2 SMALL FILMS TO TRY THEIR LUCK BEFORE HAPPY NEW YEAR

The big Diwali release Happy New Year is all set to release next Friday on October 24. As always is the case before the release of a biggie, the week before will see the release of 2 small budget films. Last year, a week before 2013 Diwali release Krrish 3, almost half a dozen films had hit theatres and all of them tanked. This year thankfully there are only 2 films but sadly, both films stand no chance to succeed. My views:

SONALI CABLE: It has an interesting title and stars Rhea Chakraborty in an author backed role of an owner of a small internet providing company and how she battles a multinational company, which is trying to usurp her business. Anupam Kher plays the baddie and Ali Fazal is her love interest. The trailer is alright while the songs just didn’t pick up. 2 shows for media have already taken place and the response has been very bad. Even amongst the moviegoers, there isn’t much of awareness, forget excitement for the film.

MUMBAI 125 KM: The film has been in the making since almost 2 years. It stars Veena Malik as the ghost and is filmed in 3D. It stars Veena Malik (as the ghost), Karanveer Bohra and Vedita Pratap Singh and is a horror cum erotic film. The trailer of the film is extremely boring and neither induces scare nor titillation. The horror erotica element might help the film at some pockets.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE SONALI CABLE OR MUMBAI 125 KM AND WHY? DO LET ME KNOW!
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UPDATE ON HAIDER, BANG BANG, EKKEES TOPPON KI SALAAMI

Both Haider and Bang Bang released during the best weekend of the year. After all, there were 5 back to back holidays. A well-made biggie would have excelled significantly at the box office. Sadly, Bang Bang got mixed response and the collections came down after the holiday period got over. Many expected the film to pick up during the second weekend but that just didn’t happen. At best, the film would be an average grosser, despite crossing 140 crore as it’s a costly film.

Haider, on the other hand, too has underperformed. However, looking at the genre of the film, it is praiseworthy that it has earned so much and that it’ll reach the 50-crore mark. The makers tried their best in making the film at as less amount of money as possible. Such films surely can’t be expected to be 100-crore-grossers and that even if it touches 50 crore is a feat in itself!

Lastly, Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami has been a surprise. It might not be a huge grosser but the word of mouth is very positive and people have loved the satire and the essence of the film. A film of such stature with very less hype would have disappeared from theatres in Week 2. But Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami has been sustained in many theatres in the second week. Hopefully, it’ll earn decently till it gets out of the theatres after Happy New Year.