Eros International's Ra.One breaks all box office records for any Hindi film till date with the biggest ever gross opening weekend collections of Rs. 170 crore worldwide
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"Well, I am a big fan of Shah Rukh Khan who is an epitome of romance in Bollywood," Stewart said in an e-mail interaction.
She said if given a chance, he would be the one with whom she would love to do the second part of her movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.
"And not just Hollywood but I would love to work with him in Bollywood movies too and for that I am also looking forward to learning Hindi," said the 21-year-old actress who rose to fame with her role as Bella Swan in the vampire saga Twilight.
"I have also seen the promos of his latest movie Ra.One which are very impressive and I just loved his look in the movie. I'll definitely watch the movie also. He is truly an inspiration to me," she added.
Twilight film series is based on four books written by Stephenie Meyer.
The first part of the last installment of the series Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is set to hit the screens worldwide Nov 18. And the actress calls her journey 'beautiful'.
"The journey has been amazingly beautiful for me. I feel like Bella herself now and on the sets I found (beau) Robert Pattinson. So my journey has romance and fun," Stewart said.
"Everything is only moving ahead and becoming bigger. It is a bigger movie now and also with a huge fan following. Every moment has been a fun moment and there isn't anything that me or anybody else would detest," she added.
The actress said she has grown as an actor over a period of three years and wants to do good work every day.
"Certain scenes need spontaneity but most of the time I am (a) methodical actor, I keep looking for logic in everything I do and think and act. My effort is only to perform better every day," said Stewart, who calls actress Jodie Foster her idol.
The Twilight actress has been dating co-star Pattinson ever since they started working together and have happily endured media spotlight. However, marriage is not on cards anytime soon.
"I really have no clue about how to manage; so much of my life is easily googled. As far as marriage is concerned I think we are both too young to think on those grounds," she said.
Stewart admitted that she felt awkward shooting intimate scenes with her real life boyfriend for the film.
"I guess it would be awkward if there were cameras present, wouldn't it? There's times when there's weird closeups... In the end, I didn't feel like we had filmed an intimate scene because we were both so uncomfortable and insecure," she said.
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A Sahara Force India team member prepares a nose cone with a poster of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan in the pits at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi. India hosts its maiden F1 race from October 28-30. (REUTERS)
Pit crew of Force India-Mercedes team transport the front wing unit of a Formula One car for inspection, adorned with a poster of Indian Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's latest film Ra-One, one day before the practice sessions of Formula One's Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International circuit in Greater Noida. India will host its first Formula One Grand Prix on October 30. (AFP)
A Force India-Mercedes pit crew aseembles the front wing unit of a Formula One car adorned with a poster of Indian Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's latest film Ra-One before the practice sessions of Formula One's Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International circuit in Greater Noida. India will host its first Formula One Grand Prix on October 30. (AFP)
Even though Shah Rukh Khan'sRa.One has been racing to deliver at the box office, the Diwali offering of the Badshah of Bollywood has created quite a few ripples in Pakistan.
SRK's fans thronged cinema halls in Karachi to get a taste of his masterpiece.
The film seems to have taken Pakistan by storm due to SRK, who is a major crowd puller in the country. Enthusiastic fans made beelines at theatres and looked extremely excited.
They showered lavish praises on their matinee idols SRK and Kareena Kapoor.
Despite receiving mixed reviews,Ra.One seems to have hit the bull's eye with Pakistani fans.
In Mumbai, Balkrishan Shroff of Shringar Films says, "RA.One had a fabulous second-day run in Mumbai and all over India as well. Its third day will also clock strong numbers at the end of the day. On day three too, the film opened on a good note. With the weekend coming up, expectations are running high."
In the Delhi-UP territory, G D Mehta of Bobby Arts International says the 3D version of the film has been highly appreciated by the audience. "People love Shah Rukh Khan and the special effects in the film. Its third day will wrap up at Rs 3.25 crore in the Delhi-UP circuit and the film might cross Rs 15 crore in the domestic market."
In East Punjab, Surendra Saluja of Lakshya Movies says RA.One had a "decent" third day opening today but there was a dip in numbers. "Today's collections will amount to Rs 30-40 lakh in our region. But the numbers will rise again tomorrow and sustain during the weekend."
In Mysore, B H Basha of Bahar Enterprises remarks that the film had a fabulous second-day but collections dropped today. "The ticket counters are packed with Shah Rukh Khan fans. The film will collect Rs 55-60 lakh today in the Mysore circuit."
RA.One did tremendous business in its first three days in Rajasthan, where Vasudev Chachan of Sunny Films says, "Today. RA.One earned around Rs 60 lakh at the box office. There is a slight fall in its numbers but they will pick up tomorrow."
In Nizam, Ravi Machchar Sahyog Films adds, "The collections of RA.One in 3D are colossal. Enjoying a five-day weekend, the film will experience huge success at the ticket counter. Today, the film collected Rs 1.25 crore in Nizam and all-India numbers should be cross Rs 15 crore."
Source: http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/ra-one-third-day-to-cross-15-cr/
It's a superhero/supervillain battle that goes from the virtual world into the real one.
Bollywood is hoping Ra.One, with a reported budget of $30 million — the largest in Indian cinema history — will score at the international box office and bring some much-needed glitter back to a film industry in the midst of a two-year slump.
The Hindi-language film, starring Shahrukh Khan — dubbed the "King of Bollywood" after starring in more than 70 movies — opened in Toronto Wednesday with a red carpet premiere at TIFF Bell Lightbox. In an indication of the film's publicity push, Khan arrived here direct from the London premiere and on his way to the Los Angeles one.
It also opened to the general public Wednesday at 10 theatres throughout the GTA, coinciding with the Hindu festival of Diwali, and is scheduled to open in 5,000 screens worldwide and 600 in 3-D.
The film premiered in Dubai on Monday, with Khan and fellow stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal in attendance.
The plot — which tips its hat to Hollywood movies such as The Terminator franchise — centres on Shekhar Subramanium, played by Khan, who develops a virtual reality videogame in an effort to impress his son, Prateek.
But Prateek's insistence that his father create an unbeatable virtual reality villain gives the cyberworld creature, Ra.One, some grandiose ideas and an ambition to wreak havoc in the real world. Khan also plays the role of G.One, a blue-suited virtual superhero who is Prateek's and his mother's only hope for survival.
In typical Bollywood style, the film offers four playful and dazzling dance production numbers, including one that pays homage to the Ben E. King classic, "Stand by Me."
The film, which splits its time between London and Mumbai, also features some wild, CGI-heavy action scenes, prompting a disclaimer that the stunts are choreographed by professionals and should not be mimicked by audience members.
The nonetheless family-friendly Ra.One seems geared for an adolescent audience — and it helps to be fluent in Bollywood cinema.
