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A look at the week's hits and misses.
Wazir did average business at the box office while the other release Chauranga was a flop.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the latest box office verdict.
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: New
BO verdict: Average.
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: New
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: 3
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: 3
BO verdict: Average
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Hate Story 3
Cast: Sharman Joshi, Karan Singh Grover, Zarine Khan, Daisy Shah
Director: Vishal Pandya
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: No thrills, no story.
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Hit.
Angry Indian Goddesses
Cast: Sandhya Mridul, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anushka Manchanda, Amrit Maghera, Rajshri Deshpande, Pavleen Gujral
Director: Pan Nalin
What works: Great performances and direction.
What doesn't: Inconsistent story.
Number of weeks: 5
BO verdict: Flop.
Tamasha
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone
Director: Imtiaz Ali
What works: The lead cast.
What doesn't: First half drags.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO verdict: Flop.
X: Past is Present
Cast: Huma Qureshi, Rajat Kapoor, Anushman Jha, Swara Bhaskar, Radhika Apte, Piaa Bajpai, Usha Uthup
Directors: Abhinav Shiv Tiwari, Anu Menon, Hemant Gaba, Nalan Kumarasamy, Pratim D Gupta, Q, Raja Sen, Rajshree Ojha, Sandeep Mohan, Sudhish Kamath, Suparn Verma
What works: Performances by Rajat Kapoor, Anushman Jha, Swara Bhaskar
What doesn't: Certain segments jar
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What doesn't: Outdated melodrama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: 8
BO verdict: Flop
Main Aur Charles
Cast: Randeep Hooda, Richa Chaddha
Director: Prawaal Raman
What works: Top performances, well-directed film, fabulous sound design
What doesn't: Poor dialogues
Number of weeks: 10
BO verdict: Flop