March 2, 2004
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Ab Tak Chhappan tops BO

Last week saw yet another product from Ram Gopal Varma's talent factory. Shimit Amin's Ab Tak Chhapan collected 75 per cent of the box-office pickings in Mumbai.

The other films of the week, Agnipankh and Suno Sasurji, met with a poor, though expected, fate at the box-office.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.





Ab Tak Chhappan

Cast: Nana Patekar, Revathy, Nakul Vaid
Director: Shimit Amin
Good performances, realistic story.

Poor film editing.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Agnipankh

Cast: Jimmy Shergil, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Rahul Dev, Divya Dutta, Shamita Shetty
Director: Puneet Sira
Some well-executed scenes.

Poor direction, loose script.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop






Suno Sasurji

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Amisha Patel
Director: Vimal Kumar
Sincere performances.

Dull story, slapstick comedy.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop






Rudraksh

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Bipasha Basu, Ishaa Koppikar
Director: Mani Shankar
Star names in the cast lineup.

Tacky SFX, absurd story, boring music.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





I Proud To Be Indian

Cast: Sohail Khan, Hina, Imran Ahmed, Asif Sheikh, Mona Ambegaonkar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Director: Puneet Sira
Rich concept.

Half-baked characters, poor screenplay.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Jaago

Cast: Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpai, Sanjay Kapoor
Director: Mehul Kumar
Sincere performances, no songs.

The sensitive issue of rape is handled tackily.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop

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Maqbool

Cast: Tabu, Irrfan, Pankaj Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Masumi
Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
Superb performances, technically sound direction.

Slow paced, will appeal only a niche audience.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Paap

Cast: John Abraham, Udita Goswami, Mohan Agashe
Director: Pooja Bhatt
Good music and locations.

Poor performances, bad voice modulations.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Khakee

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai, Tusshar Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
Detailed characterisation of every actor. AB's first rate performance

Too many action scenes in the first half.

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Aetbaar

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Amitabh Bachchan.

Bhatt packages last year's Inteha in a new parcel.

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Flop

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