A still from the film Gangster

Meghdoot and Anuradha are screening the movie of the season ? Krrish. Into its fourth week, the Hrithik-Priyanka starrer is continuing with its bumper run.

All shows are running to full houses in both the cinemas with tickets at a premium even at advance booking counters.

This week, Apsara has a date with Rohit Shetty’s Golmaal, a new Bollywood release starring Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Sharman Joshi and Rimi Sen, along with the one and only Paresh Rawal. Going by the queues outside the hall, the film appears set for brisk business.

As for films showing at other theatres in the city, admittedly there is a drought of good ones, except for the eminently watchable Gangster starring Emraan Hashmi, Shiney Ahuja and Kanga Ranaut at Urvashi cinema.

Pragjyoti is screening Dhadkanein (Attin Bhalla, Preeti Mehra, Tej Sapru, Kader Khan and Mumait Khanin).

Mayur Krishna it screening the Hindi version of King Kong.

Popularity graph

Krrish, of course, is at number one. While it shared credit with Superman Returns a week ago, this week it rules the charts way ahead of any other film.

This sequel to the super-hit Koi Mil Gaya, released three years ago, has caught and held the imagination of cinegoers, especially the young. After all shows, kids are invariably seen romping about in sheer delight shouting Krrish, Krrish, which is the name the film’s hero takes in his role as superhero. Ushers at both Meghdoot and Anuradha say that during Hrithik’s stunt scenes, a whoosh of awe runs through the theatre, with many cine-enthusiasts drawing parallels with Hollywood hero Superman.

Going by its present run, this Rakesh Roshan film, that relates the tale of Krishna ? son of Koi Mil Gaya’s imbecilic Rohit ? and how he saves the world from a villain, is poised for another week’s grand show.

At number two on the popularity chart this week is Golmaal, a comedy that revolves around the lives of four guys bound together by their aimless ways and develops as the quartet con people for fun and money. Golmaal is really fun unlimited. The tangled web that the plot weaves has the audience in splits.

“A good one,” 25-year-old Dhiraj Bora enthused.

“Some sequences are bizarre. Nonetheless, the movie rises above mere slapstick,” said 30-year-old Rebati Bhagawati after watching an evening show.

Gangster, King Kong and Dhadkanein feature next on the charts, and in that order.

Next change

Krrish again? Perhaps we can even expect Corporate?