Mixed responses for ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’

Post the lull in the market and the tragedy of 26/11, theatre and multiplex owners had a reason to smile on Friday with the release of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited film ‘Rab Ne Bana di Jodi’. However, the opening was not as great as it is normally for a yash Raj and SRK combinations. The viewers which comprised mainly of youngsters and college students had a mixed response to offer.

‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ starring Shah Rukh and newcomer Anoushka Sharma, is an all-in-all trademark Yash Raj love story offering SRK in two different shades- one an average-ooking middle-class man Surinder Sahni who loves his wife Taani and as the typically ‘filmi’ Raj whom his wife loves.

“The all-India opening is expected to be 60-70 per cent. Considering that this is a Yash Raj film, a hundred percent opening is expected but that has not happened,” said Kumar Mohan, Editor of trade magazine ‘Complete Cinema’.

“Audiences who saw the film today have liked it and reports are good. We are confident that the movie will pick up during the week,” a Cinemax spokesperson said adding the film got an opening of 55-60 per cent.