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Last weekend was disastrous at the box office. While two of the three releases -- Pahlaj Nihalani's Khushboo and Kumar Mangat's Haal-E-Dil -- are being pulled out of theatres, Sahara One's De Taali is faring only a little better, but being a loser all the same.
Despite much appreciation, Aamir has still not been able to capitalise at the box office. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us 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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De Taali Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Ayesha Takia and Rimi Sen. Director: E Niwas.  Good performances, good direction. Film has a slow and uninteresting start.
Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Loser. |
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Haal-E-Dil Cast: Nakuul Mehta, Adhyayan Suman, Amita Pathak. Director: Anil Devgan. Newcomers are impressive.Bad story, terrible direction.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Disaster. |
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Khushboo Cast: Rishi Rehan, Avantikka. Director: Rajesh Ram Singh. Good music, beautiful locales.Imitates Jab We Met, uninspiring.
Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Disaster.
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 Mere Baap Pehle Aap Cast: Akshye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Genelia D'Souza, Om Puri Director: Priyadarshan Good chemistry between Akshaye and Paresh.Insanely chaotic film, with forced sensuality.
Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Summer 2007 Cast: Sikandar Kher, Yuvika Choudhary, Gul Panag. Director: Suhail Tatari. Good concept, efficiently tackles major issues.Too similar to Rang De Basanti, poor climax.
Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Sarkar Raj Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai. Director: Ram Gopal Varma. The film has some good moments, Amitabh does well.Too many close-ups, the film falls flat.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Aamir Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Gajraj Rao. Director: Raj Kumar Gupta. Excellent performances, great thriller, terrific music.Could have been tighter.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Woodstock Villa Cast: Sikander Kher, Arbaaz Khan, Neha Uberoi. Director: Hansal Mehta. Sikander does well in his debut film.Cliched murder mystery.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Hastey Hastey Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Nisha Rawal, Rajpal Yadav. Director: Ramanjit Juneja. The film is well shot.Poor script, ridiculous dialogues.
Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Ghatothkach Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Cute protagonist. Tacky animation.
Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box-office results
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