Krantiveer
-
The
Revolution
releases
this
Friday.
Unfortunately,
contrary
to
it's
name,
this
Mehul
Kumar
directed
film
is
not
expected
to
bring
any
'kranti'
at
the
box
office.
The
film
belongs
to
the
era
of
Nana
Patekar
and
his
Krantiveer
days.
Now
a
decade
and
a
half
later,
movies
belonging
to
such
a
genre
are
passe.
However,
this
doesn't
seem
to
have
deterred
the
filmmaker
who
once
made
the
box
office
rock
with
films
like
Krantiveer,
Tirangaa
and
to
an
extent
Kohraam.
If
promos
are
any
indication,
he
has
adopted
a
similar
execution
approach
for
the
sequel
to
Krantiveer
as
well.
No
wonder,
the
buzz
has
been
near
to
negligible
for
this
action
drama
that
has
a
female
protagonist
as
the
centre
of
attraction.
Jahan
Bloch,
daughter
of
Mehul
Kumar,
makes
her
big
screen
debut
as
the
leading
lady
here
(she
has
featured
as
a
child
artiste
in
her
dad's
films
earlier)
and
makes
an
unconventional
start
at
Bollywood.
However,
she
can
be
expected
to
have
kept
her
excitement
in
check
because
Krantiveer
-
The
Revolution
doesn't
quite
come
across
as
a
film
which
could
take
the
entire
nation
by
storm.
At
best
the
film
is
expected
to
find
an
audience
only
in
the
smaller
towns
and
cities.
On
the
other
hand,
the
second
release
of
the
week,
Mr
Singh
Mrs.
Mehta,
is
arriving
virtually
unannounced.
This
small
budget
film
did
see
some
pumping
in
promotion
when
news
of
Aruna
Shields,
the
leading
lady
in
the
film,
appearing
nude
started
making
the
rounds.
However,
that
controversy
hasn't
helped
the
film's
cause
much,
because
everyone
understands
that
the
Indian
Censor
board
has
its
own
limitations
when
it
comes
to
passing
nude
scenes.
Not
much
is
expected
here
too.
Also,
the
film
is
releasing
at
select
multiplexes
with
a
limited
number
of
shows
which
means
it
would
find
minimal
reach.
Due
to
the
two
new
releases
not
carrying
much
weight,
Raajneeti
is
expected
to
benefit
the
most.
The
Prakash
Jha
directed
film
is
now
officially
the
biggest
hit
of
the
year
and
has
achieved
a
blockbuster
status
for
itself.
With
more
than
85
crores
already
in
its
kitty,
this
multi
starrer
is
benefiting
most
out
of
the
debacle
of
Raavan
and
is
expected
to
continue
its
golden
run
at
the
box
office.
The
film
comes
with
a
potential
of
touching
the
100
crores
mark
and
if
it
indeed
manages
to
do
that,
it
would
be
the
only
film
in
the
history
of
Indian
cinema
(after
3
Idiots
and
Ghajini)
to
do
that.