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Cocktail does well at the multiplexes
Last Friday's release Cocktail saw a good opening at the box office, and is already a hit amongst the youth.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week. Take a look.
Cocktail
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty
Director: Homi Adajania.
What works: Stylish movie, good looking cast, good music.
What doesn't: Watered down film with an inane plot.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Semi hit.
Read the review here
Bol Bachchan
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai
Director: Rohit Shetty.
What works: Fun dialogues.
What doesn't: Boisterous, cheesy, slapstick movie with a lacklustre script.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Hit.
Maximum
Cast: Sonu Sood, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, Anjana Sukhani
Director: Kabeer Kaushik.
What works: A sexy item number.
What doesn't: Story, script, dialogues, performances, everything...
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop.
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Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai
Cast: Veena Malik, Jackie Shroff, Shakti Kapoor, Vijay Raaj.
Director: Aanand Balraj.
What works: Nothing works for this film.
What doesn't: Too many characters, bad script, shoddily executed.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop.
Teri Meri Kahaani
Cast: Shahid Kapur, Priyanka Chopra
Director: Kunal Kohli.
What works: Good production values.
What doesn't: Too many songs, loud sentimentality and contrived writing.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop.
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Gangs Of Wasseypur
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Richa Chadda, Reemma Sen, Huma Qureshi, Piyush Mishra.
Director: Anurag Kashyap.
What works: Engaging story, brilliant performances, fantastic music.
What doesn't: Too much violence and bad language.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Average.
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Cast: Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani, Ritwik Sahore, Paresh Rawal.
Director: Rajesh Mapuskar.
What works: Screenplay, terrific dialogues.
What doesn't: Too much mush.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Flop
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