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Directed bySaket ChaudharyProduced byEkta Kapoor,
Shobha Kapoor
Pritish NandyWritten bySaket ChaudharyStarringFarhan Akhtar
Vidya Balan
Ram Kapoor
Vir DasMusic byPritam (Music Review)Distributed byBalaji Motion Pictures
Bollywood Hungama (Taran Adarsh):SHAADI KE SIDE/EFFECTS is more about rediscovering your partner, post marriage. The fact that Saket borrows from real-life instances makes it relatable and identifiable. The connect is tremendous, with the spectator often drawing parallels with his/her life. On the whole, SHAADI KE SIDE/EFFECTS is a delicious take on contemporary relationships. This one's relatable, heart-warming, amusing and thoroughly enjoyable! Rating 3.5/5 Times Of India (Madhureeta Mukherjee):
The director strikes a fine balance between humour and emotion in this slice-of-marriage story. The first half takes a while to catch up, but the dialogues (Arshad Sayed) provide ample laughs, while giving wisdom for wedded bliss. Vir Das in his funky avatar is a riot. Vidya is …

Farhan Akhtar & Vidya Balan starrer Shaadi Ke Side Effects has taken a slow start at the domestic box office on Friday with collections around the 25-30% mark on its first morning. 
The opening was best in Delhi NCR as some multiplexes registered around 35% occupancy. The initial is not good but also not too bad and growth over the day can help it to a reasonable first day figure though single screens and smaller cities have the expected dull response.
If the growth in business is similar to Hasee Toh Phasee and Highway, Shaadi Ke Side Effects is likely to collect around 5.5 crore on its opening day. But if evening / night shows show better growth, then the film could touch / cross the 6 crore mark. The Asia Cup cricket match between India and Sri Lanka could have an impact on business too.
(Source: Boxofficeindia, Indicine)

Shankar Mahadevan, who mesmerize with his singing, has every reason to be proud of himself. His latest track, ‘Mujhse Hogi Shurvaat’ has made its entry into the contenders list of Honesty Oscars 2014 in the Best Activist Anthem category. The song is an initiative of ‘I Paid a Bribe’, ‘Janaagraha’ and Shankar Mahadevan Academy.
As of now, only three categories have been unveiled; best visual effects, best activist in a leading role and the best activist anthem. The bottom line of all the players in the anthem category is to inspire and motivate people to take initiative themselves in curbing global corruption.
The singer took to micro blogging platform, Twitter, to announce the news and also asked people to vote and support the movement. He tweeted on Thursday, “Our song has been nominated for the Honesty Oscar Awards! Please go to the link and vote…”
To vote for the song, please click here.In addition to Mahadevan, the track also includes the vocals of Sukriti Kakar, Prakriti Kakar and C…

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan unveiled A.R. Rahman’s latest music album Raunaq, which the Oscar-winning music composer says is a celebration of love and music. The lyrics of seven songs in the album have been written by Kapil Sibal, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology. Kapil was also present at the unveiling of the Raunaq.

Salman was, as usual, at his best. He and A.R.Rahman shared some candid moments also. Salman Khan told one common thing between him and legendary  A.R.Rahman. The superstars said, "Mere aur A. R. Rahman Ke Beech Mein Ek Cheez Common Hai... Jai Ho!". He further asked A.R.Rahman to compose music for his films also, "Hamare Liye Kab Kaam Karoge?".

Have a look at pictures: (Courtesy: Taste Of Cinema, Rockstar Salman Khan)

When we wrote the reasons behind Jai Ho's underperformance (Here), we didn't mention the 'ticket price'-factor because we were not so sure about that. But now, the reports are emerging that 'ticket price' had a big impact on Jai Ho's collections. DNA India reported today that the footfalls don’t reflect in the box-office figures of Jai Ho because the tickets prices of Jai Ho were far lower than the other films of last year that crossed the Rs200-crore mark — Chennai Express and Dhoom 3. 
It was reported before the release of 'Jai Ho' that Salman Khan tried to control ticket prices and now it seems that those reports were true. The selfless Khan didn’t want his fans to pay exhorbitant prices to watch his film, so he told Eros (the producers and distrubutors) not to increase the ticket prices. Also, since the film has a social message, he wanted everyone be able to see it. 
A source told DNA India, "After the film released, a close friend of Salman…

The Ace Khan, Aamir Khan, is without any doubt an iconic superstar. It's hardly surprising that the star would be a crowd-puller. The turnout at Gehlaur in Gaya, however, must have served to stun him too.
Reportedly, over 50,000 people thronged the venue in full force to catch a glimpse of Khan!! 
The actor had visited Gehlaur in Gaya, Bihar, to begin his journey of 'Satyamev Jayate 2' from the very spot where Dashrath Manjhi had broken a mountain and made a road for the villagers, all by himself, in 22 years! 
The news of Aamir's visit spread like wild fire... and the entire area of the Press conference was filled with masses that were teeming and swelling by the minute! 
The entire road, mountains and every conceivable place possible was packed with a very enthusiastic crowd. And there were deafening rounds of claps and cheers... even as Aamir strode up to the podium to greet his admirers. Incidentally, never before had such a crowd gathered in a small town for any actor…

Can you guys guess who is in the frame?

Director Kabir Sadanand getting the forklift ready for the next set-up.

First shot of Fugly's Title Song.

These are few of the dancers who are part of the Fugly title track. 

Salman Khan & Akshay Kumar on the sets of Fugly.

DOP Milind Jog working his magic on the sets of Fugly.

The choreographer of the Fugly's Title Song , the very talented Mudassar Khan.

There have been reports in media regarding Preity Zinta's financial troubles. Rumors were that Preity has gone bankrupt and that she is planning to lease out her apartment in Mumbai’s Khar area. But today, Preity Zinta rubbished all the rumors by releasing a press statement. Read the full statement below:
“This statement is in reference to the recent news reports in the media speculating about my finances and legal cases. These reports are completely false and there are no facts to support such baseless claims. As an actor and entrepreneur, these reports are damaging not only towards my reputation but also harm my business interests. I have been a resident of Quantum Park, Union Park, Khar in Mumbai for almost a decade and have no plans of moving out of this apartment. I am currently busy planning the upcoming season with my IPL (Indian Premier League) team and looking forward to several other ventures which will be announced soon. In the event of any rumours or reports being publi…

According to Hindustan Times, much talked 'Fugly'-song, featuring superstars Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, will be filmed today. Apparently, Salman has just wrapped up a schedule of 'Kick' and since he is free for a few days, he decided to give time for the song today. 
As Akshay, who happens to be the co-producer of the film, didn't want to waste Salman Khan's precious time, he decided to work in double shift which he usually doesn't like to do. Akshay always stays away from doing double shifts, but he is making an examption this time. According to sources, Akshay is currently in Pune shooting for his next release, Gabbar and he will complete shooting for the day til 2 pm. He will then immediately leave for Mumbai to film the song, without stopping by at his Juhu home. From 4 pm to 8 pm, both actors will be found at Mehboob Studio, Bandra to film the song. To save the travel time, Akshay has also hired a chopper. After wrapping up this shoot, he will go bac…

Ragini MMS - 2, the forthcoming horror-erotica film, contains a horror-packed scene shot inside a lake. The scene took an entire night to shoot and Sunny fell ill the following day and developed a minor skin allergy. 
"I saw dead fish. The water was dirty," said Sunny. "I was scared as hell," she added. 
The lake was in Vasai on the outskirts of Mumbai, in a scary and quiet location. The said scene had to be shot at midnight when the water was cold, so as to get the desired effect. Sunny had to dip into the water to give her best shot but was petrified because the lake was quite a walk from her vanity van. There was also talk of water snakes. 
(Source: Times Of India)

Jai Ho has finished the 19th highest grosser ever in India (higher than films like Don 2 & Jab Tak Hai Jaan) and the 27th highest grosser ever in Overseas. The performance in India and overseas is well below what was expected though.
Have a look at: Highest Grosser Of All Time - IndiaHighest Grosser Of All Time - Worldwide
In India the best performance came in Bihar where it was amongst the top ten grossers of all time while in a circuit like Mysore the film was not even in the top 30. In overseas the best business by far came in The Gulf due to a big start.
The worldwide gross of 175 crore approx is amongst the top twenty of all time. Below are the totals of Jai Ho in markets of India and main markets overseas:

Jai Ho Final Worldwide Circuit TotalsCircuitTotalMumbai36,41,00,000Delhi/UP21,44,00,000East Punjab8,93,00,000Rajasthan7,71,00,000CP Berar6,74,00,000CI4,62,00,000Nizam/Andhra5,15,00,000Mysore4,26,00,000Tamil Nadu/Kerala1,56,00,000West Bengal

Director: Syed Ahmad Afzal Cast: Jackky Bhagnani & Neha Sharma Music Director: Jeet Ganguly (Track  # 1), Sneha Khanwalkar (Track # 3,5), Shiraz Uppal (Track # 2,4), Shree Isshq (Track # 6) Lyricist: Syed Ahmad Afzal, Hard Kaur, Jackky Bhagnani, Kausar Munir, Sonny, Shiraz Uppal, Shakeel Sohail
1- Suno Na Sangemarmar - (Arijit Singh): A beautiful romantic track and who can sing a romantic song better than Arijit Singh? Suno Na Sangemarmar is the Hindi adaptation of Ki Kore Toke Bolbo from the Bengali movie Rangbaaz. Arijit Singh sounds beautifully and it feels that this song is made only for Arijit Singh. Arijit-fans are going to love this one. Lyrics are nicely written. Rating 4/5

2- Mere Khuda - (Shiraz Uppal): This track is composed and sung by talented Pakistani music composer Shiraz Uppal, who has worked with music maestro A. R. Rahman also. 'Mere Khuda' is based on generic Pakistani pop tunes, though arrangement here is more clear and beautiful. This is a beautifully comp…

Preity Zinta, who has recently watched Imtiaz Ali's directed 'Highway', seems very impressed with the film and performance by the lead pair. She tweeted about the film and recommended the film to her followers. She wrote, "Must Watch Highway for Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt's spectacular performances. Definitely Imtiaz Ali's best and most honest film. Don't miss it Folks!"

Preity Zinta remembered her 'Sangharsh'-days when Ali Bhatt played the younger Preity Zinta in the film which released in 1999. She tweeted, "I still remember seeing Alia Bhatt as a little cutie on the Sets of Sangharsh playing mini me. This one will be the Brightest star 4 ever :-)"
Alia replied the tweet with following tweet, "haha yes I remember too thank you soooo much :D".