Dear Zindagi Review and BO thread - DT Note P 60 - Page 35

Originally posted by: serendipity_10

So, I watched it. It was nice. 2nd half was way better than the first. I personally thought Alia was amazing and SRK was fine. Nothing to really write home about?

Never really been a fan of Kunal Kapoor and he was okay I guess. Ali was decent.

I wish ARK had a bigger role! 😭

I remember enjoying ADHM in the theatre a lot more. I don't know what that says😆

Originally posted by: briahna

i enjoyed ADHM more than dear zindagi. but that movie ri saw last wk, rock on 2 was below average. i am kinda disappointed in gauri, had high expectation from her after EV, but nah...this one disappoints a bit.

adhm songs were TOP , IMO...and beautifully performed by one and all.

dear zindagi, also has amazing performance, but its the movie that doesn't amaze. its above average at best for me.

and me too...never liked kunal and he sucks here. actually him and that sid whoever and alia's friends bring the movie few notches down. alia's friends were not at all funny. borinnng

Originally posted by: .Lakhan.

Dear Zindagi Does Well On Day One

Friday 25 November 2016 23.30 IST

Box Office India Trade Network

Dear Zindagi has done well on day grossing around 9-9.50 crore nett as per early estimates. The collections are actually very good for this type of film on day one but the difference is the presence of Shahrukh Khan. If it was not for him this film would hardly have done half the business. The film has been driven by the star power instead of the value of the film but that is probably enough as the film is a low cost film. The film is for high end multiplexes so there is a chnce it could grow from this which would mean job done as far as cost are concerned. Even if the film was notbto grow much it still would be through unless there is a huge crash in collections.

Box office success looks ensured but appreciation is another matter as the success is coming due to low costs not because of appreciation like so many films lately from a Queen to Neerja to Pink. Obviously the film can go to a higher level but that is a tough ask as the reach is not there and if you do push in those centres they tend to give losses. The footfalls are low but high ends multiplexes with high ticket rates drive these films to success as long as costs are restrained. This one has another plus with star power but all that means is the 50-60 lakh footfalls will come in a different way to the above films.

The opening day of the film is the bigger than a big film like Mohenjo Daro aand in the same range as a Shivaay.