Midweek: 'Rascals' is below the mark

Midweek: ‘Rascals’ is below the mark

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Rascals	Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Kangna Ranaut, Lisa Haydon, Chunky Pandey, Satish Kaushik, Hiten Paintal	Camaraderie between Sanju and Ajay and witty dialogue	Non-existent plot	Could not reap the benefit of a 4-day weekend due to negative feedback. Collected approx Rs. 23 cr to Rs 23.5 cr nett in its 4-day weekend, which is way below the mark
Love Breaksup Zindagi	Zayed Khan, Dia Mirza, Tisca Chopra, Cyrus Sahukar, Satyadeep Misra, Auritra Ghosh, Umang Jain, Vaibhav Talwar, Farida Jalal, Soni Razdan, Shabana Azmi [sp. app.], Boman Irani [sp. app.], Riteish Deshmukh [sp. app.], Shah Rukh Khan [sp. app.]	Several terrific moments, lilting music and wonderful performances	Screenplay isn't gripping enough towards second hour and also, too slow-paced	Did decent at select plexes of select cities only. Overall, dull
Force	John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza, Vidyut Jammwal, Mohnish Bahl, Sandhya Mridul, Amit Gaurr, Kamlesh Sawant, Mukesh Rishi, Raj Babbar, Anaitha Nair	Terrific action, good performances and captivating drama	Romantic portions are monotonous	Got affected due to the onslaught of new releases. Should recover costs eventually
Soundtrack	Rajeev Khandelwal, Soha Ali Khan, Mrinalini Sharma, Mohan Kapur, Yateen Karyekar, Ankur Tewari, Sidd Coutto	A well-made film in all respects	Stretched in the second hour	Poor opening weekend, despite favorable word of mouth