Sajid Khan's latest offering, the remake of the 1983 superhit Himmatwala, has been panned by critics. It has, also, failed to set the box office alight. Himmatwala collected an average first weekend nett figure of Rs. 26.50 crores. The film showed heavy falls at multiplexes and expected drops at single screens across India on Monday. It's 4 day collection stands at Rs. 30.50 crores nett.
Trade analyst Amod Mehra says, "Himmatwala is a disaster. The chances of any improvements are very remote and it seems that the film will sink further. It has no entertainment quotient and it proves that you cannot make a film on your whims and fancies. It can be best termed as overconfidence on the part of the director (Sajid) and one cannot take the audience for granted. Overall, a very bad week for the box office, as no other film worked either."
Another trade analyst, Atul Mohan, said "It seems that the big talks about the film making Rs 150 crore, etc has gone against the director. It is only the public who decides the fate of the film and Sajid might have learnt the lesson after everyone panned his film. There have been remakes of many films recently but this can be termed as the worst remake of all times. It is not good to be overconfident."
Sajid Khan claimed some time back that his Himmatwala will cross Rs. 100 crores in its first week at the box office.