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Last week's releases Marigold and Buddha Mar Gaya fared poorly at the box office.
But Shah Rukh Khan's Chak De! India did outstanding business at multiplexes in the metros and fairly well in multiplexes in other cities. Trade pundit Vinod Mirani tells us the fate of these films.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views. | |
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Marigold Cast: Salman Khan, Ali Larter. Director: Willard Carrol.  Unabashed embrace of romantic love. Flat characterisations, badly telegraphed plot points.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Buddha Mar Gaya Cast: Paresh Rawal, Anupam Kher, Ranvir Shorey, Prem Chopra, Vinay Pathak, Rakhi Sawant Director: Rahul Rawail. Prem Chopra and Vinay Pathak shine in their cameos.Tasteless adult jokes, weak screenplay.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Chak De! India Cast: Shah Rukh Khan. Director: Shimit Amin. Top notch performance from Shah Rukh Khan, well-directed and well-paced film.Hockey may not be such a crowd puller.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Kaafila Cast: Sunny Deol. Director: Ammtoje Mann. Explores the plight of illegal immigrants.An over-the-top Sunny Deol, film is very long.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Blue Umbrella Cast: Pankaj Kapur, Shreya Sharma. Director: Vishal Bhardwaj. Great direction, wonderful story adaptation, Pankaj Kapur is excellent.Some scenes are too darkly lit.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Cash Cast: Ajay Devgan, Riteish Deshmukh, Zayed Khan, Shamita Shetty, Dia Mirza, Esha Deol. Director: Anubhav Sinha. Shamita looks hot.Poorly executed action and animation, unbearable Ajay, Zayed and Esha.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Gandhi My Father Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Shefali Shah, Darshan Jariwala, Bhoomika Chawla. Director: Feroz Abbas Khan. Excellent performances.Very slow-paced.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Naya Daur Cast: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Ajit. Director: B R Chopra. Good performances, well-narrated story.May not be relevant in today's times.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Partner Cast: Salman Khan, Govinda, Lara Dutta, Katrina Kaif. Director: David Dhawan. Salman Khan and Govinda's chemistry.Abrupt end.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix Cast: Daniel Radcliff, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint. Director: David Yates. One of the best made Harry Potter movies so far. Not quite as dramatic as the book.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
Last time's box-office results
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