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is the biggest Superstar in India? .... Grow Up! |
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Sivaji
is coming on Friday, but not without company and
the one giving Sivaji company is no spring chicken.
But we are just getting the feeling that ‘The
Boss’ might well make it look like a spring
chicken. Sivaji has competition at the box office!
We know that the statement sounds a bit out of place
but then without some yardstick against which to
measure we really cannot sum up how big Sivaji is.
After all we are more overawed by a mountain when
we see how big it is compared to a molehill. (no
disrespect intended).
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How huge is Sivaji? We will give you an idea
and you will understand that we will have to
coin new words like ‘Rajnikanthic’
and ‘Superstarial’ (try making better
ones yourself) to describe the actual proportions
that Sivaji is taking as the clock counts down
to the grand opening.
First, let us give you an idea of how big the
competition to Sivaji is and how relatively
small it is in the face of Superstar. Jhoom
Baraabar Jhoom might be a film from Bollywood
but it is a big draw even in the south, especially
in Chennai multiplexes. With stars like Abhishek
Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta and above
all the Big B in a never before seen avatar,
Jhoom Baraabar is one of the most expected films
of the year. Also don’t forget that the
film is from the Yashraj factory which is the
best in the business when it comes to marketing
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From reliable sources we have come to know that Jhoom
Baraabar Jhoom, which also opens on Friday, has had
very healthy advance bookings; the first three days
have been sold out, among the best responses that
a Hindi movie has received in Chennai. Compare this
with Sivaji, three weeks sold out according to latest
reports and still counting. But that is normal you
would say, Sivaji is anyway expected to run over Jhoom
Baraabar Jhoom in the south. Then take this.
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If
you have the time and patience to watch any
of the national news channels you will find
out that Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom does not feature
even remotely on their agenda. They seem to
be well and truly obsessed with the Superstar
phenomenon. Reporters stationed almost at every
theater in Chennai reporting the latest statistics,
interviewing fans who are in a frenzied state.
All the big channels (NDTV, IBNLIVE, Headlines
Today to name a few) are making the most of
this wave, increasing their viewership down
south and also signing off with the question
; what makes this man the SUPERSTAR, almost
the GOD for his fans? What is so special in
him? Is he the biggest Superstar in India? All
those channels that had at the same time around
two months been going ‘ga ga’ over
Ta Ra Rum Pum now seem to have forgotten Jhoom
Baraabar Jhoom. The Sun is at the horizon and
it is time for stars to hide. |
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We
will leave you with another interesting bit. A prominent
mobile operator has started offering free tickets
for Sivaji’s 100th day function if you take
part in a contest. Some of you may have already received
the messages. With people getting ready for the 100th
day celebrations even before a movie releases, you
know that it cannot get bigger. |
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Finally,
it has been predicted that the south India grossing
of Sivaji will beat the all India grossing of
JBJ and we are not counting the income from
Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, China (the film
may be dubbed into Chinese) and other parts
of the world. There used to be a belief that
Bollywood is the biggest film industry in India.
What do you say now?
And if you are still few of those, who are contemplating
who the biggest Superstar in India is, we have
just two words for you – grow up! |
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