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Posted: 7 years ago
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It was an entertaining movie. I liked it. A bit long though.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Originally posted by: cougarTown

what are these collections..first manto now this

i think the entire netflix thing is for movies like these..and they should channelize that..

some movies are just not made for threatrical release


The collections are low because of the clash with Sui Dhaaga.They should've chosen a better date. This film is anything like Manto and other Netflix films. It's an out and out entertaining commercial film.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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#Pataakha witnesses escalation in biz, but the 3-day total is low... It's all about maintaining the pace today [Day 4]... Day 5 [Tue] is a national holiday, hence the biz should shoot up again... Fri 90 lakhs, Sat 1.40 cr, Sun 1.75 cr. Total: 4.05 cr [875 screens]. India biz.

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Posted: 7 years ago
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#Pataakha remains very steady [Day 4 is better than Day 1]... An upturn in biz is on the cards today [Day 5] due to the national holiday... Fri 90 lakhs, Sat 1.40 cr, Sun 1.75 cr, Mon 94 lakhs. Total: 4.99 cr. India biz.

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Posted: 7 years ago
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Baradwaj Rangan:

"Pataakha... A wearying tale of two sisters who keep fighting, and fighting, and fighting...


Vishal Bhardwaj's Pataakha is a masterclass on how a skilled editor can make the most flow-free film... well, flow. The story is the equivalent of the 2001: A Space Odyssey scene where the astronaut goes about his 360-degree jog in the space shuttle there's movement, there's forward motion, but we seem to be stuck in a loop. Badki (Radhika Madan) and Chhutki (Sanya Malhotra) are sisters who cannot stop fighting. For about ten minutes, the catfights and the coarseness (of language, of attitude, of the perpetually stained teeth) are fun, completely at odds with the feminine, flowery names of these sisters: Genda Kumari and Champa Kumari. But then they fight some more, and Dipper (Sunil Grover, who's hilarious) provokes them some more, and they fight some more, and Dipper provokes them some more...

The repetitive structure of the screenplay based on Charan Singh Pathik's short story Do Behnein is intentional, sure. Bhardwaj, these days, can't seem to sneeze without snotting out a metaphor. The sisters are stand-ins for India and Pakistan. When they address their father (an excellent Vijay Raaz) as bapu, it also seems a nod towards... Bapu. Plus, there's an assertive bride from Nepal, a grandmother who represents America, and some talk about batwara (partition). The acting is uniformly good and this well-crafted film is never unwatchable, but the repetitive rustic shtick feels hollow after a point and becomes wearying. It's left to Sreekar Prasad to imbue Pataakha with constant sense of forward motion the buildup to a massive set piece, after the sisters get married, is extraordinarily done. (There's a bit of fun about the identity of the grooms, but it's already been spoilt in the trailer.) But it isn't enough. Even Bhardwaj's music fails to deliver fireworks. The title promises an explosion. You get a half-damp squib.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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#Pataakha is at low levels again on Day 6... Should cross 7.50 cr in Week 1... Fri 90 lakhs, Sat 1.40 cr, Sun 1.75 cr, Mon 94 lakhs, Tue 1.56 cr, Wed 56 lakhs. Total: 7.11 cr. India biz.

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