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News18
2 days ago
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Rajinikanth's Coolie Mints Rs 250 Cr Before Release; Aamir Khan Yet To Sell Sitaare Zameen Par OTT Rights
Last Updated: Anticipation high for Rajinikanth's Coolie, which will feature a special appearance by Aamir Khan. Meanwhile, Khan opened up about Sitaare Zameen Par's digital release. Rajinikanth's Coolie is one of the most anticipated films of the year, and it appears to be all set to dominate the box office. While bookings for the film are already open, it has now been reported that Lokesh Kanagaraj's directorial has also earned Rs 250 crore already. As per Pinkvilla, the Rajinikanth starrer, which has been made on a massive budget of Rs 375 crore, has already earned close to Rs 250 crore from the sale of its international, digital, music, and satellite rights. Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par was released in cinemas on June 20 and made its digital debut on YouTube on August 1. While the film had a successful theatrical run, Aamir Khan made a bold move by delaying the film's OTT release and opting for a Pay-Per-View model on YouTube. In a recent chat with Matthew Belloni, Aamir clarified that while he never meant to deprive the film of an OTT release, he is yet to sell the film's digital rights. A day after 'Udaipur Files' was released in theatres across India, producer Amit Jani claimed that he has been receiving 'death threats" over the film. In an X post on Saturday, Jani stated that he has been getting repeated calls from an unknown number, with the caller threatening to kill him with a bomb or shoot him. Priyanka Chopra's role in the 2012 film 'Barfi!' is undeniably one of her best performances till date. Her performance left a lasting impression, and the film, which also stars Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz, has since achieved cult status. Now, just days ahead of the film completing 13 years since its release, Priyanka reminisced about her journey of becoming Jhilmil Chatterjee. Apoorva Mukhija is on a roll! After recovering from India's Got Latent Row, making her Bollywood debut in Nadaaniyan and winning hearts with The Traitors, the YouTube star has now gotten a makeover. She opened up about her beauty journey in her latest vlog and revealed that she spent around Rs 3 lakh on her transformation. First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
India Today
2 days ago
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Priyanka Chopra recalls how she earned Barfi role despite director's doubts. Watch
Days before 'Barfi!' completes 13 years since its release, Priyanka Chopra shared a heartfelt post on Instagram about her journey of becoming Jhilmil Chatterjee. It was a role that director Anurag Basu initially couldn't picture her in, but one she eventually earned through intense workshops, deep research, and stepping out of her comfort zone. In her note, Priyanka also expressed admiration for co-stars Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz, and recalled the film's emotional significance in her personal posted a video montage of her stills from 'Barfi!' and wrote, 'In Jan 2009, while filming Anjaana Anjaani in New York with Ranbir Kapoor, he mentioned his next, Barfi! with Anurag Basu, a filmmaker I admired. So when Sir offered me Jhilmil, I was thrilled. We met at my Mumbai home, I'd just returned from an event, dressed to the nines. He took one look and said he couldn't imagine me as Jhilmil. I understood, I didn't want to mess it up either. We agreed to workshop for 5 days.'Watch the video here: She recalled immersing herself in research with Basu - reading, watching videos, meeting children on the autism spectrum, and doing exercises at the director's Aram Nagar office. 'One day, he asked me to hurl vile Hindi expletives at him. Mortified, I still tried, it was hilarious, liberating, and pulled me out of my comfort zone. After more 'Basu-style' drills, Jhilmil was born,' she wrote, adding that most scenes were film also holds deep emotional value for Priyanka, as it was one of the last projects her father, Ashok Chopra, visited her on set for before his death in 2013. Sharing a rare family photo from the shoot, she wrote, 'Barfi was one of the last films my dad visited me on set for before his illness.' In another post, she shared an image from her award win for 'Barfi!' saying, 'My win was his win. He accepted the award for Barfi for me. This was his last public appearance 3 months before he passed. Taifa 2013 Vancouver.' Praising the film's team, Priyanka wrote, ''Barfi!' remains one of my most treasured films – for the creativity, the crew, and the joy of shared challenges. Ravi Varman's cinematography was pure poetry. Gorgeous Ileana D'Cruz brought such grace to Shruti, Ranbir shone like the star he is, and Anurag Sir, brilliant, gentle, playful. His storytelling is magic.'advertisementShot over two years with breaks, 'Barfi!' went on to become a critical and commercial success, winning seven awards at the 58th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film and Best Actor for Ranbir Kapoor. It was also India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy is currently in Hyderabad shooting for SS Rajamouli's 'SSMB 29' alongside Mahesh Babu, with her daughter Malti Marie accompanying her.- EndsTrending Reel
Time of India
2 days ago
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- Time of India
Priyanka Chopra says Anurag Basu couldn't imagine her as Jhilmil for 'Barfi!', praises Ranbir Kapoor: 'He asked me to vile Hindi expletives'
recently looked back at her experience of playing Jhilmil Chatterjee in the 2012 film 'Barfi!', which also starred and . The movie, directed by , is now considered a classic, and Priyanka's performance is remembered as one of her best. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now As the film is about to complete 13 years since its release, she shared how the role came to her and the effort it took to bring Jhilmil to life. Moments from 'Barfi!' Priyanka Chopra shared a video montage on featuring her moments from 'Barfi!' and, in the caption, looked back on her experience she revealed 'In Jan 2009, while filming 'Anjaana Anjaani' in New York with Ranbir Kapoor, he mentioned his next, Barfi! With Anurag Basu, a filmmaker I admired. So when Sir offered me Jhilmil, I was thrilled. We met at my Mumbai home, I'd just returned from an event, dressed to the nines. He took one look and said he couldn't imagine me as Jhilmil. I understood, I didn't want to mess it up either. We agreed to workshop for 5 days.' 'We immersed ourselves in research, reading, watching videos, meeting children on the autism spectrum, and doing exercises in his Aram Nagar office. One day, he asked me to hurl vile Hindi expletives at him. Mortified, I still tried, it was hilarious, liberating, and pulled me out of my comfort zone. After more 'Basu-style' drills, Jhilmil was born,' she added. Priyanka said many scenes in the film were improvised and that the project holds a special place in her heart, as it was one of the last times her father visited her on a film set before his passing in 2013. Praising Ranbir for his stellar performance She also praised Ranbir for his stellar performance, 'Barfi! remains one of my most treasured films – for the creativity, the crew, and the joy of shared challenges. Ravi Varman's cinematography was pure poetry. Gorgeous Ileana D'Cruz brought such grace to Shruti, Ranbir shone like the star he is, and Anurag Sir, brilliant, gentle, playful. His storytelling is magic," she wrote. 'They did beyond our dreams. The love for Jhilmil has stayed with me ever since. On this nostalgic Saturday, I felt like sharing. What are you reminiscing about these days?" Priyanka concluded.
News18
2 days ago
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Priyanka Chopra Recalls Barfi Director Couldn't Picture Her As Jhilmil: ‘Asked Me To Hurl Expletives…'
Last Updated: Priyanka Chopra took a trip down memory lane, and reminisced about her journey playing Jhilmil in Anurag Basu's 2012 film 'Barfi!' co-starring Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz. Priyanka Chopra's role in the 2012 film 'Barfi!' is undeniably one of her best performances till date. Her performance left a lasting impression, and the film, which also stars Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz, has since achieved cult status. Now, just days ahead of the film completing 13 years since its release, Priyanka reminisced about her journey of becoming Jhilmil Chatterjee. She revealed that while initially director Anurag Basu could not imagine her as Jhilmil, she earned the role after going through intense workshops, research and breaking out of her comfort zone. In her post, Priyanka also heaped praise on her co-stars Ranbir and Ileana. Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram and shared a video montage of her stills from Barfi! In her caption, she recalled, 'In Jan 2009, while filming 'Anjaana Anjaani' in New York with Ranbir Kapoor, he mentioned his next, Barfi! With Anurag Basu, a filmmaker I admired. So when Sir offered me Jhilmil, I was thrilled. We met at my Mumbai home, I'd just returned from an event, dressed to the nines. He took one look and said he couldn't imagine me as Jhilmil. I understood, I didn't want to mess it up either. We agreed to workshop for 5 days." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Priyanka (@priyankachopra) She further added that she and Anurag Basu immersed themselves into research, reading, watching videos and meeting children on the autism spectrum, and doing exercises in the director's Aram Nagar office. 'One day, he asked me to hurl vile Hindi expletives at him. Mortified, I still tried, it was hilarious, liberating, and pulled me out of my comfort zone. After more 'Basu-style" drills, Jhilmil was born," she wrote. Priyanka recalled that most scenes of Jhilmil were improvised. She also revealed that the film holds emotional significance, as it was one of the last times her father, Ashok Chopra, visited her on set before his death in 2013, after years of battle with cancer. Priyanka Chopra Praises Her Barfi Co-Star Ranbir Kapoor 'Barfi! remains one of my most treasured films – for the creativity, the crew, and the joy of shared challenges. Ravi Varman's cinematography was pure poetry. Gorgeous Ileana D'Cruz brought such grace to Shruti, Ranbir shone like the star he is, and Anurag Sir, brilliant, gentle, playful. His storytelling is magic," wrote Priyanka. She further went on to add that they shot for Barfi! over two years with breaks, and were unsure whether the audience would embrace the film. 'They did beyond our dreams. The love for Jhilmil has stayed with me ever since. On this nostalgic Saturday, I felt like sharing. What are you reminiscing about these days?" she concluded. First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
