Tremors in filmland, too

The tremors of the killer earthquake that struck Gujarat on Republic Day are still being felt in Mumbai filmdom. Not only big budget film producers but even the small budget film distributors are thinking twice about releasing their films. One Two Ka Four which was scheduled for release this month is now due in March. No one from either from the Gujarat or Saurashtra circuit is coming forward to buy films as most cinemas in these areas are hardly functioning. Because of a shortage of films, most exhibitors are running second run films, while the plight of the recently released films are equally bad.

Kasoor (1st week)
Mumbai 84 per cent
Delhi 44 per cent
Kolkata 36 per cent
Baroda 48 per cent
Kanpur 52 per cent
Lucknow 75 per cent
Nagpur 66 per cent
Bhopal 51 per cent
Jaipur 41 per cent

Aashiq (2nd week)
Mumbai 50 per cent
Delhi 40 per cent
Kolkata 46 per cent
Kanpur 45 per cent
Nagpur 38 per cent
Jaipur 79 per cent

Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (3rd week)
Mumbai 41 per cent
Delhi 31 per cent
Kolkata 41 per cent
Kanpur 14 per cent
Lucknow 51 per cent
Jaipur 37 per cent

Zubeidaa (3rd week)
Mumbai 61 per cent
Delhi 31 per cent
Kolkata 53 per cent
Nagpur 29 per cent
Lucknow 39 per cent
Jaipur 51 per cent

Mohabbatein (15th week)
Mumbai 51 per cent

Jackie Shroff’s much delayed film, Grahan and the Dharmendra starrer Baghawat Ek Jung and Anup Jalota’s Hum Deewane Pyar Ke are the three releases this Friday.

MSMD