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Hulchul at the box-office! |
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Critics slammed Priyadarshan's new film, Hulchul, but the audiences lapped it up. The family comedy opened even better than his previous films Hera Pheri and Hungama.
On the other hand, audiences seem to be giving sizzling films the cold shoulder. The Daina Hayden starrer, Ab... Bus, was a flop from day one.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Hulchul Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi. Director: Priyadarshan.  Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi. Much too loud, poor comedy.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Ab... Bus Cast: Diana Hayden, Shawar Ali. Director: Rajesh Singh. The film tries to send a positive message to women.Terrible performances, straight lift from JLo starrer Enough.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Veer-Zaara Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji. Director: Yash Chopra. A typical Yash Chopra film, with generous doses of old fashioned romance, drama and picturesque locales.Too many songs, poor editing, predictable characters.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Mughal-e-Azam Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala. Director: K Asif. One of the grandest Indian films of all time.Can't think of any!Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Aitraaz Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra. Director: Abbas-Mustan. Decent performances, good music and novel Bollywood story.Terrible dialogues.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Average. |
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Naach Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Antara Mali. Director: Ram Gopal Varma. Good direction, realistic new age film.Antara tries too hard to be like Urmila Matondkar.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Morning Raga Cast: Shabana Azmi, Perizaad Zorabian, Prakash Rao, Lilette Dubey. Director: Mahesh Dattani. Terrific performances, unique soundtrack.Tries too hard to be a fusion film, emotionally weakNumber of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Inteqam Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Isha Koppikar, Nethra Raghuraman, Sharat Saxena and Sushmita Mukherjee. Director: Pankuj Parashar. Nice plot, oomph, Sharat Saxena is funny.Slow paced, songs kill the suspense, bad acting.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Vaastu Shastra Cast: Sushmita Sen, Chakravarty, Peeya Rai Choudhury, Ehsaas. Director: Sourabh Usha Narang. Really scary!Weak story, poor background sound, bad ending.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Average. |
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Kis Kiski Kismat Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Dharmendra, Rati Agnihotri, Siddharth Makkar. Director: Govind Menon. A great film for bachelors!Poor direction, over-the-top performances.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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