Midweek: 'Force' is John's biggest opener [solo]

Film Cast Plusses Minusses Verdict Force John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza, Vidyut Jammwal, Mohnish Bahl, Sandhya Mridul, Amit Gaurr, Kamlesh Sawant, Mukesh Rishi, Raj Babbar, Anaitha Nair Terrific action, good performances and captivating drama Romantic portions are monotonous Collected approx Rs 16 cr + nett in its opening weekend. Fri 5 cr, Sat 4.75, Sun 6.25 cr [estimates]. Is John's biggest opener, in solo lead. However, the business is quite good in view of the fact that the number of screens and shows were limited Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Jimmy Shergill, Randeep Hooda, Mahie Gill, Deepraj Rana, Deepal Shaw, Vipin Sharma, Rajeev Gupta, Shreya Narayan Interesting storyline told most efficiently by Tigmanshu Dhulia, with super performances by one and all Screenplay could've been tighter Didn't show major jump in business, despite tremendous appreciation and superb reviews. Collected approx Rs 3.75 cr nett in its opening weekend Mausam Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Anupam Kher, Manoj Pahwa, Vaibhav Talwar, Aditi Sharma Shahid and Sonam's performances, soulful music and striking cinematography Stands on a weak script, especially towards the second hour Fell sharply in its second weekend. Will entail losses Hum Tum Shabana Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Minissha Lamba, Satish Kaushik, Sanjay Mishra, Pia Trivedi A few comic scenes Shoddy second half Collected approx Rs 1.20 cr nett in its opening weekend. Poor Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ali Zafar, Tara D'Souza, Parikshit Sahni, Kanwaljeet Singh, John Abraham [sp. app.] Fresh pairing, super music and several entertaining moments Dips in its post-interval portions Hit

Movie review - Rascals

David Dhawan gets wild, wacky... and naughty! He's back to the 'spicy' films he churned out with amazing regularity [and with great success] in the 1990s. RASCALS sees the original badshaah of non-stop laughathons revisit the genre, after a hiatus. Let me describe RASCALS in few words: funny, outrageous, hilarious, uproarious and most importantly, entertaining. In fact, the title as well as the promos of the film had prepared us well in advance about what to expect from this film.


Write your own movie review of Rascals Be forewarned. RASCALS is strictly for the hoi polloi, those who relish masala entertainers with glee, those with an appetite for movies that transport them to a different world in those hours spent in the dark auditorium, those who swear by movies that defy logic, motive and intellect. Do you think you fit into this description of a moviegoer? If you do, RASCALS is just for you.




At the same time, RASCALS is definitely *not* for those who tilt towards realistic/pragmatic cinema or for enthusiasts of meaningful/significant cinema or those who disregard masala films. No, nope, naah... this one's austerely not for them!



Dhawan's new outing is about two con men who take potshots at each other, trying to pull the other's pants down with hilarious gimmicks, duping one another or people around them. Most con artist movies are comedies and Dhawan makes it sufficiently clear in the promos that RASCALS would be a fun-fest that's aimed at pleasing the masses.


There's talk that RASCALS is the present-day adaptation of Dhawan's Anil Kapoor - Govinda starrer DEEWANA MASTANA and like that film, RASCALS will have a similar finale. Well, RASCALS is an entire new film in terms of story, setting and of course, gags and punches. The storyline is non-existent, but what works is the electrifying chemistry between the two lead men -- Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn. When two actors share a terrific rapport in real life, it automatically spills over on screen too, if they share screen space. That's one of the reasons why the give and take between Ajay and Sanju adds to the fun quotient in this film. Borrowing from Tom and Jerry kind of situations, the actors contribute a great deal in living up to the title of the film.


On the flip side, in the second half, there are some unnecessary sequences that only add to the length in this over the top comedy.


Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn play two cool conmen trying to outdo each other. The competition reaches an all-new level when both fall for the same girl, the pretty and petite Kangna Ranaut, and both men constantly attempt to outmanoeuvre each other to win her.


Like I pointed out earlier, the plot of RASCALS is non-existent and Dhawan relies on a series of bizarre set-pieces in which one con man tries to overpower the other and this continues right till the penultimate moments of the film. A number of sequences are outrageously funny, mainly in the first hour. It's only towards the second hour that the films dips, the jokes aren't as funny and the pacing slows slightly. If I had to put my finger on what's non-appealing, it has to be the portions in the church, towards the pre-climax. Thankfully, the climax gathers steam and brings the film back on track.


Dhawan is in familiar zone and therefore, it doesn't take much of an effort to get it right. Writer Yunus Sajawal keeps you completely involved thanks to the series of incidents that follow one after another and the witty one-liners [dialogue: Sanjay Chhel] only act as sone pe suhaaga. In fact, the dialogue would draw a lot of whistles and claps from the aam junta. The soundtrack [Vishal-Shekhar] is energetic, complimenting the content of the movie. 'Tik Tuk', 'Gaye Guzre' and 'Shake It Saiyaan' are hummable.


Sanju and Ajay work together with an exuberant and high spirited ease and that, surely, is a joy to watch. Even though Sanju has been doing comedies ever since the beginning of his career, it has only been in the last few years that Ajay has discovered his funny bone, courtesy films like GOLMAAL series, ALL THE BEST and DIL TOH BACCHA HAI JI. The comic timing of the two actors is simply fantastic!



One is surprised at the inclusion of Arjun Rampal in a madcap entertainer, albeit in a small but significant role. Arjun contributes to the comic portions of RASCALS. Kangna makes a conscious effort to break her dramatic and tragic roles' image, which explains why she is working predominantly in light-hearted films now. She carries off her part with effortless ease. Lisa Haydon looks alluring and acts reasonably well. Chunkey Pandey is excellent, Satish Kaushik leaves a mark in a cameo and Hiten Paintal lends able support.


On the whole, RASCALS is a madcap, over the top, zany entertainer aimed at the masses. It's hilarious and outrageous from commencement to conclusion. If this kind of humor appeals to you, then there are chances that you will relish this one!

Rascals First Day Collections | Early Estimate

Rascals Had a very Fine start at the Box Office. The Opening Was Above 60% and upto 95% for Some Evening Shows. The Single Screens Of UP which released Rascals Today were 100%.


The Film has been able to take full benefit of a holiday. The Early Estimate for Rascal’s first day collections are around 7.5 crores.


The Actual Figure will be posted soon. But Rascals couldn’t do much better because full screen space was not given.


Friday’s Collections will be huge as Rascals will be dominating multiplexes. Films Like Rascals have Performed very well at the box office if the content is above average. Hence, Rascals has really bright chance as no big release next week untill Ra.One.

Rascals Opening Day Collections to Be Huge

Today Rascals Released and there was a superb response to the film. The Film is a Thursday Release and Will Enjoy the Benefit of Thursday Holiday.


Rascals Was Given THumbs Up by the Critics With Taran Adarsh Rating the Film 3.5/5. The Film Had a Huge Advance Booking Already.


The Opening Day Collections For Rascals Can be Anywhere From 8-10 crores. Since Today Rascals has not been givene full screen space so it will not collect to its full potential. But it Will Surely be the 3rd Best Opening Day of the Year 2011.


Rascal’s Box Office Collections for Day 1 Will be Updated @ Boxofficereport.net as soon as we have exact data. But Be Sure of a Huge Number.

Force Monday Collections | Huge Drop

Force’s monday box office collections fell heavily from Friday. The Drop was above 70%.


The Film Collected on 1.6 crores on Monday. This is A Really Dissapointing Figure and Tells that the First Week(i.e lifetime) for force will finish at 20.5 crores.


The is not being liked by majority of the audience. And There are going to be bigger drops this coming week.

Force Jumps On Sunday | Net Weekend Collections

Force Showed a Jump on Sunday. Its Box Office Collections for sunday are 5.5 crores. Though this jump was not very high.


The Film is not likely to grow over the weekend as it is not gaining much appreciation from Audience. The Net Weekend collections for Force are around 15 crores.


This is Good News From Rascals as Multiplexes Will not give more screen space to Force And Rascals can enjoy a Lavish Opening.

Force Second Day Collections | Updated

Force Saturday Box office Collections Came Almost Same as Friday. This was little surprise as film did not show any jump despite being appreciated by the audience.


The Net Collections For Force on Day 2 is 4.5 crores net. The Film is likely to Show a Big Jump on Sunday which most films do.


The 2 Day Total For Force Comes up to Fair amount of 9.25 crores.

Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster & Hum Tum Aur Shabhana First Day Collections

Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster Was the Second Best Performing FIlm this Week after Force. It Managed Decent Collections.


The First Day Collections for Sahin Biwi Aur Gangster Were 1.15 crores. The Film also has Excellent Critic Response. So, the Weekend Collection May Grow For sure.





The Other Release Hum TUm Aur Shabana Was Given Thumbs Down by the Critcs As Well as the Audience as it Manged 45 Lakhs Day 1 Collections. Chargesheet Was a Much Bigger Disaster.


Tere Mere Phere Which Was Averagely Rated By Critcs Collected Around 30 Lakhs on First Day. So, The FIlm May Grow on Weekdays and be able to recover its much smaller budget.

Force First Day Net Collections | Updated

Force First Day Box Office Collections are Really Huge. We Can say that the FIrst Day Was Forceful and Force is Dominating All over.



The Film Collected a Total of 4.75 crores on first day. The Critics Review for the Film is Brilliant So there are going to be huge jumps on Saturday and Sunday.


Over All Force is Going to be a Success at the Box Office. It Will Also be Able to Co-Exist With Next Week’s Rascals.

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Third Week Collections

MBKD’s Third Week Box Office Collections is Holding up strong as the film performs well. The Film is Now Running Well in Some Major City Singlepexes.


The Film Managed a total of 4 crores in its Third Week. This is Good and the Film is Still Holding Well in Fourth Week. But Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Will Loose Audience by large amount due to the release of force which has the same target audience.


Till TOday Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Collections have reached a Net Total of 58 crores. And its Officially Highest Grossing Imran Khan Starrer.