Rediffmail Money rediffGURUS BusinessEmail

Box Office: Happy New Year gets bumper opening

October 27, 2014 18:26 IST

A look at this week's hits and misses.

Farah Khan's Happy New Year took a bumper opening on the first day of release. But the film's mixed reviews caught up with it and the weekend collections showed a drop.

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

Happy New Year

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Vivaan Shah.

Director: Farah Khan

What works: Catchy music, exotic locales, and Abhishek Bachchan!

What doesn't: Low on wit and imagination, too many stereotypes.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Bumper opening.

Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Paloma Sharma



Sonali Cable

Cast: Rhea Chakraborty, Ali Fazal, Anupam Kher

Director: Charudatta Acharaya

What works: Good performances

What doesn't: Bad story, climax is a drag

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Ekkes Toppon Ki Salaami

Cast: Anupam Kher, Neha Dhupia, Divyendu Sharma, Manu Rishi

Director: Ravindra Gautam

What works: Good performances, well-made film

What doesn't: Bad dialogues

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Haider

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Narendra Jha, Kay Kay Menon

Director: Vishal Bhardwaj

What works: Everything!

What doesn't: The second half is slow.

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

 

Bang Bang

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Danny Denzongpa, Jimmy Shergill

Director: Siddharth Anand

What works: Good looking lead cast

What doesn't: Too loud, too dumbed-down

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Below average.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Paloma Sharma

 

Khoobsurat

Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Ratna Pathak Shah, Kirron Kher

Director: Shashanka Ghosh

What works: Good looking film with candyfloss romance.

What doesn't: We've seen better before.

Number of weeks: 5

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

More News Coverage

Abhishek Bachchan Farah Khan Boman Irani Vivaan Shah Vinod Mirani

RELATED STORIES

WEB STORIES

Chicken Noodles Soup With Walnut Pesto

Songs To Set Dance Floor On Fire

Pay & Become A Citizen. How Much?

VIDEOS