Midweek: 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2' affected by 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' wave!

Midweek: ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana 2’ affected by ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ wave!

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kalki Koechlin, Farooq Shaikh, Kunal Roy Kapur, Dolly Ahluwalia, Tanvi Azmi, Evelyn Sharma, Navin Kaushik, Rana Daggubati [sp. app.].	Exceptional performances by its principal actors. Excellent music. Sensitive episodes in the narrative.	Stretched by at least 15 minutes. Slow-paced at times.	Continued its triumphant march, unfazed by a new opponent in YPD-2. Has recorded the second biggest second weekend after 3 IDIOTS. At the rate it is performing at the domestic BO, the film should cross Rs 150 cr by the end of Week 2. Collected approx Rs 28.75 cr nett in its Weekend 2. Grand total: Rs 136.36 cr nett. Breakup for Weekend 2:- Fri 7 cr, Sat 10.25 cr, Sun 11.50 cr.
Yamla Pagla Deewana 2	Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Neha Sharma, Kristina Akheeva, Anupam Kher, Johny Lever, Sucheta Khanna, Annu Kapoor.	Star power [the Deols]. Brand. A few comic moments.	Lackluster script.	Is below the mark. Although the business picked up marginally over the weekend, the overall performance should've much better, since the first part had performed very well at the box-office. Besides, the film was partly affected due to YEH JAWAANI HAI DEEWANI. Collected approx Rs 22.25 cr to 22.50 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup for opening weekend [estimates]:- Fri 7.50 cr, Sat 6.50 cr, Sun 8.25 cr to 8.50 cr. Note:- Sunday data still being compiled. It can, therefore, fluctuate.