Saif Ali Khan can relax a little because it looks like his first production Love Aaj Kal has gone down quite well with the audience. The movie had a sustained collection over the weekend, especially in the Metros. However, its high cost will make recovery tough.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office report.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
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Love Aaj Kal
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rishi Kapoor.
Director: Imtiaz Ali.
 Saif does well, unique story, great music.
 Second half is an over-melodramatic drag.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Works in multiplexes.
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Luck
Cast: Imran Khan, Shruti Haasan, Sanjay Dutt, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Chitrashi Rawat, Ravi Kissen.
Director: Sohan Shah.
Good concept.
Tacky and boring film.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop
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Perfect Mismatch
Cast: Anubhav Anand, Nandana Sen, Boman Irani.
Director: Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad.
Decent performances.
An amateurish attempt at making a film.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Jashnn
Cast: Adhyayan Suman, Shahana Goswami, Humayun Saeed and Anjana Sukhani.
Director: Raksha and Hasnain.
Great music, Humayun is quite a find.
Poor script, bad performances from the rest of the cast.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Dekh Re Dekh
Cast: Siddharth Koirala, Gracy Singh, Raghuveer Yadav, Vijay Raaz.
Director: Rahat Kazmi.
Tough!
Poor screenplay, poor film.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Short Kut: The Con Is On
Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao.
Director: Neeraj Vora.
Good comic scenes.
Arshad disappoints, poor story.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Sankat City
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Dev, Manoj Pahwa, Rimii Sen.
Director: Pankaj Advani.
The film has its great moments.
Predictable.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Morning Walk
Cast: Anupam Kher, Sharmila Tagore, Rajat Kapoor, Divya Dutta,
Director: Arup Dutta.
Refreshing film with a good plot.
Sub-plots and badly-timed songs interfere with the main story. Film drags.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Kambakkht Ishq
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor.
Director: Sabbir Khan.
A gorgeous Kareena, cool stunts.
Mindless and loud comedy.
Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Average.
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New York
Cast: John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Irrfan Khan.
Director: Kabir Khan.
Great performances, well-directed film.
Filmi climax.
Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Hit.
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Saif does well, unique story, great music.
Second half is an over-melodramatic drag. 
