June 27, 2006

Krrish rocks the box office

It's superhero time at the box office.

Rakesh Roshan's Krrish has lived up to all the pre-release euphoria.

Having taken an unprecedented opening, it is set to become a major blockbuster.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.





Krrish

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

Priyanka is wasted.

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

Review 1 | Review 2





Alag

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

Weak second half.

Number of weeks: 1.
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: 2.
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: 2.
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: 4.
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: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Aparichit

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

Bad dubbing.

Number of weeks: 5.
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: 6.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Tom, Dick & Harry

Cast: Dino Morea, Jimmy Shergill, Anuj Sawhney, Celina Jaitley, Kim Sharma.
Director: Deepak Tijori.
Good music.

Cheap dialogues, terrible comedy.

Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Minor hit.

The review





36 China Town

Cast: Shahid Kapur, Kareena Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna.
Director: Abbas-Mustan.
Kareena looks pretty.

Bad plot, no suspense, poor comedy.

Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Hit.

The review



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