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Salaam Namaste opens well |
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Saif Ali Khan may have yet another hit on his hands with Salaam Namaste. The Yash Raj film, that also stars Preity Zinta and Arshad Warsi, has opened very well in big cities.
Meanwhile, Aashiq Banaya Aapne, starring Emraan Hashmi and newcomer Tanushree Dutta, has become a surprise hit.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Salaam Namaste Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta and Arshad Warsi. Director: Siddharth Raj Anand.  Bold theme, good performances, funny dialogues, interesting cameos by Abhishek Bachchan and Javed Jaffrey. Poor music, editing could have been tighter.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Great opening. |
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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: 1. BO Verdict: Surprise hit. |
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Ramji Londonwaley Cast: Madhavan, Samita Bangargi. Director: Sanjay Dayma. Madhavan.Predictable, inconsistent, amateurish direction.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 2. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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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: 2. 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: 2. 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: 3. 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: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
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