The hits and misses of the week.
Rocky Handsome failed to relaunch John Abraham's acting career. After an advantageous start on Friday, thanks to the holiday, box office collections dropped over the weekend.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Rocky Handsome
Cast: John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Nishikanth Kamath, Sharad Kelkar, Baby Diya Chalwad.
Director: Nishikanth Kamath.
What works: Well shot film.
What doesn't: John Abraham, the action scenes.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Flop.
Kapoor & Sons
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Rajat Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah.
Director: Shakun Batra.
What works: Well-made film, good performances.
What doesn't: Second half could have been tighter.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Teraa Surroor
Cast: Himesh Resahmmiya, Farah Karimaee, Naseeruddin Shah, Shekhar Kapur, Kabir Bedi.
Director: Shawn Arranha.
What works: The music.
What doesn't: The whole film!
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Poor.
Jai GangaaJal
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha, Manav Kaul.
Director: Prakash Jha.
What works: Priyanka Chopra.
What doesn't: The half-baked plot.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Zubaan
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Sarah Jane Dias, Raaghav Chanana.
Director: Mozez Singh.
What works: Performance.
What doesn't: The story and the music.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Aligarh
Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Rajkummar Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi.
Director: Hansal Mehta.
What works: Story, screenplay, direction, performance.
What doesn't: A bit slow at times.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop.
Tere Bin Laden: Dead Or Alive
Cast: Manish Paul, Sikandar Kher, Pradhuman Singh, Mia Uyeda, Piyush Mishra.
Director: Abhishek Sharma.
What works: Good performances from Pradhuman Singh and Sikandar Kher.
What doesn't: The second half bores.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop.
Bollywood Diaries
Cast: Raima Sen, Salim Diwan, Ashish Vidyarthi.
Director: K D Satyam.
What works: Performances by the lead cast.
What doesn't: Too slow and predictable.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop.
Neerja
Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi.
Director: Ram Madhvani.
What works: Performances, cinematography and narrative is superb.
What doesn't: Nothing.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
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