The week's two releases -- We Are Family and The Film Emotional Atyachar -- didn't set the box office collections ringing. While We Are Family got a poor response, The Film Emotional Atyachar on the other hand didn't even open in some theatres.
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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We Are Family
Cast: Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.
Director: Siddharth Malhotra.
 Kajol is charming.
 Melodramatic and contrived.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
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The Film Emotional Atyachar
Cast: Kalki Koechlin, Ravi Kissen, Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Abhimanyu Singh.
Director: Akshay Shere.
Mercifully short.
No story, poor performances.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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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: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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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: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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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: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Lafangey Parindey
Cast: Deepika Padukone, Neil Nitin Mukesh.
Director: Pradeep Sarkar
Good music and cinematography.
Too superficial.
Number of weeks: 2.
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: 3.
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: 4.
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: 5.
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: 5.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Kajol is charming.
Melodramatic and contrived.
