Entertainment News: Yash Raj Films (YRF) and Reliance
Entertainment have come together to release four Hindi films in the land
of the rising sun and have even held a premiere of ETT, which is called
Thaiga Densetsu No Supai in Japanese.
Imagine the three Khans - Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman - releasing their
films on the same day. Well, that chaos might not happen in India, but
all the three Khans will see their movies, 3 Idiots (2009), Jab Tak Hai
Jaan (2012) and Don 2 (2011), and Ek Tha Tiger (2012; ETT), releasing in
Japan simultaneously on April 20.
Director Kabir Khan, who was in Tokyo for the premiere of ETT, is excited to see the response. The film will release with 30 prints in the country, where Indian films released with 3-4 prints earlier.
"This will be a release as big as a Japanese film. The distributor, Nikkatsu, has promoted the film all over Japan. This release will be the true test to see if Hindi films are accepted here," says Kabir.
The filmmaker was also happy with the response that the film received from the Japanese press.
"They asked about certain things in the film and about Bollywood films being shot abroad and released worldwide," he says.
Salman Khan, however, won't be seen mouthing dialogues in Japanese as the film is in Hindi with Japanese subtitles. The premiere was attended by Japanese actor Yumi Sugimoto, who expressed her desire to work in a Hindi film.
"I must say that she will be competition to Katrina Kaif, as she's lived in Japan. I'd cast the two actors; the more the merrier," says Kabir.
YRF is in talks with Nikkatsu to release Dhoom:3 in Japan as well. The Japan National Tourism Organization is also backing this endeavour. YRF is also scouting for locations to shoot a film in the country.
Ashish Singh from YRF says, "We have seen some beautiful locations in and around Tokyo and will soon plan an outdoor shoot here."
The battle for supremacy between the three superstars of Bollywood - Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan - seems to have gone beyond borders. The actors are now striving to win the hearts of Japan Audience.
According to reports, Aamir's 2009 blockbuster "3 Idiots", Salman's "Ek Tha Tiger" (2012) and SRK's "Don 2" (2012) and "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" (2012) will release on 20 April. All these movies have crossed the ?100 crore mark at the Indian box office.
Yash Raj Films (YRF) and Reliance Entertainment will jointly release four movies in Japan. They have already premiered "EK Tha Tiger" in the country of rising sun. The movie is tilted "Thaiga Densetsu No Supai" in Japanese.
The director of "Ek Tha Tiger", Kabir Khan, who had been in Tokyo for the film's premiere said that the movie will initially release with 30 prints. Earlier, a Hindi movie released in Japan would hardly have four prints.
"So #EkThaTiger is now finally launched in Japan. We had a lovely premier last night... We release with 30 prints & will scale upto 70 :-) " Kabir Khan tweeted.
Speaking about the release the director said, "This will be a release as big as a Japanese film. The distributor, Nikkatsu, has promoted the film all over Japan. This release will be the true test to see if Hindi films are accepted here," Hindustan Times reported.
The premiere, which was also attended by Japanese actor Yumi Sugimoto, reportedly received a good response in Japan.
Meanwhile, YRF is also planning to release "Dhoom 3" in Japan for which they are reportedly holding talks with Nikkatsu.
The Japan National Tourism Organization is also backing this endeavour. YRF is presently scouting for locations to shoot a film in the country.
Director Kabir Khan, who was in Tokyo for the premiere of ETT, is excited to see the response. The film will release with 30 prints in the country, where Indian films released with 3-4 prints earlier.
"This will be a release as big as a Japanese film. The distributor, Nikkatsu, has promoted the film all over Japan. This release will be the true test to see if Hindi films are accepted here," says Kabir.
The filmmaker was also happy with the response that the film received from the Japanese press.
"They asked about certain things in the film and about Bollywood films being shot abroad and released worldwide," he says.
Salman Khan, however, won't be seen mouthing dialogues in Japanese as the film is in Hindi with Japanese subtitles. The premiere was attended by Japanese actor Yumi Sugimoto, who expressed her desire to work in a Hindi film.
"I must say that she will be competition to Katrina Kaif, as she's lived in Japan. I'd cast the two actors; the more the merrier," says Kabir.
YRF is in talks with Nikkatsu to release Dhoom:3 in Japan as well. The Japan National Tourism Organization is also backing this endeavour. YRF is also scouting for locations to shoot a film in the country.
Ashish Singh from YRF says, "We have seen some beautiful locations in and around Tokyo and will soon plan an outdoor shoot here."
The battle for supremacy between the three superstars of Bollywood - Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan - seems to have gone beyond borders. The actors are now striving to win the hearts of Japan Audience.
According to reports, Aamir's 2009 blockbuster "3 Idiots", Salman's "Ek Tha Tiger" (2012) and SRK's "Don 2" (2012) and "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" (2012) will release on 20 April. All these movies have crossed the ?100 crore mark at the Indian box office.
Yash Raj Films (YRF) and Reliance Entertainment will jointly release four movies in Japan. They have already premiered "EK Tha Tiger" in the country of rising sun. The movie is tilted "Thaiga Densetsu No Supai" in Japanese.
The director of "Ek Tha Tiger", Kabir Khan, who had been in Tokyo for the film's premiere said that the movie will initially release with 30 prints. Earlier, a Hindi movie released in Japan would hardly have four prints.
"So #EkThaTiger is now finally launched in Japan. We had a lovely premier last night... We release with 30 prints & will scale upto 70 :-) " Kabir Khan tweeted.
Speaking about the release the director said, "This will be a release as big as a Japanese film. The distributor, Nikkatsu, has promoted the film all over Japan. This release will be the true test to see if Hindi films are accepted here," Hindustan Times reported.
The premiere, which was also attended by Japanese actor Yumi Sugimoto, reportedly received a good response in Japan.
Meanwhile, YRF is also planning to release "Dhoom 3" in Japan for which they are reportedly holding talks with Nikkatsu.
The Japan National Tourism Organization is also backing this endeavour. YRF is presently scouting for locations to shoot a film in the country.
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