From the seven releases this Friday, only 'Arjun' and 'Love Wrinkle Free' could gain some audience. All eyes on 'Rowdy Rathore' now.

The Friday gone by was the last Friday before the IPL came to an end. Evidently there was a mad rush at the box-office with small films using this as their last resort to release before bigger releases would eat them up after the IPL season. As many as seven films released this Friday though surprisingly none could set the box-office on fire.

Smallies like Rakhtbeej, Love Recipe, MLA and Chutki Bajaa Ke left without a trace. Raghuvir Yadav's Yeh Khula Aasmaan garnered some critical acclaim but could gain no audience. Sandeep Mohan's Love Wrinkle Free was relatively well-received for its light-hearted treatment and a fresh story. However it was UTV's animated film Arjun that turned out to be the surprise package. It had a similar fate like UTV's Paan Singh Tomar that released earlier this year. Like that film, even Arjun was delayed by almost four years and was released without much hype. But for its good content, the film won positive reviews and despite starting on a very low note, the business picked up over the weekend with the film collecting around a crore.

With new releases not doing great wonders, Ishaqzaade and Vicky Donor continued their run at the box-office. Department, however, was completely rejected.

With IPL finally coming to an end, several big films are scheduled to release in the coming weeks. It starts with Akshay Kumar's masala entertainer Rowdy Rathore which preponed itself to June 1 when Aamir Khan's Talaash was originally scheduled for release. The moviegoer's hunt for entertainment however ends and one can look forward to several big movies in the coming week.


Top Hindi Films this Week


Film: Ishaqzaade

Position: 1

Director: Habib Faisal

Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra

Upside: Good performances, strong direction

Downside: Drops in second half

Running Week: 3

Box Office Verdict: Hit


Film: Arjun

Position: 2

Director: Arnab Chaudhuri

Upside: Good animation, interesting storytelling

Downside: Abrupt ending

Running Week: 1

Trade Comments: Started on a very slow note but with positive word of mouth all around, this animation film picked up over the weekend and managed to collect around Rs 1 crore.


Film: Department

Position: 3

Director: Ram Gopal Varma

Upside: Powerful performances

Downside: Cliched story, outdated plot

Running Week: 2

Box Office Verdict: Flop


Film: Vicky Donor

Position: 4

Director: Shoojit Sircar

Cast: Ayushmann Khurana, Yaami Gautam, Annu Kapoor

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

Downside: Not many

Running Week: 6

Box Office Verdict: Super Hit


Film: Jannat 2

Position: 5

Director: Kunal Deshmukh

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda, Esha Gupta

Upside: Good drama between Emraan-Randeep, good music, smart end

Downside: Dull love story, predictable plot

Running Week: 4

Box Office Verdict: Hit

Source: indiatimes.com