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The critics might be going crazy over composer-director Vishal Bhardwaj's Omkara, but the film might prove to be a distributors' nightmare.
Sold at a high price, the film loses its major source of box-office revenues -- the family and multiplex audience -- thanks to its adult certificate and extensive use of foul language. It may win awards, but it is unlikely to reap box-office rewards.
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Omkara Cast: Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi. Director: Vishal Bhardwaj.  Great performances, visuals, music. Hard-to-understand dialect.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Yun Hota To Kya Hota Cast: Konkona Sensharma, Ayesha Takia, Jimmy Shergil, Irrfan, Ratna Pathak Shah, Paresh Rawal. Director: Naseeruddin Shah. Good performances.Bad first half, poor dialogues, half-baked characters.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Killer Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Irrfan, Nisha Kothari. Directors: Raksha Mistry and Hasnain S Hyderabadwalla. Good chemistry between Emraan and Irrfan.Straight lift from Collateral.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Golmaal Cast: Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor. Director: Rohit Shetty. Sharman is great, consistent laughs.Crude humour.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Average. |
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Corporate Cast: Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon. Director: Madhur Bhandarkar. Impressive performances, good direction.Complicated first half.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Disappointing. |
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Krrish Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Rekha. Director: Rakesh Roshan. Hrithik is great, good special effects.Priyanka is wasted.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Superhit. |
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Alag Cast: Akshay Kapoor, Diya Mirza. Director: Ashu Trikha. Good performances, interesting concept.Weak second half.Number of weeks: 6. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Phir Hera Pheri Cast: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Bipasha Basu. Director: Neeraj Vorah. Terrific performances, masala movie with enough laughs.Bad rip-off of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.Number of weeks: 7. BO Verdict: Superhit. |
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Chup Chup Ke Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapur, Neha Dhupia. Director: Priyadarshan. Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav's great chemistry.Boring music, poor slapstick humour.Number of weeks: 7. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Fanaa Cast: Aamir Khan, Kajol, Tabu. Director: Kunal Kohli. Terrific performances, beautiful locales.Bad screenplay, boring music, too long.Number of weeks: 9. BO Verdict: Superhit. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
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