Can Khiladi 786, Dabangg 2 turn the tide?

There were five biggies that were expected to bring in ton loads of entertainment and also emerge as no less than blockbusters in last quarter of the year – ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’, ‘Son of Sardaar’, ‘Talaash’, ‘Khiladi 786’ and ‘Dabangg 2’. While JTHJ and SOS have stopped at being ‘Hits’, verdict on ‘Talaash’ is still awaited (there is a good chance that it would be a Hit eventually). However the much cherished word, ‘Superhit’, if not a ‘Blockbuster’ is still awaited. Most importantly, wait also continues for a film that is liked by most (universal hit). Well, at least amongst the target audience.

Khiladi 786 - Dabangg 2

One is inclined to keep fingers crossed and expect that ‘Khiladi 786’ and ‘Dabangg 2’ turn out to be two such films.

For starters, both films are as unpretentious as they get when it comes to it’s target audience. Do we really know the storyline of any of the two films? Well, did I just use the word ‘story’? Hey, even the makers haven’t tried to throw this word at us as yet! And no, it is not because they feel that talking about the story may end up ‘revealing’ what the film is all about. However the fact remains that the Akshay Kumar starrer is being spoken about for its music and action. As for the Salman Khan starrer, it is in news for ‘attitude of Chulbul Pandey’.

The stories that would eventually play on screen could well be incidental!

However, what both films are promising is wholesome entertainment. Some may choose to scoff at ‘oh, so is this what I end up getting in the name of entertainment?’ Well, debate as some may, the fact remains that those who visit theatres in nook and corner of the country can’t be expected to sit down and critically acclaim the pointers around good v/s bad cinema. They are equally happy to munch their popcorn while watching ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, ‘Rowdy Rathore’ & ‘Agneepath’ or eating ‘samosas’ during ‘Barfi!’, ‘OMG Oh My God’ and ‘Kahaani’.

Simply put, for all the criticism that ‘Khiladi 786’ and ‘Dabangg 2’ may end up getting on their release, if they are entertaining enough for a larger segment of audience to give them a thumbs-up, they would work at the box office and (perhaps) turn out to be the quintessential superhits/blockbusters that industry has been longing for. If they are not, they would be out. Simple!

As for the critical nuances, they can wait!

Joginder Tuteja tweets @tutejajoginder

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97 Comments

  • only hit hahahah where is ajay and srk fan ..go to hell……….20 days to get 100 cr …. and other did not even come close to 100 cr hahaha.and we call him king of bollywood ..i think he is king of sunny leone picture hahhahaha

  • @talaash
    Hello change your name because talaash is unlikely to cross 100cr.
    It’ll be First Khan film to FAIL to cross 100cr Today.
    Lol.

  • @ raj then hats off to you man!! really you spoke very sensibly…& that is a rarity of srk fans on this site!!…well really nice of u!!

  • tara adarsh declare every film superhit ..he is a mad single man……he take money from all superstar especially from all khan..no one believes and trust this taran adarsh…

  • @ raj…no dude..talaash will definitely cross 100 crores… till today it has collected 60 crores according to boi….& after 7th dec it has no competition except from k786 till 21 dec …so 2 weeks are enough for it to earn 40 crores….

  • @talaash
    Even Aamir said Talaash is not UNIVERSAL FILM.
    So his next film Dhoom 3 is Sureshot blockbuster and so Is Chennai Express.
    So Calm down.
    JTHJ & Talaash are multiplex oriented film.

  • @tejas
    But k786 releasing 2780 screens so it’ll affect very badly to talaash.
    Ex-JTHJ 2nd week was 15-19cr.
    3rd week will be max 3cr even Film is Good.

  • @ raj yes k786 has got newer screens now…but they are not snatched from talaash…they are snatched from jthj & sos who are now breathing their last at the box office….so talaash can still cross 100 crore….

  • Salman Khan is Lucky because He have Perfect release and Perfect film for mass people as well as Large appeal in India.
    So easily his last 4 films became Blockbuster.

    Aamir Khan have No films in last 3 years and Talaash is limited appeal and SRK have perfect release but unfortunately Films was only appeal to Class people and JTHJ is only belong to Romantic fans in Class people i..e Action fans in Class people will not like Romantic.Next film Dhoom 3 and Chennai Express is Universal appeal films. So SRK & Aamir is ready for tough competition to Salman in 2013.

  • who cares if khiladi786 won’t become huge grosser? end of the day akki will deliver his 4th big hit in single calender year :D

  • Honestly speaking except 1st teaser of k786 everything is bakwas. . . Difficult to cross 100cr . . I think dis movie will fail by lookin its promos. .

  • And also lookin to promos of d2 i feel except action nothin wil be better than d1 . . . Even cinemaprogapy is not good as d1. . .

  • dabang has to cross 3 idiots to be termed atbb. and srk fans need to accept srk hasn’t got an atbb in india and be proud of his accomplishment in overseas lol.

  • k-786 wil be flop like chandini chowk to china…2nd one for after joker..asin lucky get in 100 crore films ghajini,ready,hf-2 and bol bachaan…but this one wil be flop..sona first with joker its time for asin to knw her place…

  • Wait for 2 days, once we see joker part 2 then everyone will shut up on their own, guys why are u arguing with useless akki’s fans, all they care about is money as they haven’t seen a quality movie in their life

  • Not one song of khiladi 786 is original, each one of them is a cheap copy of some foreign song, if that is not enough then the movie also has breaking the jeep with one leg scene,etc. so much for a good movie, khiladi 786 is a disgrace

  • india is losing the taste of good cinema jthj and talaash bth movies are hellll better than ek tha tiger and rowdy infact agneepath take a status of super hit unbelievable

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