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Dostana gets lucky
| John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan's gay act in Dostana turned out to be a hit with audiences as the film witnessed an excellent opening at multiplexes and single screens across major cities in the country. The film is expected to sustain its good opening through the week. The other two releases Dasvidaniya and Deshdrohi didn't do well. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict. Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views. | |
 | Dostana Cast: John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra Director: Tarun Mansukhani  Very entertaining. The plot could have used more work. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Excellent opening. |
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 | Dasvidaniya Cast: Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Rajat Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey Director: Shashant Shah Vinay Pathak.Could have been more imaginative. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. |
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 | Deshdrohi Cast: Kamal Rashid Khan, Gracy Singh, Kim Sharma, Kader Khan Director: Kamal Rashid Khan Tries to capture an important subjectPoor production values. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening |
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 | EMI Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Malaika Arora Khan, Ashish Choudhary, Neha Uberoi Director: Saurabh Kadra Sanjay DuttBad editing and out of sync. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop |
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 | Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi Cast: Sonu Sood, Esha Koppikar, Alok Nath, Smita Jaykar Director: Sooraj Barjatya Decent performances by entire cast.Lot of loopholes in story Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop |
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 | Fashion Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse, Arbaaz Khan. Director: Madhur Bhandekar. Good performances from the women.Predictable and too long. Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Hit |
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 | Golmaal Returns Cast: Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Tusshar Kapoor, Celina Jaitely, Amrita Arora. Director: Rohit Shetty. Last five minutes.Longdrawn and banal. Number of weeks: 2 BO Verdict: Hit. |
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 | Roadside Romeo Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey. Director: Jugal Hansraj. Well-animated movie.Predictable plot, flimsy film gags. Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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 | Heroes Cast: Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Sohail Khan, Dino Morea, Bobby Deol, Vatsal Sheth and Mithun Chakraborty. Director: Samir Karnik. Novel premise.Lost in translation. Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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 | Karzzzz Cast: Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar and Shweta Kumar. Director: Satish Kaushik. Himesh Reshammiya, good music.Long winded, dumbed-down plot. Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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