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Last week's releases had strong patriotic overtures but neither clicked at the box office.
While Charas revolved around drug trafficking, Sheen was about the displacement of the Kashmiri pandits. The audience obviously prefers the other patriotic film, Main Hoon Na, starring Bollywood's Badshah Shah Rukh Khan.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Charas Cast: Uday Chopra, Jimmy Shergil, Namrata Shirodkar, Irrfan, Hrishita Bhatt Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia  Good performances, excellent direction. Patchy editing, unbelievable subplots.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop |
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Sheen Cast: Sheen, Tarun Arora, Raj Babbar Director: Ashok Pandit Well-executed scenes, rivetting performances.Lacks punch, Indo-Pak context seems outdated.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop
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Main Hoon Na Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Suniel Shetty, Amrita Rao, Zayed Khan, Boman Irani Director: Farah Khan Racy entertainer!Regular music, illogical plot.Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Hit |
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Bardaasht Cast: Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta, Riteish Deshmukh, Rahul Dev Director: E Niwas Good action sequences, decent performances.Weak and unoriginal script.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Shaadi Ka Laddoo Cast: Sanjay Suri, Mandira Bedi, Divya Dutta, Aashish Chaudhry Director: Raj Kaushal Light-hearted film with witty dialogues, good music.Wafer-thin plot.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Krishna Cottage Cast: Sohail Khan, Natassha, Ishaa Koppikar, Divya Pallat, Hitten Tejwani, Vrajesh Hirjee Director: Santram Verma Decent acting, catchy music.A regular Bollywood horror flick.Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Masti Cast: Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh, Tara Sharma, Amrita Rao, Genelia D'Souza, Lara Dutta Director: Indra Kumar Good comedy, decent performances.Crude and vulgar at times.Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Hit |
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Silence Please... The Dressing Room Cast: Salil Ankoli, Sonali Kulkarni, Tom Alter Director: Sanjay Srinivas Tom Alter's performance.Too many subplots and unexplained angles.Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Raveena Tandon Director: Ritesh Nayyar Has the usual ingredients of romance, drama, mystery.Too outdated.Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Murder Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Emraan Hashmi, Ashmit Patel Director: Anurag Basu Good music.The many steamy scenes will not bring in family audiences.Number of weeks: 5 BO Verdict: Hit |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box office results
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