Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na has already been declared a super hit, and debutant Imran Khan is being already being hailed as the new chocolate hero. Though Harman Baweja star stutus is undeniable, reports about the collections of Love Story 2050 are conflicting. Saurab Varma of Adlabs assserts that contrary to reports, Love Story… has been received very well especially in the single-screens and it has done well over the weekends in the multiplexes. “Collections in small towns in India and countries like UK, USA and Dubai have been exceptionally good,” adds the distributor.

According to PVR theatre’s Ranjan Singh, Jaane Tu ..’s collections are 100 per cent at all centres while Love Story.. is 60-70 per cent in different centres. “In single screens Jaane Tu.. has fared slightly better than Love Story… the verdicts provided by the media given are short term and ultimately it is the audience which will decide the fate of the films.” Though both distributors are of the opinion that both films releasing on the same day has not had any effect on their collections as both belong to completely different genres, Trade analyst Amod Mehra insists that the films should never have released together!

“Aamir Khan is a big name to contend with, and if Harry Baweja had released Love Story…one week earlier or after Jaane Tu…comparisons could have been avoided and the film would have fared better.”

According to him Jaane Tu.. being a hit has not come as a surprise to him or the industry as any project being associated with Aamir Khan in any capacity be it a producer, director or actor is bound to be watchable. “There were a lot of expectations from Jaane Tu.. and it has lived up to those. There were hopes from Love Story.. too as it was not a routine film and looked promising because of the special effects,” he says.

As for the debutants, Mehra proclaims, “With his good looks and superb dancing, Harman is definitely hero material, but duplicates are not appreciated by the audiences and he should try and cultivate his own style. Imran on the other hand has a freshness and his looks are endearing. But he has to pick his next films with care if he wants to carve a niche for himself in the industry.”