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Ghajini: Biggest hit of the year? |
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| Aamir Khan's Ghajini lives up to the hype and hoopla surrounding it, and saw an unprecedented opening on Christmas Day. The film is all set to become the biggest grosser of 2008.
The other release, Jumbo, was released with limited prints, and is steady. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Ghajini Cast: Aamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan. Director: A R Murugadoss.  Great performances, cool action. Too long, Aamir's transition from the suave businessman to the ruthless killer is never explained.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Excellent opening. |
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Jumbo Cast: Voices of Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Dimple Kapadia, Rajpal Yadav. Director: Kompin Kemgumnird. Good animation, cool voice-overs.Predictable, contrived plot.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Steady. |
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak Director: Aditya Chopra. Good performances.Dated story told at a very slow pace, boring music.
Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Meerabai Not Out Cast: Mandira Bedi, Eijaz Khan, Mahesh Manjrekar. Director: Chandrakant Kulkarni. Mandira Bedi.Climax stretches too long, story drags as well.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Dil Kabaddi Cast: Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Rahul Bose, Konkana Sen Sharma, Payal Rohatgi. Director: Anil Senior. Irrfan Khan.Disjointed plot.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Maharathi Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Neha Dhupia, Tara Sharma. Director: Onir Brilliant cast, great story.Lost in translation.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Oh My God Cast: Vinay Pathak, Divya Dutta, Saurabh Shukla. Director: Sourabh Shrivastava. Vinay Pathak, great story.Weak supporting cast, shoddy camera work.
Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Sorry Bhai Cast: Sharman Joshi, Sanjay Suri, Chitrangda Singh, Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani Director: Onir Interestingly handled story, great acting from Sharman and Shabana.Rushed climax; Chitrangda's character is disappointing.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Cast: Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra Director: Dibakar Banerjee Exquisite attention to details.Loud music.
Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Yuvvraaj Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan Director: Subhash Ghai Anil Kapoor.Outdated.
Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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