August 16, 2006

KANK opens well

Karan Johar's new film Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna may not have opened to universally positive reviews, but the box office has certainly embraced it.

The film is doing well in India as well as abroad.

Besides, the holidays like Independence Day and Gokulashtami have further enhanced the box office prospects of the film.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.





Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta.
Director: Karan Johar.
Great performances; terrific music; bold, well-narrated story.

Too long.

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

Reviews: Raja Sen | Aseem Chhabra | Ronjita Kulkarni





Anthony Kaun Hai?

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Minisha Lamba.
Director: Raj Kaushal.
Arshad Warsi.

Supporting cast very loud and too noisy, confused direction, poor editing.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Darwaza Bandh Rakho

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Isha Sharvani, Chunky Pandey, Manisha Koirala.
Director: Chekravarthy.
Good camerawork, good plot.

Poor performances, silly comedy.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar

Cast: Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty.
Director: K S Adhiyaman.
None!

Dated film, old-fashioned story, bad direction.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Omkara

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj.
Great performances, visuals, music.

Hard-to-understand dialect.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Picking up in Mumbai, poor elsewhere.

The review





Yun Hota To Kya Hota

Cast: Konkona Sensharma, Ayesha Takia, Jimmy Shergil, Irrfan, Ratna Pathak Shah, Paresh Rawal.
Director: Naseeruddin Shah.
Good performances.

Bad first half, poor dialogues, half-baked characters.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Killer

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Irrfan, Nisha Kothari.
Directors: Raksha Mistry and Hasnain S Hyderabadwalla.
Good chemistry between Emraan and Irrfan.

Straight lift from Collateral.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Golmaal

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

Crude humour.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Average.

Review





Corporate

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

Complicated first half.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Krrish

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

Priyanka is wasted.

Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Superhit.

Review 1 | Review 2



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