Khatta
Meetha
hasn"t
lived
up
to
the
expectations
from
the
content
perspective.
What
was
being
sold
entirely
as
a
comedy
has
turned
out
to
be
a
semi-humor-semi-drama
affair.
Even
that
would
have
been
acceptable
had
the
film
being
an
engrossing
watch.
However,
the
fact
remains
that
this
is
yet
another
loosely
put
together
film
by
Priyadarshan,
something
which
was
the
case
with
his
last
release
Bumm
Bumm
Bole
as
well.
This
is
the
reason
why
even
though
the
film
opened
reasonably
well
(at
around
70%
occupancy,
something
which
was
predicted
in
this
column
last
week)
the
word
of
mouth
hasn"t
been
very
good.
This
is
the
reason
why
what
seemed
like
an
outright
winner
now
appears
to
be
heading
towards
the
average/above
average
mark
at
maximum.
The
opening
weekend
was
around
22
crores
which
was
obviously
way
lower
than
Akshay"s
last
release
Housefull.
Now
this
wasn"t
surprising
since
the
two
films
were
pitched
differently.
However,
the
fact
is
that
weekdays
are
very
crucial
for
Khatta
Meetha
since
it
has
one
week
to
make
it"s
moolah
before
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbai
strikes.
Owing
to
the
fact
that
the
film
has
seen
a
huge
share
of
criticism
with
majority
of
critics
out
rightly
panning
the
film
and
audiences
too
not
quite
giving
a
whole
hearted
nod
of
approval,
a
long-run
is
ruled
out.
The
film
has
been
criticized
most
for
its
meandering
narrative
that
doesn"t
make
up
its
mind
to
be
a
serious
or
a
comic
affair.
Also,
comic
portions
–
though
good
–
are
totally
forced.
The
running
length
of
over
two
and
a
half
hours
means
that
the
grip
is
also
missing.
Akshay
Kumar
has
done
quite
well
and
though
he
rises
above
the
script
at
places,
it
doesn"t
help
the
final
product
much.
What
goes
in
the
favor
of
the
film
is
its
medium
range
costs
which
means
that
there
is
a
chance
of
Khatta
Meetha
turning
out
to
be
a
moderate
success
at
theaters.
However,
for
that,
the
second
weekend
would
have
to
be
closely
monitored.