Jaan-e-Mann - I underestimated the outcome of Jaan-e-Mann, it has not done too bad at the box office, and after watching the movie last night, i understand why. Jaan-e-Mann was a very decent movie, one could describe it as pure unadulterated entertainment; something that is seen very rare in Bollywood these days. It had it's fair share of laughs, but what stood out the most was the smooth drift from a comical first half to an emotional ride in the second half of the movie. The movie belonged to the men, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar; they stole the limelight with their excellent performances, and the cinematography was beautiful. The movie had a unique theatrical style narrative, the story was told well and the music did 100% justice to the script. Verdict: Hit
Itni achi baatein, aur phir bhi second place lay rahi hai Jaan-e-Mann? Magar kyun??? The answer is Shahrukh Khan a.k.a. Don!
Don - Kahaan say shuroo karein aur kahaan par khatam karein? What an awesome movie it was. The story, the screenplay, the dialogues, everything about it was amazing. Shahrukh delivered an awesome performance. Many would look back and compare it with the performance of Amitabh in the old Don. However, i feel comparing performances would be totally unfair, because the modern Don has a completely different outlook, the story also has some unexpected twists, which leave the viewer stunned. The new Don is not the same, the impact it leaves is not the same - it is stronger/better in my opinion. The only area where Amitabh wins over Shahrukh is in his portrayal of the 'khaike paan banaras wala' song. The new Don scores full marks on 'slickness', gloss, performances and music/background score; the only downside one may see is the length. For an action/thriller one would expect it to fall short of the 3 hour mark, but no, this is Bollywood! Verdict: Blockbuster!
Take a look at the box office report below...
... aur meri pyari Jaan-e-Mann, 'ek baat samajh lo, Don ko pakarna mushkil hee nahin, naamumkin hai!'
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BOX OFFICE Report
Lets let the numbers do the talking... courtesy IndiaFM...
>> In the UK, the film grossed an incredible GBP 5, 37,000 (a little more than USD 1 million) in the opening 5 days along with the preview, which is the highest Diwali opening weekend ever for a Hindi film.
>> In the period of just 9 days, Don has grossed above 3.45 million Dirham in Gulf which is highest ever for a Hindi film.
>> In Australia and South Africa, the weeks collections were the highest ever for a Hindi film.
The worldwide collections for Don in the first week sum up to Rs 75 crores, which includes exploitation of all rights for the film.
