Ferrari Ki Sawaari manages a respectable ride
- IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,June 19 2012]
As predicted last week,'Ferrari Ki Sawaari'opened on a lower note and saw footfalls in the range of 30%-50% on its opening day.
This wasn't shocking though since the film was never supposed to take an opening per se and rely primarily on the word of mouth. In that aspect, it did well for itself as there was good growth evidenced with every passing day.
With over 12 crore coming in the opening weekend, the film found itself in a safe zone at the least and now is staring at a respectable total.
However, one can't expect a 'Kahaani','Vicky Donor' or an 'Ishaqzaade'in the making here since the weekday collections have been just about okay and not really fantabulous, something that this well made film actually deserved.
Yes, there is decent to good word of mouth and not a single soul has called the film bad. Still, the film has its own limitations, as highlighted last week (average promos, no hit songs) which has further proved to be a spanner in the plan.
Moreover, 'Rowdy Rathore' is still doing quite well which means 'Ferrari Ki Sawaari'is actually getting impacted in the mass centres at the least.
As of now, a 20 crore total is definitely on the cards, which would be still better than what Vidhu Vinod Chopra's last directorial outing 'Eklavya', a huge multistarrer with the likes of Amitabh Bachchan,Sanjay Dutt and Saif Ali Khan,had garnered years ago.
However given the clout that his banner carries today and the expectations one had from the film,this is definitely not a heartening outcome for this small film with good merits.
The other two releases of the week, 'Qasam Se Qasam Se' and 'Chakradhaar',couldn't even boast of such relief since the films failed to even get a proper release for themselves. Entirely non-starcast affairs with zero promotion and nil backing, the films weren't even reviewed by most.
Disasters even before their release, the films struggled to survive even a weekend in theatres.