Midweek: 'Grand Masti' overpowers, has fab weekend!

Midweek: ‘Grand Masti’ overpowers, has fab weekend!

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Grand Masti	Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonalee Kulkarni, Manjari Fadnis, Karishma Tanna, Maryam Zakaria, Bruna Abdullah, Kainaat Arora, Pradeep Rawat, Suresh Menon	Plays to the gallery completely. Naughty jokes. Outrageous lines. Scandalous visuals	Dips in its second hour	Has a rocking weekend. Emerges the fourth highest weekend opener of 2013. The film did fabulous business at single screens and multiplexes, thus shattering the myth that this genre works at single screens primarily. Collected approx Rs 40.18 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup: Fri 12.51 cr, Sat 13.21 cr, Sun 14.46 cr
Horror Story	Karan Kundra, Ravish Desai, Hassan Zaidi, Nishant Malkani, Nandini Vaid, Aparna Bajpai, Radhika Menon	Provides ample chills and thrills	Screenplay could've been tighter	Is not up to the mark. The business is not in sync with the merits of the film. Collected approx Rs 2.87 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup: Fri 79 lacs, Sat 96 lacs, Sun 1.12 cr
John Day	Naseeruddin Shah, Randeep Hooda, Elena Kazan, Vipin Sharma, Shernaz Patel, Makrand Deshpande, Ananth Mahadevan, Bharat Dabholkar	Razor-sharp thriller. Engaging screenplay. High-voltage drama	Too gruesome and violent	Did not take off. Collected approx Rs 1.50 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup: Fri 45 lacs, Sat 50 lacs, Sun 55 lacs
Shuddh Desi Romance	Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Vaani Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor	A gutsy attempt that defies the stereotype. Competent performances. Refreshingly different plot. Engaging screenplay. Able direction	Second half could've been tighter	Got affected by the GRAND MASTI wave. Collected approx Rs 5.54 cr nett in its Weekend 2. Breakup: Fri 1.23 cr, Sat 2.01 cr, Sun est 2.30 cr. Grand total: Rs 42.12 cr nett. Hit