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This is where we give you the right figures on which film is doing good business and which isn’t. Filmy Fiscal is where we talk facts and figures.
Last weekend Bollywood dished out Shootout at Lokhandwala and Cheeni Kum. So, let’s check the facts and figures on who fared better.
In ad-man R Balki's debut feature film Cheeni Kum, Amitabh Bachchan plays a chef and the owner of the finest Indian restaurant in London.
Also at the cinemas this week is director Apurva Lakhia's cops-and-gangsters drama Shootout at Lokhandwala that's more or less based on a true incident that took place in 1991.
Shootout at Lokhandwala | |
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| Opening : 80 % | |
| Success Matra: Slick look and good publicity | |
Cheeni Kum | |
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| Opening : Friday 25 % Sunday 70 % | |
| Reason? Word of mouth publicity | |
CRITIC'S VERDICT | ||
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| Cheeni Kum: CNN-IBN - 2 / 5 Trade Guide - 3 / 5 HT - 2.5 / 5 Sunday Mid-Day - 2 / 5 | Shootout at Lokhandwala: CNN-IBN - 1 / 5 Trade Guide - 3 / 5 Sunday Mid-Day - 2 / 5 HT - 2 / 5 | |
Film-o-meter
Ek Chalis Ki Last Local - Flop
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