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Box office: Bipasha's skin show doesn't save Alone

January 19, 2015 18:10 IST
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Alone struggles at the box office, along with I's Hindi version. 

Bipasha Basu looks terrific in Alone but that could not salvage the film at the box office.

Aamir Khan's PK, meanwhile, is still enjoying a strong run.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.

 

Alone

Image: Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover in Alone

Cast: Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover

Director: Bhushan Patel

What works:  Bipasha's abs and legs.

What doesn't: No thrills, no chills, no logic.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Average

Read the review here

I

Image: Vikram in I

Cast: Vikram, Amy Jackson

Director: Shankar

What works: Stunning visuals, Vikram's performance, terrific music.

What doesn't: Too long.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Below average

Read the review here

 

Tevar

Image: Arjun Kapoor and Manoj Bajpayee in Tevar

Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Manoj Bajpayee

Director: Amit Sharma

What works:  Practically nothing!

What doesn't: Melodramatic plot, bad direction and story.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Below average

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen/Sukanya Verma

 

Ugly

Image: Ronit Roy in Ugly

Cast: Ronit Roy, Rahut Bhat, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Vineet Kumar

Director: Anurag Kashyap

What works:  Performance, plot and direction

What doesn't: Too dark

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

PK

Image: Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma in PK

Cast: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt, Sushant Singh Rajput, Saurabh Shukla, Boman Irani

Director: Rajkumar Hirani

What works:  Performances and the humour. 

What doesn't: Melodramatic plot.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Blockbuster

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma/Raja Sen

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