Durga is no Satya!
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Raaz
Cast: Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea, Ashutosh Rana, Malini Sharma
Director: Vikram Bhatt
: Bipasha's performance and the cool SFX make for a great spooky tale. Good music by Nadeem Shravan, too.
: Lack of originality.
Number of weeks: 7
BO Verdict: Hit
The review
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16 December
Cast: Milind Soman, Dipannita Sharma, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover and Sushant Singh.
Director: Mani Shankar
: Novel storyline, great SFX and competent performances.
: The film moves at an extremely fast pace, leaving the viewer confused at times.
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Durga
Cast: Chekravarthy, Priyanka
Director: Chekravarthy
: Sincere performances by Chekravarthy and Priyanka.
: A bad remake of Ramgopal Varma's Satya.
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Kitne Door Kitne Paas
Cast: Fardeen Khan, Amrita Arora, Sonali Kulkarni, Tiku Talsania and Ketaki Dave.
Director: Mehul Kumar
: Amrita Arora makes an impressive debut.
: Silly plot. Too many songs.
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Vadh
Cast: Nana Patekar, Anupama Verma, Puru Raaj Kumar, Nakul and Raju Mavani.
Director: N S R
: Nana Pateker and the gripping storyline.
: Half baked romantic sub plot and mediocre music.
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
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Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai
Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Amisha Patel, Jackie Shroff, Anupama Verma and Ashish Vidyarthi.
Director: K Murli Mohan Rao
: Aftab acts well. Amisha looks gorgeous. Pleasant music.
: An illogical plot and a hopeless climax.
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Tumko Naa Bhool Payenge
Cast: Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Diya Mirza, Rajpal Yadav, Johnny Lever
Director: Pankaj Parashar
: Entertaining.
: Patchy script, inconsistent dialogues and a disinterested Salman.
Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Average
The review
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Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa
Cast: Karan Nath, Jivitha Sharma, Aditya Pancholi, Rajat Bedi, Aroona Irani
Director: Kuku Kohli
: Sincere performances peppered with exciting action sequences.
: Patchy script and hopeless music.
Number of weeks: 9
BO Verdict: Above average
The review
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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor
Director: Karan Johar
: The best of Hindi cinema packaged in a polished, superior product opened to a bumper opening.
: Lengthy and treads on the tried and tested formulas.
Number of weeks: 14
BO Verdict: Superhit
The review
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Haan... Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan.
Director: Dharmesh Darshan
: Fast paced, pleasing cinematography, plus decent performances from its three lead actors.
: Boring soundtrack and a trite plot.
Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
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Last week's box office results
Compiled by Sukanya Verma
Trade expert: Indu Mirani
Design: Uday Kuckian
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