Genre Drama
Release Date 12th August
Director Prakash Jha
Duration 167 minutes
Cast Amitabh Bachchan,Saif Ali Khan,Deepika Padukone,Manoj Bajpayee,Tanvi Azmi
Pluses Awesome first half with series of power packed dialogues,Amitabh and Saif are too good,Manoj is outstanding,writing is top notch by Anjum Rajbali and Jha,Tanvi and Deepika lends good support
Minuses Second half is too slow and starts drifting in altogether different direction of improvement of education system plus private coaching bashing,Prateik is unfit in his character,climax is too predictable and stereotype,film ends up being a 'masala' flick sadly,Prakash Jha as director is a let down this time
Verdict 3/5 (watch it to experience how a great first half,burning subject with great actor and powerful dialogues can salvage a film even with an average director at helm)
Box Office Prediction It will collect in excess of 50 crore nett as it has a great cast plus huge amount of curiosity due to controversies it had generated (which are totally unnecessary) but will not be a huge hit like Jha's last release 'Raajneeti'
PHHIR
Genre Thriller
Release Date 12th August
Director Girish Dhamija
Duration 120 minutes
Cast Rajnish Duggal,Roshni Chopra,Adah Sharma
Pluses Tight story,thrilling climax,average performances
Minuses Bad special effects,technically film is below average,songs are unnecessary
Verdict 2.5/5 (watch it to surprise yourself with a thrilling story and underdog film)
Box Office Prediction No expectations from the film and zero marketing and it should collect not more than 10 crore nett
CAPTAIN AMERICA:THE FIRST AVENGER
Genre Action/Adventure
Release Date 12th August
Director Joe Johnston
Duration 124 minutes
Cast Chris Evans,Hugo Weaving,Samuel L. Jackson
Pluses Above average action,good performances from lead cast
Minuses story offers nothing new,untidy direction,bad background score
Verdict 2/5 (watch it if you like old styled action adventure flicks)
Box Office Prediction It can maximum garner around 5 to 7 crore nett in India
