The hits and misses of the week.
Two films released this week. While Priyanka Chopra's much-awaited Jai GangaaJal did not receive much appreciation at the box office, Zubaan (which starred the Masaan prodigy Vicky Kaushal) was a flop.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Jai GangaaJal
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha, Manav Kaul.
Director: Prakash Jha.
What works: Priyanka Chopra.
What doesn't: The half-baked plot.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Below average.
Zubaan
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Sarah Jane Dias, Raaghav Chanana.
Director: Mozez Singh.
What works: Performance.
What doesn't: The story and the music.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Flop.
Aligarh
Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Rajkummar Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi.
Director: Hansal Mehta.
What works: Story, screenplay, direction, performance.
What doesn't: A bit slow at times.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop.
Tere Bin Laden: Dead Or Alive
Cast: Manish Paul, Sikandar Kher, Pradhuman Singh, Mia Uyeda, Piyush Mishra.
Director: Abhishek Sharma.
What works: Good performances from Pradhuman Singh and Sikandar Kher.
What doesn't: The second half bores.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop.
Bollywood Diaries
Cast: Raima Sen, Salim Diwan, Ashish Vidyarthi.
Director: K D Satyam.
What works: Performances by the lead cast.
What doesn't: Too slow and predictable.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop.
Neerja
Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi.
Director: Ram Madhvani.
What works: Performances, cinematography and narrative is superb.
What doesn't: Nothing.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Hit.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Loveshhuda
Cast: Girish Kumar, Navneet Kaur Dhillon.
Director: Vaibhav Misra.
What works: Good music.
What doesn't: Bad script, shoddy editing.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Ishq Forever
Cast: Ruhi Singh, Krishna Chaturvedi, Lisa Ray, Jaaved Jaaferi.
Director: Sameer Sippy.
What works: Beautiful locales.
What doesn't: Bad acting and script.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Direct Ishq
Cast: Arjun Bijlani, Rajneesh Duggal, Nidhi Subbaiah.
Director: Rajiv S Ruia.
What works: Rajneesh's performance.
What doesn't: Poor production values and predictable story.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Sanam Re
Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam, Urvashi Rautela.
Director: Divya Khosla Kumar.
What works: Beautiful locales and music.
What doesn't: Script and shabby direction.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Below Average.
