what happened to taran adarash.. his review and sayings gives goosebumps to me after aeons!
On 1/18/07, vinodraju2k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Indian B.O.: 'Guru' strong in parts! By Taran Adarsh As a hardcore cinema bhakt, I have witnessed a number of films since I could remember. I have rarely gone for repeat viewings even if the film had won my heart. But certain films compel you to watch them again, and again, and again. I remember watching Hrishikesh Mukherjee's ABHIMAAN in three consecutive shows [3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m.] at Padma theatre, Ernakulam [Kerala], when I was a kid. I recall watching Ramesh Sippy's SHOLAY time and again over the years. MUGHAL-E-AZAM and MOTHER INDIA continue to be all-time favorites. And so is the Julie Andrews starrer THE SOUND OF MUSIC, which remains my most favorite film. I truly enjoyed Mani Ratnam's new outing GURU. And it gladdened my heart immensely. In fact, I watched it twice within three days of its release and I don't mind watching it the third time. This film inspires you to move ahead in life and that's what works. Let's get one thing straight: GURU was never expected to start like DHOOM 2, KRRISH or FANAA. In fact, everyone in the industry knew that the initial shows wouldn't record more than 35%-40% occupancy. But its 50%-60% start did comes a pleasant surprise. And the film picked up momentum on Day 1 itself . While everyone was expecting the film to perform exceedingly well at multiplexes of metros mainly, the day-wise growth in collections, even at centres where `multiplex films' rarely find many takers, has proved that a good film finds its audience, irrespective of its genre. At Indore, for instance, GURU showed a meteoric rise as days progressed. But it slided downwards on Monday and remained at par on Tuesday and Wednesday, which is not a disturbing sign. Let's have a quick look at its day-wise performance – Theatres Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Inox 68,200 78,200 1,44,000 45,500 47,500 Velocity 66,000 85,000 1,30,600 43,500 37,500 PVR 1,10,000 1,33,000 1,49,900 77,700 67,000 Adlabs 71,000 88,500 1,45,500 38,200 33,000 At Mumbai and Delhi/Uttar Pradesh too, the film is behaving exceedingly well. Going by the initial trends, the film fetched excellent collections in the opening weekend and is steady on weekdays. South and Bengal is also strong. Agreed, the film is not strong at single screens, but wasn't that expected? It's not a DHOOM 2 or a PHIR HERA PHERI to attract the hoi polloi in hordes, so let's not sit with a magnifying glass and indulge in loose talk. In fact, a number of print and TV journos quizzed me whether the Abhishek-Ash `roka' ceremony was a ploy to boost the business of GURU. Rubbish! The Bachchans would never stoop so low ever. If they wanted, they could've announced it during UMRAO JAAN, which really required the push. Let's stay away from yellow journalism! As things stand today, the distributors of a few territories of GURU are definitely in comfort zone thanks to its business at multiplexes. With no major opposition in the coming week, its business at multiplexes should be steady. ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.indiafm.com/trade/business_talk/index.html
