The hits and misses of the week.
Kapoor & Sons opened to a weak response at the box office but maintained steady collections on Saturday despite the India-Pakistan T20 cricket match.
Having found appreciation with a certain section of the audience, the collections took a huge leap on Sunday.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Kapoor & Sons
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah.
Director: Shakun Batra.
What works: Cast and direction.
What doesn't: Second half could have been tighter.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Teraa Surroor
Cast: Himesh Resahmmiya, Farah Karimaee, Naseeruddin Shah, Shekhar Kapur, Kabir Bedi.
Director: Shawn Arranha.
What works: The music.
What doesn't: The whole film!
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Poor.
Jai GangaaJal
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha, Manav Kaul.
Director: Prakash Jha.
What works: Priyanka Chopra.
What doesn't: The half-baked plot.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Zubaan
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Sarah Jane Dias, Raaghav Chanana.
Director: Mozez Singh.
What works: Performance.
What doesn't: The story and the music.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Aligarh
Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Rajkummar Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi.
Director: Hansal Mehta.
What works: Story, screenplay, direction, performance.
What doesn't: A bit slow at times.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Tere Bin Laden: Dead Or Alive
Cast: Manish Paul, Sikandar Kher, Pradhuman Singh, Mia Uyeda, Piyush Mishra.
Director: Abhishek Sharma.
What works: Good performances from Pradhuman Singh and Sikandar Kher.
What doesn't: The second half bores.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Bollywood Diaries
Cast: Raima Sen, Salim Diwan, Ashish Vidyarthi.
Director: K D Satyam.
What works: Performances by the lead cast.
What doesn't: Too slow and predictable.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Neerja
Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi.
Director: Ram Madhvani.
What works: Performances, cinematography and narrative is superb.
What doesn't: Nothing.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
