Actress Deepika Padukone, who was threatened with beheading over her latest film “Padmaavat”, is happy and proud as the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial has raked in Rs 56 crore (nearly $9 million) net in India in three days.”Padmaavat” registered Rs 5 crore net on Wednesday (paid previews), Rs 19 crore net on opening day on Thursday and Rs 32 crore net on Friday, according to producers Bhansali Productions and Viacom18 Motion Pictures.

“I cannot even begin to express how happy and proud this makes me feel! Thank you for all the love,” Deepika, who has delivered blockbusters like “Om Shanti Om”, “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, “Chennai Express”, “Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela” and “Piku”, tweeted on Saturday.Trade analyst Komal Nahta found the figures to be “stupendous considering that the film has not opened in 35 per cent of India”.

“The film is destined to be a big hit. If normalcy returns soon in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, the film can cross Rs 300 crore in India. If the film doesn’t release in the three or four states where it is banned, it will remain at Rs 240 crore or Rs 250 crore,” he added.

Earlier, Deepika had said that she is not someone who has ever been excited so much about box office numbers but “I have to say that this time I am. I think it’s going to be earth-shattering”.The magnum opus, based on 16th century poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s “Padmavat”, also stars Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor. The film, produced by Sudhanshu Vats, Ajit Andhare and Bhansali, released on Thursday, ahead of Republic Day, amid protests from the Shri Rajput Karni Sena, which claims the movie distorts facts.

Andhare tweeted: “‘Padmaavat’ overseas beats ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ and ‘Dangal’ in the US, New Zealand and Germany … beats ‘Baahubali’ in Australia. Beats in million of hearts across the world, when will it beat in Gujarat?”Talking about the mixed reviews, trade analyst Atul Mohan told IANS: “Reviewers should keep in mind the difficulties that Sanjay Leela Bhansali went through while making the film. Under such tremendous pressure, he made the film, so critics should give it to him for that. However, I think common people would watch the film at least once, if not for anything else, at least for the visual experience.”

“Having said that, I am afraid if the repeat viewing is even happening or not because of its length. The business of a film also grows due to repeat viewing on weekdays.”According to Mohan, Sunday will be a big day. “I think by Sunday afternoon, ‘Padmaavat’ will touch Rs 100 crore. I think from Monday onwards, if every day it gets steady business between Rs 15-20 crore, then by next week it will easily cross Rs 180 crore.”

Ram Charan is not only concentrating upon his career as an actor but also busy in getting his father back to glory in the tinsel town.Chiranjeevi made a stunning comeback with Khaidi No. 150 produced by Ram Charan.Now Megastar’s son is investing Rs. 200 crore on Sye Raa to fulfil his father’s dream of making a movie on Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy.Charan recommended Dhruva director Surender’s name as director for Sye Raa.

According to latest buzz, Charan asked Sukumar to prepare an unconventional subject for Chiranjeevi. Even Megastar expressed his willingness to work under Sukumar, who is known for out-of-the-box ideas.Chiru is looking to take up characters that suits his age and it is believed that Sukumar has a storyline that exactly matches Chiru’s interests.Sukumar is currently busy with wrapping up Rangasthalam and has a couple of other projects to complete.

The film in Chiru-Sukku combination may take some time to materialize as Megastar will be busy with Sye Raa until mid 2019.

Anushka is a star. She is female superstar. It has proved once again. Any actor who can pull huge openings on the first day is considered as a big star. Anushka has proved her mettle again with ‘Bhaagamathie’.The film raked in Rs 5.50 Cr on day one from Telugu states, which is a big figure for a lady-oriented thriller.

‘Baagamathie’ doesn’t have the name of a big director nor it has a known male star in the lead. It is pure Anushka’s star power.The film collected Rs 2.10 Cr from Nizam, Rs 0.75 Cr from Ceded area and Rs 2.65 Cr from Andhra regions. Altogether, it collected five and half crore rupees from Telugu states.

Nizm – 2.10
Ceded – 0.75
Uttarandhra – 0.70
Guntur 0.60
East Godavari -0.40
West Godavari – 0.30
Krishna – 0.38
Nellore – 0.27

AP and TS First Day – Rs 5.50 Cr

The trailer of fourth instalment in the hit erotic thriller franchise, Hate Story, is here. Started in 2012 with Paoli Dam starrer, the franchise saw an upward trend as the sequels released.Just like its prequels, the film features a fresh star cast in Urvashi Rautela, Karan Wahi, Vivan Bhathena and Gulshan Grover.

The intriguing story is laced with lots of suspense and plenty of bold scenes which will make you to watch this trailer again and again. The film stars Urvashi Rautela, Vivan Bhathena, Karan Wahi in the lead role alongside Ihana Dhillon & Gulshan Grover.

Hate Story IV is directed by the fourth film of Hate Story franchise and everytime director Vishal Pandya successfully manages to captivate the audience with a gripping story and unusual star cast.

Padmaavat is on a record breaking spree in international markets like Australia, New Zealand, USA and UK. Padmaavat has taken a record breaking opening in US / Canada with collections set to cross the $1 million mark.After opening to a all time high number in Australia, beating the likes of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and Dangal, Padmaavat has seen an unprecedented growth on its day 2.

The film has made A$ 537,530 on its second day as compared to A$ 363,973 on its first, in Australia. In New Zealand, the film made NZ$ 64,265 on tis first day and NZ$ 98,460 on its second.Revealing the data, senior analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#Padmaavat AUSTRALIA Thu A$ 363,973 Fri A$ 537,530 Total: A$ 901,503 [₹ 4.65 cr] @Rentrak #Padmaavat NEW ZEALAND Thu NZ$ 64,265 Fri NZ$ 98,460 Total: NZ$ 162,725 [₹ 76.10 lakhs] @Rentrak”.

“#Padmaavat UK Thu £ 115,710 Fri £ 143,642 [some locations yet to be updated] Total: £ 259,352 [₹ 2.34 cr] @Rentrak #Padmaavat GERMANY Thu € 66,364 Fri biz yet to be updated. Total: € 66,364 [₹ 52.45 lakhs] @Rentrak”While in overseas, the film is earning big bucks, in India, Padmaavat is expected to go past Rs 30 crore mark after a decent first day which couldn’t sore as much as it was expected due to protest and unrest.

Is Balakrishna not happy with director Teja? The buzz from the industry circles say so.A small teaser of NTR’s biopic was planned to be launched on Late NTR’s death anniversary. They had shot for three days in Ramakrishna Studios for the same.However, a poster of NTR biopic was released on that day and the teaser that was shot in Ramakrishna Studios wasn’t launched.

Why did they hold back the teaser and released a poster?According to grapevine, Balakrishna is not impressed with the output of the teaser as it was poorly shot without any impact.The grandeur and visual appeal that Balayya was expecting was entirely missing from the teaser that the veteran actor reportedly told to scrap it and release a poster instead.He also expressed his displeasure with the output and asked Teja to come up with a storyboard before going for the shoot.

Teja is back to Venkatesh’s film now and we don’t know the progress of NTR’s biopic as yet.There is a strong buzz that Balakrishna is keen on roping in Krish for the biopic of NTR.We have to wait for a few days to know whether Teja remains on board or someone replaces him for the prestigious project.

Thanks to Agynaathavaasi ending up as a disaster, Balakrishna’s Jai Simha managed to end up having a short decent run at the box-office.Usually Balakrishna’s films are categorized as hits or flops, there is no average or above average talk.Probably Jai Simha can fall into the average category. Nevertheless, except for Ceded and one area in Andhra, the film ended up as a loss to its buyers.

But it is amusing to see the makers give out statements saying that the films is a huge blockbuster.Since producer C Kalyan has not had a hit in a long time, this might be a blockbuster for him and compared to Agynaathavaasi, Jai Simha is indeed a blockbuster.

But in general terms it is yet another loss venture for buyers.