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It's Amitabh's samay at the BO!
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This week saw the release of two non-masala films.
The thriller Samay, stars Sushmita Sen, and boasts of a very slick and urban look. Chandan Arora's Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, on the other hand, looked at a village girl who comes to Bollywood because she dreams of becoming another Madhuri Dixit. Unfortunately, neither film appealed to the box office.
Note: Films are ranked on the basis of their performance at the box office every week. Though a film may be declared a flop, it may have performed better than the other films that week.
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Baghban
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Paresh Rawal, Lilette Dubey, Aman Verma, Samir Soni, Divya Dutta, Suman Ranganathan, Nasir Khan, Asrani, Sahil Chadda, Rimi Sen, Yash Pathak
Director: Ravi Chopra
Moving performances from AB and Hema Malini.
Tired plot. Audience disinterested in watching an oldies' romance.
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Average
The review
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Samay: When Times Strikes
Cast: Sushmita Sen, Sushant Singh
Director: Robby Grewal
Sushmita's excellent performance.
Too Hollywoodish.
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Khel
Cast: Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Ajay Jadeja, Celina Jaitley, Gulshan Grover, Mohan Joshi, Akhilendra Mishra
Director: Yusuf Khan
Sunny Deol.
Suspense revealed in the first half of the thriller.
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon
Cast: Antara Mali, Rajpal Yadav, Govind Namdeo
Director: Chandan Arora
Great performance from Yadav. An earnest one from Antara.
Too unrealistic.
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Koi... Mil Gaya
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Rekha
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Hrithik Roshan's performance. Jaadoo the alien.
Tacky SFX.
Number of weeks: 9
BO Verdict: Superhit
The review
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Zameen
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu
Director: Rohit Shetty
Great action.
The extraordinarily long car chases. The slow motion action shots.
Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Market
Cast: Manisha Koirala, Suman Ranganathan, Shweta Menon, Aryan Vaid, Sayaji Shinde, Makarand Deshpande
Director: Jai Prakash
Great performances. Good dialogues.
Loud film. Too many characters.
Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Average
The review
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Mumbai Matinee
Cast: Rahul Bose, Perizaad Zorabian, Saurabh Shukla, Vijay Raaz, Asrani
Director: Anant Balani
A great performance from Bose.
Incoherent storyline.
Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Xcuse Me
Cast: Sahil Khan, Sharmaan Joshi, Jaya Seal, Sonali Joshi
Director: N Chandra
Joshi's comic timing.
Xcuse Me is like a sitcom without the recorded laughter.
Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Kuch Naa Kaho
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai
Director: Rohan Sippy
Good performance from Abhishek. Great music. Snazzy camerawork. Clean humour.
Aishwarya's wimpy performance. No chemistry between the lead pair. Poor climax.
Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Trade expert: Indu Mirani
Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box office results
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