Bollywood gets no love at the box office!
January has been a bad month for Bollywood, at the box office. There hasn't been a single hit film so far.
Last week's releases Khamoshiyan, Hawaizaada and Rahasya saw a poor opening as well.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Khamoshiyan
Cast: Ali Fazal, Gurmeet Choudhary, Sapna Pabbi
Director: Karan Darra
What works: Good music.
What doesn't: Bad direction and story.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
Hawaizaada
Cast: Ayushmaan Khurrana, Pallavi Sharda, Mithun Chakraborthy
Director: Vibhu Puri
What works: Ornate sets.
What doesn't: Bad performances, shoddy direction.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
Rahasya
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidhyrathi
Director: Manish Gupta
What works: Good performances, fast-paced story.
What doesn't: Film over-explains the climax.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
Dolly Ki Doli
Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma
Director: Abhishek Dogra
What works: Light-hearted, fun film.
What doesn't: Plot loopholes that defy logic.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Below average
Baby
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Rana Daggubati, Taapasee Pannu
Director: Neeraj Pandey
What works: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher and Danny Denzongpa are terrific together.
What doesn't: Not gripping enough.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Average
Alone
Cast: Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover
Director: Bhushan Patel
What works: Bipasha's abs and legs.
What doesn't: No thrills, no chills, no logic.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Average
I
Cast: Vikram, Amy Jackson
Director: Shankar
What works: Stunning visuals, Vikram's performance, terrific music.
What doesn't: Too long.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Below average
