Will Sunny Leone score yet another hit?
Sunny Leone-starrer Ek Paheli: Leela has done well in single screens but has not found many takers in multiplexes.
The week's other release Dharam Sankat Main boasts of a stellar cast but had a poor opening at the box office with a marginal improvement over the weekend.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Ek Paheli: Leela
Cast: Sunny Leone, Jay Bhanushali, Rajneesh Duggal, Mohit Ahlawat, Jas Arora
Director: Bobby Khan
What works: Sunny Leone sizzles
What doesn't: Half-baked characters and plot, predictable.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Average
Dharam Sankat Main
Cast: Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Annu Kapoor
Director: Harshwardhan Kulkarni.
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Cliched plot, climax drags.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Anand Tiwari, Swastika Mukherjee, Meiyang Chang.
Director: Dibakar Banerjee
What works: 1940s' Calcutta is beautifully captured, good performances.
What doesn't: Simplistic plot, the mystery film doesn't mystify.
Number of weeks: 1
Box office verdict: Below Average
Hunterrr
Cast: Gulshan Devaiah, Radhika Apte and Sai Tamhankar
Director: Harshwardhan Kulkarni.
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Weak plot, too long.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Flop
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