July 18, 2006

Box office smiles with Golmaal

Audiences are quick to warm up to comedies, and Rohit Shetty's Golmaal is no exception, opening well.

The film has recieved favourable response from critics and audiences alike, and seems set to be at least an average hit.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.





Golmaal

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor.
Director: Rohit Shetty.
Sharman is great, consistent laughs.

Crude humour.

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

Review





Corporate

Cast: Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon.
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar.
Impressive performances, very good direction.

First half is complicated.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Disappointing.

Review





Krrish

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Rekha.
Director: Rakesh Roshan.
Hrithik is great, good special effects.

Priyanka is wasted.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Superhit.

Review 1 | Review 2





Alag

Cast: Akshay Kapoor, Diya Mirza.
Director: Ashu Trikha.
Good performances, interesting concept.

Weak second half.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Phir Hera Pheri

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Bipasha Basu.
Director: Neeraj Vorah.
Terrific performances, masala movie with enough laughs.

Bad rip-off of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Superhit.

The review





Chup Chup Ke

Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapur, Neha Dhupia.
Director: Priyadarshan.
Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav's great chemistry.

Boring music, poor slapstick humour.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Fanaa

Cast: Aamir Khan, Kajol, Tabu.
Director: Kunal Kohli.
Terrific performances, beautiful locales.

Bad screenplay, boring music, too long.

Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Hit.

Review 1 | Review 2





Ankahee

Cast: Esha Deol, Amisha Patel, Aftab Shivdasani.
Director: Vikram Bhatt.
Esha acts well.

Bad script, boring pace.

Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Aparichit

Cast: Vikram, Sada.
Director: Shankar.
Good story, great acting from Vikram, good effects.

Bad dubbing.

Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Tathastu

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Amisha Patel.
Director: Anubhav Sinha.
Interesting story.

Bad performances, poor direction, slow pace.

Number of weeks: 9.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review



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