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Box Office: Poor opening for Mastizaade, Saala Khadoos

February 01, 2016 18:29 IST

The hits and misses of the week.

Sunny Leone starrer Mastizaade failed to entertained the audience and witnessed a poor opening at the box office.

Saala Khadoos, which also hit the screens last Friday, didn't get any cash registers jingling.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the latest box office verdict.

Mastizaade

Sunny Leone in Mastizaade

Cast: Tushar Kapoor, Vir Das Sunny Leone, Suresh Menon, Asrani

Director: Milap Zaveri

What works: Sunny Leone

What doesn't: Weak script.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Below average.

Read the review here

 

Saala Khadoos

R Madhavan and Ritika Singh in Saala Khadoos

Cast: R Madhavan, Ritika Singh, Nassar

Director: Sudha Kongara

What works: Leads actors.

What doesn't: Overdone aggression and neglecting the finer details.

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Poor opening.

Read the review here

 

Airlift

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Nimrit Kaur, Feryna Wazheir

Director: Raja Krishna Menon

What works: Excellent performance by Akshay Kumar.

What doesn't: The song breaks the film's rhythm.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Hit

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

 

Kyaa Kool Hai Hum 3

Cast: Tushar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Mandana Karimi, Krishna Abhishek

Director: Umesh Ghadge

What works: Sleazy porncom.

What doesn't: Too much skin fest.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Chalk N Duster

 Juhi Chawla in 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: 2

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

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: 3

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

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: 3

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here

 

Dilwale

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in 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: 6

BO verdict: Average

Read the review here

 

Bajirao Mastani

Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra in 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: 6

BO verdict: Average

Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma

 

Tamasha 

Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in Tamasha

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone

Director: Imtiaz Ali

What works: The lead cast.

What doesn't: First half drags.

Number of weeks: 9

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here