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| This Friday`s strong line up consists of Dibaker Banerjee’s `Love Sex Aur Dhokha`, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan’s `Lahore` and the Vikram Bhatt directed `Shaapit`. One feels that despite the lean phase it will be LSD that will emerge the winner thanks to good curiosity factor and a shoe string budget (less than 2 crore!) with the Vivek Khatkar and J.S. Rana produced `Lahore` doing well at good cinemas, due to some sustained and classy publicity. The third release, Aditya Narayan’s `Shaapit` will also appeal but selectively to the fans of the horror genre. |
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| Right Yaaa Wrong |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
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Mukta Arts Ltd and Ikkon Pictures’ Sunny, Irrfan, Isha and Konkona starrer, `Right Yaa Wrong` received a lot of good reviews, both for the film as well as the performances, but the film could not really improve on its ordinary to poor start.
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| Hide And Seek |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
| Director: Shawn Arranha |
Producer: Apoorva Lakhia, Laxmi Singh |
| Music: Chirantan Bhatt, Gourov Dasgupta |
Lyrics: Various |
| Starring: Purab Kohli, Arjan Bajwa, Mrinalini Sharma, Samir Kochhar, Ayaz Khan, Amruta Patki, |
| Genre: Suspense |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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The other major release of the same week, `Hide And Seek`, had a pathetic start all over and was rejected out right.
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| Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? |
Verdict: Average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 16 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 16 crore ; UK£96,771 ; US$101,226 |
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Warner Bros. Pictures and Wide Angle Films’ `Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?` managed quite a decent show in the wake of the IPL mania. The Ajay, Konkona and Paresh starrer though has been rejected in the Overseas.
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| Road, Movie |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs 1.30 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs 1.30 crore |
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Studio 18’s prestigious offering, `Road, Movie` failed to get big numbers. The off beat movie did manage to reach out to its discerning audience, though it will not be termed as a commercial success. But some movies are beyond that!
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| Rokkk |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.85 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 0.85 crore |
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The horror flick `Rokkk` has miserable numbers to show and is a horrific failure.
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| Karthik Calling Karthik |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India 3 crore |
Total Earnings: India 16.50 crore ; UK£121,354 ; US$286,408 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 410 unique users): 5.11 |
| Director: Vijay Lalwani |
Producer: Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani |
| Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Midival Punditz |
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar |
| Starring: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone, Ram Kapoor, Shefali Chhaya |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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The Farhan-Deepika starrer `Karthik Caliing Karthik` fell heavily during its second week. The film will struggle to recover its costs. `Karthik Caliing Karthik` is so-so in the Overseas
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| My Name Is Khan |
Verdict: Hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.90 crore ; UK£50,249 ; US$62,565 |
Total Earnings: India 73 crore ; UK£ 2,552,941; US$$ 3,931,456 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 411 unique users): 5.12 |
| Director: Karan Johar |
Producer: Gauri Khan, Hiroo Johar |
| Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
Lyrics: Niranjan Iyengar |
| Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Soniya Jehan, Jimmy Shergill, Zarina Wahab, Parvin Dabbas, Arif Zakaria, Navneet Nishan, Sheetal Menon, Tanay Chheda, Arjun Mathur |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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In the end let us check out Karan Johar’s `My Name Is Khan, the film brought in more moolah for all concerned! The Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol starrer is still dominating the Overseas with its blockbuster
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