Midweek: 'Student Of The Year' packs a punch!

Midweek: ‘Student Of The Year’ packs a punch!

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Student Of The Year	Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor, Ram Kapoor, Kayoze Irani, Manasi Rachh, Sahil Anand, Ronit Roy, Sana Saaed, Manjot Singh, Gautami Kapoor, Maninee De Mishra, Farida Jalal, Prachi Shah, Sushma Seth, Akshay Anand, Boman Irani [sp. app.]	Karan Johar reinvents himself with this film. The three newcomers + music + glam and gloss + rocking second half	First half could've been tighter	Has fared exceptionally well. Started on a solid note and maintained excellent figures across the weekend. Collected approx Rs 29 cr - Rs 30 cr nett in its opening weekend
OMG - Oh My God!	Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Mithun Chakraborty, Om Puri, Mahesh Manjrekar, Govind Namdev, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Murli Sharma, Poonam Jhawar, Sonakshi Sinha [sp. app.] and Prabhu Dheva [sp. app.]	Hi-concept film with a strong message. Plus, top notch performances by Paresh Rawal and Mithun Chakraborty	Execution of the film could've been better	Super Hit
English Vinglish	Sridevi, Priya Anand, Adil Hussain, Sujata Kumar, Mehdi Nebbou, Navika Kotia, Shivansh Kotia, Sulbha Deshpande, Amitabh Bachchan [sp. app.]	A brilliant film in all respects with a towering performance by Sridevi	Difficult to find	Hit, if one adds the revenue generated from India and Overseas theatrical and non-theatrical avenues
Aiyyaa	Rani Mukerji, Prithviraj, Subodh Bhave, Nirmiti Sawant, Jyoti Subhash, Anita Date, Ameya Wagh, Satish Alekar, Kishori Ballal and Pakada Pandi	Rani Mukerji all the way. Plus, Amit Trivedi's music and Vaibhavi Merchant's choreography	Screenplay has loose ends. Also, the narrative is stretched	Flop
Bhoot Returns	Manisha Koirala, Chakravarthy, Madhu Shalini, Baby Alayna	Difficult to find	Amongst RGV's weakest films	Flop