The Ajay Devgn-Salman Khan starrer "London Dreams" and Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Aladin" have failed to send the cash registers ringing in the first week of their release.
The Ajay Devgn-Salman Khan starrer "London Dreams" and Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Aladin" have failed to send the cash registers ringing in the first week of their release.
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"'London Dreams' and 'Aladin' both have been losers in terms of recovering production costs. They don't seem to be recovering even half of the costs. It is again a bad phase for Bollywood - this time post-Diwali, as no movie is able to perform on merit," Joginder Mahajan, a Delhi-based distributor said.
"Even forthcoming movies 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani' and 'Jail' that release this Friday, are only limited for multiplexes and have not generated any buzz," he added.
Amit Shah, chief manager (programming) of DLF DT cinemas was also of the same opinion.
"'Aladin' has been a disaster both content and collections wise while the maximum response has been for 'London Dreams' though even it has been only average and not as expected. Both movies are over now in terms of business, as they have brought in whatever they could over an extended weekend," said Shah.
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Produced and directed by Vipul Shah, "London Dreams" stars Asin Thottumkal as the female lead. Rannvijay Singh and Om Puri too feature in pivotal roles about the story of friendship with a musical background.
On the other hand, "Aladin", a contemporary take on the classic fairy tale has been directed by Sujoy Ghosh and produced by Sunil Lulla and Ghosh himself.
It stars Riteish Deshmukh in the lead opposite debutante Jacqueline Fernandez. Amitabh Bachchan stars as a genie in the movie while Sanjay Dutt essays a negative role.
"'Aladin' is a flop film and 'London Dreams' has done just average business... We are hoping 'Ajab Prem...' should open well, as it is a family oriented comedy while 'Jail' has its own audience," said a source from PVR cinemas.
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