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Chennai Express sets new record at box office
Shah Rukh Khan's latest film Chennai Express has broken all records at the box office.
It collected Rs 33.12 crores at the box office on the opening day, beating Salman Khan's 2012 Eid release Ek Tha Tiger, which collected Rs 32.95 crores.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives box office verdict for the week.
Chennai Express
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone
Director: Rohit Shetty
What works: The film starts well, family entertainer
What doesn't: Too many holes in the plot, lots of bad jokes.
Number of weeks: New
BO verdict: Record-breaking opening
Read the reviews: Raja Sen / Sukanya Verma / Aseem Chhabra
BA Pass
Cast: Shilpa Shukla, Rajesh Sharma, Geeta Sharma
Director: Mohan Sikka
What works: Good performances, well made film
What doesn't: Nothing
Number of weeks: 1
BO verdict: Average
Nasha
Cast: Poonam Pandey
Director: Amit Saxena
What works: Peppy dialogues
What doesn't: The intimate scenes are poorly shot
Number of weeks: 2
BO verdict: Flop
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Cast: Girish Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood
Director: Prabhu Dheva
What works: Confident debut by Girish Kumar, good music
What doesn't: Too long
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop.
D-Day
Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Huma Qureshi, Shruti Haasan
Director: Nikhil Advani
What works: Great performances, Amazing action sequences
What doesn't: Second half drags
Number of weeks: 3
BO verdict: Flop
Read the review here
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Pawan Malhotra
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
What works: Great script, amazing performances
What doesn't: Too long.
Number of weeks: 4
BO verdict: Hit