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Katrina, Ranbir score a ghazab hit

November 09, 2009 16:50 IST

Of the two films releases last week, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is a hit.

The other release Jail recorded very weak collections despite critical appreciation.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.

 




Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

Cast: Katrina Kaif [ Images ], Ranbir Kapoor [ Images ], Darshan Jariwala and Upen Patel [ Images ]
Director: Raj Kumar Santoshi [ Images ].
Ranbir Kapoor rocks.

Too melodramatic.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Hit.

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Jail

Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh [ Images ], Mugdha Godse [ Images ] and Manoj Bajpai [ Images ]
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar.
Neil Nitin Mukesh.

Shoddy detailing, cardboard characters and laughable dialogues.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: Poor opening.

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London Dreams [ Images ]

Cast: Ajay Devgn [ Images ], Salman Khan [ Images ], Asin [ Images ]
Director: Vipul Shah.
Salman Khan.

Lacks soul.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

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Aladin [ Images ]

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ], Sanjay Dutt [ Images ], Ritesh Deshmukh [ Images ], Jacqueline Fernandez [ Images ].
Director: Sujoy Ghosh.
Big B [ Images ].

Sloppy script and lacklustre visuals.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

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Fruit & Nut

Cast: Boman Irani [ Images ], Cyrus Broacha [ Images ], Dia Mirza [ Images ], and Mahesh Manjrekar [ Images ].
Director: Kunal Vijaykar.
Dia Mirza.

Sloppy script and dimwit humour.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

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Blue

Cast: Akshay Kumar [ Images ], Sanjay Dutt, Lara Dutta [ Images ], Katrina Kaif and Zayed Khan [ Images ].
Director: Anthony D'Souza.
Stunning underwater photography.

Ridiculous plot, inane dialogues and bad direction.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

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All The Best

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan [ Images ], Bipasha Basu [ Images ], Mugdha Godse and Johnny Lever.
Director: Rohit Shetty.
Johnny Lever.

No real plot to speak of.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Average.

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Main Aurr Mrs Khanna [ Images ]

Cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor [ Images ], Sohail Khan [ Images ] and Nauheed Cyrusi [ Images ].
Director: Prem Soni.
Tough!

Silly story and dull performances.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

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Acid Factory [ Images ]

Cast: Fardeen Khan, Irrfan Khan [ Images ], Manoj Bajpai, Dino Morea [ Images ], Danny Denzongpa [ Images ], Dia Mirza and Aftab Shivdasani [ Images ].
Director: Suparn Verma.
Stylish opening credits

Poor dialogues, done-to-death action sequences, and an amateurishly handled climax.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.

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3 Nights 4 Days

Cast: Anuj Sawhney, Sameer Aftab, Farid Amiri, Hrishita Bhatt [ Images ], Madhuri Bhattacharya, Pinky Harwani and Sanda Caktas.
Director: Devang Dholakia.
Dialogues are funny at places.

Too many songs.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.


Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani

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