MUMBAI: Yash Raj Films’ Lafangey Parindey has been rejected by moviegoers on all counts, from its title to story to performance and music.

The film’s opening weekend grossed a dismal Rs 90 million. The film slid further as the week progressed and ended at Rs 168 million from over 800 screens.

"The script was unconvincing and poorly handled. Neil Nitin Mukesh proved a drawback and the music was not up to the mark, which is a must especially for a love story," says Aditya Chowksey, CEO, Maurya Arts P. Ltd, a prominent CI distributor.

The week saw a cluster of six releases in ‘Aashayein‘, ‘Hello Darling‘, ‘Antardwand‘, ‘Madholal Keep Walking‘, ‘Soch Lo‘ and ‘Gumshuda‘. While a couple of them had the distinction of having made it to some film festivals, not a single one showed any commercial potential nor the face value to draw the initial audience.

As expected, the outcome has been disastrous resulting in cancelled shows for lack of audience or withdrawal from cinemas mid week.