Last week saw two releases -- Yamla Pagla Deewana and Turning 30. While Yamla had an average opening, Turning 30 wasn't that lucky.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs do not reflect rediff's views.
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Yamla Pagla Deewana
Cast: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Kulraj Randhawa, Mukul Dev. Director: Samir Karnik. Sunny Deol.
Bobby disappoints.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Average opening.
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Turning 30
Cast: Gul Panag, Purab Kohli. Director: Alankrita Srivastava. Gul Panag.
Full of cliches.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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No One Killed Jessica
Cast: Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Sharma, Myra. Director: Raj Kumar Gupta. Rajesh Sharma and Vidya Balan are superb. Amit Trivedi's music rocks.
Amateurish handling.
Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Average.
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Tees Maar Khan
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif
Director: Farah Khan.
Katrina dancing to Sheila Ki Jawani.
The rest of the movie.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Toonpur Ka Superrhero
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kajol
Director: Kireet Khurana.
Good performance by Ajay Devgn.
Animation not upto the mark.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Isi Life Mein
Cast: Sandeepa Dhar, Akshay Oberoi, Monish Behl, Shagufta Ali
Director: Vidhi Kasliwal.
Fast-paced first half.
Second half lengthy
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Mirch
Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Raima Sen, Prem Chopra, Arunoday Singh, Shahana Goswami, Illa Arun, Shreyas Talpade
Director: Vinay Shukla.
Funny in parts.
Too much going on.
Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Kaalo
Cast: Swini Khara, Aditya Srivastav, Gufi Paintal, Sheela David, Raj Arjun, Aditya Lakhiya, Abhijit satham, Madhurima, Tripta, Hemant Pandey. Director: Wilson Louis.
Good premise; scary in bits.
Slow pace.
Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop.
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No Problem
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Kangna Ranaut, Sushmita Sen. Director: Anees Bazmee.
Good one-liners.
Bad plot.
Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Band Bajaa Baraat
Cast: Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh. Director: Maneesh Sharma.
Good storyline.
Lengthy movie.
Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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