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'Kaminey' is the biggest opening
for any Shahid, Priyanka and
Vishal Bhardwaj film so far.
We are completely delighted
with the moviegoers reaction
who have loved the film. The
response has been fantastic,"
Girish Johar, AVP, UTV Motion
Pictures, told IANS over phone
from Mumbai.The movie which
released Friday marks the acting
debut of "Taare Zameen Par"
writer Amole Gupte, who has
impressed audiences in the film.
The audience are lapping up the
movie for a heady mix of Shahid's
two avatars, edgy and power-
packed music and fast-paced
narrative."'Kaminey' has
received rave reviews and the
movie has witnessed strong
box office collections across
locations. With the opening up
of multiplexes in Mumbai today
(Monday) we have seen the
expected rush in advance
bookings and expect the
strong response to continue
throughout the week and the
coming weekend," said Tushar
Dhingra, COO BIG Cinemas.
Though the movie did not
release in Mumbai Friday thanks
to the swine flu scare in Maharashtra,
it hasn't affected the collection of the
film, said Amit Awasthi, manager,
programming and operations of
Spice Cinemas, Noida."'Kaminey'
has done very good business. We
have collected a gross of around
Rs.2.5 million over the initial
weekend. The reaction has
been mind-blowing as the
holiday period proved to
be a boon," said Awasthi.