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Box Office: Ishaqzaade does well, Dangerous Ishhq flops

Last Friday's release Ishaqzaade got a good opening at the box office and collections have improved over the weekend. While the critics found the film's second half slightly weak, the audiences clearly have no complaints.

Meanwhile, Karisma Kapoor's comeback vehicle Dangerous Ishhq had a poor opening.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict.

Ishaqzaade

Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra

Director: Habib Faisal

What works: Dialogues, Parineeti Chopra's performance

What doesn't: A weak second half, slightly regressive

Number of weeks: New

BO verdict: Good opening.

Read the review here

Dangerous Ishhq

Cast: Karisma Kapoor, Rajneesh Duggal

Director: Vikram Bhatt.

What works: Karisma's supermodel avatar

What doesn't: Script, acting, treatment

Number of weeks: New.

BO verdict: Poor opening.

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Jannat 2

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta

Director: Kunal Deshmukh

What works: Emraan Hashmi's performance

What doesn't: Bad script

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Average

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Fatso

Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Gul Panag, Purab Kohli

Director: Rajat Kapoor

What works: Good performance by the lead cast

What doesn't: Bad script

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop.

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Tezz

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Mohanlal, Kangna Ranaut, Zayed Khan, Sameera Reddy

Director: Priyadarshan

What works: The film's fast pace

What doesn't: Amateurish plot

Number of weeks: 1

BO verdict: Flop

Read the review here