Juhi Chawla expresses a desire to work again with Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh and Kajol have made a comeback with "Dilwale" and, when Juhi Chawla was asked when fans could see her and Shah Rukh Khan together, her reply was that fans can certainly see the duo come together provided the right script come along. She would love to work with him again. In her words - it is about finding that script and the producer who will agree to put them together.
Tis has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 4 January 2016.

The Shah Rukh Khan - Juhi Chawla pair has have given memorable films like 'Yess Boss', 'Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman' and 'Darr' and Juhi would like to pair up again with her close friend again. They had last worked together in 2005 'Paheli' and, subsequently, have made special appearances in each other's films. They are also co-owners of the Kolkta Knight Riders, the IPL team.
Juhi Chawla is now 48 and she would also like to collaborate with another superstar Aamir Khan, with whom she made her Bollywood debut in "Qayamt Se Qayamat Tak". And, she was quick to add that she should first do a film with Salman Khan as the duo have never shared screen space. That, in her opinion, would be fun.
Juhi will be next seen in 'Chalk n Duster' where she will be co-starring with Shabana Azmi and Divya Dutta - the movie is set for release on January 15.

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‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ collected only two percent footfalls in theaters

Superstar Salman Khan’s blockbuster movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ had collected over Rs.300 crore at the Indian box office - but, only two percent of Indians actually went to the theaters to see the movie. This two percent is out of approximately 130 crore Indian population. These figures have been made public by an official of a cinema chain.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 18 November 2015.

As per reports, a staggering 74.5 million people, across India, tuned into the TV premiere of the film last month. However, in a session on increasing footfalls in theaters at the ongoing Indywood Film market, it has been revealed that only three crore and 21 lakh people have so far watched the Bollywood blockbuster “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” in cinema halls.
In spite of that, it has managed to earn over Rs.300 crore from Indian theaters.
The reason for this, as explained by an expert, is that 50 percent of Indian population still has no access to cinemas. Interestingly, seven screens cater to one million people in India whereas in the US it is over 100 screens in US.
In India, only 15 percent of total screens constitute multiplexes while the rest are still single screen cinemas.
Therefore, in spite of being the largest producer of films in the world, India still struggles to generate revenue because most people still have no access to screens.
In places like Madhya Pradesh, fans are known to have traveled 50-Km to watch movies and one of the best ways to increase footfalls is to target tier-2, tier-3 and even tier-4 cities.

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Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor perform garba dances in Ahmedabad

The last time Salman Khan did a garba dance was nearly a decade back in the movie ‘Dholi Taro’ – but, he has neither forgotten the steps nor the style. He, therefore, kickstarted the promotions of his Diwali release ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’, with a raas Garba event in Ahmedabad recently.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 23 October 2015.

He was accompanied by his co-star Sonam Kapoor and appeared to be in high spirits as he started dancing. Salman Khan has not danced the garba for years and he only suggested that they join the festivities before Navratri wound to a close.
The crowd loved every moment of Salman doing the garba and had a great time watching the star do the garba in his very own style.
The movie ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ is a family film for all age-groups and also a reunion of Salman Khan and Sooraj Barjatya after a gap of 15 years. The cast includes Anupam Kher, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Swara Bhaskar, and Deepak Dobriyal. It is slated to release on November 12, 2015.
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Salman Khan falls prey to female fans in posh night club of Mumbai

Salman Khan is one of the most popular stars of Indian cinema as also of Indian television. He has a huge fan following in the social media as also literal fan following – those who follow him where ever he may go. This is especially applicable to his female fans.
One of them recently clicked a selfie with Salman Khan and posted it on social network sites claiming to be his girlfriend. His latest tryst with female fans is when he was apparently robbed by two female fans at a posh night club in Mumbai.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 10 October 2015.

As revealed by a close friend of the star – he had been to a club with some friends. There, a couple of female fans approached him and he started chatting with them in his informal friendly way. Then he excused himself to go relieve himself. He had left his wallet and expensive sunglasses on the table.
But, on return to his table, he discovered his loss – his valuables had vanished as had the two fans!!
In view of these experiences with his female fans, Salman Khan has decided never to click pictures with strangers and, he might also not interact much with his fans.
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Jeetu was last seen in Kapil Sharma’s Kis Kise Pyaar Karu and, as he has explained, Kangana must master horse riding for her role in Rangoon and Jeetu has been teaching her for the past two months to acquire the necessary skill.
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This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 27 September 2015.

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Later Sanjay Dutt went to meet his friend Salman Khan in his Galaxy Apartments. Sanju-baba was sporting a golden ponytail and he spent some time with Salman's family. Salman is waiting for Sanjay Dutt to finish his period of incarceration and return to the movies.
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In the opinion of Bollywood superstar 49-year-old Salman Khan, kissing scenes are not necessary in a film. It seems he has edited the 30 minutes including a kissing scene from Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty’s debut film “Hero” of which he is the producer.
He has said that he has not done any kissing scene in his career – hence, it cannot be good for Sooraj and Athiya to do it. In fact he has added that they also did not want to do a kissing scene.
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It has been revealed that S.S Rajamouli's magnum opus "Baahubali" will be screened in the 20th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Busan, South Korea on Oct 4th, 7th and 9th.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 29 August 2015.

The movie “Baahubali” has turned out to be the biggest grossing Indian film ever and an international version of the film, which is 23 minutes shorter duration than the Indian theatrical version and edited by Vincent Tabaillon of “Incredible Hulk” fame, will be screened at the festival.
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Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan are placed at joint seventh place, with estimated earnings of $33.5 million in the past year while Akshay Kumar is placed at ninth place with $32.5 million.
As far as Shah Rukh Khan’s rankings goes, he is at 18th and Ranbir Kapoor at 30th position – their estimated earnings are believed to be $26 million and $15 million respectively.
Bollywood stalwart and superstar Amitabh Bachchan has starred in more than 150 movies in his 50 year career and he continues to earn good money for his roles in movies like the 2014 movie "Bhoothnath Returns."
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This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 30 July 2015.

The super blockbuster has kept the cash box ringing ever since its release on July 17.
It has grossed Rs. 266.22 cr in India alone and is reported to be doing really good business abroad too.
The movie has also impressed his fans overseas as well and has raked in Rs 128 cr abroad. The worldwide collection of the film, thus, adds up to Rs 394 and is gradually nearing the Rs 400 cr mark. It is the third highest grosser in India after Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’ and ‘Dhoom 3′ and has taken the viewers by storm mostly due to a strong word of mouth.
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