New Delhi, Jun 3 (IANS): "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" is zooming towards the Rs.100 crore club. The Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone starrer has managed business of Rs.62.11 crore at the Indian box office in the opening weekend itself.
The youthful romantic entertainer released Friday, pulling in audiences from all quarters with its package of a suited-to-the-T cast, visually soothing cinematography, peppy music, energy-packed choreography and a simple yet well-executed script.
On its opening day, the Ayan Mukerji directorial minted Rs.19.45 crore, and on Saturday and Sunday, the movie managed Rs.20.16 crore and Rs.22.5 crore, respectively.
Officials at UTV are happy that the film, which released in over 3,000 screens in the country, has "taken the box office by storm".
Gaurav Verma, director, India Theatrical Distribution, Studios, Disney UTV, said the film was doing "exceptionally well across India even in territories like Tamil Nadu and Kerala where Hindi film business is very limited".
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh said the film had an "excellent opening" and had emerged as the biggest opener of 2013 so far.
"The film has fared exceptionally well at multiplexes and was very good at single screens too," Adarsh tweeted.
Expectations were high from "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", and why not? The producer, director and lead actor come from film families, with a fair share of credibility in the industry. And it was only relevant that they met those expectations.
Producer Karan Johar, son of late filmmaker Yash Johar, lived up to his trademark of knowing the pulse of the young audience, while "Wake Up Sid" director Ayan Mukerji, grandson of Indian cinema pioneer Sashadar Mukherjee and the son of actor Deb Mukherjee, has given a perfect follow up of his debut.
After delivering a stupendous performance in the much-acclaimed "Barfi!", lead actor Ranbir Kapoor, who belongs to Bollywood's famed 'Kapoor khaandan', has proved yet again that he can fit into any role just like a glove. His dancing capability gets better with every film, and the ease with which he handles emotional scenes, is worth a mention.
What works wonder is his reel chemistry with once real life girlfriend, Deepika Padukone. The movie stands testimony to the "We're friends now" theory that Ranbir and Deepika have been trying to tell the world ever since they've parted. There's hardly any discomfort that comes across on the screen - whether it's in their friendly and fun scenes, or when they lock lips in a moment of passion.
In more than supporting roles are Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur. Kalki, as the tomboy Aditi, wins hearts with her straightforward dialogues and carefree demeanour, while Aditya, as the alcoholic Avi, strikes a chord with his attachment to his friends.
Not to miss is Madhuri Dixit's "Ghaghra" song, and Deepika's Indian wardrobe!
YJHD surpassed our expected figure: Deepika Padukone
Mumbai, Jun 3 (IANS): Director Ayan Mukerji's well-scripted and well-executed young romantic love story "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" appealed to the movie buffs so much that it minted Rs.62.11 crore in the opening weekend. The film's lead actress Deepika Padukone admits that the phenomenal opening surpassed their expectations.
The Rs.50-crore "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" reunited Deepika with her real life ex-flame Ranbir Kapoor on the screen and off the screen too and their on-screen chemistry has turned out to be a high-yield reunion post "Bachna Ae Haseeno".
The team behind the movie were expecting it to do well as the buzz around the fun-filled youth-centric drama was strong, thanks to the promos and peppy entertaining songs "Balam pichkari" and "Badtameez dil".
Talking about the pre-release positive vibes around the feel-good movie, Deepika said: "Somewhere we started feeling it when we were promoting last week - there was a massive buzz. It was a great feeling."
"People today are aware of box office and how much it is going to do. We were expecting it to collect a certain figure, but the collection has surpassed our expectation. It is a feeling we can't even explain," the actress told IANS while sharing her thoughts on the film's success.
The story of two youngsters, their journey and self-realisation comes out from Dharma Productions' stable.
Some people had predicted a certain figure for "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" at the box office, informs the 27-year-old, but "for it to do Rs.19 and-a-half crore on Friday and Rs.20 plus crore on Saturday is humongous".
"Honestly, I never really enjoy discussing numbers. It feels great when people say that the film has opened as that is what you want at the end of the day," added Deepika.
Meanwhile, the actress is also happy with critics for the ratings they gave to her film.
"What is even more overwhelming is that along with the numbers you have great reviews. This is what you want to achieve with your films. You want the numbers to be successful and it should have great reviews too," she said.
Post the success of "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", Deepika is keen to team up with Ranbir again.
"We are definitely looking forward to working with each other again. It is great to know that people are liking us and I am looking forward to working with him soon," she said.