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Last week saw four releases -- Ramji Londonwaley, Pyaar Mein Twist, Aashiq Banaya Aapne and Dansh. But all of them opened poorly at the box office.
Out of the four, Aashiq Banaya Aapne seemed to have fared slightly better, thanks to its hit music.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Aashiq Banaya Aapne Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Sonu Sood, Tanushree Dutta. Director: Aditya Datt.  Good music. Jaded plot, not meant for family audiences.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Ramji Londonwaley Cast: Madhavan, Samita Bangargi. Director: Sanjay Dayma. Madhavan.Predictable, inconsistent, amateurish direction.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Dull opening. |
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Pyaar Mein Twist Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Soha Ali Khan, Sammir Dattani. Director: Hriday Shetty. Magical moments created by the senior couple.Soha, Sammir.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Dull opening. |
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Dansh Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Sonali Kulkarni, Aditya Srivastava. Director: Kanika Verma. Kay Kay, unusual story.Too much filmi masala, too many dialogues.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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No Entry Cast: Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Esha Deol, Celina Jaitley, Lara Dutta. Director: Anees Bazme. Salman, Bipasha; good entertainment, good locales.Slow first half.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Doing very well. |
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Iqbal Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Sweta Prasad, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad. Director: Nagesh Kukunoor. Excellent performances, touching and inspiring film.Predictable at times.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Dull. |
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Bhaggmati Cast: Tabu, Milind Soman. Director: Ashok Kaul. Hema Malini's dance recital.Tacky animation, bad performances.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Barsaat Cast: Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra. Director: Suneel Darshan. Bipasha; well-knit first half.Bobby; ludicrous second half; too much melodrama.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Hit in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan; dull elsewhere. |
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My Wife's Murder Cast: Anil Kapoor, Boman Irani, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Nandana Sen. Director: Jijy Philips. Unusual story; great performances from Anil, Boman; realistic.Slow at times in the second half; could have been tighter.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Mangal Pandey Cast: Aamir Khan, Toby Stephens, Rani Mukerji, Amisha Patel. Director: Ketan Mehta. Well directed, Aamir is utilised properly.Historical inaccuracies, inconsistent narrative.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Excellent business in Mumbai. |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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