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Box Office: BA Pass gets an average opening

August 06, 2013 08:50 IST

Image: Shilpa Shukla in BA Pass

The latest Friday releases -- BA Pass, Rabba Mai Kya Karoon, Chor Chor Super Chor and Calapor -- saw minimum action at the box office with only BA Pass managing average business in its opening weekend.

Last weeks films D-Day, Ramaiya Vastavaiya, Bajatey Raho, Issaq, Nashaa, Luv U Soniyo failed to deliver.

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

BA Pass

Cast: Shilpa Shukla, Rajesh Sharma, Geeta Sharma

Director: Mohan Sikka

What works: Good performances, well made film

What doesn't: Nothing

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Average opening

Read the review here

Chor Chor Super Chor

Image: Deepak Dobriyal in Chor Chor Super Chor

Cast: Deepak Dobriyal

Director: K Rajesh

What works: Deepak Dobriyal's performance

What doesn't: Loud and exaggerated

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor

Read the review here

Nasha

Image: Poonam Pandey in Nasha

Cast: Poonam Pandey

Director: Amit Saxena

What works: Peppy dialogues

What doesn't: The intimate scenes are poorly shot

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

Issaq

Image: Prateik, Amyra Dastur in Issaq

Cast: Prateik, Amyra Dastur

Director: Manish Tiwary

What works: Some moments in the film

What doesn't: Shoddily-written film, Prateik

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

Bajatey Raho

Image: A scene from Bajatey Raho

Cast: Vinay Pathak, Dolly Ahluwalia, Ranvir Shorey and Tusshar Kapoor

Director: Shashant Singh

What works: Great performances

What doesn't: First half drags, too many songs

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review

Luv U Soniyo

Image: A scene from Luv U Soniyo

Cast: Tanuj Virwani, Neha Hinge

Director: Joe Rajan

What works: Good comedy

What doesn't: Works more than a telly soap than a film

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

D-Day

Image: Arjun Rampal and Shruti Haasan in D-Day

Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti Haasan

Director: Nikhil Advani

What works: Great performances, Amazing action sequences

What doesn't: Second half drags

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

Ramaiya Vastavaiya

Image: Shruti Haasan and Girish Kumar in Ramaiya Vastavaiya

Cast: Girish Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood

Director: Prabhudeva

What works: Confident debut by Girish Kumar, good music

What doesn't: Too long

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Image: Farhan Akhtar in Bhag Milkha Bhag

Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Pawan Malhotra

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

What works: Great script, amazing performances

What doesn't: Too long.

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Hit

Read the review here and here