Last week saw five releases -- Super Model, Warning, Prague, Maazii and Raqt- Ek Rishta -- at the box office. All of them bombed.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Super Model
Cast: Veena Malik, Ashmit Patel, Jackie Shroff
Director: Navin Batra
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Cliched story, bad performances, poor production values.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Poor opening
The Lunchbox
Image: Movie poster of The LunchboxCast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Director: Ritesh Batra
What works: Story, treatment, performances
What doesn't: Abrupt end.
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Hit
Read the review here
Phata Poster Nikla Hero
Image: Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz in Phata Poster Nikla HeroCast: Shahid Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
What works: Shahid Kapoor
What doesn't: Cliched templates, lazy direction
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop
Grand Masti
Image: Movie poster of Grand MastiCast: 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: 2
BO verdict: Hit.
Shudh Desi Romance
Image: Sushant Singh Rajput and Parineeti Chopra in Shudh Desi RomanceCast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Vaani Kapoor
Director: Maneesh Sharma
What works: Amazing performances, good script.
What doesn't: Not well executed, second half drags.
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Hit
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