Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Jai Ho
Cast: Salman Khan, Tabu, Daisy Shah, Sana Khan, Nadira Babbar, Danny Denzongpa
Director: Sohail Khan
What works: Salman Khan's star presence.
What doesn't: Direction, story
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below average
Read the reviews here and here.
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Miss Lovely
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh
Director: Ashim Ahluwalia
What works: Brilliant performances.
What doesn't: The film has a slow pace.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Very poor.
Dedh Ishqiya
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Huma Qureshi
Director: Abhishek Chaubey
What works: Powerful performances, terrific story
What doesn't: Too length, disappointing climax
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Below average
Yaariyan
Cast: Gulshan Griver, Deepti Naval, Himanshu Kohli, Rakul Preet Singh, Evelyn Sharma, Nicole Faria
Director: Divya Khosla Kumar
What works: Good music
What doesn't: Too many stereotypes, wafer-thin plot
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Mini-hit.
Dhoom 3
Cast: Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra, Jackie Shroff
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya
What works: Performances, visually brilliant, great action sequences
What doesn't: Too long
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Blockbuster
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen /Sukanya Verma
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