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After giving out hit after hit, Priyadarshan finally stumbled with Mere Baap Pehle Aap, which had a disappointing opening at the box office.
The other release, Summer 2007, also saw a poor opening. 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.
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Mere Baap Pehle Aap Cast: Akshye Khanna, Paresh Rawal, Genelia D'Souza, Om Puri Director: Priyadarshan  Good chemistry between Akshaye and Paresh. Insanely chaotic film, with forced sensuality.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Summer 2007 Cast: Sikandar Kher, Yuvika Choudhary, Gul Panag. Director: Suhail Tatari. Good concept, efficiently tackles major issues.Too similar to Rang De Basanti, poor climax.
Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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Sarkar Raj Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai. Director: Ram Gopal Varma. The film has some good moments, Amitabh does well.Too many close-ups, the film falls flat.
Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Aamir Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Gajraj Rao. Director: Raj Kumar Gupta. Excellent performances, great thriller, terrific music.Could have been tigher.
Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Woodstock Villa Cast: Sikander Kher, Arbaaz Khan, Neha Uberoi. Director: Hansal Mehta. Sikander does well in his debut film.Cliched murder mystery.
Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Hastey Hastey Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Nisha Rawal, Rajpal Yadav. Director: Ramanjit Juneja. The film is well shot.Poor script, ridiculous dialogues.
Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Ghatothkach Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Cute protagonist. Tacky animation.
Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Dhoom Dhadaka Cast: Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover, Satish Kaushik and Satish Shah, Shaad Randhawa, Aarti Chhabria, Sammir Dattani, Shama Sikandar and Zac. Director: Shashi Ranjan. Solid performance by Kher, Grover, Kaushik and Shah. Very few laughs, abrupt end.
Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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Don Muthuswami Cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Hrishita Bhatt, Rohit Roy, Mohit Raina, Anusmriti, Vishal Kotian and Shakti Kapoor. Director: Ashim Samanta. Mithun Poor production values, looks like an 1980s film.
Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop.
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 Jannat Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Sonal Chauhan. Director: Kunal Deshmukh. Emraan Hashmi does well.Film tends to drag.
Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Hit.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
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