Whenever the duo of
Amitabh Bachchan and Balki (short and more popular name of R Balakrishnan) come together, they are expected to create a magic on the screen.
Cheeni Kum and
Paa were testimonials of the fact. It was expected that their latest release together,
Shamitabh, will take this
jodi to all new heights.
However, the box office reports of this weekend share a different story. As per koimoi.com, the movie managed a mere 30% opening, which is not what we would expect from a movie that has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. The report further states that in the first weekend, the movie managed to collect a modest Rs 13 crore. The movie has been made
with a budget of Rs 40 crore and also stars Akshara Haasan.
It is noteworthy that last weeks’ releases –
Hawaizaada and
Khamoshiyan – too could not cash register ringing. However, Baby, which is currently in its third week, is still holding to its ground. The movie has managed to collect around Rs 89.60 crore from ticket sales in India. It may not be able to make its presence felt in the Rs 100-crore club, but it has still managed to cover good ground so far.
Now our eyes are on Roy, which stars
Arjun Rampal, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ranbir Kapoor in the leading roles. As the movie is releasing just before Valentine’s Day, we expect it to have a good opening, which might end the current dry spell of Bollywood. The songs of this movie are already getting noticed, so that should be another plus for this movie.
