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The box-office seems to be saying that, yet again.
Pundits might have slammed it as a silly slapstick, but the Neha Dhupia, Isha Koppikar, Tusshar Kapoor and Ritesh Deshmukh starrer Kya Kool Hai Hum is well on its way to becoming a big hit. In fact, according to the buzz, the film may well recover its cost in only 10 days. The other film making a mockery of critics is the Sunny Deol starrer, Jo Bole So Nihaal, which opened well despite reviewers keen to slam the door on its fate. The critics' choice, Shyam Benegal's Bose - The Forgotten Hero, fared poorly at the box-office. As they say, the viewers know best! Aditya Chopra's Shah Rukh Khan classic Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge was re-released last week, after it was first released in 1995. The film opened well and fared better than another classic re-release, Ramesh Sippy's Sholay.
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Bose - The Forgotten Hero Cast: Sachin Khedekar, Rajeshwari Sachdev. Director: Shyam Benegal.  Great music, fantastic locales, tight film. One dimensional, does not throw real light on Netaji.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Jo Bole So Nihaal Cast: Sunny Deol, Kamal Khan. Director: Rahul Rawail. Masala film aimed at frontbenchers.Loud performances, poor music.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Opens well. |
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Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri. Director: Aditya Chopra. The film has become a classic.Tough!Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Opens well. |
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Main Aisa Hi Hoon Cast: Ajay Devgan, Sushmita Sen, Esha Deol. Director: Harry Baweja. Great performance from Sushmita, film begins well.Ajay Devgan is awful, film has no subtlety.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Kya Kool Hai Hum Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh, Isha Koppikar, Neha Dhupia. Director: Sangeeth Sivan. Ritesh Deshmukh is excellent, some well-written jokes.Too many characters, film tries too hard.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Kaal Cast: Ajay Devgan, John Abraham, Esha Deol, Vivek Oberoi, Lara Dutta. Director: Soham. Good sound effects.Mindless thriller, Bollywood cliches, weak ending.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Waqt Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Shefali Shah, Boman Irani. Director: Vipul Shah. Complete family entertainer.No novelty in the story, too many jarring songs.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Mumbai Xpress Cast: Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Vijay Raaz, Saurabh Shukla. Director: Singeetham Srinivasan Rao. Good performances from the supporting cast.Kamal Haasan, silly comedy, poor special effects.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye Cast: Arshad Warsi, Mahima Chaudhury. Director: Samar Khan. Arshad Warsi.One-dimensional characters with unconvincing stories.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Khamosh Cast: Shilpa Shetty, Juhi Chawla, Rakhi Sawant, Makrand Deshpande. Director: Deepak Tijori. Decent performances.Poor script, this thriller has no thrills and chills!Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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