The dry spell at the box office continues.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar
Director: Sharat Katariya
What works: A novel story, good performances and good music.
What doesn't: Interesting chemistry between the lead.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below Average
Read the review here Sukanya Verma / Raja Sen
Ab Tak Chhappan 2
Cast: Nana Patekar, Gul Panag and Mohan Agashe
Director: Aejaz Gulab
What works: Nana Patekar.
What doesn't: Low production values, bad story.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening.
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Badlapur
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Yami Gautam, Huma Qureshi, Radhika Apte
Director: Sriram Raghavan
What works: Gripping story, great performances.
What doesn't: The climax drags.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Below Average
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MSG: The Messenger
Cast: Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, Daniel Kaleb, Flora Saini, Jayshree Soni
Director: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and Jeetu Arora
What works: Tough!
What doesn't: Loud, tacky feature-length advertisement.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
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Shamitabh
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Akshara Haasan
Director: R Balki
What works: Amitabh Bachchan's baritone.
What doesn't: Everything else!
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop
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Rahasya
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidhyrathi
Director: Manish Gupta
What works: Good performances, fast-paced story.
What doesn't: Film over-explains the climax.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop.
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Baby
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Rana Daggubati, Taapasee Pannu
Director: Neeraj Pandey
What works: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher and Danny Denzongpa are terrific together.
What doesn't: Not gripping enough.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Average
