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Last week saw two Bollywood releases -- Suneel Darshan's Barsaat and Ram Gopal Varma's production My Wife's Murder.
The first was a family drama featuring two very hot women -- Bipasha Basu and Priyanka Chopra -- and the other was an unusual thriller. Neither could hold the audience's attention. Meanwhile, Aamir Khan's comeback film Mangal Pandey did good business in Mumbai.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Barsaat Cast: Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra. Director: Suneel Darshan.  Bipasha; well-knit first half. Bobby; ludicrous second half; too much melodrama.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Average opening. |
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My Wife's Murder Cast: Anil Kapoor, Boman Irani, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Nandana Sen. Director: Jijy Philips. Unusual story; great performances from Anil, Boman; realistic.Slow at times in the second half; could have been tighter.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Dull opening. |
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Mangal Pandey Cast: Aamir Khan, Toby Stephens, Rani Mukerji, Amisha Patel. Director: Ketan Mehta. Well directed, Aamir is utilised properly.Historical inaccuracies, inconsistent narrative.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Excellent business in Mumbai. |
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Yahaan Cast: Jimmy Shergil, Minissha Lamba. Director: Shoojit Sircar. Well shot, tight script.Too simplistic, predictable climax.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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7 1/2 Phere Cast: Juhi Chawla, Irrfan. Director: Isshaan Trivedi. Juhi Chawla.Poor performances, aimless subplots, poor humour.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Seher Cast: Arshad Warsi, Mahima Chaudhry. Director: Kabir Kaushik. Arshad Warsi; realistic film.Done to death plot.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Viruddh Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, John Abraham and Anusha Dandekar. Director: Mahesh Manjrekar. Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore and a good script pre-interval.Weak second half.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya Cast: Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Katrina Kaif, Sohail Khan. Director: David Dhawan. Good slapstick comedy, good music.Lacks a well-told story.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Dus Cast: Sanjay Duttt, Suniel Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Zayed Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Esha Deol, Dia Mirza. Director: Anubhav Sinha. Shilpa Shetty, good action, slick.Weak story.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Average. |
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Fareb Cast: Shilpa Shetty, Manoj Bajpai, Shamita Shetty. Director: Deepak Tijori. The Shetty sisters.Predictable, loose story.Number of weeks: 6. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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