In
its
opening
weekend,
Anjaana
Anjaani
has
managed
to
boast
of
collections
in
the
vicinity
of
30
crores,
which
is
quite
good,
considering
the
fact
that
the
film
had
not
been
given
a
massive
release
like
Dabangg,
which
has
20-25
shows
running
in
a
single
multiplex.
The
release
of
Anjaana
Anjaani,
going
by
its
genre,
was
well
spread
out
though
with
10-15
shows
being
an
order
of
the
day.
As
was
predicted
in
this
column
last
week,
the
film
did
eventually
take
an
opening
of
over
70%,
hence
turning
out
to
be
pretty
safe
on
the
first
day
itself.
The
film
boasts
of
a
high
budget
(over
40
crores),
which
means
that
recovery
is
required
from
avenues
other
than
theatrical
as
well.
However,
since
satellite
and
other
rights
have
been
sold
at
fancy
prices,
a
50
crore
plus
total
from
theaters
should
make
this
Sajid
Nadiadwala
production
a
comfortable
hit.
As
things
stand
today,
this
total
is
pretty
achievable
considering
the
very
good
opening
it
has
taken.
This
Siddharth
Anand
directed
film
has
seen
mixed
reviews
coming
its
way
though.
However,
patronage
from
young
crowds
means
that
Anjaana
Anjaani
should
have
a
comfortable
run
through
the
weekdays
as
well.
The
other
release
of
the
last
weekend
Robot,
had
one
thing
common
-
the
appreciation
that
came
from
the
critics.
Almost
all
reviews
were
positive,
hence
ensuring
that
this
Rajinikanth-Aishwarya
Bachchan
starrer
saw
good
reception
from
all
those
who
watched
the
film.
However,
the
sad
part
is
that
the
opening
was
way
below
the
mark.
While
one
didn't
expect
the
Hindi
version
to
create
an
iota
of
the
kind
of
mayhem
that
the
Tamil
version
is
currently
creating,
it
was
still
believed
that
the
film
would
take
a
10
crore
opening
though.
However,
Robot
registered
lesser
numbers,
hence
making
one
wait
and
watch
for
how
the
film
would
sustain
itself
in
the
coming
weeks.
A
very
good
film,
one
would
definitely
want
'Robot'
to
reach
out
to
wider
segment
of
audience
though
with
support
coming
from
good
word
of
mouth.
As
for
Khichdi
–
The
Movie,
it
clearly
got
sandwiched
between
biggies.
It
did
make
a
sincere
effort
of
making
its
presence
felt
though,
especially
so
by
hosting
a
flurry
of
paid
preview
shows.
However,
it
still
couldn't
find
much
awareness
built
up
for
itself.
Also,
while
a
few
reviews
were
indeed
quite
generous,
audience
were
not
much
enticed
as
they
preferred
to
step
into
Anjaana
Anjaani
and
to
some
extent
'Robot'
for
the
big
screen
experience.
Even
otherwise,
Khichdi
could
primarily
strike
a
chord
only
with
its
loyal
followers
on
television.
Coupled
with
this
the
fact
that
direction
was
amateurish
and
jokes
repetitive
(and
at
times
stale),
the
writing
was
clear
on
the
wall.
Except
for
some
pockets
in
Maharashtra
and
Gujarat,
Khichdi
doesn't
quite
stand
much
chance
of
making
an
impression
in
theaters
beyond
a
week.
Benny
And
Babloo
starring
Kay
Kay
Menon
and
Rajpal
Yadav
was
even
worse
as
it
didn't
even
get
a
proper
release.
Worse,
even
critics
didn't
bother
to
review
it.
This
small
time
comedy
with
a
social
message
(rehabilitation
of
bar
girls)
went
totally
unnoticed.