No, it's not Khakee (it's still with a 'semi-hit/ above average' tag after 9 weeks).

This film made to Hit status in 2 weeks.

Ab Tak Chhappan

Another film already reached 'Average' status after only 1 week is Hawas. Looks like, it'll reach Hit status in coming weeks.

http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/mar/31box.htm

Sex reigns at the BO!
The single-theatre strike in Maharashtra, which started on March 19, is still on. Nonetheless, three small-budget films released last week.

Raj Sippy's Woh and Rohit-Manish's Muskaan sank at the BO. Interestingly, Hawas, which released all over India except in Mumbai, did good business in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

The Nana Patekar starrer Ab Tak Chhappan, meanwhile, has benefitted from the strike and is now a hit film.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.

Hawas

Cast: Meghna Naidu, Tarun Arora, Shavar Ali
Director: Karan Razdan

Good performances, realistic story.

Film title will not bring in family audiences.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Average


Woh

Cast: Priyanshu Malik, Cleo Isaacs, Ayub Khan
Director: Raj Sippy

Interesting plot.

Weak screenplay, poor performances.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop

Muskaan

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Gracy Singh
Director: Rohit-Manish

Captivating locales.

Too many subplots, too many songs.

Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop


Ab Tak Chhappan

Cast: Nana Patekar, Revathy, Nakul Vaid
Director: Shimit Amin

Good performances, realistic story.

Poor film editing.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Hit


Agnipankh

Cast: Jimmy Shergil, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Rahul Dev, Divya Dutta, Shamita Shetty
Director: Puneet Sira

Some well-executed scenes.

Poor direction, loose script.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop

Suno Sasurji

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Amisha Patel
Director: Vimal Kumar

Sincere performances.

Dull story, slapstick comedy.

Number of weeks: 2
BO Verdict: Flop

Rudraksh

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Bipasha Basu, Ishaa Koppikar
Director: Mani Shankar

Star names in the cast lineup.

Tacky SFX, absurd story, boring music.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop

I Proud To Be Indian

Cast: Sohail Khan, Hina, Imran Ahmed, Asif Sheikh, Mona Ambegaonkar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Director: Puneet Sira

Rich concept.


Half-baked characters, poor screenplay.

Number of weeks: 3
BO Verdict: Flop

Jaago

Cast: Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpai, Sanjay Kapoor
Director: Mehul Kumar

Sincere performances, no songs.


The sensitive issue of rape is handled tackily.

Number of weeks: 4
BO Verdict: Flop


Maqbool

Cast: Tabu, Irrfan, Pankaj Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Masumi
Director: Vishal Bharadwaj

Superb performances, technically sound direction.


Slow paced, will appeal only a niche audience.

Number of weeks: 5
BO Verdict: Flop

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Another film that has been overtaking other films, lately, is Tum. It moved from # 6 position to # 2 position as per Indiafm Box Office ratings.

That's some good response for a no song gritty cop drama.

It is again, luck of the IRISH man..RGV..movie making machine!

Also, concidence.
Ab Tak Chhappan made it to Hit status in Chhappan (56) shows (4 shows daily in 2 wks).

Khakee -- Ab Tak Do Sau Chhappan (9 wks @ 4 shows daily plus 1 day early release) and still not made it to Hit status (Semi Hit presently), due to its high cost.

Rana