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Attacks of 26/11, I Me Aur Main do poorly at box office

Last updated on: March 4, 2013 18:20 IST
A scene from The Attacks of 26/11

Last week's releases -- The Attacks of 26/11 and I Me Aur Main -- opened poorly at the box office. Kai Po Che, on the other hand, is doing much better.

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

The Attacks of 26/11

Cast: Nana Patekar, Sanjeev Jaiswal, Atul Kulkarni

Director: Ram Gopal Varma

What works: Fast-paced, good performances

What doesn't: Loop-holes in plot, too much blood and gore

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Opens poorly

Read the review here.

I Me Aur Main

Last updated on: March 4, 2013 18:20 IST
A scene from I Me Aur Main

Cast: John Abraham, Chitrangda Singh, Prachi Desai, Mini Mathur, Zarina Wahab

Director: Kapil Sharma

What works: Good looking faces, Mathur, Wahab's acting

What doesn't: Shallow plot

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Opens poorly

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Kai Po Che

Last updated on: March 4, 2013 18:20 IST
A scene from Kai Po Che

Cast: Rajkumar Yadav, Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Amrita Puri

Director: Abhishek Kapoor

What works: Story, Acting.

What doesn't: Nothing

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Average

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Zila Ghaziabad

Last updated on: March 4, 2013 18:20 IST
A scene from Zila Ghaziabad

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Vivek Oberoi and Charmee Kaur

Director: Anand Kumar

What works: Nothing
 
What doesn't: Plot, Direction, Acting

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

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Special Chabbis

Last updated on: March 4, 2013 18:20 IST
A scene from Special Chabbis

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Kajal Aggarwal

Director: Neeraj Pandey

What works: Acting, direction, plot

What doesn't: Romance angle, length

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Hit

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Murder 3

Last updated on: March 4, 2013 18:20 IST
A scene from Murder 3

Cast: Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari and Sara Loren

Director: Vishesh Bhatt

What works: Titillating scenes, hot lead actresses

What doesn't: Plot, acting

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here