Midweek: 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola' below par, 22.42 cr weekend

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola	Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, Aarya Babbar, Navneet Nishan	Competent performances, good music and some interesting moments in the second hour	Uneven writing, slow pacing and excessive length	Is below the mark. The film had a lukewarm start and didnâ€™t show much growth over the weekend, despite a wide Midweek: ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’ below par, 22.42 cr weekend release [1850 screens] and no opposition [solo significant release]. The business was slightly better at select multiplexes, especially in North, but beyond the handful of centres, the business remained low-key. Collected approx Rs 22.42 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup:- Thu previews + Fri 7.02 cr, Sat 7.40 cr, Sun 8 cr
Dabangg 2	Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Mahie Gill, Vinod Khanna, Prakash Raj, Nikitin Dheer, Deepak Dobriyal	Salman Khan all the way	Story could've been innovative with far more interesting episodes in the screenplay	Blockbuster
Table No. 21	Paresh Rawal, Rajeev Khandelwal, Tena Desae, Hanif Hilal, Dhruv Ganesh, Asheesh Kapoor	A well-crafted thriller in all respects	Slows pacing [first hour]	Declined substantially in Weekend 2