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Box Office: The Xpose opens well

May 19, 2014 18:07 IST

Image: Himesh Reshammiya and Zoya Afroz in The Expose

A look at the hits and misses of the week.

Himesh Reshammiya's latest release The Xpose saw a decent run at the box office despite poor reviews.

One of the key reasons is probably because it was the solo Hindi release of the week.

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

The Xpose

Cast: Himesh Reshammiya, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain Sonali Raut, Zoya Afroz

Director: Anant Mahadevan.

What works: Entertaining dialogues.

What doesn't: Shoddy direction, bad script.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Good opening.

Read the review here

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Hawaa Hawaai

Image: Movie poster of Hawaa Hawaai

Cast: Partho Gupte, Saqib Saleem.

Director: Amol Gupte.

What works: Good script, direction

What doesn't: Melodramatic climax

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the review here

 

Mastram


Cast: Rahul Bagga, Tara-Alisha Berry

Director: Akhilesh Jaiswal

What works: Good performances.

What doesn't: Confused direction, very slow pace.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

2 States

Image: Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor in 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: 4

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the review here