This love story has more than blood on it. Kurbaan has close to Rs 50 crore (including cost of production , print and marketing) riding on it. It is a film which comes from the Dharma Productions banner (read Karan Johar), which is fast becoming synonymous with box-office success, and has advertising creative head Rensil D’Silva as debutante director. Now, its presenters, UTV Motion Pictures is going all out with a huge worldwide splash, come Friday , releasing the film across more than 1,700 screens globally, of which 1,500 are in India, with the rest split across 24 countries. “With 1,300 physical prints and 800 digital ones, this film is the biggest release ever for any Hindi film,” says CEO, UTV Motion Pictures , Siddharth Roy Kapur.
Karan Johar has been promoting this love story set against the backdrop of global terrorism. Kareena plays Avantika, a teacher from a University in Delhi, who moves base to New York due to a personal emergency. During this period, she meets a professor — Ehsaan Khan, played by Saif Ali Khan — they fall in love and get married. All hell breaks loose when a series of incidents suck Avantika and Ehsaan into a vortex of danger and intrigue . “This film warrants a wide release, unlike say Wake Up Sid, and opening weeks collections are critical, which given the subject matter will hopefully ensure,” says producer and director Karan Johar. Read more….
