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The last releases of the year had no takers at the box office.
Mukesh Bhatt's Showbiz and animated film, Return Of Hanuman were both duds.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Return Of Hanuman Director: Anurag Kashyap.  Enlightening and entertaining. Incoherent.
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Showbiz Cast: Tushar Jalota, Mrinalini Sharma. Director: Raju Khan. Novel idea. Badly written and executed.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor response.
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 Taare Zameen Par Cast: Aamir Khan, Darsheel Safary, Tisca Chopra. Director: Aamir Khan. Terrific performances, a well-directed, sensitive filmSlightly repetitive, disappointing end.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Hit.
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 Welcome Cast: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Feroz Khan, Paresh Rawal, Mallika Sherawat. Director: Anees Bazmee. Complete entertainer.The film starts slowly, with poor jokes.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Hit.
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 Strangers Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Jimmy Shergill, Nandana Sen, Sonali Kulkarni. Director: Aanand Rai. Good story, adapted from the 1951 classic Strangers On A TrainSlow first half.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Khoya Khoya Chand Cast: Shiney Ahuja, Soha Ali Khan, Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Soniya Jehan. Director: Sudhir Mishra. Fantastic cinematography, classic feel of 1950s cinema,
good performances from Soniya, SohaShiney disappoints, hard-to-relate-with characters.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Dus Kahaniyaan Cast: Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Dino Morea, Dia Mirza, Manoj Bajpai, Amrita Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Masumeh Makhija, Mandira Bedi, Mahesh Manjrekar. Directors: Hansal Mehta, Rohit Roy, Meghna Gulzar, Apoorva Lakhia, Jasmeet Dhodi and Sanjay Gupta. Some of the stories are interesting and well-narrated; film holds your interest throughout.Stories are too short and lack depth.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Aaja Nachle Cast: Madhuri Dixit Nene, Kunal Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ranvir Shorey, Ninay Pathak, Irrfan Khan. Director: Anil Mehta. Excellent performance by MadhuriBoring.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal Cast: John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Bipasha Basu, Boman Irani. Director: Vivek Agnihotri. John can juggle a football well.Full of cliches.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Om Shanti Om Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Arjun Rampal. Director: Farah Khan. Masala fare, with plenty of laughs.Threadbare plot.Number of weeks: 7. BO Verdict: Hit.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
Last time's box-office results
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