Midweek: ‘Shootout At Wadala’ 30.7 cr, ‘Bombay Talkies’ 5.05 cr, A2 46 cr

By Bollywood Hungama -

May 6, 2013 - 3:06 PM IST

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Shootout At Wadala	Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Kangna, Manoj Bajpayee, Tusshar Kapoor, Sonu Sood, Ronit Roy, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sanjeev Chadha, Siddhanth Kapoor, Karan Patel, Arif Zakaria, Raju Mavani, Raju Kher, Akbar Khan, Ranjeet, Jackie Shroff [sp. app.]	Fire-brand, paisa vasool entertainer. Interesting plot with solid content [drama, action, dialogue, songs, performances]	The cuss words might put off a section of the audience	Has fared exceptionally well in certain circuits [Mumbai-Maharashtra, C.P. Berar, Nizam], but was fairly good elsewhere. Overall, the weekend total is impressive, in view of the fact that the film stars known names, but not major stars to notch a fat weekend. Collected approx. Rs 30.7 cr nett in its opening weekend. Fri 10.10 cr, Sat 9.75 cr, Sun 10.85 cr
Aashiqui 2	Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor, Shaad Randhawa, Mahesh Thakur, Salil Acharya	Brings romance back on the Hindi screen. Brilliant moments, bravura performances, strong emotional quotient and addictive music	Tends to get slow-paced in the second half	Maintained fabulously well in its second weekend, despite a strong opposition in the form of SHOOTOUT AT WADALA. Collected approx. Rs 9 cr nett in its Weekend 2 [Fri 2 cr, sat 3 cr, Sun 4 cr]. Total: Rs 46 cr nett. Super Hit
Bombay Talkies	Randeep Hooda, Rani Mukerji, Saqib Saleem, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Vineet Kumar Singh, Sudhir Pande, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranvir Shorey, Naman Jain, Khushi Dubey, Katrina Kaif	Compelling stories executed brilliantly by the four directors	Caters to a niche audience	Started on a slow note, but gathered steam on Saturday and Sunday. The word of mouth is terrific and the glowing reviews contributed to an escalation in business at multiplexes. Collected approx. Rs 5.05 cr nett in its opening weekend. Fri 1.05 cr, Sat 1.75 cr, Sun 2.25 cr