This story is from November 17, 2009

Tum Mile manages to sail. All eyes on Kurbaan now

INDIATIMES MOVIES / Updated: Jan 10, 2017, 14:33 IST

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Tum Mile sails through. Aao Wish Karein is not on viewer wish-list. All eyes on Kurbaan now.

Tum Mile manages to sail. All eyes on Kurbaan now

Emraan Hashmi �� Soha Ali Khan starrer Tum Mile had a decent opening on Friday morning. Business went a little down on Saturday but picked up again on Sunday. The film should be able to sail through thanks to its moderate budget. Ranbir-Katrina��s chemistry in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani was a bigger crowd-puller in its second week.
The second release of the week Aao Wish Karein almost went unnoticed for its small stature and average content.Aftab��s stint as a producer wasn��t much successful.
The film which actually did big business and was a huge competition to both the Hindi releases of the week was the Hollywood film 2012. With its special effects and huge hype surrounding this end-of-the-world film, 2012 was a bigger crowd-puller in both its English and dubbed Hindi version. Releasing simultaneously in India along with its world premiere helped the film more.

The coming week gets bigger and better as Karan Johar��s Kurbaan is all set for release. This film directed by Rensil D��Silva and starring Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi in lead roles has tremendous curiosity for its star value and social theme and is expected to take a huge opening.
The other two releases are no competition in any way. Shabaash You Can Do It sounds like a B-grader while the other release

Marega Saala starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Kim Sharma and Hrishitaa Bhatt is equally damp squib. Not many know that this film has been under the making since 2005 and is written by Neeraj Pandey, the director of A Wednesday. Earlier titled Khaffa, the name change hasn��t helped much or rather made it look like a more tacky product.

Film: Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Position: 1
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif
Upside: Ranbir-Katrina chemistry, Ranbir��s lively act, Katrina��s doll looks, Pritam��s music
Downside: Clich��d and unoriginal storyline, slapstick humour, loud performances
Running Week: 1
Box-Office: Hit
Indiatimes Rating: ** (Read Review)

Film: Tum Mile
Position: 2
Director: Kunal Deshmukh
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Soha Ali Khan
Upside: Soha-Emraan chemistry, excellent music, well-shot flood sequences
Downside: Slow pacing, unconvincing end, shallow story
Running Week: 1
Trade Comments: Had a decent opening but business went down over the weekend.
Indiatimes Rating: *** (Read Review)

Film: Aao Wish Karein
Position: 3
Director: Glenn Baretto
Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Aamna Shariff
Upside: Interesting story
Downside: Tacky remake of Hollywood film Big, dull screenplay, uninteresting performances, corny climax
Running Week: 1
Trade Comments: Very poor opening

Film: Jail
Position: 4
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
Cast: Neil Mukesh, Manoj Bajpai
Upside: Interesting premise, performances
Downside: Lacks the Bhandarkar brand of eye-openers, story lacks graph, uninteresting side characters
Running Week: 1
Box-Office Verdict: Flop
Indiatimes Rating: ** �� (Read Review)

Film: London Dreams
Position: 5
Director: Vipul Shah
Cast: Salman Khan,Ajay Devgn, Asin
Upside: Good performances by Ajay Devgn and Salman Khan, good drama, not a conventional love triangle,
Downside: Unconvincing buildup, slack climax, predictable plot
Running Week: 2
Box-Office Verdict: Flop
Indiatimes Rating: *** (Read Review)

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