June 24, 2003
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Shah Rukh, Rani still rule BO

Friday saw the action flick Supari and musical Jhankaar Beats hit the marquee.

Padam Kumar's Supari opened to an average response with 70 per cent collection at the box office.

On the other hand, Sujoy Ghosh's tribute to R D Burman garnered a pale 40 per cent.

Note: Films are ranked on the basis of their performance at the box office every week. Though a film may be declared a flop, it may have performed better than the other films that week.




Chalte Chalte

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji
Director: Aziz Mirza
Good performances, great music

Unoriginal plot

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Hit

The review





Bhoot

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Urmila Matondkar, Nana Patekar, Fardeen Khan, Rekha, Victor Banerjee
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Well-directed, tight film. Urmila's superb performance

Disappointing climax

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Hit

The review





Supari

Cast: Uday Chopra, Rahul Dev, Purab Kohli, Aakash Saigal, Nandita Das, Nauheed Cyrusi
Director: Padam Kumar
Fast-paced flick. Intense performances

Confused climax. Unrealistic portrayal of underworld

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Khwahish

Cast: Mallika Sherawat, Himanshu Malik
Director: Govind Menon
Mallika's excellent performance. Good music

Poor script. No chemistry between lead actors

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Andaaz

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta
Director: Raj Kanwar
Good music. Exotic locales

Poor story. Insipid performances

Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Hit

The review





Jhankaar Beats

Cast: Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla, Rahul Bose, Rinke Khanna, Shayan Munshi, Riya Sen
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Melodious soundtrack

Story lacks conviction

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Nayee Padosan

Cast: Mahek Chahal, Anuj Sawhney, Aslam Khan, Vikas Kalantri
Director: B H Tharunkumar
Good performances

Poor script. Bad music

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Jajantaram Mamantaram

Cast: Jaaved Jaaferi, Gulshan Grover, Manav Kaul, Joy Fernandes
Director: Soumitra Ranade
Jaaved's antics. Interesting plot

Shoddy special effects. Too many songs

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Armaan

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Gracy Singh, Randhir Kapoor
Director: Honey Irani
Big B's outstanding performance

Plot seems like modern version of Raaj Kumar-Meena Kumari-Nadira starrer Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi

Number of weeks: 6
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Ishq Vishk

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shenaz Treasurywalla, Amrita Rao
Director: Ken Ghosh
Shahid makes impressive debut

Predictable story

Number of weeks: 7
BO Verdict: Average

The review



  Trade expert: Indu Mirani
  Design: Uday Kuckian

  Last week's box-office results

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