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| So finally, after many dark weeks, the bountiful Diwali week arrived with are two big releases - Rohit Shetty’s `Golmaal 3` and Vipul Shah’s `Action Replayy`- all ready to set the cash registers ringing. While it was a good opening day for `G3` it was a very ordinary opening for `Action Replayy`. Thankfully, both the films saw a substantial jump on Saturday, but by and large Ajay Devgn`s `Golmaal 3` is all set to establish a comfortable lead over the Akshay Kumar starrer `Action Replayy` during the opening weekend. |
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Verdict: Disasters |
| Weekly Earnings: - |
Total Earnings: - |
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As far as the new releases of last week are concerned namely `Maalik Ek`, `Mussa-The Most Wanted`, `Nakshatra` and `Daayen Ya Baayen`, the opening varied from poor to pathetic. It is difficult to find out which one has managed to fare worse, as by and large most of the mentioned films failed to complete even a day or two in the cinemas.
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| Rakhta Charitra |
Verdict: Awaited |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 6.75 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 6.75 crore |
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Ram Gopal Varma’s `Rakhta Charitra` (Hindi) has not found much appreciation but the Telugu version has done exceedingly well as compared the Hindi version. The film will have to rely on the Telugu version to take it to safety.
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| Jhootha Hi Sahi |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 8.50 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 8.50 crore ; UK£71,000 |
| PB Rating: 5.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 397 unique users): 5.22 |
| Director: Abbas Tyrewala |
Producer: Madhu Mantena |
| Music: A.R. Rahman |
Lyrics: Abbas Tyrewala |
| Starring: John Abraham, Pakhi, R Madhavan, Raghu Ram & Nandana Sen |
| Genre: Comedy |
Recommended Audience: General |
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The other release of the same week, Abbas Tyrewala’s `Jhootha Hi Sahi` has done ordinary business in the multiplexes and is poor in the single-screen cinemas. the John Abraham starrer, has failed at the ticket window. The film has also been rejected in the Overseas.
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| Hisss |
Verdict: Flop |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 5.25 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 5.25 crore |
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The last release of the same week, Mallika Sherawat’s `Hisss` has done very well at the single screens but somehow the multiplex audiences preferred to keep away. The film has failed at the ticket window.
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| Aakrosh (New) |
Verdict: Disaster |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1.50 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 13 crore ; UK£67,000 |
| PB Rating: 7.5 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 404 unique users): 5.24 |
| Director: Priyadarshan |
Producer: Kumar Mangat |
| Music: Pritam |
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil |
| Starring: Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal, Reema Sen |
| Genre: Thriller |
Recommended Audience: Adult |
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Meanwhile Priyadarshan’s `Aakrosh` has crashed and is on its way out of the cinemas. The Ajay-Akshaye starrer is a disaster. The film is also awashout in the Overseas.
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| Robot |
Verdict: Average |
| Weekly Earnings: India Rs. 1 crore |
Total Earnings: India Rs. 21 crore ; UK£750,500 ; US$2,166,178 |
| PB Rating: 8.0 out of 10 |
Public Rating (by 408 unique users): 5.26 |
| Director: S. Shankar |
Producer: Kalanidhi Maran, Hansraj Saxena |
| Music: A.R.Rahman |
Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire |
| Starring: Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai, Danny Denzongpa |
| Genre: Action |
Recommended Audience: Parental Guidance |
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In the end, Shankar’s `Robot` (Hindi) once again shows a very steady run. The Rajnikanth-Aishwarya starrer is an average grosser (Hindi dubbed version). The combined run of the film (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu) has been splendid, both in India and Overseas
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