My Name Is Khan Box Office Collection Rs 40 cr in three days

Having managed to set the box office cash register ringing by generating close to Rs 40 crore in its opening weekend (Friday to Sunday) from India and abroad, Shahrukh Khan starrer My Name Is Khan (MNIK) has managed to find place amongst the top grossing Bollywood films of recent times.

The few other films to have grossed in the same range as MNIK in the opening weekends include 3 Idiots, Ghajini and Love Aaj Kal, say film trade pundits. Trade pundits expect the movie to gross over Rs 100 crore before the first week run is over. Only other films to have managed to cross the milestone in recent past are 3 Idiots and Ghajini, both starring Aamir Khan.

“MNIK opened to packed houses across all major international centres just like it did within the country. Combining the initial collection figures from UK, US, Australia and other overseas centre, the film would have grossed over Rs 40 crore in the first-three days,” says a leading film distributor from Mumbai.

The much-awaited and controversial MNIK had to face stiff opposition from Shiv Sena workers who did not wanted the people to see the film in protest of a pro-Pakistani statement made by Shahrukh Khan last month after the IPL-3 auctions.

In India, the film was initially released across 1,300 screens.

Another 500-600 prints went to the overseas centre. Most multiplexes in the country like PVR, Inox, Fame, Big Cinemas, Cinemax and Fun Cinemas among others have witnessed 100% bookings for the weekend shows.

“The bookings for all evening shows on Monday and Tuesday for MNIK are also overwhelming. We may see full-house even in the coming weekdays going by the advance booking figures,” a senior executive in DT Cinemas in Gurgaon said.


first day collection was-

Mumbai – 1.75 crore
Delhi/UP – 2.10 crore
East Punjab – 85 lakhs
West Bengal – 52 lakhs
Bihar – 12 lakhs
CP Berar – 37 lakhs
CI – 28 lakhs
Rajasthan – 43 lakhs
Nizam – 48 lakhs
Mysore – 70 lakhs
Tamil Nadu/Kerala – 20 lakhs
Assam/Orissa – 12 lakhs

Aamir Khan & Shah Rukh Khan Addressed As '2 Idiots' By Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena targeted Shah Rukh Khan for his remarks which supports Pakistani cricketers should be included in the IPL. Shiv Sena dragged Amir Khan into this matter and addressed the duo as “2 Idiots”.



It is known from the sources that Shiv Sena gave a statement which says, "In real life, Aamir and Shah Rukh have been proved as '2 Idiots' as both are making stupid statements supporting the cause of Pakistani cricketers".



"On the one hand, while SRK is openly displaying his love for Pakistani players, Aamir has even put nationalistic sentiments in his utterances on this issue", "According to Aamir, if any cricketer is good, he would like to have him in his team, it makes no difference to him which country he belongs to," said the statement



The statement is even attached by a digitally modified picture of the recent megahit movie "3 Idiots". It shows the head of Aamir Khan (the lead actor of the movie) popping out of a drum and SRK extending out his tongue from another drum which denotes the heading of "2 Idiots".



Aamir had said Friday that if he were to select IPL players he would give preference to performance rather than nationalism.



The Shiv Sena Friday reacted viciously at Shah Rukh, who is also the Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner, after he said he would have picked a Pakistani player for IPL matches if his team had a slot.



Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said if the actor was so keen on them, "he could go play his matches in Lahore, not in India".



Thane Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde in his statement said that none of Shah Rukh’s films would be screened in the district. However, both the actors have not reacted to the Shiv Sena’s speech of denunciation.

Shah Rukh Khan Refuses To Apologise To Shiv Sena Over IPL Comments

Shah Rukh Khan denied to apologise to Shiv Sena over his comments on IPL, supporting the Pakistan Cricketers saying there is absolutely nothing wrong in what he said. Shah Rukh said, “I have done nothing wrong in saying what I said about Pakistani players and I said that as an Indian.”

He received support from Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan of the Indian National Congress who said that the screening of Shah Rukh’s latest, ‘My Name Is Khan’ will not be disrupted and “stern action” will be taken against those who try to do so.

Though Shah Rukh is confident that his ‘My Name Is Khan’ will sail through the waters without much trouble, some Bollywood names fear its happening.

Shah Rukh recalled the time when his ‘Billu’ released and said, “The question of apologising does not arise at all. I have had to apologise just before the release of Billu as well and people try to gain political mileage out of us.”

Apart from support from the Chief Minister the actor did not seem to receive any support from his Bollywood counterparts. Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt said, “If you look at our history you will find each person fends for himself in Bollywood. The politics of silence rules Bollywood. Here it is not power but fear which corrupts absolutely.” Citing specific examples he said, “Shah Rukh Khan is fighting his own battle, Salman Khan’s ‘Veer’ has been pulled out of cinema halls in Udaipur but nobody is condemning it, ‘Fanaa’ was thrown out of Gujarat.”

Bollywood has time and again condemned allegations slapped on celebrities but not even once has anyone come out openly to support the other. Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan only mentioned that politics should not interfere in sports but no one else came forward to support Shah Rukh strongly. Trade analyst Amod Mehra said in agreement with Bhatt, “The industry is suffering because it lacks leadership. We have presidents and chairmen for all film associations but not one who can fight for the film industry and nobody is strong enough to fight politicians."

Shringar Films,the film distributor in Mumbai was attacked on Monday and Balakrishna Shroff, Head of Shringar Films has written to Bal Thackeray, saying that unless ‘My Name Is Khan’ is cleared by him, they will not release it.

King Khan Takes Over New York City

Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan is currently in the U.S. to promote his new movie "My Name is Khan," set to open in theaters on February 12, and American media outlets are standing in line to get a moment with the popular movie star!

Yesterday SRK sat down for a one-on-one with CNN's popular host Fareed Zakaria to talk about his career and the romantic drama which co-stars Kajol. After the interview Shahrukh took to Twitter to tell fans: "had a great chat with fareed zakaria on cnn. he is most gracious and a gentleman. drops visitors upto their car. wot an utterly smart man."

Monday was also a busy day for Shahrukh and Kajol as they visited the Nasdaq and held a press conference to talk about "My Name is Khan."

DesiHits! asked SRK how he prepared for his role as someone suffering from Asperger syndrome and he told us "I'm intrigued by what we call neuro-atypical behavior. My interest in the disorder started when I read a book about a boy with Asperger syndrome. I gave it to [the movie's producer] Karan Johar and told him he should make a movie out of it. Turns out I became the little boy he made a movie about! I also worked on the physical aspect of it, the eyes etc. and people were taken aback when they saw me for the first time on set."

Monday "The King of Bollywood" also gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal in which he revealed that "I'm hopeful to make one Hindi film that's seen by the whole world. Like, "Life is Beautiful," it was an Italian film but everyone saw it and loved it."

Speaking about "My Name is Khan," SRK also said that "Nobody knows where a film is going to go when you finish it. I think this will … touch a lot more people in the Eastern and Western world than any film has done before. I would love it to be a bigger hit than "Slumdog.""

Well we guess we'll find out on February 12! Until then we wish Shahrukh Khan all the best in promoting "My Name is Khan" all over the west.

Shah Rukh says his Pak, Mumbai comment is an individual stand

With the Shiv Sena pressing for an apology from him for backing Pakistani cricketers in IPL and for his remarks on Mumbai, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan today said he was sad that his statements are seen as a stand against a group instead of a stand for "myself and my individuality."

"Differences in ideology should be grounds for debate and discussions, a must for freedom of thought to see it any other way is so unforunate," he said writing in Twitter responding to fresh salvos at him from Sena leaders who have threatened to block the release of his much-awaited film 'My Name is Khan' next week.

"Sad my statements are seen as a stand against a group instead of a stand for myself and my individuality," Shah Rukh added. The star's "Mumbai belongs to all Indians" remarks had also earned the ire of the Sena.

Firing a fresh salvo at Shah Rukh today, Sena leader Sanjay Raut said he is speaking in favour of Pakistan sitting in Mumbai and in this country.

"We will not let this happen. This is the Congress opinion that SRK is voicing. SRK stays in Mumbai and Mannat is is in Mumbai and not in Pakistan," Raut said in Mumbai.

Shah Rukh has already hit back at the Shiv Sena by saying that he would stand by his statements and that his take on the issue is very strong. He added that there is no excuse for his statement and believes that he is an Indian.

He had termed the stance of the Shiv Sena as unhealthy, undemocratic and insensitive. He said that he is confident that their efforts would not affect his film commercially.

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My Name is Khan world premiere in Abu Dhabi

World premiere of My Name is Khan will be held in Abu Dhabi next week.

Thousands of screaming fans are expected to descend on the capital on February 10 to catch a glimpse of the actor who is often called King Khan or the King of Bollywood.

The director, Karan Johar, has had a string of successes with films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, starring Khan and the Bollywood actress Kajol. With this project he reunites the pair for the first time in eight years.

The film will be shown at the Berlin International Film Festival after its Abu Dhabi launch. It is set for world-wide release on February 12.

Bollywood superstar King Khan is very busy now-a-days. His highly expected film, ‘My Name Is Khan’ is about to release (February 12) and just after one month after the release, IPL begins. Last year too he was caught under similar situation when his film, ‘Billu’ and IPL nearly occurred together.

For a long time, Shahrukh Khan failed to deliver a big hit and now all his expectations surround around Karan Johar’s ‘My Name Is Khan’. Last year, his IPL team, ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’ doomed badly and so this year, he is planning new promotional strategies for his team.

‘My Name Is Khan’ as well as IPL are the two big things that are presently keeping Shahrukh busy and giving him sleepless nights

Shiv Sena take protest to SRK home

Shah Rukh Khan, who had advocated the inclusion of Pakistani players in Indian Premier League (IPL) matches and invited the ire of Shiv Sena in Mumbai, seems to be getting in deeper trouble with the posters of his upcoming flick ‘My Name Is Khan’(opposite Kajol and directed by Karan Johar) being torn in Nagpur.
The Shiv Sena on Sunday held a demonstration outside his home, even as the actor and his colleague Aamir Khan were dubbed by the party as “2 Idiots.”

The protests came after suspected Shiv Sena activists went on the rampage on Friday tearing down posters of Mr. Khan in Thane district over his remarks that Pakistani cricketers should not have been ignored for the third edition of the IPL tournament.

“In real life, Aamir and Shah Rukh have been proved as ‘2 Idiots,’ as both are making stupid statements supporting the cause of Pakistani cricketers,” said a statement in the Sena’s Hindi mouthpiece Dopahar Ka Saamna.