A look at the hits and misses of the week.
Has Salman Khan broken his Diwali jinx yet?
It remains to be seen, as his latest film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo registered falling collections at the box office over the last few days.
It didn't start on a wrong note though.
The Sooraj Barjatya film registered the highest first day collection of Rs 42 crore when it released on Thursday.
The collections started dropping from Friday onwards, and the four-day weekend made Rs 129 crore at the box office, about Rs 20 crore short of trade expectations. It is expected to further drop as the week progresses.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher
Director: Sooraj Bharjatya.
What works: Salman Khan.
What doesn't: Outdated melodrama.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Highest opening.
Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Anand Tiwari, Amit Sial
Director: Manish Shrivastava.
What works: Interesting twists, post-interval.
What doesn't: A bland first half.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop.
Ranbanka
Cast: Ravi Kissen, Manish Paul
Director: Aryeman Ramsay.
What works: Ravi Kissen's performance.
What doesn't: Poor direction, poor performances.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop.
Main Aur Charles
Cast: Randeep Hooda, Richa Chaddha
Director: Prawaal Raman.
What works: Top performances, well-directed film, fabulous sound design.
What doesn't: Poor dialogues.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Titli
Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Shashank Arora,, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Amit Sial, Prashant Singh
Director: Kanu Behl
What works: Ranvir Shorey, well-directed film.
What doesn't: Feeble plot, filmsy narrative
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Guddu Ki Gun
Cast: Kunal Khemmu, Sumit Vyas.
Director: Sheershak Anand and Shantanu Ray Chibber
What works: Good performances from the lead cast.
What doesn't: Lacks logic and plot.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Shaandaar
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapur, Sanjay Kapoor, Sanah Kapoor
Director: Vikas Bahl
What works: The lead pair Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt
What doesn't: No storyline, bad direction.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma and Raja Sen
Pyaar Ka Punchnaam 2
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sonalli Sehgall, Ishita Sharma, Omkar Kapoor, Sunny Singh and Rumana Molla.
Director: Luv Ranjan.
What works: Decent gags.
What doesn't: Dated story, immature handling.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Superhit.
Jazbaa
Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan, Atul Kulkarni, Shabana Azmi
Director: Sanjay Gupta.
What works: Strong acting from Irrfan, Atul Kulkarni and Shabana Azmi.
What doesn't: Too many histrionics, bad dialogues, poor direction.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma and Raja Sen
