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It being exam-time for most schools across the country, movie collections are on the downswing. The three films released this Friday were all disappointing:
Shaadi se Pehle fails to generate any enthusiasm and opened with poor collections. Saaawan - Season of Love, despite Salman Khan, gets a poor response. The film will be a loser. Banaras does not seem commercially viable, even for the multiplex crowd.
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Shaadi Se Pehle Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Mallika Sherawat, Ayesha Takia. Director: Satish Kaushik.  Some good dialogues, Mallika is fun. Predictable, stretched storyline.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Saaawan Cast: Kapel Jhaveri, Saloni Asvani, Salman Khan. Director: Saawan Kumar. Salman shows some charm.Full of flaws; horrible plot and acting.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Dismal opening. |
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Banaras Cast: Urmila Matondkar, Raj Babbar, Naseeruddin Shah, Ashmit Patel, Dimple Kapadia. Director: Pankuj Parashar. Great cinematography, picturesque locales.Daft concept, poor script.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Being Cyrus Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani, Simone Singh. Director: Homi Adajania. Great performances, well-knit plot, apt comic situations.Jerky editing, Dimple hams.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Doing well in Mumbai multiplexes. |
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Umar Cast: Jimmy Shergil, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra, Satish Kaushik. Director: Karan Razdan. None.Terrible direction, poor performances.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Malamaal Weekly Cast: Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Riteish Deshmukh, Reema Sen, Rajpal Yadav, Sudha Chandran. Director: Priyadarshan. Paresh Rawal.Loud comedy, bad music, poor performances from the rest of the cast.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Doing well. |
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Jigyaasa Cast: Hrishita Bhatt. Director: Faisal Saif. None.An amateurish attempt to pull off a Page 3.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Teesri Aankh Cast: Neha Dhupia, Amisha Patel, Sunny Deol (special appearance). Director: Harry Baweja. None!Hackneyed, stale film.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Taxi No 9 2 11 Cast: Nana Patekar, John Abraham, Sameera Reddy, Sonali Kulkarni. Director: Milan Luthria. Refreshing movie, good performances, brilliant dialogues.Very Mumbai-centric.Number of weeks: 6. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai Cast: Bobby Deol, Arjun Rampal, Amisha Patel. Director: Vikram Bhatt. Tough!Dated film, terrible performances.Number of weeks: 6. BO Verdict: Poor. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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