The hits and misses of the week.
Thanks to its title, lack of opposition and Akshay Kumar's popularity, Jolly LLB 2, which opened with a weak response, has managed to grow very well over the weekend. It will need to sustain through the week to make its mark at the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
Jolly LLB 2
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Saurabh Shukla, Annu Kapoor
Director: Subhash Kapoor
What works: Good performances, fun dialogues and well-directed.
What doesn't: Predictable.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Decent opening.
Kung Fu Yoga
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sonu Sood, Disha Patani, Amyra Dastur.
Director: Stanley Tong
What works: Jackie Chan.
What doesn't: Lousy acting, bad CGI, terrible dialogues, illogical film.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop.
Kaabil
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy and Rohit Roy.
Director: Sanjay Gupta.
What works: Hrithik Roshan.
What doesn't: Predictable story, slow first half.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Below Average.
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma/ Namrata Thakker
Raees
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Mahira Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Director: Rahul Dholakia.
What works: Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
What doesn't: Script and narration doesn't grab you.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Below Average.
Read the reviews here: Saisuresh Sivaswamy/ Prasanna Zore
Coffee With D
Cast: Sunil Grover, Pankaj Tripathi.
Director: Vishal Mishra
What works: Good performances, a few genuinely funny scenes.
What doesn't: Poorly executed, boring music.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Ok Jaanu
Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Leela Samson
Director: Shaad Ali
What works: Beautiful cinematography.
What doesn't: Shaad Ali cannot pull off a remake of the well-made original, O Kadhal Kanmani.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop.
Haraamkhor
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi
Director: Shlok Sharma
What works: Great performances.
What doesn't: Slow pace.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop.
Dangal
Cast: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar, Aparshakti Khurrana.
Director: Nitesh Tiwari.
What works: Excellent performances, story, soundtrack.
What doesn't: A little melodrama towards the end.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO verdict: Blockbuster.
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma/Raja Sen
Befikre
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor
Director: Aditya Chopra.
What works: No chemistry, Vaani's deadpan acting.
What doesn't: Poor climax.
Number of weeks: 9.
BO verdict: Semi hit.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/Sukanya Verma/Aseem Chhabra
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