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
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
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
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
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
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