Midweek: ‘Paa’ catches on like wild fire, picks up hugely, ‘Radio’ is non-starter!

By Bollywood Hungama -

December 7, 2009 - 11:12 AM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Paa	Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal, Arundhati Naag	Performances by every member of its cast, especially Amitabh Bachchan as Auro, plus R. Balki's sensitive direction	Script could've been tighter [the political track doesn't work]	Had a slow Friday [approx. Rs. 2.15 cr.], although business picked up in the evening shows. Saturday witnessed a big jump in business at plexes [approx. Rs. 3.50 cr.]. Sunday showed a further jump [approx. Rs. 5.25 cr. to Rs. 5.50 cr.]. Such escalation in day-wise business is a rarity in today's times. Only goes to show that the film has been lapped up in a big way. Monday is expected to be better than Friday
De Dana Dan	Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Sameera Reddy, Neha Dhupia, Archana Puransingh, Aditi Gowitrikar, Asrani, Chunky Pandey, Johny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Tinnu Anand, Vikram Gokhale, Sharat Saxena, Shakti Kapoor, Supriya Karnik	Terrific comic moments	Lengthy second hour and a stretched climax	Better at single screens. Average, due to its high costs
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Darshan Jariwala, Smita Jaykar, Upen Patel, Govind Namdeo, Zakir Hussain, Navneet Nishan	Ranbir - Katrina chemistry, Pritam's music, terrific comic moments. Plus, Rajkumar Santoshi's handling of the subject has come in for praise. Also, terrific promotion by producer Ramesh Taurani	Second hour could've been better, writing-wise	Super Hit
Radio	Himesh Reshammiya, Shenaz Treasurywala, Sonal Sehgal, Paresh Rawal, Zakir Hussain, Rajesh Khattar	Himesh's music	Poor writing and weak direction	Extremely poor weekend
Kurbaan	Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Om Puri, Kirron Kher, Dia Mirza [sp. app.], Nauheed Cyrusi [sp. app.]	Captivating script with power-packed performances	Too serious and slow-paced	Flop