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MUMBAI DEC 24 (PTI)


It has been the year of the blockbuster. Whether it is the fiery "Rang De Basanti", the wisdom spouting Munnabhai or the smooth conman in "Dhoom 2", audiences brought unprecedented revenue for Bollywood.

Some of the decade's biggest blockbusters were witnessed this year with film revenue touching unprecedented heights. The Hrithik Roshan-Aishwarya Rai film from the Yashraj stable "Dhoom 2" reportedly earned Rs 110 crore within the first three weeks of its release.

The new year, however, looks equally exciting for the industry with Ashutosh Gowariker's magnum opus "Akbar Jodha", again starring Hrithik and Aishwarya Rai, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much awaited "Saanwariya" that will see the debut of Ranbir Kapoor (Rishi Kapoor's son) and Sonam (Anil Kapoor's daughter).

The past year also witnessed sequels and remakes. New versions of hits of yesteryears "Umrao Jaan" and "Don" saw the light of theatres while more such ventures, including Ram Gopal Verma's "Sholay", were announced.

The business of sequels made sense for the film industry, with second editions of "Dhoom" (Dhoom 2), "Koi Mil Gaya" (Krissh) and "Munnabhai MBBS" (Lage Raho Munnabhai) finding great favour with audiences.

In fact, such was the popularity of these movies that they were credited for several social trends. While "Rang De..." was credited with the sudden upsurge of citizen's movements in the country, Munnabhai's message of "Gandhigiri" was a phenomenon in itself.

"There has been no pattern to this year's hits. Small budget films like 'Omkara' also found favour with the people, as did big budget ones like 'Fanaa'. This year truly has made up for all the bad years when Bollywood had only one or two big hits," says trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

"'Dhoom 2' was the year's biggest grosser but then most Yashraj films, including 'Salaam Namaste', 'Fanaa' and 'Kabul Express' have not really been flops because of their aggressive marketing strategy," Adarsh says.

"Krissh", the tale of a desi superhero and "Lage Raho Munnabhai", which took Mahatma Gandhi's teachings to a different level for the new generation, were the other big grossers of the year.

"Omkara", Vishal Bharadwaj's take on Othello set in rural India, was well received as was Nagesh Kukunoor's "Dor" and Karan Johar's tale of extra marital strife, "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna".

"This year, filmmakers learnt how to innovate and generate revneues through unusual sources. Music rights, TV rights, overseas collections and marketing tie-ups meant that not many films lost money in 2006," an analsyt said.

The outgoing year will also be remembered as the year when firebrand actress Kajol made her comeback and superstar Amitabh Bachchan returned to films after a three-month break due to a stomach illness.

The film industry also lost some of its stalwarts including music director Naushad, filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee and actress Nadira.

But it was not just movies that Bollywood made news for. From actor Sanjay Dutt's conviction for illegal possession of arms in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case to Aishwarya Rai getting in trouble with the customs department for a mystery packet containing 23,000 euros, film personalities made news off screen as well.

Dutt was convicted under the Arms Act and not the draconian TADA, while Rai found herself fending off allegations not only about the mystery packet but also reports about her relationship with Abhishek Bachchan.

The Aishwarya-Abhishek story was perhaps the most talked one about this year with rumours about their impending nuptials reaching new heights before the release of their movie "Umrao Jaan".

The media tracked the couple's every move including their visit to temples in Varanasi, reportedly to seek blessings before tying the knot.

While 2006 was an action-packed year for the film industry, the coming year promises even better things and film goers can sit back and enjoy a r ollercoaster ride in the magical world of Hindi films.
Posted 26 Dec 2006

~tasha~ says
Bollywood set to scale new heights in US

Indo-Asian News Service
Washington, December 20, 2006



As Bollywood films made their most successful run ever in the US in 2006, a New York-based media company announced two new partnerships to expand North American distribution of hit films from India.

These new initiatives in partnership with Rogers Communications and Google Video would help BODVOD Networks, a company that holds exclusive rights to popular Indian movies from top studios such as UTV and Adlabs, make Bollywood films more accessible to all types of movie fans, the company said on Tuesday.

It has been a record-breaking year for Hindi films at the US box office in 2006.

Of the 14 foreign language films that have grossed over $2 million this year, a stunning seven have been in Hindi.

No other language has come close to contributing so many box office hits to the list. Spanish, despite being spoken by millions of more Americans, trails far behind as the next most popular foreign language at the US box office with only two films above the $2 million benchmark this year.

The industry has never seen more than two Hindi films surpass this box office level in the same year.

The seven hits of 2006 easily shattered the previous record and showed immense growth for Bollywood films in the US.

BODVOD Networks announced that beginning Jan 15, 2007, it would launch the distribution of its Bollywood films in Toronto with Canada's largest cable provider, Rogers Communications.

Rogers' digital cable subscribers will be able to order the newest Bollywood hit films on-demand and watch them whenever they want.

Recent blockbusters like India's 2007 Oscar entry "Rang De Basanti" starring Aamir Khan and the Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Swades", plus critically-acclaimed film festival favourites such as "15 Park Avenue" with Shabana Azmi and "36 China Town" starring Kareena Kapoor, will debut in the new year with additional hit films premiering every month.

In addition, BODVOD Networks announced the availability of feature films and other content on Google Video.

BODVOD's content is presented under the name Saavn and available at www.video.google.com/saavn.

The launch includes full-length movies available for immediate download representing some of the biggest recent Bollywood hits plus exclusive promotional videos, music clips, trailers, and more.

"We are extremely delighted to announce these two new deals which will help to bring the best of Bollywood to more movie fans," stated Vin Bhat, general manager of BODVOD Networks.

"With 2006 being a record year for Hindi films at the box office, we see a tremendous opportunity for growth in 2007 and beyond as Indian cinema becomes more popular and more accessible across North America," he added.


Posted 26 Dec 2006

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