AB can't do a Baghban to Khakee

(##include msid=43376741,type=11##) Trade experts say thebiggest factor that goes against the film is the exorbitant price the film wassold at. It is believed to have been sold at a stupendous Rs 3 crore-plus perterritory.On why it may not recover the money, the industry verdictis unequivocal. "Even though it''s very well-crafted, there''s no novelty in thesubject," says Komal Nahata of trade journal."Family dramas sell better thanaction films," says Taran Adarsh, taking the traditional industryline.But then, last year''s action thriller and cop caper did good business. WhileHarry Baweja''s edgy was a hit,Prakash Jha''s gritty police drama was asemi-hit." had awider appeal with masala elements, whereas Khakee is meant for athinking man," says analyst Indu Mirani.Adarsh says scored because people likedthe element of reprisal by the common man against a corruptpolice.Also, he agrees is an intelligentfilm.