Mangal Pandey broke even on the first day Mid-day Reports suggest that Mangal Pandey The Rising has taken a drop from the fifth day (yesterday). But facts and collection figures prove otherwise. The film is creating BO history of sorts in USA, UK and Australia.
Every detail planned Mangal Pandey was made at an approx cost of 35 crore. Says producer Bobby Bedi, The way I do my films, I dont lose money on them. When the film is made at such a high cost, everything is calculated right down to the last detail to ensure that it doesnt turn out to be a loss-making venture. We broke even on the first day of the release with the large minimum guarantee deal with our distributors in India, TV and overseas deals. How much profit the film will make, we will know soon. Unsure about overflow According to Bedi, the collection figures for the first week in India stand to amount to a whopping, eight to ten crore. It might run for a fewer number of weeks but we shouldve made our money by then. Says Sahdev Ghei, Vice-President, Distribution, Yash Raj Films, Mangal Pandey grossed 58 lakh alone in Mumbai on the 1st day. I am yet to get the all-India figures, but on the first day it opened to 95 100 per cent collections for the first four days. Whether this will translate into an overflow for the producer, we will know in the following weeks. The tactic nowadays is to flood the market with as many prints as possible to get in maximum people into the theatres and we did this. Cashing in on weekends The reason for a drop in the collection on tuesday, says Taran Adarsh, is because, Its the first working day after four days of holiday. All over the world, collections drop after the weekend. Its a normal trend Bedi has a plan for that, We will give schools concessions on the morning and daily shows. This Friday is Raksha Bandhan and Saturday is Parsi New Year. So again, it will be a long weekend, and well capitalize on it. I postponed my film from June to August to capture this time period. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reviews by the international press 1) This is film making in the tradition of Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and any cinephile will find a panoply of delights in it. By Jimmy Razor, FilmExposed.co.uk 2) The most ambitious crossover projects to emerge out of India in recent times. It succeeds in entertaining and educating audiences about an important turning point in Indian history - BBC.co.uk. Rating: 3 stars 3) Ketan Mehtas epic, The Rising Ballad of Mangal Pandey, is a kind of Bollywood Braveheart as one courageous and doomed man confronts the might of the British Empire, plus theres singing and dancing. By Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter. 4) Bollywood cracks the epic code with The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey, a gorgeously lensed, well-structured, audience-pleaser that harks back to classic Hollywood blockbusters of the 50s and 60s. By Derek Elley, Variety.com 5) The film succeeds in arousing nationalistic sentiments without getting jingoistic. The Rising is a technical achievement par excellence. eFilmCritic.com. Rating: 4 stars "We neglect our cities at our peril. For, in neglecting them, we neglect the nation." -John F. Kennedy ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h7g1umk/M=362335.6886442.7839733.3022183/D=grplch/S=1705331874:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124272766/A=2894366/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=GRP&RTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/";>What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
