Kick mints over 50 crore in two days

Salman Khan has proved fifth time lucky with his Eid release. His latest release Sajid Nadiadwala’s ‘Kick’ has fared well at both domestic box-office and in the overseas.

In the opening day, the film earned 26.4 crore.

The movie has been made on a whopping budget of Rs 100 crore.

Statistics of collection

•    On Friday, ‘Kick’ mints 26.40 crore.

•    On Saturday, the film collected 27.15 crore.

All in the movie in its first weekend, made a huge sum of 53.55 crore.

The movie has been able to cross 50 crores in two days but it failed to make 100 crore in the opening weekend.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#Kick crosses? 50 cr nett mark in 2 days. Continues its glorious run on Day 2. Collects? 27.15 cr nett. India biz. AWESOME!”

On Sunday and on Monday (Eid holiday), ‘Kick’ is expected to touch higher number.

In USA and Canada also Salman’s magic is working. Taran further tweeted, “#Kick is heading for the BIGGEST Salman Khan opener in USA-Canada. Fri + Sat approx $ 750,000+ [? 4.50 cr]. Many screens yet to report.”

“In UK, Australia and New Zealand too, #Kick Saturday is bigger than Friday. Biz zooming upwards. EXCELLENT!” , added Taran Adarsh.

‘Kick’ marks the directional debut of Sajid Nadiadwala.

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Shah Rukh Khan to promote his upcoming movie 'HNY' with SLAM! THE TOUR

The other Bollywood stars, who would be seen sharing stage with SRK are Farah Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah, Kanika Kapoor and Yo Yo Honey Singh.

Sharing the sneak peek of the tour, Shah Rukh said, “Here’s a tiny glimpse of what we plan to bring to your city with SLAM! The Tour. There’s love, laughter, joy, madness, action, and a whole lot of happiness.”

He said that he is quite happy as the whole cast and crew of the film will accompany him. “I am excited to be there with my crazy gang of Happy New Year and my colleagues Farah, Deepika, Malaika, Abhishek, Boman, Sonu, Vivaan, Kanika and Honey Singh. So get ready to be SLAMMED this September!” said SRK.

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'Singham' has become a cult character: Ajay Devgn

"Singham has become a character which can go on and on. Like in Hollywood we had 'Rambo' (character). 'Singham' can combat at the age of 50 or 60. It becomes lovable whoever plays it. It has become a cult character," Ajay said in an interview here.

The actor feels doing action at the age of 45 is not difficult provided proper care is taken.

"It is fine (to do action) at the age of 45. Even after 40 it is ok. I think if you keep yourself fit and fine it is ok. But there are few things that you have to take care of, like the old injuries that we have had. When you do heavy duty action you have to take care of yourself," Ajay said.

Ajay feels there is a difference in the way action scenes are designed today. "Doing action scene in films has definitely changed. It has become safer and easier because of cables. I feel if I can do action directly without using cable, then I do it. You enjoy doing real action. Action was tiring and difficult earlier, today it is easier," he said.

"I keep working out on regular basis. In between I had left workout for a year or so and was eating a lot, so it took some time for me to get in shape. But, there were no special preparations that I did for the film," he said.   

Director Rohit Shetty and Ajay have worked together on several films and share a good rapport. Rohit plans all the action scenes keeping Ajay in mind.

With 'Singham Returns', Ajay says everything is multiplied, from script, to body, to scale of the film; they have done better than the first installment.

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Bipasha, Harman to tie nuptial knot?

Harman was recently spotted with Bips and her family at her father’s birthday celebration. The actor was seen bonding with Bipasha’s dad.

Though Bipasha’s spokesperson denies that marriage is on the cards, the speculation continues. B-Town is famous for sudden weddings, so we will wait for the surprise.

Bipasha, who dated John Abraham for almost a decade, had a much publicized split with the actor.

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Rail budget fails to cheer market; Sensex down 202 points

Besides a weak Asian trend and lower opening in Europe further influenced the trading sentiment, brokers said.

   

The BSE 30-share Sensex after hitting a new record high of 26,190.44 points in opening trade, retreated to 25,897.33, showing a fall of 202.75 points, or 0.77 percent.

   

Similarly, the broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty lost 42.25 points, or 0.54 percent, to 7,744.90 after hitting its life-time high of 7,808.85.

   

Share prices of companies that cater to the railway sector came under pressure and tanked up to 12.15 percent despite important announcements made by Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda in his maiden rail budget.

   

Major losers were Texmaco Rail, Titagarh Wagons, Kalindee Rail Nirman, Kernex Micro, Commercial Eng., BEML, Stone India and Bartronics.

   

The government proposed in the rail budget to attract investment from domestic and foreign players in infrastructure.

   

Among BSE-30 shares, Sesa Sterlite fell 3.89 percent, Tata Steel by 1.31 percent, Hindalco by 0.95 percent, Larsen and Toubro by 1.29 percent, SBI 1.15 percent and Reliance Industries 1.31 percent, dragged down the Sensex.

   

Globally Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 0.10 percent, while Japan's Nikkei shed 0.14 percent. European markets opened in negative territory.

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Anushka, Virat spotted in London

Both Anushka and Virat wore matching black clothes. While other cricketers went down to the hotel’s restaurant to have dinner, this couple was probably heading out for a private dinner,” says a source.

It may be pointed out here that Virat is currently in London as part of his cricket tour while Anushka has been shooting for ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ in Turkey. The actress is said to have flown down to London over the weekend to meet Virat.

The two were earlier spotted together when Virat was playing in New Zealand. The cricketer has also been spotted going to Anushka Sharma’s Mumbai residence a couple of times. The cricketer even went to Jodhpur to meet the actress on her birthday even as she shot for her home production ‘NH10’.

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I want to stand out with my roles: Alia Bhatt

Alia, who is the daughter of Mahesh Bhatt, had a tailor-made entry into Bollywood with Karan Johar's hit 'Student of the Year'.

The 21-year-old actor, however, impressed critics in her subsequent outings in 'Highway' and 'Two States'.

In her fourth film, Alia plays a gusty heroine, who is a woman of today.

"Kavya (her character) is very fiery and lively girl. She wears her heart on her sleeves. Coming from a small place, she holds her values dear but she is a woman of today. She has a strong opinion. This is why she is the one who is carrying the hero in the film's posters," Alia told in an interview.

The actress admits that the pressure has increased now that she has three films behind her but that would not influence her film choices.

"The pressure is always there. But I know that I want to do good films. I want to stand out with all my characters and I want to give the audience as much variety as possible," she says.

She has reteamed with her 'Student of the Year' co-star Varun Dhawan for a second time for 'Humpty Sharma'. Alia says their chemistry will look good because they were more comfortable with camera this time.

"The chemistry is good because of the characters we are playing. Also, I think we were not as nervous and as confused about what we were supposed to do in front of the camera. It became very organic," she says.

After crooning for 'Sooha Saha' in Imtiaz Ali's 'Highway', Alia took to mic again to sing Rahet Fateh Ali-rendered 'Samjhawan' in an unplugged version.

The self-confessed bathroom singer was not scared to take on the popular number.

"I was not scared because I am not a professional singer. I knew that if I mess up I would not get as much flak. I love to sing. It gives me a certain sense of peace. I am not singing to impress anybody and I am very proud and happy that I got an opportunity to sing this song," she says.

Ask her whether she would like to take it beyond, Alia says she wants to explore her singing side further.

"Definitely, I want to explore it. I was advised by A R Rahman to take my singing seriously and I am thinking about it."

The film has been directed by debutant Shashank Khaitan and produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania', slated to release this Friday, also marks the debut of TV actor Siddharth Shukla of 'Balika Vadhu' fame.

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SpiceJet to resume flights to Dubai from Mumbai, Madurai

The 80-day refurbishment work is completing as per the schedule, so SpiceJet is now resuming its flights, it said.

With the resumption of these services SpiceJet will be providing connectivity from five Indian cities to Dubai, the other cities being Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Kochi.

SpiceJet also operates to Muscat and Sharjah in the region. The airline has offered promotional fares on these new flights for bookings made till July 10 for travel between July 21 and July 31, the statement said.

While for the Mumbai-Dubai flight, the all-inclusive promotional fares start at Rs 5,499, for Madurai-Dubai flight the special fares are pegged at Rs 5,999.

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I am here to stay, says Sidharth Malhotra

The 29-year-old actor, who was criticised for his inability to dance or to emote well in his debut film ‘Student of the Year’, passed off with flying colours despite the fact at the box office.

Sidharth feels that he has successfully converted the non-believers to believers with his latest film.

"It was first experience with this kind of box office success. I feel I have reached out to more number of people with this film than I ever had; so that is exciting. Now, I feel that I am here to stay. More people think that I am here to stay and I deserve this place," Sidharth said in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.

"It is satisfying to see that I took risk two years ago by choosing a genre like this and character like this which is so different from what I have done before and that is paying off. It could have gone wrong. It is very satisfying as an actor to try something new and see that the audience is liking it," added the actor, who played romantic roles in his first two films.

The Delhi boy had three releases so far. ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’ is the only film that underperformed of all his movies.

However, the actor won a lot of fans because of his looks.

"We are not just standing and posing. Are we? Looks are part and parcel. I have tried to change my looks in all the three films. People think he is a good looking boy, so he can't act, that is a notion here. So to break that, to go beyond looks was also a challenge to me," he said.

Sidharth, who plays Guru - a criminal transformed into a good guy by the power of love - in the romantic thriller, says, “The film was also an endeavour to turn all the non-believers into believers.”

“People who did not see the craft or who were not convinced about my craft or about my space here, I think 'Ek Villain' is the best answer I could give them," he added.

The movie has earned him more than just fans; the 29-year-old says many filmmakers are approaching him post the success of ‘Ek Villain’.

Sidharth, who assisted director Karan Johar in the past, had thought of going behind the camera too. But the actor has changed his mind after the thunderous response to ‘Ek Villain’.

“I got into assistant direction. I thought of that as an option then but after the success of 'Ek Villain'… Nah. Why would I go behind the camera? I would like to be in front of the camera. I would be happier to play various characters. It is far more tough as a director," he said.

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Madhuri Dixit inaugurates child right campaign ‘Mamta Abhiyan’

The actress, who is also Unicef India’s advocate to support child rights issues feels proud to be part of this social cause.

‘Mamta Abhiyan’ is basically meant for saving the lives of infants and their mothers especially in Madhya Pradesh. A communication campaign of ‘Mamta Abhiyan’ was launched by the actress.

“Proud to be the UNICEF’s celebrity advocate for child rights! In Bhopal for the UNICEF campaign,” the actress tweeted on Thursday.

Madhuri is currently, busy as one of the panelist in the dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’.

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Akshay's self-defense classes for women

"We are  here to give something to the society. There is no monetary gain from  it. I am doing it because I have earned a lot in life due to martial  arts and it is my way to give back (to the society," the actor, who is  trained in martial arts and has a black belt in taekwondo.

Akshay has also promised active participation in the training sessions.

"Whenever  I will get time and if I'm in Mumbai, I would teach martial arts to  them (the women). Like, I am starting the whole thing July 29," said the  actor, who is set to go away on a holiday soon, to return in time for  the training sessions.

Akshay's latest film "Holiday: A Soldier  Is Never Off Duty" released on Friday, and he will soon start shooting  for "Singh Is Bling" with Kareena Kapoor.


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Sonakshi gets inked on birthday

Sonakshi feels her new ink would be like a guiding star in her life from now on.

"Surprise! My birthday gift to myself is this tattoo... My guiding star, now always with me," Sonakshi posted on Twitter alongside a photo of herself flaunting the design.

The actress, who is the daughter of BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha, made her debut in the Hindi film industry with ‘Dabangg’ opposite Salman Khan, which went onto become the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year.

Sonakshi received positive reviews for her performance as well as the Filmfare Award for best female debut.

Post her debut, she went on to play the leading lady in some of Bollywood's biggest hits, including Rowdy Rathore (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012), and Dabangg 2 (2012).

Though Sonakshi received negative reviews for her choice of previous roles but she received critical praise for her performance in Lootera (2013).

Sonakshi will be next be seen in 'Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty' opposite Akshay Kumar. The film, which has been directed by AR Murugadoss, will hit theatres on Friday.

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