Midweek: 'Delhi 6' - the detailed report

Midweek: ‘Delhi 6’ – the detailed report

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Delhi-6	Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Om Puri, Pawan Malhotra, Amitabh Bachchan [sp. app.]	A.R. Rahman's music	Tends to get preachy, boring and monotonous. Uninspiring screenplay with a terrible ending	After a slow Friday, the film picked up well at multiplexes of metros and mini-metros on Saturday and Sunday. The occupancy was in the 60% - 80% range at plexes over the weekend. At single screens, it was a shocking contrast. The weekend numbers across single screens were 15% - 20%. Monday is part holiday at places, so the business is likely to be decent at those places. Since the feedback is negative, it is unlikely that the film will sustain from Tuesday onwards. According to most distributors/exhibitors this writer spoke to across all circuits [unlike terribly informed sources who take all concocted reports from concerned distributors and reproduce them verbatim], the business will be lower than DOSTANA, but higher than DRONA. But the heavy price is a big, big issue
Billu Barber	Shah Rukh Khan, Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Rasika Joshi	Well-made film with an excellent emotional ending	Could've done away with a few songs	Below average
Dev D	Abhay Deol, Mahi Gill, Kalki	A few individualistic scenes and tuneful music	Second hour loses focus. Gets too abstract	Best at some multiplexes of big centres. Flop in several circuits
Luck By Chance	Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla, Isha Sharwani, Sanjay Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan [sp. app.]	Presents the inside view of the film industry remarkably	Difficult to find	Flop
The Stoneman Murders	Kay Kay Menon, Arbaaz Khan, Rukhsaar, Vikram Gokhale, Virendra Saxena	An interesting plot, with a gripping second hour	End is not too convincing	Flop