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| Dil Bole Hadippa! |
Verdict: Released |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£138,189 |
Total Earnings: UK£138,189 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 396 unique users): 5.21 |
| Director: Anurag Singh |
Producer: Aditya Chopra |
| Music: Pritam |
Lyrics: Saideep Sahni, Joshilay |
| Starring: Rani Mukherjee, Shahid Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Dalip Tahil, Rakhi Sawant, Sherlyn Chopra |
| Genre: Family |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Though initially it appeared that the Rani-Shahid starrer, `Dil Bole Hadippa!`, would give a good fight to the Salman-Ayesha venture, `Wanted`, the battle became one sided from Sunday and quite pronounced in favour of the Boney Kapoor film from Monday. Fortunately, given its total release cost of Rs. 22-23 crore, it will be a safe bet for its makers, who are also its worldwide distributors. Even in the Overseas, `Dil Bole Hadippa!` has had a very ordinary first weekend
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| Wanted |
Verdict: Released |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£69,399 ; US$217,432 |
Total Earnings: UK£69,399 ; US$217,432 |
| PB Rating: 7.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 398 unique users): 5.21 |
| Director: Prabhu Deva |
Producer: Boney Kapoor |
| Music: Sajid-Wajid |
Lyrics: Jalees Sherwani, Sameer, Arun Bhairav, Wajid Ali, Shabbir Ahmed |
| Starring: Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia Azmi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Prakash Raj |
| Genre: Action |
Recommended Audience: Adult |
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On the other hand, the Prabhu Deva directed `Wanted` saw a good start in Bombay, and the opening was superb in single-screen cinemas and ‘B’ and ‘C’ class centres but average in many multiplexes and big cities. The movie saw a good pick up from Sunday and the collections improved dramatically from Eid (Monday). But given the high budget of 34-35 crore, and the prices that some of the distributors and sub-distributors have paid, `Wanted` has to show some good performance, even during its second week(end). In the Overseas, `Wanted` has been rejected in the UK, but is somewhat better in the US.
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| Vaada Raha |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.75 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 0.75 crore |
| Director: Samir Karnik |
Producer: Samir Karnik, Sunil A. Lulla |
| Music: Toshi Sharib, Babbu Mann, Monty Sharma, Rahul B. Seth & Sandy, Sanjay Chowdhury |
Lyrics: Turaz, Babbu Mann, Sandeep Nath, Rahul B. Seth & Sandy |
| Starring: Bobby Deol, Kangna Ranaut, Atul Agnihotri, Dwij Yadav |
| Genre: Romantic |
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Last week`s release, `Vaada Raha- I Promise`, the reasonably well made but poorly promoted movie featuring Bobby Deol and Kangana Ranaut had poor collections to show.
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| Baabarr |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.25 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 1.25 crore |
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The acclaimed `Baabarr` got a few good reviews but poor numbers, and has flopped despite the low cost.
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| Kaminey |
Verdict: Semi-hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 44 crore ; UK £270,874 ; US$1,291,827 |
| PB Rating: 8.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 405 unique users): 5.31 |
| Director: Vishal Bhardwaj |
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala |
| Music: Vishal Bhardwaj |
Lyrics: Gulzar |
| Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amole Gupte, Deb Mukherjee, Rajatabha Dutta |
| Genre: Drama |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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The Vishal Bhardwaj directed Shahid, Priyanka and Amole starrer, `Kaminey`, manages to get some more decent numbers. The film has disappointed in the UK but is quite good in the US.
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| Life Partner |
Verdict: Average plus |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.25 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 22 crore ; UK £278,810 ; US$110,240 |
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`Life Partner` continues its steady run. The film’s collections are now overtaking those of `Kaminey` and that is a great achievement indeed. `Life Partner` has done decently in the UK but has failed in the US.
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