Midweek B.O.: ‘Khatta Meetha’ 23 cr. nett weekend, falls on Monday

By Bollywood Hungama -

July 27, 2010 - 8:08 AM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Khatta Meetha	Akshay Kumar, Trisha, Rajpal Yadav, Johny Lever, Urvashi Sharma, Makrand Deshpande, Tinnu Anand, Aroona Irani, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Asrani, Manoj Joshi, Neeraj Vora, Milind Gunaji	A few light moments in the first hour	Screenplay of convenience	Had a strictly average Friday [approx. Rs. 7 cr. nett], a better Saturday [approx. Rs. 7.5 cr. nett] and a much better Sunday [approx. Rs. 8.5 cr. nett]. The first 3 daysâ€™ total is approx. Rs. 23 cr. nett, which is below par for an Akshay Kumar starrer. In view of the fact that it was a solo release and had the unbeatable combination of Akshay-Priyadarshan, the opening weekend figures shouldâ€™ve been between Rs. 28 cr. nett and Rs. 31 cr. nett. The film was good in the mass belt, but average/below average at plexes of metros. Maharashtra in particular has fared best. However, the business slipped significantly on Monday, since the word of mouth ranges from ordinary to negative
Tere Bin Laden	Ali Zafar, Pradhuman Singh, Piyush Mishra, Sugandha Garg, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Rahul Singh, Barry John, Chirag Vohra, Chinmay Mandlekar, Rajendra Sethi	Terrific entertainer in all respects with great performances	Difficult to find	Profitable venture for its producers, due to its low costs and returns from theatrical and non-theatrical avenues [Satellite, Home Video and Music rights have fetched Rs. 4.25 cr.]
Lamhaa	Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Kunal Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Mahesh Manjrekar, Yashpal Sharma, Vipin Sharma, Jyoti Dogra, Murli Sharma, Shernaz Patel, Rajesh Khera, Yuri Suri, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Asif Basra, Denzil Smith, Ehsaan Khan	A few individualistic sequences	Screenplay writing lacks conviction	Flop
Udaan	Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor, Rajat Barmecha, Aayan Boradia	A slice of life story narrated brilliantly with super performances	Tends to get slow-paced in its second hour	Profitable venture for its producers, due to its low costs and returns from theatrical and non-theatrical avenues [Satellite rights have been sold [to Colors] for Rs. 3.5 cr., music [T-Series] and Home Video [Disney] together will fetch around Rs. 75 lacs]
I Hate LUV Storys	Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Samir Dattani, Samir Soni, Kavin Dave, Aamir Ali, Pooja Ghai, Bruna Abdullah, Ketaki Dave, Anju Mahendru	Imran and Sonamâ€™s pairing and chemistry, Vishal-Shekharâ€™s music, tremendous youth appeal and terrific moments	Predictable plotline	Hit