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Deadly Dutt strikes back





Hathyar

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Shilpa Shetty, Seema Biswas
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar
: Sanjay Dutt's performance.

: No storyline, too much violence

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Yatharth

Cast: Raghuvir Yadav, Shraddha Nigam, Milind Gunanji
Director: Rajesh Seth
: Original subject, brilliantly made

: Predictable, poor cinematography and locales.

Number of weeks: New
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: New
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: 1
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: 3
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: 4
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Devdas

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Jackie Shroff
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
: Great production values with opulent sets and costumes. Madhuri's performance has critics raving.

: The melodramatic hysterics are overwhelming. Also, the film drags in bits.

Number of weeks: 14
BO Verdict: Hit

The review
The Devdas special





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: 1
BO Verdict: Flop

The Yukta Mookhey Interview






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






Zindagi Khubsoorat Hai

Cast: Tabu, Gurdas Maan, Ashish Vidhyarthi
Director: Manoj Punj
: A pleasure to watch Tabu

: Too many subplots and story does justice to none, Gurdas Maan looks too old to play lover boy

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop

The review




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