Box Office: Baaghi 3 fares above average

Baaghi 3 has done well over the weekend but the box office collections will be affected on Tuesday, as many shows will be curtailed due to Holi. 

Kaamyaab, despite much appreciation, fails.

Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly box office verdict.

Baaghi 3

Cast: Tiger Shroff, Riteish Deshmukh, Shraddha Kapoor, Ankita Lokhande and Jackie Shroff.
Director: Ahmed Khan.
What works: Tiger Shroff's action.
What doesn't: No story line.
Number of weeks: New.
Box Office verdict: Above average.

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Kaamyaab

Cast: Sanjay Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal and Isha Talwar.
Director: Hardik Mehta.
What works: Sanjay Mishra excels.
What doesn't: Post-interval, the movie slumps and never recovers.
Number of weeks: New.
Box Office verdict: Average.

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Thappad

Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Tanvi Azmi and Pavail Gulati.
Director: Anubhav Sinha.
What works: Riveting, meaningful cinema, impressive performances.
What doesn't: Has a slow pace.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Average.

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Doordarshan

Cast: Mahie Gill, Manu Rishi Chadda, Shardul Rana, Archita Sharma and Dolly Ahluwalia.
Director: Gagan Puri.
What works: Tough!
What doesn't: Preachy, flat humour, evokes no nostalgia.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao and Maanvi Gagroo.
Director: Hitesh Kewalya.
What works: Delightful cast, the director uses humour to drive home his point.
What doesn't: There's a tedious need to make *every* dialogue funny.
Number of weeks: 2.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship

Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akash Dhar, Meher Vij and Ashutosh Rana.
Director: Bhanu Pratap Singh.
What works: Jump starts are worth it, short run time.
What doesn't: Clichéd plot, lame twist.
Number of weeks: 2.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Love Aaj Kal

Cast: Sara Ali Khan, Kartik Aaryan and Randeep Hooda.
Director: Imtiaz Ali.
What works: Good soundtrack.
What doesn't: Too long, too dramatic and overdone.
Number of weeks: 3.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Malang

Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani, Anil Kapoor and Kunal Kemmu.
Director: Mohit Suri.
What works: Anil Kapoor, slick photography, good music.
What doesn't: A witless thriller.
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Shikara

Cast: Adil Khan and Sadia.
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
What works: The first such portrayal of Kashmiri Pandits' story on the big screen.
What doesn't: The nuances of the issue are somewhat overshadowed by individual stories of the characters.
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Hacked

Cast: Hina Khan, Rohan Shah, Mohit Malhotra and Sid Makkar.
Director: Vikram Bhatt.
What works: Hina Khan looks gorgeous, and will be a treat for her fans.
What doesn't: Meandering scenes, too long, poor execution.
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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