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Last Friday’s, Eid release ‘Kick‘ has got a good kick-start at the box-office. Releasing in India and 42 countries across the world, the film has reportedly collected 83.75 Crores over the weekend. With this whooping weekend collection ‘Kick‘ has registered itself in the top 10 grossing Bollywood films of all times.

As per the reports, ‘Kick‘ earned INR 26.50 Cr and INR 27.47 Cr on Friday and Saturday, respectively. But the collection graph hiked on Sunday with the net collection of INR 29.78 Cr. Trade pundits predict the film to cross 100 Crore mark by Eid.

Salman Khan‘s fan following is unbeatable and it is impossible for them to miss ‘Kick‘, which happens to be their “eiddi” from Bhai for this years Eid. No matter what, ticket counters will get flooded and that’s destined!

The rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh conquered the hearts of millions with his unique rap singing and impressive style quotient. After working with Bollywood biggies like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, the funky rapper is all set to groove in the upcoming film of action-star Ajay Devgn, ‘Singham Returns‘.

The latest news update revealed that Yo Yo Honey Singh will come up with a rap version of the very famous dialogue “Aata Majhi Satakli” as a promotional song in the forthcoming action-drama ‘Singham Returns‘. Prior to this, the rapper Singh rapped for Ajay Devgn‘s film ‘Son Of Sardaar‘. The rap version of “Aata Majhi Satakli” is said to be a very stylish music video and will feature around 100 children. The shooting of this song is anticipated to be done in three days at the 2-storey set erected in Filmistan, Goregaon, as per the report. Ganesh Acharya will be doing choreography for this song.

Yo Yo Honey Singh‘s association with the director Rohit Shetty is fabulous and the super-duper hit song “Lungi Dance” from the blockbuster ‘Chennai Express‘ is the evidence for it. Well, no doubt Yo Yo will once again set the stage on fire with “Aata Majhi Satakli”!

One more biopic will be knocking the doors of Bollywood soon. This will be based on the life of hockey star Dhyan Chand. The grapevine tweeted that the handsome hunk Ranbir Kapoor will play the role of Dhyan Chand in this biopic.

The film will be produced by Pooja Shetty, while the script is being penned down by Ila Bedi Datta. Prior to this, Ila wrote ‘Agneepath‘. If the reports are to be believed, Shah Rukh Khan was the first choice of the makers. Ila’s brother Rajat Bedi stated that Ila will be finishing the script soon and the flick will hit the floors shortly. He also added that Ranbir is being considered to play the lead role.

It seems hockey is seeing golden days in India, as ‘Chak De India‘, the flick based on hockey garnered immense success and now, this will be the second film spinning around the game of hockey.

Here comes an unbelievable news update. Emraan Hashmi to sell ‘Kick‘ tickets in black! Are you wondering what made this crores earning actor to sell tickets in black outside the Mumbai’s theatre? Then check it out…

Emraan is all set to take his reel “Raja Natwarlal” conman character to his real life. Today in the evening, he will be seen selling fake tickets of Salman Khan‘s latest release ‘Kick‘ outside the Mumbai’s famous multi-screen theatre Gaiety Galaxy, as per the sources.

‘Raja Natwarlal‘ star Emraan will use his street-smart talks to woo the audience to buy movie tickets from him. Going by his glittery words they will be bound to buy the tickets from him. At once the cash is in his hand, he will steadily flee from the location making the audience realize that they are being conned.

Ssshhh… This news is a top secret exclusively available for our readers. Don’t divulge it!

The superstar Aamir Khan is known as Mr. Perfectionist in Bollywood and he is always loved for his unique roles and unparalleled performance on the celluloid. This time also, Aamir is planning to do something special. He has teamed up with the producer-director Rajkumar Hirani for his upcoming film ‘Peekay’.

Going by the news update, the film ‘Peekay’ is now re-titled ‘P.K.‘, as the earlier title was giving a hint of the story plot of the flick and the new name seems to be the initials of a person’s name. The film is said to be about drunkard. Now the movie has raised the curiosity of the viewers about the storyline and Aamir’s character in the film, as it has changed its title. As usual, Aamir likes to keep the audience guessing about his film by maintaining the suspense factor intact!

Aamir worked with Hirani before in ‘3 Idiots‘ and is now expected to create same magic with ‘P.K.‘ The movie also features Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput and a cameo by Sanjay Dutt. The flick hits the screens on December 19 this year.

We earlier reported about the remake of Basu Chatterjee‘s cult classic ‘Shaukeen‘ to illumine the silver screens on November 7. Going by the news update, the remake of ‘Shaukeen‘ is now re-titled ‘The Shaukeens‘.

‘The Shaukeens’ features Akshay Kumar, Lisa Haydon, Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal and Annu Kapoor. A source revealed that albeit, it’s a remake, the story has been given a twist suitable to modern times. The original ‘Shaukeen‘ starred Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Rati Agnihotri, A. K. Hangal and Mithun Chakraborty. The shooting of the flick has begun recently. ‘The Shaukeens‘ is helmed by Abhishek Sharma.

Vidya Balan starrer critically acclaimed blockbuster ‘Kahaani‘ of the year 2012, is soon be remade in English. Yash Raj Films Entertainment, the international branch of Yash Raj Films has decided to develop an English remake of ‘Kahaani‘ with the title ‘Deity’, reportedly.

YRF made this announcement and the English remake will be helmed by ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ fame Niels Arden Oplev, as per the report. Richard Regen and Jose Rivera will make a new script for the western audience. Sujoy Ghosh, the director of ‘Kahaani‘, is happy about the news that Niels Arden Oplev will be directing this remake and is optimistic about the thing that he will come up with a unique offering as the western version.

The English version, ‘Deity’ will narrate a story of an American lady, who arrives in Kolkata in the pursuit of her missing husband. This lady notices the fact that she is in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy. A colourful week-long festival happens to be backdrop of the tale. The shooting of the flick will take place in Kolkata. ‘Deity’, the thriller will feature interesting characters and a gripping tale, said the director Neils.

‘Deity’ will be produced and financed by YRF Entertainment. The Head of Production & Development, Jonathan Reiman will be the Executive Producer, whereas the Producer of the film will be CEO Uday Chopra. The production of the film ‘Deity’ will commence in February 2015.

As expected, July 25 release ‘Kick‘, the action extravaganza starring Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, took a mind-blowing start at the box office today! The film is released by the makers with the auspicious occasion of Eid around the corner in order to cash in on the festive season.

The factors that make ‘Kick‘ stand out of the crowd of other films can be mentioned as Salman Khan‘s first ever grey character “Devil”, the foot-tapping music with sizzling music videos and Jacqueline’s scorching appearance on the screen. The producer Sajid Nadiadwala revealed that 57 cars, 13 buses and a helicopter was blown up during the shoot of this action-entertainer!

Going by the latest report, ‘Kick‘ has opened with a roaring start at the ticket window and recorded thunderous advance booking. Being the star-studded flick and the only release of July 25, the flick is expected to rake in huge moolah on day one itself, hinting at the massive first weekend collection. The film recorded a great start at the domestic market and is anticipated to draw mammoth crowd during the occasion of Eid.

The “exotic” Bollywood babe Priyanka Chopra is on a roll with her hands full of projects and her upcoming much-awaited release ‘Mary Kom‘. Here comes oven fresh news update. Priyanka Chopra is going to play the literary giant Amrita Pritam, the love interest of eminent poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, in the forthcoming biopic of Ludhianvi.

Irrfan Khan will step in the shoes of Sahir Ludhianvi in this biopic, as per the report. The film titled as ‘Gustaakhiyaan’ as of now and is being directed by Ashi Dua, who produced ‘Bombay Talkies‘. The flick is expected to hit the floors early next year. The director Ashi thinks Priyanka can pull this role very well. Priyanka gave a nod for the film after taking her time.

Amrita and poet Ludhianvi found solace in companionship, although they never exchanged marital vows. This relationship was there for about 40 years until Ludhianvi’s death in the year 2005.

July 25 much-awaited release ‘Kick‘ features the fresh lead pair of Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez. As per the buzz, Salman and Jacqueline bonded very well during the shooting of ‘Kick‘ in Poland. They visited art galleries and museums as well as they used to gym together, go for bike rides and play badminton.

Being a hardcore artist, Salman Khan is very fond of painting as well as he likes horses. So, the “Dabangg” star decided to form the mixture of his two likings. While in Poland, Salman painted a horse over two nights and reportedly gifted this painting to his ‘Kick‘ co-star Jacqueline. The superstar has planned to gift her one more. When it’s a gift by Salman, it has to be placed in a special place and Jacqueline has decided to put it in her living room. On the other hand, Jacqueline baked a delicious chocolate cake, but it was so much loved by all that no one ate it, but preserved it, said Salman. Both the stars cannot stop talking when it comes to praising each other!

The action extravaganza ‘Kick‘ starts ruling the silver screen on July 25.