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Elaan, Insan get lukewarm response |
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So far, 2005 has not been a good year for Bollywood, as all the films have fared poorly at the box-office.
Last week's releases, Elaan and Insan were both action-packed movies that ate into each other's business. As a result, both had lukewarm openings.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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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: New. BO Verdict: May flop. |
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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: New. BO Verdict: May flop. |
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Rog Cast: Irrfan, Ilene Hamann. Director: Himanshu Brahmbhatt. Impressive Irrfan; sizzling Ilene.Story drags post-interval, abrupt end.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Vaada Cast: Arjun Rampal, Amisha Patel, Zayed Khan. Director: Satish Kaushik. Unpredictable thrills.Too many twists and loopholes.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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 changeConfused plot, misguided concept, overused Army Amitabh.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Raincoat Cast: Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai. Director: Rituparno Ghosh. Subtle, mature love story. Good acting.Slow-paced, direction tends to be self-indulgent.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Swades Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Rajesh Vivek, Dayashankar Pandey, Gayatri Joshi. Director: Ashutosh Gowariker. Shah Rukh Khan, great music, well-intentioned.Too long and preachy.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop everywhere, but doing fine at multiplexes and in Mysore. |
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Musafir Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Sameera Reddy, Mahesh Manjrekar, Koena Mitra. Director: Sanjay Gupta. Slick, stylish.Derivative plot, no substanceNumber of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Rok Sako To Rok Lo Cast: Sunny Deol, Namrata Shirodkar, Yash Pandit, Manjari. Director: Arindam Choudhari. Good music.Badly written, shallow characters, predictable.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box office results
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