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Sanjay Gadhvi's Dhoom and Revathy's Phir Milenge released last Friday.
While the first featured bikes, cops and crooks, slick action and cool dudes, the latter was a senstive tale about AIDS. The audience reaction was predictably a contrast. While Dhoom recorded a good opening, Phir Milenge was a washout from Day 1. Salman Khan's Garv has slipped off our charts, but it remains the year's biggest hit so far.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Dhoom Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha Deol, Rimii Sen. Director: Sanjay Gadhvi.  Gripping action; good performances; fast-pace. Script has holes.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Likely hit. |
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Phir Milenge Cast: Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan. Director: Revathy. Sensitive, informative tale about AIDS.Drags at times.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flop |
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Fida Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Shahid Kapoor. Director: Ken Ghosh. Good performances, entertaining thriller.Inconsistencies in the script.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Disappointing box office show. |
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Sholay Cast: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan. Director: Ramesh Sippy. The classic. What more can we say?Nothing that we -- or a generation of critics before us! -- can think of.Number of weeks: 3 (in its new avatar, that is). BO Verdict: Hit
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Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Vivek Oberoi, Amitabh Bachchan. Director: Samir Karnik. Fun in parts; good music.Wafer thin storyline, strung together with elasticine.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Taarzan: The Wonder Car Cast: Vatsal Seth, Ayesha Takia. Special appearance: Ajay Devgan. Director: Abbas-Mustan. Snazzy car; fun for kids.Newcomers have low appeal.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Cast: Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra. Director: David Dhawan. Good comedy.Old story.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Julie Cast: Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Kapoor, Priyanshu, Yash Tonk, Achint Kaur. Director: Deepak Shivdasani. Neha's bold avatar.Zero chemistry among the actors.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Asambhav Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Mohan Agashe, Mukesh Rishi, Arif Zakaria. Director: Rajiv Rai. Slick action sequences.Boring story.Number of weeks: 6. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Gayab Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Antara Mali, Raghuveer Yadav, Rasika Joshi, Ramman Trikha, Govind Namdeo. Director: Prawaal Raman. Tusshar's performance; Pietro Zuercher's cinematography.Low in entertainment.Number of weeks: 7. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box office results
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