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Inspired by 1960s hit Bahu Beti, Baabul is a non-starter.
The Ravi Chopra movie does not come anywhere near his earlier hit Baghban, and is Salman Khan's second flop this year after Jaan-E-Mann.
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Baabul Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji, John Abraham, Hema Malini. Director: Ravi Chopra.  Great bond between Amitabh and Salman. Too slow, often over-emotional.Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Dhoom 2 Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu, Uday Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan. Director: Sanjay Gadhvi. Hrithik is amazing, great look, thrills.Silly, senseless plot.Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Superhit. |
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Vivah Cast: Shahid Kapur, Amrita Rao. Director: Sooraj Barjatya. Sweet story.Outdated film.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Hit. |
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Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante Cast: Konkona Sensharma, Irrfan, Rajat Kapoor, Sandhya Mridul and Zakir Hussain Director: Tanveer Khan. Some good thrilling moments.Poor sound and background music, poor direction.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Apna Sapna Money Money Cast: Ritesh Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Celina Jaitley, Koena Mitra, Riya Sen. Director: Sangeeth Sivan. Ritesh Deshmukh.Run-of-the-mill sex comedy.Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Umrao Jaan Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Shabani Azmi. Director: J P Dutta. Ash looks stunning, beautiful sets.Too long and melodramatic.Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Don Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Isha Koppiker, Arjun Rampal, Boman Irani. Director: Farhan Akhtar. Great performances, good music.Cannot match the original Don, starring Amitabh Bachchan.Number of weeks: 7. BO Verdict: Semi-hit. |
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Jaan-E-Mann Cast: Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta. Director: Shirish Kunder. Good performances, and good direction.Done-to-death love triangle.Number of weeks: 7. BO Verdict: Below average. |
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Zindaggi Rocks Cast: Sushmita Sen, Shiney Ahuja. Director: Tanuja Chandra. Good performances.Bad script, Moushmi Chatterjee.Number of weeks: 10. BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Woh Lamhe Cast: Shiney Ahuja, Kangana Ranaut. Director: Mohit Suri. A great performance from Kangana.Second half tends to drag.Number of weeks: 11. BO Verdict: Doing well in multiplexes. |
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | Design: Uday Kuckian
Last week's box-office results
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