Even though I am a huge fan of both Hrithik-Katrina for some reason this movie NEVER interested me. The songs were stale and even though everything "looked" really good something was always off.
and then with Haider, I had no expectations (even though I like Both Shahid and Shraddha) I just assumed it would be destroyed by Bang Bang, but they have held their own and how! Full credit to Shahid/VB for having enough confidence in their product to take on BB at the box office.
Haider is probably going to reach 30-35 crores by the end of this holiday weekend and IMO that is remarkable. First of all its a dark and offbeat film, the songs are good but haven't made an impact, Shahid has been going through a rough patch. VB's last film was a disaster - on top of that they decided to take on BB...Haider had EVERYTHING going against it and more ...but I am very happy it is sustaining and creating its own mark!
I actually feel taking on BB has benefited Haider. Very smart of VB to do so, perhaps Haider wouldn't have done so well if it was released on its own. I get it now!!
Edited by Shaitan-Haiwan - 11 years ago
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