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The hits and misses of the week.
Udta Punjab could not cash in on the CBFC controversy, as the opening day as well as the first weekend collections remained average. The film struggles as the new week starts.
Dhanak has been much appreciated but sadly, it has gone mostly unnoticed.
Udta Punjab
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh
Director: Abhishek Chaubey.
What works: Brilliant performances, hard-hitting and well made film.
What doesn't: Not meant for family audiences.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Average.
Read the review here: Raja Sen /Sukanya Verma
Dhanak
Cast: Hetal Gada, Krrish Chhabria, Vipin Sharma, Gulfam Khan.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor.
What works: Good performances, engaging story.
What doesn't: The second half is too slow, and long.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Opens poorly.
Te3n
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan.
Director: Ribhu Dasgupta
What works: Amitabh Bachchan's ace performance.
What doesn't: The thriller has no suspence.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani
Cast: Randeep Hooda, Kajal Aggarwal
Director: Deepak Tijori
What works: Randeep Hooda's performance, good music.
What doesn't: Weak screenplay, boring storyline.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Flop
Housefull 3
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Lisa Haydon, Boman Irani
Director: Sajid-Farhad
What works: Akshay Kumar's performance and dialogues.
What doesn't: The plot.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Hit.
Waiting
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Kalki Koechlin, Rajat Kapoor, Arjun Mathur, Suhasini Maniratnam
Director: Anu Menon
What works: The human drama; Naseeruddin Shah and Kalki's performances.
What doesn't: Lengthy and stagnant second half.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop
Phobia
Cast: Radhika Apte
Director: Pawan Kripalani
What works: Engaging narrative, Radhika Apte's performance.
What doesn't: Predictable second half.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop
Veerapan
Cast: Sandeep Bharadwaj, Sachiin J Joshi, Usha Jadhav, Lisa Ray
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
What works: Cinematography, visuals.
What doesn't: Bad writing, plotting, dialogues, bad performance by Sachiin Joshi, Lisa Ray.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop
Sarbjit
Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Randeep Hooda, Richa Chhada
Director: Omung Kumar
What works: The story idea.
What doesn't: Weak script and direction.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop
Read the review here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma