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Raaz rules
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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 too.
: Lack of originality.
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Hit
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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: 2
BO Verdict: Average
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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 Bollywood packaged in a polished, superior product opened to a bumper opening.
: Lengthy and treading on the tried and tested formulas.
Number of weeks: 7
BO Verdict: Superhit
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Maa Tujjhe Salaam
Cast: Sunny Deol, Tabu, Arbaaz Khan, Tinnu Verma and Sudesh Berry.
Director: Tinnu Verma
: Thrilling action sequences and stunning visuals.
: Implausible plot, poor music.
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Average
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Filhaal
Cast: Tabu, Sushmita Sen, Sanjay Suri, Palash Sen
Director: Meghna Gulzar
: Fine performances by Sushmita and Tabu.
: Poor dialogues, inconsistent plot and bad song picturisation.
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Average
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Style
Cast: Sharman Joshi, Riya Sen, Sahil and Shilpi Mudgal.
Director: N Chandra
: A fun flick with catchy music and vibrant comedy.
: A cast of unknowns. Riya Sen being the sole exception.
Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Average
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Aamdhani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya
Cast: Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Tabu, Chandrachur Singh, Vinay Anand, Isha Koppikar, Johny Lever and Ketki Dave.
Director: Raghavendra Rao
: AAKR has its moments, thanks to some rib-tickling comedy provided by Govinda and Juhi.
: A bunch of mish mash ideas, poorly executed.
Number of weeks: 6
BO Verdict: Flop
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Asoka
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Suraj Balaji, Ajith and Rahul Dev.
Director: Santosh Sivan
: Grand, stunning visuals, compelling performances
: Historically questionable and sketchy characters
Number of weeks: 15
BO Verdict: Flop
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Indian
Cast: Sunny Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Om Puri and Danny Denzongpa.
Director: N Maharajan
: Awesome production values.
: Weak script and predictable plot.
Number of weeks: 15
BO Verdict: Hit
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4
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Koi Mere Dil Se Pooche
Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Esha Deol, Sanjay Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Jaspal Bhatti
Director: Vinay Shukla
Good debut performances by Esha and Sanjay (in a negative role).
: Stale plot (Yet another version of Sleeping With The Enemy, Agnisakshi, Yaaraana and Daraar) Too many songs.
Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop
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Last week's box office results
Compiled by Sukanya Verma, Seema Pant
Trade expert: Indu Mirani
Design: Uday Kuckian
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