Midweek: 'Aarakshan' collects Rs 26 cr nett in opng wknd

Midweek: ‘Aarakshan’ collects Rs 26 cr nett in opng wknd

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Aarakshan	Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpayee, Prateik, Tanvi Azmi, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Darshan Jariwala, Saurabh Shukla, Chetan Pandit, Vinay Apte, Anita Kanwar, S.M. Zaheer, Hema Malini	Well-intentioned film with fine performances by each member of the cast	Lengthy towards the second hour	Collected approx Rs 26 cr nett in its 4-day opening weekend. The film showed substantial increase in business on Sunday and Monday [Independence Day]. Its performance at multiplexes ranged from excellent to good, but single screens were below the mark
Singham	Ajay Devgn, Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj, Sonali Kulkarni, Ashok Saraf, Govind Namdev, Ashok Samarth, Murli Sharma, Anant Jog, Sudhanshu Pandey, Sachin Khedekar	Energetic drama, terrific confrontations, raw stunts and performances of Ajay Devgn and Prakash Raj	Romantic track doesn't work	Super Hit
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Kalki, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Ariadna Cabrol	Brilliantly executed slice of life film with super performances. Characters seem straight out of life	Drama is missing in the first hour. Also, lethargic pacing and excessive length	Super Hit