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BO verdict against Bachchan's Viruddh |
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Last week's release Viruddh saw Amitabh Bachchan give one of his best performances till date. And after a long while, Mahesh Manjrekar gave the audience a film worth watching.
But while critics loved it, audiences didn't not welcome Viruddh as warmly. It recieved an average to poor opening. Meanwhile, even though family audiences largely kept away from Salman Khan's Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya due to strong protests against the film from the Bharatiya Janata Party, it has performed quite well.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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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: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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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: 1. BO Verdict: Doing well. |
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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: 2. 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: 2. 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: 2. 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: 2. 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: 3. 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: 3. 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: 4. 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: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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