Veer Success Not Measured By Reviewers Alone

shanSalman Khan urged his fans to ignore the negative reviews and see the movie for themselves. Negative reviews or not, it appears Salman carries more clout with his millions of fans than movie reviewers do. Star power is alive and well in Bollywood.

According to the numbers we have received from inside the Veer camp, the film took in roughly 7.01 Crore, or about $1.5 million dollars on its first day, that’s in India alone. This news puts Veer just beneath Three Idiots in single screening, first day revenue. Veer is on a course to eclipse Wanted depending on the weekday and ongoing attendance. This news reflects both the appeal of Salman Khan, and how little people depend on movie reviews – at least when their heroes are involved.

We have ongoing interviews with the cast and crew, and will continue to follow the news about Bollywood’s most talked about film this year. We received exclusive photos from the U.K. premier of the film. The weekend box office receipts will not be available until tomorrow. In other buzz about Salman Khan, some media outlets are reporting he has affirmed his relationship with Katrina Kaif is ongoing, amid so many rumors.

Meanwhile, fans voiced their support for Khan as he ran in a Jaipur half-marathon today. Regardless of the muddy reviews for the film, Salman is still loved by many millions.

As for the other stars of Veer, most of the UK cast and crew appeared at the premier there. The beaufiful Lisa Lazarus in her debut film poses next to veteran actor (and as we learned dry comedian) William Chubb. From the images we received, it appeared fans there loved the film, and of course hob-bobbing it with movie stars.

Rumor has it that Lisa Lazarus has already been swamped with offers after her limited exposure in the film. We are scheduled to interview her later on in the week, if she can get past all the photo ops that is.