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��Tezz�۪ on its way to being a box office turkey

Priyadarshan�۪s fast paced thriller ‘Tezz’ which boasted of a fairly appealing cast ��� Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, and Kangna Ranaut – opened to nearly empty cinema halls this weekend ��� not just in India but abroad too.

According to Box Office India, ‘Tezz’ recorded even poorer collections than ‘Players’ which released earlier this year and was declared a box office disaster by the trade. In India ‘Tezz’ opened to a total of just Rs 4 crore, which is nothing short of dismal especially given Ajay Devgn�۪s track record at the box office.

In the UK too, the film had to compete with the Hollywood juggernaut ��Avengers Assemble�۪ and collected just���15,909 on Friday and �23,087 on Saturday.

Given how much has been spent on the film, the figures are a huge disappointment not just for Devgn, but the film’s producer Ratan Jain and director Priyadarshan too, who�۪s last release, ‘Aakrosh’ (2010) was also a box office dud. Co-incidentally that film starred Devgn too.

Meanwhile, ‘Vicky Donor’ which released last week has surprised at the box office, and despite being a small film is doing much better business than ‘Tezz’.

Irrespective of these dismal figures, Devgn has several big films like ‘Bol Bachchan’ and ‘Son of Sardar’ to look forward to this year, so its failure shouldn�۪t make much of a difference to him.

Shot predominantly in the UK, ‘Tezz’ boasts of some��high octane chase and action sequences and also stars Zayed Khan, Sameera Reddy and south superstar Mohanlal in a cameo.

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Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor & Kangna Ranaut in 'Tezz'