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Gaiety-Galaxy Makes An Exception For Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’, 51 Years After ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’
that in the last 31 years of being in operations. They had done it last for ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’. Desai further confirmed that the advance bookings of the other shows are also amazing.
He further hopes that ‘Pathaan’ brings back the crowds to the theatres and lives up to the hopes.
Meanwhile, SRK tweeted a list of single screens in the evening and said, “Bachpan mein saari filmein single screens par hi dekhi hain. Uska apna hi maza hai. Duas, Prathna aur Prayers karta hoon… aap sabko aur mujhe kaamyaabi mile. Congratulations on your reopenings.” cluding the performers eligible for consideration in the acting categories.
He also tweeted this morning, “A big hug to all for making #Pathaan so loved.
The highest-grossing movies of the year, including ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ are on the robust list, while critically acclaimed features such as ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and ‘Tar’ are also in the mix.
The streamers, ‘Variety’ continues, are well-represented with Netflix’s ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ and ‘Glass Onion’, Amazon’s ‘Argentina, 1985’ and ‘Thirteen Lives’ and Apple’s ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ and ‘Emancipation’.
There’s also a good number of international features, even if they’re not their country’s official submission, such as ‘RRR’ and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Korean drama ‘Broker’.
The official Oscar nominations will be announced January 24, with the ceremony airing live on the American TV network ABC on March 12 from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
‘RRR’ will win Oscar for best film: Producer Jason Blum
Hollywood producer Jason Blum is sure that Indian filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘RRR’ will be feted with the Best Film honor at this year’s Oscar awards.
Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham starrer ‘Pathaan’ is set to hit the screens tomorrow.
Fans have been curiously waiting for this moment, especially to see SRK on-screen after more than four years.
On this ocassion, about 20 single screen theatres which had shut dur- ing the pandemic have re-opened and are set to release this film.
Moreover, Gaiety Galaxy is set to make an exception for ‘Pathaan’ after 51 years. Here’s what it is.
As per a report in Pinkvilla, Manoj Desai, Executive Director of G7 Multiplex and Marathi Mandir Cinema, have scheduled two morning shows of the film for tomorrow.
Desai added that in Gaiety and
Galaxy there will be two extra shows of ‘Pathaan’ since Shah Rukh Khan’s fan clubs have requested the theatre. He confessed that he’s never done
Those who danced, put up cut outs, bought out halls, all fan clubs, made t shirts, prayed, helped to ease issues & made it a festival. It’s good to be in theatres, feels like home.”
Post ‘Pathaan’, SRK will be seen next in Atlee’s ‘Jawan’.
The founder of Hollywood studio Blumhouse, who has produced Oscar-winning movies such as ‘Get Out’ and horror movies such as ‘Paranormal Activity’ and ‘Insidious’ took to Twitter and wrote: “I’m going with RRR winning best pic. You heard it here first. Mark it down, please.”
“If I’m right, I am awarding myself my own Oscar,” he added.
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