Last week's releases -- Chatur Singh Two Stars, Sahi Dhande Galat Bande and Not A Love Story fared poorly at the box office. Sahi Dhande Galat Bande was the biggest casualty.
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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Not A Love Story
Cast: Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal, Ajay Gehi
Director: Ram Gopal Varma.
 The principal cast.
 Voyeuristic camera angles, made in bad taste.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Bad opening.
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Chatur Singh Two Stars
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Ameesha Patel, Anupam Kher, Rati Agnihotri
Director: Ajay Chandok.
Tough.
Terribly made film, with bad performances and poor slapstick comedy.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Bad opening.
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Sahi Dhande Galat Bande
Cast: Pravin Dabbas, Anupam Kher, Sharat Saxena.
Director: Pravin Dabbas.
Starts with promise.
Inexperienced direction.
Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Aarakshan
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Prateik, Manoj Bajpayee.
Directors: Prakash Jha.
Amitabh Bachchan.
Lacks focus.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Phhir
Cast: Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma, Roshni Chopra
Director: Girish Dhamija.
Shot at interesting locales.
Predictable suspense.
Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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I am Kalam
Cast: Harsh Mayar and Gulshan Grover
Director: Nila Madhab Panda
Good script, heart-warming performances.
Not a well-crafted film.
Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Chala Mussadi Office Office
Cast: Pankaj Kapur, Deven Bhojani.
Director: Rajiv Mehra.
Pankaj Kapur.
Few funny moments.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Bubble Gum
Cast: Sachin Khedekar, Tanvi Azmi, Sohail Lakhani, Delzad Sanjay Hirale, Apoorva Arora, Suraj Singh
Director: Sanjivan Lal.
Novel story, realistic and mature film.
Poor editing.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Khap
Cast: Alok Nath, Anooradha Patel, Govind Namdev, Manoj Pahwa, Mohnish Bahl, Om Puri, Sarrtaj, Shammi, Uvika Chaudhary.
Director: Ajay Sinha.
Om Puri, Manoj Pahwa.
Poor screenplay and direction.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Gandhi to Hitler
Cast:Raghubir Yadav, Neha Dhupia, Avijit Dutt
Director:Ranjan Kumar.
Tough.
Raghubir Yadav.
Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.
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Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani
Last week's box office results
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The principal cast. 
Voyeuristic camera angles, made in bad taste.
