Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the weekly verdict.
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The hits and misses of the week.
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The hits and misses of the week.
The stark simplicity of the dialogues, the well-etched characters, the intriguing plot, the captivating music, the cinematography, but most of all the brilliant twist at the end makes Director Balaji K Kumar's Vidiyum Munn a must watch, says S Saraswathi
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Ambara fails to evoke any curiosity, moving along predictable lines.
The hits and misses of the week.
The Musketeers may not be original but it's engaging, says Paloma Sharma.
Simmba is a dhamaka from the start till the end.
The hits and miss of the box office.
The plot is refreshing and there are no unnecessary twists or excessive melodrama, writes S Saraswathi
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Eetti is a lighthearted entertainer that tells an interesting tale, feels S Saraswathi.
All through Moothon, you can sense Mohandas trying hard to empathise with her characters; I just wish she was interested in them, declares Sreehari Nair.
... you won't feel anything either.
The campaign's main theme song 'Main hi toh Hindustan hoon' has been penned by Javed Akhtar.
Shab is too coy about sexuality and sleepy in its reflections of loneliness to get anywhere, feels Sukanya Verma.
It was perhaps for the first time that any parliamentary panel deliberated on a film before it had been approved by the censor board.
"When matter is pending for CBFC's consideration, how can persons holding public offices comment on whether CBFC should issue certificate or not? It'll prejudice decision making of CBFC... All concerned people, holding responsible posts must be guided by rule of law and shouldn't venture into passing comments on films which haven't been cleared by CBFC. It'll prejudice minds of board members while taking a decision," a Supreme Court bench hearing the plea observed.
