I love gud movies, i love masala as well as meanigfull movies. But wht i think of rajani due to his humble and down to earth attitude people loves him. I am from Gujarat and once rajanis movie Shivaji was relased in Surat, i was happy to see Gujaratis coming and watching his movie in Tamil...thats the greatness of the man......... You can say him as joker what ever but no star in the world has got such a fan following...
He is Grand father of Masala movies.......
if you people can make osm a hit...then no one deserve to touch rajanis...charisma....
according to me there is few gud actors in india but he is king of styles......
Re: Rajani the great human and greatest entertainer
by Juhi on Oct 06, 2010 12:31 PM
how true, I have noticed Gujjus, and maharastrians like him inspite of his region.
So is the new record going to change the landscape of Indian cinema and set a new precedent? Mr Pandey differs. He told Moneylife, "These things (box-office collections) are very difficult to evaluate (in the context of) one film against the other. Because of the differences in the ticket rate and circumstances in the days of Sholay or DDLJ compared to now. But, obviously it is hugely successful. I can't compare one against the other. It's like comparing Sachin Tendulkar with Don Bradman."
Robot is the most expensive Indian film ever made with a price tag of Rs150 crore. The robots used in the movie cost around Rs4.8 crore each, according to a press release from the Sun Network. About Rs60 crore has been spent on special effects. The climax has been shot on a set that cost Rs5 crore where Rajinikanth fights with 100 robots that are similar to him
Piyush Pandey, executive chairman and national creative director of Ogilvy India, said, "Though I don't want to comment on something I haven't seen, but I can tell you a very dear friend of mine who is the chairman of Lowe, R Balki (director of Paa), met me a day before yesterday. He has seen it in Tamil and said it's fantastic. So, I would like to test his judgement. I will definitely watch it. Such a phenomenon should be seen. The person second to Mr Bachchan is only Mr Rajinikanth. They are the actual fathers of (the) movie (industry) in the country. So, I will definitely see it."
Though Robot was released with a record 2,250 prints and has created hysteria in south India and all over the world including Dubai and Malaysia, in Hindi speaking territories, the shows were few, less than one-third of the shows given to its competitive-release Anjaana Anjaani. But the rave reviews and positive publicity Robot has generated is set to change the trend, Mr Nahta said. "Rajinikanth doesn't run other than in South India. But now hall owners have realised that the movie is a hit and will get more shows in the second week."
Even Mr Pandey agreed with this. He said, "We are not a country but a continent. Regional differences will be there. Mr Rajinikanth will not be what Mr Bachchan is in the Hindi-speaking belt. So Mr Bachchan will not be what Mr Rajinikanth is in those areas."
Forget Dabangg or 3Idiots, Rajinikanth-starrer Robot is set to rule Indian cinema with its whopping collections in the opening weekend. According to trade pundits, the film has collected Rs95 crore from the combined ticket sales of all three versions in the opening weekend. If you add the ticket sales from overseas, it rises to a record Rs100 crore. In the opening weekend, all the three versions of Robot have together collected Rs95 crore, which is the highest-ever in India. If you add the overseas figures, the total collections will increase probably by another Rs7 crore-Rs8 crore The film is expected to generate at least about Rs120 crore-Rs130 crore more from ticket sales, Mr Nahta added. Just a month ago, Dabangg, with gross collections of Rs48.25 crore at the opening weekend, surpassed 3Idiots who raked in approximately Rs41 crore in the same period. But all this is history now. Robot has remade the box-office record in its own inimitable style.
The USP of the film is "everything", including the special effects and Rajni Sir, according to Mr Nahta. Even those who haven't watched the film are gung-ho about the movie and plan to watch it in the days to come
The film irrespective of its regionalism factor has created history as being a unique film made for the first time in India.
If not for its techinical chutpah, the film is entertaining for combining SFX with a Indian masala, film formula, Its hilarious and fun to watch the juxtaposition of characters between the real man and machine.
The climax is the baap, of all, kudos to shankar, for taking indian film to its next level.
I observed the laugh riot in theatre while watching this movie. It was actually a comedy movie..!!!
People praise Shankar a lot about this film. Let me tell you the real motive behind the movie: You feel ashamed when you show a human doing super human stunts but by portraying him as a Robot you can show whatever (literally!!) you want..!! :)
If anyone disagrees to above fact then remember the scene when Rajni-Robot runs on the train and on the tracks with skats!! ha ha ha ha... it was painful to watch such scene and it should be a shame for a director like Shankar.
There was heavy animation used in movie using all foreign technicians but that effort is not put in the right channel. Instead of using technology to showcase the smooth blend between virtual and real scene that make viewer feel as real, it is used to depict comedy.
I can't stop laughing when people compare Shankar with Cameron and when Superstar Rajni play a Robot!!!!
Re: Robot - Super Duper Comedy Experience!!
by Setu Madhavan on Oct 06, 2010 11:35 AM
Keep laughing at your poor attempt at humor. Rajni is the one laughing all the way to the bank with 45 crores.
Atleast Rajni gives hits. Unlike Big B who has been giving flops one after another for 23 years.
Re: Robot - Super Duper Comedy Experience!!
by Juhi on Oct 06, 2010 11:43 AM
NEO ONE WHATEVER I fail to understand how come you guys appreciate and ok such stunts in english movies of spiderman and superman. Yes audience laugh in the theatre for its entertainment factor. I too laughed out of sheer fun. Yes animation SFX is used to depict that its a Sci-fi adventure...DUH? Shankar is certainly not aiming to be Cameroon but he has successfully done is combine technology and indian masala formula to entertain the indian audience. Now the likes of you will certainly not like as it goes against your grain and have blatant prejudice towards south indian films progress in leaps and bounds!!!!!!
Re: Will robot cross 3 idiots collection, NO
by Setu Madhavan on Oct 06, 2010 11:36 AM
LOL..boxofficeindia is a hindiwallah site, famous for ridiculous claims. They had claimed that Gajini was a flop!
Re: Robot flops in hindi worldwide
by C W on Oct 06, 2010 11:25 AM
Sad truth is if Anjaana Anjaani was dubbed in any language other than hindi, it would have been a flop on first day itself. Sorry to say the reality, I know it has boomeranged on you.
