Two films with romance as the key element release this week
– Raabta and Behen Hogi Teri. While former has drama in high dose, later
follows a funny approach. Raabta is a much bigger movie, what with producer
turned director Dinesh Vijan going all out to make it an ultra-classy urban
romantic affair with larger than life reincarnation angle thrown in for good
measure. On the other side Behen Hogi Teri is a movie made in controlled budget
with a small town realistic appeal to it. Both the movies are aiming for youth
though as their viewers base.
Raabta would see a much wider release due to its scale as
well as starcast including of Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon. The promotion
has been quite right and that has ensured good awareness around it. This should
help the movie open around the 8 crore mark. On the other side Behen Hogi Teri
should begin better at multiplexes, though its title has a universal appeal and
finally the movie could penetrate in the smaller centers too if the word of
mouth spreads fast.
Rajkummar Rao has done a lot of serious movies as a solo
lead (Aligarh, Citylights, Shahid, Trapped) and though they have been
critically loved, numbers have been missing. Behen Hogi Teri could be his
brighter chance to find added visibility among masses.
By the way, both Sushant and Rajkummar have worked together
in Kai Po Che and are now conflicting with each other on box office. This isn’t
all as Rajkummar features in both the new releases of the week. While he is the
main lead in Behen Hogi Teri, he is also an integral part of Raabta as he plays
a 324 year old man! As for Sushant, he is following through after Superhit MS
Dhoni – The Untold Story and it is time for him to sustain the momentum.
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