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Box Office: Ok Jaanu, Haraamkhor flop

January 16, 2017

The hits and misses of the week.

The first releases of 2017 did not have any takers. Both Ok Jaanu and Haraamkhor failed at the box office.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.

 

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: New.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Haraamkhor

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi

Director: Shlok Sharma 

What works: Great performances.

What doesn't: Slow pace.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

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: 3.

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: 5.

BO verdict: Semi hit.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/Sukanya Verma/Aseem Chhabra

 

Kahaani 2

Cast: Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal.

Director: Sujoy Ghosh

What works: Great performance by Vidya Balan.

What doesn't: Predictable ending.

Number of weeks: 6.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

 

Dear Zindagi

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Angad Bedi, Kunal Kapoor, Ali Zafar.

Director: Gauri Shinde

What works: Great performances, great script, good music, beautiful locales.

What doesn't: Slow paced in the first half.

Number of weeks: 7.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/Sukanya Verma

 

Moh Maya Money

 

Cast: Ranveer Shorey, Neha Dhupia

Director: Munish Bhardwaj

What works: Good performances.

What doesn't: Poor screenplay and cinematography.

Number of weeks: 7.

BO verdict: Flop.

 

Force 2

Cast: John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha, Tahir Raj Bhasin

Director: Abhinay Deo

What works: Tahir Raj Bhasin and the action sequences.

What doesn't: Complex plot.

Number of weeks: 8.

BO verdict: Poor.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/Sukanya Verma

 

Tum Bin II

 

Cast: Aditya Seal, Neha Sharma, Aashim Gulati  

Director: Anubhav Sinha

What works: Tough!

What doesn't: Outdated twists, too lengthy, music not impressive.

Number of weeks: 8.

BO verdict: Poor.

Read the review here

 

Rock On 2

Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Shraddha Kapoor, Purab Kohli, Shashank Arora.

Director: Shujat Saudagar

What works: Beautiful locales.

What doesn't: Wafer-thin plot, poor characterisations, boring music.

Number of weeks: 9.

BO verdict: Flop

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

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