Aamir beats Team Neil-Deepika at the BO

Last week's release Lafangey Parindey didn't fare well at the box office with a below average opening.

Peepli Live, on the other hand, is a hit.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.

	*Lafangey Parindey* Cast: Deepika Padukone, Neil Nitin Mukesh. Director: Pradeep Sarkar Good music and cinematography. Too superficial. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Below average opening. Review
	*Peepli Live* Cast: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Malaika Shenoy, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Naseeruddin Shah. Director: Anusha Rizvi Never a dull moment. Well-researched, brilliantly-written and effectively documented. Can't think of any. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Hit. Review
	*Help* Cast: Mugdha Godse, Bobby Deol. Director: Rajeev Manoj Virani Good special effects. Average performances from Bobby and Mugdha. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Aisha* Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Ira Dubey, Lisa Haydon, Amrita Puri, Cyrus Sahukar, Arunoday Singh. Director: Rajshree Ojha Beautifully shot, great styling & makeup; good music. Too superficial. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai* Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kangna Ranaut, Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai. Director: Milan Luthria Good performances, direction, writing, music. First half drags a bit Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Hit. Review
	*Khatta Meetha* Cast: Akshay Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Manoj Joshi Director: Priyadarshan. Witty. Akshay is energetic and sincere. Too long. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Lamhaa* Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Kunal Kapoor. Director: Rahul Dholakia. Honest and practical. Songs appear abruptly. Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Udaan* Cast: Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Aayan Boradia. Director: Vikramaditya Motwane. Rajat Barmecha. Hard to find. Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Tere Bin Laden* Cast: Ali Zafar, Pradhuman Singh. Director: Abhishek Sharma. Good performances. Low budget, therefore most of the film is restricted to the interiors. Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Average. Review
	*Milenge Milenge* Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor. Director: Satish Kaushik. Kareena Kapoor. Stale Number of weeks: 6. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani Last week's box office results
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