Heroes, Romeo have a poor time at the box office

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Heroes, Romeo have a poor time at the box office

Despite its huge star cast, Heroes suffers at the box office. The other release of the week, Yash Raj Films' Roadside Romeo didn't do too well either. 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.
	*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: New. BO Verdict: Poor. Review

	*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: New. BO Verdict: Poor. Review

	*Karzzzz* Cast: Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar and Shweta Kumar. Director: Satish Kaushik. Himesh Reshammiya, good music. Long winded, dumbed-down plot. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Shoot on Sight* Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Greta Sacchi, Laila Rouass, Brian Cox, Gulshan Grover and Mikaal Zulfikar. Director: Jag Mundhra. Good premise. Slow pace, cliches galore. Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Hello* Cast: Sharman Joshi, Gul Panag, Sohail Khan, Amrita Arora, Isha Koppikar, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif. Director: Atul Agnihotri. Sharman, Gul and Sohail. Too filmi. Number of weeks: 2. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Drona* Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon, Jaya Bachchan. Director: Goldie Behl. Priyanka Chopra. Tacky special effects, mediocre production values. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Kidnap* Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Minissha Lambha, Vidya Malvade. Director: Sanjay Gadhvi. Imran Khan. Poor direction, too many loopholes in plot, terrible performances. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Ramchand Pakistani* Cast: Syed Fazal Hussain, Nandita Das. Director: Mehreen Jabbar. Great performances from the entire cast, appealing and dramatic and music. Tough. Number of weeks: 3. BO Verdict: Flop. Review

	*Hari Puttar* Cast: Zain Khan, Sarika, Lillette Dubey, Jackie Shroff, Swini Khara, Saurabh Shukla and Vijay Raaz. Director: Lucky Kohli. Funny in parts. A rip-off of Home Alone. Number of weeks: 4. BO Verdict: Poor. Review

	*Welcome to Sajjanpur* Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Rao, Ila Arun, Divya Dutta, Ravi Jhankal. Director: Shyam Benegal. Well-written film, great performances. Preachy. Number of weeks: 5. BO Verdict: Collections pick up. Review