U.S. and U.K Box-Office (November 20 – 22 Weekend)

Any Logic?

It is not without reason that people refer to the film ind­ustry as the most speculative industry in the world. No calculations count in this business. The most eagerly await- ed film can flop and, likewise, the least anticipated film can hit the bull’s eye. In other words, nobody can predict with cent per cent accuracy what surprise or shock a Friday will throw up. Two recent films underline the speculative nature of this business.

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Mixed Opening Response

The initial of this week’s De Dana Dan has followed exactly the same pattern as was evident earlier during the week when the advance booking windows opened in single-screen cinemas and multiplexes. While the single-screen cine­mas recorded good advan­ce booking, that was not the case in the multiplexes.

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Bad Picturisation, Good Job!

After Khosla Ka Ghosla! and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Dibakar Banerjee is now making Love Sex Aur Dhoka. Seems, Imtiaz Ali has started a trend of Hinglish titles after Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal.

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Shahid Kapoor’s Tongue Twister

After pronouncing ‘sa’ as ‘fa’ in Kaminey, Shahid Kap­oor will be seen mouthing a tongue twister in his next, Chance Pe Dance. Kachcha papad pakka papad, the most common tongue twister in Hindi, is mouthed by Shahid in his new film due for release on 15th January 2010. Shahid plays a struggling actor in the film. So, along with his daily physical exercise regimen, he is also seen practising dialogue delivery with special emphasis on pronunciations and diction

Issue dated Nov 29 – Dec 5,2009

A Class Apart

The film industry is known for its haphazard ways. Planning is a word that doesn’t seem to exist in most film people’s dictionaries. It is not unusual for invitations to a premiere show reaching guests minutes before the show is to start. Viewed in this light, Amit­abh Bachchan’s intimation letter (yes, we are not talking of the in­vitation card!) for the premiere of his Paa on 3rd December comes as a rather pleasant surprise.

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Review of De Dana Dan

On the whole, De Dana Dan is not funny enough to universally appeal to all sections of society. While it will find fav­our with the masses, it won’t be liked enough by the ladies and families.

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U.K. and U.S Box-Office (November 13 – 15 Weekend)

Issue dated Nov 22 – 28, 2009

Review of Kurbaan

On the whole, Kurbaan is a weak fare which will entail heavy losses to its all-world distributors, UTV. Its dull start at many places will only add to its tale of woes as there isn’t anything in the film to warrant a miraculous pick-up.
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Review of Shaabash! You Can Do It!

On the whole, Shaabash! You Can Do It! fails to do ‘it’… or anything else. Disaster. Different Strokes Commu­ni­ca­tion Pvt. Ltd.’s Shaa­bash! You Can Do It! is about a bunch of college students and their professor getting involved in a murder.
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