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Box Office: Chalk N Duster flops

January 18, 2016

Chalk N Duster fails at the box office.

Last week's release Chalk N Duster failed to make an impression at the box office, and it got a very poor opening.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the latest box office verdict.

Chalk N Duster

 

Cast: Juhi Chawla, Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta, Upasana Singh, Arya Babbar, Girish Karnad

Director: Jayant Gilatar

What works: Excellent performances.

What doesn't: Weak direction.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Wazir

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh

Director: Bejoy Nambiar

What works: Amitabh Bachchan's performance, good dialogues.

What doesn't: Dull, predictable thriller.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Chauranga

Cast: Sanjay Suri, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Soham Maitra, Ena Saha, Riddhi Sen 

Director: Bikas Ranjan Mishra

What works: Good performances.

What doesn't: Lacks a strong story.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Dilwale

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Boman Irani, Varun Sharma, Johnny Lever

Director: Rohit Shetty

What works: Good music.

What doesn't: Weak story.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Average.

Read the review here

 

Bajirao Mastani

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra

Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

What works: The performance of the entire cast.

What doesn't: The film is slow and lengthy.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Average

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

 

Tamasha 

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone

Director: Imtiaz Ali

What works: The lead cast.

What doesn't: First half drags.

Number of weeks: 7.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo

Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher

Director: Sooraj Barjatya

What works: Salman Khan

What doesn't: Outdated melodrama

Number of weeks: 9

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

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