Bang Bang to Kick: Film trailers which were instant hits

The recently released Bang Bang teaser featuring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif performing some never seen-before death-defying stunts has broken all records in Bollywood. The minute-long teaser garnered a whopping 2.33 million views in 24 hours and went on to become the most watched teaser/trailer ever in the history of Indian cinema. Blowing the trumpet of its record-breaking spree, the Bang Bang teaser also became the fastest to collect 2 million views in just 18.5 hours. With such a response, Hrithik and Kat are definitely back with a bang on the career front now.

Not lagging behind is the Finding Fanny trailer featuring Deepika Padukone-Arjun Kapoor which blew away their fans with surprise. The trailer was an instant hit on YouTube by crossing the one million mark within 24 hours. What more could the moviegoers ask for than yesteryear actress Dimple Kapadia suffering a skirt rip as she bends down with Pankaj Kapoor staring at her open-mouthed. The trailer left the cinema lovers awestruck with the very interesting content in an unusual set up. According to the latest update, the trailer has already got over 3.5 million views on YouTube.

Sonam Kapoor is catching all the attention in the Khoobsurat trailer along with her Pakistani co-star Fawad Afzal Khan. Carving a chirpy picture of her character named Mili in stylish clothes and fun-loving acts amidst a colourful setting, Sonam Kapoor seems to be keeping her promises big in this cult remake. The Khoobsurat trailer looks every second a visual treat and has also crossed the one million mark on the fourth day of its launch.

After playing the autistic girl in Barfi! Priyanka Chopra has again surprised her fans again in the Mary Kom biopic. Defining strength with muscles and determination in the eyes, Priyanka seems to have made every effort to step into boxer Mary Kom’s shoes to perfection. The Mary Kom trailer showing Priyanka fighting all odds for the love of boxing crossed the one million mark within 48 hours of its launch.

No one can understand the undying magic of Salman Khan as the actor has made it clear, ‘Dil mein aata hu, samajh mein nahi’. As expected, Salman’s Kick trailer went on to become a runaway success on YouTube and got about 1.8 million views in one day. Featuring Bhai for the first time as Devil, the Kick teaser jumped to about 4.2 million views within 2 days of its release. Charged up with the adrenaline rush, Sonam Kapoor rightly had tweeted, ‘Hot trailer! Hotter chick! @Asli_Jacqueline #KICK” #sizzlesizzle jack’. The trailer crossed the 15 million mark a day before its release.

Repeating the success of Hate Story, the sequel’s trailer was much liked by the moviegoers on YouTube. The trailer of Hate Story 2 featuring television actors Surveen Chawla and Jay Bhanushali’s intimate scenes was an instant hit and crossed the four million mark within four days of its launch. Surveen’s raunchy bikini act was the show-stealer along with the complex script which seemed to be darker than the prequel.

There isn’t a doubt over Alia Bhatt making a hat-trick this year with her consecutive hits – Highway, 2 States followed by Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan recreated their Student of The Year chemistry in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya making the film’s trailer an instant hit. The trailer crossed the one million mark within 36 hours and reached two million within 96 hours of it’s release.

Aashiqui 2 pair Shraddha Kapoor and Mohit Suri again hit the bull’s eye with the heart-wrenching love story of Ek Villain. The film’s trailer which showed Shraddha Kapoor and Sidharth Malhotra’s fresh pairing and Riteish Deshmukh in a negative role was much liked by their fans. The trailer crossed the one million mark on the third day of its release.

2 States featuring Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor is counted among the most popular movies of this year. The film based on Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller novel with the same name was the love story of a Punjabi boy and a Tamil Brahmin girl and the coming together of their families for their wedding. Looking at the success of Alia Bhatt’s Highway, the 2 States trailer did not surprise on collecting over 1 million views within 24 hours. As expected, it also turned out to be the second highest overseas grosser of 2014 in Bollywood after Jai Ho.

Krrish 3 became last year's most viewed trailer ever. The blue-eyed boy of Bollywood, Hrithik Roshan who captivated fans in the Bang Bang teaser did the same in the Krrish 3 trailer too. Krissh announced its return by collecting 2 million views in less than 24 hours. The science-drama broke all records on YouTube as it went on to become the most viewed trailer ever. The film not just boasted of Krrish but also of Vivek Oberoi as Kaal and Kangana Ranaut as the mutant Kaya, who made Krrish 3 worth a watch.