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From FLOP last week to AVERAGE this week!!
Kareena's charms fall short of top spot
Mentioned below are listed the most recent films that average good openings. The film that performs best in the current week merits listing at the top. BO verdict for these films may differ regardless of the opening.
Anees Bazme's Deewangee, which released a week ago, continues to do good business, as its box office collections remain stable at 60 per cent. Even the recent Jeena Sirf Merre Liye could not displace it from the top spot, as it collected a mere 50 per cent in its opening day. The Diwali weekend did not help the film either.
The other releases of the week -- Waah! Tera Kya Kehna and Annarth recorded even more dismal openings. In fact, due to distribution problems, Annarth enjoyed its first show only at the last Friday screening, and lost out on the usual three-show release.
Deewangee
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Urmila Matondkar, Akshaye Khanna
Director: Anees Bazmee
: Stellar performances from the lead players.
: Mundane music and a weak second half.
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Average
The review
Jeena Sirf Merre Liye
Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor
Director: Talat Jani
: Lively and sincere performances from Kareena, Tusshar
: Too many loopholes in story, Kareena looks ordinary
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Hathyar
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Shilpa Shetty, Reema Lagoo
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar
: Sanjay Dutt's performance
: No storyline, too much violence
Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Waah! Tera Kya Kehna
Cast: Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Preety Jhangiani
Director: Manoj Aggarwal
: Entertaining comedy
: Old story, poor performances
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Annarth
Cast: Suniel Shetty, Vinod Kambli, Gautam Rode, Sanjay Dutt (in guest appearance)
Director: Ravi Dewan
: Good performance from Sanjay Dutt.
: Too much unnecessary violence
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
Cast: R Madhavan, Sanjay Suri, Jimmy Shergil, Sonali Kulkarni, Namrata Shrodkar, Hrishita Bhatt
Director: Anant Mahadevan
: Best of RD Burman's tunes
: Poor performances
Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Yatharth
Cast: Raghuvir Yadav, Shraddha Nigam, Milind Gunaji
Director: Rajesh Seth
: Original subject, brilliantly made
: Predictable, poor cinematography and locales
Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai
Cast: Aamir Ali Malik, Prashant Chianani, Yash Raj, Vaibhav
Director: Hansal Mehta
: A light-hearted breezy comedy with spontaneous performances.
: Cliché sub plots fail to impress.
Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Road
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Antara Mali, Manoj Bajpai
Director: Rajat Mukherjee
: Smooth execution, great production values
: Weak script and loose screenplay
Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Shakti
Cast: Karisma Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Shah Rukh Khan (in guest appearance)
Director: Krishna Vamsi
: Great performance from Karisma.
: Too much brutality and violence against women
Number of weeks: 6
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/nov/05box.htm
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