New Delhi: The first quarter of the year ended with Blood Money and Bumboo failing to make any impact at the box office. Tradesmiths say the Kunal Khemu starrer is definitely not going to make any money for the makers.
Pegging the opening weekend figures at about Rs 5.25 crore, trade analyst Komal Nahta says that the makers could lose at least a crore or so on their investment. He attributes the low collections to lack of face value in the film.
Trade observer Amod Mehra asserts," The music didn't work, the star cast isn't working and the story has been rejected."
A senior executive with a national multiplex chain points out that Blood Money had not caught on the pre-release buzz. "On an average, the occupancy during the weekend would have been about 30 per cent. But that's not enough despite the low investment of Rs 16-18 crore, including prints and advertising," he said....
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04:07 PM, Apr 03, 2012
Day time, Exterior 29th March FADE IN The day began with busy preparations in the office, we had press shows to cover for the day (Mumbai & Delhi) and then a premiere event of 1000 people (read non journalists, non filmy people). 40 journos invited to Famous Studios, only 7 turn up in time and PR girl is frantically pacing the corridor of famous studio. (Already delayed by 20 minutes,...
02:45 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Cast: Kavin Dave, Sharat Saxena, Sumit Kaul, Mandy Takhar, Sanjay Mishra Director: Jagdish Rajpurohit No one knows the importance of unlearning things more than a director with a theatre background. The audience easily figures it out the moment a 'narrator' appears on the screen - an almost extinct art in Bollywood. Last time it was Vivek Oberoi in 'Deewane Huye Pagal' who had donned the role of a narrator but...
09:05 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Hindi film industry is going through a very interesting phase. On one hand there are big budget films which rely more on marketing than the content, and on the other hand small budget films are also there which are completely dependent on the word of mouth publicity. Director Jagdish Rajpurohit's 'Bumboo' is one such film which doesnt boast of big stars and is also deprived of huge...
12:58 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Bumboo is all set to release on 30th March across India and with this a debutant director should have felt elated and been jumping with excitement, but strangely I approach the date with mixed feelings. To complete a film, trust me, is no less a feat than climbing Mount Everest. Months of pre-production + Shooting + Post production + Marketing activity (in that order) costing anyone two years of his...
03:28 PM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Independent filmmaking in India has shown a tremendous growth in recent years. Director Jagdish Rajpurohit's forthcoming comedy 'Bumboo' is the latest indie film on the block. The film revolves around a hitman and a photographer who accidently reach to the same hotel. Kavin Dave, who is playing the loser photographer in the film says," I am a photo journalist in the film who is very upset in his...
01:24 PM, Mar 22, 2012
New Delhi: 'Bumboo', the official remake of Francis Veber's 'L'emmerdeur' is all set to hit the screens on March 30. The director Jagdish Rajpurohit is confident of film's success despite not having any big star in the film. He talks to IBNLive about the film and difficulties he faced while making the film. Q: How did the transition from theatre to film happen? A: I was looking out for two...
04:56 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Director Jagdish Rajpurohit says his film, an adaptation of Francis Veber's French film L'emmerdeur, is a slice of life film with great comic moments. Rajpurohit, who is making his Bollywood debut with comedy Bumboo, said that the film, which will hit theatres on March 30, will be appreciated by the Indian audience too. "I was flying from Mumbai to Paris few years ago and I watched the film...
06:30 PM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: His debut directorial 'Bumboo' is the remake of French hit 'L'Emmerduer', yet it is sans big Bollywood stars. Budget constraints notwithstanding, Jagdish Rajpurohit says he would have made it with the same cast even if he had much more money because stars don't guarantee returns. "I have a great cast - Sharat Saxena, Sanjay Mishra, Sudhir Pandey...all of them may not be a part of the so-called list...
08:03 PM, Feb 20, 2012
New Delhi: The trailer of action comedy film 'Bumboo' is out. The film demonstrates how our best thought out plans lose their importance due to some strangers. Directed by Jagdish Rajpurohit, 'Bumboo' is the official adaptation of the French film 'L'emmerdeur'. Chief star cast of the film includes Kavin Dave, Sharat Saxena and Sanjay Mishra. Here is the first trailer of the film. ...
03:34 PM, Feb 09, 2012
