June 17, 2003
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Shah Rukh, Rani rule BO

The Shah Rukh Khan-Rani Mukerji romance in Chalte Chalte has met with a fabulous response at the BO.

In most cases, collections dip Monday onwards, but this Aziz Mirza film continues to lure the crowds.

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.




Chalte Chalte

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji
Director: Aziz Mirza
Good performances, great music.

Unoriginal plot.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Hit

The review





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: 3
BO Verdict: Hit

The review





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: 2
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Andaaz

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta
Director: Raj Kanwar
Good music. Exotic locales.

Poor story. Insipid performances.

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Hit

The review





Nayee Padosan

Cast: Mahek Chahal, Anuj Sawhney, Aslam Khan, Vikas Kalantri
Director: B H Tharunkumar
Good performances.

Poor script. Bad music.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





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: 3
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





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 Parayi.

Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Ishq Vishk

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurywalla, Amrita Rao
Director: Ken Ghosh
Shahid makes an impressive debut.

Predictable story.

Number of weeks: 6
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Haasil

Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Hrishitaa Bhat, Irfan Khan, Ashutosh Rana, Tinnu Anand
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia
Powerful script. Sincere performances.

Disappointing climax.

Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





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: 7
BO Verdict: Flop

The review



  Trade expert: Indu Mirani
  Design: Uday Kuckian

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