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Romance, not religion for the box office |
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While Mahesh Bhatt's 'autobiographical' production on his life with Parveen Babi may have found takers, at least in multiplexes, two totally disparate films on religion -- Jai Santoshi Maa and the animated Krishna -- flopped completely.
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Woh Lamhe Cast: Shiney Ahuja, Kangana Ranaut. Director: Mohit Suri.  A great performance from Kangana. Second half tends to drag.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Doing well in multiplexes. |
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Krishna Cast: Animated. Director: Aman Khan. Well-painted characters.Bad animation, flawed execution.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flops. |
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Jai Santoshi Maa Cast: Nusrat Bharucha, Rakesh Bapat. Director: Ahmed Siddiqui. Simply told story.Soap-opera style drama.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flops.
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Dor Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Ayesha Takia, Gul Panag. Director: Nagesh Kukunoor. Solid performances, strong storyline.Some clunky dialogues, weak music and editing.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Above average. |
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Khosla Ka Ghosla Cast: Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Tara Sharma. Director: Dibakar Banerjee. Great performances, witty and unusual plot.Drags at times.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Average. |
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Rocky Cast: Zayed Khan, Minissha Lamba and Isha Sharvani. Director: Suresh Krishna. Good locales, good action.Poor direction.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Pyaar Ke Side Effects Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Rahul Bose, Ranvir Sheorey. Director: Saket Chaudhary. Fun, witty script, good performances.Second half drags.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Average. |
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Shiva Cast: Mohit Ahlawat, Nisha Kothari. Director: Ram Gopal Varma. Hardly any positives.Mediocre plot, bad performances.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Bas Ek Pal Cast: Urmila Matondkar, Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla. Director: Onir. Complex plot, delicate scenes.Flawed conclusion.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Kachchi Sadak Cast: Rahul Singh, Parmita Kakkad, Madhoo. Director: Sanjay D Singh. Decent start, well-handled initially.Goes rapidly downhill, bad plot, bad acting.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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