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| This Friday will see the release of Mehul Kumar’s `Krantiveer : The Revolution` and Pravesh Bhardwaj’s `Mr.Singh Mrs. Mehta`. Given the promotion and the fact that the original `Krantiveer` is still fresh in the mind of the audience, its sequel is likely to score over `Mr.Singh Mrs. Mehta`. |
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| Raavan |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£122,284 ; US$480,703 |
Total Earnings: UK£122,284 ; US$480,703 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 401 unique users): 5.25 |
| Director: Mani Ratnam |
Producer: Mani Ratnam |
| Music: A.R. Rahman |
Lyrics: Gulzar |
| Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Govinda, Priyamani, Ravi Kishan, Nikhil Dwivedi |
| Genre: Romantic |
Recommended Audience: General |
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It was expected that `Raavan`, the next offering from the Mani Ratnam, A.R. Rahman , Abhishek and Aishwarya team would surpass and in fact double the success of the team’s first offering `Guru`. However it was a sort of an anti climax as the opening day saw `Raavan` managing just a fair opening in Bombay. Outside of Bombay, the opening was good at places and dull at others. Given the fact that budget for all the three versions of `Raavan`, including cost of print and publicity is in the region of Rs. 80 to 90 crores and Big Pictures (the worldwide distributors) have a total investment of Rs. 110 crores, trade predicts a bleak future for `Raavan`. Even in the Overseas, the film has failed to impress.
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| Ek Second...Jo Zindagi Badal De |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.40 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 0.40 crore |
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Partho Ghosh’s `Ek Second...Jo Zindagi Badal De` could not overcome its poor start and the Jackie-Manisha starrer ends as a disaster.
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| Raajneeti |
Verdict: Superhit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 24 crore ; UK£30,958 ; US$75,985 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 78.50 crore ; UK£488,948 ; US$1,436,396 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 405 unique users): 5.27 |
| Director: Prakash Jha |
Producer: Prakash Jha |
| Music: Pritam, Wayne Sharpe, Aadesh Shrivastava, Shantanu Moitra |
Lyrics: Gulzar, Sameer, Swanand Kirkire, Irshad Kamil |
| Starring: Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Bajpai, Nana Patekar, Sarah Thompson |
| Genre: Social |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Prakash Jha’s political drama/thriller `Raajneeti` has once again fetched handsome shares. Total distributors’ share for 2 weeks is around 42 crores, making it a plus fare even with harshest trade classifications. The film has also faring quite well in the Overseas, given the genre.
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| Kites |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£1,431 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 50 crore ; UK£557,531; US$1,635,646 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 403 unique users): 5.26 |
| Director: Anurag Basu |
Producer: Rakesh Roshan |
| Music: Rajesh Roshan |
Lyrics: Nasir Faraaz and Asif Ali Beg |
| Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Kangana Ranaut, Luce Rains, Kabir Bedi |
| Genre: Romantic |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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Rakesh Roshan’s Anurag Basu directed `Kites` could not add anything significant. The Hrithik-Barbara starrer has also disappointed in the Overseas, though it is somewhat better in the US.
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| Housefull |
Verdict: Hit plus |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 0.40 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 71.90 crore ; UK£687,248 ; US$1,183,658 |
| Director: Sajid Khan |
Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala |
| Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy |
Lyrics: Sameer and Amitabh Bhattacharya |
| Starring: Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone and Jiah Khan |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Sajid Nadiadwala’s Sajid Khan directed is now ending it’s run. The Akshay, Arjun, Lara, Deepika, Riteish and Boman starrer also done well in the Overseas.
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