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The hits and misses of the week.
Farhan Akhtar-starrer Rock On 2 did not receive as much love as the first movie.
The reviews were poor and the film fared badly at the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
Rock On 2
Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Shraddha Kapoor, Purab Kohli, Shashank Arora.
Director: Shujat Saudagar
What works: Beautiful locales.
What doesn't: Wafer-thin plot, poor characterisations, boring music.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Flop
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
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: 2.
BO verdict: Below 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: 2.
BO verdict: Below 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: 3.
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: 4.
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: 4.
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: 5.
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: 5.
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: 6.
BO verdict: Average