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Last week's release, Black & White is heading towards becoming a major disaster. Having started poorly, the film has dropped further and has even discontinued after a three-day run at some centres.
Meanwhile, Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar has been labelled average, thanks to its excellent run overseas and satellite rights.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Black & White Cast: Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Anurag Sinha, Aditi Sharma. Director: Subhash Ghai.  Good intent, fine performances, restrained effort. Awkward romantic track, some overdone cliches.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Heading for disaster. |
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Jodhaa Akbar Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Poonam Sinha, Ila Arun, Nikitin Dheer, Sonu Sood. Director: Ashutosh Gowariker. Hrithik's terrific performance, awesome music.Much too long, Gowariker tries to tackle too many aspects of Akbar's life and does not do justice to any.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Average. |
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Mithya Cast: Ranvir Sheorey, Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia. Director: Rajat Kapoor. Unique story, great performance from Ranvir, Brijendra Kala is hilarious.Half-baked romantic track with Neha Dhupia.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Superstar Cast: Kunal Khemu, Tulip Joshi. Director: Rohit Jugraj. Good performances from the cast.Script has too many loopholes.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa Cast: Rajpal Yadav, Neha Dhupia, Amrita Arora, Aashish Chaudhary. Director: Chandrakant Singh. Can't think of any.A never-ending bad, bad comedy.
Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Sunday Cast: Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Ayesha Takia. Director: Rohit Shetty. Good performances, superb camerawork.Disappointing climax and muddled comic-thriller.
Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Bombay To Bangkok Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Lena Christensen. Director: Nagesh Kukunoor. Good performances.Extremely boring and lengthy film, with a wafer-thin plot.
Number of weeks: 6. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 7. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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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: 7. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Return Of Hanuman Director: Anurag Kashyap. Enlightening and entertaining.Incoherent.
Number of weeks: 9. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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