May 27, 2003
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Andaaz does the trick

Bollywood can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Raj Kanwar's Andaaz, which released on May 23, saw a great opening and is expected to be a hit.

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.




Andaaz

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

Poor story, insipid performances

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Average

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: 1
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: 2
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: 1
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: 3
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: 6
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Stumped

Cast: Raveena Tandon, Aly Khan
Director: Gaurab Pandey
Unusual story

Mediocre acting, terrible soundtrack

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Kaise Kahoon Ke... Pyaar Hai

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

A plot full of bizarre twists

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Chota Jadugar

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

Weak story

Number of weeks: 6
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Yeh Dil

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

Contrived plot

Number of weeks: 7
BO Verdict: Flop

The review



  Trade expert: Indu Mirani
  Design: Uday Kuckian

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