There’s no stopping Bollywood’s hit machine, Akshay Kumar who, after the runaway success of Namastey London, has championed the UK Box Office yet again. His latest offering Heyy Babyy has beaten off all competition from other Bollywood film releases on its opening over the Bank holiday weekend, and has already touch landed into the UK Box Office’s Top Ten.
Heyy Babyy also received an unprecedented opening in India with a staggering excess of 90 per cent in the 650 plus cinemas it opened in. Across the Atlantic, Heyy Babyy also packed out American cinema theatres and, after its opening weekend, has already raked in two thirds of the amount that Chak De India has brought in since its theatrical release two weeks ago.
The chart-topping success of Heyy Babyy reaffirms Akshay Kumar as Bollywood’s hottest property, and a force to be reckoned with in the Indian film industry. The film heralds Akshay’s fourth mega hit release in a row, following the Box Office victories, Phir Hera Pheri, Bhagam Bhag and Namastey London, which has been added to the Oscars library, as one of the best Bollywood films of recent times. Heyy Babyy also grants Akshay the second top Bollywood grosser in the UK of 2007, joining rank with Namastey London.