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This Friday saw the Khans battle it out.
Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta starrer Kal Ho Naa Ho set the cash registers ringing. Feroz Khan's lavish drama Janasheen, featuring him and son Fardeen for the first time onscreen failed to lure the audience. The obscure release, Aanch, met with zero response at the BO. 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.  |
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Kal Ho Na Ho Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Jaya Bachchan Director: Nikhil Advani  Well-written, good-direction and performances. Excessive melodrama and nothing for rural centres.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Hit |
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Baghban Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Paresh Rawal, Lilette Dubey, Aman Verma, Samir Soni, Divya Dutta, Suman Ranganathan, Nasir Khan, Asrani, Sahil Chadda, Rimi Sen, Yash Pathak Director: Ravi Chopra Moving performances from AB and Hema Malini.Tired plot. Audience disinterested in watching an oldies' romance.Number of weeks: 7 BO Verdict: Hit |
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Janasheen Cast: Feroz Khan, Fardeen Khan, Celina Jaitley Director: Feroz Khan Glossy, technically sleek.Poor performances, old-fashioned plot.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop |
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Aanch Cast: Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Suchinder Bali, Sharbani Mukherji, Ayesha Jhulka and Nirmal Pandey Director: Raajesh Kumar Singh Paresh Rawal's acting.The story offers nothing new.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop
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Out Of Control Cast: Ritesh Deshmukh, Brande Rodrick, Hrishitaa Bhatt Director: Apoorva Asrani Light-hearted entertainment.Repetitive story, Ritesh looks too kiddish to be married.Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II Cast: Arshad Warsi, Sandhya Mridul, Prashant Narayanan, Suchitra Pillai, Pratima Kazmi, Anant Jog, Mahima Chaudhry Director: Shashanka Ghosh Good performances from Warsi and Narayanan.A wacky story doesn't make a great film.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Taj Mahal: The Story Of Eternal Love Cast: Raghu Raj, Purnima, Danny Director: Robin Khosla Pleasant locations.Amateurish acting and direction.Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Flop
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Jodi Kya Banayi Wah Wah Ramji Cast: Paresh Rawal, Amar Upadhyay, Reema Sen, Gulshan Grover, Tiku Talsania, Rakesh Bedi, Avtaar Gill Director: Raman Kumar Paresh Rawal has his moments.Outdated plot, bad acting.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Flop
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Dhoop Cast: Om Puri, Revathy, Sanjay Suri, Gul Panag, Gopi Desai Director: Ashwini Chowdhary Realistic story, excellent performances.Dreary and depressing at times.Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Patth Cast: Sharad Kapoor, Hyder Kazmi, Nirmal Pandey, Mukesh Tiwari, Payal Rohatgi, Govind Namdeo Director: Shivram Yadav The moral: violence begets violence.Beaten to death theme.Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Trade expert: Indu Mirani
Last week's box office results
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