John
Abraham
in
The
Diplomat.
Last
week’s
release,
John
Abraham’s
The
Diplomat,
has
surprised
everyone
by
attracting
fair
footfalls.
The
film
has
collected
Rs
15
crore
(Rs
150
million)*
and
this
is
big,
since
there
was
practically
no
buzz
around
its
release.
It
arrived
without
making
any
noise.
But
since
post-Chhaava,
there
has
been
a
drought
of
new
releases,
audiences
have
been
looking
for
something
notable
to
arrive
at
the
big
screens.
With
John
adding
star
value
to
the
film,
they
chose
to
give
this
one
a
dekko.
Moreover,
the
Holi
holiday
gave
the
film
a
push
at
multiplexes,
of
which
Rs
4.03
crore
(Rs
40.3
million)
been
collected.
We
don’t
have
a
major
hit
in
hand
yet
but
with
the
numerous
flops
dominating
the
Bollywood
scene
this
year,
The
Diplomat has
given
a
glimmer
of
hope
at
least
that
breakeven
numbers
will
come
in.
The
Diplomat
should
continue
to
have
a
decent
two
week
run
before
Salman
Khan’s
Sikandar
arrives
at
the
end
of
March.
*Estimates.
Note:
All
collections
as
per
various
box
office
sources.
