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It's been a dull time at Indian theatres.
Vikram Bhatt's Ankahee's prospects at the box office look bleak. Meanwhile, Tom, Dick & Harry has done reasonably well, turning out to be a minor earner. The coming Friday is a big one, with releases like Fanaa, Da Vinci Code and X-Men 3 all competing for a share of box-office glory. Let's wait and watch.
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Ankahee Cast: Esha Deol, Amisha Patel, Aftab Shivdasani. Director: Vikram Bhatt.  Esha acts well. Bad scripting, boring pace.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Aparichit Cast: Vikram, Sada. Director: Shankar. Good story, great acting from Vikram, good effects.Bad dubbing.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Tathastu Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Amisha Patel. Director: Anubhav Sinha. Interesting story.Bad performances, poor direction, slow pace.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Tom, Dick & Harry Cast: Dino Morea, Jimmy Shergil, Anuj Sawhney, Celina Jaitley, Kim Sharma. Director: Deepak Tijori. Good music.Cheap dialogues, terrible comedy.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Minor hit. |
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36 China Town Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna. Director: Abbas-Mustan. Kareena looks pretty.Bad plot, no suspense, poor comedy.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Mistress Of Spices Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Ayesha Dharkar. Director: Paul Mayeda Berges. Ayesha Dharkar's cameo.Poor direction, half-baked characters, bad dialogues.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Gangster Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Shiney Ahuja, Kangna. Director: Anubhav Basu. Gripping drama, good music, great performances, compelling story.Slow climax, lacks slickness.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Above average. |
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Darna Zaroori Hai Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat, Arjun Rampal, Bipasha Basu, Suniel Shetty, Manoj Pahwa. Directors: Ram Gopal Varma, Sajid Khan, Prawal Raman, Vivek Shah, Jijy Philip, Chekeravarthy, and Manish Gupta. A first of its kind, this hatke film is very interesting.Arjun Rampal, terrible song.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Pyare Mohan Cast: Viveik Oberoi, Fardeen Khan, Esha Deol, Amrita Rao. Director: Indra Kumar. Silly, harmless fun.Too predictable.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Humko Deewana Kar Gaye Cast: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu and Anil Kapoor. Director: Raj Kanwar. Entertaining, good performances.Very predictable, cliched characters.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
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