A look at this week's hits and misses.
Veteran actress Rekha, who made her acting comeback in last week's release Super Nani, failed to draw in audiences to the theatres. The film saw a very poor opening at the box office.
The week's other release Roar, with its effective promos, created a lot of curiosity and opened fairly well. This, despite a theme which appeals to young audiences only. It has managed to put together a face-saving Rs 4.7 crore on its first weekend.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Super Nani
Cast: Rekha, Sharman Joshi, Randhir Kapoor, Shweta Kumar
Director: Indra Kumar
What works: A gorgeous Rekha
What doesn't: Very regressive.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Opens poorly
Roar
Cast: Anchit Kaur, Abhinav Shukla, Himarsha Venkatsamy
Director: Kamal Sadanah
What works: Novel concept, Decent VFX
What doesn't: Bad story and direction
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Opens well
Happy New Year
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Vivaan Shah.
Director: Farah Khan
What works: Catchy music, exotic locales, and Abhishek Bachchan!
What doesn't: Low on wit and imagination, too many stereotypes.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Average.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Paloma Sharma
Haider
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Narendra Jha, Kay Kay Menon
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
What works: Everything!
What doesn't: The second half is slow.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma
Bang Bang
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Danny Denzongpa, Jimmy Shergill
Director: Siddharth Anand
What works: Good looking lead cast
What doesn't: Too loud, too dumbed-down
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Below average.
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Paloma Sharma
