April 12, 2005

Salman gets lucky at the box-office!

Salman Khan's Lucky: No Time For Love saw one of the best openings this year -- almost 100 percent collections in the initial days.

The film is well on its way to becoming a sizeble hit despite the cricket season, which seems to have become a nightmare for the Bollywood box-office.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.





Lucky: No Time For Love

Cast: Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal.
Director: Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru.
Good performances, exotic locales.

The second half drags, parts of the story lack logic, weak climax.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Above average.

The review





Laila

Cast: Payal Rohatgi, Chesz Shetty.
Director: Vicky G.
None at all!

Terrible film with terrible performances.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





C U @ 9

Cast: Shweta Kumari, Isaiah.
Director: Marlon Rodrigues.
Are you kidding?

Poor excuse of a movie.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





My Brother... Nikhil

Cast: Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla, Victor Banerjee.
Director: Onir.
Sensitive storyline, realistic portrayal.

Lack of originality.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Zeher

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Shamita Shetty, Udita Goswami.
Director: Mohit Suri.
Gripping second half.

Drags in the first half, predictable Hollywood-inspired thrills.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Average.

The review





Tango Charlie

Cast: Bobby Deol, Ajay Devgan, Nandana Sen, Tanishaa.
Director: Mani Shankar.
Bobby Deol acts well; action scenes are impressively shot.

Plot loses steam in second half; story tends to drag.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Disaster.

The review





Karam

Cast: John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra.
Director: Sanjay F Gupta.
Good performances.

Too many loopholes, too many songs, very slow.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Chai Pani Etc

Cast: Konkona Sensharma, Zafar Karachiwala.
Director: Manu Rewal.
Good perforamnces, hatke film, explores a grim subject like corruption with humour.

Too simplistic, ends up selling Brand India, the very thing it sets to criticise.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Socha Na Tha

Cast: Abhay Deol, Ayesha Takia.
Director: Imtiaz Ali.
Light-hearted movie, with a good story and hummable music.

Tends to drag, loud performances by the supporting cast.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





White Noise

Cast: Rahul Bose, Koel Purie.
Director: Vinta Nanda.
Koel Purie looks VERY attractive, Rahul Bose gives a restrained performance

Shallow script, characters are hard to like.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review



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