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Box Office: Highway fares below average
Looking at the hits and misses of the week.
Imtiaz Ali's Highway, which released last week, saw good box office collections in Delhi and Punjab, where portions of the film was set in. Still, on the whole, the film fared below average.
The week's other release Darr@The Mall opened to a poor response.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Highway
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Randeep Hooda
Director: Imtiaz Ali
What works: Good story, amazing performances
What doesn't: Lengthy
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Below average
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma / Aseem Chhabra
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Darr @The Mall
Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Nushrat Bharucha
Director: Pavan Kripalani
What works: Scary in parts.
What doesn't: Bad performances, weak story.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Gunday
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan
Director: Ali Abbas Zaffar
What works: Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor's bromance
What doesn't: Predictable plot, too many songs.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Hit
Read the review here: Sukanya Verma / Raja Sen
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Hasee Toh Phasee
Cast: Siddharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra
Director: Vinil Mathew
What works: Good performances, great story.
What doesn't: Second half drags.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop