Phir bhi dilon ne sab sun liya raghav sachar
The film was released in record number of 84 cinemas and grossed 2,35,000 pounds in four days of its release, ending Number 9 in UK Top 10. In UK, 1,50,000 pounds were spent on publicity. So, while the distributors might just scrape through, producers will have to bear considerable losses. 1 crore per territory, about half a price a Shahrukh starrer normally commands.
The saving grace has been that the film was sold at a very low price to the distributors - only Rs. In Jaipur, it was down from 65 - 70 percent on the first day to mere 20 per cent on the fourth day. Delhi was worse, with collections dropping from 90 per cent on Day one to just 35% on Day 4. and the U.S.Īccording to Film Information, a Bollywood trade journal, Asoka's collections went down from 100% in the first in Mumbai to about 60 - 65 per cent on the 4th day. At the beginning of the 21st century, Bollywood produced as many as 1,000 feature films annually, and international audiences began to develop among Asians in the U.K.
Standard features of Bollywood films include formulaic story lines, expertly choreographed fight scenes, spectacular song-and-dance routines, emotion-charged melodrama, and larger-than-life heroes. Star actors, rather than the films themselves, have accounted for most box-office success. Throughout the years, several classic genres emerged from Bollywood: the historical epic, notably Mughal-e-azam (1960 "The Great Mughal") the curry western, such as Sholay (1975 "The Embers") the courtesan film, such as Pakeezah (1972 "Pure Heart"), which highlights stunning cinematography and sensual dance choreography and the mythological movie, represented by Jai Santoshi Maa (1975 "Hail Santoshi Maa"). Bombay Talkies, launched in 1934 by Himansu Rai, spearheaded the growth of Indian cinema.
Indian moviemaking industry that began in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the 1930s and developed into an enormous film empire.