Update: 2015: The year of ‘Bhaijaan’
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2015: The year of ‘Bhaijaan’
MUMBAI: The year 2015 clearly belonged to Salman Khan. Fondly called ‘Bhaijaan’ by his fans, the superstar became the first actor in the history of Indian cinema to mop up Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) in net box office in a single year.
Both ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ and ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, in which Salman played the main lead, attracted fans and movie buffs across the nation. The result was net box office collection of Rs 187.52 crore (Rs 1.87 billion) and Rs 316.77 crore (Rs 3.17 billion) by ‘PRDP’ and ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ respectively. Therefore, while 2014 was the year of Aamir Khan, who pulled a home run in the last over with ‘PK’, which incidentally became the highest-grossing Bollywood film ever, 49-year old Salman, who also finally got acquitted in the 2002 hit-and-run case, proved his power and pull in the film industry and masses in 2015. A successful year for cinema Overall, 2015 was a good year for the film industry. While the year saw a plethora of successful films, differentiated and story-led films also found success at the box office. Moreover, it was probably the only year when the Hindi-dubbed version of a South Indian film (‘Bahubali’) managed to do business of over Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) at the domestic box office. There were also three Hollywood movies each of which crossed Rs 75 crore (Rs 750 million) in India. The Rs 100-crore club This year, six Hindi movies and one dubbed (‘Bahubali’) film crossed the Rs 100-crore mark. These include ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, ‘PRDP’, ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’, ‘ABCD 2’, and still running ‘Bajirao Mastani’ and ‘Dilwale’. It was an interesting mix as at least two of these films—‘Tanu Weds…’ and ‘ABCD 2’—were not dependent on star power. While ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ banked on its emotional appeal, ‘Bajirao…’ won the game with strong acting and positive word of mouth. ‘PRDP’ and ‘Dilwale’ were the only two films that, despite bad storylines, managed to pull audiences on the strength of the star factor. Under Rs 99 crore Eleven films grossed between Rs 50 and 99 crore. Some of these may have given better returns on investment to their producers. These include a variety of films from comedy to action to drama to suspense and thriller. Overall, the movie aficionados were in for a good treat in 2015. Special mention The two films that need special mention are epic/historical fiction ‘Bahubali’ and comedy drama ‘Piku’. While the first was lauded for its scale, grandeur and special effects, the second stood out due to its simplicity, screenplay and powerful performances. The Hindi version of ‘Bahubali’ netted Rs 111 crore (Rs 1.11 billion) at the domestic box office. The overachievers or ‘Chhota Packet Bada Dhamaka’ Some small budget films also got critical acclaim and success alike. These included ‘Badlapur’ (Rs 48.97 crore), comedian Kapil Sharma’s debut film ‘Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon’ (Rs 43.21 crore), honour killing-based ‘NH10’ (Rs 29.29 crore), ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ (Rs 28.62 crore), ‘Manjhi: The Mountain Man’ (Rs 12.53 crore), ‘Hunterrr’ (Rs 10.8 crore), ‘Margarita With A Straw’ (Rs 4.21 crore) and ‘Masan’ (Rs 3.75 crore). The big flops or ‘Naam Bade Darshan Chhote’ However, the year was not without the usual duds. A number of films created big hypes, but failed to deliver on the promise. One of the biggest flops of 2015 was Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Bombay Velvet’. There were huge expectations from the film starring Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma, but it did not attract viewers and could only collect Rs 22.33 crore (Rs 223.3 million) at the box office. ‘Detective Byomkesh Bakshy’ and ‘Shamitabh’ also looked promising before their release. The lead actors (Sushant Singh Rajput in ‘Byomkesh’ and Dhanush in ‘Shamitabh’) had given successful films before, so expectations ran exceedingly high. Besides, both films were directed by popular directors and were under the banners of Yashraj Films and Eros respectively. And both failed to recover the cost at the box office. Among other duds that generated negative word of mouth and failed to recover cost were ‘Roy’, ‘Tevar’, ‘Dolly Ki Doli’ and ‘Shandaar’. Big year for Hollywood franchises 2015 was a special year for Hollywood films as well. Fans in India rushed to watch the seventh film of the popular ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise. The film became a crowd-puller especially for the fact that Paul Walker, one of the lead actors of the franchise, died in middle of the making. Indian fans also went in great numbers to watch ‘Walker’ one last time and the film did business of Rs 98 crore (Rs 980 million) in India. Another addition to a popular franchise, ‘Jurassic World’, became an instant hit with the viewers and film did a net collection of Rs 78 crore (Rs 780 million) in India. It was closely followed by Marvel’s superheroes—‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’, which saw a strong opening and collected Rs 75 crore (Rs 750 million) in the country. Three other Hollywood franchises—‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ (Rs 48 crore), James Bond’s ‘Spectre’ (Rs 37 crore) and ‘Terminator Genesis’ (Rs 24 crore) also did reasonably well in India, signalling significant revenue potential of Hollywood releases in the coming years. <font color="red"><strong>Guests cannot see images and links in the messages. Please register to forum by clicking <a href="member.php?action=register">Register Here</a> to see images.</strong></font> |
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