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| As school and college examinations edge closer, big releases steer clear away from the marquee. Last week, we had Pryas Gupta's Siddharth-The Prisoner and Ajay Chandok's Kisse Pyar Karoon release in theatres. Both movies fared poorly.
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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Siddharth: The Prisoner Cast: Rajat Kapoor, Sachin Nayak. Director: Pryas Gupta.  Compelling story. Too many loopholes in the plot, films tends to drag on and on.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor.
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Kisse Pyaar Karoon Cast: Arshad Warsi), Aashish Chowdhry, Yash Tonk, Udita Goswami, Shweta Menon, Aarti Chhabria. Director: Ajay Chandhok. Funny in bits and parts.Outdated film.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor.
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Delhi 6 Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor. Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Terrific music.Abhishek Bachchan, silly story, absurd end.
Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Billu Cast: Irrfan, Shah Rukh Khan and Lara Dutta. Director: Priyadarshan. Cool item numbers, good performances.Predictable.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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The Stoneman Murders Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Arbaaz Khan. Director: Manish Gupta. Good thriller, Kay Kay.Just another assembly-line murder mystery.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Non-starter. |
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Dev D Cast: Abhay Deol, Mahi Gill, Kalki Koechlin, Dibyendu Bhattacharya. Director: Anurag Kashyap. Well-made contemporary take on Devdas, great music, good performances.Second half tends to drag, abrupt end.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye Cast: Arbaaz Khan, Raima Sen, Randeep Hooda. Director: Madhureeta Anand. The film has quite a few sweet and quirky moments.Tends to drag and get repetitive, does not have much to offer.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Chal Chala Chal Cast: Govinda, Reema Sen, Om Puri. Director: Rajiv Kumar Tough!Outdated, poorly executed film.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop.
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Luck By Chance Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla. Director: Zoya Akhtar Well-directed film, great performances and good music.Disjointed climax.
Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Tepid. |
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Victory Cast: Hurman S Baweja, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher. Director: Ajitpal Mangat Good effort from Hurman.Poor direction.
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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