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Ghajini grosses Rs 900 million
MUMBAI: Aamir Khan
Ghajini has collected Rs 700 million from the Indian theatres while in overseas market it has pocketed close to Rs 200 million.
Distributed by The Indian Film Company in India, Ghajini was released across 1400 screens with 1200 prints.
Ghajini was released by Reliance Big Pictures, the motion pictures brand of Reliance Big Entertainment, in 22 countries internationally with 250 prints. The key markets included the UAE with 36 prints, the US and Canada with 112 prints, and the UK with 65 prints.
According to the data provided by Big Pictures, the film opened with $1.4 million in North America and with $0.92 million in the Middle East. The other countries across which Ghajini saw a simultaneous release are Ireland, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, New Zealand, Fiji, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
Big Pictures is planning to release in four additional countries – Myanmar, Uganda, Malaysia and Morocco – in the coming weeks.
“Ghajini’s performance demonstrates that the overseas audiences are equally accepting quality action films, which are still a rarity, coming out of India. We are extremely pleased with the films opening, which has created bench marks in various International markets like North America, Australia and the Middle East,” says Big Pictures COO – International Film Business Jawahar Sharma.
A Geetha Arts production, Ghajini is a remake of the critically acclaimed Tamil language film with the same title, also directed by AR Murugadoss. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal, Jiah Khan, Mohit Ahlawat, Pradeep Rawat and Riyaz Khan. Ravi K Chandran is the cinematographer.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
