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Box Office: Poor opening for Ranbir Kapoor's Besharam
Last week's release Besharam opened well when it released on Wednesday, October 2, but its box office collections dropped almost immediately due to poor word of mouth.
The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer was panned by critics and failed to draw in audiences.
Meanwhile, recent releases like Warning, Maziii, Raqt: A Rishta, Prague and Supermodel got bumped out of theatres barely a week after their release, due to dismal collections.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Besharam
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Pallavi Sharda
Director: Abhinav Singh Kashyap
What works: The Kapoors.
What doesn't: Weak storyline, mindless gags, bad toilet humour.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
The Lunchbox
Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director: Ritesh Batra
What works: Story, treatment, performances
What doesn't: Abrupt end.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Hit
Read the review here
Phata Poster Nikla Hero
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
What works: Shahid Kapoor
What doesn't: Cliched templates, lazy direction
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
Grand Masti
Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonali Kulkarni, Manjari Fadnis, Karishma Tanna, Kainaat Arora, Maryam Zakaria, Bruna Abdullah
Director: Indra Kumar
What works: Vulgar jokes, hot girls, good performances from the lead cast.
What doesn't: Not meant for a family audience.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Hit