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Box office: Khamoshiyan, Hawaizaada, Rahasya flop

February 02, 2015 18:15 IST

Bollywood gets no love at the box office!

January has been a bad month for Bollywood, at the box office. There hasn't been a single hit film so far.

Last week's releases Khamoshiyan, Hawaizaada and Rahasya saw a poor opening as well.

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

Khamoshiyan

Gurmeet Choudhary and Sapna Pabbi in Khamoshiyan

Image: Gurmeet Choudhary and Sapna Pabbi in Khamoshiyan

Cast: Ali Fazal, Gurmeet Choudhary, Sapna Pabbi

Director: Karan Darra

What works:  Good music.

What doesn't: Bad direction and story.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor opening

Read the review here

Hawaizaada

Aysuhmaan Khurrana and Pallavi Sharda in Hawaizaada

Image: Aysuhmaan Khurrana and Pallavi Sharda in Hawaizaada

Cast: Ayushmaan Khurrana, Pallavi Sharda, Mithun Chakraborthy

Director: Vibhu Puri

What works: Ornate sets.

What doesn't: Bad performances, shoddy direction.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor opening

Read the review here 

Rahasya

Kay Kay Menon in Rahasya

Image: Kay Kay Menon in Rahasya

Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Tisca Chopra, Ashish Vidhyrathi

Director: Manish Gupta

What works: Good performances, fast-paced story.

What doesn't: Film over-explains the climax.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor opening

Read the review here 

Dolly Ki Doli

Sonam Kapoor in Dolly Ki Doli

Image: Sonam Kapoor in Dolly Ki Doli

Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma

Director: Abhishek Dogra

What works:  Light-hearted, fun film.

What doesn't: Plot loopholes that defy logic.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Below average

Read the review here

Baby

Akshay Kumar and Rana Daggubatti in Baby

Image: Akshay Kumar and Rana Daggubatti in Baby

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Rana Daggubati, Taapasee Pannu

Director: Neeraj Pandey

What works: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher and Danny Denzongpa are terrific together.

What doesn't: Not gripping enough.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Average

Read the review here

 

Alone

Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover in Alone

Image: Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover in Alone

Cast: Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover

Director: Bhushan Patel

What works:  Bipasha's abs and legs.

What doesn't: No thrills, no chills, no logic.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Average

Read the review here

 

I

Vikram in I

Image: Vikram in I

Cast: Vikram, Amy Jackson

Director: Shankar

What works: Stunning visuals, Vikram's performance, terrific music.

What doesn't: Too long.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Below average

Read the review here