DELHI BELLY gets a terrific opening, a huge success

Aamir Khan Productions and UTV's co
production DELHI BELLY, which released last
Friday, has become a huge success.
The sixth venture of Aamir Khan Productions
is a mass grosser in India. It opened with
7.15 crore on Friday, 1st July. Saturday
collections went up to 8.50 crore and
increased to 10.75 crore on Sunday, giving a
sum total of 26.4 crore business only over
the weekend. With films opening to merely
10% to 40% maximum in the recent past,
this seems like a new wave that has hit the
Indian cinema.
The overall cost of the film is 24 crore which
includes production, print and publicity as
well. So, recovering is already done and the
business in the coming days will also be
something to watch out for given the terrific
start of the film and also the revenue it is
expected to generate from non-theatrical
avenues. It opened across 1200 screens
with major occupancy in multiplexes across
the country.

Delhi Belli is mainly about these days students and their life, enjoyment, girls, internet, sex and all other adult activities. The film is full of abuses and vulgar words. Even Aamir Khan said that this movie is not for young ones. But adults are enjoying it to the most.

Delhi Belly in Pictures

Delhi Belly will present the way today's youth stay, behave, talk, etc. The dialogues of the film will be very colourful. Says Aamir Khan.

The producer-actor jodi of mama-bhanja, Aamir and Imran, is back with Delhi Belly. The movie looks kick ass, and is already a rage among the youth, especially because of the super numbers like Bhag DK Bose, Nakkadwale Disco and Ja Chudail. Delhi Belly is a comedy that revolves around Tashi, Arun and Nitin - 3 flat mates who are regular blokes. It is primarily an English language film with some Hindi words here and there. There are a lot of cuss words and bold scenes in the film, which has already created a lot of curiosity among the youth.

Delhi Belly soaring high, Rs.15.65 crore on its first two days

Aamir Khan's home production Delhi Belly has broken the dry spell at box office by earning Rs.15.65 crore on its first two days despite being an adult comedy, while Amitabh Bachchan's family entertainer Bbuddah...Hoga Terra Baap (BHTB) is at Rs.4.26 crore.

The opening collection for AB Corp's Rs.10 crore Bbuddah...Hoga Terra Baap was Rs.1.91 crore, but it picked up on Saturday by grossing Rs.2.35, said film critic Taran Adarsh on his Twitter page.
"Bbuddah HTB would've collected double/triple of what it has, had it averted clash with other films. Would've got more screens also," he wrote.

Anant Verma, director and business head, DT Cinemas told IANS that both the films are doing great, "however, Delhi Belly is slightly better as it has more shows than Bbuddah..

"Moreover, it caters to the young crowd, while Bbuddah.. is meant for family. Delhi Belly has an interesting concept and it has been promoted in such a way that the audience know what to expect from it," said Verma.

Made at a budget of Rs.25 crore including print and publicity, Imran Khan-starrer earned Rs.7.15 crore friday and Rs 8.50 crore on Saturday.
While Bbuddah... is about a flamboyant Paris-returned gangster, played by Amitabh, Delhi Belly captures the urban, money-is-everything, foul-mouthed India with Imran Khan, Vir Das and Kunal Roy Kapoor in the lead roles.

However, considering the budget and genre of the two films, both are doing well.

In fact, in some multiplexes Bbuddah... is giving neck to neck competition to Delhi Belly.

"The response has been good. All the shows of Delhi Belly and Bbuddah.., are going houseful. Yesterday Delhi Belly was 99 percent while Bbuddah was 98.5 percent," said Rakesh Warikoo, general manager (operations) Spice Cinemas, who are running 18 shows of Delhi Belly and eight shows of Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap.
Yogesh Raizada of Waves Cinemas sees Delhi Belly doing well in the long run and suggests "Bbuddah... is a complete masala film and a family entertainer. It is Amitabh all the way. All the performances are also good. It makes for an enjoyable watch," he said.

"Delhi Belly cannot be watched with parents due to its language. However, the film is likely to run for long time, although it is true, with the release of Murder 2 next week, the business will get affected to some extent," he added.

Movie Review: Delhi Belly

<< A still from the movie

Cast: Imran Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vir Das, Shehnaz Treasurywala, Poorna Jagannathan, Vijay Raaz Director: Abhinay Deo

Genre: Comedy

Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes

Rating: ****

Story: Three young professionals who happen to be roommates -- Tashi (Imraan Khan), Nitin (Kunaal Roy Kapur), Arup (Vir Das) -- inadvertently become couriers for a cache of diamonds, smuggled in by a Russian gangster. The diamonds have to be delivered to a local gangster, Vijay Raaz. Unfortunately, a strange mix-up causes a weird package to be delivered to him instead. This is the beginning of the troubles of the happy-go-lucky threesome which obviously has no experience in tackling Delhi's crazy underworld.

Movie Review: So who's the real hero of the film? Is it writer Akshat Verma who has given Bollywood one of its smartest scripts to hit the horizon since a long long time? As a comedy, Delhi Belly is such a refreshing change from the run-of-the-mill Hindi film laugh riot which almost always borders on the juvenile. The humour is all situational, beautifully woven in the script and never having to depend on a banana peel skid. Grow up all you comedy filmmakers who insist on treating your audience as retards!

Is it director Abhinay Deo who tells a story peppered with the most unusual incidents in a down-to-earth, matter-of fact way which works wonders for the film? Mercifully, there is no desire on his part to shock and awe you or send you into hysterical bouts of laughter, simply because the events are so bizarre, they shock and awe you by their very nature and keep the laughs coming relentlessly. Certain sequences almost bring the house down: Vir Das and his exploits with the burqa, Kunaal Roy Kapur and his exploits with orange juice, Vijay Raaz and his encounter with the contraband packet.... Too many to enlist!

Is it the performances: all set pieces and fine examples of how to underplay and over-impress? If Imran Khan pitches in his best act till date as the journalist trapped between fleeing from death and floundering in love's dilemma, then newcomer Kunaal Roy Kapur is the funkiest victim of the accursed Delhi belly. His gripes, groans and loo exploits are the stuff classic comedy is made of. Vir Das delivers his usual competent clown act without trying too hard: quite a scene-stealer. Vijay Raaz as the gangster is a scream while the girls blend in with ease.

And finally, is it the Censor Board which displays such maturity in passing the film with no cuts? For the first time, we get a film where characters actually speak the language real young people speak. And no, nobody's morals get corrupted. One of the highlights of the film is its screenplay, brimming over with cuss and swear words, which themselves add to the fun factor of the film. Ram Sampath's audio score with quirky lyrics like Switty, DK Bose and Chudail are an added bonus.

All in all, Delhi Belly is a fine example of how the brightest and the boldest, when they pool in their talent, can create a film that is guaranteed to give you your money's worth, even as it re-writes all the moth-balled rules of an ageing industry.
Enjoy the experience.