Yamla Pagla Deewana Opening: Pleasant Surprise

The terrific opening of Yamla Pagla Deewana on 14th January, at least in Delhi-U.P., East Punjab and Rajasthan, brought cheer in the industry. Frankly, when the film was under-production, no one – neither in the public nor in the trade – had thought much of it because it was being directed by Samir Karnik, who had no success to his credit, and it starred Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, none of whom is a current favourite. A lot of the preconceived notions about the film changed when its first trailer was out. The public liked what it saw in the trailer which promised lots of comedy and fun. That’s when everyone’s opinion about Yamla Pagla Deewana changed. Anyway, even then, not many in the industry were prepared for the kind of initial the film took on Friday (January 14), at least in Northern India.