Last Friday saw as many as 11 movie releases, including regional languages.
All the Hindi releases -- Nasha, Issaq, Bajatey Raho and Luv U Soniyo -- opened poorly at the box office.
Vinod Mirani takes a look at the box office of the week.
Nasha
Cast: Poonam Pandey
Director: Amit Saxena
What works: Peppy dialogues
What doesn't: The intimate scenes are poorly shot
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor
Issaq
Cast: Prateik, Amyra Dastur
Director: Manish Tiwary
What works: Some moments in the film
What doesn't: Shoddily-written film, Prateik
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor
Bajatey Raho
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti Haasan
Director: Nikhil Advani
What works: Great performances
What doesn't: First half drags, too many songs
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor
Luv U Soniyo
Cast: Tanuj Virwani, Neha Hinge
Director: Joe Rajan
What works: Good comedy
What doesn't: Works more than a telly soap than a film
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below Average
D-Day
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti Haasan
Director: Nikhil Advani
What works: Great performances, Amazing action sequences
What doesn't: Second half drags
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Cast: Girish Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood
Director: Prabhudeva
What works: Confident debut by Girish Kumar, good music
What doesn't: Too long
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
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