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With Rakht, director Mahesh Manjrekar has yet another (we can't give you a number; we have lost count) flop on his hands. Even the multi-star cast couldn't save his inspired-by-The Gift thriller.
The other new release, also a thriller, Hum Kaun Hai, fared even worse. Yash Raj Films' Dhoom is poised to be this year's biggest hit and may overtake Salman Khan's Garv.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Rakht Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea, Amrita Arora, Neha Dhupia. Director: Mahesh Manjrekar.  Chilling. Resorts to 'horror' effects patented by the first family of Indian horror, the Ramsay brothers; unnecessarily violent.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Hum Kaun Hai Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia, Dharmendra. Director: Ravi Shankar Sharma. Gorgeous Dimple.Poor copy of Hollywood's The Others.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flop |
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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, but who cares?Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: 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: 2. 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: 3. 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: 4 (in its new avatar, that is). BO Verdict: Semi-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: 5. 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: 6. 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: 7. 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: 7. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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