Aamir Khan’s Midas Touch Turns Delhi Belly Into Gold

‘Delhi Belly’s’commercial success has been important not just for Imran and Aamir but also Bollywood in general as it has opened a window for a new genre of cinema in Bollywood. Of course there is a segment of audience that has loathed the movie but this is the second decade of the new millennium which means there are enough followers of such cinema that have enabled heavy footfalls. For the ones with a conservative mindset, the film has precious little to offer. However the multiplex going junta which has been exposed to movies coming from Hollywood, ‘Delhi Belly’ is progressive cinema by all means as reflected in countless positive reviews that it gained for itself.
As for ‘Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap’, it was clearly swept under the wave of ‘Delhi Belly’. It was expected as well, more so since ‘Transformers’ too had released on the same date. Many followers of Bachchan Sr. had expected that ‘Delhi Belly’ would come crashing down after Friday which would end up benefiting ‘Bbuddah….’ to show rapid progress.
Well, that was not the case to be as ‘Bbuddah…’ stayed miles behind ‘Delhi Belly’ over the entire weekend and though it did show improvement with every passing day, the jump in collections was not major enough to be termed miraculous.
Resultantly ‘Bbuddah’ ended up collecting around 6.5 crores over the weekend once it sustained itself after a so-so 20%-30% opening. The film can take solace from the fact that it has seen mostly decent to very positive reviews as well as word of mouth which means it has in it to try and stay afloat for one more week at the least. So even though a mega earner is certainly ruled out, there are good chances for this out and out Bachchan show to turn into a coverage affair at the least. Mid- level budget should further help it’s cause. However the fact cannot be denied that if only ‘Bbuddah…’ would have arrived alongside lesser competition, it would have done far better than how it has performed now. Source
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Aamir Khan Organized A Special Screening Of ‘Delhi Belly’ For Raj Thackrey & His Friends

Famous politician Raj Thackeray walk in with Aamir Khan to Ketnav, a theatre where the star screened his latest production Delhi Belly, last night, it did not surprise us much. However, it did catch our eye.
“Raj found that many of his friends wanted to watch the film too. Hence he requested for a special screening. Aamir was too happy to oblige!” informed a source. “The actor however did not sit for the entire screening himself and decided to let Raj enjoy with his family and friends. They were cheering and clapping throughout the film!” added the source.
This is not the first time Aamir has organised screenings for Raj Thackray. He had earlier organised special screenings for his film Dhobi Ghat and Peepli Live for the politician.
And while the producer was busy organising shows for his friends, the three lead actors, Imran Khan, Vir Das and Kunaal Roy Kapoor were busy trying to ‘pencher’ their rivals at the box office in their unique way.
At a party, the lead trio sat down to sing a song from their film. And Vir Das tweeted the picture on Saturday tagging it ‘Pencher, pencher, pencher’. Well, they did manage to do that with a superb opening. Source
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Delhi Belly Knockouts Bbudah…Hoga Terra Baap

It is time for all you Khan fans to celebrate. It was always expected that due to the popularity of D.K. Bose and Aamir’s (as always) innovative publicity that DELHI BELLY was going to score over BBUDDAH… HOGA TERRA BAAP. And that is exactly what has happened.
As per the initial reports, DELHI BELLY has opened to a 50- 70 percent start at city multiplexes and even 75-85 percent at high end metro multiplexes. The single screens though are lower at 35-45 percent. It is expected that the 32 crores (inclusive of print and publicity) DELHI BELLY will have a good weekend, netting in the region of 25 crores plus or so. Source
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Aamir Khan Served With An Adult Sign For ‘Delhi Belly’

Right from day one, Aamir Khan maintained that his latest production, DELHI BELLY is strictly for adults. And with the way the film is being promoted including the nasty song tracks, it was quite certain the film will not bag a ‘U’ or a ‘UA’ certificate.
So it comes as no shock that Imran Khan starrer DELHI BELLY has been passed by the Censor Board with an ‘A’ certificate, as per the reports. However, the team of DELHI BELLY can heave a sigh of relief as the Censor has cleared the film without any cuts.
Starring Irman Khan, Vir Das, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurywala, Poorna Jagannathan, the much touted youth flick DELHI BELLY hits the screens on July 1. Source
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Katrina Goes To Ranbir Kapoor In Delhi

The beatiful actress Katrina Kaif might have gone to great lengths to deny all rumours about her relationship with Ranbir Kapoor, but the actress needs to do a better job at covering up her affairs it seems. The actress was recently seen enjoying some lone time with her beau Ranbir Kapoor in Delhi.
Ranbir who was in the capital to shoot for his next flick ‘Rockstar’ took Katrina to his sister’s place to get the two ladies better acknowledged.
Confirming the news a source present on location told a daily, “Ranbir has been shooting with Imitaz for ‘Rockstar’ in Delhi for almost a month. Kat wasn`t able to travel and meet him because of her prior commitments and as she was promoting of ‘Tees Maar Khan’. But when she got an opportunity to visit Delhi for promotions, she rushed through the events and met RK at his sister Riddhima`s house.”
As per reports, a few days before their secret meeting, the couple had an ugly spat over Ranbir’s growing proximity with his ‘Rockstar’ co-star Nargis Fakhri. The source adds, “Ranbir was a bit put off with Kat`s growing insecurity and her clinging nature. He stopped answering her calls and replying to her text messages. But when they caught up in Delhi, they talked and sorted out their issues.”
And this isn’t the first time that Kat has made special arrangements to meet her beau. In the past too Kat had went all the way to NYC on New Year`s Eve in 2009 to catch up with Ranbir who was shooting there for ‘Anjaana Anjaani’. Source
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Aamir Requests Farah Khan To Choreograph A Song In ‘Delhi Belly’

It’s rebonding that occurred a decade later…and it was all in step. Well, truly, considering that Farah Khan has opted to choreograph a song number for the Imran Khan starrer ‘Delhi Belly’. Incidentally, it was Aamir Khan who requested her to accept the offer.
Apparently, Khan was keen that Farah whip up the same youthful frenzy that she’d managed in choreographing ‘pehla nasha’, the winning track from ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.’ And uncle Khan was all too eager that Imran bag the same benefits for ‘DB’ too in the song The flick is all about a prodigal’s return to India’s capital and is being touted as a sex comedy.
Confirming her reunion with Aamir after a decade, Farah states, “In February 2011, I’m doing a song number for Aamir’s ‘Delhi Belly’ because he has asked me to. I’m meeting him soon to finalise matters.” Source
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Is Aamir Khan Running Away From His Home Production “Delhi Belly”

Known for his perfectionist ways, there is no match to the promotional tactics used by Aamir Khan for his films’ publicity. However, this time ‘Mr Perfectionist’ Aamir Khan surprised everyone by refusing to promote his home production ‘Delhi Belly’. Earlier, the actor handed over the promotions of ‘Dhobi Ghat’ to wife Kiran Rao, and now he wants to stay in background for ‘Delhi Belly’ promotions.
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News has it that mamu Aamir is very impressed with the way nephew Imran has promoted his recently released ‘I Hate Luv Storys’ and his upcoming movie ‘Break Ke Baad’. And now, Aamir wants Imran Khan to handle all the promotional activities concerning his forthcoming flick ‘Delhi Belly’. Imran Khan plays one of the lead protagonists in ‘Delhi Belly’.
When contacted by a news daily, Imran confirms the news saying, “Yes, I have been told that I will have to shoulder the responsibility of promoting ‘Delhi Belly’.”
Directed by Abhinay Deo, ‘Delhi Belly’ is all set to release in April 2011. Source
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