Karan
Johar's
eagerly
awaited
Dostana
opened
to
a
heartening
response
at
multiplexes
across
the
country.
The
youth
brigade
turned
up
in
full
force
for
a
Hindi
film,
after
a
gap.
A
similar
trend
was
noticed
during
Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Na,
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno
and
Rock
On!!.
While
the
opening
was
80%
+
at
plexes,
with
night
shows
running
to
packed
capacity,
the
response
at
single
screens
was
dull
at
several
places.
The
business
was
in
the
40%
-
60%
range,
at
places
even
lower.
However,
at
some
single
screens
patronised
by
classes,
it
was
at
par
with
the
multiplex
business.
That
has
been
the
trend
with
Karan's
previous
films
like
Kal
hi
Na
Ho
and
Kabhi
Alvida
Naa
Kehna
as
well.
The
revenue
should
be
strong
from
multiplexes
mainly.
Dasvidaniya,
starring
Vinay
Pathak,
which
also
happens
to
be
the
actor's
first
film
as
a
producer,
had
a
dull
start,
but
the
reports
are
encouraging.
Deshdrohi
had
a
strong
start
in
the
Hindi
belt.
Story first published: Monday, November 17, 2008, 10:01 [IST]