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Box Office: Ek Villain is a BIG HIT!

June 30, 2014 17:13 IST
Siddharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor in Ek Villain

Here's looking at the hits and flops of the week.

Last week's release Ek Villain is on its way to become a big hit, thanks to its bumper opening collections. The film should become profitable within the first four-five days of release.
 
Humshakals remains poor while Holiday is standing strong in the absence of solid opposition.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.

Ek Villain

Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Siddharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor

Director: Mohit Suri

What works: Riteish Deshmukh, good music.

What doesn't: Second half drags.

Number of weeks: New

Box Office verdict: 

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Humshakals

June 30, 2014 17:13 IST
Ram Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Riteish Deshmukh in Humshakals

Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Esha Gupta, Tamannaah

Director: Sajid Khan

What works: The film starts off well.

What doesn't: Bad acting, bad script, bad humour.

Number of weeks: 1

Box Office verdict: Hit

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Holiday - A Soldier Is Never Off Duty

June 30, 2014 17:13 IST
Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in Holiday

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Sumeet Raghavan, Freddy Daruwala, Govinda

Director: A R Murugadoss.

What works: Akshay Kumar.

What doesn't: Too long and boring.

Number of weeks: 3

Box Office verdict: Hit.

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Filmistaan

June 30, 2014 17:13 IST
Movie poster of Filmistaan

Cast: Sharib Hashmi, Inaamulhaq

Director: Nitin Kakkar.

What works: Terrific plot, good performances.

What doesn't: Nothing.

Number of weeks: 3

Box Office verdict: Flop.

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