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t last some good news at the Box Office. Both the Diwali releases -- Golmaal Returns and Fashion did well.
Golmaal Returns, which recorded a bumper initial opening sustained, making it a hit. Fashion too, had very good collections at multiplexes in major cities despite its length. 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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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: New. BO Verdict: Opens well. |
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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: New. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Roadside Romeo Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey. Director: Jugal Hansraj. Well-animated movie.Predictable plot, flimsy film gags.
Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Heroes Cast: Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Sohail Khan, Dino Morea, Bobby Deol, Vatsal Sheth and Mithun Chakraborty. Director: Samir Karnik. Novel premise.Lost in translation.
Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Karzzzz Cast: Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar and Shweta Kumar. Director: Satish Kaushik. Himesh Reshammiya, good music.Long winded, dumbed-down plot.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Shoot on Sight Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Greta Sacchi, Laila Rouass, Brian Cox, Gulshan Grover and Mikaal Zulfikar. Director: Jag Mundhra. Good premise.Slow pace, cliches galore.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Hello Cast: Sharman Joshi, Gul Panag, Sohail Khan, Amrita Arora, Isha Koppikar, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif. Director: Atul Agnihotri. Sharman, Gul and Sohail.Too filmi.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Drona Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon, Jaya Bachchan. Director: Goldie Behl. Priyanka Chopra.Tacky special effects, mediocre production values.
Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Kidnap Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Minissha Lambha, Vidya Malvade. Director: Sanjay Gadhvi. Imran Khan.Poor direction, too many loopholes in plot, terrible performances.
Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Ramchand Pakistani Cast: Syed Fazal Hussain, Nandita Das. Director: Mehreen Jabbar. Great performances from the entire cast, appealing and dramatic and music.Tough.
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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