Siddharth Roy Kapur / Ronnie Screwvala
The honchos at Disney-UTV Studios (formerly UTV Motion Pictures) have straddled commercial and arthouse cinema with élan over the years. And the last 12 months were no different. From blockbuster successes like Chennai Express and Race 2 to fresh, youthful offerings like Kai Po Che! to indie hits like Ship of Theseus and The Lunchbox, Roy Kapur and Screwvala have gauged audience tastes better than most producers. The former also made waves with his marriage to actress Vidya Balan late last year.
Films: Race 2, Chennai Express, Satyagraha, Ghanchakkar, Himmatwala, Kai Po Che!, ABCD; distributed Ship of Theseus and The Lunchbox
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(This story appears in the 27 December, 2013 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
These figures are given by any filmi magazine.The economics of the gamble should be the crux of the article.How much percentage of revenue generated by the movie actually goes to the kitty of the producer after deducting over-the-top actors/actresses remuneration and exorbitant production costs,is what matters ultimately.Hope you highlight these issues in your future articles.
on Dec 17, 2013Thanks for the feedback. This piece takes into account only gross box-office collections because: The producer's cut keeps varying from the first week till as long as the film runs in theatres. Also, top producers can negotiate an actor's remuneration depending on the rapport he / she shares with him / her. And there is no objective estimate of that. And surely no metric either. Plus, for films like Dabangg where Salman has acted for his brother and films like Murder 3, which was directed by Mukesh Bhatt's son, all was in the family. Hence, it is quite difficult to ascertain the exact amount going to the producer's pocket. Taking all this into account, the gross BO-figure was taken as a metric. On your point about us writing on box office collections and the economics behind it, please refer to this: http://forbesindia.com/blog/business-strategy/journey-of-the-100-crore-bollywood-film/
on Dec 17, 2013