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5 weeks for K3G





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: 5
BO Verdict: Superhit

The review






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: New
BO Verdict: Hit

The review






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: 3
BO Verdict: Average.






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: 12
BO Verdict: Hit

The review






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: 4
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






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: 13
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Bawandar
Cast: Nandita das, Dipti Nawal, Raghuir Yadav, Laila Rouass, Rahul Khanna
Director: Jagmohan Mundhra
: Bold and engaging plot inspired from a true life story.

: Explicit language not meant for a family audience.

Number of weeks: 6
BO Verdict: Average

The review






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: 1
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Pitaah
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Nandita Das, Jackie Shroff, Om Puri, Salil Ankola, Anupama Verma
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar
: The lead couple deliver a great performance.

: Pitaah does not deal with the father-daughter relationship at all.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Monsoon Wedding
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Lilette Dubey, Vasundhara Das and Parvin Dabas
Director: Mira Nair
: Remarkable script and well-defined protagonists. A commendable effort.

: Too much in an international mould to appeal to masses.
Number of weeks: 8
BO Verdict: Average

The review




Last week's box office results

Compiled by Sukanya Verma
Trade expert: Indu Mirani
Design: Uday Kuckian


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