Box office: Poor opening for Force 2, Tum Bin 2

The hits and misses of the week.

Last week's releases -- both sequels -- saw a similar fate at the box office.

Tum Bin 2 was too lengthy for a film with new faces and the music were not up to the mark either.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.

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: New.

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What doesn't: Outdated twists, too lengthy, music not impressive.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

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: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

 

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Fawad Khan.

Director: Karan Johar.

What works: Good music and locations.

What doesn't: The story doesn't connect with the masses, film's pace is too slow and drags.

Number of weeks: 3.

BO verdict: Below average.

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma/ Raja Sen

 

Shivaay

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sayyeshaa, Erika Kaar and Abigail Eames.

Director: Ajay Devgn.

What works: Action sequences and good visuals.

What doesn't: Disappointing narrative and story.

Number of weeks: 3.

BO verdict: Below average.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/ Sukanya Verma

 

 

31st October

Cast:  Soha Ali Khan, Vir Das

Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil

What works: Good performances.

What doesn't: Bad direction and a disappointing narrative.

Number of weeks: 4.

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Fuddu

Cast:  Shubham, Swati Kapoor

Director: Sunil Subramani

What works: Good performances, unusual story line.

What doesn't: Silly ending, unnecessary songs.

Number of weeks: 5.

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Anna: Kisan Baburao Hazare

Cast:  Shashank Udapurkar, Tanishaa Mukerji, Ankit Sharma, Govind Namdeo, Rajit Kapur, Sharat Saxena, Kishor Kadam

Director: Shashank Udapurkar

What works: An attempt to make a film on Anna.

What doesn't: It does not examine the details of Anna's political life.

Number of weeks: 5.

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Mirzya

Cast: Harshvardhan Kapoor, Saiyami Kher, Art Malik, K K Raina

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

What works: Beautiful locales and cinematography

What doesn't: A hollow re-working of Mirza Sahiban.

Number of weeks: 6.

BO verdict: Disaster

Read the review here: Raja Sen/ Suknaya Verma