Box Office: Excellent opening for Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya

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

Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt seem to have yet another winner on their hands, as their latest release Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya is a big success.

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

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya

Cast: Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Siddharth Shukla

Director: Shashank Khaitan

What works: A poor man's Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Humpty Sharma is a goofy, fun film with nice songs.

What doesn't: Poor ending.

Number of weeks: New

Box Office verdict: 

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Cast: Vidya Balan, Ali Fazal, Kiran Kumar, Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi

Director: Samar Shaikh

What works: Good performances.

What doesn't: Bad songs, bad subplots, shabby direction.

Number of weeks: 1

Box Office verdict: Flop

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Cast: Armaan Jain, Deeksha Seth, Rahul Dev Shetty, Akhil Kumar, Nikita Dutta

Director: Arif Ali

What works: Armaan Jain.

What doesn't: Mishmash of different stories.

Number of weeks: 1

Box Office verdict: Flop

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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: 2

Box Office verdict: Hit

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