February 1, 2005

Padmashree and Blackmail fare poorly

Except for Madhur Bhandarkar's Page 3, none of the movies that released in January 2005 fared well at the box-office.

Last week's releases -- Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav and Blackmail -- were no different. Both the Suniel Shetty starrers sank.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.





Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav

Cast: Suniel Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar, Masumeh Makhija, Kim Sharma, Anupama Varma, Johnny Lever.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar.
Good music.

Terrible comedy, poor plot.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Blackmail

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza.
Director: Anil Devgan.
Fast-paced action.

Predictable, plot has huge loopholes.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Kisna

Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Isha Sharvani, Antonia Bernath.
Director: Subhash Ghai.
Antonio Bernath, refreshing story, great casting.

Tends to drag at the end.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Page 3

Cast: Konkona Sensharma, Atul Kulkarni, Boman Irani, Tara Sharma, Sandhya Mridul.
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar.
Novel story, strong script and good execution.

Tacky sets, average photography and loud characters.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: On its way to becoming a hit.

The review





Elaan

Cast: Arjun Rampal, John Abraham, Amisha Patel, Rahul Khanna, Lara Dutta, Mithun Chakraborty.
Director: Vikram Bhatt.
John Abraham.

Shoddy script. Corny dialogues. Mediocre music.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Insan

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Tusshar Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Esha Deol, Rahul Dev.
Director: K Subaash.
Decent performances.

Huge Bollywood clichés.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Rog

Cast: Irrfan, Ilene Hamann.
Director: Himanshu Brahmbhatt.
Impressive Irrfan; sizzling Ilene.

Story drags post-interval, abrupt end.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Vaada

Cast: Arjun Rampal, Amisha Patel, Zayed Khan.
Director: Satish Kaushik.
Unpredictable thrills.

Too many twists and loopholes.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Dil Maange More

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Soha Ali Khan, Ayesha Takia, Tulip Joshi.
Director: Anant Mahadevan.
Light-hearted comedy with well-choreographed songs.

Too long, terrible end.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Kapil Sharma, Divya Khosla.
Director: Anil Sharma.
Some well written shayari, Bobby Deol is good for a change

Confused plot, misguided concept, overused Army Amitabh.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review



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