 It goes without saying that ‘My Name Is Khan’ seems to be an
undisputable winner this time. Abhishek Chaubey’s directorial debut
‘Ishqiya’ is definitely ruling the roost but MNIK will definitely shake
its position. Other than these two movies, ‘3 Idiots’ is still
celebrating its much-deserved success. ‘Rann’ and ‘Veer’ are trying
their best by riding on the shoulders of Amitabh Bachchan and Salman
Khan respectively where ‘Striker’ released last week has sunk without a
trace.
Nonetheless, let’s take a sneak-peek at this week’s other releases
other than MNIK, which is creating waves all over. But first MNIK
definitely deserves a mention.
My Name Is Khan: My Name Is Khan will have the widest release ever
for a Bollywood film in the international markets. The biggest pull of
MNIK is the comeback of Bollywood’s most sought after and celebrated
on-screen couple SRK-Kajol. What does a movie need- an amazing
storyteller Karan Johar and ultra-stupendous pairing of SRK-Kajol is
more than enough for cine-goers to enjoy larger than life entertainment.
Pyaar Kaa Fundaa: Clearly a film that seems to be a forthcoming
debacle. With no big stars to boast off and no known names, the film
has taken a hit even before the release. With names like Yugbodh
Garewal, Surbhi Shukla who are in the lead roles under the direction
of?Monazir Hasan, the entire cast might have as well come from
Timbuktu, as none of them ring a bell. Now the question remains will
Shakti Kapoor, Kiran Kumar and Reema Lagoo make any difference. Alas!
We don’t think so, as poor promotions have added to the disdain.
Nonetheless, let the makers try their luck.
Sukhmani: Boasts of veterans Gurdas Mann, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta
and Anoop Soni, which are likely to attract the cine-goers. Sukhmani
has a fair chance but again poor promotions have left the movie in a
not very comfortable position. Strong word of mouth publicity if the
movie is good may prove fruitful.
Overall, the chances of MNIK are strong as the Shiv Sena controversy
is giving it a strong recall value apart from the big banner and bigger
star cast. Looks like this week the major slice of box-office would
definitely go to ‘My Name Is Khan’.
Esha Razdan/ Sampurn Wire
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