Mirzapur: The Movie
Overall, it keeps the audience involved, engaged and thoroughly entertained. Mirzapur The Movie is a hit.
Full review ↗TRM 6.4
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Komal Nahta is the editor and publisher of "Film Information", India's largest film trade journal, a film producer and television show host. He is preferred as the No. 1 trade analyst in Bollywood for today's time. He is an anchor of the Trade show ETC Bollywood Business on the Bollywood TV channels ETC and Zee Cinema. He is in the advisory board of Cinema Capital and other top companies.
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Welcome to the Jungle
On the whole, Welcome To The Jungle is an enjoyable entertainer and will do well at the ticket windows. It may not appeal to those who don't like crazy and over-the-top comedies and films about the film industry, but it would find favour with those wanting to laugh out loud.
Full review ↗TRM 5.5
Dhurandhar: The Revenge
Aditya Dhar's direction is excellent. He has narrated the drama in such a fascinating manner that the viewers will feel not just entertained but also enlightened. The last around half an hour of the drama — which is pretty much the climax — is outstanding and keeps the audience at the edge of their seats.
Full review ↗TRM 6.2
Awarapan 2
On the whole, Awarapan 2 is a fair entertainer and it will do well at the box-office. Its music and the bountiful Independence Day weekend will give a boost to its collections.
Full review ↗TRM 5.9
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is a blockbuster. It will appeal to the young and the old alike, to girls and guys, to the masses as well as the classes, and to the audience in 'A', 'B' and 'C' class centres.
Full review ↗TRM 6.5
Ghost
Ghost will haunt its makers with poor box-office collections. Although the film is a horror drama, it rarely, if ever, manages to send a chill down the spine, and the scenes intended to be scary are far from it. The juvenile story, haywire screenplay, slow pace, inane dialogues, and forced romantic track all contribute to a film that fails to deliver on its horror promise.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 2.4−1.4
Chaalis Chauraasi
Chaalis Chauraasi is a dull fare with only the performances of the actors as its real plus point. But that's just not enough. Considering its budget, it will entail a big loss.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 4.7−3.7
Sadda Adda
Sadda Adda is a dull fare. Given its poor start on the one hand and lack of merits on the other, it will fail to make any mark at the box-office.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.8−2.8
Chatur Singh Two Star
Chatur Singh Two Star is not worthy of any stars! A comedy which will make the people associated with it cry! The comedy is of the kind which may, frankly speaking, not even make idiots or brain-dead people laugh.
Full review ↗4.0
TRM 4.9
Teen Thay Bhai
Although the film is designed as a comedy, the jokes and anecdotes are either too forced or far from funny because of which the humour doesn't come across. The story line may be nice but the story is truly childish. On the whole, 3 Thay Bhai is a weak fare which will go down in box-office history as a non-starter.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.4−2.4
Mod - The Turn
Mod may win critical acclaim but it will remain a dull fare at the box-office. The film becomes depressing once the truth about Abhay is revealed, it fails to entertain because it is very depressing rather than emotional.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 4.3
Bin Bulaye Baraati
Bin Bulaye Baraati is a poor fare as it has precious little to offer except a few song-dances. It will fail at the ticket counters.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.6
Pappu Can't Dance Saala
Pappu Can't Dance Saala is entertaining but upto a point only. It will win more acclaim than box-office rewards because it cannot hope to recover its cost from the few multiplexes it will work in.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 4.6
Utt Pataang
Utt Pataang may make for interesting viewing but it will not find many takers because it is more like a television serial than a film.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 4.5−3.5
Kucch Luv Jaisaa
Kucch Luv Jaisaa doesn't have much to love in it! The screenplay is full of big, gaping holes and is just too philosophical, with conversations between Madhu and Raghav that are just not interesting enough to hold the bored audience's attention.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.5−2.5
India's Most Wanted
...is a very badly scripted and poorly made film with weak performances. It will face complete rejection at the box-office – and deservedly so.
Full review ↗TRM 5.3
Thackeray
Thackeray has masala for the audience in Maharashtra mainly. Outside the state of Maharashtra, the film stands bleak chances despite a National holiday today (January 26) due to Republic Day. Collections will show a big jump in Maharashtra today.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Thugs of Hindostan
Thugs Of Hindostan is a major disappointment. The word of mouth for the film will be bad (despite the fact that the masses may not hate it) and, therefore, collections will drop down fast and furiously after the initial euphoria dies down and after the festive and holiday period gets over. The producers, of course, may make some profits but that's more because they had sold the satellite and digital rights of the film at phenomenal prices, before the film's theatrical release. Compared to the scale, canvas and budget of the film, its box-office earnings will be a dampener.
Full review ↗TRM 4.1
Jalebi
Jalebi is a half-baked attempt and will, therefore, not prove to be a sweet experience for its investors.
Full review ↗TRM 3.9
Tumbbad
Tumbbad is a class-appealing horror film meant for the big cities mainly. Its poor start is a minus point.
Full review ↗TRM 6.7
Stree
Stree is entertaining and engaging. Its comedy and horror will be lapped up by the audience, making it a hit fare.
Full review ↗TRM 6.3
Karwaan
Karwaan is an entertaining fare but only for the classes and city audiences. Its collections will pick up in the premium multiplexes of the cities due to positive word of mouth but the dull start will tell on the ultimate business because films like these do not have the power to sustain in the cinemas for too long.
Full review ↗TRM 5.8
Dhadak
Dhadak is a good entertainer and will emerge victorious at the ticket windows. The outstanding performances of Ishaan and Janhvi could take the film to the 'A' class level too.
Full review ↗TRM 5.4
Sanju
Sanju is a definite blockbuster. It will work wonders for Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal in particular. It will also boost the image of Sanjay Dutt in the public eye, which will help in Dutt's future career. It can easily cross the Rs. 250-crore mark in India. It shouldn't be a surprise if it even joins the 300-crore club, making it one of the biggest blockbusters of Hindi cinema!! Its business in multiplexes will be HUGE.
Full review ↗TRM 6.9
Race 3
Race 3 is saved because of an engaging post-interval portion. Despite the terribly dull first half, it will do decent business. Since its cost of production has already been recovered from sale of non-theatrical rights, shares from India and Overseas theatrical revenues will be good enough to generate handsome profits to the producers. But those distributors, who have acquired the rights at very high prices, would lose a small part of their investments. It will definitely not qualify as a box-office hit because of the poor pre-interval portion. Collections on second day (Eid) and third day (post-Eid; Sunday) will be phenomenal.
Full review ↗TRM 3.4
Veere Di Wedding
Veere Di Wedding has taken a flying start and it will keep everyone smiling despite the fact that a section of the audience will be critical of the content. In commercial terms, this one will turn out to be a richly rewarding proposal.
Full review ↗TRM 5.6
Raazi
Raazi is a box-office winner and will keep all concerned very happy. The story, script, direction and, of course, Alia Bhatt, will ensure that people flock to the cinemas.
Full review ↗TRM 7.1
Omerta
Omertà is too class-appealing to make any impact at the box-office. It will, therefore, flop at the turnstiles. It has some hope in the very high-end multiplexes, that too, just in the first weekend.
Full review ↗TRM 6.1
Beyond the Clouds
...a beautifully shot and beautifully made human drama with some sterling performances. But it has limited appeal at the box-office because of the way in which it has been treated. Its difficult English title and lack of recognisable faces will further restrict its commercial chances. The film will do well in select high-end multiplexes of a few cities only. It will, however, win a lot of critical acclaim.
Full review ↗TRM 5.9
October
October has class appeal but it has enough soul to touch many hearts and reach the winning post at the box-office, more so because its entire investment (cost of production plus cost of promotion, publicity and marketing) has been recovered completely from non-theatrical sources (satellite, digital, audio rights). Public reports will vary from boring to very sensitive but it will appeal to the target audience and do fair business at the ticket windows in the final tally. It may have started slow but collections will pick up, especially in good multiplexes and big cities. Business in small centres and mass-frequented single-screen cinemas as also in lesser multiplexes will, of course, be very dull.
Full review ↗TRM 6.9
Blackmail
Blackmail is an intelligent and well-made film for the class audiences only but it will not be able to do much at the box-office because of low promotion and its implausible story.
Full review ↗TRM 5.7
Missing
Missing has very limited appeal and given its low promotion and slow start, it will go largely unnoticed.
Full review ↗TRM 3.6
Baaghi 2
Baaghi 2 has abundant action but lacks in other ingredients of an entertainer. It has taken a flying start (because of great action, fantastic promotion and the Good Friday holiday) and will, therefore, keep its distributors safe. The producer, of course, has made a huge profit under-production.
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
3 Storeys
3 Storeys is a well-made film which boasts of fine performances by the lead actors, but the fact remains that its commercial prospects are very weak.
Full review ↗TRM 5.3
Dil Juunglee
On the whole, Dil Juunglee will spell disaster at the box-office because it is devoid of entertainment or novelty.
Full review ↗TRM 3.5
Pari
Pari should've been more entertaining and less confusing. Although it has some terrifying scenes and a couple of heartwarming ones, those are simply not enough. The film will not be able to reach even the average mark mainly because it does not leave the audience satisfied. It will entail losses.
Full review ↗TRM 5.4
Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz
Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz is more for the festival circuit than for the commercial film circuit. As such, it will go quite unnoticed at the ticket windows.
Full review ↗TRM 6.1
Padman
Pad Man is an enjoyable entertainer with a good message. It will score at the box-office and will keep everyone associated with it, happy. It has chances of joining the Rs. 100-crore club.
Full review ↗TRM 6.4
Padmaavat
Padmaavat is a surefire hit and has all the trappings of a blockbuster. If the film is allowed to be screened peacefully all over India, it has the potential to smash box-office records. But opposition by Rajputs and failure of government machinery in various parts of the country, prompting many exhibitors to refrain from screening the film for fear of damage to the cinemas, will definitely take its toll on the film's business unless corrective action is taken soon. The 3D conversion (by Prime Focus) is very well done and that will be an added attraction for the audience as the grand sets look grander in 3D.
Full review ↗TRM 6.2
My Birthday Song
My Birthday Song is a beautifully made thriller with very good performances. It deserves to do well but, unfortunately, lack of promotion and a window of just six days (before Padmaavat floods the cinemas on 25th January) will tell on its box-office performance.
Full review ↗TRM 4.6
Tiger Zinda Hai
Tiger Zinda Hai is a super-entertainer and will yield very huge profits at the ticket windows. The super-hit fare will turn out to be one of the biggest blockbusters of all times.
Full review ↗TRM 6.2
Fukrey Returns
Fukrey Returns is a thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable comedy and it will prove to be a hit at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Tumhari Sulu
Tumhari Sulu is a heartwarming entertainer and it will, therefore, score at the box-office. Its positive word of mouth will see collections rising.
Full review ↗TRM 6.6
Qarib Qarib Singlle
Qarib Qarib Singlle misses the chance to be an entertainer. It falters because it is not funny enough and also because it doesn't touch the heart. Overall, it will prove to be a flop fare.
Full review ↗TRM 6.0
Rukh
Rukh is so dull, dry and dreary that it will go largely unno ticed at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 5.5
Golmaal Again
Golmaal Again is a very good entertainer and will do well at the ticket windows.
Full review ↗TRM 5.2
Secret Superstar
Secret Superstar is a surefire superhit. It may have started slow but its supremely positive word of mouth will take it to great and unimaginable heights. Ladies and families, especially, will adore the film and ensure that it has a long run at the cinemas. The Muslim population, especial- ly the womenfolk, will identify beautifully with the characters and become the biggest publicists of the film. Business Overseas will also be superb.
Full review ↗TRM 6.8
Chef
Chef is a poor fare which simply fails to touch the heart. It would appeal to a very thin section of the elite audience, but for the majority, it would be only as exciting as the prospect of feasting on stale food. At the box-office, it will prove to be a debacle.
Full review ↗TRM 5.7
Judwaa 2
Judwaa 2 is a hit as it will appeal to all sections of the audience – youth, masses, families and even a good chunk of the classes. It will score in multiplexes and single-screen cinemas and in 'A', 'B' and 'C' class centres. The first four-day weekend (with holiday for Dassera tomorrow (30th) and for Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October)) will ensure that the film easily crosses the Rs. 100-crore mark in its second week.
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
Bhoomi
Bhoomi is too clichéd and boring to appeal to the audience. It will flop at the ticket windows.
Full review ↗TRM 4.0
Haseena Parkar
Haseena Parkar is a film with very limited commercial value as it doesn't touch the heart. At the box-office, it will turn out to be a flop fare.
Full review ↗TRM 3.6
Daddy
Daddy is like a docu-feature which will not hold interest for the audience. It may appeal to a tiny section of the audience in Maharashtra due to its Maharashtrian flavour but in the rest of India, it will flop miserably.
Full review ↗TRM 5.1
Baadshaho
Baadshaho is too routine a fare to impress the audience. It will entail losses to the distributors. Business in single-screen cinemas in the first weekend will be fair (also owing to Eid holiday today (Sept. 2)) but business in multiplexes will be below the mark.
Full review ↗TRM 3.8
A Gentleman
A Gentleman has a first half which has appeal for just one section of the audience, and a second half which is very dull and boring. It will, therefore, fail miserably at the ticket windows and will end up entailing heavy losses to the concerned people.
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
Indu Sarkar
Indu Sarkar is an effective period drama meant only for the classes and it should do well in the good multiplexes of the cities only. However, given its dull start, that won't be enough as it has to face the opposition of Mubarakan this week...
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
Shab
Onir's direction goes with the drama but his quest to be different limits the appeal of his narration. The emphasis on gay characters and male body exposure will not go down well with many among the audience.
Full review ↗TRM 5.1
Munna Michael
Munna Michael has entertainment for the single-screen cinema audiences but not much for the multiplex audiences. As such, it will not be able to reach the safety mark without the full support of multiplex viewers.
Full review ↗TRM 3.8
Mubarakan
Mubarakan is a definite winner at the box-office. It is an excellent entertainer which will fetch rewards for all concerned. But it must be added that its fullest potential will definitely not be realised because of big-budget and star-cast films releasing every week from next week onwards.
Full review ↗TRM 5.6
Jagga Jasoos
Jagga Jasoos is a very costly experiment and a classic case of over-indulgence in a film which hardly has audience to lap it up. It is a terrible waste of resources and it should never have been made in the first place – at least and definitely not at the cost at which it has been made. At the box-office, the film will prove to be a major debacle and will be remembered as a blot on the reputations of all the people connected with it.
Full review ↗TRM 5.5
Mom
Mom is a beautifully written and excellently directed film with landmark performances by its cast. It will appeal to the audience and emerge victorious at the box-office despite its terribly slow start and high cost of production (total investment: Rs. 41 crore). Its word of mouth will be very strong.
Full review ↗TRM 6.4
Tubelight
Tubelight is a very disappointing fare and lacks entertainment value. Considering the star-cast, the technical team and the canvas, it is a letdown and a poor show. Although the producers have made a humongous profit by selling its India theatrical, Overseas, satellite, digital and music rights, its distributors will incur heavy losses. Of course, the release in the Eid week will help the film but the negative word of mouth will ultimately tell on its business.
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
Raabta
Raabta is a terribly boring fare which will meet with a disastrous fate at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 4.1
Behen Hogi Teri
Behen Hogi Teri is an enjoyable entertainer but the screenplay defects will keep it from realising its full potential at the box-office. Acceptance of Rajkumar Rao as a solo romantic hero in a commercial film also doesn't seem probable. The chaalu title will keep the family audience away. Although its collections may pick up during the weekend due to the comedy, its terribly poor start will completely spoil the show.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Baahubali 2
Bahubali 2: The Conclusion is not just a movie, it is a phenomenon. It will set new benchmarks for a dubbed film and will emerge as one of the biggest Hindi blockbusters of all time. Why, it may also turn out to be the biggest ever blockbuster in Hindi in spite of being a dubbed fare. If the business of all the versions (Telugu, Tamil, Hindi dubbed and Malayalam dubbed) is considered, it will prove to be the BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER EVER, no questions asked. Its business in big as well as in small centres, and in multiplexes as well as in single-screen cinemas will be huge. This one has tremendous repeat value. This one is destined to smash almost all (if not all) box-office records. This one is destined to write new box-office history.
Full review ↗TRM 7.1
Badrinath Ki Dulhania
Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a hit. It has entertainment for the masses and the classes, for the young and the old, for the girls and the guys, for the big as well as the small centres and for the multiplex audience as well as for the single-screen cinema audience. It will keep the producers, distributors and exhibitors smiling from ear to ear.
Full review ↗TRM 5.7
Rangoon
Rangoon is entertaining but it is also too long, boring in parts and more class-appealing than mass-oriented. It will, therefore, do well in select multiplexes in some big cities, but this will not at all be enough to recover the huge investment in the film even after revenues from non-theatrical sources are accounted for. In the final tally, the film will entail heavy losses to the distributors concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 6.0
Nil Battey Sannata
Nil Battey Sannata misses the bus in conveying the message effectively enough. It has a fine one-line story but the journey is not convincing enough. It will, therefore, not be able to score at the ticket-windows.
Full review ↗TRM 7.0
Raees
Raees will turn out to be a comfortable winner at the ticket windows. Despite a routine story, it has a lot of masala for the audience to keep them satisfied. Business in the first five-day weekend will be phenomenal. Single-screen cinemas will see surging crowds of the kind not seen too often these days.
Full review ↗TRM 5.8
Kaabil
Kaabil is an entertaining fare with some great performances. It will do well at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 5.9
Dangal
Dangal is not just a movie; it is an experience to be cherished. It is extremely engaging, brilliantly entertaining and phenomenally patriotic in its feel. It is as much a film for the young as for the old, as much for the classes as for the masses, as much for the city audience as for the viewers in small towns and villages, as much for the rich as for the poor, as much for the multiplex audience as for the single-screen cinema audience, as much for the men as for the women. It has special appeal for the ladies and it has terrific repeat value. To say that it will prove to be a blockbuster is to state the obvious. The film is destined to be one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema. In fact, it can turn out to be THE BIGGEST BLOCKBUSTER EVER!
Full review ↗TRM 8.0
Force 2
Force 2 has more style and less substance of the convincing type. It will, therefore, not be a force to reckon with at the box-office. Rather, it will entail losses.
Full review ↗TRM 5.2
Shivaay
On the whole, Shivaay is a slow and often boring human drama with very limited emotional appeal and little entertainment value. It may find favour with the masses and single-screen cinema audiences but its run in the multiplexes will not be smooth at all. Given the high price at which it has been acquired by the distributors, it will entail heavy losses to them.
Full review ↗TRM 4.6
Mirzya
Mirzya is a flop show and will meet with a disastrous fate at the box-office. It is like a lifeless as well as soulless film – dull, dry, drab and devoid of drama. It is all that a film with newcomers shouldn't be!
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
...a sureshot hit at the box-office. It will fly high and fast – much like the ball flies when M.S. Dhoni hits it for a six on the cricket field. Not just in the first week, the film's collections in the second week will also be outstanding.
Full review ↗TRM 6.3
Raaz Reboot
Raaz Reboot is a dull and predictable fare and has little for the class audience and families but it offers some entertainment for the masses. If, in spite of its routine script, it will manage to do fair business in the first weekend in the mass-frequented cinemas, it will be due to the franchise value of the film more than anything else. Overall, collections will not sustain for too many days, even in single-screen cinemas.
Full review ↗TRM 3.8
Baar Baar Dekho
Baar Baar Dekho is too confusing a film to be understood and enjoyed by the public. Despite hit music and a good-looking lead pair, the film will meet with a poor fate at the box-office. Its poor initial is another minus point.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Freaky Ali
Freaky Ali is a dull fare as it lacks novelty. Furthermore, the audience will feel alienated from the drama as it deals with the sport of golf, which is not at all a popular sport among the Indian masses. It will flop at the ticket windows.
Full review ↗TRM 4.5
Happy Bhag Jayegi
Happy Bhag Jayegi is good in parts only, but the contrived screenplay will do the film in. In the final tally, it will not be able to do much at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 5.5
Rustom
...a box-office winner. It will keep the audience as also its producers, distributors and exhibitors happy and smiling.
Full review ↗TRM 5.6
Mohenjo Daro
...is a box-office disaster and will be rejected by the paying public. It will entail back-breaking losses to its producers and distributors and to everyone associated with the film and will, therefore, go down in film history as a colossal flop.
Full review ↗TRM 4.5
Dishoom
Dishoom will emerge victorious at the box-office. The entertainer will keep its producers, distributors and exhibitors happy.
Full review ↗TRM 5.5
Sultan
Sultan is a blockbuster and will go on to write box-office history. It will smash old box-office records and create new ones. It will turn out to be one of the biggest ever blockbusters, if not THE BIGGEST ever so far!
Full review ↗TRM 6.5
Udta Punjab
Udta Punjab is a dark film but yet, it is an entertaining fare. It may be for a limited audience only, but the size of the target audience is big enough to see the film cross the average mark and generate profits. This, despite the fact that revenues from sale of satellite rights will be very limited. Business in Punjab will be excellent for obvious reasons.
Full review ↗TRM 6.8
Housefull 3
Housefull 3 is an entertainer all the way. It will keep the audience laughing in the cinemas, and the producers and distributors laughing all the way to the bank.
Full review ↗TRM 4.3
Sarbjit
Sarbjit has an emotional drama as its plus point but its slow pace, docu-drama-like feel, tragic ending and unfulfilling drama will be the stumbling blocks in its box-office journey. This Sarbjit is destined to suffer at the turnstiles and to fight a losing battle.
Full review ↗TRM 5.1
Baaghi
Baaghi has extraordinary action and good music as its plus points but a weak script as a minus point. It will score with the masses and will, therefore, do very well in single-screen cinemas, masses-frequented multiplexes and smaller towns but its business in the better multiplexes will be limited. Reaching the safety mark (recovery of entire investment and some commission) should not be a problem, also because recovery from sale of satellite rights is sizeable (around 35% of the total investment).
Full review ↗TRM 4.6
Fan
Fan is a good entertainer, not an outstanding one. Its first half is enjoyable but the post-interval portion is less entertaining and the climax is a big letdown. It will, of course, make profits but a long run at the cinemas is ruled out. Business in multiplexes and cities will be better than in the single-screen cinemas and small centres. Classes will like the film more than the masses.
Full review ↗TRM 6.8
Kapoor & Sons
Kapoor & Sons is an entertaining film for the youth and the families, mainly of the cities, and for the multiplex-frequenting viewers. It will not be able to do much in the single-screen cinemas and in small centres but its business in the cities and multiplexes will be big enough to make the film a hit. As it is, around 70% of the total investment has already been recovered from non-theatrical sources (satellite, music and Internet rights).
Full review ↗TRM 7.2
Jai Gangaajal
Jai Gangaajal is a dull and unexciting film with an oft-repeated subject and one which gives the audience the feeling of having been cheated because it revolves around Prakash Jha instead of Priyanka Chopra. It will face rejection from the public and will, therefore, entail heavy losses to the investors.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Zubaan
Zubaan is a well-made and well-enacted film but its commercial prospects are poor because at the end of it all, it appears as an exercise in futility and without purpose.
Full review ↗TRM 5.4
Loveshhuda
Loveshhuda is a love story without a soul. It will, therefore, fail to touch the audience's hearts.
Full review ↗TRM 4.0
Neerja
Neerja is a surefire hit. It is a human drama which will move the audience to tears a number of times. Because the story is not too well-known, the curiosity value of the film will be immense, more so because it presents a realistic account of what happened in the hijack drama of 1986. The film may have started slow but there can be no two opinions about the prediction that the film has wings to take flight and its collections will shoot up on the strength of a hugely positive word of mouth.
Full review ↗TRM 7.6
Fitoor
Fitoor is very slow and confusing too. Rather than happiness, it sells depression. It may be liked by a section of the class audience but it will be rejected by the masses and will, therefore, prove to be a box-office disaster, entailing a huge loss to all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 5.0
Sanam Re
Sanam Re is a dull film with good music as its plus point. In fact, it is because of the very popular music that the film has opened reasonably well. But it does not have the strength to sustain in the cinema houses for too long and will not be able to do much at the box-office. Its medium budget on the one hand and recoveries from non-theatrical sources on the other will ensure that the producers make a profit.
Full review ↗TRM 3.7
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3
Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 is rather dull and will not be able to sustain the initial craze (among masses of single-screen cinemas, because of the brand) because the comedy looks contrived.
Full review ↗TRM 3.1
Airlift
Airlift is an entertaining film which will be liked by the classes and family audiences. That it tackles a subject not many are aware of is a major plus point because that keeps the audience's interest alive from the start till the end. It has emotional and patriotic value and will, therefore, prove to be a plus fare for its producers and a safe bet/earning proposal for its various distributors.
Full review ↗TRM 7.0
Bajirao Mastani
Bajirao Mastani is a visually delightful entertainer and a cinematic masterpiece. Unfortunately, it holds more appeal for the classes and multiplex audiences and less for the masses. This will reflect adversely in its commercial report card because a film with an investment of the kind made in this project needed to be universally appealing, nothing less than that. Its collections are bound to pick up due to positive mouth publicity. In commercial terms, however, its very high cost on the one hand and an ordinary initial on the other, coupled with the fact that it has released in direct opposition of Dilwale, will not see it making profits. Rather, this masterpiece could, quite unfortunately and tragically, even entail losses to the persons concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 6.7
Dilwale
Dilwale is a masala entertainer from the start till the end. It will do good business at the box-office, mainly on the strength of the support of the youth and the masses. Distributors, many of who have acquired the film at unbelievably high prices, will scrape through. As for the producers, this one is a lottery – sorry, windfall! Yes, the producers may make a net profit of Rs. 80-100 crore in this film!!
Full review ↗TRM 5.1
Angry Indian Goddesses
On the whole, Angry Indian Goddesses is a well-made film with fantastic performances by all the actors. It will win a lot of critical acclaim. But its commercial prospects are poor because of several reasons – its class-appealing subject, its odd English title (due to which many in the public will wrongly assume that the film is in English), too many muted dialogues and lack of awareness about the film's release among members of the public.
Full review ↗TRM 6.3
Hate Story 3
On the whole, Hate Story 3 is a very ordinary and routine fare but it definitely has skin show and intimate scenes to lure the masses and youngsters to the cinemas in the first weekend. Given its lovely start, it will prove to be above-average.
Full review ↗TRM 3.8
Tamasha
Tamasha is a disappointing fare for a large chunk of the audience. It will find favour with a section of the city youth and class audiences but that will be grossly insufficient to recover the investment in the film. It will, therefore, entail heavy losses to all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 6.2
Guzaarish
On the whole, Guzaarish is a beautiful film for the classes but will face rejection among the masses. It will do excellent business in the good multiplexes and the big cities but not universally as it does not offer the entertainment which the masses look for in a film. Given its heavy cost, it would entail losses to its distributors (UTV). In short, its budget is its biggest problem.
Full review ↗TRM 5.6
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
...will be loved by one section of the audience and will not find favour with youngsters initially, but it will, in the final tally, emerge as a comfortable box-office winner for all concerned. It will do huge business at the ticket windows. Despite its high cost (investment of Fox is to the tune of Rs. 235 crore), profits are assured. In fact, the film may go on to earn very well if the ladies audience patronises it in a big way – which is a very big possibility.
Full review ↗TRM 5.1
Shaandaar
Shaandaar is an entertaining film and will be loved by the youth, especially in the cities. It will emerge amply victorious at the box-office on the strength of youth patronage. Business in the good multiplexes will be excellent but that in the lesser multiplexes and less-maintained single-screen cinemas will be below the mark.
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
...is a small film which will prove to be big at the box-office. Its comedy will keep the youngsters and young at heart in splits and, therefore, its distributors smiling from ear to ear. A sure fire hit!
Full review ↗TRM 5.2
Wedding Pullav
...will not find many takers because it is too routine, too predictable and too plastic. Flop.
Full review ↗TRM 2.9
Jazbaa
Jazbaa will fail to deliver at the box-office and will entail losses to all concerned. Class audiences may find the film interesting but that will just not be enough.
Full review ↗TRM 5.6
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu
Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon may not have much newness in the script but it will keep the audience smiling and laughing all through its running time. Masses and families will like the film which will, therefore, prove to be a very comfortable earning proposal for all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 4.4
Calendar Girls
Calender Girls is too ordinary and routine to stand out, that too, with an all-new lead cast. It may attract the audience in the initial weekend but sustaining at the cinemas is a far cry. Flop.
Full review ↗TRM 3.2
Meeruthiya Gangsters
Meeruthiya Gangsters is entertaining in parts and has performances, dialogues, atmosphere and ambience as its plus points but an oft-repeated drama is a big minus point. It will go largely unnoticed despite the good points. It has some chance in parts of U.P. only.
Full review ↗TRM 4.2
Katti Batti
Katti Batti lacks the depth of an intense love story and also lacks entertaining moments. Its tension-ridden climax is another minus point, from the box-office point of view. It will end up as a losing proposal as it fails to not only entertain but also emotionally move the audience.
Full review ↗TRM 4.0
Welcome Back
...is a worthy sequel to Welcome. It is very funny and, therefore, very entertaining. It will score in the cinemas. However, if in spite of this, it will not be able to make money for its investors, it would be because of the high investment in the making, promotion and release of the film. The continuous flow of releases in the coming weeks will ensure that the window for the film at the box-office is small, and this will tell on its total business.
Full review ↗TRM 4.5
All Is Well
...all is clearly not well with All Is Well. With little to offer, it will fail to make its mark at the box-office. If it still manages to control the losses of the persons associated with it, it will be due to the handsome price it has fetched for the satellite rights (pre-sold).
Full review ↗TRM 3.4
Brothers
Brothers, a mixed martial arts film, may carry mixed reports but it will ultimately prove to be a paying proposal for all concerned. It will do good business in multiplexes and single-screen cinemas, and in 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' class centres. The national holiday tomorrow will see collections take a huge jump.
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
Drishyam
Drishyam is a well-made film with some exciting moments but it has appeal more for the classes. It is also too lenghty. At the box-office, it will be difficult for the film to break even despite recovery of more than 50% of the investment (Rs. 65 crore) from sale of satellite rights alone.
Full review ↗TRM 6.5
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Bajrangi Bhaijaan is an unadulterated blockbuster. The last few reels of the drama will win the audience over so completely that the film will emerge as the biggest hit of Salman Khan's career so far. It will score in big centres and small, in multiplexes and single-screen cinemas and will be loved by classes and masses alike and by people of all age groups. This one has all the potential to join the Rs. 300-crore club in India and thereby prove to be one of the biggest blockbusters so far.
Full review ↗TRM 6.6
ABCD 2
...is a surefire hit. It has hit music, great choreography, brilliant sets, outstanding camerawork and superb masala for everyone. It will easily join the 100-crore club. Its opening day and opening weekend's collections may be the best of this year so far.
Full review ↗TRM 5.4
Dil Dhadakne Do
...is a good entertainer for the multiplex-frequenting audience. It will be liked by the youngsters and the classes more than the mass audiences. Business in the cities will be good on the strength of audiences of multiplexes and premium single-screen cinemas. However, business in smaller centres and in lesser single-screen cinemas will be dull. All in all, it will fetch some profits.
Full review ↗TRM 6.3
Tanu Weds Manu: Returns
...is a sureshot super-hit film. It has entertainment for all sections of the audience and for all age groups. It also has tremendous repeat value. Ladies and youngsters, especially, will adore the film.
Full review ↗TRM 7.1
Bombay Velvet
... is a colossal waste of money and resources. It is devoid of entertainment value and will, therefore, fail miserably at the box office. There is nothing velvet-like about it. Rather, it is as coarse as unprocessed jute.
Full review ↗TRM 5.5
Piku
...has sectional appeal only. It is entertaining and very different from the usual commercial films but it will be loved by only the class audience and will, therefore, score in good multiplexes, mainly in the cities. But business in lesser multiplexes, single-screen cinemas and smaller centres will be low as the masses will not take to the drama. Its business will fall quite short of the investment made in the film. Release of one big film almost every week now will be a major factor to greatly limit the film's box-office prospects.
Full review ↗TRM 7.3
Gabbar is Back
...is entertaining all the way. It will bring back the audiences to the cinemas and keep everyone smiling despite its high cost.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
TRM 4.6
Ek Paheli Leela
...for the budget at which Ek Paheli Leela is made, it is entertaining and eye-filling. It has abundant sex and skin show, hit music, beautiful locations and colourful costumes, all of which make it a fine audio-visual presentation. It will prove to be a plus fare because of its medium investment (Rs. 17-18 crore) on the one hand and its fairly good initial on the other.
Full review ↗TRM 3.6
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy
...an ordinary fare which does not give the audience the thrill of a murder mystery. While it will be liked by the classes, its acceptance among the masses will be limited. It will, therefore, not do good business at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 6.5
NH10
NH10 is raw and entertaining in its own way. No doubt, it is meant more for the class audience but since the investment in the film (Rs. 14 crore approximately) is not big, it would very easily fetch commission. Sadly, the recovery from all other sources, except India theatrical, would be very limited. In spite of that, the film will fetch profits. It is a film which will win a lot of critical acclaim and one which will make the producers, director, technicians and actors associated with it, proud.
Full review ↗TRM 6.8
Badlapur
Badlapur will be liked more by the classes and will score in the big cities, ultimately proving a safe bet. Its appeal for the womenfolk, families and the small centres is limited.
Full review ↗TRM 6.9
Roy
Roy is a confused film which will confuse the audience more than it would entertain. Despite a hit music score, it will prove to be a flop fare at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 4.1
Shamitabh
Shamitabh is good at the concept level but that's about all. With a screenplay full of holes and lack of entertainment for the large mass base of audience, it will fail at the ticket windows. Although business in premium multiplexes in a few big cities will be okay, it will be grossly insufficient to cover the heavy investment in the film. Collections in most single-screen cinemas and small centres will be very poor.
Full review ↗TRM 5.7
Dolly Ki Doli
Dolly Ki Doli is an enjoyable entertainer which will keep the audience smiling/laughing but business-wise, it will prove to be an average fare because of its extremely poor start. Of course, collections will pick up due to mouth publicity, and the additional national holiday on Republic Day (26th January) will prove to be beneficial for the film, but since there are other films slated for release next week, it has only its first week to do the maximum business; and the dull initial will tell on the first week's business.
Full review ↗TRM 5.2
Baby
Baby is an entertaining fare but it does not have some important ingredients of an entertainer, which the audiences are used to getting in films. Business could've been far better had the film taken a flying start but its ordinary initial on the one hand and absence of ingredients like romance, music, emotions and comedy on the other will ultimately restrict its business. Even though collections are bound to pick up due to positive word of mouth and in spite of the benefit of the Republic Day national holiday, it would not prove to be an earning proposition in the final tally as the price is high.
Full review ↗TRM 6.3
I
I has the merits to entertain. It may have started slow but it will pick up due to positive word of mouth and end up doing fair business in the final tally.
Full review ↗TRM 5.6
Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene
Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene entertains only in parts and, given the very poor initial, it will fail to make a mark at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 4.2
Crazy Cukkad Family
Crazy Cukkad Family is entertaining, no doubt, but at the end of the day, it appears like a nice television serial. Lack of face value and the poor opening will do the film in. Its commercial prospects are very dull.
Full review ↗TRM 4.1
Alone
Alone is an entertaining fare and will do fair business at the box-office. If, in spite of this, it is unable to make profits, it will be due to its 'for adults only' certificate because of which recovery from sale of satellite rights will not be substantial.
Full review ↗TRM 3.6
Tevar
Tevar has less-than-ordinary merits and will, therefore, not do anything substantial at the box-office. Its lovely music and abundant action are its plus points whereas a dated subject and painfully slow pace are its minus points. Business in multiplexes will be shockingly poor. Losing.
Full review ↗TRM 4.6
I Hate Luv Storys
I Hate Luv Storys is a good, entertaining fare for the city youth and the multiplex audience. Although it doesn't have much for the smaller centres (where even the English title may prove to be a setback), it will emerge to be a plus fare on the strength of its business in the cities and its revenues from sources other than theatrical.
Full review ↗7.0
TRM 5.7+1.3
PK
PK is an outstanding entertainer with a strong message relevant to all human beings. It will easily prove to be one of the biggest Bollywood blockbusters, probably, the biggest also. It has all chances to emerge as the first film to cross the Rs. 300-crore mark.
Full review ↗TRM 7.4
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain
...an excellent film which moves the viewer. It will come in for a lot of critical acclaim but, unfortunately, its box-office results will not match its merits and the acclaim because of lack of face value and awareness among the public. The film deserves entertainment tax-exemption in every state of India.
Full review ↗TRM 5.7
Sulemani Keeda
Sulemani Keeda is an entertaining fare in parts and is meant for a very thin section of the audience. It is different and will appeal to youngsters looking for different cinema but its commercial prospects are, of course, weak.
Full review ↗TRM 6.0
Action Jackson
Action Jackson is for the masses more than the classes. It will prove to be an average fare at the box-office in only some circuits as it will score in single-screen cinemas and with the masses more than in the multiplexes and with the gentry audience. But in the rest of the circuits, reaching the average mark will be an uphill task. Considering that it has entailed an investment of around Rs. 100 crore (to make, promote and release), recovery of the same seems an improbability in spite of fabulous recovery from the sale of satellite rights.
Full review ↗TRM 2.6
Zed Plus
On the whole, Zed Plus is a political satire which is well-made and which has some truly fine performances but as far as its commercial prospects are concerned, they are almost nil because the film will find appreciation among a very thin minority, referred to as the high gentry audience in a handful of big cities only.
Full review ↗TRM 5.9
Zid
On the whole, Zid lacks the excitement of a suspense thriller. With the songs, human anatomy exposure and the twist in the climax being its only trump cards, its chances at the box-office appear limited, given its dull start.
Full review ↗TRM 3.1
Ungli
Rensil D'Silva's story has noble intentions and is topical as corruption affects every single man in every walk of life today. However, the well-intentioned story is too simplistic which makes it unpalatable. Ungli lacks entertainment as well as inspirational value and will, therefore, flop miserably at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Happy Ending
Happy Ending is a dull fare, meant mainly for the good multiplexes in the big cities. But its fate in the ordinary multiplexes, in single-screen cinemas and in centres other than the big cities will be far from good. Overall, it will entail heavy losses to all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 5.3
The Shaukeens
The Shaukeens falls short of expectations as the subject had far more potential. It is not half as funny and entertaining as the story promises and it will, therefore, not be able to prove its worth at the box-office. Losing.
Full review ↗TRM 4.9
Rang Rasiya
Rang Rasiya is too class-appealing to make any impact at the box-office. Flop.
Full review ↗TRM 6.0
Happy New Year
Happy New Year is an entertainer. In spite of the slow initial reels, the star-studded and rich film engages and entertains the audience. It will, therefore, fetch handsome profits for all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 5.4
Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami
Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami is an entertaining, message-oriented film with a strong emotional base. It has merits but due to its very poor initial, dull promotion and dull pre-Diwali days ahead, it will go largely unnoticed. Even positive word of mouth will not help much so that the film will turn out to be a resounding flop.
Full review ↗TRM 5.8
Bang Bang!
Bang Bang! is a super-hit because it offers entertainment galore and has something for everyone. It will break a lot of box-office records and could end up joining the Rs. 200-crore club.
Full review ↗TRM 4.3
Haider
Haider is a class-appealing fare which will do well in premium multiplexes and high-end single-screen cinemas of the big cities mainly. It will be enjoyed by the classes but it will not be liked by the masses. Business in lesser multiplexes and lesser single-screen cinemas as also in 'B' and 'C' class centres will be rather dull. Overall, average.
Full review ↗TRM 7.1
Finding Fanny
...is a cute entertainer but it has appeal for the class audience only, that too, in the big cities only. It will do well in very select multiplexes of the major cities mainly. But its business in lesser multiplexes, single-screen cinemas and in centres other than the big cities will be very dull. Overall, the film will garner critical acclaim but its economics will not bring a smile on anybody's face. The English version will fare far better than the dubbed version.
Full review ↗TRM 6.8
Creature
Creature has novelty for the Hindi film-going audience and the fairly nice 3D effects, but a dull second half will limit its box-office prospects. It can hope to do fairly well in single-screen cinemas and in small centres, but business in multiplexes and big centres will be below the mark. In the final tally, it will prove to be a loss-making venture.
Full review ↗TRM 3.9
Mary Kom
Mary Kom is a box-office champion. It may have started slow but fantastic word of mouth will see collections soaring and the film proving to be a hit at the box-office. Tax-exemption in Maharashtra and Rajasthan will help its business in these states. Other state governments should follow suit and grant tax-exemption to the deserving film.
Full review ↗TRM 6.1
Dabangg
Dabangg may be a routine subject but its other plus points will ensure that it proves a runaway hit from North to South and East to West. It will be loved by the masses and classes, the young and the old, the girls and the boys, the men and the women. Business in single-screen cinemas will be historic, of course, but collections in multiplexes will also be outstanding. This one will click in big, medium and small centres, with the Eid festival and the heavy anticipation only adding to the business.
Full review ↗8.0
TRM 6.8+1.2
Raja Natwarlal
...an entertaining thriller in parts but it lacks in two departments – the love story (which is very weak) and the music (which, in spite of being good, is not at all popular). Also, the con becomes too much to digest after a point of time. The film will, therefore, not be able to make its mark at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 4.5
Mardaani
Mardaani is too ordinary a film for an emotional and disturbing issue like sex trafficking. It leaves the viewer unaffected and fails to inspire the women to revolt, which is what the film ought to have done. At the box-office, it will not be able to make its mark. A section of the evolved and women audience will like it for the intention behind the film but that won't be enough for the film to succeed at the ticket windows.
Full review ↗TRM 5.8
Singham Returns
...is entertainment to the fullest. It will turn out to be a huge hit. It may not be as memorable a film as Singham but it is, nevertheless, an immensely entertaining film and its business will be far, far more than that of Singham. It will definitely prove to be the highest-grossing film of Ajay Devgan's career so far. Business in Maharashtra will be simply stupendous!
Full review ↗TRM 5.3
Entertainment
On the whole, Entertainment is an entertaining fare but with sectional appeal only. Its ridiculous story-line is a major drawback and will make its appeal restricted. It will be enjoyed by the masses, families and kids. Although it will keep the target audience in splits, its business will be less than its merits because it has just a week-long window, what with eagerly awaited Singham Returns scheduled for release next week. The producers may have made their profit but some of the distributors, particularly those who have paid heavy prices, will not be as lucky.
Full review ↗TRM 4.0
Kick
Kick is a blockbuster of epic proportions! It entertains audiences of all kinds and classes. It is the kind of film which – to borrow from a dialogue mouthed by Salman Khan in the film – dil mein aati hai aur samajh mein bhi aati hai! With tremendous repeat value too, this one will shake the box-office, set cash registers ringing and ultimately emerge as one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema. It could easily turn out to be the highest grosser of Salman's career so far!
Full review ↗TRM 5.5
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
...is an enjoyable entertainer and will keep everyone associated with it, as also the audience, very happy. With around 75% of its cost of Rs. 28-30 crore already recovered prior to release, it is anybody's guess that it will yield very handsome profits to the producers and distributors, right from the first weekend itself, while keeping the exhibitors smiling from ear to ear. Hit!
Full review ↗TRM 6.0
Bobby Jasoos
... is not half as funny as it should've been, and it is also very unbelievable. It is different from the usual masala films alright but that is simply not enough to entertain the audience or to keep the producers and distributors in good spirits. Flop.
Full review ↗TRM 5.3
Ek Villain
On the whole, Ek Villain is a super-hit, a blockbuster. It will score in the multiplexes and the single-screen cinemas, in 'A', 'B' and 'C' class centres, and will be loved by the masses and the classes alike. It has tremendous repeat value – yes, tremendous repeat value despite being a suspense thriller.
Full review ↗TRM 4.9
Humshakals
Humshakals is funny only in parts and boring, by and large. Too farcical and repetitive and resting on an implausible premise, it will fail to make its mark at the box-office. Considering the investment of the distributors, it will entail them heavy losses.
Full review ↗TRM 2.5
Fugly
Fugly is a disappointing and an ordinary fare with very little entertainment value. It has some chance in the big cities only because of the youthful appeal of its title and music. Its low budget is its biggest plus point.
Full review ↗TRM 3.4
Chal Bhaag
Chal Bhaag has entertaining dialogues as its biggest plus point. But the terribly immature and routine script will tell on the business of this action comedy which will, therefore, flop at the ticket windows.
Full review ↗TRM 3.4
Unforgettable
Unforgettable is too slow and boring to make any impact whatsoever on the audience in spite of it being a visual delight. At the box-office, the film will turn out to be a hugely loss-making enterprise.
Full review ↗
Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai
Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai is a fairly well-made film but lack of novelty on the one hand and limited promotion and too much opposition on the other will greatly restrict its ability to do much at the box-office. In fact, it may go largely unnoticed at the box-office because of the aforementioned problem areas.
Full review ↗TRM 4.0
Holiday - A Soldier Is Never Off Duty
Holiday is an excellent entertainer and will bring in huge crowds to the cinemas. It will keep the audience and the exhibitors very happy. As for the distributors, they will remain happy but less than the others because of the very high prices they have paid for the distribution rights. Incidentally, the film deserves tax-exemption.
Full review ↗TRM 5.1
Filmistaan
Filmistaan may win accolades from the critics and a thin section of the audience in the big cities but that's about all. Save for a few multiplexes in the major cities, it can't hope to score at all. Even if collections pick up, that will happen in a handful of cities only.
Full review ↗TRM 7.2
CityLights
Citylights is a very class-appealing film with not much novelty value. It can hope to do well in select multiplexes of the big cities but not otherwise. Its mediocre investment is a point in its favour.
Full review ↗TRM 6.8
Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi
Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi is a dull fare and cannot hope to do much at the ticket windows despite some good comedy. Its very low cost is probably its biggest plus point.
Full review ↗TRM 4.6
Kochadaiiyaan
...does not have much for the Hindi film-going audience and will, therefore, not fare well at the box-office. However, its Tamil version has the potential to prove a big hit because of the demi-God status enjoyed by Rajinikanth among the Tamil-speaking audience and also due to the novelty factor.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
TRM 4.2
The Xposé
The Xposé is an engaging suspense thriller with hit music and excellent dialogues as the plus points. It will do fair business but it has an extraneous factor working against it and that is that it has a limited window of just one week to do business because it will face a major opposition in the form of the eagerly-awaited film, Heropanti, next week.
Full review ↗TRM 3.9
Hawaa Hawaai
Hawaa Hawaai is a fine entertainer which makes the audience laugh, cry, cheer and enjoy. It has the potential to be a hit but its extremely poor start will tell on its business in the final tally. Word of mouth for the film will be positive because of which box-office collections, which were very poor on the first day, will pick up as the days progress.
Full review ↗TRM 6.7
Yeh Hai Bakrapur
...is an interesting fare but one which does not have any commercial value. At the ticket-windows, it will fail to make any impact whatsoever, its unusual title and absence of face value only adding to its tale of woes.
Full review ↗TRM 5.0
Koyelaanchal
Koyelaanchal is a violent drama which becomes soft mid-way. It is a good commentary on the coal mafia but as far as its entertainment quotient is concerned, it is very limited. It will, therefore, not be able to do much at the box-office except in some pockets.
Full review ↗TRM 3.4
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore
...is too class-appealing to create any impact whatsoever at the box-office. Its dull promotion will only add to its problems. Flop!
Full review ↗TRM 5.5
Purani Jeans
...is too dull and predictable to make any impact at the box-office. Its poor initial will only add to its tale of woes. Flop show!
Full review ↗TRM 3.5
Kahin Hai Mera Pyar
...is a poor show all the way and will flop at the ticket counters. Its very weak start suggests that it may remain a non-starter.
Full review ↗TRM 4.2
Kaanchi
... an entertaining fare but its terribly dull start is a dampener because a major pick-up is ruled out for three reasons – absence of star faces in the romantic lead, absence of any novelty in the script, and absence of superhit songs in a film introducing a new girl. It will, therefore, entail heavy losses.
Full review ↗TRM 4.1
Revolver Rani
... entertaining in parts but lack of hit and popular music and the unexplained conflict of the second half will tell on its business. Connoisseurs of different cinema will like the film but that will not be enough to recover the cost, given the film's dull opening.
Full review ↗TRM 5.6
Samrat & Co.
...lacks the thrill needed in a suspense drama and will, therefore, not be able to entertain the audience. Given its poor opening, it will go down in Bollywood history as a non-starter.
Full review ↗TRM 3.0
Dekh Tamasha Dekh
Dekh Tamasha Dekhis a satire devoid of commercial ingredients. It will go as it has come – unnoticed. Flop!
Full review ↗TRM 6.2
2 States
2 States is an entertaining love story which will definitely work at the box-office – more in the cities and with the multiplex audience. With almost 80-85% of its entire cost (of producing, promoting and releasing) recoverable from non-theatrical sources, reaping a rich harvest should be a cakewalk for the producers as its theatrical business will also be good. Business in Overseas will be very good, additionally because of the Easter weekend. The film's distributors and exhibitors will all make decent profits in the film.
Full review ↗TRM 6.0
Bhoothnath Returns
Bhoothnath Returns is an entertaining film although it is slow and boring in parts. It has the potential to score on the strength of positive word of mouth. Its collections deserve to pick up but it is a fact that it has taken a very dull start because of absence of the youth factor in it and that is a major minus point as the first weekend is of paramount importance.
Full review ↗TRM 5.8
O Teri
...a tedious comedy which bores instead of entertaining. With not much support from music or face value, the film will go as it has come – unnoticed and unsung. Disaster!
Full review ↗TRM 2.8
Dishkiyaoon
...a dull fare and will, therefore, bomb at the box-office. It will entail heavy losses to all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 3.3
Youngistaan
...does not have the soul-stirring quality so necessary in a film of this kind. Although the last couple of reels are fairly nice, the implausibility of the drama makes it rather unpalatable for the audience. It will, therefore, fail to make its mark.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Lakshmi
...a beautifully-made and very well-enacted film but it is of the kind which would be appreciated in the festival circuit. At the box-office, it stands bleak chances because it is too stark and too depressing.
Full review ↗TRM 6.0
Gang of Ghosts
... does not succeed in making the audience laugh too often or too much and will, therefore, not bring smiles on the faces of the people connected with the film. It will, in fact, entail heavy losses to all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 3.6
Lafangey Parindey
Lafangey Parindey doesn't connect too well with the viewer. Great music and strong emotions could've done the trick. As it is, it will prove to be a loser in spite of a moderate budget.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 5.1−2.1
Ankhon Dekhi
...a well-made and well-enacted film but too philosophical and just too class-appealing. It will, therefore, not be able to score in the cinemas.
Full review ↗TRM 6.7
Ragini MMS 2
...is a surefire hit as it has the deadly combination of sex, horror, comedy and hit music. It will please the masses and classes alike and will work wonders at the box-office from North to South and East to West.
Full review ↗TRM 4.4
Bewakoofiyaan
...entertains in parts only. The overall impact, however, is not upto the mark. Given the poor start of the film on the one hand and the absence of hit music or great content to boost its chances on the other, it will do average business in the cinemas.
Full review ↗TRM 4.6
Queen
Kangana Ranaut's performance in Queen overpowers the film itself. The film will, therefore, not be able to realise its full potential. It will do ordinary business because in centres other than the big cities, the audience looks for excitement in drama more than performance of the cast. Business in cities will definitely be good despite very poor opening as the word of mouth for Kangana's acting will be supremely positive.
Full review ↗TRM 7.8
Gulaab Gang
...is too dull, dry and boring to entertain. It will be anything but in the pink of health at the ticket windows. It will flop miserably at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 4.5
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
...entertaining fare for the youngsters and the class audience but only upto a point, after which the entertainment quotient goes down completely. It will, therefore, not be able to achieve much at the box-office. The start is not upto the mark and although collections will pick up in the high-end multiplexes during the weekend, business in smaller centres and single-screen cinemas will be way below the mark. Flop.
Full review ↗TRM 5.6
Highway
...is entertaining but only upto a point and only for the youth in the big cities. Its weak second half and the class-appealing nature of the drama will tell on its performance in the smaller centres and in single-screen cinemas. Overall, its run at the cinemas will not be upto the mark.
Full review ↗TRM 6.3
Gunday
...an ordinary fare with two aspects going hugely in its favour – very good music and the flying start it has taken. It will, therefore, prove to be a comfortably paying proposal for all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 4.9
Hasee Toh Phasee
...is for the classes more than the masses. However, its very poor start on the one hand and the looming opposition of Gunday next week on the other will tell adversely on its overall performance at the box-office in the final tally.
Full review ↗TRM 6.1
One By Two
Devika Bhagat makes a confident debut as director but her narrative style, like her story and screenplay, would appeal to a very limited audience only. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music score is rather good but it is more class-appealing than mass-appealing.
Full review ↗TRM 3.5
Jai Ho
...not a well-scripted film but Salman Khan proves that he is bigger than the script. Salman and his action make this film an entertaining fare for the single-screen cinema audiences and the masses but the response from the multiplex-frequenting audiences will be mixed.
Full review ↗TRM 5.2
Paranthe Wali Gali
Paranthe Wali Gali is a film without any flavour and it will go unnoticed.
Full review ↗TRM 4.1
Karle Pyaar Karle
...a dull fare and has some chance in the smaller centres only. Given its fairly high cost, it will find the going at the box-office very tough and will entail heavy losses to all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 2.6
Miss Lovely
No doubt, portions of the film are realistic but that can't be the reason for the audience to like them. Also, the entire film has a very depressing feel to it, making it so much less enjoyable for the audience. On the whole, Miss Lovely is a fare more suited for the festival circuit. At the box-office, its run will be far from lovely.
Full review ↗TRM 6.3
Yaariyan
...has ordinary entertainment value but its super-hit music is its trump card. The film will, therefore, appeal to the youth and prove to be a plus fare. Its superb opening is a big plus point.
Full review ↗TRM 3.0
Dedh Ishqiya
On the whole, Dedh Ishqiya is a dull fare and will not find favour with the youth. Classes may like the film but that will be a very small section of the audience. Its high-flown Urdu dialogues are a dampener. It will end up entailing heavy losses to all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 7.4
Dhoom 3
Vijay Krishna Acharya's screenplay is superbly exciting as it keeps the eyes of the audience glued to the screen. Yes, there are a few dull scenes but the impact of the interesting parts of the film is so outstanding that in the overall scheme of things and because of the brilliance of the major portions, the dull portions pale into insignificance.
Full review ↗TRM 6.0
What The Fish
Gurmmeet Singh's direction is ordinary. His narrative style does not succeed in keeping the audience's interest alive for too long. Of course, the weak script is also to be blamed. It will meet with a disastrous fate at the ticket windows.
Full review ↗TRM 3.5
Jackpot
...fails to thrill or send a chill down the audience's spine. It will, therefore, not appeal to the audience and will bomb at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 3.1
Bullett Raja
...a routine revenge drama which will not find favour with the audience. Its performance in the single-screen cinemas of mass centres may be just about okay but it will fail to cut ice with the multiplex audience.
Full review ↗TRM 5.1
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
...has an interesting first half but the post-interval portion, to a large extent, mars the impact because it does not go well with the first part. It has hardly anything for the single-screen cinema audience because the humour is more class-appealing. At the box-office, it will not be able to do much. If it still manages to sail safe, it will be because of recoveries from sale of satellite and audio rights. Its performance Overseas will be quite alright.
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
Singh Saab the Great
...is a routine action and revenge drama for the masses only and has some chance in the single-screen cinemas, more of Northern India. Its business in the multiplexes will be weak. In the final tally, it will entail losses to several of its distributors.
Full review ↗TRM 4.7
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela
...is a surefire hit. The film has masala for audiences of all classes and age-groups. It will score in multiplexes as well as single-screen cinemas, in big cities as also smaller centres. It will be liked by the classes as well as the masses.
Full review ↗TRM 6.4
Satya 2
...is not at all a worthy sequel to Satya. At the box-office, it will fail to perform. It has taken a dull start and there are very bleak chances of box-office collections picking up anywhere.
Full review ↗TRM 3.1
Krrish 3
...a box-office bonanza which will write box-office history. It will do outstanding business and will emerge as one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema. In spite of lack of comedy, romance and hit music, it has tremendous repeat value. Let it be said loud and clear: Some films are destined to write box-office history, and Krrish 3 is one such film. It is: Avatar meets Superman meets Indian sentiments!
Full review ↗TRM 5.7
Mickey Virus
Mickey Virus is a good entertainer but very very simplistic. Hence, a section of the computer-literate world will not appreciate the over-simplification of the job of a hacker; as for the computer-illiterate audience, the drama, in any case, would be Latin and Greek for them and, so, incomprehensible. Besides, the extremely dull pre-Diwali period will take its toll on the film. Commercially, it will not be able to do much at the box-office.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Shahid
Shahid is a well-made and well-enacted film but it has very limited appeal. It is basically for the high-gentry audience who frequent high-end multiplexes in the big cities only. It will have to depend almost totally on mouth publicity to make a mark. Its low budget is a big point in its favour.
Full review ↗TRM 7.4
Boss
Boss is an entertainer all the way. It will keep all those associated with it smiling. Business in single-screen cinemas and 'B' and 'C' class centres will particularly be very good.
Full review ↗TRM 4.9
Besharam
Besharam is an ordinary film which suffers on three counts mainly – ordinary script, dull music and weak heroine. However, it has Ranbir Kapoor's superstardom and the excellent initial (due to holiday of Gandhi Jayanti) as its plus points. Overall, the film may not be liked by a large section of the audience and may, therefore, not have an eventful run at the cinemas but, commercially speaking, it will definitely reach the safety mark.
Full review ↗TRM 4.0
Prague
Prague is a well-made film for the evolved audience but its box-office prospects are very bleak because of complete lack of mass appeal and absence of face value.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Warning
Warning has the merits to do well at the ticket windows but it will need a sustained publicity campaign to increase awareness among the public. Without a renewed promotional campaign, the film will go largely unnoticed in spite of merits. While its poor initial is a dampener, its 3D effects and positive mouth publicity are the plus points.
Full review ↗TRM 3.8
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox is a delightfully delicious film. It will be simply loved by the classes and will score in the multiplexes of the big cities. The start in several centres may be slow but collections will pick up in the big cities due to positive mouth publicity. It will win a lot of accolades and awards too.
Full review ↗TRM 8.4
Phata Poster Nikla Hero
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero is an entertaining fare and will keep the audience as well as the distributors smiling. But its dull start will affect its final tally. Its business in single-screen cinemas will be better than in the multiplexes because the classes would not approve of the cinematic liberties like the masses.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Grand Masti
Grand Masti will be loved by the youth, masses and front-benchers and disliked by the family audience and ladies. In the final tally, it will prove to be a richly rewarding fare.
Full review ↗TRM 2.7
John Day
John Day is confusing and boring and has very little to entertain. It will, therefore, not be able to create any mark at the box-office. Its poor opening will only add to its tale of woes.
Full review ↗TRM 4.2
Zanjeer
Zanjeer is a dull show which also looks dated. Except for action, that too, mainly for the mass audience, there is not much for the viewers. As such, the film's run at the box-office will not be exciting. The Telugu version of the film has also been released simultaneously and its fate at the ticket windows may be better due to the stardom of Telugu films' star, Ram Charan.
Full review ↗TRM 3.9
Shuddh Desi Romance
Shuddh Desi Romance will meet with a mixed response. While the youth and the city audience will enjoy the unusual drama, the more orthodox and small-town audience will find it too different and bold for their liking. In commercial terms, the moderately-priced film will prove to be a comfortable earner on the strength of the youth patronage and business in the cities and multiplexes.
Full review ↗TRM 6.2
Satyagraha
Satyagraha is an average fare but its business at the box-office will be below average due to the below-the-mark start and lack of universal support, especially lack of youth support. Although it is contemporary and entertaining in parts and also has an emotional under-current, its convenient screenplay and too idealistic characters would mar its box-office prospects by limiting its appeal. Business in big centres and multiplexes will be better than that in smaller centres and single-screen cinemas.
Full review ↗TRM 5.2
Madras Cafe
On the whole, Madras Cafe is a class-appealing film which will do well in the high-end multiplexes of big cities mainly. Its performance in the single-screen cinemas and ordinary multiplexes, frequented by masses, will be below the mark. Given its cost, the film will see those associated with it in the red.
Full review ↗TRM 6.8
B.A. Pass
On the whole, B.A. Pass is an interesting film with a lot of sex scenes to satiate the voyeuristic hunger of the audience. It should do well but its depressing end will limit its business.
Full review ↗TRM 6.3
Luv U Soniyo
On the whole, Luv U Soniyo is a half-hearted attempt which fails to strike a chord in people's hearts. At the box-office, it will go completely unnoticed and its poor start will only add to its terrible tale of woes.
Full review ↗TRM 4.1
Bajatey Raho
On the whole, Bajatey Raho is a dull fare devoid of entertainment value. It neither entertains with its comedy nor thrills with its action and drama. Flop.
Full review ↗TRM 4.8
Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya
On the whole, Ramaiya Vastavaiya is an entertainer all the way. The enjoyable drama, especially in the second half, and the emotional undercurrent make it a wonderful fare for the entire family and for all age groups. It will fetch handsome returns from 'A', 'B' and 'C' class centres, from multiplexes and single-screen cinemas. It is a film for the classes and masses alike. It can do hit business in several circuits.
Full review ↗TRM 4.5
D-Day
On the whole, D-Day is an enjoyable fare and one which inspires a feeling of patriotism in the viewers. But it is more for the evolved audience. Its showcasing in the multiplexes is bad and, coupled with its poor start and unexciting title, this will mar the film's box-office prospects and potential. Of course, collections will pick up due to positive word of mouth but the dull start is bound to play the proverbial villain, in the final tally. The film will win critical acclaim and will be a strong contender in many categories at the awards. Its business will be more in the cinemas frequented by class audiences and in the big cities.
Full review ↗TRM 6.7
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag will have an eventful run at the cinemas and will turn out to be a richly rewarding film for all concerned. Its undue length will adversely affect collections to an extent and will, therefore, tell on the box-office results but it will still prove to be a very paying proposal. Business in the big cities and good multiplexes will be excellent.
Full review ↗TRM 6.6
Lootera
On the whole, Lootera is a beautifully made, brilliantly shot and wonderfully enacted love story which will be loved by the classes and evolved audience only. It is a painting on celluloid which will win a lot of critical acclaim and awards. It will not find favour with the masses and single-screen cinema audience which may even reject the film, mainly because it is excruciatingly slow.
Full review ↗TRM 7.1
Ghanchakkar
On the whole, Ghanchakkar is not half as funny as it ought to have been. Since it doesn't make the audience laugh or even smile much, it will fail to make the distributors laugh all the way to the bank. In fact, it will find the going at the box-office tough and will entail losses to all concerned.
Full review ↗TRM 4.9
Shortcut Romeo
On the whole, Shortcut Romeo is a dull fare which fails to involve the audience. Flop.
Full review ↗TRM 4.2
Enemmy
Enemmy is a dull show all the way and will not be able to make too many friends at the boxoffice. Losing.
Full review ↗TRM 4.0
Raanjhanaa
Raanjhanaa is an interesting, entertaining and a fairly different love story and will do very well at the ticket windows. It is like heady wine and its effect will only grow. Dhanush will be loved in the film.
Full review ↗TRM 6.5
Married 2 America
Married 2 America is a below-average fare. It will fail to do anything at the box-office.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 4.2
Jo Hum Chahein
On the whole, Jo Hum Chahein is a non-starter. It is so boring and dull that it can't be expected to pick up after the terribly weak start.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.6−2.6
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
On the whole, Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl is a fair entertainer which will fetch returns for the producers and the distributors. It neither charms greatly nor cons the audience because it has its highs and lows. Around 60-70 per cent of the total investment of approximately Rs. 25 crore would come from non-theatrical sources like satellite, audio and video.
Full review ↗6.0
TRM 5.4+0.6
Don 2
On the whole, Don 2 may not give the discerning audience a great high but it will be loved by those who like style, intrigue, suspense and attitude. It will score at the box-office and yield good profits to Reliance Entertainment (worldwide distributors). The producers, of course, have already made a huge profit by selling the worldwide rights and also by getting heavy subsidy from the German government. Business in big cities and multiplexes will be far better than in smaller towns and single-screen cinemas. The film will work wonders in the Overseas circuit.
Full review ↗7.0
TRM 5.4+1.6
Rockstar
On the whole, Rockstar will be loved by one section of the audience – mainly the youth in the multiplexes of the big cities. But there will also be a section – mainly the single-screen audience, masses and small-centre audience – which will find the drama dark and depressing. Given the film's high cost on the one hand (around Rs. 60-62 crore) and its lovely start on the other, crossing the average mark shouldn't be a problem.
Full review ↗5.0
TRM 6.3−1.3
Shakal Pe Mat Ja
On the whole, Shakal Pe Mat Ja is a poor show from start to finish and will meet with a disastrous fate.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.4−2.4
Desi Boyz
On the whole, Desi Boyz is an enjoyable entertainer which will keep its producers, distributors and exhibitors happy. Its business in the bigger cities will be better.
Full review ↗7.0
TRM 4.7+2.3
The Dirty Picture
On the whole, The Dirty Picture is a lovely picture. It will work wonders at the box-office and work in both, multiplexes as well as single-screen cinemas. Its dialogues, music, performances and mature handling are its biggest plus points. A sureshot hit! For the genre of film it is, The Dirty Picture will write box-office history!!
Full review ↗8.0
TRM 7.0+1.0
1.0
TRM 4.2
Miley Naa Miley Hum
On the whole, Miley Naa Miley Hum lacks the merits to work at the box-office. It will flop at the ticket windows.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.7−2.7
1.0
TRM 2.7−1.7
1.0
TRM 4.3−3.3
Tell Me O Khuda
On the whole, Tell Me O Kkhuda does not have the merits to make any mark at the box-office.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.0−2.0
Ra.One
On the whole, Ra.One has the novelty factor and visual effects as its greatest plus points. It may be lagging in the other departments but these two – novelty and visual effects – will definitely see the high-budgeted film make profits for all concerned. Looking to the almost unprecedented hype and huge craze for the film and its grand opening, it will sail past its safety mark in the first week itself (after considering all the other sources of revenue too) and then go on to yield profits.
Full review ↗7.0
TRM 5.6+1.4
Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge
On the whole, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge is an entertaining fare for the city youth. It doesn't have much for non-city-based audiences, single-screen cinemas and non-youth audiences. But it has plenty for the city youth. Its poor start and dull pre-Diwali days ahead are a dampener but it has the merits to pick up by strong word of mouth.
Full review ↗5.0
TRM 5.5−0.5
3.0
TRM 3.6−0.6
Tere Mere Phere
On the whole, Tere Mere Phere has entertaining comedy upto a point but not the face value and the initial pulling power to make a mark at the box-office. Given its extremely poor start, it will go down in box-office history as a debacle.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 3.5−1.5
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster
On the whole, very moderately budgeted Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster is a fair entertainer but with a few loose ends in its screenplay. It will do fair business at the box-office in U.P., Bihar and other North Indian territories. Its business in the rest of the country will not be upto the mark. Its dialogues and performances are its biggest plus points – and these can prove to be good for augmenting its library value for sale of satellite rights and other electronic rights.
Full review ↗4.0
TRM 6.2−2.2
Hum Tum Shabana
On the whole, Hum Tum Shabana is a dull fare in spite of some enjoyable comic scenes. Its second half is irritating rather than entertaining, and that's where the problem lies.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 3.2−1.2
Force
On the whole, Force will be liked by the youngsters, especially guys. In the final tally, it will prove to be an above-average fare, thanks to the impressive start all over.
Full review ↗5.0
TRM 5.4−0.4
Mausam
On the whole, Mausam does not have the heart-warming quality of a love story to gladden the hearts of the audience. It will not have a long run at the box-office although fetching commission should not be a difficult proposition in view of its weekend business.
Full review ↗4.0
TRM 4.7−0.7
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
On the whole, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan has reasonable entertainment value, very good music, exciting song picturisations and an impressive start to make it a rewarding experience for all concerned.
Full review ↗6.0
TRM 5.0+1.0
Bodyguard
On the whole, Bodyguard had the germs to become a super-hit fare but it remains a good fare mainly because its script looks contrived and too convenient at places. All the same, it will prove to be a box-office hit because of several extraneous factors going in its favour – Salman Khan riding the wave of popularity, its release on the festive occasion of Eid and the public's hunger for larger than life star-studded entertainment as there has been no such real entertainer since five weeks, which has resulted in an earth-shattering opening.
Full review ↗8.0
TRM 5.6+2.4
Shabri
On the whole, Shabri is too routine to make its mark. Also given that there is no known male lead in the film, it will go largely unnoticed. Lack of promotion will only add to its tale of woes.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 4.5−1.5
Not a Love Story
On the whole, Not A Love Story has limited appeal. It is more for the classes, that too in the big cities, than for the masses. It has curiosity value more than entertainment value and although its biggest plus point is its limited budget, it lacks the merits to score at the box-office.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 4.9−1.9
Bubble Gum
On the whole, Bubble Gum may be a well-meaning and well-made film but if it still goes largely unnoticed, it will be because of lack of face value and lack of entertainment value.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 5.6−4.6
Khap
On the whole, Khap is a dull and dry drama even though it is well-intentioned. At the ticket windows, it will fail to make any mark whatsoever.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.9−2.9
Chala Mussaddi... Office Office
On the whole, Chala Mussaddi Office Office is a dull fare and will not be able to repeat its television success. In fact, it will find the going at the box-office tough.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 4.1−2.1
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
On the whole, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a film for the multiplexes, the city-based audiences and the youngsters. However, it doesn't have much for the masses, the single-screen cinema audiences and for the public in small centres. Considering its high price, it will not be able to make profits even though the youth and the city audiences will give it the thumbs up.
Full review ↗4.0
TRM 6.3−2.3
Chillar Party
On the whole, 'Chillar Party' will be liked mainly by pet lovers. Average in merits, it will find the going at the box-office tough and not just because it lacks face value and has been sandwiched between big and star-cast films and will continue to face the onslaught of big releases.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 6.0−3.0
Singham
Cent percent, watch it! And if you want to double your enjoyment, watch it with a big group of friends and family.
Full review ↗9.0
TRM 5.7+3.3
Bheja Fry 2
On the whole, Bheja Fry 2 is not at all a worthy sequel to Bheja Fry. Since the film, designed as a comedy, does not create too much laughter, it will fail to make its mark at the box-office.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 3.8−1.8
Stanley Ka Dabba
On the whole, Stanley Ka Dabba is a well-made film and well-intentioned too, but its commercial prospects seem to be bleak unless schools prompt their little students to patronise it in a big way.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 7.0−4.0
Ragini MMS
On the whole, low-budget Ragini MMS will be loved by the youngsters for both, the sex quotient and the horror element. It will prove to be a good earning proposition for all concerned, the producers already having made a comfortable profit by selling its territorial and other rights.
Full review ↗6.0
TRM 5.3+0.7
Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap
On the whole, Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap is not entertaining enough to hold sway over the audiences in the cinema halls. A medium-budgeted film, it has covered a sizeable part of its cost from the sale of satellite rights and should, therefore, not find it problematic to cover its cost and sail safe. But it won't get the love of the public to make it a richly rewarding film. Loyal Amitabh Bachchan fans will be thrilled to watch their idol do all the stuff – dance, fight, act, laugh, cry.
Full review ↗4.0
TRM 6.0−2.0
Luv Ka The End
On the whole, Luv Ka The End is interesting in parts only but the childish pranks of Rhea and group will not be appreciated even by the target audience – youth in the cities. At the box-office, it will not be able to do much.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 5.0−3.0
Haunted – 3D
On the whole, Haunted is an ordinary fare with excellent 3D effects. It will do very good business in cinemas showing it in the 3D version but its 2D version will not do half as well.
Full review ↗5.0
TRM 4.8+0.2
Love U...Mr. Kalakaar!
On the whole, Love U... Mr. Kalakaar! is a non-starter and looks so dated that it has nothing to merit a pick-up. It will therefore, bomb at the box-office.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 4.0−3.0
Shagird
On the whole, Shagird may be a well-made film but it has several things going against it – lack of face value (Nana Patekar alone doesn't sell), dated look, lack of promotion, dull title and horrifyingly poor initial. It will, therefore, sink at the box-office without a trace.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 4.7−2.7
Shaitan
On the whole, Shaitan is a well-made film with a rich background score, stylised cinematography and efficient performances as its high points. It may not have taken a good start but it has the merits to pick up in the good multiplexes of the cities on the strength of the youth audience. Considering its modest budget on the one hand and the dull start on the other, it would prove to be an average fare after collections pick up.
Full review ↗4.0
TRM 6.1−2.1
Chalo Dilli
On the whole, Chalo Dilli is an entertainer but with limited appeal. It will remain an ordinary fare at the box-office.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 4.6−1.6
Double Dhamaal
On the whole, Double Dhamaal is for the masses and the single-screen cinemas mainly. Considering its high cost (over Rs. 40 crore), it is not likely to prove a profitable venture even though the producers have made a killing from its satellite rights. If, by a stroke of good luck, the producers are able to break even, at least the distributors of the circuits, for which the producers have sold the rights, would end up being in the red because of the high prices they've paid.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 4.2−1.2
Bhindi Baazaar Inc.
On the whole, Bhindi Baazaar Inc. is a dull fare with some chances in pockets of Bombay only but bleak chances in the rest of India because it lacks novelty, face value and entertainment value.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 4.5−3.5
Always Kabhi Kabhi
On the whole, Always Kabhi Kabhi neither has the warmth and emotions of a teenage love story nor the entertainment value and music of a romantic drama. It will not be able to make much of a mark at the box-office.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 3.6−1.6
Murder 2
On the whole, Murder 2 will definitely do above-average business, thanks to the popularity of brand 'Murder' and, therefore, the bumper initial value. It doesn't have too much to offer in terms of entertainment as it is a dark film but its plus points are the abundant sex scenes and the good music. Its reasonable budget on the one hand, and wonderful recovery from sale of its satellite, music and worldwide theatrical rights on the other have ensured that the producers have made a handsome profit before release. The all-world distributor (Ponty Chadha) and the distributors to whom they've sold the individual territorial rights will also make good profits.
Full review ↗6.0
TRM 5.1+0.9
Ready
On the whole, Ready has taken a flying start from North to South and East to West and, in addition, it has masala to keep the masses and the family audiences entertained and happy.
Full review ↗7.0
TRM 5.2+1.8
Tanu Weds Manu
On the whole, Tanu Weds Manu is a family entertainer which will hit the bull's eye. It may be a slow starter but it will pick up phenomenally by positive word of mouth and ultimately go on to become a hit.
Full review ↗7.0
TRM 5.4+1.6
TRM 3.6
Yamla Pagla Deewana
On the whole, Yamla Pagla Deewana is a mass entertainer for the single-screen audiences. It will do well in single-screen cinemas but average in multiplexes. A couple of distributors who've paid unreasonably high prices may lose part of their investments but those losses will be less than the profits made by the producers.
Full review ↗5.0
TRM 5.00.0
Turning 30!!!
On the whole, Turning 30!!! may not do too well commercially but it is a well-made film for the multiplex-going city-based audience. Better promotion would've helped.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 4.0−2.0
1.0
TRM 4.0
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
On the whole, Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji is an enjoyable entertainer. It leaves a smile on the viewer's face and that is its biggest victory. The youth will love it and a section may even repeat it. Its business is expected to be the best in the big cities and the multiplexes. The producers have already made a profit by selling the various rights, and given the merits, the distributors will also make comfortable profits.
Full review ↗7.0
TRM 5.0+2.0
Yeh Saali Zindagi
On the whole, Yeh Saali Zindagi is an average entertainer which will suffer at the box-office on account of a complicated script. Its bold dialogues and the performances of its cast members are its biggest plus points.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 5.4−3.4
United Six
On the whole, United Six is a dull fare with bleak chances at the box-office.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.2−2.2
Patiala House
On the whole, Patiala House is an ordinary fare which will face an uphill task at the box-office. It has taken a very dull start and that will tell on its ultimate tally at the box-office.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 5.2−2.2
7 Khoon Maaf
On the whole, 7 Khoon Maaf is for the elite audience in the big cities only. The general masses will reject it. Given its good recoveries from non-theatrical sources, it may not entail huge losses but its theatrical business will be far from exciting because of its highly class appeal. Distributors who have bought the film's rights at fancy prices would stand to lose.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 5.3−2.3
Kaccha Limboo
On the whole, Kaccha Limboo is good but only in parts. It loses track midway after which it is just not able to come back on track. At the box-office, it will not be able to make any mark whatsoever.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.7−2.7
Masti Express
On the whole, Masti Express is too dull to impress at the box-office. Additionally, its promotion is so low-key that its prospects will be further marred.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.9
Satrangee Parachute
On the whole, Satrangee Parachute is a dull show all the way and will go largely unnoticed.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.8
F.A.L.T.U
On the whole, F.A.L.T.U. has an entertaining first half and an average second half. With hit music as its trump card and coming as it does after a dull period of no big releases (in March), it will prove to be an earning proposition.
Full review ↗5.0
TRM 5.1−0.1
Dum Maaro Dum
On the whole, Dum Maaro Dum has an interesting first half but a very ordinary second half. It will fail to do much at the box-office.
Full review ↗3.0
TRM 5.4−2.4
Dhobi Ghat
On the whole, Dhobi Ghat is a gentry film for a very select audience which likes festival films. It will have to rely on Aamir Khan's presence in its cast and the Republic Day holiday mid-week to take its collections to a somewhat respectable level.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 5.3−3.3
Happy Husbands
On the whole, Happy Husbands faces truly unhappy box-office prospects because it entertains neither husbands nor wives – nor any class of audience, for that matter!
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 3.9
Agent Vinod
What's Good: The action sequences; the stylized cinematography; the snappy editing.What's Bad: The ordinary story; the unnecessarily confusing script; the lack of an emotional connection between the audience and the protagonist; the absence of chemistry between Saif and Kareena's characters; the laughable climax.Verdict: Agent Vinod is a bold experiment gone wrong; certainly not something that entertains in its entirety.Watch it only if you want to see an Indian spy movie. But be warned that it comes nowhere closer to the Bond or the Bourne series of Hollywood films.
Full review ↗4.0
TRM 5.8−1.8
Chaar Din Ki Chandni
What's Good: The farcical comedy and the outlandish characters that work very well; the post-interval portion; good performances; two songs.What's Bad: The ordinary first half; the less developed romantic track; the other songs, besides the two good numbers.Verdict: Chaar Din Ki Chandni is an entertaining and enjoyable fare which will keep the audience in splits.Loo break: Not really.Watch or Not?: Watch it for feeling truly refreshed with the mad-hatter comedy.
Full review ↗5.0
TRM 3.8+1.2
London, Paris, New York
What's Good: The performances.What's Bad: The very restricted appeal of the script; elements of the screenplay which are not convincing; the lack of hit music.Verdict: London Paris New York will not work too well in India.Loo break: Not really.Watch or Not?: Watch it for a different movie experience.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 5.2−3.2
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya
What's Good: Several comedy scenes; the hit music; the family drama; the emotional drama. What's Bad: Some clichéd comedy scenes; lack of justification for the love angle. Verdict: The entertaining second half and the hit music save Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya and make it a plus fare for Tips and UTV. Loo break: A couple in the first half.Watch or Not?: Watch it for getting entertained.
Full review ↗5.0
TRM 5.5−0.5
Jodi Breakers
What's Good: A few comedy scenes; the music.What's Bad: The defective screenplay; the uninspiring and meaningless second half. Verdict: Jodi Breakers is a dull show. It will not be able to break even.Loo break: Several.Watch or Not?: Watch it for the performances and the music, but do not expect much else.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 4.0−2.0
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
On the whole, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is an entertaining and enjoyable fare for the city audience. Its business in multiplexes will be decent. Given its total investment of around Rs. 35-36 crore and given that it can easily recover around 60-65% of that from satellite, audio and home video, recovery of the balance 35-40% from India and Overaseas theatrical business is something which will be accomplished in the first week itself. It will, therefore, prove to be a comfortable earner.
Full review ↗6.0
TRM 6.4−0.4
?: A Question Mark
What's Good: A few scary scenes.What's Bad: The screenplay which dips in the latter half; the inaudible dubbing; the excessively shaky camerawork which might put off a section of the viewers.Verdict: ? works in parts but the absence of known faces and its poor promotion will tell on its fate at the box-office.Loo break: A couple.Watch or Not?: Watch it if you are a film student.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 4.7−2.7
Ekk Deewana Tha
On the whole, Ekk Deewana Tha is a poor show devoid of entertainment value. It will fail at the ticket windows. Given its poor start, the film will go down in history as a non-starter.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 3.7−1.7
Will You Marry Me?
What's Good: Hardly anything!.What's Bad: The juvenile script; the poor performances.Verdict: Will You Marry Me? will lose the box-office battle.Watch or Not?: Watch it if you want to know how things can go wrong with a film.
Full review ↗1.0
TRM 4.4−3.4
Paan Singh Tomar
What's Good: The first half; the performances. What's Bad: The second half which is a routine revenge drama; the difficulty which the lay viewer will face while trying to understand the Bundelkhandi dialect in which the dialogues are spoken.Verdict: Paan Singh Tomar does not make too much of a mark, thanks to the dull second half.Watch or Not?: Watch it for Irrfan Khan's performance and also for the other actors.
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 6.1−4.1
Gali Gali Chor Hai
One Up Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.'s Gali Gali Chor Hai (UA) is about the problem of corruption in India and how the common man's life is affected because of this menace. Bharat (Akshaye Khanna) lives in Bhopal with his wife, Nisha (Shriya Saran), and father, Shivnarayan (Satish Kaushik). Bharat, a straightforward and principled guy, works as a cashier in a bank and also doubles up as Hanuman in the local Ram Leela stage-play because he loves acting. Playing Lord Ram in the play is Tripathi (Amit Mistry) whose elder brother, Manku Tripathi (Murali Sharma), is the local MLA. One day, Tripathi comes to Bharat's home, asking for a room in his house to be allowed to be used as the election office in the area for his MLA-brother because elections are just around the corner. Since Bharat's wife is not in favour, he refuses to let Tripathi use the room. Bharat has a paying guest in Amita (Mugdha Godse).
Full review ↗2.0
TRM 4.8−2.8
Players
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Burmawala Brothers' Players (UA), the official remake of the Hollywood film, The Italian Job, is about a gold heist adventure. Charlie Mascarenhas (Abhishek Bachchan), a chartered accountant by profession, learns from a DVD he receives from Shehla, the widow of his deceased friend, Raj (Aftab Shivdasani in a friendly appearance), that gold worth Rs. 10,000 crore is going to be transported from Russia to Romania in a train. He approaches Victor Dada (Vinod Khanna), who is serving a jail sentence, and seeks his help in putting together a team to rob the gold.
Full review ↗5.0
TRM 5.1−0.1
Agneepath
Agneepath is a surefire hit. Watch it for so many reasons but be prepared for gore and violence… plenty of it!
Full review ↗7.0
TRM 6.7+0.3
Barfi!
Had the drama been more compact and linear, the film would've been far more universal in its appeal. The post-interval portion, especially, is long-winding and, therefore, boring. .On the whole, Barfi! is a heart-warming love story which is different. It will be loved by the class audience and the city-based public, especially by those who frequent multiplexes. As for the masses of the single-screen cinemas and the audience in 'B' and 'C' class centres, they would not find the film as satisfying.
Full review ↗4.9
TRM 7.0−2.1