Flop fever at the box office

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dures

@dures

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Posted: 18 years ago

Last Friday saw the release of as many as 6 films, all small budget -- and all stumbling at the box office: Choreographer turned director Ganesh Acharya's Swami failed to make its mark despite a limited number of cinemas.
Emraan Hashmi magic failed with The Train, collections of which ranged between 6-30%, even on day one.
Dharm, a film based in Varanasi, did not draw enough audience even at a theatre there, causing the very first show to be cancelled!
Trademark Ramsay horror film Ghutan failed badly.
MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar drew teenagers in cities like Lucknow and Indore, but not enough to sustain the film.
In the end, Red Swastik, with ample titillation, may just about emerge the best of the lot, catering to the lusty crowds.

Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.

Flop fever at the box office

	*The Train* Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Sayali Bhagat, Geeta Basra. Director: Raksha Mistry, Hasnain Hyderabadwala. Good music, Basra is impressive. Weak copy of Derailed. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review

	*Dharm* Cast: Pankaj Kapur, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Hrishitaa Bhatt. Director: Bhavna Talwar. Great performance from Pankaj. Not a compelling watch. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review

	*Swami* Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Juhi Chawla. Director: Ganesh Acharya. Sincere, slice of life film. Average direction, dated feel. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review

	*Mp3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar* Cast: Ruslaan, Hazel. Director: Robby Grewal. Fresh, natural young romance. Nothing too original. Number of weeks: New. BO Verdict: Poor opening. Review

	*Fool N Final* Cast: Sunny Deol, Vivek Oberoi, Shahid Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever and Ayesha Takia. Director: Ahmed Khan. Some good comic moments. Mediocre performances, poor script, boring music. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Average. Review

	*Shootout At Lokhandwala* Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, Tusshar Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan. Director: Apoorva Lakhia. Decent performance from Vivek Oberoi. Bad script, acting, characters. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Hit. Review

	*Cheeni Kum* Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu, Zohra Sehgal, Paresh Rawal. Director: R Balki. Great performances, especially from Bachchan. Poor third act, contrived climax. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Ek Chalis Ki Last Local* Cast: Abhay Deol, Neha Dhupia Director: Sanjay Khanduri. Interesting premise, good work from Abhay. Poor execution, inconsistent script. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Raqeeb* Cast: Rahul Khanna, Sharman Joshi, Tanushree Datta, Jimmy Shergill. Director: Anurag Singh. Good performance from Sharman, good thrills. Badly executed, Tanushree can't act. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Life In A... Metro* Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Shilpa Shetty, Shiney Ahuja, Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sharman Joshi and Kangana Ranaut. Director: Anurag Basu. Good music, great performances. Quite a few loopholes in the script. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

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Kruthika

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Posted: 18 years ago

Thanks, looks like everything but Shootout... is a flop

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Uma Srivastava

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Posted: 18 years ago

WOW!! Great job SAL!! 👏

But I thought Cheeni Kum was a hit?! 😕

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fm05

@fm05

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Posted: 18 years ago

Everything but Shootout was good. Well maybe they need to work harder on the scripts before hasting to make the movie.

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Mrs. Saira Tamir Chohan

@LOVE_DOSTI

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Posted: 18 years ago

what!!!!!!!!!

i can't believe that Shoot out and Lokhan....
is a HIT
🤢

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lakshmi

@lucky_lakshmi

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Posted: 18 years ago

Originally posted by: umi82990
WOW!! Great job SAL!! 👏

But I thought Cheeni Kum was a hit?! 😕

Yep Cheeni is a hit...Rediff said Guru was average can u believe that???😆 N they say Cheeni is flop...lozl!😆 whoever this reporter is should first get his facts right..Cheeni and Life In A metro are bpth hits and they both are flops😆

Originally posted by: pardesi-mem
Everything but Shootout was good. Well maybe they need to work harder on the scripts before hasting to make the movie.

Lolz...I dun think u meant to say "everything BUT shootout was GOOD!"😉😆 THAT means all other movies expect SOAL are good! Amnyways...among these only Cheeni has interested me and yipeee it is a hit!!!😃

Edited by lucky_lakshmi - 18 years ago

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