TE3N first day box office collection of Rs 2.61 crores in India fails to impress

TE3N was a much awaited movie starring Big B who had driven a scooter in the streets of Kolkata for the movie, as a part of the script. It had brought together the Shahenshah of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan. But, its first day collection has failed to impress.
It was released over 1169 screens across India and 373 screens overseas and has minted Rs 2.61 cr at the Indian box office while, in the international market, it has managed to collect Rs 1.90 cr on the first day of its release.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 2 June 2016.

As one filmcritic has put it - the treatment of both place and characters appear to turn everything lackadaisical. In its attempt to be less ‘dark’, loud background music is added in at each step. The plot has too much fuzz, and the characters are all surface. The droopy facial lines of the Big B, Vidya Balan’s stolid-cop-stomping fail to go deep into the characters.
Questions arise of why her full-fledged actis labeled as a guest appearance. That mystery remains unresolved. The only saving grace seems to be Nawaz’s guilt-ridden priest who tries to break free once in a while, and a few red herrings infuse some intrigue towards the end.


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West Bengal tourism to ride piggy-back on Amitabh Bachhan starrer 'Te3n'

West Bengal tourism plans to ride piggy-back on Amitabh Bachhan starrer 'Te3n' to attract tourists to the state. The producers of the film have recently approached the West Bengal tourism department with a proposal of co-branding with the movie 'Te3n' which has been shot extensively in the city of Kolkata.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 6 March 2016.

'Te3n' is a thriller produced by Sujoy Ghosh and directed by debutant Ribhu Dasgupta. It is being shot in West Bengal and stars Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the state government wants to use it to attract tourists. A proposal to this effect has been put up and the modalities are being worked out. West Bengal Tourism is keen to gets a credit in the trailer.
There are already plans to have a Bengal tourism advertisement along with the film trailer because it will soon launch its TV commercial 'Experience Bengal — Sweetest Part of India’ featuring Shah Rukh Khan. A number of hit Hindi films have been shot in the city even in recent years, and this would be the first time that Bengal tourism will be promoted through a Bollywood film.
'Te3n' also stars Vidya Balan, who feels Kolkata is her second home, in a special appearance. It was shot in different parts of the city like the Raj-era Writers Buildings. Incidentally, Bollywood has been associated with several movies like the 2012 superhit mystery “Kahaani” starring Vidya Balan. In the same year, Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor’s “Barfi!” presented the beauty of the little explored parts of the city and the mystic charm of the hills of Darjeeling. And, more recently, Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone’s father-daughter tale of “Piku” was also shot in the city.


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