Continuing
the
winning
trend
in
2011
so
far,
Dil
Toh
Baccha
Hai
Ji
has
now
joined
the
likes
of
Yamla
Pagla
Deewana,
No
One
Killed
Jessica
and
Dhobi
Ghat,
all
of
which
have
been
successful
at
the
box
office.
Now
this
Madhur
Bhandarkar
film
too
has
taken
a
decent
to
good
opening
at
the
box
office,
hence
ensuring
that
at
the
least
it
is
on
safe
ground
and
is
a
winning
preposition
at
the
least.
"Exactly",
says
an
excited
Bhandarkar
who
has
been
closely
monitoring
the
film's
progress
amidst
the
trade,
audience
and
industry
circles,
"I
was
getting
good
vibes
from
those
who
had
seen
Dil
Toh
Baccha
Hai
Ji
prior
to
its
release.
However
the
way
audience
too
has
given
a
go-ahead
to
the
film,
as
can
be
seen
in
the
collections
over
the
weekend
gone
by,
I
am
quite
pleased."
He
has
all
the
right
reasons
to
be
elated.
As
per
early
estimates,
the
film
has
netted
in
the
vicinity
of
Rs.15
crores
just
from
India.
This
is
just
a
Rs.3
crores
less
than
what
Priyanka
Chopra
starrer
Fashion
had
netted
in
it's
entire
first
week
when
released
a
couple
of
years
ago.
Of
course
the
print
count
was
lesser
there
but
in
the
times
when
quick
bucks
are
the
name
of
the
game,
an
early
recovery
for
this
medium
budgeted
film
featuring
Ajay
Devgn,
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Omi
Vaidya
is
being
looked
at
pretty
positively.
Says
a
source
attached
to
the
film,
"The
film
has
been
made
on
very
controlled
budget
despite
big
names
being
involved.
There
was
no
wastage
involved
as
well
as
it
was
wrapped
up
in
quick
time.
While
the
production
cost
was
Rs.
22
crores,
print
and
publicity
was
further
Rs.
6
crores.
To
recover
Rs.
28
crores
is
a
cakewalk
due
to
inherent
merits
that
the
film
carries."
With
good
reviews
coming
the
film's
way
and
audience
reaction
too
ranging
from
decent
to
good
with
no
one
having
anything
contrary
to
say,
Dil
Toh
Baccha
Hai
Ji
pretty
much
seems
en
route
to
turning
into
the
biggest
grosser
ever
for
Madhur
Bhandarkar
after
Fashion
(which
had
netted
Rs.27
crores).
"Well,
I
hope
so",
smiles
Bhandarkar
who
can
shrug
away
the
under
performance
of
his
last
release
Jail,
"We
have
anyways
recovered
quite
a
lot
from
satellite
(Rs.16
crores)
and
music
rights
(Rs.2
crores).
The
theatrical
too
was
sold
at
Rs.13
crores
which
will
be
quite
easily
recovered
by
all
involved."
As
for
the
audience,
Bhandarkar
is
happy
that
he
could
successfully
move
away
from
the
serious
cinema
that
he
has
made
in
the
past
and
give
them
some
light
hearted
entertainment
as
well.
"In
addition
to
that
this
is
my
first
major
success
for
a
male
oriented
film",
adds
Bhandarkar,
"The
film
has
only
picked
up
further
over
the
weekend.
With
quite
a
few
open
days
ahead,
we
should
only
be
benefiting
further
from
word
of
mouth."
Story first published: Monday, January 31, 2011, 12:30 [IST]