The Independence Day weekend has been hogged by the veterans of the Indian screen. Be it on Hindi, Tamil or Telugu screens.
This weekend is one of the special few in a year that filmmakers seek for the release of a new film. The other sought-after weekends are Republic Day (January 26), Diwali, Eid and Christmas.
Some of the biggest hits were released during one of these periods and it is universal knowledge that Hindi cinema’s historical blockbuster, Sholay, was released on August 15, 1975.
Actors have their favourite release slots like the Eid week is Salman Khan’s. Shah Rukh Khan chose January 26 this year for Pathaan.
If the holiday for any of these special days falls on a Friday, it assures a film of a decent opening and the rest depends on its merits. But for any film, if the holiday for one of these occasions comes mid-week, it works as a booster dose adding to its weekend collections.
Independence Day was on a Tuesday this past week and one can’t ask for a better weekend than this. Because, out of the four films released on August 11, three have opened well, though OMG2 was a slow starter. The four films are Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2, Akshay Kumar’s OMG 2, Rajinikanth’s Jailor and Chiranjeevi’s Bholaa Shankar.
I call this a week of the seniors because three of the four stars credited for these films are senior citizens. Sunny Deol is 66, Rajinikanth 72 and Chiranjeevi 68. Akshay Kumar at 55 isn’t a senior citizen yet, but is a senior-enough artiste who has been doing films for almost 33 years.
What these four have done this past week is set the box office on fire all over.
These films were released on August 11 and Independence Day, which fell on the fifth day of their release, only added to their glory. (IANS)
