Midweek: 'London Dreams' picks up on Sunday, 'Aladin' disaster

Midweek: ‘London Dreams’ picks up on Sunday, ‘Aladin’ disaster

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
London Dreams	Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Asin, Om Puri, Rannvijay Singh, Aditya Roy Kapur, Manoj Pahwa	Excellent performances and Vipul Shahâ€™s expert direction	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loyâ€™s music	After a strictly average to below average start on Friday, the film didnâ€™t show the expected jump on Saturday, but was very good or Sunday. Monday [holiday] was strong at plexes of big centres. Tuesday to Thursday figures and also the second weekend holds the key
All The Best	Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Mugdha Godse, Johny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Mukesh Tiwari, Vijay Patkar, Ashwini Kalsekar, Atul Parchure	Wholesome entertainer with excellent comedy	Music	Above Average
Wake Up Sid	Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Namit Das, Shikha Talsania, Rahul Khanna, Kashmira Shah	A well-made film in all respects. Also, Ranbir Kapoorâ€™s super performance	Slows down in second hour	Multiplex Hit
Blue	Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Zayed Khan, Lara Dutta, Katrina Kaif [sp. app.], Rahul Dev, Kabir Bedi, Kylie Minogue	A slick film with mind-blowing action and incredible underwater sequences	Waferthin storyline and weak climax	Losing, due to high pricing
Aladin	Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez	Riteish Deshmukh	Script	Disastrous weekend. Will entail huge losses