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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Band Bajaa Baraat
Cast: Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh.
Director: Maneesh Sharma.
Good storyline.
Lengthy movie.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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Funny in parts.
Too much going on.
