WELCOME: 1st Day 1st Show

Welcome to the LIVE BLOG of Welcome. This is where we bring you the action as it happens, right from a suburban cinema hall screening this film in Mumbai. Keep reading for LIVE, Minute by Minute reactions of people watching the film!

Also don't miss LIVE BLOG: A scene by scene account of TAARE ZAMEEN PAR from the first day first show

11.25 am: Theatre is choc-a-bloc. First show is going housefull. People from all age groups are at the theatre to watch Welcome.

11.30 am: People moving to Taare... owing to non-availability of tickets.

11.35 am: People looking forward to Akshay's performance and brainless comedy.

11.55 am: The film starts with a serious documentation on human trafficking. Audience unhappy. They want to get on with the real film.

11.57 am: Credits rolling. Akshay gets lowest billing. Crowd whistling.

12.01 pm: Paresh Rawal clicks immediately with the audience. His childish jokes are being applauded by viewers.

12.11 pm: Nana Patekar makes a smashing entry. People loving his dialogues.

12.17 pm: Children cheering for Katrina. Audience disappointed to hear Himesh Reshammiya's playback for Akshay.

12.22 pm: Anil Kapoor as a painter cum Don is doing a good job of his popular tapori act.

12.28 pm: Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Paresh Rawal are getting more footage than Akshay, but people are loving the film.

12.35 pm: Crowd bursting into peals of laughter. Really appreciating the jokes.

12.37 pm: Audience is just loving Mallika Sherawat's item number with Nana.

12.46 pm: People wondering why Katrina's voice is sounding different in different scenes!!

12.56 pm: Akshay-Katrina scenes don't seem happening enough. But the song Uncha Lamba... is already a hit.

1.18 pm: Audience is loving Anil Kapoor's performance in the film. The first half gets over with a loud applause. Only the music in the film is a total let down.