Midweek: 'Golmaal Returns' excellent, 'Fashion' strong at plexes

Midweek: ‘Golmaal Returns’ excellent, ‘Fashion’ strong at plexes

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Golmaal Returns	Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Celina Jaitly, Amrita Arora, Anjana Sukhani.	Tusshar and Shreyas' comedy	Screenplay of convenience	Excellent start. 1st 5 days' [Wednesday to Sunday] nett: approx. Rs. 31 cr. Distributors' share: approx. Rs. 15 cr. - Rs. 16 cr. Fell 60% - 65% on Monday. Cost [with print + promotion] to Indian Films/Studio 18: approx. Rs. 45 cr
Fashion	Priyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut, Mugdha Godse, Arbaaz Khan, Arjan Bajwa, Suchitra Pillai, Kittu Gidwani, Harsh Chhaya.	An expose on the fashion industry, with skilled performances	Second half is very lengthy	Very strong at multiplexes. Doing very well at Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, South India. 1st 5 days' [Wednesday to Sunday] nett: approx. Rs. 15.9 cr. Distributors' share: approx. Rs. 7 cr. - Rs. 7.5 cr. Fell 60% - 65% on Monday. Cost [with print + promotion] to UTV: approx. Rs. 23 cr. Approx. Rs. 8 cr. has been recovered by producers thru endorsements
Heroes	Sunny Deol, Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol, Mithun Chakraborty, Dino Morea, Sohail Khan, Vatsal Sheth, Amrita Arora, Ria Sen.	Gripping script, admirable emotional moments and competent performances	Second half slow down	Average to below average
Roadside Romeo	Voiceovers of Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Jaaved Jaaferi.	Excellent animation	Predictable content
Karzzzz	Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar, Shweta Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover, Rohini Hattangadi, Dino Morea [sp. app.].	Himesh shows vast improvement as an actor. Also boasts of foot-tapping music and present-day interpretation	Twist in the tale hasn't found acceptance