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Mint
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Don't know how to deal with mental stress? This club has a wild solution; you usually can't do it at home
Every Sunday night in Chicago, a group meets at North Avenue Beach for a unique therapy. They scream out loud. Scream Club Chicago is a weekly meet-up where people come to release stress by screaming. The event is free, and more people join each week. The group meets every Sunday at 7 PM near Castaways in Chicago. One mother, Mamie Amin, even brought her 5-year-old daughter to show her how to express tough emotions. "We've had a lot of change in our life lately, and my daughter has been feeling a lot of feelings, and I feel like it's a really good thing for her to see grown-ups handling all their sad, hard feelings in a healthy way," Amin told ABC7. Scream Club Chicago was started by Manny Hernandez, a coach who moved from Los Angeles. He explains why he decided to start the club. "You never have permission to scream in the middle of your apartment, because the police will get called, so I decided to start something where people can meet up," Hernandez said. According to co-founder Elena Soboleva, it's a 'safe space' where no one judges. People feel supported and free to be themselves. Xander Ruvalcaba joined once and now comes every week. He says shouting made him feel lighter and happier. "I attended one day, and it made me feel happy at the end of it, getting all that screaming out of my system," he said. The session starts with deep breathing. Then, members throw biodegradable paper into the water. These papers carry written frustrations. After that, everyone screams into the lake three times. Tears are common. Hernandez says life builds up stress and emotions we don't always understand. Screaming helps let go. "There's things that happen in our everyday life that we don't necessarily know how to deal with, and I think that we're all just balls of energy of things that happen in our day-to-day lives, and we just hold on to that stuff a lot," Hernandez said. Bollywood fans have seen this before. Remember this scene from Life in a Metro?
Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Pritam says Anurag Basu narrated 'Gangster' and 'Life in a Metro' together to him
Music composer Pritam , who has brought the charms of Bollywood music with his recent album ' Dino', is going back in time, and tracing the roots of his creative partnership with his frequent collaborator Anurag Basu , the director of ' Dino'. Pritam recently spoke with IANS, and shared that the two connected for the first time almost 27 years ago when both of them were new to the market and were exploring the space of television shows. He told IANS, "First time, I collaborated with Anurag was in 1998. I had a friend who introduced me to Anurag and said that we are making a serial about ghosts. He used to do a lot of serial that time. So, I did the title song on Zee TV. Then, he was making films, he did 'Murder', which was a huge hit. He became a successful director after 'Murder'. And then I did 'Dhoom'. I became a successful music director after 'Dhoom'. So, that's when he connected with me. That's how we did 'Gangster'" Both 'Murder' and 'Dhoom' released in the same year. While the music of 'Murder' was done by Anu Malik, 'Dhoom' was directed by Sanjay Gadhvi . 'Gangster' marked the first cinematic collaboration between Pritam and Anurag. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo Pritam further mentioned, "Then we kind of shifted to the same building, staying in the same building. And we got very well connected and like we became friends. We used to regularly meet in that common passage of the building. And so I did 'Gangster' with him". However, it was not 'Gangster' which excited the composer in him, it was their second film 'Life in a Metro'. Incidentally, Anurag narrated both the films to him one after the other. Pritam said, "I remember he narrated 'Gangster' and 'Life in a Metro' together. I got very excited when I heard the narration for 'Life in a Metro' because of the structure of its screenplay, you know that hyperlinked structure". "My diploma film from FTII was also based on the hyperlink structure. I was immediately drawn to 'Life in a Metro', it was a different animal", he added. Is 'Saiyaara' The Next 'Aashiqui'? Public Review Is Divided
NDTV
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Pritam To NDTV On Making Music For Metro In Dino: "Anurag Basu Exploded At Me During The Film Because..."
New Delhi: There are bound to be fireworks on the big screen when filmmaker Anurag Basu and music composer Pritam join forces. Having already created magic in the musical Life in a Metro, 18 years ago, fans were ecstatic on their return with the film's spiritual successor Metro In Dino. An ensemble cast featuring Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Konkona Sen Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Ali Fazal, and Fatima Sana Shaikh, and a fresh bunch of songs to swoon to - Metro In Dino has once again been a musical extravaganza. In an exclusive conversation with NDTV, Pritam talks about his long association with Anurag Basu, and when asked about the pressure of creating an album for an already hit franchise, he says, "I am always stressed!" On Anurag Basu Calling Pritam His Alter-Ego Anurag Basu and Pritam first collaborated for the 2006 romantic thriller Gangster, led by Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, and Shiney Ahuja. Then came Life in a Metro in 2007, which flipped the ballgame for them completely. It's been more than a decade, and somehow, Pritam has become an inseparable part of Anurag Basu's films. A pic on X Pritam reacts to the 'alter-ego' tag as he says, "We are always trying to change things around. He keeps adding and subtracting things from his movies, and I do the same thing with the music. Our tastes are similar. He's younger than me by age, but much wiser." Speaking of arguments and creative differences, Pritam adds," I trust him blindly. Whatever he's saying, I know it is right. I think it's the same vice versa. He agrees with me when he believes I am right. If I'm doing something in a flow, he will never ask me to stop. He might explode if some delivery timelines don't match. It has happened once in Metro, Ludo was in COVID, and there was no time to explode. They were in Barfi too." Life In A Metro Vs Metro In Dino With songs like In Dino, Alvida, O Meri Jaan, Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si - the Life in a Metro album was one of the rare gems where every song stood out. But Pritam breaks that reverie as he says that the album only found love over the years. It had not landed when it was released back then. Not compared to the cult status it gained over the years. Pritam says, " Life in a Metro music also did not land as such. The album found love over the years. At that time, when it came, a rock album in a Hindi film milieu was a very odd thing. The full album had traces of Rock music. Initially, it was a shock. In Dino was more of a Hindi song, so it was accepted faster. But O Meri Jaan, Rishtey, and then Alvida became popular after 7-8 years of their release. It stayed in college circuits, but popularity came much later." "Also, Life in a Metro and Metro in Dino are vastly different. The format is the same, sure, but that's about it. It is a little unfair to compare the two films even musically because, like I mentioned, the Life in a Metro album found an audience much later." Metro In Dino - Ghazal With A Touch Of Pop While Life in a Metro was all about rock, Metro in Dino was all about experimenting with the beauty of Ghazals. Further elaborating on why the two films and Pritam's approach to the music were different, the music composer shares, " Metro In Dino, we did not go much into rock, it's overdone now. We thought of incorporating Ghazals in a rock format. This idea I had for Barfi! and Ludo too - but we did not use them. We wanted to use ghazal in a rock or pop format. So we went scouring through a lot of ghazals, which is a big miss. We have a misconception that ghazals are songs, but it's the lyrics. It's a collection of shers, it is poetry, and I can interpret it however I want." " Zamaane Lage is in a pop format, I made a dark blue format of it. I broke the format a little. The whole idea was to break the typical semi-classical format. If an Indie guy like Anuv Jain starts using ghazals, because the lyrics are incredible, it will be great," he concludes. Aditya Roy Kapur Channelling Rahul Jaykar From Aashiqui 2 One of the biggest revelations at the music launch event of Metro in Dino was Aditya Roy Kapur singing a version of Ishq Ya Tharak from the film. Aditya Roy Kapur makes his debut as a singer with 'Ishq Ya Tharak', loved the lyrics lol 😂 pehle mujhe Ghost kiya phir mujhe toast kiya! #MetroInDino — Samina Shaikh 🇮🇳 (@saminaUFshaikh) June 23, 2025 Fans could not help but think of his character Rahul Jaykar from Aashiqui 2, where he played the role of a musician. Pritam agrees as he says, "Aditya is a damn good singer. That whole concept was made for the launch of the album. It's not in the movie, and it's not in the album either. Aditya has a more qawwali version of Ishq ya Tharak in the song. He has a very sweet voice. What happens is that the advantage of an actor singing is that he knows exactly how to emote well, and that worked for Aditya." " Jagga Jasoos Needed Two More Months" Anurag Basu's Jagga Jaasoos was ahead of its time, so say many. Probably why it did not find its audience. Pritam says, "I love Jagga Jasoos. I hope they re-release it and it is rediscovered. It was brilliant. That film needed two more months. It is the best film I have worked in." On War 2 Pritam says he had a blast in Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. And now the duo are back in War 2. However, the music composer is not working on the entire film. He says, "Yash Raj has a format of two songs, and I'm doing just that. But I'm not the kind of person who likes the two-song format. I have decided I won't do movies if I'm not doing the full soundscape. I'm very clear about that. I have to enjoy what I'm doing, and it will be one movie at a time." On Working With Karan Johar While most people think of Anurag Basu as soon as Pritam comes into the mix, other directors have done extensive work with him, too. One of them is Karan Johar, who worked with Pritam in one of his biggest hits - Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Recalling his first meeting with Karan for the film, Pritam says, "First day, Karan narrated the movie was the first day we were going to meet Karan. I made a collection of seven songs. Out of that, Channa Mereya, Alizeh and Bulleya got locked in that meeting only. I got psyched." To say the least, Pritam's journey has been nothing short of extraordinary at the movies. It's been 20 years, and after working with some of the finest filmmakers in the business, he reiterates that he wants to prioritise what works for him and what doesn't. Till then, we have War 2 to look forward to as we continue to play Metro In Dino songs on loop.
Mint
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Metro In Dino Box Office Collection Day 11: Hit or miss? Anurag Basu's film earns THIS amount
Metro In Dino Box Office Collection Day 11: Filmmaker Anurag Basu's latest release Metro In Dino entered its second week, crossing ₹ 50 crore worldwide. The spiritual successor to Life in a Metro, stars Sara Ali Khan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Anupam Kher, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ali Fazal and Neena Gupta. According to the early estimates by the industry tracker Sacnilk, Metro In Dino minted ₹ 0.65 crore on day 11, from morning, afternoon and evening shows. With this, the total earnings of the film in India are ₹ 39.15 crore net. However, these are live data from the website, subject to change. The final figures will be out after 10 pm. The film saw more than 50% growth in its earnings over the weekend. However, on Monday, it witnessed a sharp decline, as expected. On June 14, the film saw a dip of approximately 86.02% in earnings from Sunday to Monday. It had an overall 11.42% occupancy on Monday. The occupancy was as follows: Delhi NCR and Mumbai continue to record the highest screenings for the film with the maximum footfall in theatres. On day 10, Metro In Dino's Worldwide Collection was ₹ 51.50 crore. On the same day, while its Overseas Collection was ₹ 5.50 crore, its India Gross Collection ₹ 46 crore. So, is Metro… In Dino a hit or a miss for now? Anurag Basu's film is reportedly made on a modest budget of ₹ 40 crore for production and an additional ₹ 7 crore for print and advertising, according to sources. Considering its latest box office figures, the film has already managed to recover its total investment, thereby emerging as an official success at the box office. It is clashing with Rajkummar Rao's Maalik and Aamir Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par majorly at the ticket window. The film is presented by Gulshan Kumar & T-Series, in association with Anurag Basu Productions Pvt. Ltd.. Directed by Anurag Basu, with music composed by Pritam, and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Anurag Basu, and Taani Basu.
Hindustan Times
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Is Metro In Dino a hit or flop? As Anurag Basu's musical crosses ₹50 crore, we decode its box office performance
Metro In Dino, Anurag Basu's spiritual successor to Life in a Metro, is running in theatres right now. After its second weekend, the ensemble film has crossed ₹50 crore at the box office worldwide. In the days of ₹500-crore blockbusters, the number may seem small, but it is actually impressive. All one needs to do is understand the scale of Metro In Dino. Metro In Dino stars Sara Ali Khan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Anupam Kher, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ali Fazal and Neena Gupta. (PTI Photo)(PTI) Metro In Dino box office collection As of Monday (July 14), Metro In Dino has earned ₹38.50 crore net in India. Its collections over the second weekend are impressive, with a 98% jump on Saturday and a clear hold on Sunday. Despite newer releases taking a lot of Metro's screens over the weekend, the film held its own, registering a healthy 44% occupancy on its second Sunday. Metro In Dino has earned over $600k overseas, taking its worldwide collection to ₹51.50 crore in ten days. Trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh said, 'Despite the odds, the film has shown consistency through the weekdays and is headed for a promising second weekend. The footfalls are steady, and that says a lot. What's working is the relatability. Anurag Basu's storytelling has struck a chord. It's one of those rare films where audiences see their own stories unfold on screen.' Metro In Dino budget and landing cost Prior to Metro In Dino's release, several reports had claimed that the film had been made on a budget of ₹85 crore. Speaking with Hindustan Times, Ali Fazal, one of the film's stars, addressed the reports and called the number 'obnoxious' and untrue. A source close to the project told HT exclusively, 'Contrary to what many might assume, Metro In Dino was made on a fairly modest scale with ₹40 crore for production and ₹7 crore for print and advertising. It's a film that relied not on size, but on sincerity and substance.' This means that Metro has already crossed its landing cost with its gross collection. Given the film earned ₹4.65 crore on Sunday, it is likely to make a few crores more and cross the landing cost in net collection as well. Is Metro In Dino a hit or a flop? Metro In Dino is on course to be a box office success. As soon as its net collection crosses its budget (which should happen by next weekend), the film will be a hit. It has already recovered its investments in T-Series through the sale of music, digital, and satellite rights, but box office success will also come its way. Talking about the film's box office performance, Kamal Gianchandani, Chief Business Planning & Strategy at PVR INOX Limited, said, 'Metro In Dino has shown remarkable consistency at the box office. In a competitive landscape, it's encouraging to see audiences returning to cinemas for a film that's driven purely by strong storytelling and emotional depth. The growing happy footfalls at the theatres have increased the business at the box office, and underline the demand for such well-crafted content. Metro In Dino is touted to be one of the successful movies of the year 2025. Bhushan Kumar and Anurag Basu have brought together a film that speaks to the urban audience in a relatable, heartfelt way.' All about Metro In Dino Directed by Anurag Basu and produced by Bhushan Kumar under the T-Series banner, Metro In Dino is a musical containing four interconnected modern-day love stories set in different metropolitan cities. The film stars Sara Ali Khan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Anupam Kher, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ali Fazal and Neena Gupta.
