Mardaani 2 on way to becoming a hit

Rani Mukerji's Mardaani 2 is on its way to become a hit. This slow starter picked up well over the weekend.

Emraan Hashmi's Body suffered due to lack of promotion and remained poor over the first weekend. It will find it hard to sustain through the rest of the week.

Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.

Mardaani 2

Cast: Rani Mukerji, Rajesh Sharma, Jisshu Sengupta and Vishal Jethwa.
Director: Gopi Puthran.
What works: Rani Mukerji and Vishal Jethwa.
What doesn't: Dialogues lack punch.
Number of weeks: New.
Box Office verdict: Good opening.

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Body

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Rishi Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala and Vedhika.
Director: Jeethu Joseph.
What works: Rishi Kapoor, Emraan Hashmi and Sobhita Dhulipala's performances.
What doesn't: The film lose its grip in the second .
Number of weeks: New.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Pati Patni Aur Woh

Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Pandey, Bhumi Pednekar and Aparshakti Khurana.
Director: Mudassar Aziz.
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Too much melodrama in the climax.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Hit.

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Panipat

Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Sanjay Dutt, Zeenat Aman, Mohnish Bahl and Padmini Kolhapure.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker.
What works: The battle scene.
What doesn't: Ashutosh Gowariker's lopsided view.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Commando 3

Cast: Vidyut Jamwal, Adah Sharma and Gulshan Devaiah.
Director: Aditya Datt.
What works: Gulshan Davaiah, as the diabolical, megalomaniacal terrorist
What doesn't: Vidyut Jamwal's acting skills.
Number of weeks: 2.
Box Office verdict: Above average.

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Hotel Mumbai

Cast: Dev Patel, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher, Armie Hammer, Suhail Nayyar, Amardeep Singh.
Director: Anthony Maras.
What works: Riveting.
What doesn't: It's a gripping depiction but it could have been a lot more.
Number of weeks: 2.
Box Office verdict: Below Average.

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Yeh Saali Aashiqui

Cast: Vardhan Puri, Shivaleeka Oberoi.
Director: Cherag Ruparel.
What works: Many twists and turns in the plot.
What doesn't: Too many loopholes in the script.
Number of weeks: 2.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Pagalpanti

Cast: Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Saurabh Shukla, Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Ileana D'Cruz, Urvashi Rautela.
Director: Anees Bazmee.
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Very low standard of comedy.
Number of weeks: 3.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Marjaavaan

Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh, Tara Sutaria, Rakul Preet Singh.
Director: Milap Zaveri.
What works: Full-on masala movie.
What doesn't: Outdated film-making, stale imagination, hysterically hamming actors.
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Average.

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Motichoor Chaknachoor

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Athiya Shetty.
Director: Debamitra Biswal.
What works: Strong performances.
What doesn't: Tame romance.
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

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Vinod Mirani is a veteran pundit on the Bollywood box office.