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It's still raining cop flicks but the box office seems to be tired.
Govind Nihalani's Dev, starring cops Amitabh Bachchan and Om Puri, did average business. The other release of the week, Girlfriend, may not have set the BO on fire but it certainly made the Shiv Sena see red! The sainiks went on a rampage and tore down posters of the films in the theatres screening it. While other flesh fests like Jism, Khwahish, Hawas and Murder fared well, audiences are obviously not ready for a film on lesbianism as yet.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. |
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Dev Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri, Kareena Kapoor, Fardeen Khan Director: Govind Nihalani  Seasoned performances, good music and cinematography. Too preachy.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Average |
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Girlfriend Cast: Ishaa Koppikar, Amrita Arora, Aashish Chowdhury Director: Karan Razdan Daring subject.A flesh fest, not meant for family audiences.Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop |
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Aan Cast: Shatrughan Sinha, Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Preeti Jhangiani Director: Madhur Bhandarkar Exciting action sequences.Too many subplots; poor editing.Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Average |
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Hum Tum Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Jimmy Shergill, Rishi Kapoor, Kirron Kher and Rati Agnihotri Director: Kunal Kohli Impressive performances from the cast; catchy music.Excessively mushy at times.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Hit |
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Police Force Cast: Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Amrish Puri Director: Dilip Shukla Akshay Kumar!An outdated storyline.Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Flop
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Yuva Cast: Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Esha Deol, Om Puri, Anant Nag Director: Mani Ratnam Technically inspiring; Abhishek Bachchan's performance.Confusing screenplay; unnecessary songs.Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Uff Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai..! Cast: Sammir Dattani, Pooja Kanwal, Sachin Khedekar Director: Manoj Bhatia Melodious music.A contrived love story.Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop
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Run Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Bhoomika Chawla, Mahesh Manjrekar, Ayesha Jhulka Director: Jeeva Abhishek Bachchan delivers an intense performance.Weak plot; Manjrekar's loud acting.Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Lakeer Cast: Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Sohail Khan, John Abraham and Nauheed Cyrusi Director: Ahmed Khan Catchy score from A R Rahman.Poor direction; poor acting.Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Charas Cast: Uday Chopra, Jimmy Shergil, Namrata Shirodkar, Irrfan, Hrishita Bhatt Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia Good performances; excellent direction.Patchy editing; unbelievable subplots.Number of weeks: 5 BO Verdict: Flop |
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Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box office results
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