’ has seen a considerable drop in ticket sales in it’s 2nd week which was about a 65% to 70% less than in the opening week.

The film ‘3 Idiots’ managed to keep going strong for a long time. There was a very big hype created due to the Shahrukh Khan remark on the inclusion of the Pakistani Players in the IPL and a corresponding release of SRK’S film ‘My Name Is Khan’ created a frenzy all over due to whichthe opening sale of tickets was mind blowing for the film and thus there were reports that it would beat the Aamir Khan starer ‘3 Idiots’ in no time.

But just into its second week and the film ‘MNIK’ has slumped down in sales proving that the success of Aamir over SRK in 2010 is also established. The whole saga of competition has been carried forward from 2009 when Shahrukh’s film ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ had released and was on top of the charts but as Aamir’s film ‘Ghajini’ released all box office records were broken and it became the supreme hit of the year leaving SRK’S film far behind.

Now with recent reports on the Aamir Khan film running far ahead of the Shahrukh Khan film it is once again making Aamir the Mr. Perfectionist of bollywood. The collections of ‘MNIK’ in the 2nd week are Rs 150 crores in contrast to the collections ofthe film ‘3 Idiots’ which was approximately Rs 240 crores in a ten day period.

Having said all about the films, the fact still remains that SRK has ruled the hearts of millions of his fans the world over and this may be a temporary phase in the actor’s life and sunnier days will surely come soon. As for Mr. perfectionistAamir Khan it will suffice to say that he has surely proved that he has what it takes to be a successful star and on top of the slot amongst the best of the best. So, till the next level of competition arises let the winner be in blissful planet!

Want To Meet Shahrukh Khan?

Nokia has brought a contest where you may win an opportunity to spend some time with Shahrukh Khan. The Indian Premier League 3, Nokia India and Kolkata Knight Riders today announced the ‘Main Bhi Coach’ consumer campaign.

Consumers can send advice and tips to the KKR team on strategy, line-up, tactics, style, almost anything that can help clinch the title. The winning entries will get exciting prizes including anopportunity to spend time with the king of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan on the sets of his latest movie.

Commenting on the association with Nokia, Shah Rukh Khan said “The Nokia-KKR association goes back a long way and further strengthens with every cricketing season. We share common beliefs and will continue to strengthen our relationship while giving our fans an entertaining cricketing experience.

SRK added, “In India, every fan is a self proclaimed cricket guru and believe can guide the team to victory if given a chance. Main Bhi Coach is anopportunity for them to make their dreams come true and coach their favorite team. With such exciting campaigns Nokia promises to make the third season more exciting for all KKR fans.”

Nokia and Kolkata Knight Riders continue to strengthen their association and shared commitment to make IPL more exciting and engaging for Indian cricket fans. Main Bhi Coach is open for all cricket buffs and is not linked to the purchase of any product or service.

Speaking on the occasion, Shivakumar said, “Nokia and Shahrukh along with Kolkata Knight Riders have provided some very exciting moments to the Indian cricket lovers. Main Bhi Coach is an interesting and simple consumer campaign aimed yet again at connecting people to their passions. The campaign has been innovatively designed to engage the entire nation, by providing them anopportunity to be a part of the action on the pitch. I am confident that this initiative will strike a chord especially amongst our youth audience; helping them to connect emotionally withNokia as well as provide pragmatic support to the KKR team.”