Midweek: ‘OMG Oh My God!’ scores, ‘Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal’ fails

By Bollywood Hungama -

October 1, 2012 - 1:12 PM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
OMG Oh My God!	Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri, Mahesh Manjrekar, Govind Namdev, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Murli Sharma, Poonam Jhawar, Sonakshi Sinha [sp. app.] and Prabhu Dheva [sp. app.]	Hi-concept film with a strong message. Plus, top notch performances by Paresh Rawal and Mithun Chakraborty	Execution of the film could've been better	Showed remarkable growth over the weekend. Though the film started on a slow note, the fantastic word of mouth and excellent reviews helped the film garner momentum on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday witnessed 40% to 50% jump, while Sunday, again, witnessed 40% to 50% jump, which is excellent. Collected approx Rs 18.5 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup [estimates]:- Fri 4.25 cr, Sat 6.5 cr, Sun 7.75 cr.
Barfi!	Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz, Saurabh Shukla, Akash Khurana, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rupa Ganguly, Jishu Sengupta, Sumona Chakravarti, Haradhan Bandopadhyay	A brilliant film in all respects	Pacing slackens intermittently in the first hour	Is rock-steady, nearing the 100 cr nett mark in India. Collected Rs 9.15 cr nett in Weekend 3, taking the 17-day total to Rs 96.3 cr nett. Breakup for Weekend 3:- Fri 1.75 cr, Sat 3.5 cr, Sun 3.9 cr. Super Hit
Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal	Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Shreyas Talpade, Madhhurima, Neeraj Vora, Shakti Kapoor, Asrani, Razzak Khan, Pratima Kazmi, Rajeev Pillai, Anjana Sukhani [sp. app.]	Difficult to find	Lacks the Priyadarshan touch. Weak script and dull music	Is a disaster. Ranks amongst one of the lowest openers of the year
Heroine	Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Divya Dutta, Shahana Goswami, Sanjay Suri, Mugdha Godse, Govind Namdev, Delnaaz Irani, Helen	Kareena's bravura performance, Salim-Sulaiman's musical score and some well executed sequences.	Second half drags. Writing could've been tighter. Slow pacing	Fell sharply in Weekend 2. Collected Rs 3.5 cr nett in Weekend 2, taking the 10-day total to Rs 40.6 cr nett. Breakup for Weekend 2:- Fri 1 cr, Sat 1.25 cr, Sun 1.25 cr.