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Box Office: Kapil Sharma beats Calendar Girls

Last updated on: September 29, 2015 16:02 IST

A look at this week's hits and misses.

Kapil Sharma is a big hit on the big screen too!

His feature film debut Kis Kisko Pyar Karoon opened with excellent box office collections, and is earning profits from the first weekend itself.

The other releases -- Calendar Girls and Bhaag Johnny -- weren't that lucky.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.

Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon

Cast: Kapil Sharma, Arbaaz Khan, Manjari Phadnis, Elli Avram, Simran Kaur Mundi, Sai Lokur

Director: Abbas-Mustan

What works: Kapil Sharma.

What doesn't: Poor jokes, bad direction.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the reviews here

Calendar Girls

Cast: Akanksha Puri, Avani Modi, Kyra Dutt, Ruhi Singh, Satarupa Pyne, Rohit Roy.

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: Poor story, bad direction.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here

Bhaag Johnny

Cast: Kunal Khemmu, Zoa Maorani, Mandana Karimi.

Director: Shivam Nair

What works: Kunal Khemmu.

What doesn't: Confused story-telling, half-hearted acting.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here

Katti Batti

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Imran Khan.

Director: Nikhil Advani

What works: The lead cast performs well.

What doesn't: Film ends badly.

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

Meeruthiya Gangsters

Cast: Jaideep Ahlawat, Vansh Bhardwaj, Aaksh Dahiya, Jatin Sarna, Shadab Kamal and Chandrachoor Rai.

Director: Zeishan Qadri

What works: Original writing

What doesn't: Story meanders.

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the review here

MSG - 2 The Messenger

Cast: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan.

Director: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, Jeetu Arora Insan

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: The whole film doesn't work!

Number of weeks: 1.

BO verdict: Below average.

Read the review here

 

Hero

Cast: Sooraj Pancholi, Athiya Shetty, Aditya Pancholi, Tigmanshu Dhulia.

Director: Nikhil Advani

What works: Nothing!

What doesn't: Poorly-written film, bad performances.

Number of weeks: 2.

BO verdict: Flop.

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma


Welcome Back

Cast: Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia and Shruti Haasan.

Director: Anees Bazmee

What works: Madcap comedy.

What doesn't: Senseless storyline.

Number of weeks: 3.

BO verdict: Average.

Read the review here

Phantom

Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub.

Director: Kabir Khan

What works: Good story.

What doesn't: Saif and Katrina are terribly miscast.

Number of weeks: 4.

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

Kaun Kitney Paani Mein

Cast: Saurabh Shukla, Kunal Kapoor, Radhika Apte and Gulshan Grover

Director: Nila Madhab Panda

What works: Radhika Apte's performance

What doesn't: Poor story and bad direction.

Number of weeks: 5.

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here