“Now this one is a cracker of a box office performance! Could one have ever imagined that a hardcore action film with a realistic theme and carrying a city-centric title would break records across the country at number of places and place itself into the Top-10 list of all time first week box office earners? Well, SHOOT OUT AT LOKHANDWALA has done the impossible as it has collected as much as 18.5 crores in the first week to get itself a HIT tag right away! The film had a massive first week and even though there is an expected fall in second week, it is but obvious considering the fact that huge number of prints in circulation meant horde of audience having a dekko at the film in first week itself.

The film saw 4.25 crores coming from Mumbai but this was not the only place from which the film earned its moolah! Ahmedabad was superb too with close to 1 crore coming in while Delhi was good at 1.5 crores with NCR contributing further 70 lakhs.

Sanjay Dutt has proved his power at the box office once again while shifting from a usual gangster role to a tough cop. Vivek Oberoi has found a well deserved success for himself and should choose his projects with a close eye from here on. Apoorva Lakhia now has a big success under his belt and he has to thank his producer Sanjay Gupta for entrusting him with his responsibility and ensuring a massive promotional campaign to get the film number of eyeballs.”

> ck is flop and sal is a hit film

You’re right! Check this out:

http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/04box.htm

I dunno if anyone remembers, but Sanjay Gupta once made a movie called Hamesha starring Kajol and Saif. I still believe, that is probably his only OK movie along with Aatish.

Both were copies. Still….

BO records are not the true yard-stick for judging any movie.”

That’s the only point we r agreeing upon.
And I agree with Ravindra’s point that

SAL I feel will sail through due to its hype, whatever its flaws may be.

Personally, I hate Vivek Oberoi. Maybe ‘coz my X-GF is her die-hard fan. I wonder how can anybody like that ‘Chiki Bandar’.

Agreed at the end of the day, BO result is what counts but to say that a film is good just cause of BO status is not completely justified. I mean in our country even the weirdest of films become superhit, remember Ramgardh Ke Sholay.

Ravindra : Your liking for Mr. Oberoi is enough justification for your comment.

SAL I feel will sail through due to its hype, whatever its flaws may be. I hope this means something good for my favorite (but despised by most others) Vivek Oberoi!

In SAL, AB plays a DCP or somethin. And the movie’s been BO-rocker whenever he does that (not counting his starting days of 2nd innings – movies like bare miya chhote miya). Take Khakee for example. BO records are not the true yard-stick for judging any movie. RHTDM didn’t get a nice opening. But today, we look @ it as one of the nicest loveey-doveey movie.