Journalism of Courage
Wazir - Bejoy Nambiar’s suspense thriller “Wazir”, was the first release of 2016. It minted Rs.30.05 crore in its opening week in the domestic market, while internationally the movie has made Rs.14.22 crore. Made at a budget of Rs.35 crore, “Wazir” recovered its production cost, read a statement issued on behalf of the film’s makers. The total lifetime collection of Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar was Rs. 44.27 crore at the box office.
Airlift - Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur starrer 'Airlift' is the first film of 2016 that has collected Rs 100 crore at the box office and that too in 10 days of its release. The film, which is based on a true story of the largest human evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Gulf War in the 90s, earned Rs. 114.32 crore at the box office till now. This is Akshay Kumar's fourth film to cross Rs. 100 crore after Housefull 2, Rowdy Rathore and Holiday. The film did well at the box office despite being clashed with Ekta Kapoor's adult comedy 'Kya Kool Hai Hum 3' starring Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivadasani and Mandana Karimi. Airlift was released on January 22.
Kya Kool Hai Hum 3 - 'Kya Kool Hai Hum 3' starring Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani and Mandana Karimi opened to negative reviews from the critics and Ekta Kapoor's superhit franchise was simply rejected by the audiences. The film, which earned Rs. 8.15 crore on its opening day, registered a steep fall in its collections during its first week. Thus, the total lifetime collection of the film is Rs 30.06 crore at the box office.
Saala Khadoos - R Madhavan's latest release Saala Khadoos didn’t impress the viewers to a great extent and earned a mere Rs. 1.28 crore on day one of its release. The film, which was also released in Tamil with the title Irudhi Suttru, earned Rs. 91 lacs, from the Tamil version. Saala Khadoos featuring the real life boxer Ritika Singh brought in a new subject but it did not stand up to the expectations of its fans. The film collected a total of Rs. 12.63 crore at the box office.
Mastizaade: Next came Sunny Leone’s Mastizaade, which opened to negative to bad reviews on Janaury 29 but collected Rs 18.45 crore in first two days at the box office. Mastizaade is also Sunny Leone’s third highest opening day grosser with a collection of Rs. 5.59 cr after Ragini MMS 2 and Jism 2. The movie was liked by the audiences and registered a steady growth in its figures taking its total collection to Rs. 28.74 crore at the box office till now. The movie saw Sunny Leone in double roles and Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das as the sex addicts.
Ghayal Once Again - Sunny Deol's latest release Ghayal Once Again, which is a sequel to its 1990 released film Ghayal, collected Rs. 7.20 cr on day one itself. On the second day also, it collected Rs. 7.65 cr, on the third day Rs. 8.40 cr and on the fourth day Rs. 3.60 cr at the box office taking the total collection of the film to Rs. 26.85 cr. Being the only star actor in the film, Sunny Deol with his huge fan following has managed to pull the audience to the theatres. Ghayal Once Again, which clashed with Sanam Teri Kasam starring Mawra Hocane and Harshvardhan Rane at the box office, doesn't seem to be affected by the clash and is having a good run so far.
Sanam Teri Kasam - Sanam Teri Kasam which marked the debut of the young actors Harshvardhan Rane and Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane earned Rs. 1.25 crore at the box office. Having fresh new faces and backed by a love story, the film considerably has done a good business and the new comers have got a warm welcome by the audiences. The film is directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru.
