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By Joginder Tuteja Š2005 Bollyvista.com

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Naina
Naina - Controversial?
Bollywood in 21st century has taken a very different turn, especially so in 2005. While practically every movie released this year has been accompanied by a controversy (you name it and you have it - 'Zeher', 'Kaal', 'Bose', 'JBSN', 'Nazar', 'Naina'), another interesting angle associated with most major releases this year are their box office results. As soon as a movie gets ready for its release, trade predictions by reputed journalists, trade magazines, portals, chat forums, self proclaimed soothsayers, numerologists and the common man on the street begin full throttle. One waits with bated breath for the first day reviews to be out and from then on starts widespread speculations about how the movie will fare in the long run. 'Page 3', 'Black', 'Kaal', and 'JBSN' - each of these movies that met with mixed results at the box office went through this 'trial-by-fire' phase for the first week. First came the weekend reports, then the crucial Monday reports (that actually decides the direction the movie is heading towards) and finally the complete week report. The fluctuations of predictions continue like a game of ping-pong until the movie enters its second weekend and the picture starts to become clearer.

Except for 'Page 3' and 'Black' that consolidated their position week after week with tremendous word of mouth, 90% of the movies released followed the typical trend as expected after the first 9 days of their release. 'Kisna', 'Bewafa', 'Lucky', 'Waqt', 'Kaal', 'KKHH', and 'JBSN' - none of these were exceptions, as the majority of predictions across various media channels were on the same page. So what has gone wrong with 'Bunty Aur Babli' this time around? Why are different sections of media divided over the box office status of the movie? Why are massive debates happening (yet again) around the true status of the movie's fate? Is it because on one side you have loyal Bachchan fans while on the other there are high expectations associated with a Yash Raj film?

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