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Despite the raging controversy surrounding Salman Khan, his new film Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya has had a great opening.
Screenings were disrupted and many shows cancelled in Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, Kanpur and other places. But the David Dhawan comedy managed to open well, thanks to advance bookings.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya Cast: Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Katrina Kaif, Sohail Khan. Director: David Dhawan.  Good slapstick comedy, good music. Lacks a well-told story.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Great opening. |
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Dus Cast: Sanjay Duttt, Suniel Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Zayed Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Esha Deol, Dia Mirza. Director: Anubhav Sinha. Shilpa Shetty, good action, slick.Weak story.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Average. |
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Fareb Cast: Shilpa Shetty, Manoj Bajpai, Shamita Shetty. Director: Deepak Tijori. The Shetty sisters.Predictable, loose story.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Mansarovar Cast: Atul Kulkarni, Neha Dubey, Zafar Karachiwala. Director: Anup Kurian. Great performances, beautiful locales.Moves at a slow pace.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Matrubhoomi Cast: Tulip Joshi, Subhant Singh. Director: Manish Jha. Novel subject, powerful performances.Slow pace, not a family film.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Sarkar Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay, Katrina Kaif, Supriya Pathak. Director: Ram Gopal Varma. Very well shot, powerful performances.Bad scripting, shoddy editing, could have been great.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Hit in Mumbai, semi hit in South India. |
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Yakeen Cast: Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra. Director: Girish Dhamija. Starts well, good performances.Predictable film, bad songs.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Paheli Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Suniel Shetty, Anupam Kher. Director: Amol Palekar. Breathtaking colours and visuals, great cast, unique film.Slow film, song sequences seem tired.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Mild success. |
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Bachke Rehna Re Baba Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Rekha, Paresh Rawal, Satish Shah. Director: Govind Menon. Occasionally Ms Sherawat looks hot.Overdone; bad attempts at comedy; Rekha is frightening.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Ssukh Cast: Govinda, Preeti Jhangiani, Chunkey Pandey. Director: Kirti Ahuja. Hard to find any.Bad acting, awful script, an overweight dancing Govinda.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
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