Midweek: 'Department' is a debacle

Midweek: ‘Department’ is a debacle

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Department	Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Dagubatti, Vijay Raaz, Abhimanyu Singh, Madhu Shalini, Laxmi Manchu, Anjana Sukhani, Deepak Tijori	Good performances	Hackneyed and cliched screenplay	Is a debacle. The film had a slow start on Friday, went downhill on Saturday and showed no major escalation on Sunday. Collected approx Rs 8.25 cr nett [estimates] in its opening weekend
Ishaqzaade	Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Gauhar Khan, Anil Rastogi, Natasha Rastogi, Ratan Rathore	Volatile and intense story, winsome pair, popular music and several poignant moments	Loses focus in the middle of the second hour	Maintained excellent collections. Collected approx Rs 7.38 cr in Weekend 2, taking the 10-day total to Rs 33.11 cr nett. Breakup [Weekend 2]:- Fri 1.77 cr, Sat 2.40 cr, Sun 3.21 cr. Hit
Jannat 2	Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda, Esha Gupta, Manish Chaudhuri, Brijendra Kala, Sumit Nijhawan, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub, Arif Zakaria	An engrossing film with a watertight screenplay	Generous usage of expletives and cuss words is a deterrent	Above average
Vicky Donor	Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor, Yami Gautam, Dolly Ahluwalia, Kamlesh Gill, Jayanta Das, John Abraham [sp. app.].	Excellent film in all respects	Dips slightly in the post-interval portions	Super Hit
Dangerous Ishhq	Karisma Kapoor, Rajniesh Duggal, Jimmy Shergill, Divya Dutta, Ruslaan Mumtaz, Aarya Babbar, Samir Kochhar, Ravi Kishan, Natasha Sinha, Gracy Singh	Interesting concept	Weak screenplay	Flop