Strange
are
the
ways
that
the
audience
decides
to
change
the
fortunes
of
certain
movies.
It
was
not
so
long
ago
(November
9)
that
Shahid
Kapoor's
Jab
We
Met
was
unceremoniously
dumped
in
favour
of
Sanjay
Bhansali's
Saawariya.
And
that,
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
Jab
We
Met
was
doing
exceedingly
well.
Initially
the
decision
looked
absolutely
correct
because
Saawariya,
rising
on
a
publicity
blitzkrieg,
opened
to
very
good
houses,
especially
at
the
multiplexes.
But
it
was
a
short-lived
joy,
as
the
collections
nosedived
from
the
fourth
day
itself.
Though
the
first
week
saw
Saawariya
netting
a
healthy
20-crores,
exhibitors/distributors
removed
many
of
its
prints
and
opted
for
Jab
We
Met.
And
that
just
after
a
week.
In
one
of
the
biggest
turnarounds,
Saawariya
crashed
unbelievably,
netting
around
3.75
crores
in
its
second
week
(from
India).
On
the
other
hand,
Jab
We
Met
saw
a
jump
in
collections
from
2-crores
(third)
to
about
2.60-crores,
during
the
same
week
(fourth)
that
Saawariya
crashed
by
over
eighty
percent.
Well,
as
they
say,
audience
is
God
and
it
has
been
proved
right
yet
again!