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| Finally, it is that time of the year, which has rarely let down the filmmakers at the ticket window, as far as the opening goes! This year too there are three films- `All The Best`, `Blue` and `Main Aur Mrs. Khanna`- which are ready to take a slice of the pie! If one has to choose, the Dutt, Akshay and Lara starrer, `Blue`, will lead the pack chased hotly by Ajay Devgan’s `All The Best.. Fun Begins`, with the Salman, Kareena and Sohail venture, `Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna` trying to aim for the family audience. We can only say `All The Best` to the three releases! |
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| Acid Factory |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
| PB Rating: 9.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 398 unique users): 5.2 |
| Director: Suparn Verma |
Producer: Sanjay Gupta |
| Music: Shamir Tandon, Bappa Lahiri, Gourav Dasgupta, Manasi Scott , Ranjit Barot |
Lyrics: Virag Mishra, Manasi Scott, Amitabh Bhattacharya |
| Starring: Fardeen Khan, Dia Mirza, Irrfan Khan, Manoj Bajpai, Dino Morea, Aftab Shivdasani,
Danny Denzongpa |
| Genre: Action |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Last week saw the release of White Feather Films and Mumbai Mantra’s `Acid Factory`, but unfortunately the dull pre-Diwali phase struck a fatal blow! Released at 800 prints in India, `Acid Factory` saw a dull start in Bombay city and suburbs (with 112 prints) and the opening was by and large weak across India. At best Suparn Verma`s well crafted film may salvage some pride from select multiplexes.
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| 3 Days 4 Nights |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
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The other movie of the same week, `3 Days 4 Nights` , released with a limited number of prints, saw a shockingly low start across India. The film has been outrightly rejected.
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| Do Knot Disturb |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India 14.50 crore; UK£33,870 ; US $ 58,711 |
Total Earnings: India 14.50 crore ; UK £149,101 ; US$ 213,525 |
| Director: David Dhawan |
Producer: Vashu Bhagnani |
| Music: Nadeem-Shravan |
Lyrics: Sameer |
| Starring: Govinda, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sushmita Sen, Lara Dutta, Sohail Khan, Ranvir Shorey, Rajpal Yadav, Himani Shivpuri, Rituparna Sengupta, Manoj Pahwa |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Meanwhile David Dhawan’s Govinda, Sushmita, Lara, Ritesh and Sohail starrer, `Do Knot Disturb`, has not found much appreciation and has been more or less been given a thums down by the audience. `Do Knot Disturb` has also been rejected in the Overseas.
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| Wake Up Sid |
Verdict: Average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs.15.60 crore ; UK£64,295 : US$ 196,352 |
Total Earnings: India Rs.15.60 crore ; UK£ 212,922 ; US$ 611,574 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 407 unique users): 5.2 |
| Director: Ayan Mukerji |
Producer: Hiroo Yash Johar & Karan Johar |
| Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Amit Trivedi (Guest) |
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar, Amitabh Bhattacharya (Guest) |
| Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Khanna, Anupam Kher, Shikha Talsania,
Supriya Pathak, Namit Das |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Karan Johar’s Ayan Mukerji directed `Wake Up Sid` scored at the multiplexes of big cities, though it was dull at other places. The film did manage a fair distributors share. The Ranbir-Konkona starrer is rock steady in the Overseas.
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| What`s Your Raashee? |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs.1.25 crore ; UK£2,725 ; US$9,510 |
Total Earnings: India Rs.12.50 crore ; UK£107,281 ; US$254,114 |
| PB Rating: 7.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 397 unique users): 5.2 |
| Director: Ashutosh Gowariker |
Producer: Ronnie Screwvala, Sunita Gowariker |
| Music: Sohail Sen |
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar |
| Starring: Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra, Anjan Srivastava, Visshwa Badola, Rajesh Vivek, Dilip Joshi, Daya Shanker Pandey, Honey Chhaya, Darshan Jariwala, Manju Singh, Bhairavi Vaidya
Manoj Shah, Pratik Dixit, Geeta Tyagi |
| Genre: Romantic |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Ashutosh Gowariker’s Harman-Priyanka starrer, `What`s Your Raashee?`, crashed badly in the second week. The film has also failed in the Overseas.
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| Wanted |
Verdict: Hit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs.6 crore ; UK£ 2,038 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 57 crore ; UK£208,891; US$349,637 |
| 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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For the first time since its release, Boney Kapoor’s `Wanted` saw a big fall, though it is still doing quite well at the single screens. However, the Salman, Ayesha and Prakash Raj film has been rejected in the Overseas.
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| Dil Bole Hadippa! |
Verdict: Average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs.0.60 crore ; UK£20,767 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 23.60 crore ; UK£517,504 |
| 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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Yash Raj Films’`Dil Bole Hadippa`, which had more or less ended its run, after a big crash in the second week, goes down futher in the third. The film though has done decently in the UK.
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