The hits and misses of the week.
Happy Bhag Jayegi does very well, as its opening collections improve over the weekend, thanks to a good word-of-mouth.
The other release UnIndian opens to a poor response.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly box office verdict.
Happy Bhag Jayegi
Cast: Abhay Deol, Diana Penty, Ali Fazal, Jimmy Shergill
Director: Mudassar Aziz.
What works: Great performances from the cast.
What doesn't: The protagonist is sloppy, who's neither convincing in her mischief nor original in her exploits.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Opens well.
UnIndian
Cast: Brett Lee, Tannishtha Chatterjee.
Director: Anupam Sharma.
What works: Light feel-good rom-com.
What doesn't: The story is as old as the hills!
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Flop.
Rustom
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz and Esha Gupta
Director: Tinu Suresh Desai.
What works: Akshay Kumar.
What doesn't: Tacky production values, poor supporting cast.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Hit.
Mohenjo Daro
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Pooja Hegde, Kabir Bedi, Suhasini Mulay and Arunoday Singh
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker.
What works: Hrithik Roshan is earnest in his performance.
What doesn't: Hackneyed plot, weak script, Pooja Hegde.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma / Raja Sen
Budhia Singh: Born To Run
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Tillotama Shome and Mayur Patole
Director: Soumendra Padhi.
What works: Good performances, well-told story.
What doesn't: The story is well-documented, and known.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Fever
Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Gauahar Khan, Gemma Atkinson and Caterina Murino.
Director: Rajeev Jhaveri.
What works: The beautiful locales of Switzerland.
What doesn't: Convoluted storytelling, loud background score.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
The Legend Of Michael Mishra
Cast: Arshad Warsi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Boman Irani and Kayoze Irani
Director: Manish Jha.
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Arshad Warsi looks disinterested, film doesn't make sense.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Dishoom
Cast: John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Akshaye Khanna.
Director: Rohit Dhawan.
What works: Varun Dhawan and his charm!
What doesn't: John Abraham.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Kabali (Hindi dubbed version)
Cast: Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte
Director: Pa Ranjith
What works: Rajinikanth, of course!
What doesn't: Film has nothing new to offer or say, even Rajinikanth's popular gimmicks are missing.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Saisuresh Sivaswamy / Raja Sen / S Saraswathi
Madaari
Cast: Irrfan, Jimmy Sheirgill, Vishesh Bansal
Director: Nishikanth Kamat
What works: Irrfan.
What doesn't: Weak script and editing.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop.
