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Fida over Kareena, Shahid!

Audiences have rejected Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi when the real life couple starred in a film, Kyun! Ho Gaya Na..., for the first time.

But audiences are less hostile to another real life couple, Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor. Their Fida, which also features Fardeen Khan, opened well at the box office and could be a hit in Mumbai, Delhi, Rajasthan and South India.

This week's big news though is not that KHGN flopped or that Fida is likely to do well.

We have just learnt that Salman Khan's Garv is the year's biggest hit so far. With Mujhse Shaadi Karogi on track to become a hit as well, Sallu is laughing silly!

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates.



Fida

Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Shahid Kapoor.
Director: Ken Ghosh.

Good: Good performances, entertaining thriller.

Bad: Inconsistencies in the script.

Number of weeks: New.
BO Verdict: May be a hit



Sholay

Cast: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan.
Director: Ramesh Sippy.

Good: The classic. What more can we say?

Bad: Nothing that we -- or a generation of critics before us! -- can think of.

Number of weeks: 2 (in its new avatar, that is).
BO Verdict: Hit



Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...

Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Vivek Oberoi, Amitabh Bachchan.
Director: Samir Karnik.

Good: Fun in parts; good music.

Bad: Wafer thin storyline, strung together with elasticine.

Number of weeks: 2.
BO Verdict: Flop.



Taarzan: The Wonder Car

Cast: Vatsal Seth, Ayesha Takia. Special appearance: Ajay Devgan.
Director: Abbas-Mustan.

Good: Snazzy car; fun for kids.

Bad: Newcomers have low appeal.

Number of weeks: 3.
BO Verdict: Flop.



Mujhse Shaadi Karogi

Cast: Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra.
Director: David Dhawan.

Good: Good comedy.

Bad: Old story.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Hit.



Julie

Cast: Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Kapoor, Priyanshu, Yash Tonk, Achint Kaur.
Director: Deepak Shivdasani.

Good: Neha's bold avatar.

Bad: Zero chemistry among the actors.

Number of weeks: 4.
BO Verdict: Hit.



Asambhav

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Rampal, Priyanka Chopra, Mohan Agashe, Mukesh Rishi, Arif Zakaria.
Director: Rajiv Rai.

Good: Slick action sequences.

Bad: Boring story.

Number of weeks: 5.
BO Verdict: Flop.



Gayab

Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Antara Mali, Raghuveer Yadav, Rasika Joshi, Ramman Trikha, Govind Namdeo.
Director: Prawaal Raman.

Good: Tusshar's performance; Pietro Zuercher's cinematography.

Bad: Low in entertainment.

Number of weeks: 6.
BO Verdict: Flop.



Garv: Pride & Honour

Cast: Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Arbaaz Khan, Amrish Puri, Mukesh Rishi.
Director: Punit Isarr.

Good: Salman's restrained performance.

Bad: Predictable plot, excessive violence.

Number of weeks: 7.
BO Verdict: The year's biggest hit so far.



Hyderabad Blues 2

Cast: Nagesh Kukunoor, Jyoti Dogra, Vikram Inamdar, Elahe Hiptoola, Tisca Chopra
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor.

Good: Realistic characterisations.

Bad: Lack of freshness. Continuity glitches.

Number of weeks: 8.
BO Verdict: Flop.

By Ashok

'Fida' has had a good weekend at the box office. It should become a nice little earner for everybody as the producers are already in profit through the sales of various rights and now the distributors look set to recover their money at worst.

KHGN is a poor fare. The film is okay in the Mumbai circuit but elsewhere distributors will lose 30-40% of their investment.

The other 2 releases of last week 'Shart' and 'Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya' look set to be box office disasters.

'Taarzan - The Wonder Car' is disaster all over.

'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi' is holding up well with UP, Rajasthan and CI being rock steady.

'Julie' will not achieve the same success as 'Murder' but is the second biggest success of the year on a Return on Investment Basis.

Here's a list of top ten for the week ending August 22, 2004.

1. Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...
Number of Weeks: 1
Total Gross: 5.50 Crore
Box-Office Verdict: Poor First Week
Bollyvista.com Review



2. Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Number of Weeks: 3
Total Gross: 24.15 Crore
Box-Office Verdict: Doing Good Business
Bollyvista.com Review



3. Taarzan - The Wonder Car
Number of Weeks: 2
Total Gross: 3.70 Crore
Box-Office Verdict: Disaster
Bollyvista.com Review



4. Julie
Number of Weeks: 4
Total Gross: 9.40 Crore
Box-Office Verdict: Semi-Hit
Bollyvista.com Review



5. Shart
Number of Weeks: 1
Total Gross: 52 Lakhs
Box-Office Verdict: Poor First Week
Bollyvista.com Review



6. Garv - Pride & Honour
Number of Weeks: 6
Total Gross: 17.15
Box-Office Verdict: Below Average
Bollyvista.com Review



7. Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya
Number of Weeks: 1
Total Gross: 30 Lakhs
Box-Office Verdict: Poor First Week
Bollyvista.com Review



8. Hum Tum
Number of Weeks: 12
Total Gross: 18.20 Crore
Box-Office Verdict: Semi-Hit
Bollyvista.com Review



9. Lakshya
Number of Weeks: 9
Total Gross: 24.45 Crore
Box-Office Verdict: Below Average
Bollyvista.com Review



10. Main Hoon Na
Number of Weeks: 16
Total Gross: 33.55 Crore
Box-Office Verdict: Semi-Hit
Bollyvista.com Review




Note: Box-Office Verdict is based on the all India distributor returns against the price paid by the distributors.




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