Paagalpanti Hoping To Cash In On the Housefull Mood

The Paagalpanti team is prepared   for  a critical backlash . John Abraham  has already  declared Anees Bazmi’s latest film as  ‘critique proof’  which means  film critics might as well save their breath  for  another day.

Adds Anees Bazmi, “I’ve  always respected  what critics have to say. But I don’t think  the  fate of Paagalpanti depends on what reviewers think.We’re all in it for  the mood of fun. When Anilji(Kapoor) wants to  please  the critics he does something  like Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Lagaor  the series  24. John Abraham has his Parmanu and Madras Café. These are  the  films whose collections depend  to an extent on what critics think.”

Anees feel one has to be very  clear in the head  about the target audience. “It’s like going to a fun park. You go to theme park or  a funfare  to  unwind. I’ve directed Deewangee  with Ajay Devgan  which critics  loved.  But I’ve chosen to  focus  on out-and-out entertainers like No Entry, Welcomeand Paagalpanti.These are stress-busters not potential award winners.”

Apparently  the  producers  of Paagalpanti are sure  that the film would get a drubbing from the critics .

“But we are confident  that  the film will be  a big hit,no matter what reviews think,” a member of  the Paagalpanti team informed. 

“There is  no  point in showing a film like Housefull 4  or Paagalpanti to  critics. They cannot help get us more audiences  for such films,” a source  from  the Paagalpanti team informs.