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Recession and terror attack keeps movie buffs at bay |
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| Critically-acclaimed films notwithstanding, people want to keep away from theatres, thanks to the current recession and Mumbai's terror attack.
Last week's releases, Maharathi, Dil Kabaddi, Meerabai Not Out and Oh My God!! have all had poor openings, and may not even last through the week. 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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Meerabai Not Out Cast: Mandira Bedi, Eijaz Khan, Mahesh Manjrekar. Director: Chandrakant Kulkarni.  Mandira Bedi. Climax stretches too long, story drags as well.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Dil Kabaddi Cast: Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Rahul Bose, Konkana Sen Sharma, Payal Rohatgi. Director: Anil Senior. Irrfan Khan.Disjointed plot.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Maharathi Cast:Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Neha Dhupia, Tara Sharma. Director: Onir Brilliant cast, great story.Lost in translation.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Oh My God!! Cast: Vinay Pathak, Divya Dutta, Saurabh Shukla. Director: Sourabh Shrivastava. Vinay Pathak, great story.Weak supporting cast, shoddy camera work.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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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: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Yuvvraaj Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan Director: Subhash Ghai Anil Kapoor.Outdated.
Number of weeks: 2. 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: 3. 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: 3. 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: 3. BO Verdict: Poor.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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