Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi
has
got
a
Thumbs
Up
from
the
audience.
The
paying
'junta'
has
lapped
up
the
films
with
both
hands
and
the
opening
has
been
better
than
expected.
Though
it
had
earlier
seemed
that
terror
attack
and
relatively
lesser
hype
for
this
Yash
Raj
production
would
be
a
deterrent
towards
the
collections,
the
film's
showing
as
the
first
day
came
to
an
end
has
been
more
or
less
positive.
The
film
took
a
much
better
start
than
Chak
De
India
[which
had
seen
around
50%
collections
on
the
opening
day]
though
it
was
below
~100%
opening
of
Om
Shanti
Om
[as
expected,
since
it
was
a
Diwali
release
and
came
with
a
much
bigger
hype].
However,
there
are
two
factors
that
should
result
in
Aditya
Chopra,
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Co.
grinning
from
ear
to
ear:
a)
The
film
saw
house
full
sign
all
over
towards
the
evening
and
night
shows
on
Friday
b)
'Junta
Janardhan',
the
ultimate
power,
has
been
unanimously
gung-ho
about
the
film.
Of
course,
for
some
patrons,
the
film
isn't
as
huge
as
they
thought,
but
then
it
has
been
mainly
because
of
the
'YRF-Adi-SRK
coming
together'
expectations
factor
which
has
proven
to
be
the
stumbling
block.
We
met
up
some
people
coming
out
of
theaters
on
Friday
and
this
is
what
they
had
to
say
about
the
film:
Anupa
Abraham
(29,
Software
professional)
Really,
it
didn't
quite
matter
to
me
if
Rab
Ne
Bana
De
Jodi
was
directed
by
Aditya
Chopra
or
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.
Watching
a
film
which
has
Shahrukh
Khan
in
the
lead
is
a
good
enough
reason
and
I
am
glad
that
I
saw
the
film
on
the
first
day
itself.
Yes,
there
were
apprehensions
since
I
didn't
have
much
clue
about
what
the
film
was
all
about,
though
I
did
have
a
hint
around
Shahrukh's
character
going
through
a
makeover.
In
the
end,
I
came
home
smiling
because
of
the
heartwarming
feel
of
the
film.
Anushka
is
nice
but
well,
I
am
a
Shahrukh
Khan
fan
and
it
was
his
presence
that
mattered.
Vibha
Jindal
(36,
Housewife)
My
friends
dragged
me
for
this.
I
was
saving
money
for
Ghajini
but
they
all
insisted
that
I
join
them
for
Rab
Ne....
I
am
now
troubled.
Why?
Because
I
really
loved
the
film
and
now
would
be
bringing
my
husband
and
two
kids
as
well
to
watch
the
film
over
the
weekend.
It
would
turn
out
to
be
expensive
now
but
never
mind.
Ghajini
will
certainly
happen
but
it's
good
that
I
watched
Rab
Ne...
as
well.
I
had
a
disastrous
experience
with
Yash
Raj
Films
since
I
had
to
suffer
Aaja
Nachle
and
Laaga
Chunari
Mein
Daag
but
this
was
a
different
ballgame
altogether.
Shivani
Burman
(28,
Call
Center
Manager)
I
had
to
fight
off
two
restrictions
for
watching
Rab
Ne....
I
had
to
take
a
day
off
from
office
and
moreover
I
am
due
for
delivery
in
a
fortnight.
My
husband
ensured
that
I
get
the
most
comfortable
sitting
for
the
film.
As
it
is
the
film
is
near
3
hours
in
duration
if
one
includes
the
interval
as
well.
Thank
goodness
for
the
couch
facility
in
my
neighbourhood
multiplex.
I
felt
like
a
very
pregnant
Preity
Zinta
from
Salaam
Namaste
as
I
demanded
nothing
but
the
best
throughout
my
movie
watching.
My
husband
may
have
been
doing
all
the
errands
for
me
but
I
had
a
gala
time
with
Rab
Ne....
Anushka
is
good
but
Shahrukh
is
sooooo
cute,
especially
in
his
'geek'
avtar.
Bimal
Sharma
(29,
Real
Estate
Broker)
I
wonder
what
prompted
Yash
Raj
Films
to
release
Rab
Ne...
in
December.
This
one
is
a
core
Diwali
film.
If
they
would
have
released
it
in
the
festive
season,
the
hype
and
response
to
this
would
have
been
unprecedented.
It
is
a
very
good
film,
if
not
excellent.
Also,
it
is
way
ahead
of
the
likes
of
Golmaal
Returns
or
for
that
matter
even
Fashion.
As
a
movie
buff,
I
watched
both
the
films
then
but
I
know
that
if
only
Rab
Ne...
would
have
released
then,
I
would
seen
this
one
first.
I
have
freaked
out
earlier
on
DDLJ
and
though
I
wasn't
too
fond
of
Mohabbatein,
this
one
is
leagues
ahead.
Gaurav
Middha
(26,
Investment
Banker)
Puhleeze,
stop
giving
me
'gyaan'
about
this
'ordinary'
v/s
'extraordinary'
sh**
that
is
being
thrust
by
the
film's
PR
machinery.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it
is
yet
another
regular
feel
good
entertainer.
I
didn't
quite
feast
on
the
entire
concept
of
the
film.
I
mean
at
the
end
of
the
day,
all
this
entire
make
over
thing
and
all
is
truly
filmy.
Real
life
mein
aisa
kuch
possible
nahi
hota!
And
this
is
where
the
basic
pretext
of
the
film,
i.e.
it
being
about
a
common
man,
goes
for
a
toss.
I
saw
it
a
time
pass
flick
with
no
expectations
and
on
those
grounds,
I
was
okay
about
the
entire
affair.
Sahil
Sabharwal
(32,
Travel
Consultant)
After
all
the
terror
attack
depression,
I
HAD
to
watch
something
on
the
big
screen.
I
am
a
movie
buff
and
was
waiting
to
catch
Rab
Ne...
Last
few
weeks
have
been
particularly
bad
since
there
wasn't
anything
good
to
watch
at
multiplexes.
Rab
Ne....
has
been
quite
an
entertaining
watch
and
the
experience
was
enhanced
since
I
went
out
with
a
bunch
of
9
odd
colleagues.
There
were
a
couple
of
them
who
aren't
really
the
film
buffs
but
we
coaxed
them
into
watching
the
film.
Overall
we
had
a
great
experience
since
there
were
number
of
'taali-maar'
moments,
the
kind
that
kept
us
all
making
most
of
the
noise
in
the
auditorium.
Kavya
Joglekar
(42,
Boutique
owner)
Anushka
is
such
a
nice
pretty
looking
girl.
I
guess
her
girl
next
door
persona
is
what
added
to
the
strength
of
Rab
Ne...
Moreover,
I
like
the
way
she
dances.
Honestly,
even
though
I
don't
really
miss
any
Shahrukh
Khan
movies,
I
couldn't
resist
myself
from
admiring
this
new
girl
for
her
talent.
She
will
certainly
go
quite
some
distance.
She
is
wonderful.
Yachna
Yadav
(23,
Engineering
student)
I
had
gone
with
HUGE
expectations
and
though
I
knew
that
the
film
wasn't
set
on
as
huge
scale
as
majority
of
biggies
starring
Shahrukh
Khan
are,
I
still
did
expect
a
grand
affair.
In
a
way
I
am
not
too
pleased
with
the
film's
outcome.
It
was
nice
but
I
didn't
really
get
back
my
expectations
worth.
I
hadn't
liked
the
songs
even
earlier
but
had
believed
that
on
big
screen
they
would
make
an
impact.
The
entire
parody
song
had
good
visuals
but
overall,
it
turned
out
to
be
just
another
film,
though
not
THE
film
I
was
looking
for.
Ghajini,
where
are
you?
Balasubramaniam
Parmeshwaran
(33,
Businessman)
There
is
no
reason
why
I
am
not
going
to
watch
Rab
Ne...
again!
The
combination
of
Yash
Raj
Films,
Aditya
Chopra
and
Shah
Rukh
Khan
was
long
due
and
Rab
Ne...
is
a
film
which
is
just
the
right
comeback
for
the
trio
after
Mohabbatein.
At
the
least
the
three
of
them
have
genuinely
tried
to
be
different
here.
Often
we
have
accused
this
team
to
have
beaten
around
the
same
formula
and
it
takes
guts
to
take
your
movie
to
a
small
time
setting
when
all
this
while
they
have
found
reasons
to
set
their
feet
in
Europe.
'Haule
Haule'
is
pretty
much
the
single
most
reason
that
I
dragged
my
feet
to
theaters.
Shubhradeep
Guha
(38,
Sales
Director)
I
have
only
one
thing
to
say
-
'Adi,
please
make
more
films'.
No,
I
refuse
to
compare
Rab
Ne...
with
his
earlier
two
films,
why
should
I?
I
would
rather
watch
it
as
a
stand
alone
film.
DDLJ
didn't
have
a
predecessor
when
it
released.
I
have
seen
Rab
Ne...
and
am
sure
that
it
would
be
counted
as
one
of
the
better
films
coming
from
Yash
Raj
Films
in
the
current
century.
Who
know,
just
like
DDLJ,
13
years
from
now
I
could
be
venturing
into
this
multiplex
again
to
watch
the
film?
Ok,
so
it's
a
far
fetched
thought
in
today's
'10-shows-a-day'
scenario
but
well,
I
can
still
have
a
dream,
right?