ashan´ To Open Big ; ´U, Me Aur Hum´ Disappoints ; ´Krazzy 4´ Falls But Scores!
- Abid


Tashan Verdict: New
Weekly Earnings: - Total Earnings: -
Producer: Aditya Chopra Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya
Music: Vishal-Shekar Lyrics: Piyush Mishra, Anvita Dutt Guptan, Vishal Dhandlani, Kausar Munir
Starring: Akshay Kumar ,Saif Ali Khan ,Kareena Kapoor ,Anil Kapoor
The coming Friday will see the release of Yash Raj Films` Vijay Krishna Acharya directed `Tashan`. A lot of hopes are pinned on the multi-starrer featuring Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Not only are the paying audience but even the exhibitors are waiting for a long running film to hit the screens. There are strong indications that `Tashan` is all set to embark on a start that may well be the biggest of the year

U, Me, Aur Hum Verdict: Awaited
Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 12.50 crores ; UK$166,520 ; US$171,503 Total Earnings: India Rs. 12.50 crores ; UK$685,521 ; US$903,680
Producer: Devgan Entertainment Software Ltd. (Ajay Devgan) Director: Ajay Devgan
Music: Vishal Bharadwaj Lyrics: Munna Dhiman
Starring: Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Divya Dutta, Isha Shervani, Sumeet Raghavan, and Karan Khanna
PB Rating: 6.0 out of 10 Public Rating (by 311 unique users): 7.9
Ajay Devgan`s 25-crore directorial debut venture, `U, Me Aur Hum`, could not find much acceptance among the public. It is somewhat better in the multiplexes of big cities but given its cost, the returns are not enough.
In the Overseas, the Ajay-Kajol starrer fell heavily during the second weekend in the US but sustained very well in the UK.

Krazzy 4 Verdict: Average plus
Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 16.50 crores ; UK$48,106 ; US$68,248 Total Earnings: India Rs. 16.50 crores ; UK$238,268 ; US$433,472
Producer: Rakesh Roshan & Sunaina Roshan Director: Jaideep Sen
Music: Rajesh Roshan Lyrics: Javed Akhtar & Asif Ali Beg
Starring: Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Rajpal Yadav, Rajat Kapoor, Suresh Menon, Zakir Hussain, Dia Mirza, Juhi Chawla, and Ashwini Mushran
While the learned (?) critics once again gave their wise decision in favour of `U, Me Aur Hum`, dismissing `Krazzy 4`, the actual paying audiences (as always!) showed how much critical acclaim means to them! `Krazzy 4` scored heavily in the first four days but saw quite a fast drop afterwards. Considering its reasonable cost, it should turn out to be a commission earner in a few major circuits, though it is nor faring well in Rajasthan.
Though `Krazzy 4` crashed in the US and fell heavily in the UK, it is an above average fare in the Overseas, based on its reasonable costs.

Shaurya Verdict: Above avergae
Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.45-0.50 crores Total Earnings: India Rs. 2.45-2.50 crores
Producer: Harish Darani Director: Samar Khan
Music: Adnan Sami Lyrics:
Starring: Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Bose, Jaaved Jaaferi, Minissha Lambda, and Deepak Dobriyal
PB Rating: 6.0 out of 10 Public Rating (by 14 unique users): 7.29
Samar Khan`s `Shaurya` fell heavily but still managed to get in some more lucre for its makers.

One Two Three Verdict: Semi-hit
Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.75 crores Total Earnings: India Rs. 17.75 crores ; UK$229,209 ; US$274,589
Producer: Kumar Mangat, Sunil Lulla Director: Ashwani Dheer
Music: Raghav Sachar Lyrics: Aditya Dhar, Munna Dhiman
Starring: Suniel Shetty, Upen Patel, Esha Deol, Sameera Reddy, Tusshar Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Tanishaa
As expected, Ashwani Dheer`s `One Two Three` featuring Sunil Shetty, Tusshar Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Upen Patel, Esha Deol, Sameera Reddy, Tanisha Mukherjee and Neetu Chandra took a huge tumble, though it has already succeeded at the box-office altar.
Once again, given its low costs, `One Two Three` is also a decent success in the Overseas

Race Verdict: Hit
Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 2 crores ; UK$15,423 ; US Total Earnings: India Rs. 60.50 crores ; UK$1,750,917 ; US$1,367,024
Producer: Kumar Taurani, Ramesh Taurani (Tips Films) Director: Abbas-Mustan
Music: Pritam Lyrics: Sameer
Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, and Sameera Reddy
PB Rating: 4.5 out of 10 Public Rating (by 449 unique users): 5.19
Abbas-Mustan`s Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif and Sameera Reddy starrer `Race` manages another week of good returns for its distributors.
In the Overseas, `Race`, already a good hit, continues to impress in the UK.