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Box Office: Shaadi Ke Side Effects opens poorly

Last week's release Shaadi Ke Side Effects saw a poor opening on the first day. The collections improved over the weekend, but that will not help much due to the film's poor reviews.

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

Shaadi Ke Side Effects

Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Vidya Balan, Vir Das, Ram Kapoor, Purab Kohli, Ila Arun, Rati Agnihotri

Director: Saket Chaudhary

What works: Good performances, humour in the first half

What doesn't: Lengthy, plot meanders

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: 

Read the review here

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Highway

Cast: Alia Bhatt, Randeep Hooda

Director: Imtiaz Ali

What works: Good story, amazing performances 

What doesn't: Lengthy

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Below average

Read the reviews here: Sukanya Verma / Aseem Chhabra

Darr @The Mall

Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Nushrat Bharucha

Director: Pavan Kripalani

What works: Scary in parts.

What doesn't: Bad performances, weak story.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

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Gunday

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan

Director: Ali Abbas Zaffar

What works: Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor's bromance

What doesn't: Predictable plot, too many songs.

Number of weeks: 2

BO verdict: Hit

Read the review here: Sukanya Verma / Raja Sen