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