Public Opinion: "Guru Bhai Chaya Che" *Faridoon Shahryar*, IndiaGlitz [Saturday, January 13, 2007]
Abhishek Bachchan's performance in 'Guru' shall always be referred to as a performance that jolts you. And the Mumbai public agrees with this viewpoint. Although the advance booking in Mumbai has been lowest (10 – 30%) as compared to Chennai (House full for the first two days) and Delhi (50 – 60% advance booking), but when Indiaglitz conducted an exclusive video off 'Guru' public opinion after the first day first show yesterday, the overwhelming majority was of the opinion that 'Guru' is a landmark film. The dazed expression on their faces said it all. Although the attendance was not high but the people seem to be united in saying that, Mani Rathnam is rightly called the master of moviemaking. Most of the people agreed that, Abhishek Bachchan's Gurukant Desai is based on the life of Reliance founder Dhirubhai Ambani. A R Rahman's music was rated from 'exceptional' to 'ok'. Even though people were unanimous in saying that this is the first time that Ash-Abhi jodi 'works' on screen, most of the people felt that Aishwarya doesn't have much to do in the film. And what about Abhishek? "He has outclassed his father," said one of the viewers. Bachchan Junior has earned a vociferous encore from everybody. And the applause is going to grow bigger and better soon. While almost everyone praised the film, there was one dissenting voice of a young dude who seemed clearly bored. As we have stated in Indiaglitz movie review of 'Guru', it's not a film for everybody. And not everybody will like it either. It seems to be a film like 'Black' that earned Box Office success entirely due to a positive word of mouth. So far, the word of mouth is very positive. Let's see how it converts into more ticket sales too. Do catch the exclusive Indiaglitz Public Opinion Video this evening. And see what the ticket paying public has to say about the film. It's showtime….anytime…. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/28463.html
