Chalk N Duster fails at the box office.
Last week's release Chalk N Duster failed to make an impression at the box office, and it got a very poor opening.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the latest box office verdict.
Chalk N Duster
Cast: Juhi Chawla, Shabana Azmi, Divya Dutta, Upasana Singh, Arya Babbar, Girish Karnad
Director: Jayant Gilatar
What works: Excellent performances.
What doesn't: Weak direction.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop.
Wazir
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Director: Bejoy Nambiar
What works: Amitabh Bachchan's performance, good dialogues.
What doesn't: Dull, predictable thriller.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
Chauranga
Cast: Sanjay Suri, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Soham Maitra, Ena Saha, Riddhi Sen
Director: Bikas Ranjan Mishra
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Lacks a strong story.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
Dilwale
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Boman Irani, Varun Sharma, Johnny Lever
Director: Rohit Shetty
What works: Good music.
What doesn't: Weak story.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Average.
Bajirao Mastani
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
What works: The performance of the entire cast.
What doesn't: The film is slow and lengthy.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Tamasha
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone
Director: Imtiaz Ali
What works: The lead cast.
What doesn't: First half drags.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO verdict: Flop.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher
Director: Sooraj Barjatya
What works: Salman Khan
What doesn't: Outdated melodrama
Number of weeks: 9
BO verdict: Flop
