Box Office: Jazbaa opens well

Good news for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan fans.

With no other big films releasing on the same day, Jazbaa made most of the opportunity and fared well at the box office over the weekend. Lack of appreciation, however, will limit it to an avarage status.

Talvar has been much appreciated, and has done well in its first week. 

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

Jazbaa

Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan, Atul Kulkarni, Shabana Azmi

Director: Sanjay Gupta.

What works: Strong acting from Irrfan, Atul Kulkarni and Shabana Azmi.

What doesn't: Too many histrionics, bad dialogues, poor direction.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Has a good start.

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma and Raja Sen

Hum Sab Ullu Hain 

Cast: Rakesh Bedi, Rajesh Puri, Upasana Singh, Guddi Maruti, Sunil Pal, Dinesh Hingoo

Director: T Manwani Anand.

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: The entire film is a shoddy piece of mess.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

Singh Is Bling

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Lara Dutta

Director: Prabhudheva.

What works: Akshay Kumar.

What doesn't: Terrible comedy.

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Average.

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma and Raja Sen

Talvar

Cast: Irrfan, Konkona Sensharma, Neeraj Kabi

Director: Meghna Gulzar

What works: Great performances from Irrfan and the lead cast, the script, the cinematography.

What doesn't: The Tabu-Irrfan track could have been dropped.

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Doing well.

Read the reviews here: Savera R Someshwar, Raja Sen and Aseem Chhabra

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon

Cast: Kapil Sharma, Arbaaz Khan, Manjari Phadnis, Elli Avram, Simran Kaur Mundi, Sai Lokur

Director: Abbas-Mustan

What works: Kapil Sharma.

What doesn't: Poor jokes, bad direction.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the review here

Calendar Girls

Cast: Akanksha Puri, Avani Modi, Kyra Dutt, Ruhi Singh, Satarupa Pyne, Rohit Roy.

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: Poor story, bad direction.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

Bhaag Johnny

Cast: Kunal Khemmu, Zoa Maorani, Mandana Karimi.

Director: Shivam Nair

What works: Kunal Khemmu.

What doesn't: Confused story-telling, half-hearted acting.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

Katti Batti

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Imran Khan.

Director: Nikhil Advani

What works: The lead cast performs well.

What doesn't: Film ends badly.

Number of weeks: 3.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

Meeruthiya Gangsters

Cast: Jaideep Ahlawat, Vansh Bhardwaj, Aaksh Dahiya, Jatin Sarna, Shadab Kamal and Chandrachoor Rai.

Director: Zeishan Qadri

What works: Original writing

What doesn't: Story meanders.

Number of weeks: 3.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

MSG - 2 The Messenger

Cast: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan.

Director: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, Jeetu Arora Insan

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: The whole film doesn't work!

Number of weeks: 3.

BO verdict: Below average.

Read the review here