Raabta flops at the box office

Raabta flops at the box office

Despite Raabta's grand visuals, it proves to be a bad film, with bad reviews and a poor outcome at the box office.

Behen Hogi Teri fails to find footfalls in theatres.

Hindi Medium and Baahubali: The Conclusion continue to do well despite Ramzan and Champions Trophy cricket matches.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.

Raabta

Sushant Singh Rajput, Kriti Sanon, Jim Sarbh, Varun Sharma
Director: Dinesh Vijan
What works: Sushant Singh Rajput, Jim Sarbh.
What doesn't: A poorly written screenplay.
Number of weeks: New.
Box Office verdict: Flop.

Sukanya Verma's Review

Behen Hogi Teri

Rajkummar Rao, Shruti Haasan, Gautam Gulati, Gulshan Grover, Ranjeet
Director: Ajay K Pannalal
What works: Rajkummar Rao and Shruti Haasan's chemistry
What doesn't: climax
Number of weeks: New
Box Office verdict: Flop.

Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, David Hasselhoff
Director: Seth Gordon
What works: The smoking hot cast
What doesn't: Stale Jokes, illogical crime drama
Number of weeks: 1
Box Office verdict: Average opening.

The Rediff Reviews: Prasanna Zore/A Ganesh Nadar

A Death in the Gunj

Vikrant Massey, Tillotama Shome, Gulshan Devaiah, Om Puri, Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey, Tanuja, Jim Sarbh
Director: Konkona Sen Sharma
What works: Cast and the story
What doesn't: Slow pace
Number of weeks: 1
Box Office verdict: Flop.

The Rediff Reviews: Aseem Chhabra/Sreehari Nair

Dear Maya

Manisha Koirala, Madiha Imam, Shreya Chaudhary
Director: Sunaina Bhatnagar
What works: Manisha Koirala
What doesn't: Slow first half
Number of weeks: 1
Box Office verdict: Flop.

Sukanya Verma's Review

Dobaara: See Your Evil

Huma Qureshi, Saqib Saleem, Lisa Ray, Adil Hussain, Madalina Bellariu Ion, Rhea Chakraborty
Director: Prawaal Raman
What works: Huma Qureshi, Saqib Saleem, Adil Hussain
What doesn't: Poor copy of Oculus
Number of weeks: 1
Box Office verdict: Flop.

Prasanna D Zore's Review

Sachin: A Billion Dreams

Sachin Tendulkar
Director: James Erskine
What works: Sachin Tendulkar
What doesn't: No new information on Sachin
Number of weeks: 2
Box Office verdict: Average opening.

The Rediff Reviews: Saiyami Kher/Sreehari Nair

Half Girlfriend

Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Rhea Chakraborty
Director: Mohit Suri
What works: Arjun Kapoor
What doesn't: Bad story and script
Number of weeks: 3
Box Office verdict: Flop.

Sukanya Verma's Review

Hindi Medium

Irrfan Khan Saba Qamar, Deepak Dobriyal
Director: Saket Chaudhary
What works: Saket's direction, good performances
What doesn't: The second half of the film
Number of weeks: 3
Box Office verdict: Hit.

Sreehari Nair's Review

Meri Pyaari Bindu

Ayushmann Khurrana, Parineeti Chopra
Director: Akshay Roy
What works: Good performances
What doesn't: Bad script, screenplay and dialogue
Number of weeks: 4
Box Office verdict: Average.

Sukanya Verma's Review

Baahubali: The Conclusion

Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishnan, Sathyaraj, Nassar
Director: S S Rajamouli
What works: Brilliant VFX, epic scale, good thrills, fantastic action
What doesn't: The film's length
Number of weeks: 6
Box Office verdict: BLOCKBUSTER.