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The single-theatre strike in Maharashtra, which started on March 19, is still on. Nonetheless, three small-budget films released last week.
Raj Sippy's Woh and Rohit-Manish's Muskaan sank at the BO. Interestingly, Hawas, which released all over India except in Mumbai, did good business in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The Nana Patekar starrer Ab Tak Chhappan, meanwhile, has benefitted from the strike and is now a hit film.
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Hawas Cast: Meghna Naidu, Tarun Arora, Shavar Ali Director: Karan Razdan  Good performances, realistic story. Film title will not bring in family audiences.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Average
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Woh Cast: Priyanshu Malik, Cleo Isaacs, Ayub Khan Director: Raj Sippy Interesting plot.Weak screenplay, poor performances.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop
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Muskaan Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Gracy Singh Director: Rohit-Manish Captivating locales.Too many subplots, too many songs.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop
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Ab Tak Chhappan Cast: Nana Patekar, Revathy, Nakul Vaid Director: Shimit Amin Good performances, realistic story.Poor film editing.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Hit |
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Agnipankh Cast: Jimmy Shergil, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Rahul Dev, Divya Dutta, Shamita Shetty Director: Puneet Sira Some well-executed scenes.Poor direction, loose script.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Suno Sasurji Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Amisha Patel Director: Vimal Kumar Sincere performances.Dull story, slapstick comedy.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Rudraksh Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Bipasha Basu, Ishaa Koppikar Director: Mani Shankar Star names in the cast lineup.Tacky SFX, absurd story, boring music.Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop |
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I Proud To Be Indian Cast: Sohail Khan, Hina, Imran Ahmed, Asif Sheikh, Mona Ambegaonkar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda Director: Puneet Sira Rich concept.Half-baked characters, poor screenplay.Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Jaago Cast: Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpai, Sanjay Kapoor Director: Mehul Kumar Sincere performances, no songs.The sensitive issue of rape is handled tackily.Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Maqbool Cast: Tabu, Irrfan, Pankaj Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Masumi Director: Vishal Bharadwaj Superb performances, technically sound direction.Slow paced, will appeal only a niche audience.Number of weeks: 5 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box office results
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