Young director Farhan Akhtar's second film after "Dil Chatha Hai" has become a cult film among the urban youth and recorded houseful openings across the country.

"The advance opening of Lakshya has been extraordinary in Mumbai and the rest of India, including Delhi," says trade analyst Amod Mehra of the film.

"In Mumbai it is houseful (all the way). It's 100 per cent not only in the multiplexes but also in single-screen theatres like Chandan (Juhu) and Liberty, and in places like Kurla," he adds.

The film, penned by Javed Akhtar after a gap of 12 years, is a slickly shot, stylized movie about an urban drifter who finds his goal in life. The film is not merely a war movie.

Hrithik has delivered a smashing performance once again and Preity has done full justice to the script.

Amitabh, however, seems wasted in the film as the colonel who goads Hrithik. The supporting cast, especially Sushant Singh, has come in for high praise.

"Lakshya" is a marvellous effort by a young director and is in the league of this month's previous two releases - Govind Nilhani's "Dev" and Mani Ratnam's "Yuva."