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Gangs Of Wasseypur-II gets a lukewarm reponse

Last updated on: August 13, 2012 17:55 IST

Image: A scene from Gangs Of Wasseypur-II

Last Friday's release Gangs Of Wasseypur 2 has been a winner in its opening week, largely due to the fact that it was a small budget film, and released on a Wednesday.

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

Gangs Of Wasseypur 2

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddique, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Pankaj Tripathi, Raj Kumar Yadav

Director: Anurag Kashyap

What works: Terrific performances, terrific direction, great music.

What doesn't: Too much violence, quite lengthy.

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Below par.

Read the review here

Jism 2

Image: Movie poster of Jism 2

Cast: Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda, Arunoday Singh

Director: Pooja Bhatt.

What works: Sunny Leone's presence, erotic lovemaking scenes.

What doesn't: Below par acting, wafer-thin plot.

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Average.

Read the review here

Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

Image: Movie poster of Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor, Sarah Jane Dias and Neha Sharma

Director: Sachin Yardi.

What works: The sex comedy genre, and the Riteish-Tusshar pairing.

What doesn't: Juvenile jokes.

Number of weeks: 3

BO verdict: Good opening.

Read the review here

Cocktail

Image: A scene from Cocktail

Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty

Director: Homi Adajania.

What works: Stylish movie, good looking cast, good music.

What doesn't: Watered down film with an inane plot.

Number of weeks: 4

BO verdict: Hit.

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Bol Bachchan

Image: A scene from Bol Bachchan

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin and Prachi Desai

Director: Rohit Shetty.

What works: Fun dialogues.

What doesn't: Boisterous, cheesy, slapstick movie with a lacklustre script.

Number of weeks: 5

BO verdict: Hit.

Read the review here