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Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho opened to poor reviews and poor box office collections.
ABCD 2, on the other hand, is a winner.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho
Cast: Om Puri, Annu Kapoor, Ravi Kishan, Sanjay Mishra, Hrishtaa Bhatt, Rahul Bagga.
Director: Vinod Kapri
What works: Ravi Kishan.
What doesn't: Poor toilet humour, film fails to really take off.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening.
ABCD 2
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, Prabhudheva.
Director: Remo D'Souza
What works: Splendid choreography, good acting.
What doesn't: Too long, bad dialogues.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Doing well.
Humari Adhuri Kahani
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajkummar Rao
Director: Mohit Suri
What works: Practically nothing!
What doesn't: Bad performances, too melodramatic, bad direction and story.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Below Average
Dil Dhadakne Do
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Rahul Bose
Director: Zoya Akhtar
What works: Fantastic performances, visually stunning, film has some beautiful moments.
What doesn't: Too long, unconvincing end.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Below Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, R Madhavan, Jimmy Shergill, Swara Bhaskar, Eijaz Khan, Deepak Dobriyal.
Director: Aanand L Rai
What works: Kangana and Madhavan, the film ensures a lot of laughs.
What doesn't: Nothing new in the story.
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Blockbuster.
Piku
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Irrfan Khan, Moushumi Chatterjee.
Director: Shoojit Sircar
What works: Brilliant performances, good story
What doesn't: Abrupt end.
Number of weeks: 7
BO verdict: Hit
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma