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By Joginder Tuteja ©2005 Bollyvista.com |
'Hum Tum' and 'Hulchul' had a fair mix of romance, comedy and emotions and
these ingredients helped in making these small movies bring a wide grin on
the faces of their producers and distributors. Another way these movies
helped was by establishing both Saif Ali Khan and Akshaye Khanna as sole
heroes. Abhishek Bachchan too got his first big hit with 'Dhoom' where he
had to share the screen with John Abraham and Uday Chopra. A surprise hit
of 2004, it was a cheerful season for Yashraj films with ‘Hum Tum’,
‘Dhoom’ and ‘Veer Zaara’ hitting the bull's eye!
'Garv - Pride and Honour' was the sole hardcore mass-oriented action flick
to meet with a good response, mainly due to Salman Khan's pull at the
box-office. To end the year on a positive note, Bollywood's version of
'Disclosure' - ‘Aitraaz’ went on to become a sleeper hit 7 weeks after its
release, with a continued good run at several centers.
Sex and horror flicks
Apart from 'Murder', four other small skin flicks that brought in good
money were ‘Julie’, ‘Tauba Tauba’, ‘Hawas’ and ‘Girlfriend’. Neha Dhupia,
Payal Rohatgi, Meghna Naidu, Isha Kopikar and Amrita Arora gained the most
out of these flicks. While Isha and Amrita have vowed to move on, the
others are still sticking to the similar genres. But there were also
setbacks for Mallika Sherawat and Diana Hayden when ‘Kis Kisi Kismat’ and
‘Ab Bas’ didn't even manage to have a 2-week run. Horror was definitely
not the favor of the season with none of 'Rakht', 'Krishna Cottage', 'Hum
Kaun Hai' and 'Vaastu Shastra' working with the audience. |
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