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While most major releases are still some distance away from the blockbuster success enjoyed by Lage Raho Munnabhai, Mallika Sherawat's latest Pyaar Ke Side Effects may salvage a good opening with multiplex audiences -- at least with those who can't get tickets to Munnabhai.
On the other hand, both Urmila-starrer Bas Ek Pal and Ram Gopal Varma's Shiva had a dismal opening at the box office.
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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: New. BO Verdict: Decent opening. |
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Shiva Cast: Mohit Ahlawat, Nisha Kothari. Director: Ram Gopal Varma. Hardly any positives.Mediocre plot, bad performances.Number of weeks: New. 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: New. 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: New. BO Verdict: Flop.
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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: 1. 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: 1. 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.Hardly any!Number of weeks: 2. 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: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Sandwich Cast: Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Mahima Chaudhry. Director: Anees Bazmee. A tricky one.Bad performances, outdated movie.Number of weeks: 3. 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: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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