By:
Joginder
Tuteja,
IndiaFM
Monday,
October
22,
2007
It
is
going
to
be
choice
aplenty
for
cine
goers
this
November.
Also,
it
would
be
the
survival
of
the
fittest
for
each
of
the
five
biggies
which
are
lined
up
for
release
this
November.
Picture
the
lineup
of
movies
which
are
arriving
starting
November
9th.
Om
Shanti
Om
and
Saawariya
are
now
all
set
to
get
into
a
royal
battle
on
the
much
talked
about
date.
Both
the
movies
are
going
all
out
in
establishing
their
supremacy
well
before
the
D
day
arrives.
After
all,
in
majority
of
cases,
today's
business
is
all
about
the
crucial
opening
weekend
and
the
film
which
gets
it's
neck
ahead
at
the
very
beginning
is
most
likely
to
succeed.
Hence,
it
doesn't
come
as
a
surprise
when
the
balance
seems
to
be
tilting
towards
the
Farah
Khan-Shahrukh
combo.
Says
Praneeta
Singh,
an
IT
professional,
"It
is
just
out
of
question
to
choose
anything
over
and
above
Shahrukh
Khan.
After
all
he
has
been
a
complete
entertainer
all
these
years
and
Om
Shanti
Om
seems
to
be
no
different.
Of
course
I
will
see
Saawariya
due
to
all
the
hype
around
Ranbir-Sonam
combo
but
the
first
ticket
I
buy
would
be
of
Om
Shanti
Om."
Amongst
the
campus
crowds,
the
opinion
is
divided
in
the
age
group
of
18-23.
While
die
hard
romantics
are
looking
at
a
mushy
outing
in
the
world
of
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
Shahrukh
loyalists
are
going
all
out
to
widen
the
gap
between
the
two
films.
Since
there
is
a
spare
weekend
ahead
with
no
film
arriving
on
16th
November,
both
Om
Shanti
Om
and
Saawariya
would
get
ample
opportunity
to
create
a
presence
based
on
their
merits.
Fun
only
continues
later
in
the
month
when
Sanjay
Dutt/Sanjay
Gupta's
Dus
Kahaniyaan
comes
face
to
face
with
UTV's
Dhan
Dhana
Dhan
Goal
on
23rd
November.
Both
being
big
budget
films,
they
are
diverse
in
genres
but
are
seemingly
targeting
younger
group
of
audience.
"Even
though
there
are
two
dozen
odd
actors
in
Dus
Kahaniyaan,
for
me
presence
of
Sanjay
Dutt
is
money's
worth",
says
Kesavan
Kandadai,
a
UK
based
NRI.
"Shahrukh
and
now
Akshay
may
be
bigger
in
UK
but
there
is
also
a
segment
of
audience
which
still
roots
for
Sanjay
Dutt
films,"
he
adds.
In
fact
in
overseas,
especially
UK,
Dhan
Dhana
Dhan
Goal
may
well
score
a
goal
since
this
Vivek
Agnihotri
film
has
it's
plot
centered
in
London,
just
like
his
last
film
Chocolate.
"Success
of
Chak
De
India
has
only
helped
in
instilling
confidence
amongst
the
exhibitors
that
Indian
audience
is
ready
to
accept
films
with
themes
beyond
romance
or
comedy.
This
paves
the
way
for
'Goal' to
make
it's
presence
felt
as
well",
reflects
an
industry
insider.
Unlike
Om
Shanti
Om
and
Saawariya
which
get
a
two
week
period
to
earn
some
moolah,
Dus
Kahaniyaan
and
Dhan
Dhana
Dhan
Goal
would
face
a
challenge
within
a
week's
time
with
Yash
Raj
Films
expected
to
bombard
theaters
across
the
country
with
Aaja
Nachle.
Releasing
on
30th
November,
the
film
just
needs
one
reason
to
be
a
success
and
that
is
Madhuri
Dixit.
Arriving
as
a
solo
release
with
no
film
coming
on
7th
December,
this
Yash
Raj
film
gets
the
best
of
both
worlds
and
is
all
set
to
continue
the
cash
registers
ringing
well
into
the
month
of
December.
Justifies
homemaker
Kavya
Arora,
"This
is
one
film
which
no
one
would
want
to
miss.
Especially
people
like
me
who
grew
up
seeing
Madhuri
films
and
were
pained
to
see
her
leave
after
Devdas,
it
is
time
to
relive
the
nostalgia".