Judgementall Hai Kya, starring Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao, had a weak opening but picked up over the weekend. Since the performances are being appreciated, the film should continues to hold through its first week.
Diljit Dosanjh and Kriti Sanon's Arjun Patiala gets no love from the box office.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Judgementall Hai Kya
Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Jimmy Sheirgill, Amyra Dastur, Amrita Puri, Brijendra Kala, Satish Kaushik.
Director: Prakash Kovelamudi.
What works: Kangana Ranaut.
What doesn't: Second half is stretched. Overlong. Manipulative. Poor characterisations. Ends up mocking its own ambitions.
Number of weeks: New.
Box Office verdict: Fair opening.
Arjun Patiala
Cast: Diljit Dosanjh, Kriti Sanon, Varun Sharma, Ronit Roy, Seema Pahwa, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub.
Director: Rohit Jugraj.
What works: Use of animation graphics.
What doesn't: The spoofs are lame.
Number of weeks: New.
Box Office verdict: Poor.
The Lion King
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Aaryan Khan, Ashish Vidyarthi, Shreyas Taplade, Asrani.
Director: John Favreau.
What works: Feel good movie.
What doesn't: 3D effects are not good.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Outstanding weekend.
Jhootha Kahin Ka
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Jimmy Sheirgill, Lillete Dubey, Sunny Singh, Omkar Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, Nimisha Mehta, Pujita Ponnada.
Director: Smeep Kang.
What works: Rishi Kapoor and Jimmy Sheirgill.
What doesn't: Predictable script.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Flop.
Family of Thakurganj
Cast: Jimmy Sheirgill, Saurabh Shukla, Mahie Gill, Nandish Singh, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Pavan Malhotra, Raj Zutshi, Manoj Pahwa.
Director: Manoj K Jha.
What works: Nothing.
What doesn't: Everything.
Number of weeks: 1.
Box Office verdict: Flop.
Super 30
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Mrunal Thakur, Virendra Saxena, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Shrivastava, Nandish Singh, Amit Sadh, Johnny Lever, Ali Haji.
Director: Vikas Bahl.
What works: The students are the best part of the film. Camera work is good.
What doesn't: Hrithik is a miscast.
Number of weeks: 2.
Box Office verdict: Slow start.
Malaal
Cast: Meezaan Jaffery, Sharmin Segal.
Director: Mangesh Hadawale.
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Same old boring story.
Number of weeks: 3.
Box Office verdict: Poor.
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Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Nassar, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Ronjini Chakraborty.
Director: Anubhav Sinha.
What works: Well-researched, clear-headed movie. Very good performances.
What doesn't: Seems consciously made to flatter the educated, urban audiences and their polished sensibility.
Number of weeks: 4.
Box Office verdict: Hit.
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Kabir Singh
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Arjan Bajwa, Suresh Oberoi, Adil Hussain, Nikita Dutta, Kamini Kaushal.
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga.
What works: Shahid Kapoor.
What doesn't: Story, screenplay.
Number of weeks: 5.
Box Office verdict: Blockbuster.
Game Over
Cast: Taapsee Pannu
Director: Ashwin Saravanan.
What works: Taapsee, good thrills and chills, well-directed.
What doesn't: Tough!
Number of weeks: 6.
Box Office verdict: Fails.
