May 13, 2003
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Ishq Vishk does the trick!

Size does not matter. Biggies like Khushi, The Hero: Love Story Of A Spy, Ek Aur Ek Gyarah sank without a ripple at the box office. But a small film like Ishq Vishk, bubbling with the youthful exuberance of newcomers Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Shenaz Treasurywalla and debutant director Ken Ghosh, has done the trick.

The film has opened to a decent response and is expected to do well.

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 other films that week.




Ishq Vishk

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

Predictable plot

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Average

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: 1
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





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: 4
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai

Cast: Amit Hingorani, Sharbani Mukherji, Sunny Deol
Director: Anil Kumaar Sharma
Sharbani Mukherji's screen presence

A plot full of bizarre twists

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Chota Jadugar

Cast: S P Balasubramaniam, Suraj Balajee
Director: Jose Punnoose
Very good 3-D effects

Weak story

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Yeh Dil

Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Anita
Director: Tejaa
Anita's girl-next-door charm

Contrived plot

Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Ek Aur Ek Gyarah

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Amrita Arora, Nandini Singh
Director: David Dhawan
A few funny moments

Repetitive comedy, poor music

Number of weeks: 6
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne

Cast: Zayed Khan, Esha Deol
Director: Sangeeth Sivan
Good action sequences

Boring story

Number of weeks: 7
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Escape From Taliban

Cast: Manisha Koirala, Aly Khan, Nawab Khan
Director: Ujjal Chatterjee
Good locales

Tacky production values, boring music

Number of weeks: 12
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Khushi

Cast: Fardeen Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Amrish Puri
Director: S J Suryah
Fardeen's performance, catchy music

Kareena's over-the-top acting

Number of weeks: 13
BO Verdict: Flop

The review



  Trade expert: Indu Mirani
  Design: Uday Kuckian

  Last week's box-office results

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