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No Entry scores at the BO |
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Boney Kapoor may finally have a hit on his hands. His new multi-starrer production, No Entry, has had a good opening.
Nagesh Kukunoor's Iqbal recieved great reviews but, unfortunately, could not ensure a good box office opening. Hopefully, word of mouth will help increase collections in the weeks to come. Ashok Kaul's Bhaggmati: The Queen Of Fortunes fared the worst, thanks to its lacklustre animation and performances. Meanwhile, Suneel Darshan's Barsaat is the year's biggest hit in Bihar, even as the film sinks in Mumbai.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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No Entry Cast: Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Esha Deol, Celina Jaitley, Lara Dutta. Director: Anees Bazme.  Salman, Bipasha; good entertainment, good locales. Slow first half.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Good opening. |
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Iqbal Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Sweta Prasad, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad. Director: Nagesh Kukunoor. Excellent performances, touching and inspiring film.Predictable at times.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Dull opening. |
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Bhaggmati Cast: Tabu, Milind Soman. Director: Ashok Kaul. Hema Malini's dance recital.Tacky animation, bad performances.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Dull opening. |
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Barsaat Cast: Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra. Director: Suneel Darshan. Bipasha; well-knit first half.Bobby; ludicrous second half; too much melodrama.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Hit in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan; dull elsewhere. |
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My Wife's Murder Cast: Anil Kapoor, Boman Irani, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Nandana Sen. Director: Jijy Philips. Unusual story; great performances from Anil, Boman; realistic.Slow at times in the second half; could have been tighter.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Mangal Pandey Cast: Aamir Khan, Toby Stephens, Rani Mukerji, Amisha Patel. Director: Ketan Mehta. Well directed, Aamir is utilised properly.Historical inaccuracies, inconsistent narrative.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Excellent business in Mumbai. |
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Yahaan Cast: Jimmy Shergil, Minissha Lamba. Director: Shoojit Sircar. Well shot, tight script.Too simplistic, predictable climax.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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7 1/2 Phere Cast: Juhi Chawla, Irrfan. Director: Isshaan Trivedi. Juhi Chawla.Poor performances, aimless subplots, poor humour.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Seher Cast: Arshad Warsi, Mahima Chaudhry. Director: Kabir Kaushik. Arshad Warsi; realistic film.Done to death plot.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Viruddh Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, John Abraham and Anusha Dandekar. Director: Mahesh Manjrekar. Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore and a good script pre-interval.Weak second half.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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