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Yun Hota, Killer flop
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Naseeruddin Shah, one of India's finest actors, had a lot of expectations riding on him when he turned director with Yun Hota To Kya Hota.
The film has opened on a dull note.
The other release of the week -- Mahesh Bhatt's The Killer -- too did not get a good opening.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.
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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: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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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: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Golmaal
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor.
Director: Rohit Shetty.
Sharman is great, consistent laughs.
Crude humour.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Average,
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Corporate
Cast: Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon.
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar.
Impressive performances, good direction.
Complicated first half.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Disappointing.
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Krrish
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Rekha.
Director: Rakesh Roshan.
Hrithik is great, good special effects.
Priyanka is wasted.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Superhit.
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Alag
Cast: Akshay Kapoor, Diya Mirza.
Director: Ashu Trikha.
Good performances, interesting concept.
Weak second half.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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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: 6.
BO Verdict: Superhit.
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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: 6.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Fanaa
Cast: Aamir Khan, Kajol, Tabu.
Director: Kunal Kohli.
Terrific performances, beautiful locales.
Bad screenplay, boring music, too long.
Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: Superhit.
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Ankahee
Cast: Esha Deol, Amisha Patel, Aftab Shivdasani.
Director: Vikram Bhatt.
Esha acts well.
Bad script, boring pace.
Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
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