Akshay crosses new milestone with huge TMK opening

Akshay Kumar would be heaving a sigh of relief. Those who had questioned his superstardom after the poor opening of 'Action Replayy' won't really have much to say after the terrific start that 'Tees Maar Khan' has enjoyed at theaters. Of course ultimately it's the content which will do the talking to decide the kind of distance that this Farah Khan directed film eventually travels. However the fact remains that the weekend belongs to a star and this is where Akshay has delivered.

'Tees Maar Khan' has netted around 40 crores over the weekend, hence turning out to be the biggest opener ever for Akshay Kumar. Before this 'Housefull' had netted around 30 crores over the weekend but with 40 crores coming in, 'Tees Maar Khan' is now next only to 'Dabangg' after crossing '3 Idiots' opening.

While it was 'Tees Maar Khan' wave all over with the entire world talking about it, whether in a positive or a negative tone, the fact remains that in the process of that happening, Ajay Devgn starrer 'Toonpur Ka Superrhero' was totally ignored. This live-animation film didn't find any takers whatsoever with an opening that was merely in 10% range. Clearly, those who wanted to check out a film over the weekend preferred 'Tees Maar Khan' and were in no mood to spend on two films.

As for 'Isi Life Mein', absolutely nothing went in it's favour. Wrong release period, poor show timings, nil hype, an average product in hand, no curiosity amongst the audience and poor reviews meant that 'Isi Life Mein' went totally unnoticed. The only thing that went in favour of this Sooraj Barjatya production was some good promotion (if one goes by the small budget in which the film has been made). However that was never going to be good enough for this film which fetched a disastrous 5%-10% opening for itself. Akshay Oberoi and Sandeepa Dhar, two debutants of 'Isi Life Mein' may benefit though as their act has come for some appreciation. However, the film hasn't quite turned out to be smash debut per se with hardly anyone checking it out.

2010 saw the revival of desi films/characters

Most of the movies that worked at the box-office this year were desi films. They either had characters from small towns or villages or had the rural backdrop. Till the onset of this year, most film-makers were of the opinion that the multiplex junta prefers to watch urban themes, while desi subjects/characters worked with a tiny minority at smaller centres. But the audience proved them wrong yet again.

The year 2010 witnessed a number of desi films striking gold at the box-office. Take the case of DABANGG, the biggest Hit of the year. It had a rural backdrop and its protagonist, Chulbul Pandey, was an uncouth and brash character. But the film worked big time at plexes as well as single screens. Ditto for ISHQIYA, which was set in a village or PEEPLI [LIVE], which, depicted the rural community. UDAAN too was about the father-son relationship in a small town of India, while TERE BIN LADEN threw light on a Laden lookalike. That's not all, even RAAJNEETI, which depicted the games politicians play, was set in India.

DO DOONI CHAAR and BAND BAAJA BAARAAT, though set in Delhi, had characters the desi or the middle class audience could relate to, while PHAS GAYE RE OBAMA had a small town backdrop. This doesn't imply that urban themes didn't find acceptance this year. They did. But the point to be noted is that desi films ruled the year 2010.

Hottest Items Songs of 2010

Though Bollywood is always talking about item songs every year, 2010 was surely an year of unforgettable item songs.

The toughest competition is between Munni Badman Huee of Dabangg and Sheila Ki Jawani from Tees Maar Khan. Most websites are running poles between which of these two would be the most popular one. Malaika Arora and Katrina Kaif have made audience and media crazy with their dance and looks. The songs themselves are pretty good. Personally, I feel Munni Badnam Huee has more fun and witty lyrics while Sheila Ki Jawani is a silly fun song for girls with pretty looks and less brains some how.

The 2010 Top Item Songs Are:

1. Sheila Ki Jawana from Tees Maar Khan with Katrina Kaif

2. Munni Badnaam Huee from Dabangg with Malaika Arora Khan

3. Tere Ishq Se Meetha Kuch Bhi Nahi from Aakrosh with Sameera Reddy

4. Neeyat Kharab Hai from Teen Patti with Maria Gopez

5. Ishq Barse Boondan from Rajneeti with Barkha Bisht

6. Aaila Re from Khatta Meetha with Kainaat Arora

Looking Back At 2010 - 1

Aishwarya Rai Bachan walked the ramp for Manish Malhotra.

Salman Khan announced he would host the TV show BIGG BOSS Season 4.

Big B Decided to do another season of Kaun Banega Crorepati

Aamir Khan rocked the box office with 3 Idiots.

Ali Zafar made a happy entry in Bollywood with Tere Bin Laden.

Sonakshi Sinha made her debut with Salman Khan in Dabangg.

Ajay Devgan and Emran Hashmi rocked the box office as gangsters in Once Upon a Time in Mumbai.

Abhishek is the only one who thinks this is such a beautiful couple. Anyway Aishwarya worked with Rajneekanth in Robot that was quite a success.

Abhi -Aish worked together in Raavan that bombed completely.

Pakistani Cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian Tennis Player Sania Mirza tied the knot.

Manisha Koirala finally married a Nepali businessman.

Vivek Oberoi also happily tied the knot in 2010.

Deepika found another rich boy friend - Siddharth Malya.

Dabangg Sweeped the Trophies at Big Star Entertainment Awards

Salman Khan's blockbuster 'Dabangg' won five tropies at the first ever Big Star Entertainment Awards in Mumbai on December 21, making a clean sweep for the film.

It won best film, best actor, best director, best entertaining song ("Munni badnaam hui") and best male singer for Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for the song 'Tere mast mast do nain'.

Salman Khan won the most entertaining film actor award and Dharmendra bagged the Big Star Entertainer for 50 years of glory.

Arbaaz Khan holding his tropies for Dabangg.

Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora Khan.

Vidya Balan holding hr trophy. I am hating this sari.

Akshay Kumar all lost in his powerful performance.

Rani also performed but looks terrible.

Sonu Nigam was once a cute looking singer. The long hair makes him look like some wizard.

Big B and Shabana Azmi
Rani flying in the air.

Rani worried or constipated.

Shabana and Vidya Balan, almost looking the same age.

Priyanka Chopra performed to her Desi Girl song and entertained the audience.