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Last week saw four film releases: Jab We Met, No Smoking, Mumbai Salsa and Bal Ganesha. However, all of them have paid dearly for releasing in the Pre-Diwali period.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Jab We Met Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapur. Director: Imtiaz Ali.  Great performance by Kareena, good dialogues. Second half is irrelevant, songs seem out of place.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: So-so. |
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No Smoking Cast: John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal, Ranvir Shourey. Director: Anurag Kashyap. Good music, unconventional direction.Viewers may not understand the film.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Damp squib. |
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Mumbai Salsa Cast: Linda Arsenio, Indraneel Sengupta, Dilip Thadeshwar, Manjari Phadnis, Vir Das, Neelam Chauhan, Ray Irani. Director: Manoj Tyagi. Decent performances, the film has its momentsMay appeal to urban audiences only.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Bal Ganesha Director: Pankaj Sharma. Good animation.Poor editing.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. But it may do well on the VCD/DVD circuit. |
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Speed Cast: Urmila Matondkar, Aftab Shivsani, Zayed Khan, Sanjay Suri. Director: Vikram Bhatt. Urmila does a decent job.Lacks originality.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Bhool Bhulaiyaa Cast: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Amisha Patel, Shiney Ahuja, Paresh Rawal. Director: Priyadarshan. Good music.Too long and predictable.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Cast: Rani Mukherji, Konkana Sen Sharma, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kunal Kapoor. Director: Pradeep Sarkar. Excellent performance by Rani, KonkanaCliches galore.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Go Cast: Nisha Kothari, Gautam Gupta. Director: Manish Srivastava. Tough!Weak plot, tasteless songs.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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It's Breaking News Cast: Koel Puri, Swati Sen. Director: Vishal Inamdar. Noble premise.Lacks certainty, humour, incompetent performances.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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50 Lakh Cast: Mohit Chadha, Pavan Malhotra. Director: Chandrasekhar Yeleti. Well-told story.Bad performances.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
Last time's box-office results
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