The hits and misses of the week.
Fukrey was a surprise hit when it was released in 2013. Its sequel Fukrey Returns also had an excellent opening weekend, thanks to good word-of-mouth.
The film is a hit already!
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Fukrey Returns
Cast: Ali Fazal, Richa Chadha, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh, Pankaj Tripathi.
Director: Mrigdeep Singh Lamba.
What works: Performances, hangover of Fukrey.
What doesn't: Slow pace, forced humour.
Number of weeks: New.
Box Office verdict: Hit.
Tera Intezaar
Cast: Sunny Leone, Arbaaz Khan, Arya Babbar, Salil Ankola, Sudha Chandran.
What works: Huh?!
What doesn't: Poor story, poor direction, no continuity, unintentionally funny.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Flop.
Firangi
Cast: Kapil Sharma, Ishita Dutta, Monica Gill, Inaamulhaq.
Director: Rajiev Dhingra.
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Film lacks creativity, limited jokes, Kapil Sharma disappoints.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Flop.
Julie 2
Cast: Raai Laxmi, Ravi Kishan.
Director: Deepak Shivdasani.
What works: Nothing.
What doesn't: Bad performances, bad writing.
Number of weeks: 2.
Box Office verdict: Flop.
Kadvi Hava
Cast: Sanjay Mishra, Ranvir Shorey, Tillotama Shome.
Director: Nila Madhab Panda.
What works: Terrific performances, tasteful cinema.
What doesn't: Nothing.
Number of weeks: 2.
Box Office verdict: Flop.
Tumhari Sulu
Cast: Vidya Balan, Manav Kaul, Neha Dhupia, Malishka.
Director: Suresh Triveni.
What works: Good performances, Vidya Balan especially stands out.
What doesn't: The marital conflict seems half-baked.
Number of weeks: 3.
Box Office verdict: Average.
Aksar 2
Cast: Zareen Khan, Gautam Rode, Abhinav Shukla, Mohit Madaan.
Director: Ananth Narayan Mahadevan.
What works: Interesting first half.
What doesn't: Second half confuses.
Number of weeks: 3.
Box Office verdict: Flop.
Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Kharbanda.
Director: Ratnaa Singh.
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Boring music, weak story, too much melodrama.
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Flop
Qarib Qarib Singlle
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Parvathy.
Director: Tanuja Chandra.
What works: Irrfan and Parvathy.
What doesn't: The other characters aren't fleshed out.
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Average
The House Next Door
Cast: Siddharth, Andrea Jeremiah, Atul Kulkarni, Anisha Victor.
Director: Milind Rau.
What works: Good camerawork, film really scares you.
What doesn't: Cast has run-of-the-mill chemistry.
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Flop.
