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Light college drama Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na won the hearts of audiences on the day of its release and Aamir Khan, whose nephew Imran debuted in the film, says it got an opening only a superstar’s movie would get.
   ‘Jaane Tu... got a response as strong as Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (Aamir’s debut film). It got an opening which only Shah Rukh (Khan) or Hrithik’s films get,’ Aamir, who is also a co-producer of the film, said at a press conference here late Friday.
   Aamir, who was accompanied by Imran, actress Genelia D’Souza and director Abbas Tyrewala, said the movie’s fresh look and young star cast had made it popular.
   Asked about his creative contribution towards Jaane Tu..., he asserted that Abbas was the main creative force behind the movie.
   ‘The only thing I did for the film is that when Abbas brought me the script I said it is a great script. Go with it,’ Aamir said.
   But Abbas reacted quickly and said: ‘Aamir is being too humble. He gave me various suggestions from time to time which were very useful to me.’
   Audiences just loved the film and adored Imran, who is touted as the new chocolate boy on the block.
   ‘The first show of Jaane Tu... was housefull,’ said Sachin Shah, manager, KT Multiplex in suburban Mumbai.
   Said Tenzin, a student: ‘It is a peppy young movie, a lot of fun, is very fast and doesn’t drag at all. You don’t realise how it gets over. Imran is adorable.’
   But Imran still has his head firmly on his shoulders and said: ‘The audience has a lot of expectations from me as I am a star’s nephew. So there is huge pressure on me. I’ll do my best to live up to the expectations of my fans.’
   According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film got an overwhelming response at the box office on its first day.
   ‘The film got a flying start, collecting more than 80 per cent in morning shows and was 100 per cent in noon shows across the country. It’s one of the biggest starts of this year. The reports are very good and the film is expected to enjoy a strong, meritorious run in days to come,’ Adarsh said.

The billionaire owner of Bruce Lee’s final home hopes to build a museum to the martial arts legend, giving in to public calls to prevent the sale of the luxury house in a northern Hong Kong suburb for millions of dollars.
   Philanthropist hotel and real estate tycoon Yu Panglin, 86, had put Lee’s two-storey, 5,699 square-foot town house in an upscale, leafy Kowloon suburb up for sale but changed his mind, giving in to fans’ desire for the site to be preserved.
   Yu told reporters on Monday he would donate the property to Hong Kong’s government for use as a museum, unveiling a plan to expand the site into a memorial to a global icon. He would also raise capital for the site and all future profits would go to charity.
   The tycoon wished to retain the house as it was, while expanding the property to 30,000 square feet to include a library, a martial arts centre and a movie house to showcase Lee’s martial arts philosophy, according to Yu’s appointed property consultant.
   ‘If you just do it small scale, you cannot attract tourism and attract people,’ said Michael Choi, the consultant.
   Lee, who died under mysterious circumstances in 1973 aged 32, starred in such kung fu classics as ‘Fist of Fury,’ ‘Game of Death’ and ‘Enter the Dragon.’
   Revered both by martial arts adherents and movie buffs the world over for popularizing the kung fu cinematic genre, Lee also helped usher in a golden age of Hong Kong film in the 1960s.
   His fans were delighted by the news, having lobbied the Hong Kong government for years for a museum on hopes the site could prove as big a draw as memorial sites to other stars such as the Beatles Story in Liverpool and Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion in Tennessee.