Bachchan, Dutt fail at the box office


Sanjay Gupta's Zinda got good reviews, but the box-office response to the film was dismal. Might have been because of the gore overload that turned most people off.

Last week's other release, Family, was a disaster. Despite a big name director (Raj Kumar Santoshi) and a megastar (Amitabh Bachchan) playing the lead role, Family could not even draw a decent opening.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.








Zinda

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, John Abraham, Lara Dutta.
Director: Sanjay Gupta.
Sanjay Dutt, great soundtrack.

Too gory, straight lift from Korean film Oldboy.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
The review







Family

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bhoomika Chawla.
Director: Raj Kumar Santoshi.
None!

Badly directed, acted and written film.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.
The review







15 Park Avenue

Cast: Shabana Azmi, Konkona Sensharma, Waheeda Rahman, Rahul Bose.
Director: Aparna Sen.
Excellent performances, very well directed film.

Too dark, repetitive dialogues at times.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
The review







Jawani Diwani

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Celina Jaitley, Hrishita Bhatt.
Director: Manish Sharma.
Good locales.

Stereotypical storyline, miserable performances.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
The review







Shikhar

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Bipasha Basu, Shahid Kapir, Amrita Rao.
Director: John Mathew Matthan.
Good performances, beautiful locales.

Poor climax, gets too preachy.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
The review







Mr Prime Minister

Cast: Dev Anand, Boman Irani, Tara Sharma.
Director: Dev Anand.
Novel plot.

Awful direction, pathetic screenplay.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
The review







Anjaane

Cast: Manisha Koirala, Sanjay Kapoor.
Director: Nilesh Ubhe, Shailesh Rane and Krishna Jani.
Tough!

Bad acting, poor sets, bad direction.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
The review







Dosti: Friends Forever

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor, Lara Dutta.
Director: Suneel Darshan.
Some good emotional scenes.

Loud performances, old story, bad music.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Average.
The review







Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Arshad Warsi.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar.
The film has its moments, good special effects, good children's fare.

Screenplay should have been tighter.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
The review







Bluffmaster

Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Riteish Deshmukh, Nana Patekar.
Director: Rohan Sippy.
Good performances, great dialogues, hit music, very entertaining.

Poor climax, too Westernised.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Doing well in Mumbai multiplexes.
The review




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