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Box office: Poor opening for Miss Lovely, Karle Pyar Karle
Last week's release Karle Pyar Karle got a big release with over 1,000 screens as it launched filmmaker Suneel Darshan's son, Shiv. But it was a disappointment.
Miss Lovely won rave reviews at film festivals and among critics, but it went unnoticed.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Miss Lovely
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh
Director: Ashim Ahluwalia
What works: Brilliant performances.
What doesn't: The film has a slow pace.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
Karle Pyar Karle
Cast: Shiv Darshan, Hasleen Kaur
Director: Rajesh Pandey
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Bad performance, weak story
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
Dedh Ishqiya
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Huma Qureshi
Director: Abhishek Chaubey
What works: Powerful performances, terrific story
What doesn't: Too length, disappointing climax
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Below average
Yaariyan
Cast: Gulshan Griver, Deepti Naval, Himanshu Kohli, Rakul Preet Singh, Evelyn Sharma, Nicloe Faria
Director: Divya Khosla Kumar
What works: Good music.
What doesn't: Too many stereotypes, wafer-thin plot.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Above average.
Sholay 3D
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Hema Malini
Director: Ramesh Sippy
What works: It's a classic.
What doesn't: The 3D gimmicks
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Average
Dhoom 3
Cast: Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra, Jackie Shroff
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya
What works: Performances, visually brilliant, great action sequences
What doesn't: Too long
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Blockbuster
Read the reviews here: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma