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Sunny's Maa Tujhe Salaam ousts K3G





Maa Tujhe 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: New
BO Verdict: Average

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: 1
BO Verdict: Average

The review






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: 6
BO Verdict: Superhit

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: 4
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: 14
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: 5
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: 14
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: 7
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: 2
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: 3
BO Verdict: Flop

The review




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Trade expert: Indu Mirani
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