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Even as Bhoot continued its profitable run at the box office, new releases Khwahish and Nayee Padosan did not open well.
Despite its much-talked about steamy kissing scenes -- and leading lady Mallika Sherawat's immense popularity -- Khwahish had a relatively disappointing opening. The other release, Nayee Padosan, was a disaster from start to finish. Note: Films are ranked on the basis of their performance at the box office every week. Though a film may be declared a flop, it may have performed better than the other films that week.  |
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Bhoot Cast: Ajay Devgan, Urmila Matondkar, Nana Patekar, Fardeen Khan, Rekha, Victor Banerjee Director: Ram Gopal Varma  A well-directed, tight film. Urmila's superb performance. A disappointing climax.Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Hit |
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Khwahish Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Himanshu Malik Director: Govind Menon Mallika's excellent performance. Good music.Poor script. No chemistry between the lead pair.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Average |
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Andaaz Cast: Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta Director: Raj Kanwar Good music. Exotic locales.Poor story. Insipid performances.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Hit |
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Nayee Padosan Cast: Mahek Chahal, Anuj Sawhney, Aslam Khan, Vikas Kalantri Director: B H Tharunkumar Good performances.Poor script. Bad music.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop |
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Jajantaram Mamantaram Cast: Jaaved Jaaferi, Gulshan Grover, Manav Kaul, Joy Fernandes Director: Soumitra Ranade Jaaved Jaaferi's funny antics. Interesting plot.Shoddy special effects. Too many songs.Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Armaan Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Gracy Singh, Randhir Kapoor Director: Honey Irani Big B's outstanding performance.The plot seems like a modern version of the Raaj Kumar-Meena Kumari-Nadira starrer, Dil Apna Aur Preet ParayiNumber of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Ishq Vishk Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurywalla, Amrita Rao Director: Ken Ghosh Shahid makes an impressive debut.Predictable story.Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Average |
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Haasil Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Hrishitaa Bhat, Irfan Khan, Ashutosh Rana, Tinnu Anand Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia Powerful script. Sincere performances.Disappointing climax.Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Pran Jaaye Par Shan Na Jaaye Cast: Raveena Tandon, Namrata Shirodkar, Divya Dutta, Rinke Khanna, Shweta Menon, Aman Verma, Sushmita Sen, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vijay Raaz Director: Sanjay Jha Engaging first half.Hackneyed treatment of the plot.Number of weeks: 5 BO Verdict: Flop |
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The Hero: Love Story Of A Spy Cast: Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra Director: Anil Sharma Great performances from Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta.Weak plot, post-interval.Number of weeks: 8 BO Verdict: Flop |
Trade expert: Indu Mirani
Last week's box-office results
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