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Box Office: Aurangzeb gets an average opening
Last week's release Aurangzeb got some rave reviews but opened to average collections at the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Aurangzeb
Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Sashaa Agha, Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Prithviraj
Director: Atul Sabharwal
What works: Engaging film, suburb performances from Rishi and Arjun Kapoor.
What doesn't: Lacks depth, plot has some loopholes.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Average.
Go Goa Gone
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das and Puja Gupta
Director: Krishna D.K and Raj Nidimoru
What works: Kunal Khemu, well-written dialogues and some good moments.
What doesn't: Too much gore
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the review here
Gippi
Cast: Riya Vij, Taaha Shah, Divya Dutta
Director: Sonam Nair
What works: Unique storyline, slapstick humour
What doesn't: Predictable
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Flop.
Shootout At Wadala
Cast: John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Sonu Sood, Kangna Ranaut.
Director: Sanjay Gupta
What works: Good perfromances by Anil Kapoor and Manoj Bajpayee
What doesn't: Excess violence, too lengthy
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop.
Read the review here
Bombay Talkies
Cast: Rani Mukerji, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vineet Singh, Saqib Saleem, Naman Jain
Directors: Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibaker Banerjee and Zoya Akhtar
What works: A unique, experimental take on filmmaking.
What doesn't: Inconclusive plots. Some shorts work, some don't. Tacky end credits.
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop