The hits and misses of the week.
Last week saw two big Diwali film releases -- Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Ajay Devgn's Shivaay.
Both films saw a below average opening as collections are usually dull on Diwali day.
They benefited on Monday and Tuesday, since both days were holidays in many parts. Unfortunately, both will fall short of targets.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Fawad Khan.
Director: Karan Johar.
What works: Good music and locations.
What doesn't: The story doesn't connect with the masses, film's pace is too slow and drags.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Average.
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma/ Raja Sen
Shivaay
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sayyeshaa, Erika Kaar and Abigail Eames.
Director: Ajay Devgn.
What works: Action sequences and good visuals.
What doesn't: Disappointing narrative and story.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Average.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/ Sukanya Verma
31st October
Cast: Soha Ali Khan, Vir Das
Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Bad direction and a disappointing narrative.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop
Fuddu
Cast: Shubham, Swati Kapoor
Director: Sunil Subramani
What works: Good performances, unusual story line.
What doesn't: Silly ending, unnecessary songs.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
Anna: Kisan Baburao Hazare
Cast: Shashank Udapurkar, Tanishaa Mukerji, Ankit Sharma, Govind Namdeo, Rajit Kapur, Sharat Saxena, Kishor Kadam
Director: Shashank Udapurkar
What works: An attempt to make a film on Anna.
What doesn't: It does not examine the details of Anna's political life.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
Mirzya
Cast: Harshvardhan Kapoor, Saiyami Kher, Art Malik, K K Raina
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
What works: Beautiful locales and cinematography
What doesn't: A hollow re-working of Mirza Sahiban.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Disaster
Read the review here: Raja Sen/ Suknaya Verma
Tutak Tutak Tutiya
Cast: Prabhu Deva, Tamannaah, Sonu Sood
Director: A L Vijay
What works: Great performances and music
What doesn't: Stale plot, screenplay lacks punch
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop
M S Dhoni: The Untold Story
Cast: Sushant Singh Raput, Anupam Kher, Bhoomika Chawla, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani
Director: Neeraj Pandey
What works: Great performances, a brilliant first half
What doesn't: Too long, unnecessary songs
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Average
Banjo
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri, Dharmesh Yelande, Aditya Kumar, Ram Menon
Director: Ravi Jadhav
What works: Good supporting cast, music
What doesn't: Predictable screenplay
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Flop
Wah Taj
Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Manjari Phadnis
Director: Ajit Sinha
What works: Novel idea, intriguing premise
What doesn't: Execution, exaggerated performances, cartoonish sound effects
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Flop
