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Singham continues to rule the box office

August 08, 2011 12:35 IST

Last week's releases --  I Am Kalam and Chala Mussaddi Office Office -- had no takers at the box office.

Singham, meanwhile, continued to earn well.

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 do not reflect rediff's views.




 I am Kalam

Cast: Harsh Mayar and Gulshan Grover

 Director: Nila Madhab Panda


Good script, heart-warming performances.

Not a well-crafted film.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review




Chala Mussadi Office Office


Cast: Pankaj Kapur, Deven Bhojani.

Director: Rajiv Mehra.

Pankaj Kapur.

Few funny moments.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review




Bubble Gum

Cast: Sachin Khedekar, Tanvi Azmi, Sohail Lakhani, Delzad Sanjay Hirale, Apoorva Arora, Suraj Singh
Director: Sanjivan Lal.

Novel story, realistic and mature film.

Poor editing.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review




Khap

Cast: Alok Nath, Anooradha Patel, Govind Namdev, Manoj Pahwa, Mohnish Bahl, Om Puri, Sarrtaj, Shammi, Uvika Chaudhary.
Director: Ajay Sinha.

Om Puri, Manoj Pahwa.

Poor screenplay and direction.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.




Gandhi to Hitler

Cast:Raghubir Yadav, Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt
Director:Ranjan Kumar.

Tough.

Raghubir Yadav.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.




Singham

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj
Director: Rohit Shetty.

Great action, must watch for Devgn fans.

Wafer-thin plot, poor dialogues.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Hit.

Review 1 | 2




Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin
Director: Zoya Akhtar.

Fun film, brilliantly made.

Slow second half

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Hit.

Review 1 | 2




Murder 2

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez.
Director: Mohit Suri.

Steamy scenes.

Bad Chemistry.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Hit.

Review




Chillar Party 

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Sanath Menon.
Directors: Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl.

Plenty of laughs.

Foisted climax.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Average.

Review




Delhi Belly

Cast: Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurey, Poorna Jagannathan
Director: Abhinay Deo.

Great plot, great laughs.

Hindi version is a letdown

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Hit.

Review

Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani

Last week's box office results