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Mumbai's terror attack scares movie buffs away |
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| The terrorist attacks in Mumbai have hit the entertainment industry in a big way. Shows of the two new releases, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Sorry Bhai, had to be cancelled at many theatres due to lack of audiences.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Sorry Bhai Cast: Sharman Joshi, Sanjay Suri, Chitrangda Singh, Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani Director: Onir  Interestingly handled story, great acting from Sharman and Shabana. Rushed climax; Chitrangda's character is disappointing.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Cast: Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra Director: Dibakar Banerjee Exquisite attention to details.Loud music.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Yuvvraaj Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan Director: Subhash Ghai Anil Kapoor.Outdated.
Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Dostana Cast: John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra Director: Tarun Mansukhani Very entertaining.The plot could have used more work.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Dasvidaniya Cast: Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Rajat Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey Director: Shashant Shah Vinay Pathak.Could have been more imaginative.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Deshdrohi Cast: Kamal Rashid Khan, Gracy Singh, Kim Sharma, Kader Khan Director: Kamal Rashid Khan Tries to capture an important subjectPoor production values.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Poor.
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EMI Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Malaika Arora Khan, Ashish Choudhary, Neha Uberoi Director: Saurabh Kadra Sanjay DuttBad editing and out of sync.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop |
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Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi Cast: Sonu Sood, Esha Koppikar, Alok Nath, Smita Jaykar Director: Sooraj Barjatya Decent performances by entire cast.Lot of loopholes in story.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop |
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Fashion Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse, Arbaaz Khan. Director: Madhur Bhandekar. Good performances from the women.Predictable and too long.
Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Hit |
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Golmaal Returns Cast: Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Celina Jaitely, Amrita Arora. Director: Rohit Shetty. Last five minutes.Longdrawn and banal.
Number of weeks: 5 BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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