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Verdict: Releasing |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
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The only decent (new) release is going to be Ajay Chandhok’s Arshad Warsi, Ashish Chaudhary, Aarti Chabaria and Udita Goswami starrer `Kisse Pyaar Karoon?`. It will have for company Rajat Kapoor`s `Siddharth -The Prisoner`. Both the films are likely to go unnoticed.
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| Delhi-6 |
Verdict: New |
| Weekly Earnings: UK$167,898 ; US$602,850 |
Total Earnings: UK$167,898 ; US$602,850 |
| PB Rating: 7.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 400 unique users): 5.22 |
| Director: Rakeysh Mehra |
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala |
| Music: A.R. Rahman |
Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi |
| Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Ash King, Atul Kulkarni, Charlie Bayot, Cyrus Sahukar, Deepak Dobriyal, Divya Dutta, Gulshan Grover, K.K. Raina, Nello Del Gatto, Om Puri, Pavan Malhotra, Prem Chopra, Rishi Kapoor,Shefali Shah,Sonam Kapoor, Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi, Vijay Raaz, Waheeda Rahman |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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One of the most awaited projects of the first quarter of 2009, the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directed, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor starrer, `Delhi 6`, released in Bombay through UTV Motion Pictures themselves, saw a below average start. Outside of Bombay, the film saw an opening that was good at places and dull at most others. The collections did pick up slightly on Saturday and by quite a bit on Sunday. Trade feels that nothwithstanding its wonderuful music, `Delhi 6` is too metaphorical for the masses, but may appeal to to a section of multiplex audience (mainly in North India. The film has done quite well in the US but not in the UK.
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| Billu Barber |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 19.25 crores ; UK$103,112 ; US$73,977 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 19.25 crores ; UK$671,597 ; US$698,910 |
| PB Rating: 3.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 403 unique users): 5.19 |
| Director: Priyadarshan |
Producer: Gauri Khan |
| Music: Pritam |
Lyrics: Gulzar, Neeraj Shridhar, Sayeed Quadri, Aashish Pandit, Mayur Puri |
| Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Asrani, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Priyadarshan’s Irrfan Khan, Lara Dutta and Shah Rukh Khan (extended special appearance) venture, `Billu`, which was off to a dull start, managed to improve during the weekend, more so on Sunday, but its collections dropped sharply as the week progressed. Given the fact that EROS International has procured the worldwide rights (including some non-theatrical rights) of the film for 35 crores, the distributors may just about break into safe territory. However, some of the sub-distributors (who obtained the rights from EROS at quite steep prices) are going to lose. In the Overseas, `Billu` has done average business.
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| The Stoneman Murders |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.70 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 0.70 crore |
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The Arbaaz and Kay Kay starrer, `The Stoneman Murders` sank like a rock!
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| Jugaad |
Verdict: Washout |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.15 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 0.15 crore |
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The third Valentine week release (apart from `Billu` and `The Stoneman Murders`), Manoj-Hrishita`s `Jugaad` is a washout.
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| Dev.D |
Verdict: Above average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 3.40 crores |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 12 crores ; US$18,613 |
| Director: Anurag Kashyap |
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala |
| Music: Amit Trivedi |
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya, Shellee, Amit Trivedi, Shruti Pathak |
| Starring: Abhay Deol, Mahi Gill, Kalki Koechlin, Parakh Mohan, Dibyendu Bhattacharya |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Anurag Kashyap’s Abhay Deol starrer `Dev D` manages to hold on at select cinemas, particularly in North India, but is on its way out at most others. All the same `Dev D` manages to become just the second success of 2008, after `Raaz-The Mystery Continues..`
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