The week saw multiple releases like Aashayein, Hello Darling, Antardwand, Madholal Keep Walking, Soch Lo and Gumshuda.
All had disastrous results at the box office.
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.
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Aashayein
Cast: John Abraham, Sonal Sehgal, Anaitha Nair, Girish Karnard, Farida Jalal.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor.
 Beautifully shot
 Drags at times.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Hello Darling
Cast: Gul Panag, Eesha Koppikar, Celina Jaitley, Jaaved Jaffery.
Director: Manoj Tiwari.
Tough!
Silly half baked plot, unfunny gags.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Dismal opening.
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Antardwand
Cast: Raj Singh Chaudhury, Vinay Pathak, Akhilendra Mishra, Swati Sen.
Director: Sushil Rajpal.
Well researched, hard hitting thriller with good performances from the cast.
Can't think of any.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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Lafangey Parindey
Cast: Deepika Padukone, Neil Nitin Mukesh.
Director: Pradeep Sarkar
Good music and cinematography.
Too superficial.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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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: 2.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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Help
Cast: Mugdha Godse, Bobby Deol.
Director: Rajeev Manoj Virani
Good special effects.
Average performances from Bobby and Mugdha.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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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: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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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: 4.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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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: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Lamhaa
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Kunal Kapoor.
Director: Rahul Dholakia.
Honest and practical.
Songs appear abruptly.
Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Beautifully shot 
Drags at times.
