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Bangistan, Jaanisaar fail at the box office

August 10, 2015 16:00 IST

Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Baahubali still rule the box office.

Last week's releases -- Bangistan and Jaanisaar -- failed at the box office.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week. 

Bangistan

Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Pulkit Samrat

Director: Karan Anshuman

What works: Riteish Deshmukh

What doesn't: The gags. Film lacks substance

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor

Read the review here

 

Jaanisaar

Cast: Imran Abbas, Pernia Qureshi

Director: Muzaffar Ali

What works: Beautiful songs.

What doesn't: Weak performances and bad editing.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Disaster

Read the review here

 

Drishyam

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Rajat Kapoor

Director: Nishikant Kamath

What works: Good performances.

What doesn't: The ingredients are all there but the film never quite takes off.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Below average

Read the review here


Masaan

Cast: Richa Chadha, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Shweta Tripathi

Director: Neeraj Ghaywan

What works: Great story, good performances

What doesn't: Offbeat subject

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Poor

Read the review here

Bajrangi Bhaijaan 

Cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Harshaali Malhotra

Director: Kabir Khan

What works: Great story, and SALMAN KHAN!

What doesn't: Too long.

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Blockbuster

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

Baahubali: The Beginning 

Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tammannah, Anushka Shetty

Director: SS Rajamouli.

What works: Great story and performances, terrific VFX

What doesn't: Too long.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Blockbuster.

Read the review here

I Love NY 

 

Cast: Sunny Deol, Kangana Ranaut

Director: Radhika Rao, Vinay Sapru

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: Weak story, poor performances.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Disaster

Read the review here

Guddu Rangeela

Cast: Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh and Aditi Rao Hydari.

Director: Subhash Kapoor.

What works: Great performances.

What doesn't: Plot loopholes that defy logic.

Number of weeks: 5

BO verdict: Below average

Read the review here

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