November 05, 2007

SRK scores over Salman

The people have spoken and how.

Farah Khan's tribute to the 1970s cinema, Om Shanti Om, is an entertainer that's on its way to becoming a big hit.

However, the other big release did not do too well over the weekend. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's fairy tale-like love story, Saawariya failed to connect with the audience, and is set to be a major flop.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.





Om Shanti Om

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Shreyas Talpade, Arjun Rampal.
Director: Farah Khan.
Masala fare, with plenty of laughs.

Threadbare plot.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Opens very well.

Review 1 | 2 | 3





Saawariya

Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji.
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Great sets, Ranbir and Sonam do well.

The director hams all the way.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Opens well.

Review 1 | 2





Jab We Met

Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapur.
Director: Imtiaz Ali.
Great performance by Kareena, good dialogues.

Second half is irrelevant, songs seem out of place.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Semi-hit.

Review





No Smoking

Cast: John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal, Ranvir Shourey.
Director: Anurag Kashyap.
Good music, unconventional direction.

Viewers may not understand the film.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Mumbai Salsa

Cast: Linda Arsenio, Indraneel Sengupta, Dilip Thadeshwar, Manjari Phadnis, Vir Das, Neelam Chauhan, Ray Irani.
Director: Manoj Tyagi.
Decent performances, the film has its moments

May appeal to urban audiences only.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.





Bal Ganesha


Director: Pankaj Sharma.
Good animation.

Poor editing.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Speed

Cast: Urmila Matondkar, Aftab Shivsani, Zayed Khan, Sanjay Suri.
Director: Vikram Bhatt.
Urmila does a decent job.

Lacks originality.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Bhool Bhulaiyaa

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Amisha Patel, Shiney Ahuja, Paresh Rawal.
Director: Priyadarshan.
Good music.

Too long and predictable.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Hit.

Review





Laaga Chunari Mein Daag

Cast: Rani Mukherji, Konkana Sen Sharma, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kunal Kapoor.
Director: Pradeep Sarkar.
Excellent performance by Rani, Konkana

Cliches galore.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Go

Cast: Nisha Kothari, Gautam Gupta.
Director: Manish Srivastava.
Tough!

Weak plot, tasteless songs.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review


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