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Box Office: Shuddh Desi Romance opens well, Zanjeer flops

September 10, 2013 18:32 IST
Sushant Singh Rajput and Parineeti Chopra in Shuddh Desi Romance

Yash Raj Film's latest release Shuddh Desi Romance, which opened in theaters last week, has opened well and is doing reasonable business.

The week's other release Zanjeer is a bad remake of 1973 cult classic, and is a disaster at the box office.

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

Shuddh Desi Romance

Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Vaani Kapoor

Director: Maneesh Sharma

What works: Amazing performances, good script.

What doesn't: Not well executed, second half drags.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict:  Opens well

Read the review here

Zanjeer

September 10, 2013 18:32 IST
Ram Charan Teja in Zanjeer

Cast: Ram Charan Teja, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, Prakash Raj

Director: Apoorva Lakhia

What works: Prakash Raj, in his usual avatar

What doesn't: Plot full of loopholes, poorly directed.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

Satyagraha

September 10, 2013 18:32 IST
Amitabh Bachchan in Satyagraha

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Arjun Rampal, Amrita Rao

Director: Prakash Jha

What works: Good story, amazing performances by Amitabh Bachchan and Manoj Bajpayee, 

What doesn't: Not well executed, second half disappoints.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews: Prasanna Zore / Paloma Sharma

Madras Cafe

September 10, 2013 18:32 IST
John Abraham in Madras Cafe

Cast: John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri

Director: Shoojit Sircar

What works: Great script, amazing performances

What doesn't: Slow pace, second half drags

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Below average

Read the review here

Chennai Express

September 10, 2013 18:32 IST
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in Chennai Express

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone

Director: Rohit Shetty

What works: The film starts well, family entertainer

What doesn't: Too many holes in the plot, lots of bad jokes.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Blockbuster

Read the reviews: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Aseem Chhabra