New Delhi: 'Gippi' is Sonam Nair's debut film as director. The film deals with the story of a teenage girl who is very confused about the issues related to adolescence. Sonam explains the thought process behind 'Gippi' and her characterisation in a candid conversation.
Q: From 'Guddi' to 'Gippi', the portrayal of teenagers has gone through a huge transformation.
A: I loved 'Guddi' but it was based on another theme. You see someone in your teenage thinking differently about them only to find out that the person is not like what you thought him to be. In 'Gippi', a range of things is happening, not only romantic but physical and emotional changes as well. It's not plot driven but more like reality driven.
Q: Sometimes, fun elements dilute down the seriousness of the theme....
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01:25 PM, May 11, 2013
Mumbai: Though star power and box office success of a movie are interdependent, Dibakar Banerjee won't make a typical film by just banking on big names and then manufacturing collection figures to draw the audience. "Cinema has been a star-driven medium and it has been so since the beginning. There is nothing wrong in that as stars make a film profitable," Dibakar told PTI. "Almost 70 per cent of the...
01:04 PM, May 11, 2013
New Delhi: Sanjay Gupta has struck gold with his latest film 'Shootout At Wadala'. Within three days of the release of the gangster film, 'Shootout At Wadala' has been able to collect Rs 30.7 crore at the ticket window. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "#ShootoutAtWadala collected approx. Rs 30.7 cr nett in its opening weekend. Fri 10.10 cr, Sat 9.75 cr, Sun 10.85 cr." The film has maintained good business...
04:37 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor's romantic-action film 'Aashiqui 2' seems to be wooing box office as it has earned approximately Rs 13 crore in the opening weekend despite the fact that Hollywood venture 'Iron Man 3' too came out on the same day and is giving a tough competition, say trade pundits. Made on a budget of Rs 12 crore, the film's first day collection was Rs.6.35...
10:01 AM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: 'Ironman 3', which has Robert Downey Jr reprising his role of superhero industrialist Tony Stark from the first two films as well as last summer's 'The Avengers', got a good opening. Hemant Panchamia MD, ESquare, Pune, says, "IM3 has taken an astronomical opening, all our properties are sold out and the demand for tickets is growing, we are exploring to add more shows. We are looking for a...
12:43 PM, Apr 27, 2013
New Delhi: 'Ironman 3', which has Robert Downey Jr reprising his role of superhero industrialist Tony Stark from the first two films as well as last summer's 'The Avengers', got a 100 per cent opening for 3D and 80 per cent for 2D in India, an official Disney UTV spokesperson said. There were houseful openings in theatres in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata. Gaurav Verma, Director, India Theatrical Distribution,...
01:57 PM, Apr 26, 2013
"GI Joe: Retaliation" fought its way to the top of the Easter weekend box office heap. The second installment of the series, inspired by the iconic action figures, took more than $41.2 million from Friday through Sunday. ...
05:25 PM, Apr 03, 2013
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09:14 AM, Apr 03, 2013
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10:47 AM, Apr 01, 2013
A heady mix of differential, comedy, thriller and dramas hit the Bollywood box office and entertained the audiences in the first quarter of 2013. ...
06:34 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Director Subhash Kapoor's court room drama 'Jolly LLB' passed what film trade analyst Taran Adarsh called the 'Monday Examination' to make a four day-total of Rs 14.41 crore. ...
01:53 PM, Mar 19, 2013
Collection of Rs 100 crore at box office is the current benchmark of success for Bollywood films, but industry professionals think the envelope could be pushed further to Rs 1,000 crore. ...
11:47 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Tigmanshu Dhulia is back with the sequel of his much appreciated film 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster' and the film has got a good opening at the box office. Within three days of its release, the film has minted Rs 12.75 crore at the box office. ...
01:00 PM, Mar 11, 2013
The John Abrahm, Chitrangada Singh and Prachi Desai starrer started on a dull note and collected approx Rs 5.40 crore net in its opening weekend. RGV's 'The Attacks of 26/11' too couldn't do wonders at the BO. ...
06:10 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Abhishek Kapoor's Rs.12 crore 'Kai Po Che!' is earning profits at the domestic box office and has so far collected Rs.27 crore. ...
11:33 AM, Mar 01, 2013
Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' might not have been able to see the light of the day in Tamil Nadu, but the film's Hindi version 'Vishwaroop', which has been released in India on Friday, is doing good business at the box office. The film has collected Rs 4.46 crore in two days. ...
04:29 PM, Feb 03, 2013
'Race' sequel seems to be racing at the box-office too as the film has already minted Rs 51.35 crore within three days of its release. 'Race 2' is a sequel to Abbas-Mustan's 2008 thriller. ...
11:09 AM, Jan 28, 2013
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06:31 PM, Jan 27, 2013
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03:46 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Salman Khan reprised his popular role Chulbul Pandey in 2012 last big release 'Dabangg 2', which is directed by Arbaaz Khan. The film has got a big opening at the box office. It collected Rs 106 crore in first 6 days of its release. Its current collection stands at whopping Rs 139.5 crore. ...
11:36 AM, Jan 03, 2013
