Tuesday,
June
19,
2007
He
may
be
in
his
60s
but
Amitabh
Bachchan
had
hardly
faced
such
stiff
competition
in
Bollywood
in
recent
times.
Until
the
film
he
stars
in,
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
had
a
head
on
collision
with
the
mega
star
from
the
South,
Rajnikanth's
big
release
Sivaji-
the
Boss.
Other
producers
might
be
scared
to
release
their
films
alongside
any
Yash
Raj
film,
but
these
rules
don't
apply
to
the
magnanimous
Rajnikath.
The
attitude
is
understandable
since
Rajni's
movie
is
said
to
have
grossed
nearly
Rs
20
million
(Rs
2
crores)
in
advance
bookings
from
17
theatres
in
Chennai.
The
film
had
a
great
opening
with
windows
at
most
of
the
cinemas
displaying
houseful
boards
across
the
country.
The
Tamil
version
of
Sivaji
opening
at
various
mainstream
theatres
in
Mumbai
also
didn't
make
it
easier
for
the
heavily
hyped
Yash
Raj
flick.
As
for
JBJ,
there
were
a
lot
of
expectations
owing
to
the
names
involved
but
it
could
not
take
a
flying
start
like
Dhoom:2.
On
the
opening
day,
it
could
not
generate
houseful
collections
in
many
theatres.
The
film
however
had
a
decent
opening
and
is
expected
to
cover
its
investments
from
metros
and
multiplexes.
Now
the
fact
that
Amitabh
Bachchan
played
just
a
bit
part
in
JBJ
is
little
consolation
for
the
megastar
since
this
was
one
of
his
son
Abhishek's
big
releases.
But
some
things
can't
be
helped
and
even
some
one
as
big
as
Big
B
has
to
accept
them
as
they
are.
May
be
better
luck
next
time,
Mr
B!!
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