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| This week`s three new releases are, the Dutt-Bipasha starrer `Lamhaa`, Anurag Kashyap’s `Udaan` and pop star Ali Zafar’s hilarious satire, `Tere Bin Laden`. While `Lamhaa` has dull collections to show, `Tere Bin Laden` and `Udaan` too don`t boast of a great opening. However, as opposed to `Lamhaa` both `Tere Bin Laden` and `Udaan` have good feedback. The question is will it translate into an improvement in collections hovering around the 30 percent mark? |
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| Milenge Milenge |
Verdict: Fair start |
| Weekly Earnings: UK£55,000 |
Total Earnings: UK£55,000 |
| Director: Satish Kaushik |
Producer: Boney Kapoor |
| Music: Himesh Reshammiya |
Lyrics: Sameer |
| Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Aarti Chhabria, Satish Shah,
Delnaz Paul, Kirron Kher, Himani Shivpuri, Satish Kaushik, Sarfaraz Khan,
Panini Rajkumar |
| Genre: Romantic |
Recommended Audience: General |
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The opening of last Friday’s Shahid-Kareena starrer `Milenge Milenge` was as per expectations. It was not earth shaking nor was it poor. The start was dull to fair and despite being a dated project the film managed a decent weekend. Given the fact that due to its limited cost (it was made years ago when star prices and costs were much lower) and its quite handsome satellite rights, it will not be a loss making venture for the producers, who are also the worldwide distributors. The film though has poor numbers to show in the Overseas.
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| Red Alert -The War Within |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
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The other release of the same week, `Red Alert -The War Within`, could not bring in the audience due to the lack of face value, despite being an honest film.
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| I Hate Luv Storys |
Verdict: Average plus |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 32 crore ; UK£ 89,582; US$123,836 |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 32 crore ;UK£405,855 ; US $748,375 |
| PB Rating: 3.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 397 unique users): 5.21 |
| Director: Punit Malhotra |
Producer: Karan Johar |
| Music: Vishal-Shekhar |
Lyrics: Anvita Dutt, Kumaar, Vishal |
| Starring: Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Sameer Dattani, Samir Soni |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: General |
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Meanwhile Karan Johar’s Punit Malhotra directed `I Hate Luv Storys` did very well in its first weekend. And that is precisely the reason why it has turned profitable for all concerned, despite a huge fall and a crash in the second week! The film has also notched up good numbers in the Overseas.
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| Raavan |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs.0.75crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 29.50 crore ; UK£231,204 ; US$708,726 |
| 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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The collections of Mani Ratnam’s `Raavan` continue to shrink alarmingly and are now in single digits. The Abhishek, Aishwarya and Vikram starrer has also failed in the Overseas.
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| Raajneeti |
Verdict: Superhit |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs.1.75 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs.93.50 crore ; UK£529,098 ; US $1,488,178 |
| 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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Meanwhile Prakash Jha`s Ranbir-Katrina starrer `Raajneeti` is still generating significant numbers in India. The film has also grossed impressively in the Overseas.
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