With profoundly sky-reaching expectations Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan’s another love and drama flick has hit the screens on 4th August. Unlike the expectations that were high when the news of Shah Rukh Khan and Imtiaz Ali collaboration came out, results are however sour. People didn’t accept ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ for a good romantic movie.
With over Rs 16.5 crore on its first day at the domestic box-office, this Imtiaz Ali directorial didn’t make it up to the mark. Noted film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter and shared the Day one collection of ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ at the box office.
Check out the review and tweet made by him on the movie:
#OneWordReview…#JabHarryMetSejal: Unimpressive 👎👎👎
Good performances… Stunning locales… Bland and boring screenplay… Too many songs— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 4, 2017
#JabHarryMetSejal Fri 15.25 cr, Sat 15 cr. Total: ₹ 30.25 cr. India biz… #JHMS
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 6, 2017
Many critics followed the same fashion, some fared it even worse.
In between these clouds of unfavorable reviews, it surely appears like the movie might face the similar fate to that of ‘Tubelight’. Meanwhile, one must also remember that Imtiaz Ali’s movies are always known for the early backlash and the slow love.
The similar thing happened when Imtiaz’s earlier flick ‘Tamasha’ was released. Though many groups of audiences didn’t receive the movie well, some loved the complexities the story presented.
When asked about the same, Imtiaz went saying, “I am sure that a lot of people do not think that Jab Harry Met Sejal is an intellectual masterpiece, but I did not intend it to be one.”
“Some said you really need to be intelligent to understand an Imtiaz Ali film. For me, that was a blow. I feel that I have never been part of any intelligent club. I wanted to make a very simple film with all my heart. I have not made this film for praise. You know I would like to be the director who can make different kinds of films. This one is made to reach the maximum number of people. Not to just get praise for myself,” added Imtiaz.
Putting aside the dark sides, let us just enjoy the screen presence of both the actors which is definitely spellbound. Next, to this, the duo are again to collaborate with Anand L Rai.