‘Son of Sardaar’ Review: Go balle balle this Diwali with this masala entertainer!-ZEENEWS

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A certain school of thought would believe that films need to exhibit cinematic values while the other would beg to differ. For them, movies are all about entertainment, entertainment and entertainment. And as Vidya ‘Silk’ Balan had rightly said in ‘The Dirty Picture’, it’s all about providing entertainment, you see! So who cares? As long as you are able to leave your routine life outside the theatre and are ready to take a fairytale ride on celluloid, it hardly does matter.

So, as India gears up to celebrate the festival of lights, Ajay Devgn’s ‘Son of Sardaar’ comes in as an entertaining treat. The multi-starrer action cum rom-com is quite a predictable story, but does unfold its share of subtle surprises.

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Son Of Sardar Review – 4/5 (By Taran Adarsh)

S.S. Rajamouli, the creative genius, holds the enviable record of delivering stupendous Blockbusters in a row. His films, consequently, have been remade in various Indian languages… the Hindi film industry has woken up to his brilliance as well. VIKRAMARKUDU was remade as ROWDY RATHORE, EEGA was dubbed in Hindi as MAKKHI and now, Rajamouli’s MARYADA RAMANNA gets a Hindi avatar — SON OF SARDAAR — after being remade in Kannada and Bengali languages. MARYADA RAMANNA, in turn, displayed a striking similarity to the 1923 Hollywood silent film OUR HOSPITALITY.

SON OF SARDAAR is the remake of a Telugu film, but the Hindi avatar is set in an entirely different precinct. Nonetheless, what remains unaffected are the set of regulations that make masala entertainers work. Be it the hero’s gallant introduction, his breaking into a power-packed dialogue or confronting the opponent, also bashing up the rogues, like we swat flies and mosquitoes, romancing the heroine amidst the mayhem… every significant episode has been integrated with the objective of eliciting whistles, catcalls, roars and ovation. SON OF SARDAAR stays most faithful to the ideology of providing unabashed entertainment, while logic, expectedly, takes a backseat. But who’s expecting a movie with smart repartee and loads of enlightenment anyway?

Deviating from the light comedies/slapstick humor that he’s attempted in the past, director Ashwani Dhir follows the Rohit Shetty and Prabhu Dheva tradition of making formulaic films/entertainers that pack drama, humor, song-n-dance, thrills et al, with the 2.20 hour film brimming with just about everything available on the shelf. Since the setting is Punjab, everything that you witness in SON OF SARDAAR is larger than life, right from the hospitality and hostility, the humor, the jokes and the thrills.

With a skeletal plot to play around with, SON OF SARDAAR may give you the feeling of deje vu, but let’s face it, it needs tremendous skills to pen a screenplay that never lets you lose focus. Dhir and screenwriter Robin Bhatt ensure that they throw every trick in the book to serve a no-holds-barred entertainer, with 70 mm herogiri at its best, to the amusement-seeking moviegoer. That’s one of the prime reasons why SON OF SARDAAR hits the right notes.

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Akshay kumar and Pearls Group wish u a very very Happy Diwali

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Son Of Sardaar Review -Taran Adarsh

By  Taran Adarsh, 12 Nov 2012, 16:49 hrs IST

Prediction Time for SOS and JTHJ 1st day, 6 Day Weekend and 1st week(10 days).

This Prediction is only for—
1st day
6 day weekend
and
10 day 1st week
as Lifetime collections will depend on WOM .

Son Of Sardaar–
1st day-                          5.5-6.5 cr
6 day Weekend-          38-45 cr
1st week(10 days)-       51-58 cr

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By Abid, Glamsham Editorial

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Diwali Releases Advance Report: Jab Tak Hai Jaan Leads

Monday 12th November 2012 10.30 IST
Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Jab Tak Hai Jaan leads in the advance bookings over Son Of Sardaar. It was always going to lead in terms of number of tickets sold before release simply because there are far more tickets available due to much wider release. But in terms of percentage of tickets sold at a theatre it is leading almost across the board.

The gap is less in the North with some multiplexes on par while Jab Tak Hai Jaan having 5-10% lead in others but in places like Hyderabad and Pune there is a big difference with Jab Tak Hai Jaan leading by a margin.

The biggest problem for Son Of Sardaar is that in centres where it would have given Jab Tak Hai Jaan a run for its money it does not have the screens as Jab Tak Hai Jaan has cornered 90% of the big collecting single screens in Delhi city, UP, Rajasthan and CI. The battle is likely to be closest in East Punjab as single screens have a low contribution in the circuit but even here as there are a lot of premium multiplexes so Jab Tak Hain Jaan should come out ahead but with a smaller gap than the rest of India.

Still both films are looking at a strong opening though the first day will be up and down due to Diwali festivities but on day two both films will go to capacity houses or near capacity houses

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By Subhash K. Jha, Nov 12, 2012 – 10:47 IST

BJP politicians Sushma Swaraj has condemned your film Oh My God as an attack on Hinduism?

I really respect Sushmaji. I don’t think she has watched the film. If she did, she wouldn’t be saying what she did. If Oh My God was really an attack on Hinduism, it wouldn’t have been so wholeheartedly embraced by the entire nation. I’ve performed the stage version of the story all over the world. No one has raised any objections when in fact the play is spicier. Let me tell you at the industrialist B.K Modi’s 60th birthday, we staged the play at the ISKCON temple in Mumbai on the recommendation of his son who wanted his father to celebrate his 60th birthday by watching this play. Present at this special staging of our play was the who’s who of every religion, be it Hinduism, Jainism or Islam. Jo banaa rahe wohbhi Hindu jo dekh rahan hain wohbhi qafi hadd tak Hindu. I knew it would get controversial. But I want to say only one thing to the opponents of the film: only the guilty need to be anxious. And I not doing anything wrong. So why should I be afraid of fingers pointing at me?

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Son Of Sardaar: Ajay Devgn in jubilant mood

Ajay Devgn has every reason to be joyful. His new film, Son Of Sardaar (SOS), that has generated encouraging buzz since the first promo went online, is registering very good numbers in advance booking at the cinemas.

Also, the order of the Competition Appellate Tribunal, issuing an inquiry notice into YRF’s anti-competitive activities, has vindicated his stand. Ajay had filed a case against YRF to level the playing field this festive season.

The actor-producer says, “We have been getting calls from distributors and exhibitors, who are excited about the advance ticket sales. The music has caught on and the audiences, who we’ve been interacting with during the promotional tours, are eagerly looking forward to the Diwali release. It has reaffirmed our faith and confidence in the film.”

Just like Ajay, SOS heroine Sonakshi Sinha too is in celebratory mood. The actress, who has been part of two 100-crore films enthused, “Wherever we went, people were singing the title track and Rani Tu Main Raja. When the music does so well, it benefits the movie, too. I am optimistic about our film’s prospects at the box-office.”

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