Not so surprisingly,movies from the elitist,nationally and internationally-recognised camp of significant filmmakers badly bit the box-office dust.
Amanush starring Soham and Srabonti,Le Chakka starring Dev and Payal Sirkar,Wanted,featuring Jeet and Srabonti,Bolona Tumi Amaar with Dev and Koel Mullick and surprisingly,Gaja Ukiler Hathya Rahasya,a childrens film that drew a packed house during a limited release at Nandan II are the films that raked in the money. One can barely finish counting the hits on the fingers of one hand. Some of the duds were Ringa Ringa,Huppa Huiyya,Irada Pakka,Anandi Anand,Kalshekar Aahet Ka?,Zale Mokale Aakash,Kshanbhar Vishranti and Target which premiered in Abu Dhabi. Jhing Chik Jhing,that did the rounds of festivals,and Mumbai Pune Mumbai also did average business. The stakes were high for Manjrekars Lalbaug Parel,which was also released in Hindi as City of Gold,but it fared average at the box-office. While AB Corps Vihir received critical acclaim at international film festivals,it was a disappointment at the box-office.
Hapus was the last film to release in June and it collected over a crore at the box-office in the first week at 172 screens across 25 districts in Maharashtra. It was followed by Avdhoot Guptes political drama Zenda with Rs 2 crore and Harishchandrachi Factory,Indias official entry to the Oscars,with Rs 1.5 crore. The next film that proved to be profitable was Mahesh Manjrekars film on the educational system,Shikshanacha Aicha Gho,that collected Rs 3.5 crore. The total earning of the film at the box-office was over Rs 10 crore. It was also released with English subtitles thus opening it for the non-Marathi speaking audience. The film was instrumental in bringing back tamasha to Marathi cinema. Zee Talkies Natarang was well-received for its concept as well as Atul Kulkarnis excellent performance of a naachya (a male tamasha artiste). Till June 2010,there have been about 40 releases in Marathi cinema and the response has been a mixed bag.
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