Aamir Khan’s latest movie Lall Singh Chaddha flops – could be removed from cinemas

Normally Aamir Khan’s movies are super-duper hits. However, his latest movie Lall Singh Chaddha is not doing well. Its performance at the box office has been miserable. Its business at the ticket counter fell by 85 per cent. It started off with a bang earning Rs 460 million in its first four days but lost its tempo. It dropped to Rs 18.5 million to Rs 21.5 million on its fifth day. Its total collection was Rs 480 million. This has come as a terrible setback and it is possible that LSC could be removed from cinemas. Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha expected to be removed from cinemas six days after premiere. The total collection was less than Aamir Khan’s last release c which also failed to do good business.

The media says LSC has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. LSC is an official remake of Forrest Gump, a film of Tom Hanks. The budget of Aamir’s film was Rs 1.8 billion. However, it did not appeal to the Indian audience. There were campaigns to boycott it because it shows disrespect to Hindu sentiments and the Indian army. This is a bit strange for a Bollywood man who gave movies like Sarfarosh (1999), Lagaan (2001), 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014) Dangal (2016) etcetera,

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Security beefed up at cinema halls in the US following shootings

Regal Entertainment Group is beefing up its security in its cinema halls and has started to check bags – it would inconvenience guests but would also provide better security. This has been implemented in response to shootings at theaters around the country.
This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 20 August 2015.

This has already been introduced and viewers have noticed the change in Texas, Virginia, Florida and Ohio from the beginning earlier this month.
Regal Entertainment Group of Knoxville, Tennessee, operates some 570 theaters around the country. And, it has announced on its website that “security issues have become a daily part of our lives in America" and that bags and backpacks are subject to inspection before the owners enter the hall.
Another company National Amusements Inc.'s Showcase chain has, on similar lines, banned backpacks and packages and reserves the right to search purses and bags. This group runs about 30 theaters in the northeastern U.S. They have introduced this from Aug. 7 and have indicated that it would be in place "for the time being."
Incidentally, security was tight at the Los Angeles premiere of "Straight Outta Compton" – the invited guests had to navigate various barricades and pass through metal detectors before they could pick up their tickets.
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