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Chor Machaye Shor and Agni Varsha sink





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: 7
BO Verdict: Hit

The review
The Devdas special





Maine Dil Tujhko Diya

Cast: Sohail Khan, Sameera Reddy, Sanjay Dutt, Kabir Bedi, Rajpal Yadav
Director: Sohail Khan
: Melodious music and good cinematography

: Contrived story, bad direction and acting.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Average

The review






Chor Machaye Shor

Cast: Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha, Basu, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal
Director: David Dhawan
: Great performances and comedy

: No originality, typical Bollywood masala potboiler.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Agni Varsha

Cast: Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Nagarjuna, Sonali Kulkarni, Prabhudeva, Milind Soman, Mohan Agashe and Amitabh Bachchan (in special appearance)
Director: Arjun Sajnani
: Great performances, fast-paced and a great location, Hampi

: Too many subplots, Bachchan disappoints.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Jaani Dushman

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Manisha Koirala, Rajat Bedi, Aditya Pancholi, Arshad Warsi, Sharad Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Siddharth, Munish Kohli, Sonu Nigam
Director: Raj Kumar Kohli
: Good debut from Sonu Nigam

: Bad music, worse performances and worst story.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Average

The review






Mujhse Dosti Karoge

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Rani Mukherji, Kareena Kapoor, Uday Chopra
Director: Kunal Kohli
: Decent performances from the entire star cast.

: A predictable plot and lack of catchy music.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Average

The review






Chhal

Cast: Kay Kay, Prashant Narayanan, Jaya Seal, Shri Vallabh Vyas
Director: Hansal Mehta
: Crisp storyline and realistic performances.

: The supporting characters do not have well-defined roles.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Average

The review






Soch

Cast: Raveena Tandon, Sanjay Kapoor, Aditi Govitrikar, Arbaaz Khan
Director: Sushen Bhatnagar
: Decent performances

: No suspense in this half baked murder mystery.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Om Jai Jagadish

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

: Old wine in an old bottle.

Number of weeks: 6
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: 5
BO Verdict: Flop

The review




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