Joy Ride

From a relief track in tearjerkers to the central theme in a saleable genre, comedies are ruling the box-office. Screen analyses what is it about them that has so many producers laughing all the way to the bank
No Entry...Net business Rs 30-35 crore on an investment of Rs 15 crore.
Bunty Aur Babli...Net business Rs 20-25 crore on an investment of Rs 12-15 crore.
Salaam Namaste...Net business Rs 30 crore on an investment of around Rs 12 crore.
Garam Masala...Net business Rs 22-25 crore on an investment of Rs 12 crore.
Kya Kool Hain Hum...Net business minimum Rs 18 crore on a Rs 5 core investment.

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Bollywood film upsets 'gangster'

One of India's most wanted men has demanded that a Bollywood movie he says is based on his life should not be released while he is facing trial.

Lawyers for Abu Salem have filed a petition in a court in the western city of Mumbai (Bombay) to try to block the release of the film, Gangster.
The film's director says it is a work of fiction not based on Salem's life.
Salem was extradited from Portugal last year and is a suspect in the Mumbai blasts of 1993 that killed 250 people.
Other cases of murder, kidnapping and extortion are also pending against him.

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