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Indian
Cast: Sunny Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Om Puri, and Danny Denzongpa.
Director: N Maharajan
: Trademark Sunny-styled action. Awesome production   values.
: Weak script and predictable plot.

Number of weeks: 7

The review






Asoka
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Suraj Balaji, Ajith and Rahul Dev.
Director: Santosh Sivan
: Grand, stunning visuals, compelling performances

: Historically questionable and sketchy characters

Number of weeks: 7

The review






Monsoon Wedding
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Lilette Dubey, Vasundhara Das and Parvin Dabas
Director: Mira Nair
: Remarkable script and well-defined protagonists. A   commendable effort.
: Too much in an international mould to appeal to masses.
Number of weeks: 1

The review






Tera Mera Saath Rahen
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Sonali Bendre, Namrata Shirodkar and Dushyant Wagh.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar
: Child actor Dushyant Wagh's sensitive performance.

: Overtly melodramatic and a tearjerker.

Number of weeks: 3

The review






Bawandar
Cast: Nandita das, Dipti Nawal, Raghuir Yadav, Laila Rouass, Rahul Khanna
Director: Jagmohan Mundhra
: The film brings to light a real life story on the injustices    done to a village girl.
: Rouass and Khanna serve as irritants in the film.

Number of weeks: New

The review






Ehsaas
Cast: Sunil Shetty, Neha, Kiron Kher and Mayank Tandon.
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar
: Sensitive subject and a genuine performance from Mayank Tandon.
: Insipid music and a poorly executed effort by Manjrekar.

Number of weeks: 1

The review






Moksha
Cast: Arjun Rampal, Manisha Koirala, Sushma Seth
Director: Ashok Mehta
: Breathtaking cinematography, soulful music and   sound effects.
: Bizarre storyline and direction, insipid performances.

Number of weeks: 1

The review






Bollywood Calling
Cast: Om Puri, Kunal Vijaykar, Pat Cusick, Navin Nischol and Perizaad Zorabian
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
: Rip-roaring comedy in regular low-budget Kukunoor   ishtyle.
: Filmi spoofs don't go down with the Indian junta so   well.

Number of weeks: 2

The review






Deewanapan
Cast: Arjun Rampal, Diya Mirza, Vinod Khanna and Om Puri
Director: Ashu Trikha
: Exotic locales

: Bad acting. Implausible plot. Innumerable clichés and   uninspiring music.

Number of weeks: 3

The review






Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar
Cast: Amisha Patel, Jimmy Shergill, Nafisa Ali and Gulshan Grover
Director: Tanuja Chandra
: Powerful subject coupled by a sincere performance by   Amisha.
: Lacking emotional and dramatic appeal in heaps. A   half-baked affair.

Number of weeks: 3

The review




Compiled by Ronjita Kulkarni
Trade expert: Indu Mirani
Design: Uday Kuckian


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