 | « Back to article | Print this article |
Box Office: Purani Jeans, Kya Dilli Kya Lahore flop
Last week's four releases, Purani Jeans, Kya Dilli Kya Lahore, Kahin Hai Mera Pyar and Angry Young Man have all had poor opening at the box office.
Revolver Rani too failed to cash in on the success of Kangna Ranaut's last release Queen.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week:
Purani Jeans
Cast: Tanuj Virwani, Aditya Seal, Izabelle Leite
Director: Tanushri Chattrji Bassu.
What works: Nothing.
What doesn't: Lacks vision, originality
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
Cast: Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi
Director: Vijay Raaz.
What works: The lead actors.
What doesn't: A tad slow.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Revolver Rani
Cast: Kangna Ranaut, Vir Das, Piyush Mishra
Director: Sai Kabir.
What works: Kangna Ranaut.
What doesn't: Confused story.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Opens poorly
Kaanchi
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Mishti, Kartik Tiwari
Director: Subhash Ghai.
What works: Tough!
What doesn't: Too many loopholes in the plot, bad performances, feeble music
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
Samrat & Co
Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Madsala Sharma, Girish Karnad
Director: Kaushik Ghatak.
What works: Nothing.
What doesn't: Rip off from Sherlock Holmes films, forced suspence
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
2 States
Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amrita Singh, Ronit Roy, Revathy
Director: Abhishek Varman.
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Too many stereotypes.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Hit.
Bhootnath Returns
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Parth Bhalerao, Usha Jadhav
Director: Nitesh Tiwari.
What works: Parth Bhalerao's performance, gags in the first half.
What doesn't: Plot meanders in the second half.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Average
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma / Raja Sen
Main Tera Hero
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz, Nargis Fakhri.
Director: David Dhawan.
What works: A time-pass and paisa vasool film, with lots of romance and comedy.
What doesn't: Not for family audiences, too many subplots.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Hit.