pyar ka punchnama, luv ka punchnama, love ka punchnama, luv ka punchnama, pyaar ka panchnama, pyar ka panchnama, pyar ka punchnama
Even while giving the censor chief Leela Samson a clean chit, the well-received sex comedy Pyaar Ka Punchnama’s director Luv Ranjan thinks there’s much cleaning up to do in the Censor Board.
“I went to the Censors with the abuses beeped. I didn’t want them to do it. I did it myself. My take is that boys do abuse when they get together. But since I knew the Censors would object, I beeped the expletives out myself. It was my tongue-in-cheek dig at those MTV Roadies and Emotional Atyachar shows.”
In spite of those beeped abuses, the Censor Board was willing to pass the film only with an Adults (A) certificate.
Ranjan tells Businessofcinema.com, “My problem was, my film has six newcomers and I needed a wider audience-spectrum. They wouldn’t tell me why my film deserved an ‘A’ certificate or what cuts I should make to avoid it. They had made up their minds that my film would be given an ‘A’ certificate - no arguments! They just told me that the theme of live-in relationships was adult. I argued that live-in relationships were as legal in India as marriages. This was unconstitutional to me. What about the live-in relationship in Yash Raj’s Salaam Namaste? But I wasn’t allowed to give any references.” It was mentioned in this column last week that all was not yet lost for 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' as the word of mouth could still manage to bring a turnaround for the film. Well, fortunately for the film, this is what happened as it has turned out to be one of those rare films that has hardly seen a drop in collections despite not so positive opening. This all-new affair managed to stay steady at the box office and in the process garnered as much as 5.5 crores as the first week came to a close.
Of course the makers would have expected more than this but when compared to the 'thanda' reception on the Friday, a stable outing like this has come as a shot in the arm for all involved. The film has done well over the second weekend as well which means it is now comfortably seated in a safe zone. An open fortnight has helped its cause and though Hollywood releases did dent it's collections, the inherent merits of the film have turned it into an average success. As things stand today, the film should eventually manage to inch towards the 10 crores mark.
Starring:
Kartikeya Tiwari
Rayo Bhakhirta
Divyendu Sharma
Sonalli Sehgal
Nushrat Bharucha
Ishita Sharma
Director:
Luv Ranjan
pyar ka punchnama, luv ka punchnama, love ka punchnama, luv ka punchnama, pyaar ka panchnama, pyar ka panchnama, pyar ka punchnama
The same can't be said about '404' though which has vanished without a trace. The film barely managed to cross the 1 crore mark and then lost out on the battle with hardly any shows in the running during the second week. A pity because the film deserved better. 'Kashmakash' is trying to keep itself in news by coming up with half page advertisements around the good critical reception that it received from some quarters. However it is futile since there is only a multiplex or two left and that too in select cities where the film is still being screened. A box office disaster. The director isn’t the only one who is overwhelmed by the response. The cast of PKP too is on a high. Nushrat Bharucha, who plays the role of the hyperactive Neha, says, “Not many films helmed by a debutant director and six new faces end up having a good run at the box-office. But when I saw the audience clapping and laughing at the theatres I was convinced.” Bharucha agreed to play Neha after much contemplation. She had earlier worked in Love, Sex Aur Dhokha and was looking for a comedy to prove her versatility.
“I went to the Censors with the abuses beeped. I didn’t want them to do it. I did it myself. My take is that boys do abuse when they get together. But since I knew the Censors would object, I beeped the expletives out myself. It was my tongue-in-cheek dig at those MTV Roadies and Emotional Atyachar shows.”
In spite of those beeped abuses, the Censor Board was willing to pass the film only with an Adults (A) certificate.
Ranjan tells Businessofcinema.com, “My problem was, my film has six newcomers and I needed a wider audience-spectrum. They wouldn’t tell me why my film deserved an ‘A’ certificate or what cuts I should make to avoid it. They had made up their minds that my film would be given an ‘A’ certificate - no arguments! They just told me that the theme of live-in relationships was adult. I argued that live-in relationships were as legal in India as marriages. This was unconstitutional to me. What about the live-in relationship in Yash Raj’s Salaam Namaste? But I wasn’t allowed to give any references.” It was mentioned in this column last week that all was not yet lost for 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' as the word of mouth could still manage to bring a turnaround for the film. Well, fortunately for the film, this is what happened as it has turned out to be one of those rare films that has hardly seen a drop in collections despite not so positive opening. This all-new affair managed to stay steady at the box office and in the process garnered as much as 5.5 crores as the first week came to a close.
Of course the makers would have expected more than this but when compared to the 'thanda' reception on the Friday, a stable outing like this has come as a shot in the arm for all involved. The film has done well over the second weekend as well which means it is now comfortably seated in a safe zone. An open fortnight has helped its cause and though Hollywood releases did dent it's collections, the inherent merits of the film have turned it into an average success. As things stand today, the film should eventually manage to inch towards the 10 crores mark.
Starring:
Kartikeya Tiwari
Rayo Bhakhirta
Divyendu Sharma
Sonalli Sehgal
Nushrat Bharucha
Ishita Sharma
Director:
Luv Ranjan
pyar ka punchnama, luv ka punchnama, love ka punchnama, luv ka punchnama, pyaar ka panchnama, pyar ka panchnama, pyar ka punchnama
The same can't be said about '404' though which has vanished without a trace. The film barely managed to cross the 1 crore mark and then lost out on the battle with hardly any shows in the running during the second week. A pity because the film deserved better. 'Kashmakash' is trying to keep itself in news by coming up with half page advertisements around the good critical reception that it received from some quarters. However it is futile since there is only a multiplex or two left and that too in select cities where the film is still being screened. A box office disaster. The director isn’t the only one who is overwhelmed by the response. The cast of PKP too is on a high. Nushrat Bharucha, who plays the role of the hyperactive Neha, says, “Not many films helmed by a debutant director and six new faces end up having a good run at the box-office. But when I saw the audience clapping and laughing at the theatres I was convinced.” Bharucha agreed to play Neha after much contemplation. She had earlier worked in Love, Sex Aur Dhokha and was looking for a comedy to prove her versatility.
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what is the original name of movie pyar ka punchnama, luv ka punchnama,
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