REPORT
Flashback: Here’s how
Bollywood fared in first
half of 2015
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fter witnessing a massive slump in the first quarter of 2015, the Bollywood box office has been
salvaged by mid-year, thanks to a string of hits
and few flops...The first half of 2015 is drawing to a close
and if the box office business over these six months is
being labelled as average. Tanu Weds Manu Returns
starring Kangana Ranaut and R Madhavan had a
dream run at the BO, grossing close to Rs 150-crore
at the domestic box office. A short supply of star-studded releases proved to be a boon of sorts for the industry's young guns as well as a handful of filmmakers
who explored offbeat subjects with varying degrees of
success. Deepika Padukone was seen in and as Piku,
which became a hit courtesy the word-of-mouth publicity. The close-to-life content and presence of veterans
like Amitabh Bachchan and Irrfan in lead roles wooed
the crowds. The year started on a dull note with a host
of flops flooding the box office. However, the situation
improved gradually. Akshay Kumar-starrer Baby was
the first film of the year which made good money at the
box office and was declared the first hit of 2015 and
then came offbeat movies like Badlapur, Dum Laga Ke
Haisha and NH10, which met with audience and critical appreciation. Anushka Sharma, who produced and