This story is from September 8, 2009

Wanted audience at the Box-Office

INDIATIMES MOVIES / Updated: Jan 10, 2017, 14:32 IST

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Coming Friday will mark a hattrick for a week having as many as half a dozen film releases. For the record, none from the past 2 weeks have done good business.

Yet another Friday gone by with a string of releases garnering dull response at the box-office. UTV��s Aagey Se Right was a case of a right idea gone awfully wrong due to bad direction. Vikram Bhatt��s Three and Deepak Tijori��s Fox were both suspense-thrillers. While the former had no star value and the latter did (Arjun Rampal �� Sunny Deol), both failed at the box-office.
Surprisingly Rishi Kapoor��s Chintuji got the best reviews but since the film was low on promotions and didn��t boast of star value either, it went unnoticed except for a few multiplexes. Mohandas was another meaningful cinema which didn��t gel much with the entertainment seeking junta. Bachelor Party (Jimmy Sheirgill �� Arbaaz Khan) was clearly a washout.
Question: Would you go to cinemas before September 18 to watch small films or wait for Wanted and Dil Bole Hadippa? Leave your comments below...

This Friday will mark a hattrick for a week having as many as half a dozen releases lined-up. Ashu Trikha��s hard-hitting underworld film Baabarr is gaining positive word of mouth from industry insiders. Bobby Deol and Kangana Ranaut��s much-delayed film Vaada Raha (earlier titled Roshan) releases without any hype or strong promotions. An offbeat comedy Aamras is the coming of age story of 4 girls and features an all new cast.

Ruslaan falls in the B-grade category. The English film The Unforgettable directed by director duo Arsala Qureishi and Sabrina Louis stars Pakistani actress Sofia Hayat. Lisa Ray��s I Can��t Think Straight comes to India much late with the pirated version already out on the internet.
The next big releases in Bollywood will arrive on September 18 when Salman Khan��s Wanted and Rani Mukherjee-Shahid Kapoor��s Dil Bole Hadippa will hit the screens. Stay tuned.
Question: Would you go to cinemas before September 18 to watch small films or wait for Wanted and Dil Bole Hadippa? Leave your comments below...

Film: Kaminey
Position: 1
Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amol Gupte
Upside: Brilliant performance by Shahid Kapoor, Vishal Bharadwaj��s dark and intense direction, interesting characterizations, good music, good cinematography
Downside: Too unconventional, stretched second half
Running Week: 3
Box-Office Verdict: Above average
Indiatimes Rating: *** (Read Review)
Question: Would you go to cinemas before September 18 to watch small films or wait for Wanted and Dil Bole Hadippa? Leave your comments below...

Film: Life Partner
Position: 2
Director: Rumi Jaffrey
Cast: Fardeen Khan, Genelia D��Souza, Tushar Kapoor, Prachi Desai, Govinda
Upside: Some passable jokes
Downside: Outdated story, dull humour, silly climax, Genelia��s screechy performance, Prachi Desai gets into TV soap mode, unending length
Running Week: 4
Box-Office Verdict: Average
Indiatimes Rating: * �� (Read Review)
Question: Would you go to cinemas before September 18 to watch small films or wait for Wanted and Dil Bole Hadippa? Leave your comments below...

Film: Fox
Position: 3
Director: Deepak Tijori
Cast: Sunny Deol, Arjun Rampal, Udita Goswami, Sagarika Ghatge
Upside: Basic story idea interesting
Downside: Slack first half, unnecessary songs, too slow for thriller, loopholes in plot, unconvincing suspense
Running Week: 1
Trade Comments: Bad business over the weekend
Indiatimes Rating: ** (Read Review)
Question: Would you go to cinemas before September 18 to watch small films or wait for Wanted and Dil Bole Hadippa? Leave your comments below...

Film: Aagey Se Right
Position: 4
Director: Indrajit Nattoji
Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Kay Kay Menon, Mahie Gill
Upside: Interesting story idea
Downside: Bad performances, loud humour, poor music, clich��d screenplay
Running Week: 1
Trade Comments: Bad business over the weekend
Indiatimes Rating: * �� (Read Review)
Question: Would you go to cinemas before September 18 to watch small films or wait for Wanted and Dil Bole Hadippa? Leave your comments below...

Film: Three
Position: 5
Director: Vishal Pandya
Cast: Ashish Chowdhry, Akshay Kapoor, Nausheen Ali Sardar
Upside: Decent performances, good cinematography, well-handled climax
Downside: Slow pacing, first half could have been crisper
Running Week: 1
Trade Comments: Bad business over the weekend
Indiatimes Rating: ** �� (Read Review)
Question: Would you go to cinemas before September 18 to watch small films or wait for Wanted and Dil Bole Hadippa? Leave your comments below...

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