Karthik..., Teen Patti open poorly

The Hindi film industry is still looking for that elusive big hit. Last week's releases Karthik Calling Karthik [ Images ] and Teen Patti saw poor openings 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.

	Karthik Calling Karthik Cast: Farhan Akhtar [ Images ], Deepika Padukone [ Images ] Director: Vijay Lalwani. Deepika looks great. Great performance from Farhan Second half of the film loses pace. Climax is a letdown. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review
	Teen Patti Cast: Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ], R Madhavan [ Images ], Ben Kingsley [ Images ], Dhruv Ganesh, Siddharth Kher, Shraddha Kapoor and Vaibhav Talwar Director: Leena Yadav. Good performances. Poorly executed film. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review
	Toh Baat Pakki Cast: Tabu [ Images ], Sharman Joshi [ Images ], Vatsal Seth, Uvika Choudhary Director: Kedar Shinde. Tabu and Sharman perform well. Bad script and weak dialogues. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	Click Cast: Shreyas Talpade [ Images ], Rehan Khan, Sneha Ullal [ Images ], Sadaa Director: Sangeeth Sivan. Good performances. Could have been shorter. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	My Name is Khan Cast: Shah Rukh Khan [ Images ], Kajol [ Images ], Zarina Wahab, Sonya Jehan, Jimmy Shergill [ Images ] Director: Karan Johar [ Images ]. Solid performances by Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Zarina Wahab. Filmi climax. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Average. Review
	Striker Cast: Siddharth, Aditya Pancholi, Padmapriya [ Images ], Nicolette Bird. Director: Chandan Arora. Great performance by Siddharth, taut script and fast paced narrative. Tend to digress. Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	Ishqiya [ Images ] Cast: Naseeruddin Shah [ Images ], Vidya Balan [ Images ], Arshad Warsi [ Images ]. Director: Abhishek Chaubey. Great performances, witty dialogues, very well directed film. Tame end. Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Average. Review
	Rann [ Images ] Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh [ Images ], Sudeep, Paresh Rawal [ Images ], Rajat Kapoor [ Images ], Gul Panag [ Images ], Rajpal Yadav [ Images ], Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Mohnish Bahl and Neetu Chandra. Director: Ram Gopal Varma [ Images ]. Amitabh Bachchan. Too many to list. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	Veer Cast: Salman Khan [ Images ], Zarine Khan, Jackie Shroff [ Images ], Mithun. Director: Anil Sharma. Salman Khan. Cliched and dated. Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Flop. Review
	3 Idiots Cast: Aamir Khan [ Images ], R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani [ Images ] and Kareena Kapoor [ Images ]. Director: Rajkumar Hirani [ Images ]. Excellent performances, very well directed film. Quite long. Number of weeks: 9. BO Verdict: Superhit. Review
Trade pundit: Vinod Mirani Last week's box office results
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