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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() 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 ![]() ![]() Number of weeks: 1. BO Verdict: Flop |
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![]() | Fashion Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse, Arbaaz Khan. Director: Madhur Bhandekar. ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() ![]() Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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![]() | Karzzzz Cast: Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar and Shweta Kumar. Director: Satish Kaushik. ![]() ![]() Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Flop. |
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