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Last week's releases, Naksha and Dil Diya Hai, were publicised poorly and didn't have much luck at the box office. People were clearly more interested in Lage Raho Munnabhai, which is also Sanjay Dutt's biggest hit overseas.
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Naksha Cast: Sunny Deol, Vivek Oberoi, Sameera Reddy. Director: Sachin Bajaj.  Tough. Average story, average performances, bad music.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Dil Diya Hai Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Ashmit Patel, Geeta Basra. Director: Aaditya Datt. Geeta Basra looks good.Half-baked screenplay.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Lage Raho Munnabhai Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani, Vidya Balan. Director: Rajkumar Hirani. Great script, very funny, non-preachy Gandhian philosophy.Tough!Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Superhit. |
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Aap Ki Khatir Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Priyanka Chopra, Suniel Shetty, Amisha Patel, Dino Morea. Director: Dharmesh Darshan. Akshaye Khanna.Rip-off of The Wedding Date.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Sandwich Cast: Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Mahima Chaudhry. Director: Anees Bazme. Tough!Bad performances, outdated movie.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Ahista Ahista Cast: Abhay Deol, Soha Ali Khan. Director: Shivam Nair. Warm characters, good performances.Shaky start, no star appeal.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 4. BO Verdict: Superhit. Reviews: Raja Sen | Aseem Chhabra | Ronjita Kulkarni |
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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: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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