DE DANA DHAN Not A HIt : Fall hugely Paa picks up - Page 2

The final quarter has enlivened the hopes of the industry

By Taran Adarsh, December 8, 2009 - 08:48 IST

Is the tide changing for better? Looks like! The last quarter of every year is most crucial, what with Diwali and Christmas being celebrated towards the final quarter of the year. This year was no different, with several biggies getting released in October and November.

WAKE UP SID and ALL THE BEST [in October], AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI, 2012 and DE DANA DAN [in November] and PAA [in the first week of December] have infused oxygen in the lungs of an ailing industry. While APKGK and 2012 are supreme hits, DE DANA DAN is scoring well at single screens. In fact, the second weekend of DDD has been equally strong in several circuits - Rajasthan Rs. 40.30 lacs, Bengal Rs. 18.73 lacs, Nizam Rs. 21 lacs, C.P. Berar Rs. 37.6 lacs, Mysore Rs. 18.61 lacs and C.I. Rs. 29.65 lacs.

As for PAA, the Monday business has been strong too. In fact, better than Friday at several screens. Here's hoping ROCKET SINGH - SALESMAN OF THE YEAR, AVATAR and 3 IDIOTS end the year on a prosperous note.

I didn't like DDD. Where was the humour? But I really liked Paa. It was a touching story and performances were very sincere. Of course both films can't be compared because they are of different nature. But I would definitely rate Paa more higher.