Abhishek Bachchan | Bol Bachchan Box Office Collection

Bol Bachchan Box Office Collection: After a promising opening day collection of Rs.12.10 crore, Rohit Shetty's action-comedy "Bol Bachchan" went nearly houseful on the weekend and amassed Rs.50.13 crore by Monday.

Said to be inspired by 1979 movie "Gol Maal", "Bol Bachchan", made on a budget of Rs.70 crore, features Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Asin Thottumkal and Prachi Desai.

The movie collected over Rs.43.10 crore during the weekend after it released July 6. Post the opening day collection of Rs.12.10 crore, the movie made Rs.14 crore on Saturday, and approximately Rs. 17 crore.

Presented by Fox Star Studios, the Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision and Ajay Devgn Films- produced movie is reportedly Devgn and Shetty's biggest opener, having generated 36 per cent higher figures than "Singham" and around 43 per cent bigger than "Golmaal 3".

Distributor Rajesh Thadani of Mumbai-based Multimedia Combine, says the film did well on Sunday and there wasn't a big dip in the footfalls Monday.

"'Bol Bachchan' has done pretty well all over India during the weekend. It had a business of Rs.38 crore all over India. The film picked up quite well on Sunday, and there was not a great fall on Monday either," Thadani told IANS.

A comical entertainer, "Bol Bachchan" has been able to pull in audiences in large numbers.

"It is basically family audience that came together to enjoy the film," Delhi-based distributor Joginder Mahajan, told IANS.

"The film has got a tremendous response. It managed to collect Rs.7.80 crore in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and Rs.3 crore in Punjab in first three days. Since school holidays got extended, lots of families came in to watch the movie together and had a good time, said Mahajan.

Piyush Raizada, director, Delight Cinema says despite rains, it was nearly a houseful for "Bol Bachchan".

"Bol Bachchan has received an amazing response and is appreciated among classes and masses. It did extraordinarily well on Friday and Saturday, and went houseful despite the rains," Raizada told IANS.

Internationally too, "Bol Bachchan" is doing extremely well when compared to other recent releases overseas.

It earned a total of $2.06 million over the weekend -- $540,000 (US), $255,000 (Britain), $650,000 (Middle East), $167,000 (Australia) and $450,000 from the rest of the world.

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Bol Bachchan has terrific opening in North America: Indian comedy adventure "Bol Bachchan" starring Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan scored a terrific opening in North America generating the best debut this summer for any Bollywood film.

Released by Fox International Productions, Rohit Shetty's comic hit grossed $562,000 in its first three days beating the opening of Akshay Kumar's "Rowdy Rathore" by a remarkable 47 percent despite playing in fewer theatres, according to Boxofficeguru.com.

It also debuted bigger than "Teri Meri Kahaani" starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. In addition, "Bol Bachchan" more than tripled the opening weekend of the last Rohit Shetty-Ajay Devgn project "Singham" which released in July of last summer.

The Hollywood Reporter remarked that Abhishek Bachchan gives "one of his best performances to date" and that the film is filled with "engaging performances and ever-spiraling hysteria."

"Bol Bachchan" landed in the Top 20 at the North American box office and also scored a huge number one opening in India.

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Prachi Desai says Outsiders not welcome in Bollywood

Buzz Bureau

Mumbai, July 6, 2012

Prachi Desai is one of the few outsiders who have managed to make it big in filmdom. But the actress, who hopes to do 25 films in future, says it is not so easy for such people to get first break in Bollywood.

"I feel that the industry can be unfair sometimes. When you are an outsider, people don’t take you seriously. I personally think you need an extreme push for people to promote you and bring you to a certain level," the 23-year-old said.

Seen here promoting Neutrogena products at High Street Phoenix mall in Mumbai

The young actress, who started her career as the lead in TV show 'Kasamh Se', made her Bollywood debut opposite Farhan Akhtar in 'Rock On!!'. She was then seen in 'OnceUpon A Time In Mumbaai', in which she was paired with Emraan Hashmi, and also was in the cast of recently released 'Teri Meri Kahaani'.

Seen here at an event organized to celebrate World Environment Day in Mumbai.

Her next is Rohit Shetty's 'BolBachchan'. Coming out Friday, the comedy will see her playing Ajay Devgn's sister who is an educated and modern girl. The film also stars Abhishek Bachchan and Asin Thottumkal in major roles.

Seen here promoting her new film ‘Bol Bachchan’ alongwith the rest of the star cast which includes Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Asin at the sets of television show of ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashmah’ in Andheri, Mumbai.

Prachi says it is important for an actor to be ambitious.

"Every actor has to be ambitious, otherwise you can't survive in the industry. Every small little thing can completely bog you down. I am ambitious, but I am not over-ambitious. I know things that I can do and things that I can't. I am hoping for this year to be a great year," she said.

Prachi Desai at the launch of the Citizen L Diamond watches in Mumbai.

As far as future projects are concerned, Prachi has teamed up with John Abraham in debutant director Kapil Sharma's 'I Me Aur Mein'.

When asked where she sees herself five years from now, she said: "Five years down the line, I hope that I do at least 25 films. I would love to work with Farhan as a director. He is also one of my favourite directors because of 'Dil Chahta Hai'. I want to work with Rohit Shetty again. I am hoping to do a film with Ajay (Devgn) because I haven't been paired with him."

Prachi Desai with actress Dia Mirza at P&G Mom's day event at Bandra in Mumbai.

Text and Photo Courtesy: IANS

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