September 9, 2003
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Bollywood's hat-trick of flops

Lord Ganesha does not seem pleased with Bollywood.

All the three films which released this week -- Kuch Naa Kaho, Calcutta Mail and Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula -- could not charm the box office.

Compared to the other two, Kuch Naa Kaho had a relatively better opening, but it was not good enough. Calcutta Mail's collections were most disappointing. Although critically well received, Rules failed to create impact.

Note: Films are ranked on the basis of their performance at the box office every week. Though a film may be declared a flop, it may have performed better than the other films that week.




Koi... Mil Gaya

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Rekha
Director: Rakesh Roshan
Hrithik Roshan's performance. Jaadoo, the alien.

Tacky SFX.

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Superhit

The review





Gangaajal

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Gracy Singh
Director: Prakash Jha
Ajay's intense performance.

Unoriginal, overused plot.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Kuch Naa Kaho

Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai
Director: Rohan Sippy
Good performance from Abhishek. Great music. Snazzy camerawork. Clean humour.

Aishwarya's wimpy performance. No chemistry between the lead pair. Poor climax.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Rules

Cast: Tanuja, Milind Soman, Meera Vasudevan, Namrata Barua
Director: Parvati Balagopalan
Great performances. Good music.

The amateurishness of the actors and the director shows at times.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Calcutta Mail

Cast: Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Manisha Koirala
Director: Sudhir Mishra
Anil Kapoor's power-packed performance. Beautiful visuals of Kolkata.

Unimpressive, post-interval.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Tere Naam

Cast: Salman Khan, Bhoomika Chawla
Director: Satish Kaushik
Good performances. Good script.

The mental asylum scenes are exaggerated.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Hit

The review





Hungama

Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani, Rimi Sen, Paresh Rawal
Director: Priyadarsan
Paresh Rawal's gags.

Confusing subplots.

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Average

The review





Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost

Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta, Snehal Lakhia, Aditya Lakhia, Dayashankar Pandey, Yashpal Sharma, Akhilendra Mishra
Director: Apoorva Lakhia
Abhishek's performance.

A prominent Lagaan hangover.

Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Footpath

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Rahul Dev, Emraan Hashmi, Bipasha Basu
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Good performances. Decent music.

Same old story. Too many glitches in the script.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop

The review





Qayamat

Cast: Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Arbaaz Khan, Sanjay Kapoor,
Neha Dhupia, Aashish Chowdhary, Isha Koppikar, Riya Sen
Director: Harry Baweja
Mind-blowing action. Slick cinematography.

Too many songs. Weak pace. Mediocre acting.

Number of weeks: 7
BO Verdict: Average

The review



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