BOLLYWOOD BOX OFFICE REPORT

TOP 5 FILMS

1. OM SHANTI OM
2. SAAWARIYA
3. JAB WE MET
4. BHOOL BHULAIYA
5. LAAGA CHUNARI MEIN DAAG

OM SHANTI OM
Director: Farah Khan
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal,
Shreyas Talpade
Plus Points: Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan at helm, hit music and mammoth publicity
Weak Points: Arjun Rampal as villain, second half less entertaining compared to first half
Box-Office verdict: Smash Hit

SAAWARIYA
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan
Plus Points: Sanjay Leela Bhansali at helm, debut of star kids Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, massive publicity
Weak Points: poor story, no visual relief, loopholes in script, Ranbir as a loser
Box-Office verdict: Average

MUMBAI SALSA
Director: Manoj Tyagi
Cast: Linda Arsenio, Indraneel Sengupta, Dilip Thadeshwar, Manjari Phadnis, Vir Das, Neelam Chauhan, Ray Irani
Plus Points: writer of acclaimed Page 3 turning director, expertise of Vikram Bhatt as producer, targeted at youth with glamour
Weak Points: Lack of face value, limited appeal of the subject, unconventional and dry first half
Box-Office verdict: Flop

SPEED
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Cast: Zayed Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Aftab Shivdasani, Aashish Chaudhary, Sanjay Suri, Tanushree Dutta
Plus Points: Solo release of the week, decent star cast, Vikram Bhatt whose forte is thriller
Weak Points: Poor replication of Hollywood flick Cellular, poor music, poor screenplay
Box-Office verdict: Flop

LAAGA CHUNARI MEIN DAAG
Director: Pradeep Sarkar
Cast: Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, Abhishek Bachchan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor
Plus Points: banner of Yash Raj Films, Pradeep Sarkar, whose last film 'Parineeta' was hit, excellent performances.
Weak Points: Predictable plot, cameo role of Abhishek (his fans expected more of him in the film), poor music despite a film from YRF
Box-Office verdict: Flop

BHOOL BHULAIYAA
Director: Priyadarshan
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Amisha Patel, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, Paresh Rawal
Plus Points: Akshay Kumar who is riding high on success, successful combination of Akshay with Priyadarshan, hit number Hare Ram Hare Krishna
Weak Points: weak music barring one song, halfhearted performance by Shiney Ahuja, little lengthy second half.
Box-Office verdict: Hit

GO
Director: Manish Srivastav
Cast: Gautam Gupta, Nisha Kothari, Rajpal Yadav, Kay Kay Menon
Plus Points: Backed by Ram Gopal Varma, couple of action scenes
Weak Points: Outdated plot, childish direction, irritating Nisha Kothari and loads of weak points
Box-Office verdict: Flop

CHHODON NAA YAAR
Director: Dilip Sood
Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Kim Sharma, Mahak, Kabir Sadanand, Vinod Nagpal
Plus Points: True to its title nothing worth mentioning here
Weak Points: unsolved mystery, poor narration backed by poor performances, misguiding promotion
Box-Office verdict: Washout

IT'S BREAKING NEWS
Director: Vishal Inamdar
Cast: Koel Puri, Harsh Chhaya, Vinay Apte, Atul Parchure, Virendra Saxena
Plus Points: Engrossing story, good performances and direction
Weak Points: Lack of face value, low publicity, wrong time of release
Box-Office verdict: Washout