Karishma Kapoor's comeback is a flop!!
May 17th 2012 08:02
Ishaqzaade thrashes Dangerous Ishq at box office
Mumbai: Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra starrer Ishaqzaade made a box office collection of INR 15 crore on its opening weekend and surprised everyone with their fantabulous on-screen chemistry.
The rustic love story is made at a budget of INR 25 crore and earned INR 15 crore from its satellite rights which proves that it has done a very good business.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh said, "The film fared exceptionally well. It showed a healthy growth over the weekend by collecting an estimated INR 4.54 crore (Friday), INR 5.15 crore (Saturday), INR 6.22crore (Sunday) at the box office."
After Agneepath, Housefull 2, Agent Vinod and Jannat 2, Ishaqzaade has become the fifth biggest first day opener.
Talking about Karisma Kapoor starrer Dangerous Ishq, the other weekend release which is based on past life regression, Taran said that it was a disaster. According to him the concept was interesting but the movie’s promos failed to create the sensation.
Made at a budget of INR 17 crore, Dangerous Ishq earned INR 3.35 crore and director Vikram Bhatt is in talks for the sale of its satellite rights.
Movie Review of Dangerous Ishq:
Supermodel Sanjana Saxena (Karisma Kapoor), is a cool kitten, until her wealthy boyfriend, Rohan (Rajneesh Duggal) is kidnapped. But ACP Singh (Jimmy Sheirgill) isn't one to pussyfoot around. He sends his troops out while this modern day woman straps on her stilettos, slips into designer clothes, glows with flawless makeup, and sets out to find clues. How? Without a sane thought she jumps into a therapist's couch, goes through tormenting (for us) sessions of past life regression, and travels across three lifetimes, as Geeta, Salma and Paro (unfortunately not the Devdas-ian one). Stuck in limbo, trying to reunite with her soulmate; poor chap, is always captured or killed in every birth by her other co-traveling, obsessive lover. The restless, lovelorn karmic souls meet in this lifetime (hopefully the last), to rewrite their destiny. For an unfulfilled love story set in bricks, mortar, mansions, swords and forts of centuries; the corny (read: outrageously regressive) lines fit the time zone; there are plenty of shrieks and screams, but none stemming from the passion in the script.
After long, Karisma Kapoor is reincarnated onscreen. Between panic-struck moments and over dramatic emotions, in almost every frame, she seems stuck in the 90s. There are moments of brief intensity where she performs well, but nothing that jumpstarts us back to life.
Rajneish Duggall doesn't have much to do, because his hands are tied, literally, throughout. Jimmy Sheirgill, as a trying-to-be-tough cop, and Divya Dutta as Sanjana's support, are quite wasted in their half-baked characterizations. On the other hand, Ravi Kissen makes his short screen time worthwhile.
In a frantic effort to immortalize Karisma's comeback, director Vikram Bhatt has gone too far back in time. And left us weary with all the time travel. With a weak script, under-sketched characters, and past life incidents presented as casually as a dream sequence, he does little to breathe life in this passionless love story. The actors are not the only waste of resource; it's also the 3D technology that fails to add any dimension to this film. Himesh Reshmammiya's music fails to traverse eras, or even leave us with a 'haunting' melody.
Jannat 2 earns Rs 24 crores in opening weekend
Bhatts' strategy of making moderate-budget films which are strong on drama and content is ensuring them good returns.
The success of Jannat had put Emraan Hashmi in the big league in 2008. After that the actor has seen a consistent spate of success with films like Raaz - The Mystery Continues, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, Murder 2 and The Dirty Picture. Jannat 2 only cements his position in the industry with the film taking an unprecedented opening.
Jannat 2 started on a strong note and performed exceptionally well in single screens where it was primarily targeted. The first weekend collection is Rs 24 crores which is a very good figure for this modest-budgeted film from the Bhatt camp. Bhatts' strategy of making moderate-budget films which are strong on drama and content is ensuring them good returns.
The other release of the week, Fatso was lauded for its good story and decent performances but failed to pick up for lack of face value and strong promotions. At best the Ranvir Shorey film will be a hit when it releases on DVD. But theatrical prospects are dull.
Tezz fails at the box-office race
The Ajay Devgn-Anil Kapoor starrer couldn't rake in decent initials. Expectations are now rife from Vishesh Films' 'Jannat 2'.
Priyadarshan's action-thriller Tezz opened to a mixed response. Its first weekend collection is around Rs 11 crores which isn't a very good figure for a film of this magnitude. Further, business has dipped and so it would be difficult for the film to recover its costs.
The other release Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi almost went unnoticed, more for its dismal story than its low star-value (Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey, Manu Rishi).
Trade Comments: This high-budget action thriller failed to set the cash registers ringing. The first weekend collection for a film of this magnitude is around Rs 11 crores which isn't a very good figure. Further, business has dipped and so it would be difficult for the film to recover its costs.
'Vicky Donor' earns Rs.13.40 crore]
" Vicky Donor" is going places. After receiving rave reviews from the critics as well as the audiences, it has earned Rs.13.40 crore in the opening weekend. Director Shoojit Sircar is on cloud nine and says the film's success proves that the moviegoers have matured over the years.
"Vicky Donor" is a light-hearted take on the taboo attached to infertility, sperm donation and artificial insemination.
"I am happy with the kind of response 'Vicky Donor' has got. While writing the script, me and my writers thought we will get a positive response from young boys and girls, but with the film becoming so popular among the masses, it feels great," Sircar told IANS.
"I never thought my film will get a U/A certificate from censors. It came as a shock for me. The success of the film is the biggest example of audience getting mature. I personally feel that the audiences are very clever and they know what they want to see," he added.
Co-produced by Eros International and JA Entertainment, the film was released Friday over 600 screens worldwide. The film, which was made with two newcomers - Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam - along with seasoned actor Annu Kapoor, has grossed over Rs.11.40 crore in India and Rs.2 crore overseas.
"We are very happy with the audience as well as critics' reactions to 'Vicky Donor'. Sunday's collections showed a 91 percent jump over Friday figures," Nandu Ahuja, senior vice president, distribution, India, Eros International Media Ltd said in a statement.
"The film created a positive buzz right from the launch of its trailer and has delivered on audience expectations. With its unusual subject, characters and dialogues, we are hoping for repeat viewings and a promising run at the box office," he added.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh says "Vicky Donor" success proves that content is king.
"The success of "Vicky Donor" is the triumph of its story. The script of the film is the real hero. Every character, be it Ayushmann or Kamlesh Gill or Yami, has fitted so beautifully in the film. I give full marks to the script. With a taboo topic, new actors, a small budget, the kind of business the film has done is commendable," Adarsh told IANS.
Fatso movie review
Movie Review: Think of all those uber-cool Mumbai movies you've seen - Dil Chahta Hai, Bluffmaster, Wake Up Sid - put them in an imaginary blender, switch on, and hey presto, you have Fatso, frothing over with shots of surfing sea, rain-soaked skies, stylish bars.
Add a group of friends led by Navin (Kohli), who pops the question to Nandini (Panag) before crashing headlong into a truck and you have Fatso's main course - how to live after death. And what to do if your buddy, thinking you're in the great beyond, makes a move on your girl.
Fatso's a whimsical film with a rhythm somewhere between jazz and an old Bollywood song. Starting on an innovative note, it's brightened by Kohli's sparkly performance, Panag's dimpled smile and every shot of Mumbai that's made prize-winning cliche-level. Its most stunning sequences however occur in the grim sarkari office everyone apparently visits after they're dead - there is no heaven or hell, posits Fatso, just hundreds of peons, files, queues and babus, eternally occupied in 'mittings'. But Navin refuses to rest in peace till returned to earth - as fat friend Sudeep (Shorey). With Shorey literally getting a new lease of life, having visibly restrained himself as the much-mocked 'saand' of his group, you imagine Fatso's second half will rev up.
Alas. Here's where Fatso flops down heavily. Any sense of magic, of life rescued from death, love saved from vanishing, even the funny ironies of a slim guy stuck in a fat form, is totally missing. The 'friends group' is unconvincing. Kala's notable as a chatty clerk escorting souls about while Panag stands out in the silence of someone hit by grief. A cafe sequence, where Navin sees Nandini ordering spaghetti, then crying in the ladies' room, is moving. But otherwise, strangely flat acting and banal lines leave Fatso more heavy than cheerful.
The film seems overwhelmed by its own smart styling - little details like a dress drying on a clothesline, a girl rubbing hand-cream onto her palms, are clever. But there's too much style, not enough substance. No-one but pretty Tanuja (Bakshi), whose boyfriend Yash (Bhoopalam) hits on Nandini, seems to have a job. Life's a round of bar-hops with holidays when the living gets dull. The movie's peppiest number - 'Fatso! Na jaane kab last time sofe se khara hua' - is reserved for its feeble end, pushed wearily by Shorey listing everything he loves - mangoes to mosquitoes - before Panag mercifully plugs his outpourings with a kiss. Willing, yet weak, Fatso joined a good gym - but could have done with a much stricter trainer.
Box Office: 'Ishaqzaade' all set to be a hit
Mumbai: Going by the feedback that Ishaqzaade has received, the industry is quite upbeat about the arrival of the newest romantic pair on the big screen — Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra. In the meanwhile, Karisma Kapoor's comeback plans were dashed with Vikram Bhatt's Dangerous Ishq performing dismally.
While the makers of the first are said to have recovered their investments and earned over and above that, the trade is unanimous about the latter incurring a big loss to makers and distributors alike. Pegging the first three days of the Arjun-Parineeti starrer at about Rs 16 crore, Komal Nahta says, "The initial is pretty good for a film with new actors. The music and the promotions definitely helped. The producers have earned over Rs 12 crore from satellite rights; they've nothing to worry about." Ishaqzaade is believed to have cost producer Aditya Chopra about Rs 18 crore to make, including prints and advertising.
However, veteran trade analyst Amod Mehra is skeptical about its performance over the rest of the week. "The unconventional end hasn't gone down too well with the audience," he observes. Dubbing the Karisma Kapoor film a disaster, Mehra states, "Everyone associated with the film will lose money." Nahta pegs the losses at Rs 20-22 crore.
Emraan Hashmi's Jannat 2 earned Rs 5 crore in its second weekend. Though the collections dropped from the fourth day onward, it apparently didn't affect the makers much. A Delhi-based distributor, on condition of anonymity said, "The drop wasn't so much that it would be a cause for concern. Jannat 2 will yield an India distributor share of Rs 25 crore. Why worry?"
Among the Hollywood imports, Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows failed to impress even his die-hard fans in India. Even The Raid didn't get any notice. As Girish Wankhede of a national multiplex chain says, "The average occupancy over the weekend was barely 10-12 per cent. Though the reviews were good, the awareness was low due to poor publicity. Comparatively, The Avengers saw sizeable numbers."
'Ishaqzaade' earns Rs. 4.54 crore on opening day
Arjun Kapoor-Parineeti Chopra starrer Ishaqzaade has got mixed response from the movie buffs, but the film by Habib Faisal, has managed to earn Rs 4.54 crore on the very first day, making it the fifth best opening of this year.
Made at a budget of Rs.25 crore, the rustic love story has turned out to be fifth biggest first day opener after Agneepath (Rs.23 crore), Housefull 2 (Rs.14 crore), Agent Vinod (Rs.10 crore) and Jannat 2 (Rs.8.52 crore).
Ishaqzaade is also said to be one of the biggest box office start for a newcomer film.
While the film is the launch pad for Kapoor, it is the second outing for Habib Faisal as a director after Do Dooni Chaar and Parineeti following Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl
Though the film has received mixed reviews, Bollywood celebrities are all praises for the director as well as the lead pair.
Shabana Azmi: "'Ishaqzaade' is fantastic. Arjun and Parineeti stars for sure. Habib Faisal knows small town UP to the minutest detail .Bravo Habib and Aditya (Chopra)."
Satish Kaushik: "Congrats Arjun Kapoor for your explosive debut in 'Ishaqzaade'...you are outstanding..you and Parineeti are fire together..Cheers!!"
Ken Ghosh: "Arjun Kapoor makes a Dabangg debut in 'Ishaqzaade' and @ParineetiChopra is dazzling as usual! 'Parma love joya'"
Raveena Tandon: "Missing my friend @monakapoor3... I know her blessings are with Arjun her son today as he makes his debut with 'Ishaqzaade', he's fabulous. Please all go to watch the film, it's a good film and fantastic work by the lead pair, Arjun and Parineeti."
Shruti Seth: "Watched 'Ishaqzaade'! Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor and Habib Faisal, thank you for making my two hours so enjoyable. Please go watch it people."
Shahana Goswami: Just watched 'Ishaqzaade'. Had some lovely moments. @ParineetiChopra is electric and Arjun is so charming. Refreshingly nice chemistry!
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