Midweek Top 5: ‘Eklavya’ has fantastic first weekend!

Film	Cast	Plusses	Minusses	Verdict
Eklavya – Midweek Top 5: ‘Eklavya’ has fantastic first weekend! The Royal Guard	Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Raima Sen, Jackie Shroff, Boman Irani, Jimmy Shergill, Sharmila Tagore	Almost everything	Second half could’ve been tighter	Had an excellent weekend. Collections started declining from Monday onwards
Guru	Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavan, Vidya Balan	Everything	Difficult to find
Black Friday	Kay Kay, Pawan Malhotra, Aditya Shrivastava	Brilliant docu-drama with superb performances and hammer-strong impact	Caters to a niche audience	[multiplexes]
Salaam-e-Ishq	Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Govinda, Shanon Esra, Akshaye Khanna, Ayesha Takia, John Abraham, Vidya Balan, Sohail Khan, Isha Koppikar, Anjana Sukhani	Massive star cast and a few well executed moments	Majority of stories don't appeal, abstract execution and excessive length
Traffic Signal	Kunal Khemu, Neetu Chandra, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ranveer Shorey	Novel idea, fine performances and gripping penultimate portions	Lacks a tight screenplay	[best in Mumbai/Maharashtra belt]