Punjab News One

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

RA.ONE

Shahrukh Khan cuts his birthday cake

Panned by many critics, Shahrukh Khan’s dream project Ra.One, however, is doing just fine at box office.

The film has raked in close to Rs. 92 crore in its extended 5-day weekend that began on Wednesday, the day of Diwali. The response to both the 2D version and the 3D version has been good.

Here’s the five-day break up: The film opened on Friday with a collection of around Rs. 18 crore that peaked to Rs. 25 crore on Thursday. Friday saw a dip in the collection to Rs. 15 crore. What’s a tad disappointing is that the film did not pick up as expected on Saturday and Sunday. Its Saturday collection was Rs. 16 crore approx and on Sunday it made Rs. 17 crore.

These figures include the collections from the dubbed Tamil and Telugu versions as well.

However, it would still require this week’s collections to figure out if the movie can indeed be declared a hit. Remember, Ra.One has been made on a whopping budget of close to Rs. 150 crore.

The film may have been trashed by critics in India, the west, particularly the critics in the US, have lavished praises on the movie.

Deluxe hospital room booked for Aishwarya Rai’s delivery

As the opening days of November tick by, Aishwarya Rai’s due date draws closer.
The actress is due to deliver her baby sometime in the middle of November. Befittingly, the Bachchans have got a deluxe VIP room booked in the Seven Hills Hospital in Marol, Andheri. It is said to be one of the best hospitals in the city.

The booking, we hear, is from November 10 to 15, which means that Ash is expected to deliver between these dates.

Two different ceremonies of godh bharai have been conducted so far, one by Aishwarya’s in-laws and one by her parents.

Aishwarya is believed to be under the care of Dr. Vinita Salvi. She meets her gynaecologist early morning to avoid media attention.

Interestingly, if Ash’s baby is delivered in the days expected, he or she or they (might be twins) would have the same zodiac sign as the mother: Scorpio