Home | Movies July 30, 2002

Yeh Hai Jalwa sinks without a trace





Devdas

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Jackie Shroff
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
: Great production values with opulent sets and costumes. Madhuri's performance has critics raving.

: The melodramatic hysterics are overwhelming. Also, the film drags in bits.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Hit

The review
The Devdas special





Om Jai Jagadish

Cast: Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Fardeen Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Mahima Chaudhry, Tara Sharma
Director: Anupam Khar
: Melodious music, impressive star cast.

: Old wine in an old bottle.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Yeh Hai Jalwa

Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Salman Khan, Amisha Patel, Rinke Khanna, Sharad Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri and Sanjay Dutt (in a guest appearance)
Director: David Dhawan
: Clean family flick

: Poor comedy, Salman's disinterested performance

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Humraaz

Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Bobby Deol, Amisha Patel, Johnny Lever
Director: Abbas-Mastan
: Great performances and edge-of-the-seat thrills

: Unoriginal script.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Average

The review






The Legend Of Bhagat Singh

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Akhilendra Mishra, D Santosh, Sushant Singh, Amrita Rao
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
: Spectacular performance from Ajay Devgan and a
  more realistic approach by Santoshi.

: An unwanted love angle.

Number of weeks: 7
BO Verdict: Average

The review






Awara Paagal Deewana

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Paresh Rawal, Amrita Arora, Arti Chhabria
Director: Vikram Bhatt
: Great action sequences and Paresh Rawal's comic
  performance.
: Weak script, too many items numbers.

Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Average

The review






Football Shootball Hai Rabba

Cast: Anupam Kher, Parminder Nagra, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Keira Knightley, Shaheen Khan, Archie Punjabi
Director: Gurinder Chadha
: A good entertainer without a cliched ending.

: Amateurish production values.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Average

The review






Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein

Cast: Fardeen Khan, Richa Pallod, Vikram Gokhale, Farida Jalal, Govind Namdeo
Director: K Ravi Shankar
: Clean family entertainment.

: Sketchy direction, poor dialogues and a done-to-death narrative.

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Kya Dil Ne Kahaa

Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, Ashok Saraf, Rajesh Khanna, Smita Jayakar, Raj Babbar, Neena Kulkarni
Director: Sanjay Chhel
: Bold enough to introduce a new concept: the live-in
  relationship

: Lewd comedy, predictable ending

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai

Cast: Uday Chopra, Jimmy Shergill, Sanjana, Bipasha Basu
Director: Sanjay Gadhvi
: A clean entertainer with spontaneous performances

: This flick is inspired from too many movies.

Number of weeks: 6
BO Verdict: Average

The review




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