The Ajay Devgn-Anil Kapoor starrer couldn't rake in decent initials. Expectations are now rife from Vishesh Films' 'Jannat 2'.

Priyadarshan's action-thriller Tezz opened to a mixed response. Its first weekend collection is around Rs 11 crores which isn't a very good figure for a film of this magnitude. Further, business has dipped and so it would be difficult for the film to recover its costs.

The other release Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi almost went unnoticed, more for its dismal story than its low star-value (Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey, Manu Rishi).

The coming week sees two releases. The promising one amongst them is Bhatt camp's Jannat 2 starring Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda and Esha Gupta. After the success of the first part which catapulted Emraan Hashmi in the big league, expectations are rife from this film set against the illegal arms trading backdrop.

The other release is Ranvir Shorey's Fatso directed by Rajat Kapoor which was completed some years back but is finally releasing now.


Top Hindi Films this Week


Film: Tezz

Position: 1

Director: Priyadarshan

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Boman Irani

Upside: Interesting plot, decent performances by Ajay-Anil, good pace

Downside: Less of train action, weak conflicts

Running Week: 1

Trade Comments: This high-budget action thriller failed to set the cash registers ringing. The first weekend collection for a film of this magnitude is around Rs 11 crores which isn't a very good figure. Further, business has dipped and so it would be difficult for the film to recover its costs.


Film: Vicky Donor

Position: 2

Director: Shoojit Sircar

Cast: Ayushmann Khurana, Yaami Gautam, Annu Kapoor

Upside: Fresh story, brilliant performances, good music, superb humour

Downside: Not many

Running Week: 2

Trade Comments: Another strong week for this film with collections of Rs 7 crores in its second weekend (a very encouraging figure for a small film like this. Hit


Film: Housefull 2

Position: 3

Director: Sajid Khan

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, John Abraham, Mithun Chakravarthy

Upside: Akshay Kumar and Ritiesh Deshmukh's impeccable comic timing, entertaining second half, good music, some good funny moments

Downside: John Abraham's bad comic timing, some silly and slapstick jokes, no plot in first half

Running Week: 4

Box Office Verdict: Super Hit


Film: Hate Story

Position: 4

Director: Shoojit Sircar

Cast: Paoli Dam, Gulshan Devaiya, Nikhil Dwivedi

Upside: Paoli Dam's sensuality, decent acts

Downside: Conventional plot

Running Week: 2

Box Office Verdict: Above average


Film: Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi

Position: 5

Director: Rakesh Mehta

Cast: Manu Rishi, Kay Kay Menon, Neha Bhasin

Upside: Manu Rishi

Downside: Boring story, uninspiring performances, dull direction

Running Week: 1

Trade Comments: The business has been extremely poor and the film certainly would end up being a flop

Source: indiatimes.com