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The year started badly with both Halla Bol and My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves faring poorly at the box office.
In Halla Bol, Rajkumar Santoshi stuck to his old formula of masses joining forces with a single honest man taking on mighty villains like in his earlier film Damini. But such stories have been told dime a dozen since and people don't care for issue-based films any more. E Niwas' My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves was a non-starter.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Halla Bol Cast: Ajay Devgan, Pankaj Kapur, Vidya Balan. Director: Rajkumar Santoshi.  Shows Bollywood interestingly, Pankaj Kapur. Too preachy, too lengthy.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves Cast: Amrita Rao, Nikhil Dwivedi. Director: E Niwas. The film packs in an interesting blend of action, dance, drama, comedy and tragedy.Slow in parts.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Return Of Hanuman Director: Anurag Kashyap. Enlightening and entertaining.Incoherent.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Showbiz Cast: Tushar Jalota, Mrinalini Sharma. Director: Raju Khan. Novel idea. Badly written and executed.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop.
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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: 3. 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: 3. 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: 4. 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: 5. 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: 5. 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: 6. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
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