UTV Motion Pictures release ‘Kismat Konnection’, a Tips Production, opened to a worldwide gross box office of more than Rs. 27 crs in the opening 3 days. The film was released in more than 900 screens worldwide, including the US, UK, Australia, Pakistan and the Middle East amongst other countries.

The highest opening ever for a Shahid Kapoor film, ‘Kismat Konnection’ grossed Rs 20.76 crs with an average per print of Rs. 3.75 lacs in India. This is the second highest opening weekend for a film in 2008, the first being ‘Race’, which was produced & distributed by the same team of TIPS and UTV Motion Pictures, respectively.

Multiplex audiences who went to watch Shahid Kapoor-Vidya Balan starrer Kismat Konnection last month, were also the first ones to catch a glimpse of another much-awaited film Hello.

Directed by Atul Agnihotri, Hello is an adaptation of author Chetan Bhagat’s popular novel One Night@ the Call Centre.

The 88-second teaser promo from the film screened during the intermission was specially-made and was made to coincide with Kismat Konnection’s release.

“My target audience was right there in the auditorium,” Agnihotri said. “It was a great way to test the look of the film, which releases in October. Trade pundits had predicted Kismat Konnection to be a popular choice amongst young cinegoers.”

After the release of her latest film, Kismat Konnection, actress Vidya Balan is believed to be taking it easy. The actress is believed to be on a vacation for the next couple of months.

A cheering crowd of fans greeted Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan at the red carpet premiere of Kismat Konnection in the Capital on Friday night. And although the lead pair has been feverishly denying any romantic connection off the screen, everyone was asking them the million-dollar-question first up.

“It’s my private space, we are good friends, beyond that if people are going to write, there is not much one can do about it,” stated Shahid

Vidya too made it clear that there was no romance in the air.

After the successful run of Goal and Race in Pakistan, UTV and Eveready Pictures combination is back with yet another offering for Bollywood cinema’s most rapidly growing overseas market.

This time its Aziz Mirza’s, Kismat Konnection that released across Pakistan. A red carpet premiere was held at Karachi’s Nishat cinema to mark the event.

“Kismat Konnection has done very well. It’s had a bigger opening than Race. This is our third film with UTV and it’s our hatrick hit we could say. My exhibitors are calling this film Kismat collection, so we are obviously very happy that we’ve given Pakistan another fantastic film to watch,” said Tanya Anand, Executive Director Eveready Pictures.

The term ‘meteoric’ and ‘kismat’ are often used to describe the career paths of film actors. It is usually inaccurate, ignoring a plethora of dodgy TV shows and unwatchable movies made while the subject gradually and painfully learns their craft. With Vidya Balan though, meteoric and kismat are absolutely on the nail. Within a mere three years of her feature debut Parineeta, she has now become one of the most sought-after actresses in Bollywood. More importantly perhaps, she is already one of the most compelling, convincing and adaptable actors around. In this exclusively long chat us, Vidya recalls her past with Vidhu Vinod Chopra, her present with Aziz Mirza, her future with Shahid Kapoor and of course, lots more about Kismat Konnection.