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Ishqiya trumps Rann at the box office

February 02, 2010 14:33 IST

Last week's releases -- Ishqiya and Rann -- had different outcomes at the box office. Ishqiya was steady and is likely to emerge a safe bet, especially since it has no opposition this week as well.

Rann, on the other hand, is a disaster at the box office.

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.

 




Ishqiya

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi.
Director: Abhishek Chaubey.
Great performances, witty dialogues, very well directed film.

Tame end.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Steady opening. 

Review




Rann 

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sudeep, Paresh Rawal, Rajat Kapoor, Gul Panag, Rajpal Yadav, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Mohnish Bahl and Neetu Chandra.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma.
Amitabh Bachchan.

Too many to list.

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

Review





Veer 

Cast: Salman Khan, Zarine Khan, Jackie Shroff, Mithun.
Director: Anil Sharma.
Salman Khan.

Cliched and dated.

Number of weeks: 1.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Chance Pe Dance

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Genelia
Director: Ken Ghosh.
Shahid's fab dance moves.

Predictable script.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review




Pyaar Impossible

Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Uday Chopra, Dino Morea
Director: Jugal Hansraj.
Priyanka looks hot.

Predictable script.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Dulha Mil Gaya

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, J
ohnny Lever, Ishitta Sharma
Director: Mudassar Aziz.
Breathtaking locales.

Outdated.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Accident on Hill Road

Cast: Celina Jaitley, Farooque Sheikh, Abhimanyu Singh.
Director: Mahesh Nair.
Celina's new look.

Unnecessary songs, terrible dialogues, poorly-made film.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.

Review





Raat Gayi Baat Gayi

Cast: Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia.
Director: Saurabh Shukla.
Entertaining in parts.

Shoddy detailing, bad dialogues.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.




Bolo Raam

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Padmini Kolhapure.
Director: Rakesh Chaturvedi.
Tough!

Brilliant actors wasted.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Flop.




3 Idiots

Cast: Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani and Kareena Kapoor.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani.
Excellent performances, very well directed film.

Quite long.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Superhit.

Review


Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani

Last week's box office results