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Box Office: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag gets fare opening
Farhan Akhtar's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, which opened in theatres last week, had a fair weekend especially at multiplexes, improving each day. Monday saw a drop, with single screens being the worst hit.
The week's other releases Shorts and Sixteen failed to impress the single screen audiences at whom it was aimed.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Pawan Malhotra
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
What works: Great script, amazing performances
What doesn't: Too long.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Fares well over the weekend.
Shorts
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, Vineet Kumar Singh
Directors: Shlok Sharma, Siddharth Gupt, Anirban Roy, Rohit Pandey, Neeraj Ghaywan
What works: Five short stories, ranging from breathtaking to bizarre
What doesn't: Film is meant for niche audiences.
Number of weeks: New.
BO verdict: Opens poorly.
Read the review here.
Sixteen
Cast: Izabelle Leite, Keith Sequeira, Wamiqa Gabbi, Highphill
Director: Raj Purohit
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Formulaic representation of teenage life
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the review here.
Lootera
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha
Director: Vikramaditya Motwane
What works: Great script, amazing performances
What doesn't: Too slow, too long.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Below average
Policegiri
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Prachi Desai, Prakash Raj
Director: K S Ravikumar
What works: Sanjay Dutt, back on the big screen.
What doesn't: Loud music, plot full of loopholes, poorly directed.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Disaster
Read the review here
Ghanchakkar
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan
Director: Rajkumar Gupta
What works: Emraan Hashmi, good background score.
What doesn't: Weak plot
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Average
Read the review here
Raanjhanaa
Cast: Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol
Director: Aanand L Rai
What works: Terrific performance by Dhanush, great music by A R Rahman
What doesn't: Second half drags
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Average
Read the review here
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur
Director: Ayan Mukerji
What works: Good performances, great storyline
What doesn't: Too long
Number of weeks: 6
BO verdict: Blockbuster