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Raaz Cast: Bipasha Basu, Dino Morea, Ashutosh Rana, Malini Sharma Director: Vikram Bhatt  : Bipasha's performance and the cool SFX make for a great spooky tale. Good music by Nadeem Shravan, too.
 : Lack of originality.
Number of weeks: 13 BO Verdict: Hit
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Company Cast: Ajay Devgan, Mohanlal, Vivek Oberoi, Manisha Koirala, Antara Mali, Seema Biswas Director: Ram Gopal Varma : A slickly made film with fantastic performances by Ajay and Vivek make for a great opening in major cities.
: Too much violence. The film with its docu-drama format gets too heavy especially in the latter half, with no comic or romantic track to provide relief.
Number of weeks: 4 BO Verdict: Average
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Aankhen Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Sushmita Sen, Paresh Rawal and Bipasha Basu in guest appearance. Director: Vipul Shah : Great performances and an impressive breakaway from the cliché ridden Bollywood formula.
: The bank robbery appears terribly tame and comes as an anti-climax to the film.
Number of weeks: 5
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Lal Salaam Cast: Nandita Das, Sharad Kapoor, Sayaji Shinde and Vijay Raaz. Director: Gaganvihari Boratte : Commendable performances by its lead actors.
: Excessive violence.
Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop
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Deham Cast: Aly Khan, Joy Sengupta, Kitu Gidwani Director: Govind Nihalani : An unconventional theme.
: Uneven storyline with tacky special effects.
Number of weeks: New BO Verdict: Flop
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Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai Cast: Nakul Kapur, Kim Sharma, Aarti Chabria and Rati Agnihotri. Director: Deepak Anand : Newcomer Nakul Kapur and the music by Nadeem Shravan are the high points.
: A contrived love triangle.
Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Flop
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Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai Cast: Govinda, Rani Mukherji, Apurva Agnihotri and Deepak Tijori Director: Kirti Kumar : Decent performances, catchy music and pleasant locales.
: The story line leaves a lot to be desired.
Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Flop
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Pyar Ki Dhun Cast:Milind Soman, Swati, Hena, Nirmal Pandey and Saeed Jaffrey Director: Samerjit Dasgupta : ???
: A hapless plot, dull performances and shoddy editing.
Number of weeks: 1 BO Verdict: Flop
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Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Amisha Patel Director: Vikram Bhatt : A hummable title track.
: Stale plot and terrible performances.
Number of weeks: 3 BO Verdict: Flop
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16 December Cast: Milind Soman, Dipannita Sharma, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover and Sushant Singh. Director: Mani Shankar : Novel storyline, great SFX and competent performances.
: The film moves at an extremely fast pace, leaving the viewer confused at times.
Number of weeks: 7
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 Last week's box office results
Compiled by Sukanya Verma
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