Danger or not: Bipasha's unaffected

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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: 15
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: 6
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: 7
BO Verdict: Average
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Na Tum Jaano Na Hum
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Esha Deol
Director: Arjun Sablok
: Endearing performances from Hrithik and Esha.
: A regular Bollywood mush fare.
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Average
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Ab Ke Baras
Cast: Arya Babbar, Amrita Rao and Ashutosh Rana
Director: Raj Kanwar
: The lead pair shows promise.
: A tried-and-tested reincarnation formula.
Number of weeks: 1
BO Verdict: Flop
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Danger
Cast: Ashutosh Rana, Jas Arora and Tara Deshpande.
Director: Govind Menon
: A daring storyline.
: Badly executed script.
Number of weeks: New
BO Verdict: Flop
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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: 2
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: 2
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: 3
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: 3
BO Verdict: Flop
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Last week's box office results
Compiled by Sukanya Verma
Trade expert: Indu Mirani
Design: Uday Kuckian
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