A look at the hits and misses of the week.
X: Past Is Present tries a new style of filmmaking, and has received mixed reviews. At the box office, however, it remains a nonstarter.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo opened brilliantly but saw a huge downslide later in the week. It will be a loser in the final countdown.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
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 and Suparn Verma.
What works: Performances by Rajat Kapoor, Anushman Jha, Swara Bhaskar.
What doesn't: Certain segments jar.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Nonstarter.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Cast: Salman Khan, Sonam Kapoor Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher
Director: Sooraj Bharjatya.
What works: Salman Khan.
What doesn't: Outdated melodrama.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO verdict: Below average.
Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Anand Tiwari, Amit Sial
Director: Manish Shrivastava.
What works: Interesting twists, post-interval.
What doesn't: A bland first half.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO verdict: Flop.
Ranbanka
Cast: Ravi Kissen, Manish Paul
Director: Aryeman Ramsay.
What works: Ravi Kissen's performance.
What doesn't: Poor direction, poor performances.
Number of weeks: 2.
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: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Titli
Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Shashank Arora,, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Amit Sial, Prashant Singh
Director: Kanu Behl
What works: Ranvir Shorey, well-directed film.
What doesn't: Feeble plot, filmsy narrative
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Guddu Ki Gun
Cast: Kunal Khemmu, Sumit Vyas.
Director: Sheershak Anand and Shantanu Ray Chibber
What works: Good performances from the lead cast.
What doesn't: Lacks logic and plot.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO verdict: Flop.
Shaandaar
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapur, Sanjay Kapoor, Sanah Kapoor
Director: Vikas Bahl
What works: The lead pair Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt
What doesn't: No storyline, bad direction.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma and Raja Sen
Pyaar Ka Punchnaam 2
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sonalli Sehgall, Ishita Sharma, Omkar Kapoor, Sunny Singh and Rumana Molla.
Director: Luv Ranjan.
What works: Decent gags.
What doesn't: Dated story, immature handling.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO verdict: Superhit.
