Mix bag this weekend-WEEKLY MOVIE GUIDE (what to watch and what to miss in Cinema)

MUJHSE FRAAANDSHIP KAROGE   (cool as cucumber)

Genre                    Comedy/Romance

Release Date         14th October

Director                Nupur Asthana

Duration                100 minutes

Cast                     Saqib Salim,Nishant Dahiya,Saba Azad,Tara D'Souza

Pluses                   Consistent script,crisp editing,light hearted treatment and never gets melodramatic,well dealt climax,chart buster youth music

Minuses                A bit predictable at places,dialogues are 'too cool'

Verdict                 3.5/5 (watch it for fresh treatment and good performances from newcomers) 

Box Office Prediction       It should at least collect 12-15 crore nett

MY FRIEND PINTO   (sheer waste of talents)

Genre                    Comedy/Drama

Release Date         14th October

Director                Raghav Dar

Duration                144 minutes

Cast                     Prateek Babbar,Kalki Koechin,Divya Dutta,Makrand Deshpande

Pluses                   A few laughs here and there

Minuses                Prateek is irritating in this role and Kalki has 18 minute screen time only,Makrand and Divya irritates too

Verdict                 1.5/5 (watch it to experience the utmost misuse of good actors) 

Box Office Prediction       It will collect around 3 crore nett

AAZAAN             (action without content)

Genre                    Action/Drama/Thriller

Release Date         14th October

Director                Prashant Chaddha

Duration                140 minutes

Cast                     Sachin Joshi,Candice Boucher,Dilip Thil,Ravi Kissen,Arya Babbar

Pluses                   Breathtaking action sequences and beautiful locales,couple of songs are good

Minuses                Bad performances from all,pathetic script,direction is uninspiring

Verdict                 2/5 (watch it if action film buff and want to see where 65 crore were wasted) 

Box Office Prediction       If it crosses 10 crore nett in India,it will be an achievement

MOD                   (slow paced poetry)

Genre                    Romance

Release Date         14th October

Director                Nagesh Kukunoor

Duration                126 minutes

Cast                     Ayesha Takia,Rannvijay Singh,Raghuvir Yadav,Tanvi Azmi

Pluses                   Ayesha and Rannvijay are outstanding,shot tastefully

Minuses                Treatment is too slow and 'suspense' is messed up big time by director

Verdict                 2.5/5 (watch it if you have enough patience for slow paced good storytelling) 

Box Office Prediction      3 to 5 crore nett will be the maximum collection

JO DOOBA SO PAAR  (real but not fresh)

Genre                    ComedyDrama/Romance

Release Date         14th October

Director                Praveen Kumar

Duration                97 minutes

Cast                     Anand Tiwari,Vinay Pathak,Sadia Siddquie,Rajat Kapoor

Pluses                   Typical multiplex film which has real feel,Anand is impressive and Vinay is as usual good

Minuses               Weak story,too cliche treatment,boring second hour

Verdict                 1.5/5 (watch it if like small town flair in cinema) 

Box Office Prediction       1 crore nett will be tough

(Hollywood releases of this week will be reviewed tomorrow)