Folks, God Exists.
Yes, he sure does.
Bollywood fans, who routinely come in their pants at the mere mention of Shahrukh Khan’s name, have not merely rejected the Billu Barber crap show but shown it their middle finger, going by boxofficemojo’s studio estimates.
Studio estimates provided by boxofficemojo show that Billu Barber grosssed a mere $512,124 in its opening three-day weekend at the U.S. box office.
Even Akshay Kumar’s pathetic piece of shit Chandni Chowk to China and Abhishek Bachchan’s junk Sarkar Raj fared better in the opening weekend. Shameful.
If Billu Barber fails at the box office, it’ll be another blow for the Bollywood distributor Eros International, which has already suffered many blows lately.
Here are the Billu Barber estimates for the opening weekend and the comparison with a few other prominent Bollywood movies:
Folks, Billu Barber is crap. We said that on Friday and we say that again on Monday. No ifs and buts.
Describing Billu Barber as a Triumph of Mediocrity, SearchIndia.com wrote in the review:
There’s absolutely no reason to see this piece of crap a.k.a. Billu Barber unless money is burning a hole in your pocket, time hangs too heavily on your hands or you come in your pants at the mere mention of Shahrukh Khan’s name (like the people in the Budbuda village in which this movie is set).
That trash like Billu Barber continues to be made and, worse, released in theatres around the word is a testament to the incredible mediocrity and utter shamelessness pervading Bollywood today.
Silly Exercise
Directed by a clueless dodo called Priyadarshan, Billu Barber is a silly movie with a cast of buffoons (with the sole exception of Irrfan Khan) making monkeys of themselves and the audience. [Read the full review here.]
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But it fared better than CC2C in average gross. Looks like most of the Tamilians didn’t go to this after ‘Kuselan’ shaving off about $100k from the chart.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write above: But it fared better than CC2C in average gross.
Sure, it was better than Drona too in both opening gross and average gross.
Seriously, for a Shahrukh Khan movie, opening gross is more important than average gross.
2. Considering that Billu Barber comes from superstar Shahrukh Khan’s own stable (and the star also having a major presence in the movie), the box office estimates suggest a looming disaster.
Eros’ Kishore Lulla must be sobbing his heart out today.
You can give your piece on this!! Can’t believe the level of our movies and awards. Among the Best Film category, there is “Dostana” and “Jaane Tu..”, leave alone “Rab ne..” and “Ghajini”. The “A Wednesday” is not even nominated for this. I thought that was best movie of the year. Looks like you haven’t watched it!
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4142771.cms
SearchIndia.com Responds:
If Ghajini or Murugadoss wins, it’d be a sad day and a reward for theft.
Ghajini, be it the Tamil or Hindi version, is stolen shit.
Please explain your statement “showing middle finger”. Anyways, Bollywood fans can show middle finger because they have one but!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
It just means Bollywood fans are generally ignoring the movie (i.e. not parting with their dollars and time).
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Be an Organ Donor.
Which one is better? Kuselan or billu, who is better? Pasupathy or irfan, rajini or shahrukh. Pls reply.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. Irrfan Khan is miles and miles ahead of Pasupathy.
2. Kuselan or Billu? – Both are crap
3. Rajini or Shahrukh? – Both did a lousy job, unworthy of their long years in the movie business.
After reading your following comment of ‘Be an organ Donar’ I really feel sorry. Now I can clearly understand why & how one got all the time to screw the the Indian movie stars by idiotic comments. May be one will be the first person to get that donated organ, if anyone willing to give!
Good luck.
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Please explain your statement “showing middle fingerâ€. Anyways, Bollywood fans can show middle finger because they have one but!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
It just means Bollywood fans are generally ignoring the movie (i.e. not parting with their dollars and time).
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Be an Organ Donor.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Thank you for living up to your user name.
Unfortunately, science has not evolved enough to tackle the kind of organ transplant you desperately need (hint: it has to do with your head)….still way out in the future.
LMAO, CCTC SHOW IN 130 SCREENS, AND BILLU IS ONLY IN 70S. GETS THE FACTS CORECTLY, LAST WEEK END, IT WAS ZEE CARNIVAL AND LOT OF BOLLY FANS WERE THERE. AND CONSIDERING IT’S PRICE TAG OVERSEAS, IT’S ALREADY A HIT IN OVERSEAS. YOU COMPARE LARGER RELEASE CCTC WITH BILLU. LAMO GET YOUR FACTS MAN, BEFORE TALKING SHIT. IF YOUR LOGIC IS RIGHT, HOW RAAZ 2 IS A SEMI HIT AT 24 CROES IN INDIA AND HOW CCTC IS A FLOP WITH 34 CROES. LAMO IT DEPENDS ON THE SELLING PRICE. GET IT RIGHT.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. Use lower case in future. Makes it easier to read your crap.
2. This is ‘superstar’ Shahrukh Khan’s movie. Total gross is critical even if the movie has released in less number of theatres.
3. Dostana and Sarkar Raj were released in a similar number of theatres yet they did much better than Billu Barber – higher total gross and higher average gross. Explain that, schmuck.
4. You write: LAST WEEK END, IT WAS ZEE CARNIVAL AND LOT OF BOLLY FANS WERE THERE.
What an effete excuse. Every day, there’s some carnival or festival when it comes to India. Do better with your next excuse.
First a NJ travel agent sponsor, now one in Cali. SI is going coast to coast. Scary. I’m guessing Texas is the next target!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write above: I’m guessing Texas is the next target!
From your lips to the Lord’s ears. 🙂
Running a blog takes money and time (don’t forget the whackos whose favorite pastime is attacking our servers).
All ye potential Advertisers, under whichever stone you are hiding now it’s time to come out and declare your interest in advertising on SearchIndia.com.
We are in a good mood…we just watched A Wednesday.
It’s not a Shah Rukh Khan movie. Maybe that’s why.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Actually, Shah Rukh Khan has got a lot of screen time in Billu Barber compared to Rajinikanth in Kuselan.
“A Wednesday” review coming?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Yes, planning to combine three or four A Wednesday, Amexicano, 13 Tzameti, Usual Suspects…
so? its still not a Shah Rukh Khan movie like you’re trying to imply.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
And what is a Shah Rukh Khan movie ?
you said “It’s disgraceful that most of us refuse to even buy newspapers. Newspaper circulation goes down, ad revenues go down…journalists get fired…bureaus get shut down…quality of news goes down. End result – Corrupt politicians and crooks have a field day.
A strong newsmedia is an effective sentinel of liberty.
It’s a shame that even fine newspapers like NYT are struggling to survive with our mentality of I’ll get it free on the Internet.
It’s not just our cheapo desis…even the Americans have stopped buying newspapers. And this is not merely a mighty big shame but can have profound long-term dangerous consequences to society.
Truth be said, there’s very little difference between the lower primates and humans (we have always harbored serious doubts about the sapiens part in Homo sapiens).”
Oh man – you have opened my eyes! i am going to start buying newspapers from today itself…and while i am at it, i have heard that the postal services are hard-hit by the popularity of emails – so as of today, i am going to stop using emails, and just send postal letters to friends when i need to reach out to them…(i better send a telegram to my buddy who i plan to meet for drinks today – a letter might not reach him in time)…
and, oh ya…i plan to do some research today – so might as well head down to the public library as i have heard that libraries have been hit pretty hard too, with the advent of the internet…
and i better cancel my itunes account, since the music industry is dying because of the decline in CD sales…
and….shall i go on???
you know, i have no qualms in admitting that i have scant respect for your writing, but most of my beef has always been with your attitude and your arrogance, but this comment of yours is in a league of its own. the stupidity, the regressiveness, the immaturity of your words is beyond anything I have read in a long time – and the irony of it is that you write all this gibberish on a website!!!
(on a positive note – you really bring joy to me and my buddies…we wouldnt be able to get through boring work days, if we didnt have websites like these to read…all hail the village idiot!)
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. It’s said those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.
In your case, God went a step further. He’s turned you into a frothing-at-the-mouth, epileptic, red-bottomed monkey.
2. You write: my beef has always been with your attitude and your arrogance
Modesty, modesty, modesty.
An immoderate modesty – That’s our sole claim to fame.
3. Even Anne Robinson would have a hard time plumbing the depths of your stupidity but we guess she’d definitely say – you put the ‘more’ into moron.
4. Folks, buying a newspaper is not the same as having an iTunes account or forsaking e-mail but this schmuck wouldn’t recognize a sensible suggestion even if it whacked this red-bottomed ape on the face.
you say “4. Folks, buying a newspaper is not the same as having an iTunes account or forsaking e-mail but this schmuck wouldn’t recognize a sensible suggestion even if it whacked this red-bottomed ape on the face.”
please accept my apology…i am completely blinded by your succinct observation here…so please do explain…(if not for me, then for your other readers…) i am really curious to understand why you think i should rush out and buy the NY Times, when I can access the website (oh my god, dare i say – legally!!!!)…and several others for that matter…
please saar…explain maadi…i am waiting with bated breath to be swept aside by your thoughtful and inept, i am sorry, indepth comment…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write above: please saar…explain maadi…
Nanna tamma manku timma, thogoli saar.
Partial lyrics from the song Tookadisi tookadisi beeladiro tamma, nanna tamma manku timma
From the movie Paduvarahalli Pandavaru
(This old song asks two kids not to nod off and refers to the younger brother as a dolt.)
once again, you dazzle me with your thoughtful statements and well laid out counter-argument…
lets call this one a no-contest shall we, and move on…
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We aim to please. 🙂