English Vinglish gets a good start, KLPD is a washout

From the two releases of the week, Sridevi's comeback film 'English Vinglish' has certainly overtaken Vivek Oberoi's 'Kismat Love Paisa Dilli' and how.
English Vinglish had a strong positive vibe to it. The film started on a slow note on Friday but picked up commendably everywhere over the weekend thanks to good word of mouth. It collected a decent Rs 13 crores in its opening weekend.Sridevi's lively performance and Gauri Shinde's sensitive direction have worked wonders for the film. Sridevi has made a pleasant comeback and is hopefully here to stay.
Sanjay Khanduri who directed the cult comedy Ek Chalis Ki Last Local disappointed with its thematic sequel Kismat Love Paisa Dilli. Neither was the film well-promoted not was it high on content. The performances by Vivek Oberoi and Mallika Sherawat were lackluster and the humour was too unexciting. Evidently KLPD met with a dismal response at the box-office.
Interestingly the earlier week's good films like OMG - Oh My God and Barfi continue to do good business at the box-office.
The coming week sees multiple releases - as many as seven. The most promising amongst the list is Rani Mukherji's Aiyyaa co-produced by Anurag Kashyap. Interestingly another Anurag Kashyup co-production Chittagong is releasing on the same date. This much delayed film is about the uprising of Chittagong set in the 1930 British era, the same plot on which Ashutosh Gowarikar made his last film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se in 2010. Manoj Bajpayee plays the role of Surjya Sen portrayed by Abhishek Bachchan in the earlier film.
Ram Gopal Varma comes with his sequel to Bhoot as Bhoot Returns starring Manisha Koirala and JD Chakravarthy. Telugu blockbuster Eega is dubbed in Hindi as Makkhi. The film starring Sudeep has some brilliant special effects and is a visual delight.
Amongst the smaller releases are Nishigandha Wad starrer In The Name of Tai, Chandrachur Singh-Sanjay Suri starrer Prem Mayee and a film called Login.
Top Hindi Films this Week
Film: English Vinglish
Position: 1
Director: Gauri Shinde
Cast: Sridevi, Mehdi Nebbou, Adil Hussain
Upside: Interesting plotline, remarkable performance by Sridevi, sensitive direction, good family entertainer
Downside: Goes a little slow and slack in second half
Running Week: 1
Trade Comments: Started on a slow note but picked up commendably everywhere over the weekend thanks to good word of mouth. Collected a decent Rs 13 crores in its opening weekend. Sridevi has made a pleasant comeback and is hopefully here to stay.
Film: OMG - Oh My God
Position: 2
Director: Umesh Shukla
Cast: Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakravarthy
Upside: Superb storyline, well written and directed, brilliant performance by Paresh Rawal
Downside: Not much
Running Week: 2
Box-Office Verdict: Enjoying a steady and strong run even in its second week. Super Hit.
Film: Barfi
Position: 3
Director: Anurag Basu
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana Chopra
Upside: Brilliant performances, heartwarming direction, interesting storytelling, touching moments and good humour too
Downside: Practically nothing
Running Week: 4
Box-Office Verdict: Already crossed Rs 100 crore mark. Super Hit
Film: Kismat Love Paisa Dilli
Position: 4
Director: Sanjay Khanduri
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Mallika Sherawat
Upside: One or two laughs here and there
Downside: Lame plot, dull humour, uninteresting screenplay, lackluster performances by Vivek and Mallika
Running Week: 1
Trade Comments: The promotions were weak and the content was weaker. So the film invariably had to meet with a bad response. Disastrous business at the box-office
Film: Heroine
Position: 5
Director:Madhur Bhandarkar
Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Divya Dutta
Upside: Decent performances, interesting concept and backdrop
Downside: No graph to Kareena Kapoor's character making it one-dimensional, clich��s galore, drags after a point
Running Week: 3
Box-Office Verdict: Above Average