Midweek: ‘Kahaani’, ‘PST’ lead, ‘CDKC’ fails

By Bollywood Hungama -

March 12, 2012 - 1:44 PM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Kahaani	Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Darshan Jariwala, Indraneil Sengupta	Taut script, brilliant execution and super performances	Difficult to find	Had a meteoric rise over the weekend. Despite starting on a slow note [Fri 2.95 cr], the weekend ended at Rs 13.83 cr nett, which reflects the wonderful escalation in business. Breakup:- Thu previews: 88 lacs Fri 2.95 cr, Sat 4.50 cr, Sun 5.50 cr [Note: Sat and Sun figures are still being tabulated, hence the figures are estimates]
Paan Singh Tomar	Irrfan, Mahie Gill, Vipin Sharma, Rajendra Gupta, Zakir Hussain, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Imran Hasnee, Brijendra Kala	A captivating film with an award-worthy performance by Irrfan	Screenplay totters slightly in the second hour	Maintained very well despite new releases. Collected Rs 2.5 cr in Weekend 2, taking the 10-day total to Rs 10.04 cr nett. Breakup:- Fri 60 lacs, Sat 80 lacs, Sun 1.10 cr
Chaar Din Ki Chandni	Tusshar, Kulraj Randhawa, Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Chandrachur Singh, Anita Raaj, Rahul Singh, Farida Jalal, Mukul Dev, Sushant Singh, Johny Lever, Harish	Comic portions in the second hour	First hour doesn't work	Failed to take off and made no headway over the weekend. Collected Rs 3.69 cr nett in its 4-day weekend. Breakup:- Thu 80 lacs, Fri 74 lacs, Sat 92 lacs, Sun 1.23 cr
London Paris New York	Ali Zafar, Aditi Rao Hydari, Dalip Tahil, Mantra	A refreshing take on a present-day love story	Gets verbose and talk-heavy at times	Declined quite substantially in Weekend 2
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya	Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia Deshmukh, Om Puri, Tinnu Anand, Smita Jaykar	A well-made entertainer with several enjoyable moments. Plus, the wonderful performances by its lead pair	Mediocre script	Collected approx Rs 1.20 cr in Weekend 3, taking the 17-day total to Rs 20.08 cr nett. Above average