Enough has been said about how stunning SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali is or how heart warmingly beautiful Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan is. Now its time to pit these two mega blockbusters against one another to see who has the upper hand at the box office.

While there is no doubt that these two flicks have left audience in awe, setting the cash registers ringing, it is time to now analyse how these two films performed at the box office in the first five days of their respective releases. Before we start, lets take a look at the number of screens these two blockbusters were released:

SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali released on July 10 and set the box office on fire by earning over Rs 50 crore worldwide. While the film’s Telugu version has done tremendous business, going on to become the highest grossing Telugu flick, the Hindi dubbed version Prabhas- Rana starrer has raked around 67 crore till now. The film is doing tremendous business not just in India but overseas as well especially in USA. Around the 5 day mark, Baahubali already entered the prestigious Rs 200 crore club, by minting Rs 215 crore worldwide.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Salman Khan’s heart warming cross border entertainer has become a huge hit among the fans. Kabir Khan’s film opened incredibly well at domestic box office on the opening day, earning Rs 27.25 crore at box office. As of now, the 5 day domestic box office figures of Bajrangi Bhaijaan suggest that the film has raked around Rs 151.05 crore. And according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Salman Khan’s flick has set the overseas box office on fire as well, raking Rs 69.05 crore at overseas box office in 5 days. So in total Bajrangi Bhaijaan has raked around Rs 220.10 crore worldwide in just five days, beating Baahubali by a minor margin.

So the verdict of the five day box office battle stands as follows. Baahubali had earned Rs 215 crore worldwide while Bajrangi Bhaijaan has earned Rs 220.10 crore worldwide in a matter of 5 days. Hence, Bajrangi Bhaijaan has definitely sailed past Baahubali, based on the global box office collections.

And considering that Baahubali was made at a whopping budget of Rs 250 crore and Bajrangi Bhaijaan was made at a comparatively lesser budget, it looks like Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan is a bigger hit than Baahubali. Or at least that’s what the five day box office comparisons suggest.

Two autorickshaws with same registration numbers and one curious garage owner blew the lid off a racket of illegal autos plying without permit in the city, in connivance of RTO agents. The Pant Nagar police have arrested two people – a rickshaw driver and an RTO agent – in connection with the case.

So far, the cops have seized five autos which were being driven around with fake number plates.

According to the police, the racket came to light when Ghatkopar resident Nandlal Yadav (37), who owns a rickshaw and runs a garage, on Tuesday spotted an auto with registration number MH 03 BT 914. What startled him was that the registration number was exactly the same

SS Rajamouli’s much ambitious magnum opus Baahubali took years to be conceived and few more years to be shot on a grand scale. Finally, the film hit theatres this Friday and has had a great start at the ticket windows. But here’s one secret. Prabhas and Rana Daggubati who play the lead stars in the film weren’t Rajamouli’s first choice. Initially he had planned to make the film in Hindi with two Bollywood actors – Hrithik Roshan and John Abraham.

The film which has been made in Tamil and Telugu has been dubbed in three different languages including Hindi. But the initial plan was to make Baahubali in Hindi with the two actors and then dub it in different languages. We hear that the director had approached the two stars and requested them to give him some time for narration. He also had sent the scripts to the actors. But neither Hrithik nor John showed any interest in the film and Rajamouli chose to make it with Prabhas and Rana instead.

Now that the movie has certainly become the biggest Indian motion picture ever, we are sure both the Dhoom baddies will miss the opportunity of starring in the magnum opus.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan (who has recently ventured into production), unveiled the first look and also announced the release date of HERO – the movie which marks Sooraj Pancholi (Aditya Pancholi’s son) and Athiya Shetty (Suniel Shetty’s daughter)’s debut.
Salman shared the first look of Sooraj Pancholi in HERO on a micro-blogging site writing, ”Back off… HERO coming on 4th September @HeroTheFilm”
HERO, produced by Salman Khan Films and directed by Nikhil Advani, is the remake of Subhash Ghai directed 1983 film of the same name which starred Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri in the lead roles.
Meanwhile, Salman Khan is also busy promoting his upcoming film BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN which is set to release this Eid. He is also shooting for PREM RATAN DHAN PAYO which stars Sonam Kapoor and is scheduled for a Diwali release.

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Mumbai, Jul 7 (PTI) Superstar Aamir Khan’s production house is searching for a fresh female face, who can sing as well, for their upcoming venture.

The 50-year-old “PK” star took to Twitter to mention the specifications needed in the girl.

“Hey guys, need your help to spread the word. Thanks.

Love. a,” Aamir tweeted.

The complete post about casting requirement read, “Aamir Khan Productions is looking for a girl who can sing, in the age group of 12-17. Record a video of yourself singing a Hindi song of your choice and email it (or a link to the video) to: [email protected].

“Please include a short introduction to Hindi and attach a signed letter of from a parent/guardian.”

Founded in 2001, Aamir Khan Productions is known for launching fresh faces to the industry be it Darsheel Safary in “Taare Zameen Par” or nephew Imran Khan.

New Delhi: The hot star of ‘Ek Paheli Leela’ Sunny Leone may feel upset that many in the industry want her to leave, but she sure can make anyone insecure.

In a recent interview to a leading daily the starlet confessed that she does feel that there is insecurity among co-actors’ wives. Although she also clarified that she is least interested in taking them because she has the most amazing husband in the world.

The actress has been welcomed in the industry by new directors, but Leone confessed that the big production houses are wary of working with her.

Sunny has been facing flak for her bold avatars and recently a case was filed against her to make her leave India in which she was accused of spreading obscenity.

The actress is soon to be seen in ‘Mastizade’

Los Angeles, Jun 28 (PTI) Pop star Justin Bieber’s new music video “Where Are U Now” has ruled out the chances of getting back with his on-and-off girlfriend Selena Gomez.

In the video ‘Jelena’ (Justin-Selena), a message is flashed amid the trippy scenes which see Bieber, 21, dancing against the backdrop of graffiti arts.

At one point, the words “I want you to know” followed with “Jelena 5ever” are flashed on the screen with a big “X” over it. Shortly afterwards, a close snapshot of Bieber with cartoon tears is shown, reported Aceshowbiz.

“Where Are U Now” is a part of a collaboration project between Diplo and Skrillex. It is expected to be featured in the duo’s upcoming debut album.

The song was originally recorded by Bieber as a piano ballad before he sent it to the two DJs

Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) Actress Jacqueline Fernandez has started attending workshops for her upcoming action-comedy film “Dhishoom”.

The 29-year-old “Kick” actress, who will be seen along with Varun Dhawan and John Abraham in the movie, shared a picture of her with the “ABCD 2” star and his director brother Rohit Dhawan on Instagram.

“When you are trying to work but @varundvn doesn’t let you! #dhishoom #workshops #rohitdhawan #excited,” Jacqueline captioned the picture.

“Dhishoom” is the first time Varun is working with Rohit, who last directed Akshay Kumar-John starrer “Desi Boyz” in 2011.

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, the film also stars Akshaye Khanna in his comeback role after five years and is scheduled to release on April 15, 2016.