October 29, 2002
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Mentioned above 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.



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: 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: 1
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





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: 1
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: 1
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: 3
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: 4
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: 5
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Pyaasa

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Yukta Mookhey, Zulfi Sayed
Director: A Muthu
: Yukta Mookhey makes her debut.

: Yukta Mookhey makes her debut in a shabby project

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop

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American Desi

Cast: Deep Katdare, Ranobir Lahiri, Rizwan Manji, Purva Bedi, Kal Penn
Director: Piyush Dinkar Pandya
: An entertaining comedy

: Poor storyline, amateur performances

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop

The review






Ek Chhotisi Love Story

Cast: Manisha Koirala, Aditya Seal, Ranvir Shourie
Director: Shashilal Nair
: Bold story

: Copied frame to frame from the original, A Short Film About Love, a fat Manisha

Number of weeks: 7
BO Verdict: Average

The review




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  Design: Uday Kuckian

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