Flop show continues to dog Bollywood

Of last week's releases, Prince fared better than the other two -- The Japanese Wife and Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai .

Prince had a fair opening at single screens while the going was average at multiplexes. The Japanese Wife opened at few screens and went generally unoticed, while Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai was poor overall.

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.

	*Prince* Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Aruna Shields, Neeru Bajwa and Nandana Sen. Director: Kookie V Gulati. TGood action ough. Good action sequences. No story to speak of. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Fair opening. Review
	*The Japanesse Wife* Cast: Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Chigusa Takaku. Director: Aparna Sen. Wonderfully shot. Too brief and simplistic. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review
	*Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai* Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vishla Malhotra and Sonal Sehgal. Director: Milap Zaveri. Jacqueline Fernandez is delightful. Weak gags. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review
	*Tum Milo Tho Sahi* Cast: Dimple Kapadia, Nana Patekar, Rehan Khan, Vidya Malvade. Director: Kabir Sadanand. Great performance from Nana Patekar and Dimple Kapadia. Forced songs and predictable climax. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Sadiyaan* Cast: Rekha, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Luv Sinha and Ferena Wazir. Director: Raj Kanwar. Tough. Long annoying film. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Pankh* Cast: Bipasha Basu, Maradona Rebello, . Director: Sudipto Chattopadhyay. Very courageous film. Director tries to explore too many sub-themes simultaneously. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*The Great Indian Butterfly* Cast: Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba, Sammer Dattani. Director: Shyam Benegal. Great performance from Sandhya Mridhul, Aamir Bashir and Koel Puri. Outdated. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Well Done Abba* Cast: Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba, Sammer Dattani. Director: Shyam Benegal. Great performance from Boman Irani. Audience might not relate to situations. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Hum Tum aur Ghost* Cast: Arshad Warsi, Dia Mirza, Boman Irani and Sandhya Mridul. Director: Kabeer Kaushik. Dia and Arshad are fun to watch together. Second half is melodramatic. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Mittal vs Mittal* Cast: Rohit Roy and Rituparno Sengupta . Director: Karan Razdan. Tough. Predictable climax. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review


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