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 Rocky aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani earns Rs 44.5 cr in opening weekend The Karan Johar directorial performs well in Delhi NCR,  Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru By Rajesh Ahuja Riding on the hype surrounding it, the excellent direction by Karan Johar and performances by its star cast, including Alia Bhatt,  Ranveer Singh and veteran actors Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi,  the romantic drama Rocky aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani has earned Rs 44.5 cr in its opening weekend in India. Rocky aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani,   which earned Rs 10.5 cr on its opening day,  saw a jump in its collections on Saturday and Sunday to Rs 15.5 cr and Rs 18.5 cr respectively,  taking its total earnings in the  opening weekend to Rs 44.5 cr. The Alia Bhatt Ranveer Singh starrer did excellent business in Gurgaon, Delhi,  Kolkata,  Mumbai and Bengaluru. Rocky Aur Rani ki Prem Kahani earns Rs 44.5 cr in opening weekend  Trade experts,  however, say that the box office performance of the film is somewhat below t

 Audience of today go for content driven films: Sudeep D Mukherjee Sudeep D Mukherjee makes his directorial debut with Chattan, an action drama with flavor of the 90s By Rajesh Ahuja After assisting renowned filmmakers Ranjan Kumar Singh, Lekh Tandon and Prakash Mehra in many cinematic ventures over the years, Sudeep D Mukherjee is ready to weild the megaphone in Chattan , an action drama with a flavour of the 90s. Sudeep D Mukherjee makes his directorial debut with Chattan ,  based on the life of a real life police officer who sacrifices his life for law and duty. Sudeep D Mukherjee makes his directorial debut with action drama Chattan  Chattan , which releases in cinemas on September 22, stars 90s actor Jeet Upendra in the lead along with Rajanika Ganguly. The film also stars veteran actor Tej Sapru,  Brij Gopal and Shiva in pivotal roles. A USP of the film is that it is an action drama with a flavor of the 90s. According to the director Sudeep D Mukherjee,  Chattan is a film

 S2 of Made in Heaven to premiere on Amazon Prime Video August 10 Mona Singh and Ishwak Singh to join the cast of Made in Heaven 2 By Rajesh Ahuja After treating audiences to a celebration of the Great Indian Wedding in season 1 in 2019, romantic drama web series Made in Heaven returns for its second season next month. Season 2 of Made in Heaven ,  which chronicles lives of two wedding planners Tara and Karan who run an agency named Made in Heaven, premieres on Amazon Prime Video on August 10. Announcement of the date for Season 2 of Made in Heaven , which starred Arjun Mathur,  Sobhita Dhulipala,  Jim Sarbh, Shashank Arora, Kalki Koechlin and Shivani Raghuvanshi, was  made by the producers Alankrita Srivastava and Excel Entertainment of Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani . 'Your iofficial nvitation to the biggest wedding season is here. S2 of Made in Heaven on Amazon Prime Video on August 10,'Alankrita said in a Twitter post. Made in Heaven 2 premieres on Amazon Prime Vid

Panch Kriti five elements, anthology of stories touching on various social issues to release next week Panch Kriti Five elements consists 5 captivating & interconnected stories set in the charming town of Chander By Rajesh Ahuja Remember the 2007 film Dus Kahaaniyan , a n anthology of ten short films dealing with diverse subjects such as infidelity, companionship, lust and a spectrum of human emotions? Directed by a host of six directors like  Sanjay Gupta, Apoorva Lakhia, Meghna Gulzar, Rohit Roy, Hansal Mehta and Jasmeet Dhodhi and featuring  an ensemble cast,  Dus Kahaaniyan was a pioneer in terms of its genre of filmmaking, having  spawned several anthologies on the  digital screen in the last few years.  16 years after Dus Kahaaniyan ,  a new film, encompassing an anthology of stories touching on various social issues , is set to release in cinemas next week . Set for release on August 4 is Panch Kriti Five Elements , consisting five captivating and interconnected stories

Alia Bhatt to make her Hollywood debut with international spy thriller Heart of Stone Heart of Stone,  starring Gal Gadot in the lead,  premieres on Netflix August 11 By Rajesh Ahuja After Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone and Dimple Kapadia, the latest Bollywood actor to make her presence felt on the Hollywood skyway is Alia Bhatt who is ready to make her Hollywood debut with the international spy thriller Heart of Stone. Alia Bhatt,  who will be seen in the love story Rocky aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani,  scheduled to release in cinemas on July 28, is set to make her Hollywood debut with Heart of Stone,   which premieres on Netflix on August 11. Alia Bhatt makes her Hollywood debut with international spy thriller Heart of Stone on Netflix  Directed by Tom Harper, the American action spy thriller stars Gal Gadot,  Jamie Dornan and Alia Bhatt in lead roles. Heart of Stone also stars Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighöfer, Jing Lusi and Paul Ready in pivotal roles. Gal Gadot stars as se

 It was surreal sharing screen space with Dharmendra for Rocky aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani: Ranveer Singh Ranveer and Alia promote their film in Delhi By Rajesh Ahuja As he gets ready for his next film Rocky aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani , scheduled to release on the silver screen next week,  Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh says that he is privileged to be in the same frame as legendary actor Dharmendra in the film. Ranveer,  who was in Delhi to promote his film, which has been directed by Karan Johar, said that sharing screen space with the Bollywood veteran is a surreal feeling. '' It was a surreal feeling to sharing screen space with a legend like Dharam ji. I have grown up watching him on the screen. In this sense, working with him in the film was a dream come true. It was a scene straight out of a fantasym,'Ranveer said about  sharing screen space with the legendary actor. Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt promote their film Rocky aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani in Delhi  Directed by Kara

 Actors of the Punjabi comedy Kade Dade Diyan Kade Pote Diyan visit Delhi Kade Dade Diyan Kade Pote Diyan releases in cinemas on July 14 By Rajesh Ahuja Actors of the Punjabi comedy film Kade Dade Diyan Kare Pote Diyan on Thursday visited the capital city of Delhi for the promotion of the film. The promotional event of the film saw the presence of movie director Laada Siyan Ghuman , producers - Karan Sandhu and Dheeraj Kumar and actors Harish Verma and Simmi Chahal. Actors of Punjabi film Kade Dade Diyan Kade Pote Diyan visit Delhi  Directed by Laada Siyan Ghuman,  Kade Dade Diyan Kade Pote Diyan , which hits cinema screens  on  July 14, is a comedy of errors of a couple as they navigate the opposition of the girl's grandmother to their marriage. Speaking to reporters in the national capital,  the film's lead actor Harish Verma said the film depicts the generation gap between parents and children. Harish said that it is a throughly family entertainer which one can watch w

 Atlee is too cool and hard working, he is superb: Shahrukh Khan By Rajesh Ahuja After the super success of Pathaan ,  Shahrukh Khan is again creating buzz with the promos of his upcoming film Jawaan . As he basks in the tremendous excitement generated by the 'prevue' of Jawaan ,  unveiled by the filmmakers earlier this week, the 'King Khan' gives the entire credit to the director Atlee. In a chat with his fans in the wake of the release of the 'prevue', which has grabbed attention of viewers,  Shahrukh Khan said that Atlee is a superb director,  hardworking and 'too cool'. 'Atlee is just too cool, Hard working and with a one point agenda to make me look good in the film. He is superb,'he said. Shahrukh Khan is excited and geared up for his next film Jawaan  The 'prevue' of Jawaan ,  unveiled by Shahrukh Khan on July 10,  has been loved by audiences. Viewers have lapped up the mind-boggling action sequences unveiled in the trailer,  t

 Crime thriller Choona premieres on Netflix August 3 After the success of Your Honour,  Jimmy Shergill to play lead in Choona By Rajesh Ahuja After the success of Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga , Netflix is set to stream a thriller about six ordinary  people coming together to defraud a politician,  fuelled by their desire for revenge. Choona , a thriller about six people from average background joining hands to defraud a powerful politician Shukla, who has wronged them in the past, fuelled by their desire for revenge. Produced by Flying Saucer and written and directed by Pushpendra Nath Mishra, Choona stars Bollywood actor Jimmy Shergill in the lead role with Ashim Gulati, Vikram Kochhar, Chandan Roy, Namit Das, Gyanendra Tripathi,  Atul Srivastava and Monika Panwar in pivotal roles. Crime thriller Choona premieres on Netflix on August 3 For Jimmy Shergill,  who was last seen in the web series Your Honour on Sony Liv  and  in the Gangster drama Aazam, Choona is his first show with Netflix.

When real life dacoit Maan Singh bonded with Manoj Bajpayee, his reel life counterpart in Bandit Queen By Rajesh Ahuja They say that 'Movies are a case of reel  life imitating real life'. A perfect instance of confluence between real life and reel life was witnessed during the shooting of National Award winning film Bandit Queen ,  based on life of Bandit turned politician Phoolan Devi  when the set of the film saw a bonding between Dacoit Maan Singh and his reel life version Manoj Bajpayee. The interesting incident was narrated by Shekhar Kapur,  internationally acclaimed filmmaker and director of the 1994  film. When Manoj Bajpayee bonded with real life dacoit Maan Singh on sets of Bandit Queen  Narrating the Incident,  Shekhar Kapur said, 'while we were shooting Bandit Queen at the Dholpur District of Rajasthan,  we were advised to take special  protection  as there were still some dacoit gangs and groups active in the area. Manoj (Bajpayee) was playing Maan Singh,