September 27, 2005

Even Big B cannot salvage Dil Jo Bhi Kahey

The only release of the week, Romesh Sharma's Dil Jo Bhi Kahey, fared poorly at the box office.

Amitabh Bachchan seemed to be the only positive element of this out-dated movie.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.





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: New.
BO Verdict: Dull opening.

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: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





James

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

Poor chemistry between the lead couple.

Number of weeks: 1.
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: 1.
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: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





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: 2.
BO Verdict: Excellent in Mumbai and other cities.

The review





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: 3.
BO Verdict: Surprise hit.

The review





Ramji Londonwaley

Cast: Madhavan, Samita Bangargi.
Director: Sanjay Dayma.
Madhavan.

Predictable, inconsistent, amateurish direction.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





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: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





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: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review



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