The hits and misses of the week.
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Mirzya is poor on all counts, as the film meets with rejection from the very first day.
Tutak Tutak Tutiya is a poor attempt at making a comic horror film. Plus, one doesn't want to see Sonu Sood dance in a film featuring Prabhu Deva!
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly box office verdict.
Mirzya
Cast: Harshvardhan Kapoor, Saiyami Kher, Art Malik, KK Raina.
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
What works: Beautiful locales and cinematography.
What doesn't: A hollow re-working of Mirza Sahiban.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Disaster.
Read the review here: Raja Sen/ Suknaya Verma
Tutak Tutak Tutiya
Cast: Prabhu Deva, Tamannaah, Sonu Sood.
Director: A L Vijay.
What works: Great performances and music.
What doesn't: Stale plot, screenplay lacks punch.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Flop.
M S Dhoni: The Untold Story
Cast: Sushant Singh Raput, Anupam Kher, Bhoomika Chawla, Disha Patani and Kiara Advani.
Director: Neeraj Pandey.
What works: Great performances, a brilliant first half.
What doesn't: Too long, unnecessary songs.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Average.
Banjo
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri, Dharmesh Yelande, Aditya Kumar and Ram Menon
Director: Ravi Jadhav.
What works: Good supporting cast, music.
What doesn't: Predictable screenplay.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Wah Taj
Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Manjari Phadnis.
Director: Ajit Sinha.
What works: Novel idea and intriguing premise.
What doesn't: Execution, exaggerated performances and cartoonish sound effects.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Parched
Cast: Radhika Apte, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Surveen Chawla, Sayani Gupta.
Director: Leena Yadav.
What works: Good performances, direction, the way the film is shot by Russell Carpenter.
What doesn't: Scenes end on an unreal note.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
PINK
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Angad Bedi, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Piyush Mishra
Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury.
What works: Good performances, great execution.
What doesn't: Nothing!
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Hit.
Raaz: Reboot
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Kriti Kharbanda
Director: Vikram Bhatt.
What works: Decent music.
What doesn't: Same old story, cliched dialogues.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
