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Kick By  Taran Adarsh ,  24 Jul 2014, 22:34 hrs IST Rating: 4.5 |  Okay, let's get one thing straight: Salman Khan's movies are critic-proof. The naysayers or those baying for his blood may frown on the slipups and blemishes in his movies, point out gaping plot holes, accuse him of opting for remakes rather than original concepts, slam him for using his superstardom for masala entertainers... but you cannot overlook the fact that when Salman saunters on screen, he sets it ablaze with his charm and magnetism. The star-performer carries the weight of the entire film comfortably on his broad shoulders. Everything he does on screen is emulated by his fans pronto: styling, hair style, killer dialogue, dance steps et al. Referred to as 'Bhai' by those close to him, he is now the 'Bhai' or the iconic on-screen characters he has portrayed over the years -- Prem, Radhe, Chulbul Pandey, Lovely Singh, Tiger -- for zillions of fans across the globe. Salman Khan in The M...

The Box Office storm named Salmania seems to have hit the Box Office and how! Salman Khan’s Kick, despite releasing on a non-holiday or rather a working day and pre-eid took a gigantic opening on Day 1 i.e. 1st Friday in India at the Box Office. The film opened to 85-90% occupancy on an average all over India. And this resulted in the film making a whopping business of 26+ crores nett at the Box Office. The business is extraordinary for the pre Eid period. Even a 22-23 crore nett total would have been huge but the film has gone over 25 crore nett. Rajasthan gave the best performance as it went to near record levels. The areas which under performed will do better from Tuesday onwards. Despite releasing on a working day and considering the Ramadan period, the movie made a business of over 26 crores on the first friday, thus registering a record of 4th Highest Opening Day ever. and the second highest non holiday opening day ever. The decision to come on Friday rather than on Eid ha...