Now this one is really a strange case of a film which wasn't really hot around it's release, didn't quite see roaring reviews coming it's way, wasn't exactly acclaimed by the audience either and still managed to have good enough footfalls that ensured that it turned out to be a decent success. 'Ladies v/s Ricky Behl', pretty much an assembly line film from the house of Yash Raj Films, has managed to nett just under 25 crore total in it's first week, hence turning out to be an average affair

Three out of four of her releases so far may have been with the Chopras while she is also currently shooting yet another film with her mentors. However that doesn't mean that post 'Patiala House', Anushka Sharma has stopped looking at options outside Yash Raj Films.

Says a friend of Anushka, "It may seem like she is going slow but that is not really the case. In fact if 'Patiala House' would have released in 2010 itself (as per the original plans), it would have made it three in a row for Anushka last year with 'Badmaash Company', 'Patiala House' and 'Band Baaja Baaraat'."

However now that 'Ladies v/s Ricky Behl' seems quite far away with no other newer release in between and there hasn't been any new announcement on her behalf, one wonders if Anushka is missing out on cashing the success of 'Band Baaja Baaraat'.

Anushka Sharma underwent a complete transformation for her role as Bulbul in Parmeet Sethi’s Badmaash Company. Here she talks about doing badmaashi and much more:

What kind of response have you received after the movie’s release?

The response has been great and we have had a good opening. Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are a good barometer for gauging what people really think, and so far people seem to be full of compliments.

Finally, some good news to share. The footfalls have shown an escalation at cineplexes. First HOUSE FULL, now BADMAASH COMPANY have lured audiences back to theatres, thus ending the dry spell at the box-office. Now let's hope the forthcoming biggies [KITES, RAAJNEETI, RAAVAN] infuse oxygen in the lungs of an ailing industry.

Shahid Kapoor starrers have consistently opened well, but for some strange reason, the media never acknowledges it. KISMAT KONNECTION started very well, KAMINEY started with a bang, now BADMAASH COMPANY has proved that all he needs is the right project to hit a boundary.

After a spate of non-performers from Dil Bole Hadippa to Pyaar Impossible , Yash Raj Films finally have a reason to smile with Badmaash Company.

Parmeet Sethi has directed an entertaining fare and with the holiday season in full swing, the film has opened to a thunderous response. The film opened very well on Friday and the business was good over Saturday and Sunday.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Badmaash Company...That’s two films completed from your three-film contract with Yash Raj Films.

What contract? I’m tired of correcting this misconception. I only have a three-film agreement with Yash Raj and it is not even down on paper. The media has blown it out of all proportion by insisting that I’m not allowed to sign films with an outside banner. I thought that rumour would stop after I took on Nikhil Advani’s Patiala House. But the question still crops up.

But you are doing another film with Yash Raj?

If a good script comes up and Adi (Aditya Chopra) feels I’m right for the part, sure there’ll be a third film with YRF.

Bottom line for Badmaash Company - go watch it. Your money’s worth guaranteed. It’s fun, zippy and racy and only occasionally takes itself too seriously. That much we can forgive, given the love we Indians harbour for a ‘moral of the story’ sorta thing. Crime never pays, sure we all know that. But then films like Ocean’s Eleven (Twelve and Thirteen) and directors like Guy Ritchie and Steven Soderbergh have shown us that crime and con can be a cool thing as long as you are not ripping out people’s innards or leaving them to die on a highway with a slit throat. Conning people is amusing for the people who do it and if it’s a film then for the people who get to watch them do it.