To
shake
the
position
of
My
Name
Is
Khan,
which
is
still
minting
box-office
moolah,
the
releases
this
Friday
have
to
be
really
exceptional
to
make
its
way
to
the
audience"s
heart.
The
magic
of
3
Idiots
can"t
be
ignored
either;
its
long
run
at
the
box-office
just
endorses
the
fact
that
audience
won"t
mind
shelling
out
for
good
films,
irrespective
of
it
being
an
old
release.
This
gives
a
tough
competition
to
new
weekly
releases
as
happened
with
Toh
Baat
Pakki
and
Click
that
failed
to
leave
a
mark
on
cine-goers
mind,
although
Click
has
done
fairly
well,
but
Tabu"s
matrimonial
drama
fell
flat
like
a
house
of
cards.
With
a
mild
last
week,
Bollywood
boomerangs
this
Friday
to
a
clash
of
titans-
Farhan
Akhtar"s
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
pitched
against
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Sir
Ben
Kingsley"s
Teen
Patti
and
to
a
certain
extent
Salman
Khan"s
Prem
Kaa
Game,
which
might
edge
out
the
urbane
Teen
Patti
and
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
in
small
centers.
Starting
with
Karthik
Calling
Karthik,
the
immense
promotion
by
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Deepika
Padukone
has
brought
Karthik
Calling
Karthik
in
a
comfortable
position.
The
music
has
already
created
waves,
especially
'Uff
Teri
Ada".
Interesting
title
and
excellent
star
cast
is
the
unique
selling
point
of
this
film.
Everything
seems
to
be
in
place
Karthik
Calling
Karthik.
Now
the
question
remains,
will
critics
and
audience
approve
the
content?
It"s
going
to
be
a
litmus
test
for
Vijay
Lalwani
who
is
stepping
into
Bollywood
with
Karthik
Calling
Karthik.
Next
is
Prem
Kaa
Game,
a
film
that
rides
purely
on
Salman
Khan"s
name,
as
rest
of
the
star
cast
is
barely
enough
to
pull
a
critic,
leave
alone
audience
to
theater.
Arbaaz
Khan,
Tara
Sharma,
Madhuri
Bhattacharya,
Malaika
Arora
are
not
enough
to
get
the
cine-goers
glued
to
their
seats.
Bad
promotion,
in
fact
no
promotion,
can
be
disastrous
for
the
fate
of
this
movie.
Nonetheless,
if
passed
by
critics
it
can
get
some
audience
here
and
there
and
word
of
mouth
might
pull
off
this
film
from
going
turkey.
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Ben
Kingsley
and
R.
Madhavan,
what
else
do
one
need
to
bring
the
audience
inside
a
cinema
hall?
Although,
the
movie
seems
to
be
loosely
based
on
Hollywood
venture
21
still
it
has
a
great
scope
of
doing
well
at
box-office.
Promos
look
promising,
though
the
movie
has
not
been
promoted
as
well
as
Karthik
Calling
Karthik.
Amazing
star
cast,
lavish
look
and
promising
storyline
can
work
in
favor
of
Teen
Patti.