Happy Singh rules Bollywood charts:
Happy Singh's goofball antics are all set to rewrite box office history with a staggering weekend take of Rs 28 crore for Singh is Kinng .
This has supposedly surpassed the two other mega-flicks which saw an unprecedented initial hoopla, Om Shanti Om with Rs 26 crore and Dhoom 2 with Rs 24 crore as their opening weekend collections. And with trade pundits predicting a first-week run of Rs 40 crore for the Akshay stunner, the Singh is Kinng juggernaut might just steamroll competition with collections mounting to nearly Rs 100 crores at the end of a three-four week run.
Considering that the film is billed at a production cost averaging Rs 50 crore, it’s easy to see Happy Singh grinning his way to the bank. Blockbuster hits like OSO and Dhoom 2 have a first-week take of Rs 36 crore and Rs 34 crore respectively.
Source :TOI
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3349699.cms
Poor country, struggling middle and lower middle class, poverty a major problem, terrorism a major major concern, and some stupid movie makes more money than would be needed to feed millions of unfed Indians. Reminds me everytime I see a ball game on Yankee TV about the claim America is at War. And then you see the scantily clad cheerleaders, the thousands of screaming fans, the over-paid and underworked ball players, and the stupid ads and you wonder where's the sacrifice and where's the desire to conserve while this war is going on. Some things never change. Waste!
Imran, NJ USA
(comment in response to the above news)
Minimum earning required, as per WORLD BANK, to live at above poverty line, for underdeveloped countries like India,China etc, about US$ 1.0 per day or US$ 30 per month i.e. Rs. 1,410
POVERTY LINE definition, as per Government of India, see below for explanation, at Rs. 10 per day, per person, approx. i.e. Rs. 300.
The World Bank's definition of the poverty line**, for under developed countries, like India, is US$ 1/day/person or US $365 per year. As per this definition, more than 75% of all Indians are, probably, below the poverty line!
As per the Government of India, poverty line for the urban areas is Rs. 296 per month and for rural areas Rs. 276 per month, i.e. people in India who earn less than Rs. 10 per day. As per GOI, this amount will buy food equivalent to 2200 calories per day, medically enough, to prevent death. At this level of earning, even in a poor country like India, survival on Rs. 10 per day is a nightmare! This actually translates to Rs. 3650 per year or US $ 75 per year.
On what basis have our planners decided this definition of "Poverty Line"?
Does it mean that one is expected to spend his entire earnings on fooding only? How and where is he or she supposed to cook it? What about the minimum needs in education, housing, health services, clothing,and other basic necessities? Are we supposed to live on pavements and sleep under trees from birth till death? YOU BE THE JUDGE!
Source: http://www.wakeupcall.org/administration_in_india/poverty_line.php
The first step towards eradicating poverty is to understand just how many of us are poor, and what that means. Thus far the government's measurement of poverty has simply been a self-serving one, and it's time we adopted a more honest calculation.
Compiled by:Lalit Kumar,Riddhiman Jain
Monday, August 11, 2008
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4 comments:
i haven't watched sing is king and have no plans of watching it either. But i don't understand what's the problem with the film. The film is made for those who can actually afford to watch it. Now those people are spending the money they have earned through hard work, cleverness, luck or whatever.But its their money and they are free to spend it whatever way they want. I know we all should work to eradicate poverty but its completely on goodwill. No one can be forced or blamed
Dude, the issue is a cluttered, clumsy, loose and inarticulate movie grosses around 28 crores in two days in the midst of all the superficial poverty policies by the government.. No personal problems with the people making money out of the movie but this example is usd to conevy a message abt poverty being ruthlessly managed and shown...The intention is clear...
Lalit gr8 to see u on the blog.....
Waiting for ur next blog :D
Btw i know that the rich is becoming richer and poor is becoming poorer...
I wd like to present a story, might be it is not related to the current post but you will find the story exciting...And it shows the reason behind the rich and the poor........
*OLD VERSION*
The ant works hard all summer laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.
*MODERN VERSION*
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant
should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving. NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor
grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house. Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other grasshoppers demanding that grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter. Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the grasshopper. The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) . Opposition MP's stage a walkout. Left parties call for
" Bharat Bandh" in West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.CPMin Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among ants and grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'. Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the Prevention of Terrorism against
Grasshoppers Act [POTAGA]", with effect from the beginning of the winter.
Arjun Singh makes Special Reservation for Grass Hopper in educational Insititutions & in Govt Services.
The ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government and handed over to the grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.
Arundhati Roy calls it "a triumph of justice". Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice'. CPM calls it the revolutionary resurgence of the downtrodden' Koffi Annan invites the grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly. Many years later...The ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi billion dollar company in silicon valley.100s of grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India...
As a result, India has lost a lot of hard working ants and is still feeding the grasshoppers...
India still remains a developing country!!!
dude this seriously was a nice one... this has to come up on the blog!!!
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