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Sur's tunes fail at BO
Devdas
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Jackie Shroff
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
: Great production values with opulent sets and costumes. Madhuri's performance has critics raving.
: The melodramatic hysterics are overwhelming. Also, the film drags in bits.
Number of weeks: 9
BO Verdict: Hit
The review
The Devdas special
Ek Chhotisi Love Story
Cast: Manisha Koirala, Aditya Seal, Ranvir Shourie
Director: Shashilal Nair
: Bold story
: Copied frame to frame from the original, A Short Film About Love, a fat Manisha
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Average
The review
Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat
Cast: Krishna, Deeksha, Sharad Kapoor, Viveka, Deepak Tijori
Director: Dinkar Kapur
: Entertaining
: Poor editing, drags at times
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
Sur
Cast: Lucky Ali, Gauri Karnik, Simone Singh, Divya Dutta
Director: Tanuja Chandra
: Great music, good performances
: A flat second-half, with an abrubt ending
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Dil Hai Tumhaara
Cast: Rekha, Preity Zinta, Mahima Chaudhry, Arjun Rampal, Jimmy Shergil
Director: Kundan Shah
: Great performances, well-directed film
: Technical gliches in story, too many subplots.
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Maine Dil Tujhko Diya
Cast: Sohail Khan, Sameera Reddy, Sanjay Dutt, Kabir Bedi, Rajpal Yadav
Director: Sohail Khan
: Melodious music and good cinematography
: Contrived story, bad direction and acting.
Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Average
The review
Chor Machaye Shor
Cast: Bobby Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha, Basu, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal
Director: David Dhawan
: Great performances and comedy
: No originality, typical Bollywood masala potboiler.
Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Agni Varsha
Cast: Jackie Shroff, Raveena Tandon, Nagarjuna, Sonali Kulkarni, Prabhudeva, Milind Soman, Mohan Agashe and Amitabh Bachchan (in special appearance)
Director: Arjun Sajnani
: Great performances, fast-paced and a great location, Hampi
: Too many subplots, Bachchan disappoints.
Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop
The review
Jaani Dushman
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Manisha Koirala, Rajat Bedi, Aditya Pancholi, Arshad Warsi, Sharad Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Siddharth, Munish Kohli, Sonu Nigam
Director: Raj Kumar Kohli
: Good debut from Sonu Nigam
: Bad music, worse performances and worst story.
Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Average
The review
Mujhse Dosti Karoge
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Rani Mukherji, Kareena Kapoor, Uday Chopra
Director: Kunal Kohli
: Decent performances from the entire star cast.
: A predictable plot and lack of catchy music.
Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Average
The review
http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/sep/17box.htm
 
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