The Hindi film industry is still looking for that elusive big hit. Last week's releases Karthik Calling Karthik and Teen Patti saw poor openings at the box office.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
Karthik Calling Karthik Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone Director: Vijay Lalwani. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. | |
Teen Patti Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, R Madhavan, Ben Kingsley, Dhruv Ganesh, Siddharth Kher, Shraddha Kapoor and Vaibhav Talwar Director: Leena Yadav. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. | |
Toh Baat Pakki Cast: Tabu, Sharman Joshi, Vatsal Seth, Uvika Choudhary Director: Kedar Shinde. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Click Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Rehan Khan, Sneha Ullal, Sadaa Director: Sangeeth Sivan. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
My Name is Khan Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Zarina Wahab, Sonya Jehan, Jimmy Shergill Director: Karan Johar. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Average. | |
Striker Cast: Siddharth, Aditya Pancholi, Padmapriya, Nicolette Bird. Director: Chandan Arora. Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop. | |
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Rann Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sudeep, Paresh Rawal, Rajat Kapoor, Gul Panag, Rajpal Yadav, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Mohnish Bahl and Neetu Chandra. Director: Ram Gopal Varma. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Veer Cast: Salman Khan, Zarine Khan, Jackie Shroff, Mithun. Director: Anil Sharma. Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
3 Idiots Cast: Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani and Kareena Kapoor. Director: Rajkumar Hirani. Number of weeks: 9. BO Verdict: Superhit. | |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | |
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