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No miracles for Ahista Ahista |
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It may be a sweet and clean entertainer, but its face value does
not compare to multiplex admission rates; Ahista Ahista is destined to remain an average fare.
Meanwhile, Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna fights off mixed reviews; the film is a blockbuster.
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Ahista Ahista Cast: Abhay Deol, Soha Ali Khan. Director: Shivam Nair.  Warm characters, good performances. Shaky start, no star appeal.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta. Director: Karan Johar. Great performances; terrific music; bold, well-narrated story.Too long.Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Superhit. Reviews: Raja Sen | Aseem Chhabra | Ronjita Kulkarni |
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Anthony Kaun Hai? Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Minisha Lamba. Director: Raj Kaushal. Arshad Warsi.Supporting cast very loud and too noisy, confused direction, poor editing.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Darwaza Bandh Rakho Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Isha Sharvani, Chunky Pandey, Manisha Koirala. Director: Chekravarthy. Good camerawork, good plot.Poor performances, silly comedy.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar Cast: Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty. Director: K S Adhiyaman. None!Dated film, old-fashioned story, bad direction.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Omkara Cast: Ajay Devgan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi. Director: Vishal Bhardwaj. Great performances, visuals, music.Hard-to-understand dialect.Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Average earner. |
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Yun Hota To Kya Hota Cast: Konkona Sensharma, Ayesha Takia, Jimmy Shergil, Irrfan, Ratna Pathak Shah, Paresh Rawal. Director: Naseeruddin Shah. Good performances.Bad first half, poor dialogues, half-baked characters.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Killer Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Irrfan, Nisha Kothari. Directors: Raksha Mistry and Hasnain S Hyderabadwalla. Good chemistry between Emraan and Irrfan.Straight lift from Collateral.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Golmaal Cast: Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Sharman Joshi, Tusshar Kapoor. Director: Rohit Shetty. Sharman is great, consistent laughs.Crude humour.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Average. |
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Corporate Cast: Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon. Director: Madhur Bhandarkar. Impressive performances, good direction.Complicated first half.Number of weeks: 6. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
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