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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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Bobby Jasoos
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
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
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
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: 2
Box Office verdict: Hit