Monday Sep 22 3:14 PM
This week was another busy one, as once more there was a flurry of releases at the box office. Shyam Benegal's Welcome to Sajjanpur, Shona Urvashi's Saas Bahu Aur Sensex and Hulla by Jaideep Verma. None of the films did very good business though Benegal's film's fate may just improve.
Welcome to Sajjanpur is like a comeback of sorts for Benegal. The film which stars Shreyas Talpade and Amrita Rao did not have a great opening. The opening day collections touched 40 to 60 per cent. The film is expected to pick up in the week to come. Jaideep Verma's Hulla, however, had a disastrous opening ranging between 15 to 25 per cent and even less in some places. The third release of the week, Saas Bahu Aur Sensex fared marginally better with an opening day collection ranging between 20 and 25 per cent. Last week's 1920 has provided some relief for director Vikram Bhatt whose previous outings at the box office have fared miserably. But Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear and Ru Ba Ru have failed miserably. But still maintaining a steady run at the box office are the Farhan Akhtar starrer Rock On and A Wednesday, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher. Next week at the box office, one should see Hari Puttar and Rafoo Chakkar: Fun On The Run, tries their luck at the box office.