Operation 021 booed off the screens in Bambino and Capri

[IPL5]

KARACHI: Everything is not going according to plan for the producers of Operation 021, especially at Bambino and Capri cinema in Karachi. The much hyped up Shaan-starrer espionage film received an unexpectedly dull response at the two cinemas as the audience created ruckus during the film, resulting in 021’s early exit from these cinemas.

“The response was awful; people threw bottles at the screen and even harassed the management for wasting their money,” Adeel Siddiqi, the owner of Bambino cinema, told The Express Tribune.

“The crowd was going out of control and I am glad that no damage was done to our property, we controlled the situation in time,” he added.

As a result of this response, the owners of Bambino have removed all shows of Operation 021and are playing Hrithik Roshan’s Bang Bang and Na Maloom Afraad instead.

“We have to think of our interests first and our interest is the audience’s interest. If they don’t want to see, then we don’t want to play it,” said Siddiqi.

On the other hand, Operation 021 faced a similar fate in Capri cinema where the film was taken off after one hour of its first running. Sources told The Express Tribune that even the staff at Capri was harassed by the audience with ‘hamary paisay wapas karo’ attitude.

Even Capri is now playing Na Maloom Afraad and Bang Bang instead. Operation 021 was released on the first day of Eid with Capri and Bambino among the very few single screens playing this film in Sindh.
Operation 021 booed off the screens in Bambino and Capri – The Express Tribune

 

[$elf]

shan is a horrible actor he should go back to his gujjar stuff

 

[Areesh]

Because operation 021 ha no mujras and no semi nude item number. Same thing didn't happen in cinemas like Atrium or Nuplex where awam don't go to cinema for Mujra but for a good movie.

Anyone from Karachi knows what kind of people go to Bambino or Capri cinema.

 

[Jf Thunder]

maybe no pervy scenes thats why?

 

[IPL5]

Box office banged: Hrithik beats Shaan on home soil

KARACHI: If pre-eid predictions were to be believed, the Pakistani box office was supposedly heading towards a box office photo finish with not two but three films going neck-t0-neck against each other in the form of the Indian release Bang Bang and the concurrent Pakistani releases in Operation 021 and Na Maloom Afraad.

But sadly that was not the case as for all the hype and expectation surrounding the release of the Shaan-starrer Operation 021, the film has not received the opening that it was expected to.

The Bollywood release Bang Bang, starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, seems to be ruling the roost after raking in an estimated Rs7.5 million on day one of Eidul Azha. These figures take the total collections of Hrithik starrer to Rs35 million in Pakistan as it has been screening in cinemas since last Thursday.

Not far behind are Nabeel Qureshi’s Na Maloom Afraad and Jami’s spy thriller Operation 021, which grossed Rs5.6 million each on their opening day. Though these figures can be considered respectable, they come as a major surprise considering that Waar, another Shaan-starrer, had earned an estimated Rs11 million on it’s opening day on Eidul Azha last year despite facing stiff competition from a major Bollywood release in the form of the Akshay Kumar’s Boss.

However, Na Maloom Afraad is the real game-changer here as the film has literally shaken up the box office by coming neck-to-neck with Operation 021. It started off as being a film heavily dependent upon the footfall in multiplexes but the housefulls at multiplexes suggest that it is slowly starting to get its specific audience.

The comedy film released under the banner of Filmwala Pictures has exceeded expectations and collected Rs4.5 million; thus, making this triple threat at the Pakistani box office more interesting.

Though what the producers of Na Maloom Afraad should be really excited about is the fact that single-screen cinema owners are opting to screen the comedy in place of Operation 021. A major reason for this change can be attributed to the comic content of the film compared to the action-thriller which is predominantly in English, causing a language barrier for the average cinema going audience.

According to sources, multiplex owners are also showing more interest in giving preference to the comedy film but are unable to do so due to advance bookings for Operation 021.

Last but not the least is Fawad Khan’s Khoobsurat that was released on a very limited number of screens and yet managed to generate Rs1.2 million on the first day of Eid.

Having said that, the second day of Eid is expected to be stronger in numbers as most of the people were busy sacrificing animals on the first day.

Box office banged: Hrithik beats Shaan on home soil – The Express Tribune

 

[Hurter]

shan is a horrible actor he should go back to his gujjar stuff

You must be way better actor than Shaan. Please come to Pakistan & show your talent there & become a Legend.

 

[Areesh]

Box office banged: Hrithik beats Shaan on home soil

KARACHI: If pre-eid predictions were to be believed, the Pakistani box office was supposedly heading towards a box office photo finish with not two but three films going neck-t0-neck against each other in the form of the Indian release Bang Bang and the concurrent Pakistani releases in Operation 021 and Na Maloom Afraad.
But sadly that was not the case as for all the hype and expectation surrounding the release of the Shaan-starrer Operation 021, the film has not received the opening that it was expected to.

The Bollywood release Bang Bang, starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, seems to be ruling the roost after raking in an estimated Rs7.5 million on day one of Eidul Azha. These figures take the total collections of Hrithik starrer to Rs35 million in Pakistan as it has been screening in cinemas since last Thursday.

Not far behind are Nabeel Qureshi’s Na Maloom Afraad and Jami’s spy thriller Operation 021, which grossed Rs5.6 million each on their opening day. Though these figures can be considered respectable, they come as a major surprise considering that Waar, another Shaan-starrer, had earned an estimated Rs11 million on it’s opening day on Eidul Azha last year despite facing stiff competition from a major Bollywood release in the form of the Akshay Kumar’s Boss.

However, Na Maloom Afraad is the real game-changer here as the film has literally shaken up the box office by coming neck-to-neck with Operation 021. It started off as being a film heavily dependent upon the footfall in multiplexes but the housefulls at multiplexes suggest that it is slowly starting to get its specific audience.

The comedy film released under the banner of Filmwala Pictures has exceeded expectations and collected Rs4.5 million; thus, making this triple threat at the Pakistani box office more interesting.

Though what the producers of Na Maloom Afraad should be really excited about is the fact that single-screen cinema owners are opting to screen the comedy in place of Operation 021. A major reason for this change can be attributed to the comic content of the film compared to the action-thriller which is predominantly in English, causing a language barrier for the average cinema going audience.

According to sources, multiplex owners are also showing more interest in giving preference to the comedy film but are unable to do so due to advance bookings for Operation 021.

Last but not the least is Fawad Khan’s Khoobsurat that was released on a very limited number of screens and yet managed to generate Rs1.2 million on the first day of Eid.

Having said that, the second day of Eid is expected to be stronger in numbers as most of the people were busy sacrificing animals on the first day.

Box office banged: Hrithik beats Shaan on home soil – The Express Tribune

People's lust to see female body is working well for Indian movies.

 

[bitter_truth]

you can't even compare hrithik roshan to shan..

 

[IPL5]

I think 021 is really a third grade movie. that is why it failed so miserably.

 

[Hurter]

Looks like Indians are badly obsessed with every activity going on in Pakistan. Thats why I see more Indian comments than Pakistani in every thread.

 

[Areesh]

Looks like Indians are badly obsessed with every activity going on in Pakistan. Thats why I see more Indian comments than Pakistani in every thread.

Need of feel good moments after the events at LOC. Samjha karo.

 

[IPL5]

Need of feel good moments after the events at LOC. Samjha karo.

what shameless people you have... watching indian movies when we are having skirmishes at border.
@ares @self @levina @Sidak @Skull and Bones

 

[Basel]

Because operation 021 ha no mujras and no semi nude item number. Same thing didn't happen in cinemas like Atrium or Nuplex where awam don't go to cinema for Mujra but for a good movie.
Anyone from Karachi knows what kind of people go to Bambino or Capri cinema.

Operation O21 is not for those cinema classes those are not middle class cinemas like Atrium or Nuplex, they have bad impression of showing vulgar movies.

 

[jarves]

maybe no pervy scenes thats why?

lol stop making shitty films and shitty excuses

 

[Areesh]

what shameless people you have... watching indian movies when we are having skirmishes at border.
@ares @self @levina @Sidak @Skull and Bones

May be because we are not idiots like you. Fake nationalism.