Super 30 starts slow, but picks up on the weekend.
The Hrithik Roshan starrer will need to sustain through the week to emerge on the positive side.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Super 30
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Mrunal Thakur, Virendra Saxena, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Shrivastava, Nandish Singh, Amit Sadh, Johnny Lever, Ali Haji.
Director: Vikas Bahl.
What works: The students are the best part of the film, and the camera work is good.
What doesn't: Hrithik is a miscast.
Number of weeks: New.
Box Office verdict: Slow opening.
Malaal
Cast: Meezaan Jaffery, Sharmin Segal.
Director: Mangesh Hadawale.
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Same old boring story.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Poor.
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Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Nassar, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Ronjini Chakraborty.
Director: Anubhav Sinha.
What works: Well-researched, clear-headed movie. Very good performances.
What doesn't: Seems consciously made to flatter the educated, urban audiences and their polished sensibility.
Number of weeks: 2.
Box Office verdict: Hit.
- The Rediff Reviews: Sreehari Nair and Aseem Chhabra
Kabir Singh
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Arjan Bajwa, Suresh Oberoi, adil Hussain, Nikita Dutta, Kamini Kaushal.
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga.
What works: Shahid Kapoor.
What doesn't: Story, Screenplay.
Number of weeks: 3.
Box Office verdict: blockbuster.
Game Over
Cast: Taapsee Pannu
Director: Ashwin Saravanan.
What works: Taapsee, good thrills and chills, well-directed.
What doesn't: Tough!
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Fails.
Bharat
Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Disha Patani, Sunil Grover.
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar.
What works: Sunil Grover scores a few laughs.
What doesn't: Dull. Overlong. Manipulative. Poor characterisations. Ends up mocking its own ambitions.
Number of weeks: 5.
Box Office verdict: Below average.
India's Most Wanted
Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Jitendra Shastri, Rajesh Sharma.
Director: Raj Kumar Gupta.
What works: Realistic story.
What doesn't: Staggeringly dull film.
Number of weeks: 7.
Box Office verdict: Below average.
PM Narendra Modi
Cast: Vivek Anand Oberoi, Boman Irani, Zarina Wahab, Kishore Shahane, Manoj Joshi.
Director: Omung Kumar.
What works: Nicely shot. Some scenes are engaging.
What doesn't: Tampers with historical facts, incoherent storyline.
Number of weeks: 7.
Box Office verdict: Below average.
De De Pyaar De
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Rakul Preet Singh.
Director: Akiv Ali.
What works: Tabu.
What doesn't: Recycled, poorly-written film, makes a mockery of the modern family.
Number of weeks: 8.
Box Office verdict: Average.
- The Rediff Reviews: Sukanya Verma and Sreehari Nair
Student Of The Year 2
Cast: Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria, Ananya Panday, Aditya Seal, Samir Soni, Manoj Pahwa, Farida Jalal, Abhishek Bajaj.
Director: Punit Malhotra.
What works: Cinematography, music and production quality.
What doesn't: The film's narration, lead actors, direction.
Number of weeks: 9.
Box Office verdict: Below average.
- The Rediff Reviews Sukanya Verma and Kshamaya Daniel
