November 27, 2006

Hrithik blasts box office rivals

Yash Raj Films' Dhoom 2 easily qualifies as the biggest opening this year.

The film makes it to the 'Hit' level straightaway, though its business in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh may fall short slightly because the film has missed out on some of the popular multiplexes.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.





Dhoom 2

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu, Uday Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan.
Director: Sanjay Gadhvi.
Hrithik is amazing, great look, thrills.

Silly, senseless plot.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Opens well.

Review 1 | Review 2





Vivah

Cast: Shahid Kapur, Amrita Rao.
Director: Sooraj Barjatya.
Sweet story.

Outdated film.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Hit.

Review





Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante

Cast: Konkona Sensharma, Irrfan, Rajat Kapoor, Sandhya Mridul and Zakir Hussain
Director: Tanveer Khan.
Some good thrilling moments.

Poor sound and background music, poor direction.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Apna Sapna Money Money

Cast: Ritesh Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Celina Jaitley, Koena Mitra, Riya Sen.
Director: Sangeeth Sivan.
Ritesh Deshmukh.

Run-of-the-mill sex comedy.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Umrao Jaan

Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Shabani Azmi.
Director: J P Dutta.
Ash looks stunning, beautiful sets.

Too long and melodramatic.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review 1 | Review 2





Don

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Isha Koppiker, Arjun Rampal, Boman Irani.
Director: Farhan Akhtar.
Great performances, good music.

Cannot match the original Don, starring Amitabh Bachchan.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Semi-hit.

Review 1 | Review 2





Jaan-E-Mann

Cast: Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta.
Director: Shirish Kunder.
Good performances, and good direction.

Done-to-death love triangle.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Below average.

Review 1 | Review 2





Zindaggi Rocks

Cast: Sushmita Sen, Shiney Ahuja.
Director: Tanuja Chandra.
Good performances.

Bad script, Moushmi Chatterjee.

Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review





Woh Lamhe

Cast: Shiney Ahuja, Kangana Ranaut.
Director: Mohit Suri.
A great performance from Kangana.

Second half tends to drag.

Number of weeks: 9.
BO Verdict: Doing well in multiplexes.

The review





Krishna

Cast: Animated.
Director: Aman Khan.
Well-painted characters.

Bad animation, flawed execution.

Number of weeks: 9.
BO Verdict: Flop.

The review



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