October 11, 2005

No Entry: Biggest hit of the year!

Chandan Arora's second directorial venture Mein Meri Patni Aur Woh is a refreshing new film, where the story, not the cast, is the star.

Featuring Rajpal Yadav and Rituparna Sengupta, the film has opened to good reviews but a cold box office.

Meanwhile, Boney Kapoor's No Entry has been declared the biggest hit of the year. The multi-starrer, which released six weeks ago, has slipped off our charts, as the films are ranked according to their release dates.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.





Mein Meri Patni Aur Woh

Cast: Rajpal Yadav, Rituparna Sengupta.
Director: Chandan Arora.
Refreshing story, good performances, good family entertainment.

Poor publicity.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Dull opening.

The review





Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara

Cast: Anupam Kher, Urmila Matondkar.
Director: Jahnu Barua.
Brilliant performances, brilliant direction.

Commercially unviable.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Siskiyaan

Cast: Neha Dhupia, Sonu Sood, Sachin Khedekar.
Director: Ashwini Chaudhary.
Sachin Khedekar.

Terrible performances, mistreats sensitive issues like rape.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Kasak

Cast: Lucky Ali, Meera.
Director: Rajiv Babbar.
Good music.

Absurd screenplay, pathetic performances.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Rain

Cast: Meghna Naidu, Himanshu Malik.
Director: Amol Shetge.
Tough!

Terrible plot, terrible performances, terrible film.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Dil Jo Bhi Kahey

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Revathy, Karan Sharma, Bhoomika Chawla, Annabelle Wallace.
Director: Romesh Sharma.
Amitabh Bachchan.

Old story; average soundtrack.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Chocolate

Cast: Anil Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Emraan Hashmi, Irrfan, Tanushree Dutta, Sushma Reddy.
Director: Vivek Agnihotri.
Irrfan; great sound track; good suspense.

Poor performances; lacklustre ending.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





James

Cast: Mohit Ahlawat, Nisha Kothari.
Director: Rohit Jugraj.
Action.

Poor chemistry between the lead couple.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Kal

Cast: Chitrangada Singh, Shiny Ahuja, Smriti Mishra.
Director: Ruchi Narain.
Great performances.

Half-baked, unimpressive plot.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Sau Jhooth Ek Sach

Cast: Mammootty, Neha Dubey, Joy Sengupta.
Director: Bappaditya Roy.
Gripping, good performances.

Runs out of steam towards the end.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review



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