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Box Office: Hate Story 2 opens well
Here's looking at the hits and flops of the week.
Last week saw four movie releases -- Hate Story 2, Pizza 3D, Riyasat and Amit Sahni Ki List.
Despite poor reviews, Hate Story 2 did well over the weekend at the box office. The other releases didn't fare as well.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
Hate Story 2
Cast: Surveen Chawla, Jai Bhanushali, Sushant Singh
Director: Vivek Agnihotri
What works: Good soundtrack.
What doesn't: Bad performances, poor script.
Number of weeks: New
Box Office verdict: Opens well.
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Pizza 3D
Cast: Akshay Oberoi, Parvathy Ommanakuttan
Director: Akshay Akkineni
What works: Great twist in the tale.
What doesn't: The 3D gimmicks.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Riyasat
Cast: Rajesh Khanna, Aryan Vaid, Vishwajeet Pradhan
Director: Ashok Tyagi
What works: Nothing!
What doesn't: Terrible direction, no story, very tacky film.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Flop
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Siddharth Shukla
Director: Shashank Khaitan
What works: A poor man's Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Humpty Sharma is a goofy, fun film with nice songs.
What doesn't: Poor ending.
Number of weeks: 1
Box Office verdict: Hit
Bobby Jasoos
Cast: Vidya Balan, Ali Fazal, Kiran Kumar, Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi
Director: Samar Shaikh
What works: Good performances.
What doesn't: Bad songs, bad subplots, shabby direction.
Number of weeks: 2
Box Office verdict: Flop