All the seven releases -- City Of Gold, Apartment, Muskurake Dekh Zara, Kuchh Kariye, Mumbai 118, Sapno Ke Desh Mein and Bird Idol -- got a poor response at the box office. Some of them have been discontinued after a couple of shows.
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.
City of Gold Cast: Shashank Shende, Seema Biswas, Kashmira Shah and Sachin Khedekar. Director: Mahesh Manjrekar. Great performances by the cast. Not for everyone. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. | |
Paathshaala Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia Azmi and Nana Patekar. Director: Milind Ukey. Tough. Influenced by 70s Bollywood. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Phoonk 2 Cast: Sudeep, Amrita Khanvilkar, Rishabh Jain and Ahsaas Channa. Director: Milind Gadagkar Tough. Influenced by 70s Bollywood. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Prince Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Aruna Shields, Neeru Bajwa and Nandana Sen. Director: Kookie V Gulati. Tough. Influenced by 70s Bollywood. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
The Japanesse Wife Cast: Rahul Bose, Raima Sen and Chigusa Takaku. Director: Aparna Sen. Takaku and Raima perform well. Rahul lets down the film. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vishla Malhotra and Sonal Sehgal. Director: Milap Zaveri. Jacqueline Fernandez and Vishal perform well. The story could be tighter. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. | |
Tum Milo Tho Sahi Cast: Dimple Kapadia, Nana Patekar, Rehan Khan, Vidya Malvade. Director: Kabir Sadanand. Great performance from Nana Patekar and Dimple Kapadia. Forced songs and predictable climax. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Poor opening. | |
Sadiyaan Cast: Rekha, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Luv Sinha and Ferena Wazir. Director: Raj Kanwar. Tough. Long annoying film. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Poor opening. | |
Pankh Cast: Bipasha Basu, Maradona Rebello, . Director: Sudipto Chattopadhyay. Very courageous film. Director tries to explore too many sub-themes simultaneously. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Poor opening. | |
Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani | |