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Prakash Jha's realistic drama Apaharan showed promise, and as expected, opened well in the Gangetic heartland of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. And, the Ajay Devgan-starrer opened well in Rajasthan too.
The other two releases of last week -- Home Delivery and Mr Ya Miss -- did not click at the box office.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Apaharan Cast: Ajay Devhan, Nana Patekar, Bipasha Basu. Director: Prakash Jha.  Great acting especially from Nana Patekar, dialogues with punch. Climax is too long, second half drags.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Decent opening. |
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Mr Ya Miss Cast: Antara Mali, Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani. Directors: Antara Mali, Satchit Puranik. Interesting concept, Ritesh Deshmukh and Divya Dutt perform well.Awful direction, story drags, over the top performances.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Home Delivery Cast: Viveik Oberoi, Mahima Chaudhry, Ayesha Takia, Boman Irani. Director: Sujoy Ghosh. Some good performances, funky music, stylish film.Weak plot, repetitive dialogues.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Deewane Huye Pagal Cast: Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty, Rimii. Director: Vikram Bhatt. Akshay Kumar, hilarious dialougues, good climax.Boring music, no novelty in the story.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Average in Mumbai, poor elsewhere. |
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The Film Cast: Mahima Chaudhry, Khaled Siddiqui, Vaibhav Jhalani, Chaahat Khanna, Ravi Gosain, Irrfan and Ananya Khare. Director: Junaid Memon. Great suspense, good script and some decent performances.Mahima Chaudhry, inane dialogues.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Disaster. |
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Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena Cast: Fardeen Khan, Koena Mitra, Feroz Khan and Kay Kay Menon. Director: Suparn Verma. Good direction, fast-paced, Firoz Khan.Bad performances.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story Cast: Kabir Bedi, Zulfikar Sayed, Soniya Jehan, Pooja Batra, Arbaaz Khan and Manisha Koirala. Director: Akbar Khan. Some decent performances.Tacky sets, dragging screenplay.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Garam Masala Cast: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav. Director: Priyadarshan. Tight script, great acting from Akshay and Rawal.John Abraham disappoints, occasionally meaningless film.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Shaadi No 1 Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Ayesha Takia, Zayed Khan. Director: David Dhawan. Ayesha looks pretty in a sari.A chaotic plot, poor acting.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Kyon Ki Cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rimii Sen. Director: Priyadarshan. Interesting plot, Salman does well.No originality, most situations seem forced.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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