If
till
last
week,
someone
would
have
said
that
a
film
starring
Vivek
Oberoi
would
take
the
third
best
opening
of
the
year
after
Shahrukh
Khan's
My
Name
Is
Khan
and
Salman
Khan's
Veer,
he
would
have
been
pronto
sent
to
an
asylum.
Well,
that
'someone'
can
now
proudly
stand
up
and
make
that
announcement.
That's
because
believe
it
or
not
but
Vivek's
'Prince'
has
taken
an
opening
which
is
next
only
to
the
aforementioned
films.
A
50%
opening
would
have
been
a
happy
sign
indeed
for
this
action
thriller
that
boasted
of
great
music
but
always
carried
the
danger
of
being
ignored
or
savaged
due
to
the
presence
of
a
certain
Oberoi.
However,
Friday
threw
a
different
picture
altogether
with
an
opening
which
was
much
better
than
50%,
especially
at
single
screen
audience
-
the
target
audience
for
the
film.
Expectedly,
the
script
wasn't
any
great
shakes
but
exciting
promos,
slick
visuals,
fast
paced
narrative,
cool
action
and
hot
babes
coupled
with
a
good
act
by
Vivek
meant
that
audience
weren't
heard
complaining.
Though
there
hasn't
been
a
huge
soar
in
collections
which
could
tag
the
film
as
hit
in
a
matter
of
few
days,
the
fact
remains
that
for
something
which
was
touted
to
be
a
'born
disaster'
by
many,
'Prince'
has
turned
out
to
be
a
slap
on
the
face.
The
film
is
still
on
shaky
grounds
as
a
huge
budget
means
that
continued
collections
are
not
just
the
need
of
the
hour
but
at
least
a
fortnight.
There
are
tens
of
crores
spent
on
the
film
and
the
makers
have
to
keep
their
fingers
crossed
that
the
film
doesn't
crash
over
the
second
weekend.
However,
all
said
and
done,
a
good
start
means
that
this
has
turned
out
to
be
at
least
a
face
saving
venture
for
Vivek
Oberoi.
The
film
has
taken
the
biggest
opening
ever
of
his
career
and
leaving
aside
the
budget
factor
which
could
prove
to
be
a
spoilsport,
Vivek
can
at
least
now
afford
to
enjoy
a
good
night
sleep
for
months
to
come
before
he
revisits
anxious
moments
yet
again
with
'Rakta
Charitra'.
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai
has
turned
out
to
be
the
biggest
box
office
disappointment
of
the
current
year.
Period.
A
good
film
which
definitely
deserved
audience
coming
it's
way,
this
Riteish
Deshmukh
and
Jacqueline
Fernandez
starrer
didn't
even
take
an
opening.
It's
as
simple
as
that;
the
set
of
audience
which
wanted
to
catch
a
movie
this
weekend
opted
for
'Prince'
and
in
the
process
totally
ignored
'Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai'
which
opened
to
an
abysmal
response.
Yes,
the
film
did
show
a
good
pick
up
over
the
weekend
but
one
suspects
whether
this
would
be
good
enough.
A
pity
because
this
romcom
has
quite
a
few
ingredients
that
make
for
a
decent
young
entertainer.
The
makers
can
take
solace
from
the
fact
that
the
film's
budget
is
quite
reasonable
and
hence
the
cost
should
get
recovered
from
various
sources.
However,
'Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai'
was
made
for
theatre
audience
and
it
is
nothing
less
than
disappointing
to
see
minimal
footfalls
coming
its
way.
An
insignificant
release
and
an
even
more
insignificant
(and
inconsequential
opening)
of
'The
Japanese
Wife'
makes
one
wonder
why
to
make
a
film
like
this
which
has
extremely
limited
audience?
Is
it
only
to
satisfy
the
artistic
urge
in
you
as
a
film
maker?
Regarding
those
who
wish
to
watch
a
film
from
the
artistic
standpoint,
then
well,
the
sad
truth
is
that
number
of
such
people
is
abysmally
low.
In
that
case,
why
not
have
a
direct
to
DVD
release
because
theatrically
(especially
with
the
kind
of
marketing
effort
that
has
gone
into
the
film)
'The
Japanese
Wife'
doesn't
come
with
any
scope
whatsoever.