Bollywood no show continues at the box office

Of the four releases last Friday, Mirch was appreciated but that did not show in the collections as the film was poorly promoted.

The other three -- 332 Mumbai To India, Kaalo and Payback -- fared very poorly.

Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs do not reflect rediff's views.

	*Mirch* Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Raima Sen, Prem Chopra, Arunoday Singh, Shahana Goswami, Illa Arun, Shreyas Talpade Director: Vinay Shukla. Funny in parts. Too much going on. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review
	*Kaalo* Cast: Swini Khara, Aditya Srivastav, Gufi Paintal, Sheela David, Raj Arjun, Aditya Lakhiya, Abhijit satham, Madhurima, Tripta, Hemant Pandey. Director: Wilson Louis. Good premise; scary in bits Slow pace. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review
	*No Problem* Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Kangna Ranaut, Sushmita Sen. Director: Anees Bazmee. Good one-liners. Bad plot. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Band Bajaa Baraat* Cast: Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh. Director: Maneesh Sharma. Good storyline. Lengthy movie. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey* Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Sikandar Kher. Director: Ashutosh Gowariker. Good action scenes. Stilted dialogues and acting. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Disaster. Review
	Phas Gaye Re Obama Cast: Rajat Kapoor, Amole Gupte, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Mishra, Manu Rishi. Director: Subhash Kapoor. Terrific performances, funny plot. Sometimes implausible. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Rakht Charitra 2* Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Suriya, Priyamani, Shatrughan Sinha, Zarina Wahab. Director: Ram Gopal Varma. Suriya. Too bloody and violent. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Break Ke Baad* Cast: Deepika Padukone, Imran Khan, Sharmila Tagore, Lillete Dubey, Navin Nischol, Shahana Goswami, Yudhishtr Urs Director: Danish Aslam. Slick packaging. Second half drags. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Allah Ke Banday* Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni, Faruk Kabir, Zakir Hussain, Madhan Deodhar, Varun Bhagwatï. Director: Faruk Kabir. First half is good. Melodramatic. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	*Guzaarish* Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Monikangana Dutta. Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Hrithik Roshan. Plot that goes nowhere, ridiculous dialogue. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani Last week's box office results
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