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The unexpected success of Ken Ghosh's Ishq Vishk gave Bollywood something to look forward to. As a result, Honey Irani's Armaan, Tigmanshu Dhulia's Haasil and Gaurab Pandey's Stumped released this week to high expectations.
But the box office was unmoved. Despite the presence of stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and Preity Zinta, and the hype that surrounding Irani's directorial debut, Armaan did not open well. The much-delayed Stumped was a no-show. Haasil received critical acclaim, but it's gritty reality many not go down well with an audience looking for escapist fare. 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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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-Nargis starrer, Dil Apna Aur Preet ParayiNumber of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop |
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Ishq Vishk Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurywalla, Amrita Rao Director: Ken Ghosh Shahid makes an impressive debutPredictable storyNumber of weeks: 1 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 performancesDisappointing climaxNumber of weeks: New 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 halfHackneyed treatment of the plotNumber of weeks: 2 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 ZintaWeak plot, post-intervalNumber of weeks: 5 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Stumped Cast: Raveena Tandon, Aly Khan Director: Gaurab Pandey Unusual storyMediocre acting, terrible soundtrackNumber of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop |
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Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai Cast: Amit Hingorani, Sharbani Mukherji, Sunny Deol Director: Anil Kumaar Sharma Sharbani's screen presenceA plot full of bizarre twistsNumber of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Average |
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Chota Jadugar Cast: S P Balasubramaniam, Suraj Balajee Director: Jose Punnoose Very good 3-D effectsWeak storyNumber of weeks: 5 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Yeh Dil Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Anita Director: Tejaa Anita's girl-next-door charmContrived plotNumber of weeks: 6 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Ek Aur Ek Gyarah Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Amrita Arora, Nandini Singh Director: David Dhawan A few funny momentsRepetitive comedy, poor musicNumber of weeks: 7 BO Verdict: Flop |
Trade expert: Indu Mirani
Last week's box-office results
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